@QMS
Will always remember Paul and Art walking out on stage with just a guitar at the Hollywood Bowl waaaay back in the late 60s. IIRC, my first concert I ever attended.
It definitely was not the last.
His childish behavior regarding the loss of the Nobel, and to a woman no less, was cringe worthy.
What would be a real hoot is if Obama publicly offered to gift him his Nobel on the condition he stop crying and stamping his feet and get up off the floor. And maybe promise him an ice cream.
My god it's embarrassing to watch him anymore.
Thanks for the tunes and the post.

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Haven't yet had the fall leaf showers. But it is cooler which is a good thing.

Whatever comes out of the trumpet pipe is pretty much disregarded at this
point. It is too bad none of his 'advisors' don't have the cajones to tell him
nobody listen to his lies anymore. This is a severe case of mental masturbation.
Designed to satisfy his sense of omni-importance. The rest of the world can see
it for what it is.

Happy Birthday to Paul Simon. 85 years young today.

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Thanks for the OT!

@usefewersyllables
who had the biggest spend on ads. But both parties are dipping into corporate and special interest money.
And they will say anything to sway your vote. Much like what Trump does.
I'm at the point of voting 3rd party no matter what. Or at least non incumbent.
I also use the same methods you do when I decipher the party affiliation of each candidate in the non Partisan races.
The plain language measure is needed nationally. We have 3rd world literacy in most of America here in the 21st century. Appalling.
Thanks for the post.

from the PO box over the weekend, and will fill them out and drop them in the lockbox probably tomorrow.

Driving into town from our apartment, we pass a property that is owned by an arch-conservative MAGA type. He performs a true public service by posting big campaign signs for the people he supports. All I need to know when filling out my ballot is whose sign is on his property, and I can simply vote the other way in that particular race.

This is really useful in the county judge, commissioner, and school board races. These supposedly "non-partisan" jobs are critical around these parts, as letting a MAGA into any of those roles is a very bad idea. The ever-so-nonpartisan voter guides studiously suppress any mention of party membership in describing the candidates for a given "non-partisan" office, and essentially every one of the MAGA candidates carefully uses blue ink for their signs, for some utterly unknowable reason. (;-) It is funny to see all those blue signs in the middle of an obviously-red campaign supporter's stash.

Similarly, the ballot measures are generally very carefully titled to misrepresent what they will actually do, in a transparent effort to mislead the voters into voting against their interests: the voter pamphlet this year was some 64 pages of dense obfuscation. Luckily, Mr. MAGA has posted a cheatsheet there as well:

A true community service, to my way of thinking.

On edit: one ballot initiative this cycle, Amendment 85, is an citizen-initiated amendment to the CO constitution that would "require ballot questions to be in plain language at no more than an eighth-grade reading level; and prohibit any state statute from mandating language preceding, following, or in a ballot title of a measure that is not in plain language or exceeds an eighth-grade reading level." In a refreshing change from the norm, this measure is entitled as the "Require Plain Language and Eighth-Grade Reading Level for Ballot Measures Initiative".

This is being floated in an effort to cut down the expected obfuscation, and resulting buyer's remorse, when the underinformed majority wake up and realize they have once again been sold a bill of goods after every damned election. Very few of us read all that dreck in the pamphlet. The MAGAs hate this initiative and vehemently oppose it, of course, and it'll probably go down in flames. Apparently, they like to be lied to, at least by the politicians who wear the red jerseys, and as long as it lets them "own the libs".

Thus, here we are: the politicians have carefully and deliberately brought us to these happy shores, with their ongoing gameplaying. At least we get to vote on what language they can use to lie to us...

"Brawndo: it's what plants crave".

@enhydra lutris
there is something soothing about blaring tunes on the headphones and mulching leaves.
Thanks for stopping by.

sure keeps one busy. I've ben up and at it since 6 and now have to run out into the actual world outside of our house and yard, and even deal with some people while I'm at it. OTOH, I won't be thinking about Trump, global politics, US politics, etc.

be well and have a good one

@on the cusp
but she is moving about more.
The migrants were a bad idea. But we will have a lot of Ukrainians to filter into America soonly.
And maybe a lot of Sauds next year. Maybe some Brazilians too.
Have you noticed the uptick of British accented migrants infiltrating the media and Hollywood lately? I could stomach them on a NASCAR race, but never NFL football. A bridge to far.
Thanks for stopping by.

87% of outstanding arrest warrants in Germany are for migrants.
I am sure their government has a plan to make Germany safer.
Meanwhile, I am gonna work a bit. I need to prepare a deed for a client. 30 minutes of work, money for 2 weeks of groceries. I can handle that.
How is e2 faring, friend?
Thanks for the OT!

@humphrey
are crying about the forewarned attack on their airport but say nothing about the 100+ bombings of the Sanaa airport with absolutely no warnings. All surprise attacks.
At least they got a warning from Ansarullah.
MBS should be in the same playpen as Trump and given blankies.
Thanks for the links.

chew.

Yemen's Ansarallah issued evacuation warnings for:

Headquarters of Aramco Company in Dammam.

Khaled Airport in Riyadh.

Riyadh Refinery affiliated with Aramco Company. https://t.co/8xYZEIpMEG

— MenchOsint (@MenchOsint) October 13, 2026