The Evening Blues - 9-29-17

Submitted by joe shikspack on Fri, 09/29/2017 - 1:59pm

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The day's news roundup + tonight's musical feature: Archie Bell

Hey! Good Evening!

This evening's music features r&b singer Archie Bell (and the Drells). Enjoy!

^{Archie Bell & The Drells - Wrap It Up}

News and Opinion

No news or opinion today, just photos and music.

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A Little Night Music

Archie Bell & The Drells - Tighten Up

Archie Bell & The Drells - Who's Loving You

Archie Bell & The Drells - She's My Woman, She's My Girl

Archie Bell And The Drells - There's Gonna Be A Showdown

Archie Bell & The Drells - I Can't Stop Dancing

Archie Bell & The Drells - Love Will Rain On You

Archie Bell & The Drells - Here I Go Again

Archie Bell & The Drells - Mama Didn't Teach Me That Way

Archie Bell & The Drells - I've Been Trying

Archie Bell & The Drells - Jammin' In Houston

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Submitted by joe shikspack on Fri, 09/29/2017 - 2:02pm

afternoon folks...

i'm off for a long weekend to take the missus to see her favorite 70's band, yes.

i'll catch up with you all when i can.

have a great weekend, y'all!

Submitted by thanatokephaloides on Fri, 09/29/2017 - 2:55pm

Yes

@joe shikspack

afternoon folks...

i'm off for a long weekend to take the missus to see her favorite 70's band, yes.

i'll catch up with you all when i can.

I'm gratified that Yes is still together and touring!

I'm also a fan of the solo career of Yes' keyboardist, Rick Wakeman:

[video:https://youtu.be/rXlkBo0ZcFQ]

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"US govt/military = bad. Russian govt/military = bad. Any politician wanting power = bad. Anyone wielding power = bad." --Shahryar

"All power corrupts absolutely!" -- thanatokephaloides

Submitted by Wink on Fri, 09/29/2017 - 3:01pm

Only saw them once.

@joe shikspack
Wakeman, Squire, Howe, Bruford, Anderson.
1979 or so. Really good.

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Submitted by Snode on Fri, 09/29/2017 - 4:43pm

Arrgh

@joe shikspack I saw YES a bunch of years ago, but they broke up and management hired THE BUGGLES, so I saw the BUGGLES. No, they didn't play "Video Killed the Radio Star", but they should have.

Submitted by Dr. John Carpenter on Fri, 09/29/2017 - 2:24pm

Here's one for ya Joe related to your post.

The great Billy Ball and the Upsetters!
One of my all time favorite records to come out of Naptown (my home):

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGAlhA4-jlA]

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Idolizing a politician is like believing the stripper really likes you.

Submitted by dkmich on Fri, 09/29/2017 - 2:39pm

Have fun....

Pictures and music - perfect.

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"Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich."--Napoleon

Submitted by Azazello on Fri, 09/29/2017 - 3:22pm

Did Facebook meddle in the election ?

Evening all,
This just in from RT:
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUzfdEBqwsA width:400 height:240]

RIP Hugh Hefner. I only looked at it for the interviews.
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qj6ardnopJQ width:400 height:240]

Playboy After Dark, 1-18-69
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbIHq2VvRDs width:400 height:240]

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We wanted decent healthcare, a living wage and free college.
The Democrats gave us Biden and war instead.

Submitted by Raggedy Ann on Fri, 09/29/2017 - 4:33pm

Good evening, joe and bluzerz!

I've been balls to the wall all week. Work is definitely putting a damper on my life!

Beautiful fotos and terrific tunes!

Have a beautiful evening and weekend, folks!

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"The “jumpers” reminded us that one day we will all face only one choice and that is how we will die, not how we will live." Chris Hedges on 9/11

Submitted by eyo on Fri, 09/29/2017 - 4:40pm

Just by the river

Yes - Close To The Edge

four way window pane for the win

... saw them over and over and over in the Bay Area, first time at Winterland San Francisco in '75. Have a blast comrades! Everyone knows I live half mile from the Russian River, right? California commie, booya!
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Useless projects abound, wood whittle why not.

Acorn woodpeckers stored nuts in her head, she's a deep thinker.

Evelyn Woodhead bark on

Evelyn Woodhead bark off

woof woof

Submitted by divineorder on Fri, 09/29/2017 - 5:03pm

Were saving up for hard times ahead, or just business as usual?

@eyo We were excited to see an acorn woodpecker working the tree branch that holds our feeder this week! So colorful!

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A truth of the nuclear age/climate change: we can no longer have endless war and survive on this planet. Oh sh*t.

Submitted by eyo on Fri, 09/29/2017 - 6:47pm

"the usual" I think, oak tree is pretty full

@divineorder the woodpeckers made a granary of the utility pole here, they peck out vertical strips instead of round holes, and stuff 'em full of acorns for "later" but none are too busy yet, it's early. I really love it when they pal around three or four together and make that eh eh eh eh! sound like their laughing or something. Hooligans.

Nothing beats a Pileated for bark removal, very efficient. I don't eat the bugs though, not yet.

Evelyn Woodhead was a gift from one day helping clear a fallen oak, a grandmother tree, she had a bunch of tiny burls and they were free. Sometimes I trim the "suckers" from the redwoods across the street and make tiny peace signs. Thinking about basket weaving now ... crazy like.

peace

Submitted by QMS on Fri, 09/29/2017 - 7:01pm

yes, window pane

@eyo remember them well. didn't get off, but got closer to the edge!

Submitted by snoopydawg on Fri, 09/29/2017 - 7:26pm

Acorn woodpeckers don't eat acorns

@eyo

They spend a lot of time putting them in trees for some reason.

Photo curtesy of Besame DK

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Which AIPAC/MIC/pharma/bank bought politician are you going to vote for? Don’t be surprised when nothing changes.

Voting is like driving with a toy steering wheel.

Submitted by Unabashed Liberal on Fri, 09/29/2017 - 11:09pm

Hi, Eyo! Good to see you, and

@eyo

thanks for both the very interesting photos, and conversation.

I'm quite a 'bird lover,' but have never heard of the Acorn Woodpecker. Which is why I posted the link, below, for other clueless folks like me.

Acorn Woodpecker (Wikipedia)

The Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) is a medium-sized woodpecker, 21 cm (8.3 in) long, with an average weight of 85 g (3.0 oz). . . .

Food and homes

Acorn Woodpeckers, as their name implies, depend heavily on acorns for food. In some parts of their range (e.g., California), the woodpeckers create granaries or "acorn trees" by drilling holes in dead trees, dead branches, telephone poles, and wooden buildings. The woodpeckers then collect acorns and find a hole that is just the right size for the acorn. As acorns dry out, they are moved to smaller holes and granary maintenance requires a significant amount of the bird's time. They also feed on insects, sap, and fruit.

Have a nice weekend!

Mollie

"I think dogs are the most amazing creatures--they give unconditional love. For me, they are the role model for being alive."--Gilda Radner

"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went."--Will Rogers

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Everyone thinks they have the best dog, and none of them are wrong.

Submitted by eyo on Sat, 09/30/2017 - 9:50am

Nuts

@Unabashed Liberal hi, you have a great weekend too! Edit: late to the party, I see snoopydawg posted same video microwave in the photo blog. cheers!
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I thought kindly of you the other day giving my laundry quarters to Matthew and his gf and their dog Meatball. I gave Matthew a hug and Meatball a scritch, he's a smiler. gf wouldn't make eye contact, I know what it's like. They were traveling from Pelosi's district in Napa, heading north to Oregon. Walking their bicycles. I feel sorry for Oregon right now, and other border states. We are the "move along" place now I guess, like deck chairs on the Titanic, keep moving. They are at the encampment by the river until they're not. Not generating a "Transient" tax for the Chamber of Commerce those without shelter are unwelcome here but for charity good feelz, Move Along.
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Blanket apology to all for my ranting typos, I don't even care enough to correct my own stupid lately. sry

good luck!

Submitted by divineorder on Fri, 09/29/2017 - 5:19pm

Evening js, bluesters! Price resigned, one @sshat down, many

Many more to go. Great photos, you two kids shake a leg and enjoy !

Jakkalbessie and I went to that meeting hosted by New Energy Economy last night at the beautiful Santa Fe Community College solar powered campus really rocked! Impressive well thought out planning, and already lots of court , political, and social action and accomplishments. Already working on the next governor's race !

Here's a taste from the website: http://www.newenergyeconomy.org/pnm_replacement_power

Here's a vid from their website, really impressed with what is being accomplished with native Americans as well as with the public utility committee and the Supreme Court! Long way to go of course but holding PNM to account. Even got the local city council here to 100% solar along with the new airport renovations.

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A truth of the nuclear age/climate change: we can no longer have endless war and survive on this planet. Oh sh*t.

Submitted by Unabashed Liberal on Fri, 09/29/2017 - 8:58pm

Hi, DO! Just heard

@divineorder

that there's a chance that Seema Verma might be Price's replacement. Rumor has it that she'd be worse than he was. I've seen articles about her 'luv' of catastrophic insurance plans, etc. Guess time will tell.

Seema Verma

Soon after his election victory, in November 2016, Trump announced Indian American Dr. Seema Verma as the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Verma took charge on March 14, 2017.

Verma played a significant role in drafting Trumpcare or the Obamacare Repeal and Replace bill.

Before her induction into the Trump administration, Verma was the CEO of a health policy consulting firm SVS Inc, a firm she founded.

There she was the architect of Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP), which has been billed as the country’s first consumer-director Medicaid program. The health insurance program, designed for people with low income, requires participants to pay into a health savings account and has high deductibles.

Just what Medicaid beneficiaries need! Those plans, called CDHPs, were originially designed for healthy and/or wealthy folks--not for some of the lowest income and most economically vulnerable Americans.

BTW, Parry Murray has agreed to just this type of plan (with Alexander of the Senate HELP Committee). I'll post the link when the final deal that they've reached, becomes available. The Hill had a piece about their tentative agreement last night/early this morning. It's called 'Copper Plans.' Oh, a number of Conservadems ran on implementing these plans in 2014--several of whom bit the dust that election cycle (Pryor, Landrieu, Begich).

You and JB have a great weekend!

Mollie

"I think dogs are the most amazing creatures--they give unconditional love. For me, they are the role model for being alive."--Gilda Radner

"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went."--Will Rogers

Fences For Fido Screenshot.png

Fences For Fido

When a dog is unchained, a transformation begins.

It starts with what we call “zoomies:” The running, jumping, exuberant joy our Fidos display once unchained – many for the first time in years.

That visible happiness puts smiles on the faces of our volunteers and most importantly, on the faces of our client families who through this process being to connect with their pets in a more meaningful way.

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Everyone thinks they have the best dog, and none of them are wrong.

Submitted by divineorder on Fri, 09/29/2017 - 10:45pm

You guys have a great one, too!

@Unabashed Liberal

#7

that there's a chance that Seema Verma might be Price's replacement. Rumor has it that she'd be worse than he was. I've seen articles about her 'luv' of catastrophic insurance plans, etc. Guess time will tell.

Seema Verma

Soon after his election victory, in November 2016, Trump announced Indian American Dr. Seema Verma as the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Verma took charge on March 14, 2017.

Verma played a significant role in drafting Trumpcare or the Obamacare Repeal and Replace bill.

Before her induction into the Trump administration, Verma was the CEO of a health policy consulting firm SVS Inc, a firm she founded.

There she was the architect of Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP), which has been billed as the country’s first consumer-director Medicaid program. The health insurance program, designed for people with low income, requires participants to pay into a health savings account and has high deductibles.

Just what Medicaid beneficiaries need! Those plans, called CDHPs, were originially designed for healthy and/or wealthy folks--not for some of the lowest income and most economically vulnerable Americans.

BTW, Parry Murray has agreed to just this type of plan (with Alexander of the Senate HELP Committee). I'll post the link when the final deal that they've reached, becomes available. The Hill had a piece about their tentative agreement last night/early this morning. It's called 'Copper Plans.' Oh, a number of Conservadems ran on implementing these plans in 2014--several of whom bit the dust that election cycle (Pryor, Landrieu, Begich).

You and JB have a great weekend!

Mollie

"I think dogs are the most amazing creatures--they give unconditional love. For me, they are the role model for being alive."--Gilda Radner

"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went."--Will Rogers

Fences For Fido

When a dog is unchained, a transformation begins.

It starts with what we call “zoomies:” The running, jumping, exuberant joy our Fidos display once unchained – many for the first time in years.

That visible happiness puts smiles on the faces of our volunteers and most importantly, on the faces of our client families who through this process being to connect with their pets in a more meaningful way.

—

A truth of the nuclear age/climate change: we can no longer have endless war and survive on this planet. Oh sh*t.

Submitted by snoopydawg on Fri, 09/29/2017 - 7:17pm

This is becoming a pattern, joe

One I like. Have a fun weekend.
I like to tell people that I went on blind dates to see Kansas, Chicago and Boston. Actually, Boston came to my high school and I got the drummer's drumstick. How cool is that?

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Which AIPAC/MIC/pharma/bank bought politician are you going to vote for? Don’t be surprised when nothing changes.

Voting is like driving with a toy steering wheel.

Submitted by divineorder on Fri, 09/29/2017 - 11:48pm

@snoopydawg

@snoopydawg

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A truth of the nuclear age/climate change: we can no longer have endless war and survive on this planet. Oh sh*t.

Submitted by snoopydawg on Fri, 09/29/2017 - 8:02pm

Who knows the answer to this?

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
Yes there is an answer to this and no fair looking it up.

Here's another one that my grandma used to ask me.

How long is a China man? How long is his name?
This one is tricky and not fair.

I will check back to see if anyone knows the answers.
Remember, no cheating.

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Which AIPAC/MIC/pharma/bank bought politician are you going to vote for? Don’t be surprised when nothing changes.

Voting is like driving with a toy steering wheel.

Submitted by irishking on Fri, 09/29/2017 - 8:17pm

I seem to remember-

@snoopydawg

"just as much as a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood"

Submitted by snoopydawg on Fri, 09/29/2017 - 8:53pm

@irishking

@irishking

Yep. You win the internet tonight.
Now how about the second one?

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Which AIPAC/MIC/pharma/bank bought politician are you going to vote for? Don’t be surprised when nothing changes.

Voting is like driving with a toy steering wheel.

Submitted by irishking on Sat, 09/30/2017 - 6:01am

you got me.

@snoopydawg

there was a guy called Won Hung Lo, but that was a different story.

credit my mother on #1
love you mom.

So Long?

Submitted by eyo on Sat, 09/30/2017 - 9:36am

The answer to the second one is Yes. Touche!

@snoopydawg How Long is a China man. Right? I was taught How Long is a Chinese name. Left hanging for years until I finally got it. Grew up constantly teased, still feel dumb.

ciao

Submitted by irishking on Sat, 09/30/2017 - 1:23pm

ha. I missed it.

@eyo

mom didn't tell me that one.

Submitted by Unabashed Liberal on Fri, 09/29/2017 - 9:57pm

Hope you and 'the missus'

have a very lovely evening, Joe! Today was so beautiful, that we had a change in plans, and traveled east toward the mountains to see 'the colors.' (A little early, but, heh, it was still a very lovely drive.) This is so much our favorite time of the year!

For those who are wondering, Patty Murray looks to be selling out, as expected.

Senators zero in on deal to stabilize ObamaCare markets

By Peter Sullivan - 09/28/17 04:16 PM EDT

Just days after Republicans put their hopes of repealing ObamaCare on ice, leaders of the Senate Health Committee are getting closer to a bipartisan deal aimed at stabilizing the health-care law’s markets. . . .

Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), the chairman of the panel, and Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), the top Democrat, are negotiating the deal. Alexander and Murray met Wednesday night. . . .

Yet there is also pressure from business groups, insurers and consumers to make fixes to ObamaCare, and lobbyists and aides familiar with the talks also said a deal is close.

A Senate Democratic aide said talks are “coming along,” and having a deal this week “isn’t out of the question.”

Lobbyists said that elements of the deal being discussed include allowing ObamaCare enrollees to buy “copper plans,” which are cheaper, less generous insurance plans that currently only people under age 30 can buy.

An expansion of waivers currently in ObamaCare that allow states to innovate and change regulations are also said to be part of the potential deal, though it is not clear how far those waiver changes will go.

Those provisions are both Republican requests.

The main provision for Democrats would be funding for key ObamaCare payments known as cost-sharing reductions, which President Trump has threatened to cancel in a bid to make the health-care law “implode.” . . .

If this deal passes, I will put the terms in a signature line, and Tweet them ad nauseum, since these are the very terms that our crack corporatist press corp was screaming would end the world as we know it, if the Republican bill passed.

(Of course, that Bill did include an additional reform that would indeed have been a disaster to millions of Medicaid beneficiaries--block granting the program to the States.)

Still, if Murray does allow Copper Plans, that pernicious reform will destroy insurance for millions of these folks--assuming that most of the beneficiaries wouldn't be able to come up with thousands of dollars for the plan deductible, and various OOP cost.

Hey, I expect that I'll have to check in on weekends for a while. In addition to all that I've already got on my plate in the coming months, agreed to join a County Shelter Board (for what time we've got left). They are in the midst of a operational/financial crisis, so it's the least that I can do (to try to help out). I'm hoping that some of what we learned (in TN) regarding fundraising efforts, and building community support for the local government-funded shelter, might help these other folks out. Of course, it didn't hurt that our shelter was bequeathed a quarter of a million dollars, in addition to our local fundraising efforts. Today, our University town has an absolutely gorgeous state-of-the-art facility, or 'campus.' The new County Shelter doesn't even resemble the one that two of our fur babies were adopted from (the old County Shelter). That would include 'Biggun,' our beloved Terrier-Mix, and, of course, our sweet boy, 'Mister B.'

Hey, Everyone have a nice and safe second weekend after the 2017 Autumn Equinox!

[video:http://time.com/4953059/autumn-equinox-2017-first-day-fall/ width:500 height:315]

Mollie

"I think dogs are the most amazing creatures--they give unconditional love. For me, they are the role model for being alive."--Gilda Radner

"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went."--Will Rogers

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Everyone thinks they have the best dog, and none of them are wrong.

Submitted by mimi on Fri, 09/29/2017 - 9:59pm

Good Evening, Joe, if it is so easy as Robert Reich

explains in this video, why for heavens sake don't we push for it.
Making the Electoral College Irrelevant

[video:https://youtu.be/s6UBwPYdl74]
The effort is known as the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. If your state hasn’t yet joined on, make sure it does.

What do you think, is it worth to push for that? I hate your Electoral College. That's the first time I read a suggestion to make it at least a little bit, very little, but still better than what you have right now.