Monday Open Thread: January 14 is the Feast of the Ass
January 14 is the 14th day of the year
It is also Prickle-Prickle, Chaos 14, 3184 YOLD (discordian)
And let us not forget 13.0.6.2.15 by the Mayan Long Count
Nah, not that ass. This was a most holy medieval Christian ceremony, until, of course, it wasn't. Eternal immutable truthinesses are like that I guess. At any rate, it was sort of like a tent revival call and response thing, except that it made the relationship between the hoi polloi down in the pews and their exalted superiors up in front of them really really clear in that the most holy sacerdote would do the call in latin, and the hoi polloi would bray like a mule in response. I'm not making this up either.
Twenty years of schooling and they put you on the day shift, look out kid, ...
On this day in history:
1539 – Spain annexed Cuba and and immediately set to work exterminating the Taino people who lived there.
1784 – Congress ratified the Treaty of Paris
1967 – The Human Be-In went down in San Francisco' Golden Gate Park
Born this day in:
1841 – Berthe Morisot, impressionist painter
1875 – Albert Schweitzer, physician
1886 – Hugh Lofting, author
1896 – John Dos Passos, novelist, poet, and playwright
1901 – Alfred Tarski, mathematician, logician, and philosopher
1912 – Tillie Olsen, short story writer
1921 – Murray Bookchin, author and philosopher
1930 – Johnny Grande, pianist and accordian player
1932 – Don Garlits, Big Daddy
1936 – Clarence Carter, singere, songwriter, musician, and producer
1940 – Julian Bond, academic and politician
1943 – Shannon Lucid, biochemist and astronaut
1948 – T Bone Burnett, singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer
1949 – Lamar Williams, bass player
1962 – Patricia Morrison, singer, songwriter and bass player
1969 – Dave Grohl, singer, songwriter, guitarist, and drummer
1979 – Karen Elson, singer, model, songwriter, and guitarist
Died this day in:
1742 – Edmond Halley, astronomer, geophysicist, mathematician, meteorologist, and physicist
1753 – George Berkeley, philosopher and author
1867 – Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, painter and illustrator
1874 – Johann Philipp Reis, physicist, telephone inventor
1898 – Charles Lutwidge Dodgson aka Lewis Carroll, mathematician, logician, author and poet
1905 – Ernst Abbe, physicist and engineer
1965 – Jeanette MacDonald, actor and singer
1966 – Sergei Korolev, engineer and spacecraft designer
1977 – Anaïs Nin, essayist and memoirist
1978 – Kurt Gödel, mathematician and philosopher
2011 – Georgia Carroll, singer, model and actor
Holidays, Holy Days, Festivals, Feast Days, Days of Recognition, and such:
Feast of the Ass
Music goes here, iirc, well,
Johnny Grande
Don Garlits
Clarence Carter
T Bone Burnett
Lamar Williams
Patricia Morrison
Dave Grohl
Karen Elson
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson
Image Kissinger from LBJ Library
It's an open thread, so do your thing
Comments
Good Morning, el, this is for lotlizard
@lotlizard
I just read that the building of the German Newspaper 'taz' has been attacked by what is called the 'identitäre Bewegung' ...
Angriff auf Redaktionsgebäude der 'taz'
As lotlizard was closely involved with the 'taz' I wanted to know more about it. It all scares me a lot. Thanks for letting me post this here. And have a good day.
BTWt I read somewhere that Bolton is the greatest threat to the US and Germany as well as other European countries, right behind is Mr. Grennell, for sure the most hated US ambassador to Germany ever, they call him the little Trump and ask themselves why should he behave any better than his boss.
So, I am certainly no Russia foot-licking RT bot, but I know a dangerous bully when I see and hear one.
Good morning, mimi, and thank YOU for posting. I was,
not unexpectedly, unaware of the attack on 'taz' or the existence of the attackers. Wiki says:
(all of the ellipsis replace footnote labels)
Being attacked by such is a sign of merit in my eyes. We'll just have to hope lotl pops in to give us a run-down.
Meanwhile, always good to hear from you and catch up to your perspective on things.
Have a good one.
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Bray like an ass...
Sounds like US politicians to me. Just consider last weeks address first by ole tiny hands and then the dim response by Tweedledumb and Tweedledumber. Three jackasses braying is an appropriate analogy dontcha think?
Too bad all their manure is a pollutant rather than compost.
Wonder if they can step dance like this:
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OisIwr4NNEQ]
Have a good one!
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Good morning, lookout. I have tried to design my life so that
I hear as little original content from the professional politicos as possible, generally only when somebody puts some of their drivel up for the purposes of mockery.
I watched the video with the sound off and just assume that it is some sort of youthful excess, given the calmness of the adult critter in the background.
Possibly a lazy day here. Mondays we normally walk up at the lake and were geared up to do so today, but forecast says rain, so maybe not. I just finished binge-writing a ton of OTs, so I get some time off from that to look after personal business and travel, so rain would push me into, gasp, idleness. Heh.
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Good morning, el ~~
Let’s see what this week brings!
Thanks for the tunes!
Have a beautiful day, everyone!
"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
@Raggedy Ann Good morning, RA. Thanks
Good morning, RA. Thanks for reading and have a beautiful day yourself.
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Guns in church
Wanted to leave this in an OT comment somewhere. Last week I became aware of a local church in our small town that has complete video surveillance, many armed parishioners, plus they lock all of the doors during their services. Oh . . . and an armed guard in the parking lot.
Freaked me out when I heard it. First response . . . isn't this a million miles away from the whole jesus thing?
But there have been church shootings, some here in Texas. The churches all seem to be of a fundamentalist flavor. Haven't heard about anyone shooting up lutherans or episcopalians. It's all a sad commentary on our current society IMO.
Marilyn
"Make dirt, not war." eyo
If you want to understand a culture... read their fantasy
I read Left Behind. It was awful, but I understand a lot more about the way fundamentalists think. (Since it's essentially Mary Sue in the Apocalypse where NOTHING changes.)
Right now, they see churches as where everybody will go when shit hits the fan, and so are getting ready for it. They envision Castle style society, combined with fantasies of maintaining their consumer lifestyle. As such, it's scary how much the ideal resembles that of a collaborationist politician. Essentially, don't do anything, keep your head down, and when the big guy shows up, claim you were on their side the whole time.
It's an extremely cowardly fantasy, IMHO, but other people have made better arguments debunking it than me. We have a group of them down a few blocks. Big Cult Compound, complete with onsite living, security and all the modern amenities they can afford within their nice little gates.
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCOSPtyZAPA]
I do not pretend I know what I do not know.
Yes . . . it is horrible fantasy . . .
Read his book from the 70s, but just started the left behind first book. A friend wanted me to read it. Terrible! It starts with a pilot whose wife is a bitchy religious self-righteous chick who goes to church all the time. He isn't perfect but she is not a bit christ-like. She is the one taken of course because she goes to church a lot. I did enjoy Seth Macfarland's American Dad rapture episodes. Very funny.
Cowardly, castle style consumerism. That about says it.
Marilyn
"Make dirt, not war." eyo
Good morning, Marilyn. Wierd, but not, about the church.
If I recall the news correctly, it is mostly black churches being attacked plus some thwarted wannabe attacks on suspected muslims. Nonetheless, I suspect that said fortress cheesy (from the Italian Chiesa) is full of fundagelical whites lacking any realistic grounds to fear attack. Ah well ...
Have a good one.
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
fundagelical
LOL
I was told it was all to keep the bad people out.
Marilyn
"Make dirt, not war." eyo
Some Monday Morning Metal
Of course I have a reason I like my Music LOUD. Crank it, enjoy it, and apologies, but I'm on a Sabaton kick recently. (I like Metal... with my metalwork.)
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWWDKZ-kydE]
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZUYg4AXSpc]
I do not pretend I know what I do not know.
Good morning, deroit. I'll hold off on the tunes for a bit, my
newest rule - no metal before coffee. Thanks.
Have a good one.
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Good morning el! Hold on to your hat!
h/t to 350NM Facebook
A truth of the nuclear age/climate change: we can no longer have endless war and survive on this planet. Oh sh*t.
Thanks, Lookout. I was just reading about that and figured
it would be a really good time to form a Public Utility District to buy them out and run it as a public service. Of course, that's just wishful thinking, but it would definitely be a serious improvement.
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Thanks, Lookout. I was just reading about that and figured
it would be a really good time to form a Public Utility District to buy them out and run it as a public service. Of course, that's just wishful thinking, but it would definitely be a serious improvement.
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Can't blame that comment on Lookout. Twere me. :)
A truth of the nuclear age/climate change: we can no longer have endless war and survive on this planet. Oh sh*t.
So it were, good fternoon and thanks for posting it. I'm
clearly having one of those days.
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Wondering what your take is on Newsom proposals
A truth of the nuclear age/climate change: we can no longer have endless war and survive on this planet. Oh sh*t.
Truth be told, I haven't paid any attention whatsoever to his
or any other plans and proposals just now. The graphic and related verbiage makes it sound like his vision for California health & medical care is to piggy-back on the PPACA with boosted subsidies. I'm not crazy about that, it sounds like a recipe for endless alternating price and subsidy increases. The whole point and purpose of the PPACA was to mandate the use of insurance companies and to shield pharma and insurance from any cost-control measures, not to provide health and medical care. I'd much rather see some sort of "single payer"/medicare for all type of system. Someday I'll have to do an OT on my "coverage" and how it could be something of a model for the introduction of bona fide health care in this country, but I'm not doing anything more before mid-February (I'm good through then).
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Good day, el; wanted to share this photo:
Comes from an article What the Best Mentors Do, https://getpocket.com/explore/item/what-the-best-mentors-do
No photo credit given in article.
Quiet day inside, outside is wet and cold. A little reading, a little business and thinking about dinner; what should i have? Craving fried chicken, but not the work entailed in fixing it. Oh well, give it an hour or so and the desire may change; fish, maybe.
Happy trails to you.
Thanks, Smiley, great pic. Skimmed the linked article, and
have some quibbles. Saying that mentor's should help "shape other people’s character, values, self-awareness, empathy, and capacity for respect. " is all well and good presuming that the mentor's character and values are beyond reproach - a very big presumption. Every religious proselytizer and status quo supporter think that theirs are, but ... I'm also leery of overmuch emphasis on optimism, especially the idea of mandating a period during which one only thinks of all the remotely possible potential good things about an idea before entertaining any critical analysis.
Have a good one.
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
good afternoon el...
et al. busy day gathering CB news and sorting. not CT news.
rain here for next week. and lots of wind. thanks for the ot and the lineup. have a very good one.
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Good afternoon, magi. Thanks for dropping in. I'm well
aware of the weather forecast and only hope that the rain isn't too bad when I run up to Berkeley for some dental work on the 16th and when we drive to SF the 17th. After that, we're on our way south. Just checked the rain for Thursday on on Windy, and I think we're looking good one we're out of here.
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --