The universe is a simple place. It is filled with a large number of clones of a very small number of entities that interact in a limited number of ways as defined by Feynman. No free will, no exceptions. It is all so very elementary, my dear Watson.
Some Albums really stood out for one reason or another, but never seemed to get the recognition they deserved. There are others that I just like to play every once in a while.
SuperBass 2; Ray Brown, Christian McBride & John Clayton
I couldn't find the album on You Tube, so I built one from all of the tracks in the proper order
Naturally, this is an open thread too.
Theme
As usual, the most interesting news gets published on the weekend.
In this case it concerned North Korea.
Yup. Second denial in 3 damn months. Apparently the only disabilities that are considered 'disabled enough under our rules' are blindness or death. It doesn't matter that I have medical records going back to childhood proving my disabilities, according to some fuckin' bureaucrat, my disabilities don't exist.
Guess it's time to lawyer up.
"This war is a terrible thing," he said,
"With its countless numbers of needless dead;
A futile warfare it seems to me,
Fought for no principle I can see.
Alas, that thousands of hearts should bleed
For naught but a tyrant's boundless greed!"
Said the wholesale grocer, in righteous mood,
As he went to adulterate salable food.
Spake as follows the merchant king:
"Isn't this war a disgusting thing?
Heartless, cruel, and useless, too;
It doesn't seem that it can be true.
Think of the misery, want and fear!
We ought to be grateful we've no war here.
"Six a week"--to a girl--"That's flat!
I can get a thousand to work for that."
Good Morning, America, I was sliding into the "madness" here in Germany lately, so I don't like you to do the same on your side of the world. In order to help you along with avoiding it, listen to Paul Jay, whose rational thinking offers you a way out of it.
Just listen.
The first news story is neutral and doesn't tell you much.
Last Thursday’s Northern Ireland Assembly Elections can be used as an example of Proportional Representation for those who are new to the idea. Both parts of Ireland use a form of Proportional Representation known as Single Transferable Vote where each person has one vote which will generally get transferred to others than their first choice.
STV works as follows.
Each constituency is assigned a number of seats, in this case, each constituency has 5 seats.
Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my "wires tapped" in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found. This is McCarthyism!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 4, 2017
Yesterday, possibly the most impotent gay group in the country took a stand against the Trump administration.
Yes, the Log Cabin Republicans have written a letter to Betsy DeVos and Jeff Sessions. concerning the rights of transgender students.
