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October 2024

Of course there could be a mushroom cloud over Tehran at any moment, but for right now it looks like my skepticism was justified:

On the Beach

For the last week we've been on the gulf coast to enjoy the beautiful beaches and to do a bit of birding. Last week was a bird banding to inventory the migration, and this weekend is a birding festival. I hope I'll return home with some great photos which I will share. In the meantime, I've reposted a visit to the to the Gulf from a few years ago in March.

We are attracted to the shore. Some say it hearkens back to the womb...our mother's heartbeat and sounds of amniotic fluid. One thing is for sure. We are loving our beaches to death...at least here on the Gulf Coast. Last week we made it to the river delta. Join me as we continue our journey along Alabama's small strip of beaches and into the wilds of the Mississippi coast.

I recently heard the Orwellian term of Directional Truth used by MAGA, and I couldn't help but think of when they used Alternative Facts.

Afternoon folks!

This week we have beaucoup de blues! Starting out we've got an old Junior Wells album followed by a compilation of Chicago blues from Lonnie Brooks, Pinetop Perkins and the Sons of the Blues (S.O.B. Band). After that we have some soul-blues from Johnnie Taylor in his Stax period followed by New Orleans artist Johnny Adams, backed by some fabulous horn arrangements and Wayne Bennett on guitar on most tracks. Following that it's on to some blues-rock with ZZ Top. Moving on to our diversity albums for the week, there's a compilation of british singles from the Immediate label, then get ready to yodel your blues away with country icon Jimmie Rodgers. We finish up with a radio program that features Mance Lipscomb, sponsored by the Social Security Administration, recorded during the great folk music scare of the 60's.

Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!

Hey, friends! I hope this OT finds you in fine fettle, although I am feeling a bit anxious about world events.

Friday night is a news dump night. By the time I put this together, and have it published Saturday morning, I never know what crazy shit might hit the fan.

My concern is Israel and Iran at the moment. What news will I be reading with my morning coffee? What type of escalation happened while I slept?

So, Saturday is shopping day. In anticipation of increased gas prices, higher costs of hauling in goods to stock the store shelves, possible shortages of basic necessities, I will do my typical "thing", and make sure I stock up accordingly. I admit that the goal of buying the healthiest food I can find transitions to buying the best food I can find. The port workers' strike was magically called off until after the high retail holiday season and, of course, the election. Odd. Biden is provably not interested in labor's demands.

99 American physicians and nurses have addressed this letter to President Biden and Vice President Harris. All Americans should read it in its entirety.

https://www.gazahealthcareletters.org/usa-letter-oct-2-2024

OPEN LETTER FROM AMERICAN MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS WHO SERVED IN GAZA

Welcome to Friday Night Photos everyone. Your once a week break from the daily madness of the crazy world we live in. Post any photos, memes, music, or whatever else you find of interest that helps you escape the madness.

I picked up a new lens for wildlife photography last week and took it for a test drive Monday at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park and Tuesday at the San Diego Zoo. Photography wise it was a great day for the big cats at both the zoo and safari park. For all the other critters, large or small, not so much. To paraphrase Forrest Gump, "The zoo and safari park are like a box of Chocolates. You never know what you'll get".
I'm headed to the SF Bay Area for a family get together next week and won't be able to host FNP next Friday night. For any of you that have always dreamed of hosting FNP, now's your chance.

Sumatran Tiger