But the wild thing is my 57 yo partner did not remember that song (it came out when she was around 5, probably) so it isn't just The Kids. And weirder still it's only been a few weeks ago that we had that conversation and I found the video of it on YouTube. She just sort of sat there... stunned... not really knowing what to say.
25 years ago, I was recently graduated and looking for work, not the easiest task for a 46-year-old with a new degree. As I was sitting there, horrified, watching the news that morning, and knowing shit was about to get crazy, I decided I should do what millions of Americans had always done when the country was attacked. I'd enlist in the military.
The recruiting office was polite about it, but firm that I was to.o old, despite my insistence that I was in better shape than the majority of his recruits. Given the clusterfuck that followed, I'm grateful now that they wouldn't take me, but I wonder sometimes if that same call to service in the face of disaster would exist today. I hope so, but I fear that's something else Trump and the GOP have fucked up permanently.
Even fatter and weirder Jiminy Glick thinks it's a snub for him to not attend the memorial in NYC. In fact, I'm certain everyone their is grateful that it can go on with some dignity and not be soiled by his presence. I know I am. Let this day be for those who want to remember, and let them do it in peach.
I know the fantastical bribe statement is the thing everyone is paying attention to, but that shit was also an open sewer of hate and another attempt to foment violence.
Twenty five years ago I was in a newsroom in the English East Midlands. It was early afternoon. We always had the TVs tuned to the news channel, naturally.
Live coverage started soon after the first plane hit, then we watched the second plane.
All the journos rushed into action (I was a lowly Internet surfer) as they tried to get something published, while the net crawled to a halt.
I had a rare morning where I slept in. I woke to the hubs leaving a message the something was going on in New York and to turn on the TV. I turned it on about 15 minutes before the first tower fell. The second fell before hub's got home. His office closed because planes took off from SFO right over it. I remember EVERYTHING about that day.
Good morning. When ISN'T Ted Cruz being a weirdo??? The fog finally came in last night and cooled us down. Cooler temps in the Bay Area coming too. I never turn on the TV on 9/11. I have zero desire to watch those buildings coming down over and over. It was enough watching it in real time.
Just a reminder: back in the day Wolfman Jack took to the airwaves down across the border in Mexico to let us know that we could all buy all kinds of stuff. He also played the 'rock', the 'roll' and the 'and' in the rock and roll.
Our American preachers hated Wolfman Jack and his music. They swore it would destroy our nation. But the pissant who is destroying everything has a playlist with Ave Maria and YMCA on it. Go figure.
BTW- the 'border blaster' radio stations of Mexico did not fuck around. The transmitters sat in vacant fields because nothing could live near the antennae which actually glowed in the dark at night. The broadcast booths were several miles awy from the transmitter and Wolfman jack was definitely phoning it in before there was anyone talking about 'phoning it in'.
Hed gif giant mole rat says hello, briefly: https://martiniambassador.substack.com/p/the-giant-mole-rats-of-ethiopia
And your meme chat: https://open.substack.com/chat/posts/46f15c25-9cdb-4175-9cd1-2db01219bf8b?utm_source=share
Have a good weekend!
Mole rat is not particularly attractive, although I am sure her mother thinks she's beautiful, but that wolf? Gorgeous!
I’m weird maybe, but I think the giant mole rat is gorgeous. That fur!
I was thinking of the face - but yes, that fur does look beautiful.
TEEFS!
Every time someone mentions mole rats, I flash back to this classic:
https://thebloggess.com/2013/03/05/and-thats-why-im-not-allowed-to-be-here-unsupervised/
Wonder what she's doing these days.
Interesting juxtapose, the 𝘛𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘺𝘰𝘳𝘺𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘴 beneath 𝘽*𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝘽𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙃𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙈𝙮 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙮...
"Well, Your Honor, when I said I didn't have the money, she brandished a giant mole with giant teeth and said..."
Nice marmot -
HE CUT OFF YOUR JOHNSON!
Bitch better have my money LEBOWSKI!
yippie yi kai yay get along giant mole rats
It's your dang burrow and none of my own
There was a movie…
Those orange "stains" on their teeth is actually embedded iron and it makes their teeth incredibly tough.
same as with nutria!
ALL rodents!
So they are eating iron? Not sure the chemistry works out...
Their body produces it in the rodents teeth because they chew like crazy.
That's what I tell people when I eat a whole bag of Cheetos, "It's 𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯, dude!"
And the ingredients: lookit alla them VITAMINS!
Thanks, I had assumed it was doro wat stains.
At least it's not nekid!
DON'T LOOK, ETHEL!
. . . but it was too late.
She done got MOONED!
LOL
The kids here will be all WTF?
Who are these "kids" you speak of?
Pretty much anybody under 60. Oy. It hurts me HERE!
But the wild thing is my 57 yo partner did not remember that song (it came out when she was around 5, probably) so it isn't just The Kids. And weirder still it's only been a few weeks ago that we had that conversation and I found the video of it on YouTube. She just sort of sat there... stunned... not really knowing what to say.
Sirius XM's Classic Vinyl channel ran it recently. I sang along.
You know I had the 45 in its day.
(giggling)
Holy mole-y!
And Linda1961 says hello back, briefly.
When evolution turns your teeth into an old man's toe nails...
It already did that to my toe nails...
25 years ago, I was recently graduated and looking for work, not the easiest task for a 46-year-old with a new degree. As I was sitting there, horrified, watching the news that morning, and knowing shit was about to get crazy, I decided I should do what millions of Americans had always done when the country was attacked. I'd enlist in the military.
The recruiting office was polite about it, but firm that I was to.o old, despite my insistence that I was in better shape than the majority of his recruits. Given the clusterfuck that followed, I'm grateful now that they wouldn't take me, but I wonder sometimes if that same call to service in the face of disaster would exist today. I hope so, but I fear that's something else Trump and the GOP have fucked up permanently.
Yo-yo Ma is playing at the memorial.
Even fatter and weirder Jiminy Glick thinks it's a snub for him to not attend the memorial in NYC. In fact, I'm certain everyone their is grateful that it can go on with some dignity and not be soiled by his presence. I know I am. Let this day be for those who want to remember, and let them do it in peach.
I know the fantastical bribe statement is the thing everyone is paying attention to, but that shit was also an open sewer of hate and another attempt to foment violence.
Maybe best Tabs headline ever.
"Here is Trump on 9/11 bragging that Trump Tower is now the tallest building in Manhattan."
https://bsky.app/profile/factpostnews.bsky.social/post/3mvaecxjrud2j
The Knickerbockers sang a song about him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gimeFYu29x4
It's crazy that so many people voted for that FUCKER.
Marcus on recent and earlier noise about AI threats. Marvus is always worth a read but this is imo particularly worthwhile.
https://garymarcus.substack.com/p/no-anderson-cooper-ai-is-not-going
"These trucks were seen circling the RNC Convention in Dallas."
https://bsky.app/profile/iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social/post/3mv6tbj44622a
I woke up craving a grilled cheese sandwich. So I made one and ate one. Peak adulting.
I had ice cream for breakfast a few weeks ago.
November 9th already?
-Every non American smart ass in the world this morning
Twenty five years ago I was in a newsroom in the English East Midlands. It was early afternoon. We always had the TVs tuned to the news channel, naturally.
Live coverage started soon after the first plane hit, then we watched the second plane.
All the journos rushed into action (I was a lowly Internet surfer) as they tried to get something published, while the net crawled to a halt.
It was a frantic few hours.
I had a rare morning where I slept in. I woke to the hubs leaving a message the something was going on in New York and to turn on the TV. I turned it on about 15 minutes before the first tower fell. The second fell before hub's got home. His office closed because planes took off from SFO right over it. I remember EVERYTHING about that day.
Ann Telnaes'Open Windows "September 11, 2001":
https://anntelnaes.substack.com/p/september-11-2001?
Good morning. When ISN'T Ted Cruz being a weirdo??? The fog finally came in last night and cooled us down. Cooler temps in the Bay Area coming too. I never turn on the TV on 9/11. I have zero desire to watch those buildings coming down over and over. It was enough watching it in real time.
The Hill: Human rabies exposure cases on the rise, CDC warns [https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/6082853-human-rabies-exposure-cases-on-the-rise-cdc-warns/]
"We are truly living in a golden age." --RFKookJr, probably
"Nearly 300 people in the state were also exposed to rabies via a mobile petting zoo’s baby goats, the health department said last week."
I was curious, and there is no rabies shot officially licensed for goats in the US. Merial might want to hurry up with that Imrab trial.
And that's just in Trump's Cabinet!
Just a reminder: back in the day Wolfman Jack took to the airwaves down across the border in Mexico to let us know that we could all buy all kinds of stuff. He also played the 'rock', the 'roll' and the 'and' in the rock and roll.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfman_Jack
Our American preachers hated Wolfman Jack and his music. They swore it would destroy our nation. But the pissant who is destroying everything has a playlist with Ave Maria and YMCA on it. Go figure.
BTW- the 'border blaster' radio stations of Mexico did not fuck around. The transmitters sat in vacant fields because nothing could live near the antennae which actually glowed in the dark at night. The broadcast booths were several miles awy from the transmitter and Wolfman jack was definitely phoning it in before there was anyone talking about 'phoning it in'.
RIP Saint Wolfman Jack.
I was 18 or 19 when American Graffiti came out. I saw it three times.