OT: Why is every song I like, sung and written by a female artist, about abuse of some sort? I'll like a song, but go back and examine it, and it's about being abused or subjugated in some way... It's terrible, I never treat women like that. Men write songs about being maltreated in relationships too, abuse can go both ways, but it's just not the same.
So palate cleanser: Here's one of my favorite female artists with a simple song about a simple crush: Keri Noble: Talk To Me
Recently I watched a 'reaction video' by a young lady about 30.
She played Maggie May by Rod Stewart. Had Ron on it too. Nice.
She was shocked! She was yelling at Rod to leave Maggie and she's calling the cops on her!
Old fart me, got that song on vinyl when it came out. But I never thought about calling the police. Probably join the rock 'n roll band that needs a helping hand.
Maybe things are getting better now, but I don't know for sure about that.
That probably says more about your taste in music than the music female artists produce, because there are lots of songs by female artists that aren’t about abuse.
OT, but right now on my LHR-IAD flight, some woman has been hacking up a lung for the past 10 minutes, so if we have a Contagion-like event in the next few weeks you’ll know why.
I tend to believe that I-5 and I-10 intersect some 350 miles west of here. Simba is in my face at the moment and Li'l Feller was at the food bowl about five minutes ago.
Look, I know that Trump has every right to not testify in his criminal trial, 5th Amendment and all that, and he has every right to try to delay his trial to the extent he is doing so within legal means. I get it.
But from a political and PR standpoint, it looks pretty fucking guilty for a guy faced with criminal charges to not be saying "I want a speedy trial so I can show everyone I am innocent of these shabby charges, and I will testify on my behalf so I can get my story out!" You can sure as shit bet that if this was any other candidate in a similar situation the media would be talking nonstop about the "optics" of trying to push their trial to after the election, and refusing to submit to cross examinations.
This country has been grading its worst citizen on a curve and it is having obvious results.
It's not the job of the press to pontificate on the guild or innocence of someone in a felony trial, but objectively report when the defendant is napping, clouding up the courtroom with farts, and to carry his statements violating the gag order.
I've been informed that I am to attend a party for a friend tonight. As far as I can tell, it is a 70-somethingth birthday. The venue appears to have Mexican-ish food.
It also appears to have axe throwing. Imma stand far away when the crazy retirees start that.
Good point. I didn't know better. Apparently nobody else...unless they were humoring me or something. The gals thought it was hilarious but maybe the joke was on me. Piffle! Story of my life.
Please, if anyone runs across an agency that's reaching out to help these people and perhaps get some desperately needed $$$ back to their families across the border if it passes muster with Becca please post it here.
I don't have much but it's still more than any of those poor people. If there's a way I can help I want to.
Nothing on the local news to indicate any sort of fundraiser. Apparently they were west bound and a Ford Ranger in the east bound lane crossed the center line and sideswiped the bus.
I LOATHE rural county highways that have 50 m.p.h. or more speed limits and nothing but yellow paint between you and a lesson in physics that you NEVER want to learn.
Prolly to then appeal to delay to after the election ("where it won't matter anymore") if the verdict doesn't result favorably. Then they would hope to get a re-try directive (which the prosecution might not bother with) regardless.
Ta, Evan. Missed it as usual.
That Douchy person, with his ludicrous attempted gotchas, is tiresome as all get out.
A while back I put some nickels into a green energy stock. For a long time green was a hedge against oil. And it was ok. Not great, but ok.
In Oldyn Times when oil came down, green came down, but at least gas came down as well.
For about the last 2 years, when oil comes down, gas comes down very little or not at all.
Some say the oil cos are socking us cause we're buying EVs. Hmm. And more and more EVs.
Oil down for while. And my green stock went down. Price of energy and all. Fine.
But this year my green has sloooowly been coming back up! With oil down to $78.
So it's not a hedge anymore? Why not? What is happening? I guess I should check it out.
Any way, today, my liddle bunch of nickels finally went green as well!
By only $76 but it is way better than a poke in the ass with a sharp stick!
Yay Greens!
OT: Why is every song I like, sung and written by a female artist, about abuse of some sort? I'll like a song, but go back and examine it, and it's about being abused or subjugated in some way... It's terrible, I never treat women like that. Men write songs about being maltreated in relationships too, abuse can go both ways, but it's just not the same.
So palate cleanser: Here's one of my favorite female artists with a simple song about a simple crush: Keri Noble: Talk To Me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_rC9u1QAQo
Link fixee
IMO it goes both ways, but I see your point.
Recently I watched a 'reaction video' by a young lady about 30.
She played Maggie May by Rod Stewart. Had Ron on it too. Nice.
She was shocked! She was yelling at Rod to leave Maggie and she's calling the cops on her!
Old fart me, got that song on vinyl when it came out. But I never thought about calling the police. Probably join the rock 'n roll band that needs a helping hand.
Maybe things are getting better now, but I don't know for sure about that.
That probably says more about your taste in music than the music female artists produce, because there are lots of songs by female artists that aren’t about abuse.
It's not every song, just things I never really examined as a teen/ early 20s. I wasn't diagramming every lyric I ever heard as a young man.
I like songs about buildings and food.
The girls want to be with the girls.
And we're done for today!
OT, but right now on my LHR-IAD flight, some woman has been hacking up a lung for the past 10 minutes, so if we have a Contagion-like event in the next few weeks you’ll know why.
Media, “If Trump is found guilty of a crime does that sully your presidency”
HIT HIM UPSIDE THE HAID WITH DOBBS!
I have a metal cane and a wooden one.
You can borrow either one.
Try not to break the wooden one.
But if you do, Que sera, sera.
So, somebody finally found a use for Lou Dobbs, then, yes?
(sorry couldn't help it)
Check on Simba and Lil'Feller. I may have just startled them from 1229.4 miles away via I-5 and I-10.
I tend to believe that I-5 and I-10 intersect some 350 miles west of here. Simba is in my face at the moment and Li'l Feller was at the food bowl about five minutes ago.
Yeah, but that's the distance from Tracktown to Phoenix on the interstates. Shorter as the bird flies, we'll check with Parakeetist on that.
Yeah, my Surveying Crows are all vacationing in Aruba or some shit.
...and then take a swing at him with my black metal stick.
Look, I know that Trump has every right to not testify in his criminal trial, 5th Amendment and all that, and he has every right to try to delay his trial to the extent he is doing so within legal means. I get it.
But from a political and PR standpoint, it looks pretty fucking guilty for a guy faced with criminal charges to not be saying "I want a speedy trial so I can show everyone I am innocent of these shabby charges, and I will testify on my behalf so I can get my story out!" You can sure as shit bet that if this was any other candidate in a similar situation the media would be talking nonstop about the "optics" of trying to push their trial to after the election, and refusing to submit to cross examinations.
This country has been grading its worst citizen on a curve and it is having obvious results.
I wonder how the NY Times would report Biden talking about Hannibal Lector, dictator for a day, and predicting bloodbaths if he loses.
They already called him senile because they heard second hand that he has trouble remembering things in a deposition.
Get 'em, Caro
It’s quite the tell that he has never, ever claimed he is innocent. Instead, it’s a witch hunt, it’s unfair, it’s Jyna, it’s Hillary, it’s whatever.
Funny, that.
They are actively campaigning for the "right" to commit crimes with impunity
He can't shut the fuck up about it in public, but when it comes to his chance to tell his story under oath, he declines.
THAT'S not the story here???
His lawyer, Blanched Toad, claimed in opening arguments that there was no sex.
Which of course isn't what he is charged with.
His lawyer apparently said a few stupid things in his opening, and will soon find that the DA is going to rub salt into those wounds in their closing.
The extra hit of umami will be delicious.
Credibility is so 20th century.
He's playing to his base - this shit doesn't fly with anyone outside of that circle.
Or Katy Tur
But the media is covering it like it's normal. There should be much more focus on how guilty the fucker looks.
It's not the job of the press to pontificate on the guild or innocence of someone in a felony trial, but objectively report when the defendant is napping, clouding up the courtroom with farts, and to carry his statements violating the gag order.
The more fucked-up he is the more they love him.
Unspeakably stupid question by Reek. Ho hum.
I'm not convinced that he's capable of much of anything else.
I think Reek's genome has only one base pair.
Okay, that's not fair. How about twenty base pairs?
Sorry I meant the prosecutions will rest after Cohen's testimony.
The prosecution will rest when they no longer have to be within 50 yards of the stench coming from the defense table ...
The journalist is holier than thou. The Veep speaks straight. Compare and contrast.
"Start writing" Maggie.
The GOP stenographer is...holey-er than thou...
"Maggie Haberman received a Pulitzer Prize for her reporting on the Trump administration.
Text message receipts in court show she was collaborating with Michael Cohen to use her reporting as a mouthpiece for Trump’s lies"
Habes always was the steno.
Shows what a joke Pulitzer Prizes are.
Instantly I hear George Weasley attempting to joke about having his ear blasted off by Snape.
OT:
< -- marinating a turkey breast in homemade mojo for tacos tonight
I've been informed that I am to attend a party for a friend tonight. As far as I can tell, it is a 70-somethingth birthday. The venue appears to have Mexican-ish food.
It also appears to have axe throwing. Imma stand far away when the crazy retirees start that.
Excellent idea.
You know what goes really well with tacos? More tacos.
Double that on Taco Tuesday!
< -- just figuring if there enough citrus left to get Hubby to make us a pitcher or two of sangria (our first of the season!)
So you're saying you've got your mojo working?
Indeed, I do!
WOWZERS!
Just learned that Lawrence O'Donnell was on an episode of Monk!
Titled Mr. Monk and the Leper in 2006.
Learn something everyday.
Hamilton's nickname in university: The Monk. (Which ended abruptly when Hamilton got a GF.)
Monks can have girlfriends. I seem to recall that Rasputin had a reputation for being a sex fiend.
And a rapist.
Good point. I didn't know better. Apparently nobody else...unless they were humoring me or something. The gals thought it was hilarious but maybe the joke was on me. Piffle! Story of my life.
Horrible news.... a busload of migrant workers has crashed in Ocala, FL killing at least 8 and injuring more than 40.
Bringing joy to DeSantis, Abbott, Stephen Miller, etc..
Please, if anyone runs across an agency that's reaching out to help these people and perhaps get some desperately needed $$$ back to their families across the border if it passes muster with Becca please post it here.
I don't have much but it's still more than any of those poor people. If there's a way I can help I want to.
Would it that more churches could get off of their flaccid fundaments and help out.
I will NOT donate any of my brass to any religious organization claiming they're going to "help" those devastated people.
I'd sooner cut off my own right hand.
Indeed. Most of them are metastasizing predators.
Nothing on the local news to indicate any sort of fundraiser. Apparently they were west bound and a Ford Ranger in the east bound lane crossed the center line and sideswiped the bus.
I LOATHE rural county highways that have 50 m.p.h. or more speed limits and nothing but yellow paint between you and a lesson in physics that you NEVER want to learn.
Omg no😥
The defense will rest after Cohen is done.
I meant prosecution.
The defense has been resting quite a bit throughout the trial, a lot of people have been saying.
Prolly to then appeal to delay to after the election ("where it won't matter anymore") if the verdict doesn't result favorably. Then they would hope to get a re-try directive (which the prosecution might not bother with) regardless.
Rest? Did they even call any witnesses or raise any evidence of their own?
Assuming the DA doesn't have another witness and rests, I'm not expecting Stinky's lawyers to put on a case.
Do we know if Cohen is on cross yet?
Is Johnson there to help put him on the cross?
Soon. He was questioned by prosecution as part of prosecution's presentation (whatever the legal name for that is).
"Direct", my dear Hammy. But they were still going as of this morning.
Ah, cool. I can't even play an attorney on the telegraph.
Which will be quite a trick given that they never woke.
They can use the break after punching themselves in the pud throughout.
"Let the swelling go down."
In order to prevent permanent brain damage, they will need to be in an induced coma until their pud swelling goes down.
Figuratively or literally?
yes