hahaha #music fans are already on this (pretty eclectic but solid list) - there is some #TaylorSwift later on this list (though I would lose the Black Eyed Peas song, I hate that one so much)
76, retired copy editor, prostate cancer survivor, unabashed liberal. Proud husband, father, granddad to some nifty people. Never expected to spend my golden years fearing for democracy.
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hahaha #music fans are already on this (pretty eclectic but solid list) - there is some #TaylorSwift later on this list (though I would lose the Black Eyed Peas song, I hate that one so much)
“Let’s talk about the death of Stalin for no reason at all…”
As the days shorten, one detects - perhaps in the shiver of leaves on a slender tree; perhaps in a goosebumped urge to curtail a stroll and head home for tea - a sly hint, a muted whisper - the merest intimation - of summer's end and autumn in the air. That can fuck right off.
AMERICA: “It’s a mental health issue.” REST OF THE WORLD: “We have those. But don’t have mass shootings.” AMERICA: “It’s video games.” WORLD: “We have those too. But don’t have mass shootings.” AMERICA B: “It’s cause they took Jesus out of the classroom.” WORLD: “God, you’re stupid.”
Well isn’t this lovely. Opera star sings Habanera (from Carmen) in the airport (?) What a terrific voice. #opera I don’t care if they’re staged, we need more profl free public #music and #art.
Truth Art! #arresttrump #art
No, wait. That was South Pacific. It's on the list.
It's been Ages: Dark, Middle, Renaissance, Enlightenment, Industrial, Machine, Atomic, Space, Information among them. Right now? I vote for the Age of Corruption.
I am reading Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast books for the first time. I had tried before, for maybe 45 years, but finally they are calling to me. Illustration by Peake, I believe. He was a writer and artist.
I paid for the whole speedometer. I’m going to use the whole speedometer.
He's including his wars against reality.
We watched both Mamma Mia movies this weekend, so we have to watch Oklahoma tonight to wash ABBA songs out of our heads.
Whip that mofo
It's depressing when South Park is accurately reporting the news and nobody else has the guts to do it.
News flash: They're starting to bloom.
We call them magic lilies, and ours haven't come up yet.
Life-saving idea! Pass it on!
I found a wonderful exercise that targets all my major muscle groups: putting on calf-length compression socks. I will never be afraid of panty hose again.
We just got new gutters and downspouts, as well as a new metal roof, thanks to the hailstorm. Now we can expect a drought so we can't try out the new gutters. Works for me.
First Edition of The Hobbit Found in House Clearance to Auction www.finebooksmagazine.com/fine-books-n...
Another day, another reminder...
Your Cherokee words for today. The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
You should coordinate meal condiments with your clothing. Take into account ketchup reds, mustard yellows, thousand island oranges, etc., and dress accordingly.
What international standing?
Its so bad Trump now giving up medical information. His college transcripts is next week...AND IM STILL NOT DISTRACTED.....
The road to hell is paved with "purely financial reasons."
They voted for him, they can face the consequences.
The most disconcerting thing about my new hearing aids is listening to the floor creaking as I walk across it.
Now THAT's a cease and desist letter
Truth and YES the WHOLE WORLD has seen Melania.......
Someone's 4th of July........
I would pay a boatload of money for someone to teach my corgi Clyde or Claudia’s corgi Gracie to do this. But I think only Gracie would be adventurous enough to take to it ht: @amazlngnature.bsky.social
#PoemADayJuly
And that's how you continue INTERNATIONAL TRADE.......😂😂
I'm reading a diary of a Brtish nurse serving in a field hospital in Serbia in WWI. Serbia was an ally? Bulgaria was an enemy? I'm realizing there's a lot of history about which I am totally ignorant. It's those pesky Balkans.
This is so cool, especially under the umbrellas.
FACT: Medicaid covers nearly half of all childbirths in the country, and around two-thirds of nursing home stays. FACT: Roughly 1/5 of America relies on Medicare or Medicaid to cover healthcare costs. FACT: GOP members just passed a bill requiring DEEP cuts to these programs. #DontBombMedicaid
Was the pope a flower girl?
Everyday 💙💪🌊
The Sun, Edvard Munch
HAPPY SOLSTICE!
Trump's newest business venture, to be built on one of his failing golf courses, is a MAGA theme park called Massaland. Guess who's in charge, and guess who knows their place?
🚨🚨The White House is pissed off about this ad so you know what to do, share it everywhere! ICE is disappearing people just because of the color of their skin! No Warrant! No Due Process! This is not who we are as Americans! #MAGAKidnappers want an all white America, fuck that‼️
I am going to write a book about the dangers of too much fiber in the diet. The title will be "Unnecessary Roughage."
No kings
To all those patriots who are demonstrating today against the orange whore: Thank you. Wish I was there, but health is keeping me home. Damn hip. Have fun and make your voices heard.
@luckyshitt.bsky.social @nicholehiltz.bsky.social @atomicdumpling.com @kimmyifuplease.bsky.social And everyone else please tag Leigh I can’t remember her tag. Needed humor break
This
Q: Do you like Kipling? A: I don't know; I've never kippled. You can tell it's a literary joke because of the use of a semicolon.
I searched www.gutenberg.org for "diary" and hit pay dirt. It has a wealth of books, from Pepys to Mary Chestnut, Twain to Anita Loos (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes? It's a diary), to the forgotten and unsung. Project Gutenberg is a treasure. Excuse me while I go read.
Here’s what the KY GOP has been up to.
Remember when Americans were respected?
Do you remember when Americans weren't afraid?
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS | Owensboro, KY” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
For 5 weeks I have slept with a pillow between my legs so I don't turn over and undo the surgeon's tendon work. Last night, I dreamt about keeping a pillow between my legs so I don't undo the surgeon's work. Second most boring dream ever.
I doubt the women in his house have anything to do with his straw.
This
Whine, you syphlitic whore.
Because we're seeing more powerful storms and larger hail, our insurance company is raising its wind/hail deductible. But climate change isn't real.
I have a question for flat-earthers: Is the world indeed carried on the backs of four elephants riding on a giant turtle moving with glacial abandon through the universe? I have been reading the works of the prophet Terry Pratchett, and I would like some pictures.
This
We need his name
I would ttake 20 hours of literal darkness over 24 hours of moral darkness.
My corner of the world has floods, of course (we're on the Ohio), tornadoes and such, but nothing of the epic destruction that is endemic to Appalachia and the south, year after year. But thanks to the attack on science by RFK Jr. and his ilk, if bird flu blows up, we will be powerless against it.
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We don't have to worry much here in western Kentucky about the gutting of FEMA because the next pandemic will get us long before the next flood does.
I might should feel something other than shadenfreude. But I don't.
Oops.
TANK vs TESLA "We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again" - WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
Remind me to walk.
Terfism is a similarly populated minority.
To quote some New Orleans chef (I can't remember who), my body is an amusement park.
This
I'm not old if I attached my Falling Skies rucksack to my walker to hold tablets 'n' things. Am I?
Trumpspew -- it's contagious.
Lindsey's sure sucked up the Orange Felon's diseased Koolaid.
If I got a pet eel for my salt-water aquarium, I would name it Memento Moray.
Marc Murphy posted to his instagram yesterday with the following headline: "Drawn 6 years ago today. It was rejected and called unfair and alarmist." LOOKS PRETTY ON POINT....
Let's start calling it the GICEtapo. Because that's what it is.
gICEtapo
Trump's billionaire buddies made out like gangbusters. It's so obvious.
Trump announces tariffs, stocks tank. Buddies buy stocks. Trump delays tariffs, stocks rebound. Buddies make a killing. It's all so fucking obvious.
The current situation brings to mind the quote attributed to Henry II: "Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?"
The thing about dictatorships and autocracies in other countries is that a majority of the folks getting their rights stomped on in those countries don't have guns.
Is there anything stupider or weaker than a Republican? 🤷
I'm writing a play called "6 Weeks in a Walker, or Granddad Gets Bitchy." It will be a reality play.
Actually, I can't. I was repeating what my son said, who had read about it, and didn't attribute it properly. Sorry.
We used to watch "It's a Mad x 4 World" to count the number of survivors. Now that it's down to Barrie Chase, that game is over, and we watch it because it's a brilliant movie. Still funny after all those years.
There was a tornado at the Cincinnati airport late one night last week, and no warnings were issued because Musk staff cuts left the Weather Service office empty.
Chicken Comer
