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The Smothers Brothers were dangerously funny!

Dangerously Funny: The Uncensored Story of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour – David Bianculli As we come to the end of 2015, I now have only two more books to read to reach my lofty goal of 51 books read. Book 49 for the year was Dangerously Funny: The Uncensored …

Liberal Policies Bad for America! No Way!

America and Americans have been Fleeced by Trickle-down Economics of the Conservative Right – not the Liberal Left! I’m pissed that Republicans and Right-Wing conservatives keep blaming liberals for the conditions of our inner cities and actually America in general. They say that liberal policies have had a negative …

"Into the Night" with Tony Rice and Friends

Tony Rice – Guitarist Extraordinaire – Born June 8, 1951! Celebrating his birthday today, June 8th, in addtion to Boz Scaggs is the great musician Tony Rice. Tony was born just a few months before me in the year of 1951. Tony Rice is a great guitarist whose solo …

Joan of Arc – May 30, 1431

Joan of Arc was burned at the stake – May 30, 1431 On this date in the year 1431, a peasant girl, the daughter of Jacques d’Arc and Isabelle Romée, known as Joan of Arc, after a trial for heresy that was politically motivated, was burned at the stake. The tribunal …

ADD and Blogging – Not Perfect Together!!

So my ADD and I have delayed writing anything today for about as long as I can. I was supposed to babysit Oliver today, but the icy road conditions this morning necessitated a change of plans, so I will be babysitting him tomorrow and Zoe on Wednesday, both for full …

The Promise of a Pencil – Adam Braun

The Promise of a Pencil:How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change Adam Braun A pencil a simple writing instrument that many of us couldn’t wait to leave behind and move on …

Immigration Act of 1917 – (February 5, 1917)

Immigration Act of 1917 (aka the Asiatic Barred Zone Act) We all know that one of the main issues that has plagued the last several Congresses has been illegal immigration. The furor mostly surrounds the flow of immigrants across the Mexican border into the US. The immigrants are not …

Voyager: Cailyn's voyage through our Solar System!

Voyager – Cailyn (Lloyd) – Released January 2015 Several weeks ago, I took a trip through space courtesy of the music of John Serrie and his album Day Star. Over the last week I have traveled through our own solar system tracing the travels of the Voyager ship, via …

Imbolc – Let's Celebrate the Arrival of Spring!!

Imbolc – Gaelic Festival Marking the Arrival of Spring (February 1 – 3) Back in 1968, Phil Ochs wrote these words about the Vietnam War, in what may be his most popular song “The War is Over” …… Silent soldiers on a silver screen Framed in fantasies and dragged in …

Jimmy Cobb – The Original Mob

Jazz drummer Jimmy Cobb turns 86 years young today, January 20, 2015! Cobb is best known for his time with Miles Davis, during which he played on Davis’ Kind of Blue (1959), which is considered by many to be “the quintessential jazz record”. Cobb was a member of Miles’ rhythm section …

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