And I blame myself. And then I guess I blame you. Because WE allow this to continue.

What will it take for us to do something? Do we need to be pinned to the ground at a Walmart, or a concert, or a movie? Pissing and crying and praying for our lives before we do something to stop this? Do we have to lose a friend? A son? A daughter? A parent? A spouse?

I guess I'm once again at the anger stage in my septimal grief journey.

Watching the news yesterday, I found myself yelling again.

Yelling at the KC survivors for saying things like "I was so shocked" or "I can't believe this is happening here".

Don't misunderstand, I empathize. I understand their words, and a part of how they must be feeling.

But 48 mass shootings in 45 days means there is no more room for anyone to express shock or surprise at these types of events.

#NOTPoliticsButLife

Was listening this morning to oddities and obscurities when this wedged itself firmly into my personal meatspace.

It's "Oostend, Oostend" by Cos.

https://youtu.be/r190pOmb2J8

#cosomusic
#codesmusic

Feelin' goofy today.

Here's Sandra and Jeroen van Veen playing Erik Satie's "Trois morceaux en forme de poire: Manière de commencement. Allez modérément".

Listen to it back-to-back with "Gnossienne: No.1" and hear the vague reminiscences of the "Succession" theme.

https://youtu.be/Bd8iirPVS_o

and

https://youtu.be/5pyhBJzuixM?t=1477

#cosomusic
#codesmusic

/nosanitize

It's sad and discouraging that most news and information I am shown is scary, negative, depressing or rage-inducing.

I'm going to try to post at least one real story or (factual) news that is positive whenever I visit this site. Something that I find encouraging. Would #goodnews be the right tag? (or is there already a more appropriate one for stuff like this?)

Anyway, I found this one to be encouraging. I dunno, maybe humans have a chance, after all.

https://howardchen.substack.com/p/after-switching-from-a-1080ti-to

Huh. Well that escalated quickly.

https://www.suno.ai/

It's fascinating.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/live-updates/trump-supreme-court-14th-amendment-hearing/?id=107036537

#politics
/nosanitize

Good morning, CoSo!

Today's a good day for some Carbon Leaf. In reality, any day is a good day. So let me start you off.

Here is "The Boxer" by Carbon Leaf.

https://youtu.be/iKlRL1SwXTA

#cosomusic
#codesmusic

Every day I'm skifflin'

Here's "Up There" by Johnny Parker's Washboard Band

https://youtu.be/1oFF7908LLs

#cosomusic
#codesmusic

Another dreary day outside, but this album hit me just right for some reason. He's got a great voice for prog (though he doesn't start until around the 2 minute mark).

Here is the album "Kintsugi" by John Holden. Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pz2SOV6pYeI&list=OLAK5uy_mr59pPPB2Zdj-4mDyfragXCKn-KEO268M&index=3

#cosomusic
#codesmusic

/nosanitize

Just added to my ""People I Admire" list:

https://loudwire.com/elon-musk-lose-56b-tesla-metal-drummer-richard-tornetta/

Take time to grin today.

https://www.thefarside.com

Watched "Coherence" again last night. It holds up. If you haven't seen it, and even if you think you hate science fiction, it's a low budget yet thought-provoking film that will stick in your head for weeks after viewing.

Tonight it's going to be "Living". Also a second view, I felt compelled to purchase the Blu-Ray after initially seeing it on streaming. If you are a cinephile, this is an amazing creation. A feast. I was in love with it from the opening titles.

Bill Nighy? A true star.