Thanks, @JerichoTaskerDeaux

Your music choices today are helping my heart. Slowing it down. And now taking some deep breaths.

https://youtu.be/yRRvjSe6yBU

#cosomusic

So that my opinion (rant) is not misunderstood, my closing tag of #vote was not meant as a proposed solution, but rather a minimum.

I've waited in vain for sanity to prevail. Writing representatives is not going to do it. And I'm beyond the hope that some motion or bill with reasonable gun control will finally pass. Do you know why? That's easy. Because it won't.

Yes, the ball's in my court. But it's in yours, too. And sitting at the net is an active shooter, looking at both of us.

Hungrily.

The time is up for shock. For the clucking of tongues, or the wringing of hands, and the question of why our 'leaders' won't take action to stop this.

Clearly it's up to us to figure out how to stop this. No one else will.

#vote

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