Woke to hurricane force winds and heavy rain. Large hail reported just to the N. And, of course, power went down just as the worst had passed. More rain on the way, and another round tonight. Lots of branches down, but we're ok. And f*ck Oncor, ERCOT, and Goobernor Greg.

@Bix ...and the reply thread on the old dead bird shows what a cesspool of stupid it has become....

@BFBucky1 Several!

Free the chickens!

Cleaning the agitator on the washing machine before the Executive Producer returns - what the hell is actually in fabric softener, anyway???

@SteveMurgatroyd Okay, I was going to jump in and say, "Alessio is a great kid!," and then I realized it was 25 years ago when I was a middle aged grad student and he was a young lion at SMU.

Crap, I'm old.

@Lulz4l1f3 Look! No rust!

@JolieSaboteuse It's coal.
Keeping it real Appalachian.

Toby Morton rides again - Tx, let's make this the #1 search result for the crooked AG:
https://www.attorneygeneralpaxton.com/

@EvilBunny In his continuing quest to turn Tx into a toxic waste dump (okay, a worse one...), Elon's minions share some of the hazardous chemicals and debris they've been scattering over the Gulf Coast with the Waco area....

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@SupplySgt Subgroup of Foreheads for Ball Peen Hammers.

@CanisPundit Gas prices are regular reality in terms of our day to day functioning, but I find what might drive their fluctuations highly suspect....

@Anouk Absolutely!
(She'd do the same given the chance, but they're afraid to touch it...)

@Anouk Good news!
Executive Producer had one on her C5 vertebra discovered accidentally a couple of years ago. Don't even know how long it's been there, and can't biopsy due to proximity to spinal cord. No symptoms, so they just watch it to see if it changes. Scans are down to every 6 months....

How do we get to a place where the first reaction to a living being we don't understand isn't to shoot it?
https://boingboing.net/2024/05/22/cop-shoots-blind-13lb-family-dog-claiming-he-thought-it-had-rabies.html

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Because I want to keep recording and playing, I am obligated to let you know that the Memorial Day merch sale is live - $13 tees, up to 40% off the rest: clothing, art prints, mugs, and more ~ theislen.threadless.com #musicmerch #singersongwriter #musiciansupport

Suddenly my YT feed is full of Jazz musicians intent on explaining why Jazz is "better" than Blues, complete with oversimplifications and cheesily played examples.
Better? How about different?
Or, as my old teacher used to say:
Style! Style! Style! Style! Style!

Anything can be rendered unappealing by a poorly understood, uncommitted performance (but that nose in the air kinda weakens the argument....)

Joe or Wes wouldn't have been caught dead making a vid like that.
#music

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