Thankfully I didn’t have any liquids in my mouth when I came across this.
Month: August 2016
Interview Tomorrow
I am interviewing for a release planner position at Stillwater Prison tomorrow. Hope the best for me, will you. I’d ask for luck, but we make our own, don’t we?
Tribalism 101
(538) As I have argued elsewhere, we should be concerned about politics being treated this way. I can hate the Yankees, feel wronged that Tom Brady is benched for a few games, and make the absurd claim that I would be very upset if my sons married Yankees fans. In sports, irrational partisan feelings are permissible because the stakes are so low. Irrational partisan emotions clearly exist in politics, too, but in politics we should be ashamed of them.
It’s an interesting read.
Weather
The rain moved into the area, and with it a headache. I’m going to bed.
Which Is It?
So, when Trump made his 2nd Amendment statement, which was he referring to? The right to bear arms or about the well regulated militia? Is he advocating for a lone gunman? Or does he support the grassy knoll concept?
A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
Name-Dropping Is A Distraction
(THR) On Tuesday, talk show host John Phillips, a Trump supporter, appeared on the news network and discussed the GOP presidential nominee’s controversial week.
“Over the last few days, I’m not surprised to see people running for the hills,” Phillips said. “The last 72 hours for Donald Trump have been the political equivalent of Chris Farley’s final 72 hours on planet Earth.”
Okay, on the surface it looks like this is an accusation of Trump committing political death by being out of control. However, the “people running for the hills” is the more telling part of this comment. Phillips appears to be a 27 percenter. Chris Farley as an example really doesn’t seem relevant to the discussion. Instead, it’s a distraction from his point – that people are being traitors and abandoning Trump. He’s laying the ground work for shifting the blame of Trump’s possible Presidential election loss away from Trump and on traitorous supporters.
Excellent!
Music in the US of A is rather underwhelming for me at this time. Corporate control has reduced the spontaneity and creativity of music writing. Instead, I am forced to listen to formulic re-packaging of old themes and styles without anything new and fresh coming along to catch my interest.
So, imagine my surprise when an A Cappella group covers June Carter’s “Ring of Fire” and nails it in a refreshingly new manner.
Home Free has a novel approach to an old standard. They’re not attempting to mimic Johnny Cash, but instead pay tribute to him while still infusing their own character and joy into music they obviously love.
Back
And exhausted. But a great time was had by all. Picture will be posted tomorrow after my phone has had time to upload them to the cloud.
Did I say we were back? Well, we are.
And exhausted.
What?
Oh, I did say that.
Sorry.
I’m, you know, exhausted.
Weekend Plan
Yes. We have a plan. It’s to discover the Grand Canyon of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. It actually is not anywhere near as large as the Grand Canyon (duh!) but the pictures sure made it look beautiful. It reminded me of the Vermillion River gorge behind the granary mill in Hastings. My hope is to bring back some gorgeous pictures.
Oh, and we’re taking a route through Porcupine Mountain State Park. Supposedly not named after the animal.
Yeah. You got me. Sounds beautiful.
Okay, time for me to get dress and head out the door.
Update: Another thing: for not being a morning person Tina is awfully bright eyed and busy tailed this morning. It’s a bit scary.
Bomb The World!
Does Trump not know that nuclear weapons are not toys to eagerly be played with?
Trump reportedly asks why US can’t use nukes
Donald Trump asked a foreign policy expert advising him why the U.S. can’t use nuclear weapons, MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough said on the air Wednesday, citing an unnamed source who claimed he had spoken with the GOP presidential nominee.
“Several months ago, a foreign policy expert on the international level went to advise Donald Trump. And three times [Trump] asked about the use of nuclear weapons. Three times he asked at one point if we had them why can’t we use them,” Scarborough said on his “Morning Joe” program.