07/22 OT: The Falcon and the Dufus
In honor of our feathered friend above, falco peregrinus, 3 of which just fledged from their nest atop Cal's campanile last month I bring a timely poem by Yeats: The Second Coming (W.B. Yeats)...
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Today's Jam: 07/25/2020
The white Queen infamously told Alice "The rule is, jam to-morrow and jam yesterday – but never jam to-day." So here's a Jam from yestidday.Exploring Time Philly Jazz Jam Session YouTube Video cross...
View ArticleMonday OT - July 27: Bagpipe Appreciation Day
July 27 is day 208 of the Gregorian Calendar year, Pungenday, Confusion 62, 3186 YOLD (Discordian) And let us not forget 13.0.7.12.15 mlc (the Mayan Long Count)On July 27, 1921, researchers at the...
View Article07/29 OT: Bits and Pieces
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Today's Jam:08/01/2020
The white Queen infamously told Alice "The rule is, jam to-morrow and jam yesterday – but never jam to-day." So here's a Jam from yestidday. How Hi The Fi - A Buck Clayton Jam Session (1954) YouTube...
View ArticleMonday OT: August 3 is Grab Some Nuts Day
August 3 is day 215 of the Gregorian Calendar year, Setting Orange, Confusion 69, 3186 YOLD (Discordian) And let us not forget 13.0.7.13.2 mlc (the Mayan Long Count)The Siege of Algeciras began on...
View Article08/05 OT: Bits and Pieces
YouTube Video-MedicinePotentially Good NewsNoninvasive blood test can detect cancer 4 years before conventional diagnosis methods...
View ArticleToday's Jam:08/08/2020
The white Queen infamously told Alice "The rule is, jam to-morrow and jam yesterday – but never jam to-day." So here's a Jam from yestidday. Jerry Garcia and Friends 5 21 68 Carousel Ballroom, San...
View ArticleMonday OT: August 10 is Revolutionary
Talkin' 'bout a Revolution On August 10, 1585, Queen Elizabeth of England signed a treaty of support for the "Dutch Rebels", an outgrowth of the Water Geuzen. They had, at the time, no homeland but...
View Article08/12 OT: Cancel Culture isn't a thing, it's propaganda
What is cancel culture? It is a propaganda term and hence likely propaganda, but to what end? "Oh look, somebody lost a spoon, oh, but it's bent. No use for a bent spoon, but there's a blue frisbee...
View ArticleToday's Jam:08/15/2020
The white Queen infamously told Alice "The rule is, jam to-morrow and jam yesterday – but never jam to-day." So here's a Jam from yestidday. Prince.. Jazz Funk Sessions.. 1977. Instrumental YouTube...
View ArticleMonday OT: August 17 is Black Cat Appreciation Day
August 17 is day 230 of the Gregorian Calendar year, Prickle-Prickle, Bureaucracy 10, 3186 YOLD (Discordian) And let us not forget 13.0.7.13.16 mlc (the Mayan Long Count)Today we honor Le Chat Noir...
View Article08/19 OT: It's The 19th; Heeeyy 19
YouTube VideoSo yeah, 19, as in Covid-19 for starts. We have assorted experts making projections, predictions and posbbibly WAGs about the future, starting, specifically, with 2021. A "news feature" in...
View ArticleToday's Jam:08/22/2020
The white Queen infamously told Alice "The rule is, jam to-morrow and jam yesterday – but never jam to-day." So here's a Jam from yestidday. James Brown Funky Instrumentals YouTube Video cross posted...
View ArticleMonday OT: August 24 is National Knife Day
On August 24, 1954, the US Communist Control Act went into effect. This outlawed the Communist Party in the US. In reality, it did much more, effectively outlawing democracy in this country and...
View ArticleIt's Sack Like a Visigoth Day! (Again)
Hola! once more and once again into the breech. Yet again we celebrate the celebrated pillage or Rome by Alaric and the Visigoths. Right now I’m a tad pressed for time, so this is also re-run time:t...
View Article08/31 OT: Wednesday Whatchamacallit
So yeah, might as well lead withCovid-19 again Misinformation, disinformation, and non-information abounds. Scientific American recently published an article entitled Nine COVID-19 Myths That Just...
View ArticleToday's Jam: 08/29/2020 Un Poco de Tres
The white Queen infamously told Alice "The rule is, jam to-morrow and jam yesterday – but never jam to-day." So here's a Jam from yestidday. Chano Pozo & Arsenio Rodriguez Feat Machito -- Legendary...
View ArticleMonday OT: August 31 is Eat Outside Day
August 31 is day 244 of the Gregorian Calendar year, Pungenday, Bureaucracy 24, 3186 YOLD (Discordian) And let us not forget 13.0.7.14.10 mlc (the Mayan Long Count)Just remember to stay drunk“Be...
View Article09/02 OT: Wednesday Whatchamacallit
Covid-19 informationNew US virus cases fall as masks gain favor but testing lags https://apnews.com/219af7fe1e6a7393e4ef254cc0b6dfe9 The upshot of the article is that increased mask wearing and other...
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