Sunday, November 29, 2009
Sunday Music Blogging - Pt .2
Stumbled across this clip, rather by accident. Classic Basie.
Great solo by Thad Jones.
You can never have enough of the Count!
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Shadow Shot Sunday - Nov 29
Girl in coveralls
Plays in leaves, sun and shadows
On an autumn day.
Granddaughter Em.
From the JzB photo archive, taken in Oct, 2007.
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Saturday, November 28, 2009
Why I Have Hope
Lyndon Baines Johnson had a checkered record on the civil rights issue. But ultimately he imposed integration on a nation that was, at best, only semi-willing. Johnson was not above political expediance, but he knew this activity would drive southern white racists into the open arms of the Republican party.
As Clarence Page reported:
Southern Democrats played the race card to win and hold the South against the party of Abraham Lincoln. Conservative Republicans played the race card in the name of "state's rights" to win the South in 1964. On the night President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, he told his young aide Bill Moyers, "I think we just delivered the South to the Republican Party for a long time to come."
We can see now, almost 5 decades later, the harvest of what Johnson sowed. On the one hand, the Republicans held the white house for 28 of the 40 years from 1968 through 2008, a legacy of political divisiveness, fiscal elitism, and economic irresponsibility from which the country may never recover.
On the other hand, we now can find pictures like the one above. To hate, you must dehumanize. And you can't dehumanize after you are given the opportunity day after day, in the classroom, the playground, and musical performances to see and appreciate the fundamental human dignity of those who do not look like you.
Update:
Make what you will of this counterpoint by kevinearick posting at Naked Capitalism. I have no idea what the connections might be between the comments and the picture in the post.
Six Word Saturday - 11/28
Step-son Tom is home from Afghanistan!
His mother is actually quite happy.
His mother is actually quite happy.
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Friday, November 27, 2009
Shameless Self-promotion
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Giving Thanks
No rants today. Too much to be thankful for.
Life and love
Family (including 11 grandchildren)
Friends
Liberty
The pursuit of happiness
Good health
American industry, which provided me with 40 years of livelihood
My pension - paltry as it is
Social Security
America - even with all its problems
The Constitution
President Obama - even with all his faults
A roof over my head
Spell check
Music
Digital Photography
Blogging
Crossword Puzzles
Turkey
Pinot Noir
Pie
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Wednesday Poetry Blogging
A few days ago, one of my friends sent me the pictures from the 2010 Playboy calender. I didn't keep them.
Playboy photography strikes me as being too glitzy. The girls in the photos display too much technical augmentation for my taste. IMHO, it's glamor and/or sex appeal done all wrong: au naturale but aw, unnatural.
In short, it is off-puttingly artificial, and I was underwhelmed by the overabundance.
Playboy photography strikes me as being too glitzy. The girls in the photos display too much technical augmentation for my taste. IMHO, it's glamor and/or sex appeal done all wrong: au naturale but aw, unnatural.
In short, it is off-puttingly artificial, and I was underwhelmed by the overabundance.
Crossword Puzzle Blogging
L. A. Times Crossword Puzzle
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 Gareth Bain
Theme: RAMA LAMA DING DONG
Yikes! I never imagined seeing that here. Or anywhere else, for that matter.
17A 360 degree artwork: CYCLORAMA. Never heard of it
26A Former resident of Lhasa's Potala Palace: DALAI LAMA Easy answer. Hard to spell. Had to rely on perps.
41A Wildly exciting in slang: RING-A-DING. OK, I guess - but not very common.
52 A Long Time Chinese Leader: MAO ZE DONG. Another easy answer, but a real spelling challenge.
And 43D Named for a car model, group who sang the 1961 hit formed by the end of 17-, 26-, 41-, and 52-Across: EDSELS. I went from Freshman to Sophomore in High School in 1961. I remember the song, almost, and the car, but not the group. The YouTube link says 1957-58, not 1961, and that sounds right to me.
Hi, gang - it's Jazzbumpa, your displaced OHIOAN trombonist. Let's dedicate today's puzzle to Buckeye and Crockett. Hope I didn't miss anyone.
Rather a fun puzzle. I had no clue on the theme until I got to 43 D.
Quite a few long fills and nice 5-stacks. I counted 36 black squares. Let's work it out.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 Gareth Bain
Theme: RAMA LAMA DING DONG
Yikes! I never imagined seeing that here. Or anywhere else, for that matter.
17A 360 degree artwork: CYCLORAMA. Never heard of it
26A Former resident of Lhasa's Potala Palace: DALAI LAMA Easy answer. Hard to spell. Had to rely on perps.
41A Wildly exciting in slang: RING-A-DING. OK, I guess - but not very common.
52 A Long Time Chinese Leader: MAO ZE DONG. Another easy answer, but a real spelling challenge.
And 43D Named for a car model, group who sang the 1961 hit formed by the end of 17-, 26-, 41-, and 52-Across: EDSELS. I went from Freshman to Sophomore in High School in 1961. I remember the song, almost, and the car, but not the group. The YouTube link says 1957-58, not 1961, and that sounds right to me.
Hi, gang - it's Jazzbumpa, your displaced OHIOAN trombonist. Let's dedicate today's puzzle to Buckeye and Crockett. Hope I didn't miss anyone.
Rather a fun puzzle. I had no clue on the theme until I got to 43 D.
Quite a few long fills and nice 5-stacks. I counted 36 black squares. Let's work it out.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
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