“We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.” ~~ Abraham Lincoln
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After The Goldrush Live – Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt
Again after this horrible, horrible week in our nation’s history I need some lightness. Three national treasures singing one of my favorite Neil Young songs. If I had a shrine in my abode, Dolly would be there, right next to Buddha.
The Story Behind The Song: Neil Young – After The Gold Rush
Dolly did clean it up a bit, replacing the line about getting high…
Earnest Lights Over Muskogee
I’ve been ranting so much over SCOTUS lately, I thought I put out something a little lighter… This is a story I wrote years ago that I recently reworked, partly to remove some of Carl’s NSFW commentary on life. Hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed writing it.
Connors Junior College in the early 1970s was an interesting place as there was a large number of returning Vietnam veterans enrolled at the institution. Carl was one of those.
I had started college at the University of Rhode Island. My main motivation at the time was to avoid the Vietnam draft. I did not have a clear picture as to my direction in life and thus was, at best, a very indifferent student. When my birthday came up with a very high number in the draft lottery, the probability being drafted approached zero. I dropped out of college. With no real skills I started working as a factory hand in an injection molding plant in Cranston, Rhode Island.
My father around this time had been transferred overseas Continue reading “Earnest Lights Over Muskogee”
Robert Reich – The Roots of Trumpism
In 2 Podcasts (with transcript) from Robert Reich, a national treasure:
Robert Reich – The roots of Trumpism – Part 1
Robert Reich – The roots of Trumpism – Part 2
SCOTUS to the Citizens of The United States
Supreme Court of the United States TO the Citizens of the once great nation of The United States of America… screw you!
And with their EPA ruling today, they have said screw you to every human on the planet.
May God have mercy on our souls with this joke of a partisan court.
Hey Lauren Boebert, What about MY church?
Just to get everyone on the same page the First Amendment to the US Constitution reads as follows:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Lauren Boebert, the POS Representative from Colorado’s 3rd District , recently made the following statement:
“The church is supposed to direct the government, the government is not supposed to direct the church.”
“I’m tired of this separation of church and state junk. This is not in the Constitution, it was in a stinking letter and it means nothing like what they say it does…”
For one of the many articles Continue reading “Hey Lauren Boebert, What about MY church?”
Factfulness by Hans Rosling
The subtitle of this book is: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think.
Read on for a link to the Factfulness quiz.
First a couple of confessions, this is not a book I would normally have read, and it is definitely not one I would have picked off a bookstore shelf. I have a few charities that I have on automatic pay, including the Fistula Foundation, a wonderful charity that does good work, and is well managed. I discovered this charity in an opinion piece by the former New York Times columnist, Nicholas Kristof. I do not remember the name, but an individual donated copies of this book to the Fistula Foundation along with the money to distribute them. Being a regular donor they sent me a copy. After reading the first few pages, I became very interested in the book.
My second confession may confound folks who know me as I am betting Continue reading “Factfulness by Hans Rosling”
Video Reveals Wreck of USS Samuel B Roberts Found! WW2 Destroyer Escort DE-413
A video of the “Sammy B” 4 miles down and a bit of the story of the discovery
Graphic video reenactment of the USS Samuel B Roberts last battle
Graphic video reenactment of the USS Samuel B Roberts last battle
USS Samuel B. Roberts shipwreck found
This is a huge deal for my family. As readers of my blog may know this is the ship, USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413), that my Uncle Paul died on during WW II. He was the gunnery captain on aft 5 inch gun that blew up after the ship lost power and they were firing and loading manually. For his bravery in this action he received the Silver Star and for 30 years there was a missile frigate, the USS Paul Henry Carr (FFG-52) floating around the seas on various naval missions. Quite an honor for my uncle and for our family.
Here are some links to the stories on the finding of the shipwreck:
Explorers find USS Samuel B. Roberts shipwreck
World’s deepest shipwreck, the Sammy B, is discovered by explorers
BBC article: USS Samuel B Roberts: World’s deepest shipwreck discovered
In 2018 my Uncle Paul was inducted into the Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame. At the time I wrote a blog article about that experience:
Paul H. Carr inducted into the Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame
I am sure there will be more coming out on this discovery as the story just broke a few days ago.
And so it goes.