News of this song popped up on Huffington Post and because of its link to the movie, I clicked through. I wasn't expecting for it to be much, but I honestly really like it.
9 August 2017
Wednesday, August 9, 2017
Monday, July 24, 2017
How To Land In First Class For A Fraction Of The Cost
An interesting little Huffington Post article today on how it sometimes pay for airline tickets with purchased airline frequent flier club points. As the author notes, it can be a lot of work, but if done correctly, it can yield substantial savings. The person featured writes the blog God Save the Points.
24 July 2017
24 July 2017
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Donnie Iris - Ah Leah
Ah Leah came on SeriusXM the other day -- 70s? Classic Vinyl? -- and I instantly became a fan. How did I not know of this? LOL
Now to find an album...
31 May 2017
Now to find an album...
31 May 2017
Thursday, May 25, 2017
Friday, April 21, 2017
Martin Sexton - Story of My Life
It seems this is a One Direction song. Very pretty here.
21 April 2017
5 May 2017 Addition: I think this may be the original version by Sexton.
And just to be complete, One Direction.
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21 April 2017
5 May 2017 Addition: I think this may be the original version by Sexton.
And just to be complete, One Direction.
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Monday, April 3, 2017
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
Congress, Not Trump, Is the Danger
President Trump is an autocrat. He doesn't care a wit about democracy. He doesn't care a wit about America. This is a given. It also isn't really the story. Congress is the story.
It can act as the ultimate check on not just Trump, but any president. The founders saw the co-equal branches of government as the ultimate blocks on over-reaching for power. They new despots would rise, but figured the system would act as a block. Mostly, it has worked.
The problem today is that this is not how our government is aligning. It isn't the executive versus Congress. It is the party of the president in Congress aligning with the executive. And when that party hold the reigns of power in both as the GOP does today, the check on power the framers invented doesn't exist.
Thus, it is Congress that is the real danger to our way of life. The GOP politicians fear their base and primaries more than the general electorate. None care a wit about the country.
It is up to us to make sure that they pay for that in 2018. I just hope that we still have a country to save. That isn't just melodrama. I wish that it was.
If you read only one thing today, make it this article by Ezra Klein on vox.com, How to Stop an Autocracy (The danger isn't that Trump will build an autocracy. It's that congressional Republicans will let him.)
And then roll up your sleeves and work even harder. Your country needs you.
7 February 2017
It can act as the ultimate check on not just Trump, but any president. The founders saw the co-equal branches of government as the ultimate blocks on over-reaching for power. They new despots would rise, but figured the system would act as a block. Mostly, it has worked.
The problem today is that this is not how our government is aligning. It isn't the executive versus Congress. It is the party of the president in Congress aligning with the executive. And when that party hold the reigns of power in both as the GOP does today, the check on power the framers invented doesn't exist.
Thus, it is Congress that is the real danger to our way of life. The GOP politicians fear their base and primaries more than the general electorate. None care a wit about the country.
It is up to us to make sure that they pay for that in 2018. I just hope that we still have a country to save. That isn't just melodrama. I wish that it was.
If you read only one thing today, make it this article by Ezra Klein on vox.com, How to Stop an Autocracy (The danger isn't that Trump will build an autocracy. It's that congressional Republicans will let him.)
And then roll up your sleeves and work even harder. Your country needs you.
7 February 2017
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