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Weird Musical Pix for May 8, 2012

Posted on May 8, 2012 by admin

1. How some people celebrated Cinco de Mayo. 2. How others celebrated it. 3. Yep, that’s what Z.Z. Top looked like before anyone ever heard of them. 4. A useful product I wholeheartedly endorse. 5. No, this isn’t “The Scream” … Continue reading →

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Today’s Quotes: How Far Right Can You Lean Before You Fall Off?

Posted on May 8, 2012 by admin

“How am I going to fix the economy? I’ll tell you how I’m going to fix the economy. I’m going to look at what Obama has done and do the opposite. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.” — Mitt Romney, … Continue reading →

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Today’s Music: Taj Mahal and the Pointer Sisters, “Sweet Home Chicago” (1972)

Posted on May 8, 2012 by admin

Shakin’ it up this morning with a different version of this old blues chestnut. While you’re listening, read about Taj Mahal here. H/T to Mat Wilson.

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Video: Mitt Romney vs. Reality

Posted on May 7, 2012 by admin

The title says it all.

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Signs o’ the Weird Times for May 7, 2012

Posted on May 7, 2012 by admin

1. This pretty much sums up our problem; as long as many of the products we use come from China, we will be sacrificing our jobs and standard of living here to make global corporations more profitable.  This is a … Continue reading →

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Wordy-Gurdy: Where Did the Term ‘Piss Poor’ and Other Common Clichés Originate?

Posted on May 7, 2012 by admin

According to this, they came from the Middle Ages and, more specifically, Ye Olde England. Some of the information below is confirmed, other data may be taken with a ‘pinch of salt.’ In those days, hide tanners used urine to … Continue reading →

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Today’s Music: Junior Wells and Buddy Guy, “Hoodoo Man Blues” Live…

Posted on May 7, 2012 by admin

…at the Montreux Jazz Festival. You don’t get much closer to the bone in blues than Junior and Buddy.

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Sunday Sermon Illustrated for May 6, 2012

Posted on May 6, 2012 by admin
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Today’s Quotes: Of Peaceful Ironies, Tyrants and Morons

Posted on May 6, 2012 by admin
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Ornstein and Mann are Right: Republicans ARE the Problem

Posted on May 6, 2012 by admin

Norman Ornstein is a resident scholar at the conservative American Enterprise Institute — for now anyway.  Good on him for telling the truth, something conservative Republicans like the late Sen. Barry Goldwater used to do before his party was hijacked … Continue reading →

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