Marv Albert's fave band.

Interesting book review by George Packer of Charles Murray and Chris Hedges' diametrically opposed new books
http://www.nytimes.com/2015...®ion=c-column-middle-span-region&WT.nav=c-column-middle-span-region&_r=0
"

Our elites have led us to a dead end, but our populists, barricaded in
their corners, lack the clarity of vision to find a way out. It’s hard
to imagine that we’ll get better elites anytime soon. In the absence of a
revolution, we have to hope for better ­populists."

My review: "Charles Murray is a poopyhead."

Also, too, let's take a page from Iceland's playbook
http://www.nytimes.com/2015...®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news

YESSSS!

And new cat & 'phew photos from today's b-day activities... more tomorrow.

http://jprestonian.blogspot...

It looks like everyone had a great day!

Mostly, yeah. :) Nephew showed his ass a few times, but I set him straight (or Mom did).

Sadly, I see the same divide in Greece as I do in Wisconsin. Never the twain shall meet.

its as if the villagers livelihood depend on there being some reasonable republicans. of course, thats the thing; they cant do their equivalency magic if there are no sane goopers.

sadly, the wont ever awaken because villagers fear being partisan or awake.

http://img.photobucket.com/...

The only two ways, I can think of the support for this kind of politics, as rational, is if they are hoping that one day they themselves become a billionaire. Or that they hope that they are hired by a billionaire.

If so shouldn't they be enrolling in a school for high paid butlers, and maybe go to a speech class so they can ape a Yorkshire, Oxbridge, or BBC accent?

All the reasonable Republicans are Democrats.

Happy Birfday Merika!

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Harry Potter was one of the country's founders?
And his glasses at school were nothing but a hipster affection?

http://weknowmemes.com/gene...

why do these phone spam fuckers call during the bar fight scene?

Thoughtless assholes!

You're watching Roadhouse, AGAIN??

no, Kiljoys

the new firefly?

there are major differences, but there are stylistic similarities

You can't be a progressive without loving progressive rock.

There is so much wrong with this statement.

Corgi chaos...

http://www.pleated-jeans.co...

If I were a younger lady, I'd have a pair of Corgis named Betty and Phil./

Just read this from Digby who shows a scary chart about abortion restrictions and quotes Debra Cooper on the importance of reproductive freedom - better explanation than mine on why reproductive rights my main issue

http://digbysblog.blogspot....

Also too, the lower crime rate can be attributed to legal abortions.

Wow, did not realize I am the ~1%!*

* The gifted Nexus 7 is running Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), which as of 6/14/2015 was estimated to have a <1% user base

This kind of 1%, except with scooters instead of motorcycles?

https://s-media-cache-ak0.p...

http://ecx.images-amazon.co...

I kinda forgot that having ANY Nexus means ya always get the latest version of the OS, ASAP. Also Google Play editions of anything get that.

Regarding A-man's video: I freely admit that this Yes album, Drama, is one of my Top 100 albums. :)

Drama is pretty good. I'm fond of Tales of Topographic Oceans and Relayer myself.

Both good, but I also love the unpopular Going for the One. Probably the only other Yes to hit my Top 100.

Not a bad album, actually.

IMF admits: we failed to realise the damage austerity would do to Greece

http://www.theguardian.com/...

Greek economy close to collapse as food and medicine run short

http://www.theguardian.com/...

So there is good news coming out of Greece! /banksters

Yes - Owner of a Lonely Heart
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

The sister's no Brother.

"Vibrato you coulda thrown a cat through..."
/James McMurtry

I love the version of the Mickey Mouse Club theme song he did on the classic "Stay Awake" album (the one with Sun Ra Arkestra doing "Pink Elephants on Parade" and Los Lobos doing "I Wanna Be Like You). Apart from that, meh.

I agree.

Did you enjoy the game? : (

The first six innings were pretty tedious. But yeah, I'm satisfied.

Bumgarner vs Strasburg tomorrow at 11 am (not going) then Zimmermann vs TBD Sunday night, when we'll be back.

D.A.W.G. has grown more fearful of thunder storms as she's gotten older.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-R...

Now there are fireworks going off, and she is not happy.
~

Aw. We have a scairdy-dawg here, too.