Yesterday we had the King of Cool, Frank Sinatra. Today, we have someone who has more musical talent in his left nostril than Frankie had in his entire body.
Some of his newer material:
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
Vacation Blogs V2
Yesterday we had Ernestine Anderson. Today we have some Frank Sinatra. The man defined "cool" for decades. I know some people have their quibbles with him, but he was a major force in music for decades.
Hell, my favorite Italian joint in town is always playing Frankie.
Hell, my favorite Italian joint in town is always playing Frankie.
Monday, July 05, 2010
Ernestine Anderson
I had the pleasure of watching this woman perform live at the Experience Music Project in Seattle.
Wow. Just wow. Here's a talent that never really made it out like Ella Fitzgerald, but she's got the talent.
Wow. Just wow. Here's a talent that never really made it out like Ella Fitzgerald, but she's got the talent.
Testing
We're going to see if this works on BlogSnot or not - I'm going to be away from my computer for a week. Period. It's vacation time, dammit, and I'm going to focus on my wife and my family and not even touch the computer. However, I'm going to attempt to follow the first rule of blogging, which is post something every day. So I'm going to see if I can schedule a post and have it show up. If it works, you get more free ice cream!
Side note - it's raining like the dickens here, and my dog smells of wet fur. But he's a good mutt.
Side note - it's raining like the dickens here, and my dog smells of wet fur. But he's a good mutt.
Sunday, July 04, 2010
Saturday, July 03, 2010
Tight
I did say that I quit smoking in last night's post, yes? Well, I haven't touched a cigarette since. Cigars, however.....
I once had an Army Chaplain explain it like this - God creates, Satan corrupts. So God created tobacco, for men to age and roll and turn into cigars. And God saw the cigar, and had himself a stogie, and it was good. But Satan, seeing the cigar goodness, corrupted man, and had man make a cigarette. Thus did God's gift to man turn into the Devil's Weed.
A good cigar, one that's been aged, is a thing of beauty. You want to know how you can tell you're smoking a good cigar? After you've been smoking it a while, you can do this:
That, my friends, is the tobacco leaves rolled so tight that even after you smoke them the ash will support the rest of the stogie. And despite being rolled tight, it still had a perfect draw, not difficult at all.
Hey, I'm on vacation, these are the posts you get!
I once had an Army Chaplain explain it like this - God creates, Satan corrupts. So God created tobacco, for men to age and roll and turn into cigars. And God saw the cigar, and had himself a stogie, and it was good. But Satan, seeing the cigar goodness, corrupted man, and had man make a cigarette. Thus did God's gift to man turn into the Devil's Weed.
A good cigar, one that's been aged, is a thing of beauty. You want to know how you can tell you're smoking a good cigar? After you've been smoking it a while, you can do this:
That, my friends, is the tobacco leaves rolled so tight that even after you smoke them the ash will support the rest of the stogie. And despite being rolled tight, it still had a perfect draw, not difficult at all.
Hey, I'm on vacation, these are the posts you get!
Friday, July 02, 2010
Results
So, I quit smoking some time ago. Up until then, I had been a hard-core smoker for years, with all the resulting health problems that come with it. I was pretty much at hypertension levels when I left my last post, which was a result of both smoking and the insane levels of stress I was dealing with. After I quit smoking, I starting running a bit more, trying to "be healthy", although it was more stress relief than anything else.
Anyways, when I was in the doctor's office a little while ago, the nurse checks my blood pressure, looks up at me and says "You're a runner, aren't you?" I say yes, and she says "With blood pressure this good, you've got to be some kind of athlete."
Sometimes, it's just the little affirmations that keep you going. They're cutting hay around here, and my allergies are in full-on "Knock Dave Flat" mode. My run today wasn't all that great, but that nurse's comment kept playing in my mind. I just hope I can do this thirty years from now.
Anyways, when I was in the doctor's office a little while ago, the nurse checks my blood pressure, looks up at me and says "You're a runner, aren't you?" I say yes, and she says "With blood pressure this good, you've got to be some kind of athlete."
Sometimes, it's just the little affirmations that keep you going. They're cutting hay around here, and my allergies are in full-on "Knock Dave Flat" mode. My run today wasn't all that great, but that nurse's comment kept playing in my mind. I just hope I can do this thirty years from now.
Vacation
I'm on leave for the first time in a year. I woke up yesterday and didn't know what to do. I'd been going so hard for so long that once I don't know what to do with myself now that I don't have to go anywhere.
I think I know what a lot of retired people feel like.
I think I know what a lot of retired people feel like.
Thursday, July 01, 2010
And while I'm at it
Is there a better example of just what a lying piece of shit Obama is than his nominee for the SCOTUS, Elena Kagan?
Good Lord. It's liberalism personified. "The document is certainly in my handwriting"? WHAT THE FUCK????
Hey, here's an idea! When someone asks you if you wrote a fucking memo, you either say YES or you say NO. You do not sit there and babble that the memo is "certainly in your handwriting"! This is a perfect example of a liberal desperately trying to avoid responsibility for her actions, even when the evidence of her actions is right there in black and white! She doesn't have the spine to answer a simple yes or no question, and we're supposed to think she's fit to judge the Constitution? Oh hell no.
As far as I'm concerned, Kagan needs to be blocked at all costs. Bork her ass right out of D.C. She's unfit to sit on ANY court, much less the highest court in the land.
Good Lord. It's liberalism personified. "The document is certainly in my handwriting"? WHAT THE FUCK????
Hey, here's an idea! When someone asks you if you wrote a fucking memo, you either say YES or you say NO. You do not sit there and babble that the memo is "certainly in your handwriting"! This is a perfect example of a liberal desperately trying to avoid responsibility for her actions, even when the evidence of her actions is right there in black and white! She doesn't have the spine to answer a simple yes or no question, and we're supposed to think she's fit to judge the Constitution? Oh hell no.
As far as I'm concerned, Kagan needs to be blocked at all costs. Bork her ass right out of D.C. She's unfit to sit on ANY court, much less the highest court in the land.
Cry for the Gulf Coast
Because that worthless anti-American asshat in the Oval Office isn't going to do a damn thing except let the Gulf Coast die.
Remember, folks - PRESIDENT ZERO'S RESPONSE IS NOT AN ACCIDENT. It is in Obama's best interests to destroy America, because at heart he is not an American. He never will be. If you think that Obama is going to do what's best for this country, you are sorely mistaken. Obama will do what is best for his radical Marxist ideology, and helping America ain't on that list.
Remember, folks - PRESIDENT ZERO'S RESPONSE IS NOT AN ACCIDENT. It is in Obama's best interests to destroy America, because at heart he is not an American. He never will be. If you think that Obama is going to do what's best for this country, you are sorely mistaken. Obama will do what is best for his radical Marxist ideology, and helping America ain't on that list.
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