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Sticky and Background	[Dec. 31st, 2019\|12:21 pm]
Most posts are open to the public, some limited to "friends"-list, and others to custom lists. If you want on the friends list and custom list just ask. F-list is practically a given. If I don't know you, figure you probably won't get on my custom lists, so it never hurts to make a second request after a little time passes. The custom lists that may be of general interest are: Porn Writers Play Date Posts Kink Playdate Posts All "Play Date Posts" and "Kink Playdate Posts" are made with the participant's permission(s). Tags, so far (until I shift to a tag list blog format). amusement, ancient history, archaeology lectures, atheism, bdsm, business, censorship, classical history, computers, cooking, culture, doggeral, drinking, economics, family, feedback questions on blog, food, health, help notes, history, home, individualism, introductions, marx, memes, memories, music, ne ohio, opiates, organizing, other blogs, philosophy, polemics, politics, poly vignettes, polyamory, pre-modern history, primary love life, professional society, quizzes, rays of sunshine, relationship, reposts, russian revolution, sci-tech, sexwork, silliness, slut, tests, travel, vacation, words, writer's block
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"Due Processing"

[Mar. 11th, 2012|06:34 pm]

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So, the comments of Ted Nugent in regard to his machine gun and Barack Obama "Suck on this." and Hillary Clinton "Ride this.", shouldn't be considered even a metaphorical threat. Instead, according to Attorney General Eric Holder, these might be considered "due process".

So next time you have that urge to kill? Just call it an "Urge to Due Process."

:-P

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Musical weirdness

[Mar. 2nd, 2012|12:58 pm]

[	Tags	\|	amusement, culture, music, silliness	]
[	Current Mood	\|	silly	]

So, yesterday I was discussing music on chat and commented on the Lakeland Community Jazz Fest. Well versed in folk, she was kind of lost on Big Band, and I was trying to explain the riff between the trumpet and sax section, using One o' Clock Jump as jump off point. So, I started checking out YouTube links, which was more trouble than I thought it would be. (Sad to say, but Count Basie's arrangement isn't the best and isn't great for easy education either - too muted and lacking the trumpet octave chromatic drop riff against the saxes.)

While looking, though, I tripped over a version with harp

and that tripped me over to harp blues and boogies. This is a pretty good harp blues, though conceptually derived from "Roll Over Beethoven"

and THEN it got weird, cause ya know. There's a home for us weirdos on the net ( Read more... )

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Why Rock Band ain't my thing

[Feb. 12th, 2012|08:11 pm]

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[	Current Mood	\|	chipper	]
[	Current Music	\|	When the Sait Go Marching In	]

So, my mother invited me to a jazz concert at her church, which was pretty good.

For a final number they did "When the Saints Go Marching In.". Towards the end, they encouraged the audience to sing along, which I was happy to do. As they began another chorus, the lead sing stuck a microphone in front of me and I was happy to rise to the occasion, improvising harmonics, beat and a little counter beat along with the band - apparently to good effect, since they pointed at me, encouraging a little applause.

The thing is, that improvisation is decidedly NOT the idea in Rock Band. Hitting the note dead on the predetermined count is the idea. Nice practice at hitting a note, but not for really "living" jazz or rock. I vastly prefer the latter.

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Ya know, sometimes ya just make life a lot harder than you have to.

[Feb. 10th, 2012|09:29 am]

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[	Current Mood	\|	contemplative	]
[	Current Music	\|	Money Money Money	]

So, our local SME chapter 220 had been participating in a fund raising golf outing for a long long time. We have used the money for modest scholarships $500-1000, which generally applies to books.

Things happened and that particular avenue got closed off. So we have been casting about for another fund raising idea. Maybe a raffle of a notebook computer and some software? Maybe the golf outing in a different structure? Maybe something else?

Well, one of our members gave us $100 towards the scholarship for 2012. So I sent a feeling email to 2 other members and one of those got back to me offering $200. And this is just from two feelers! So, I am going to bring this up as an option at the next board meeting as a general request. It's quite possible a lot of companies would be behind a targeted request if all the funds were dedicated to a specific end, rather than losing part of the proceeds to the expense of fund raising.

And this would be a whole lot simpler!

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The fiasco continues	[Jan. 24th, 2012\|01:28 pm]
Originally posted by electricdruid at The fiasco continues ACTA in a Nutshell – What is ACTA? ACTA is the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. A new intellectual property enforcement treaty being negotiated by the United States, the European Community, Switzerland, and Japan, with Australia, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Mexico, Jordan, Morocco, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, and Canada recently announcing that they will join in as well. Why should you care about ACTA? Initial reports indicate that the treaty will have a very broad scope and will involve new tools targeting “Internet distribution and information technology.” What is the goal of ACTA? Reportedly the goal is to create new legal standards of intellectual property enforcement, as well as increased international cooperation, an example of which would be an increase in information sharing between signatory countries’ law enforcement agencies. Essential ACTA Resources - Read more about ACTA here: ACTA Fact Sheet Read the authentic version of the ACTA text as of 15 April 2011, as finalized by participating countries here: ACTA Finalized Text Follow the history of the treaty’s formation here: ACTA history Read letters from U.S. Senator Ron Wyden wherein he challenges the constitutionality of ACTA: Letter 1 \| Letter 2 \| Read the Administration’s Response to Wyden’s First Letter here: Response Watch a short informative video on ACTA: ACTA Video Watch a lulzy video on ACTA: Lulzy Video Say NO to ACTA. It is essential to spread awareness and get the word out on ACTA. Via Tumblr
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God WAS on the Broncos side; ...

[Jan. 19th, 2012|11:14 am]

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...unfortunately, the refs were all Eastern Liberal Satanists!

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Reconsidering "Occupy Wall Street"

[Nov. 2nd, 2011|03:20 pm]

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Earlier, I had regarded "Occupy Wall Street" as sort of an Astroturf operation and expected the Dems to maneuver it into support of the party program. I've tended to be a bit of a Tea Party supporter, but Occupy Wall Street seems more legitimate. For one thing its policies, such as they are, don't seem isomorphic with any particular movement.

Almost all of many Tea Party platforms - from Abortion to Taxes - seem to conform to Moral Majority platforms. The only element I can actually support is the call for tax cuts. At the very least a cultural counter-force is called for by anyone with Libertarian biases.

And, as John Stewart noted, Occupy Wall Street opposes entrenched interests pretty much across the board. They are closer to the original Tea Party in this regard than the "Tea Party" at this stage.

Meanwhile, I am appalled at the police actions in New York and Oakland. Apparently the GOP lead administration of NYC and the Democratic lead administration of Oakland both concur on suppressing what have been remarkably peaceful dissenters.

So, I am late to support Occupy Wall Street. It is worthy of support and I hope that it's agitation will lead to a substantial dis-entrenchment of the present political power structure.

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Wall Street Demonstration

[Oct. 6th, 2011|04:23 pm]

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[	Current Mood	\|	cynical	]

You know. I would give this anti-Wall Street furor a whole lot more credence if it wasn't being supported by the same people who voted for TARP and the GM & Chrysler bailout.

The left LOVES to denounce Fascism, and note that it is all about corporations running the government, but somehow it seeks to save a lot of corporations - and then claim to be all responsible and shit.

My guess is that this is pretty much a staged event. No more cynical than right wind staged events, but no better either. The sad fact is that political manipulation totally masks any genuine popular expression.

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