The Wonder Stuff “Unbearable” is the 13th track on, “The Eight Legged Groove Machine,” which is the debut album of The Wonder Stuff, released on 8/15/88. Listening to this I have to say I enjoy the rhythm and tightness of it. Good drums, guitar, lead vocal and harmonizing. Simple lyrics but the message is clear. …
Month: December 2021
dVerse — Poetics — One hundred and six
Kenopsia: the atmosphere of a place that is usually bustling with people but is now abandoned and quiet. One hundred and six. Campsites, that is;with a sugar hump of dunes betweenthem and a freshwater sea.March first begins claiming dibsas fingers square-dance to ticking timersfaster than ticket nabbing to see Pearl Jam.The first weekend in June…
Movies, Movies, Movies! #109 – December 14, 2021
Welcome to another installment of Movies, Movies, Movies! This installment has quite an eclectic mix, but what else is new. Hoping you find something you’ve seen, read/watch something that makes you want to see something that you haven’t, or reminds you of something wonderful. As you might guess, I watched movies all of November, so…
dVerse – Quadrille Monday #142 – Falling
Falling Tinsel flutters among sun baublesslicing wounds upon the dead, yetlost in his head he wanders, blind. Son’s bittersweet meanderingslikewise cling to bright marblesin half-sunk goo of clotted blood. Trapped in the present’s purgatorya son leaves; a man dies alone. I watched the 2020 film, “Falling,” which is written, directed, produced and starring Viggo…
Hedges: The Execution of Julian Assange — Rise Up Times
Chris Hedges on Julian Assange and the larger ramifications of his continued persecution. “If [Assange is] found guilty it will effectively criminalize the investigative work of all journalists and publishers, anywhere in the world and of any nationality, who possess classified documents to shine a light on the inner workings of power. This mortal assault…
Glenn Greenwald: What Are the Major Media Sources of Fake News and Disinformation? — Rise Up Times
Be very careful which news sources to trust! What I have started to do to try to discern truth from falsehood is to read multiple sources and take a good look at those sources to see what they might gain from spinning the story the way they do. Then I triangulate them much as a…
Doodads — campground walk 121221
I’m trying to keep going with fitness even as the weather gets chillier (even if no snowier!) There has been a mighty wind blowing here for days. At Lake MI the wind becomes king. I decided to walk where I could enjoy the lake environment but not get frozen by the winds. What better place…
Tao Talk 