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Late Night ‘Keep the Happy Thoughts’ Open Thread

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Of course TaMara has seen this already, but…

Betty bait!



And the Washington Post wrote up a happy Bahstin-area story…

John Capron’s mother died when he was 7, and he spent eight years moving from one foster home to the next in the greater Boston area.

Capron had a difficult time connecting with his new foster families, he said. He finally walked away from his last foster home, spent some time living on the streets and ended up at a sanctuary for homeless teens, where he fell in love — with music.

When a counselor showed Capron how to play the song “Don’t Stop Believin’ ” by Journey on the center’s upright piano, “something just clicked,” he said…

Fast forward to last month, when Capron, now 23 and living in his own apartment, spotted an old piano sitting outside an estate sale clearance store in Norwood, Mass. He asked a salesperson if he could play his favorite Journey tune.

“When I see a piano, I can’t help wanting to play it,” he said.

He sat down, masked, and played a heartfelt rendition of Journey’s 1981 arena rock song he had learned as a teen…

Dozens of people on Facebook were impressed by Capron’s performance and wondered who the mystery player was, while others were so taken with his impromptu song, they offered to buy the piano for Capron and deliver it to him.

When store owner Mark Waters saw the video and comments, he decided he could do better than that. A 1964 upright Steinway worth $6,000 had recently ended up in his shop, and it was in more pristine condition than the piano Capron had played…

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  2. 2.

    prostratedragon

    Oh God! I’ll have to play it later, but just the thought of “The Imperial March” with that visual …

  5. 5.

    jl

    From what I read so far, Trumpster response to VP nod is that Harris is too ‘black’ and not ‘black’ enough, or not really ‘black’ at all. It shows Biden is a BLM radical dedicated to exterminating all the Whites, and also  the VP choice is too centrist and angering something called ‘the liberals’

    Harris is a radical Maoist and a corporate stooge ready to fleece all of us for the big money people.

    Sounds like they are off to a good start. I eagerly await the ‘Kamala is a cop’ attack.

    Edit: sorry I guess a cute puppy clip is what this thread is about. I’ll get on that right away.

  7. 7.

    jl

    @sanjeevs: Postal workers have a strong union, right? Are the criminal thugs now running USPS going to be able to send enough goons around to make sure the workers don’t put in the time to process the mail in ballots? But, I guess that is why they are removing the sorting machines.

    House needs to introduce a new bill of impeachment to get everyone’s attention, for Trump and his new USPS flunky.

  9. 9.

    Adam L Silverman

    @sanjeevs: emphasis mine

    18 U.S. Code § 1703.Delay or destruction of mail or newspapers

    (a) Whoever, being a Postal Service officer or employee, unlawfully secretes, destroys, detains, delays, or opens any letter, postal card, package, bag, or mail entrusted to him or which shall come into his possession, and which was intended to be conveyed by mail, or carried or delivered by any carrier or other employee of the Postal Service, or forwarded through or delivered from any post office or station thereof established by authority of the Postmaster General or the Postal Service, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

    (b) Whoever, being a Postal Service officer or employee, improperly detains, delays, or destroys any newspaper, or permits any other person to detain, delay, or destroy the same, or opens, or permits any other person to open, any mail or package of newspapers not directed to the office where he is employed; or Whoever, without authority, opens, or destroys any mail or package of newspapers not directed to him, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
  10. 10.

    prostratedragon

    @jl:  I’ve been wondering whether the Postmaster General, or whatever the title is nowadays, is directly impeachable, since the PO itself is now only quasi-public. There being no member of Congress who has framed the case against him that way makes me think maybe not, so it would just have to be appended to the Library of Congress-sized bill already against the indumbent.

  11. 11.

    TaMara (HFG)

    I had seen that video of the ducks and if I remember correctly, they were on their way to eat bugs. My yard is mostly bug free and dandelion free. If I could just get them to like spurge, I’d be all set.

    And damn dust in here with that piano story…

  12. 12.

    Mary G

    NEWS: ActBlue processed $10.8 million in four hours after Kamala pick.It had processed $2.3 million those same four hours on Monday, suggesting a $8.5 million Biden windfall.Campaign says it is biggest day for grassroots $$$.https://t.co/hNWUc4VA1O— Shane Goldmacher (@ShaneGoldmacher) August 12, 2020

  13. 13.

    West of the Cascades

    Happy in Portland: our men’s soccer team (Portland Timbers) just won the MLS is Back Tournament.

  14. 14.

    AJ

    @jl: no I’m with ya!

    This is the first thread I’ve had time to comment on since the announcement and I came here to say I FREAKING LOVE KAMALA!!!

  16. 16.

    dmsilev

    @Adam L Silverman: On a different subject, you’ve said repeatedly that the VP choice would come down to who James Clyburn recommended. The Post has a story up describing the selection/vetting process, and well,

    “My advice was sought,” said Rep. James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.), a powerful Biden ally who found out about the Harris pick Tuesday from Biden. “I talked to him [Biden] over the past several days more than I talked to him all year.”

    It’s implicit but I think you get to claim “prediction accurate” on that one.

  18. 18.

    Hkedi [Kang T. Q.]

    I for one, heartily welcome our future duck overlords, it’s not like they could do worse than the current administration…..

  25. 25.

    Lyrebird

    Not as joyful as the boxers, but I have a Jon Stewart clip in mind right now, as various morons are saying stupid things about Sen. Harris.  Anyone else remember his gospel rendition of Go F Yourselves?  Perfect.

  28. 28.

    aliasofwestgate

    I’m extremely happy with Sen. Harris as Biden’s pick. *grins* Also, i finally got my voter registration done here in WI when roomie and i went to vote in the partisan primary. After i’m sure that’s all processed, i plan on setting up absentee/mail-in vote. Because with my chronic pain issues, i don’t think i could stand in line too long. That way i can dropbox it sooner, rather than rely on the post office. Which unfortunately is getting really bad around here too. But still, i do like that this state has same-day registration when voting. I can do the voter ID dance all goddamn day long thanks to voting in MI before i moved here.

  29. 29.

    Adam L Silverman

    @rikyrah: Don’t forget the message it sends to late 50something Jewish lawyers on their second marriages: you too can by the 2nd husband!//

  34. 34.

    trollhattan

    Goose was strutting like, “These ducks? Mine. All of them. Now, submit to the duck side!”

  36. 36.

    Anne Laurie

    @MoCA Ace: Those runner ducks always crack me up… always look like they are about to tip over.

    Y’ever seen mallard ducks fly?   They flap so frantically, like they’re in danger of plummeting if they don’t.   And they land on water with all the grace of a walrus attempting to climb…

  37. 37.

    Kent

    @trollhattan:

    @West of the Cascades:

    Solid win. Ref was handing out yellow cards like saltines there for awhile. Fun match.

    My Chilean brother-in-law is starved for soccer.  It is all shut down now in South America.  He watched the match live and face-timed my wife to discuss as we watched.

    We alternate between Timbers and Thorns games.  We have friends with season tickets to both.

  38. 38.

    Frankensteinbeck

    @jl:

    I’ll say this, they have been DESPERATE to claim blacks think Biden is a racist and blacks don’t support him.  It’s nuts.  I’ve seen more obvious white-conservative-claiming-to-be-black accounts pushing that line than I can count.

    @dmsilev:

    I’ve been betting on ‘whatever Clyburn recommends’ since South Carolina.  Partly Biden owes him.  Partly Biden seems to have a genius for listening to good advice.

  40. 40.

    sanjeevs

    Putin extending his reach

     

    Fox News is rolling out a new service that will stream programming from its cable-news channels to audiences overseas.

    The network said Tuesday that Fox News International would offer viewers a live-stream of Fox News Channel, as well as Fox Business, and make its debut later this month in Mexico.

    The service will launch in Spain, Germany and the U.K. in September, and will be available in 20 countries by the end of the year. Fox News will charge subscribers $6.99 a month for the service.

  42. 42.

    Kent

    With both the Pac-12 and Big-10 canceling football (and all fall sports), or postponing until spring I’m really curious to see what the southern conferences are going to do.  The only ones left playing are the southern conferences (SEC, ACC, and Big-12).   I’m not sure what the point will be with no legit national championship or bowl games on the horizon.  I gotta think the southern conferences are eventually going to fold too, but wait too fucking long to do it in any sensible manner.  They’re gonna get their teams and families sick first.

  43. 43.

    Brachiator

    Shit is getting serious now. How will we get through the pandemic without Dr Pepper?

    From CNN.

    Add Dr Pepper to the list of pandemic-induced shortages.

    Like toilet paper before it, the popular soda is widely unavailable in some parts of the US. The shortages apply to every flavor, Dr Pepper said in a note on Twitter. The low inventory is the result of increased demand for the product, according to Keurig Dr Pepper, the company that owns Dr Pepper and other beverage brands.

  44. 44.

    West of the Cascades

    @Kent: We alternate between Timbers and Thorns games.  We have friends with season tickets to both.

    I do, too (season tix to both). I was sad/happy to see the NWSL Challenge Cup go to someone other than NC or Portland — so glad Eckerstrom stood on her head to take out the Courage, but also sort of glad (despite the heartache of seeing the Thorns go out) to see a new team win.

    Glad to see our boys in green/girls in red represent the Rose City so well in this summer’s semi-soccer extravaganzas.

  45. 45.

    Brachiator

    @jl:

    From what I read so far, Trumpster response to VP nod is that Harris is too ‘black’ and not ‘black’ enough, or not really ‘black’ at all.

    Hmm. Where have I seen this nonsense before?

    Are they going to ask to see her long form birth certificate? Claim that she was really born in Jamaica?

    What a bunch of dopes.

  48. 48.

    Brachiator

    Saw this stupid NY Times headline while scanning stories about the VP selection.

    The Kamala Harris Pick: Geographic Balance Takes a Back Seat to Gender, Race

    Because California is Delaware and DC adjacent.

    But the Democrats should have a little fun with this nugget.

    Trump donated $5,000 to Harris’ campaign in 2011 and $1,000 to her campaign in 2013. He made both donations when he was a private citizen.

  49. 49.

    MisterForkbeard

    @dmsilev: I’m going to admit that when Hannity et all are claiming that Biden didn’t make the choice at all (and that’s what they’re doing), this is the only thing I can think of that makes sense of that. Clyburn told Biden he would vastly prefer Harris, and Biden agreed to it.

    They’re trying to turn advice into “Joe can’t make decisions on his own and someone else strongarmed him into it”. Losers.

    @Brachiator: I suppose it’s not technically the worst take that the NYT could have had, but it’s definitely bad. Geographic balance of having a west coaster and an east coaster? That sounds balancing.

  50. 50.

    prostratedragon

    @MisterForkbeard:
    There is a term that some White people use in referring to other White people who sincerely try not to be racist pigs are less exacting in choosing to whom they would listen. I think that is at what that is getting.

  53. 53.

    Jay

    With talks over a covid relief package collapsed, it seems very likely U.S. Citizenship and Immigration services will move ahead with furloughing 70% of its staff later this month. That will mean a near-complete shutdown of the legal immigration system https://t.co/yAhvfsnfQ0— Michelle Hackman (@MHackman) August 11, 2020

  54. 54.

    Jay

    Tikhanovskaya's team says she was forced to leave Belarus in order for authorities to release her chief of staff Maria Moroz, who was detained on Satuday. In other words, this was more of a hostage negotiation. Both women are now in Lithuania. https://t.co/3CwqNbFdSN— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) August 11, 2020

  56. 56.

    Calouste

    @jl: Also, that Biden is a radical atheist Marxist who is going to impose Sharia law, and you’ll need to learn Chinese to understand it.

  63. 63.

    mrmoshpotato

    @Calouste:

    Also, that Biden is a radical atheist Marxist who is going to impose Sharia law, and you’ll need to learn Chinese to understand it.

    Good ol’ nutjobs. ?

  67. 67.

    Sab

    I supported Warren in the primary, but I think she is too old to be VP. I didn’t support Harris because I wanted Warren so much. I am thrilled by this pick. I like Harris a lot, and Warren will stay in the Senate where she is good at being a Senator.

  68. 68.

    Brachiator

    @Martin:

    Biden was supposed to pick someone out of a midwest coffee shop, not another coastal elitist.

    It’s funny how Obama was a coastal elitist, even though he was from Chicago.

  70. 70.

    Uncle Cosmo

    @Jay: “Sorry, that page doesn’t exist.” Considering the source of the c&p, no further comment required.

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