August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995: “If we had any nerve at all, if we had any real balls as a society, or whatever you need, whatever quality you need, real character, we would make an effort to really address the wrongs in this society, righteously. “ Gone but not forgotten.
Music
Song of the week
From Can’t Explain…. Dolly Parton, “Down From Dover” (1970) I’m pretty sure I can trust that the Balloon Juice crowd knows the talents and values of Dolly Parton, so I’m going to skip the “better than you know” qualifications I ordinarily feel constrained to make at this point. Her target market audience may, I have …
Open Thread – The little things that keep me sane
I apologize that I’ve been quiet recently. There hasn’t been much posting because every time I sit at my computer and start to write, I have an overwhelming urge to repeatedly slam my face into my keyboard, and frankly ten pages of: Fkghckugchgo$E&^UCYJhupoji’pads’hoia0J IPW’EAP/KFNGOAS;DF;KMAA’0HUERW8U098[QGER/LNA utfidtbjgiudysvxzFjj does not make compelling reading (even if it is more …
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Open thread
Talk about whatever. I don’t post enough Earth, Wind, and Fire Youtubes here so here’s something to watch.
Sing A Song
This is all kinds of great- some construction worker in NY is singing Karaoke at the work site during his breaks: It’s little stuff like this that helps you get through the day.
Evening Open Thread: Ramadan
__ Ramadan Mubarak! to all Muslim members of the Balloon Juice community. May you always have kindred spirits to share your Iftar!
Early Morning Open Thread: Lammas Greetings
Per Wikipedia, “August 1 is Lammas Day (loaf-mass day), the festival of the wheat harvest, and is the first harvest festival of the year. On this day it was customary to bring to church a loaf made from the new crop.” __ Neotraditionalists prefer some variation on Lughnasadh, either because Lammas is ‘too Xtian-centric’ or …
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