Diamond_Dog
Diamond_Dog's JournalTonight's Vinyl Selection
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Cosmo's Factory
Plain old good time rock n roll!
Posting images
I'm still fairly new here and I would like to ask how do I post images?
Either copied from another site, or from my tablet photos?
thank you!
You know what sucks?
Trying to stick to a weight loss diet, when my spouse, who is naturally thin, and has been that way his entire life, eats anything and everything. And never gains an ounce.
A Question about Older Voters
It's been my observation, albeit anecdotal, that most older people in my area (say, over 50) are all Trump supporters.
It's also been proven through studies that Trump supporters are mostly composed of the older generations.
Now, I'm wondering.... WHY would any older person vote Republican? Republicans want to screw with your Medicare and Social Security ..... do away with unions that provide good retirement pensions .... in general they want to make life for the over 50 crowd more miserable, making health insurance unaffordable, letting banks have their way with your meager savings, and many other things that are really detrimental to us older folks. (I'm 61)
I thought we were the generation of "Power to the People!" and "Make Love, Not War!"
What happened?
Beetle Bailey's creator passes away at age 94
Mort Walker knew he wanted to be a cartoonist at the age of 3. He was instrumental in opening a museum of cartoon art that is now located at Ohio State University.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/mort-walker-whose-%e2%80%98beetle-bailey%e2%80%99-was-a-comic-page-staple-for-decades-dies-at-94/ar-BBIjqpt?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=mailsignout
Tonight's Vinyl Selection
Who's Next
The Who
I remember, as a teenager, my parents freaking out about the album cover, my mom said it was "vulgar trash" and I shouldn't waste my money on it.
We Won't Get Fooled Again
Baba O' Riley
The Song Is Over
and the fabulous
"Behind Blue Eyes" - that one alone was worth the purchase price !
The (sometimes) dreaded earworm
I seem to be one of those people who ALWAYS has an earworm (that is, a song that repeats inside my head that I can't get rid of)
It's okay when it's a song I like .... (Right now my ear worm in "Comfortably Numb"
But sometimes "I can't stands it" when it's an obnoxious song like Celine Dion's Titanic Theme! (and I apologize if there are any Celine Dion fans out there).
Do any other of you DUers have this problem? What's your worst ear worm song?
Trump's Solution to End School Shootings
Give the police a boatload of military equipment!
From MSNBC.
By Steve Benen
In Benton, Ky., this week, two teenagers were shot and killed at a high school, in an incident that left another 18 people injured. As the New York Times noted, it was “one of at least 11 shootings on school property recorded since Jan. 1.”
At a White House press briefing the day after the deaths, a reporter asked Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders about the president’s efforts to prevent these school shootings. She talked about the administration’s efforts to “crack down on crime,” but had little to say about school shootings specifically.
That same afternoon, however, Trump delivered remarks at the White House to a group of mayors, and raised a curious point about public safety.
“We’re supporting our local police beyond what we’ve ever done. Great. And fire departments. We’re also getting you a lot of our excess military equipment; you know all about that. Previous administrations – but in particular, ‘-on’ – the previous administration, ‘-on’ – they didn’t like to do that, and someday they’ll explain why. But we had a lot of excess military equipment; we’re sending it to your police as they need it. And it’s made a tremendous difference.
“We believe every child deserves to live in a safe home, attend a great school, and look forward to an amazing and very, very safe future. So you’re getting a lot of equipment.”
The transcript may appear a little disjointed, but if you watch the video of his remarks, it was clear Trump was trying to condemn the Obama administration for scaling back local police department’s use of military weapons.
For months, Trump has appeared completely baffled as to why Obama was reluctant to have weapons of war on American streets to be used against civilians. It’s really not that complicated, but the Republican remains dumbfounded.
This week, however, was the first time I’ve heard Trump connect police use of military weapons with school safety.
Look at the quote again: “We believe every child deserves to live in a safe home, attend a great school, and look forward to an amazing and very, very safe future. So you’re getting a lot of equipment.”
In context, in his comments to mayors, “equipment” appears to refer to military equipment to be used by local law enforcement in communities across the country. Looking at the full transcript, there were no other references to schools or other kinds of equipment.
The Washington Monthly’s Nancy LeTourneau noted in response, “[T]o suggest that turning schools into war zones with grenade launchers and armored personnel carriers will keep our children safe leaves me at a loss for words. It is utterly insane.”
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