Happy Musical Birthday; June 11
Welcome to another installment of my intermittent series Happy Musical Birthday. If this is your birthdate, best wishes. If you are just here for the music, welcome. Before we move on to...
View ArticleVerizon: you probably said yes already
Some folks have made mention of how the denials from some of the service carriers contain the word "directly". So, that raised the question, what does that imply? Well, the answer may lie in a diary...
View ArticleHappy Cultural Birthday; August 2
Welcome to my sporadic series on cultural birthdays. If today is your birthday, best wishes. Consider this diary my gift to you. If it is not your birthday, enjoy anyway.Quite a few anniversaries to...
View ArticleWWE star Darren Young announces he is gay
When I was growing up in the SF Bay Area, my favorite wrestler was Pat Patterson. Patterson ultimately made it to the big time, and became a superstar. Many years afterwards, Patterson came out of...
View ArticleTTFN
I have been a member of DK since 2006. In that time, I have only felt the need to take a break once. It was related to work pressures. Now, I think I have to step away again. More below the fold.
View ArticleCJ Campbell one year later, a poetical tribute
It's been a year since Kossack CJ Campbell passed away. He was a lovely man who was beset by unlovely health issues. Sometimes he would write about them, prosaically and poetically. Never once was...
View ArticleHappy Musical Birthday March 21 (esp. JSB)
For all of those born on this day, best felicitations. Regardless of whether this is your day or not, a good many wonderful musicians share the date. Among them, one of the truly great ones, Johann...
View ArticleHappy Musical Birthday; March 27
Happy birthday to all the Kossacks born on this date, and good listening to all Kossacks. On this date in 1854, England declared war on Russia over Crimea. I suspect we won't see that again...Proceed...
View ArticleMissing Person Alert: Shiloh Robinson: update
A friend of mine has an 18 year-old son with high functioning autism, mildly retarded. He's been missing for a couple of days. I will post a link that has a photo and his information. His mom and he...
View ArticleHappy Musical Birthday; June 13
Best wishes to all who were born on this date. I usually post some music in the Connect diary, but I will be away from DK on Friday, so I am pre-posting an alternative for those who are...
View ArticleHappy Musical Birthday to me; June 22
I have published diaries, from time to time, celebrating musical birthday men and women. Today is my birthday, so this is for me, and anyone else who celebrates their birthday on this date. The music...
View ArticleHappy Musical Birthday: August 1
Welcome the the great month of August! Coincidentally, on this date in 30BC, Octavian and his army entered Alexandria, Egypt. Octavian, who later became known as Augustus Caesar. Well, technically,...
View ArticleHappy Musical Birthday: August 26
If today is your birthday, Best Wishes! If not, but you like music, stick around anyway.225 years ago today, The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen was passed by France's National...
View ArticleAndrew Sullivan calls it quits
Andrew Sullivan has announced that, after fifteen years, he is quitting blogging. Sulivan, who self-identifies as a conservative, has been a force in the political blogging world for a long time. He...
View ArticleAutism-MMR: No link. Again.
Not that it should come as any surprise to anyone who is not a shivering denizen of King Denial, but a new study confirms what we already knew. Namely, that there is no link between the MMR link and...
View ArticleWelcome to the new US poet laureate
For the first time, a Chicano has been named as US poet laureate. His name is Juan Felipe Herrera. Herrera was named the California poet laureate in 2012, so while this is a great honor, it is not a...
View ArticleCourtesy and Compassion Redux
I have been disturbed by the current level of acrimony here, primarily driven by supporters and detractors of Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. I have stayed away from the mix, except for an...
View ArticleIn memorium for a mother and progressive
October 10, 2005 was a cloudy, rainy day. Why do I remember that? Because it was the day that my dear friend Marybeth lost her long battle against breast cancer. Marybeth was 42 years old, a wife...
View ArticleWhat does Iowa tell us?
I am spending too much time today reading articles about the caucuses, most of which come with their own special bias. I’ve been reading the Christian Science Monitor since I was a wee lad, since I...
View ArticleLooks Like John Aravosis is Back in the Game
Back in the Stone Ages, I used to hang out at About.com’s US Politics forum. The editor was a guy named John Aravosis. He had a definite point of view, but struck me as a fair-minded arbiter of the...
View ArticleRest in Peace, Patty Duke.
Gone too soon, from sepsis. Duke was, of course, a wonderful actor. She was also an advocate for the ERA, worked hard to defeat AIDS, and used her own personal experience to advocate for individuals...
View ArticleHillary speaking at PA AFL-CIO convention
Hillary is speaking at the PA AFL-CIO convention in Philadelphia today. Her speech was supposed to start at 11:15, but is now scheduled for 11:45. Here is a link to a livestream from msnbc. Bernie is...
View ArticleBernie talks to Philadelphia editorial boards
The conversation between the editorial boards of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News and Bernie Sanders has been released on the Philly.com website.Here is a link. Offered as a service to DK,...
View ArticleHillary speaks to Philadelphia editorial boards
A transcript has been released of the conversation that Hillary had with the editorial boards of the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Philadelphia Daily news. A link of the transcript is provided for...
View ArticleThis is how the future is won
Interesting article in Salon today. According to the article, some former Sanders staffers and volunteers are launching a PAC, named Brand New Congress. The purpose of the PAC will be to support...
View ArticleNew Hillary interview on MSNBC
Hillary is interviewed by Andrea Mitchell; link here. Offered without comment.
View ArticleNoam Chomsky endorses Hillary. Sort of.
Was watching an interview of Chomsky last night on Democracy Now, when he said the following:But now, going back to who should you push the button for, well, my own—in the primaries, I would prefer...
View ArticleSplit in Sanders camp over post-Tuesday actions?
Per the Wall Street Journal, there is a split on what to do after the primaries on Tuesday:A split is emerging inside the Bernie Sanders campaign over whether the senator should stand down after...
View ArticleWelcome to the Refugee Olympic Team
Yep. This is a real thing. According to an article in The Daily Beast, the Olympic committee is permitting 10 athletes who have been displaced from their country of origin to compete in the Olympic...
View ArticleThe Shattered Ceiling
I’ve been compulsively reading diaries and comments since early this morning. There have been a few ball-spikers, and a few Not-ready-yets, and plenty of Backoffs!. There have also been a good number...
View ArticleLet's stop beating around the bush about Trump.
In the wake of the devastating tragedy in Orlando, I have finally become willing to say what I’ve been thinking all along.We use hyperbolous language, sometimes, when talking about politics. The one...
View ArticleBREAKING: Philadelphia congressman Chaka Fattah guilty on all counts
Philadelphia congressman Chaka Fattah, once one of the most influential members of the Pennsylvania Democratic congressional delegation, has been convicted of federal corruption charges. Here is the...
View ArticleAlleged Russian hack obscuring bigger story.
Hacking is a fact of life these days. Could the DNC hack have come from Russian sources? Maybe. But the bigger story is the degree to which Trump and Russian financiers are in bed together. I defer...
View ArticleHappy musical birthday; September 24th
Welcome to the latest installment of my very occasional series of musical birthday tributes. If you were born on this date, welcome to the beginning of your next year. Even if not, please enjoy this...
View ArticleHappy Musical Birthday; October 10th
Here we are on October 10th. If it is your birthday, welcome to your new year. May you thrive and prosper. Even if not, please feel free to enjoy these musical offering from these talented...
View ArticleHappy Musical Birthday; October 15
If you were born on this date, best wishes! Even if not, enjoy this pastiche from musical brothers and sisters born today.xYouTube VideoxYouTube VideoxYouTube VideoxYouTube VideoxYouTube VideoxYouTube...
View ArticleHappy Anniversary to me; October 23
From time to time, I have posted musical birthday diaries. This diary is no different in content, but I am celebrating a personal anniversary. You see, it was 29 years ago today that I poured the...
View ArticlePossible wild card for election day in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia turnout is critical, if Hillary is going to carry Pennsylvania. So, any factor that might (stress might) depress turnout is a bad thing. Well folks, a wild card has entered the picture....
View ArticleHappy Musical Birthday; November 1
Here we are, one week away from taking our country forward. Tension is high, tempers are short. Let’s slow down by enjoying a musical interlude from some men and women born on this date. If it is...
View ArticleHappy Musical Birthday; November 13
Let’s face it; this has been a horrible week. I find that when things are tough, music helps me. So here are a few snippets of music from folks born on this date. Hope it helps someone here.xYouTube...
View ArticleHappy musical birthday; November 18
As we careen along in the sinister clowncar which is Trump’s America, let us pause for some musical salve, from artists born on this date. Happy birthdays to:xYouTube VideoxYouTube VideoxYouTube...
View ArticleHappy Musical Birthday; November 24 (Thanksgiving edition)
I’m having a great Thanksgiving so far. A small meeting with close friends, followed by a huge reunion, followed by the first course (salad), with lasagna to follow, and then the turkey and fixin’s,...
View ArticleHappy Musical Birthday; December 5th
If it is your birthday today, best wishes. Either way, enjoy these selections in my intermittent diary series on musical birthdays, from men and women born on this date.xYouTube VideoxYouTube...
View ArticleHappy Musical Birthday; December 7t
Had a long day; health issues. Manageable. It compels me to post some musical therapy. Enjoy these musicians born on this date.xYouTube VideoxYouTube VideoxYouTube VideoxYouTube VideoxYouTube...
View ArticleHappy Musical Birthday; December 12thW
Was planning a pass for today. But then, I saw the birthday list. If today is your birthdate, best wishes. Either way, enjoy.Happy birthdays to:xYouTube VideoxYouTube VideoxYouTube VideoxYouTube...
View ArticleHappy Musical Birthday; December 22
As we pass from Solstice to Noel, best wishes to all those born on December 22nd. For all of you, and for those who just enjoy music, best wishes. First, my favorite Christmas song from...
View ArticleHappy musical birthday; December 30
As we come to the end of the year, two more days of musical birthdays. Enjoy the following selections, regardless of whether your birth date falls on this date.Happy birthdays to:Dmitri...
View ArticleHappy Musical Birthday; January 14
Happy birthday to all those born on this date, and happy day to the rest of us. Enjoy the sounds of a selection of musicians born on January 14.xYouTube VideoxYouTube VideoxYouTube VideoxYouTube...
View ArticleHappy Musical Birthday; February 12
Here is another installment in my occasional series of music tied to the date. For all of you have were born on this date, this is for you. If you just enjoy music, this is for you as well....
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