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Archive for August, 2009

With a nod to the “Woodstock Nation” and all things rock and roll, at the suggestion of my son, Steve, I post “I’m Comin’ Home,”a version recorded “ten year’s after” his iconic performance at the only rock festival that I never got over missing.
At times, Less often sounded like others to me, probably the closest [...]

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Surgery One- SUCCESSFUL

My right partial knee replacement appears to be a success as I recuperate with another scheduled this fall on my opposing knee followed by a Cardiac Oblation  that I hope to squeeze in by year’s end.
I should begin next year with significantly more energy and comfort than I possessed this year.
Thanks to those of you [...]

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New posts when I’m up to it.  Best to all.
-p

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WASHINGTON-  Since its genesis in the 1960’s, America’s food stamp program has helped millions.  Once a recipient, I can attest both to the benefits of Food Stamps as well as the stigma attached to using them, the rolled eyes, impatient stares and thinly veiled resentment of shoppers waiting behind me in the check-out line as [...]

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As much as I have my favorites, I get sick of listening to the same stuff and constantly seek good new stuff. I love to stumble upon artists I’ve not previously experienced and Sia sounds like music to me. Hope you enjoy the clip.

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What to do when the facts just don’t square with the story line and an interview not only fails to corroborate findings but completely contradicts them? Well, for Fox News, the answer is to ditch your guest. And what’s better to sever the cold hard tendon of a story run amok at the elbow than “BREAKING NEWS?”

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Turns out, cheerleading is an altar of sacrifice upon which primarily young women willingly compromise health, well-being and even life itself; all for the delight of shrieking spectators. While recent efforts to make it safer, cheerleading continues to top all sports (male and female) in related injuries, including those that result in death.

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It’s hard for me to recall a time when Ry Cooder wasn’t off in the background somewhere doing something few other musicians seemed all that interested in. For decades, Ry has been a musician’s musician, highly regarded as writer, session player, musicologist, collaborator, multi-instrumentalist, roots music enthusiast, producer and all-around performer.

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