Trouble . . .

. . . coming

Saudi Arabia sentenced a man to ten years in prison for using Twitter to "encourage protests" against the rulers and another to eight years for "insulting" the King and "inciting protests" on Twitter and other social media. The Saudi Justice Ministry spokesman said the men's actions undermine the country's leadership, are hostile to the government and promote deviant ideologies. Both sentences were pronounced days after the country officially declared the Muslim Brotherhood to be a terrorist organization. Saudi Arabia further warned that any Saudi or foreigner residing there could be sentenced to heavy jail terms for joining extremist groups or participating in such groups' activities. The Interior Ministry statement also criminalized atheism on the part of Saudis or residents. The nation's ongoing intent is to severely limit freedoms of expression and religion while countering extremism and terrorism and frequently violate internationally-recognized human rights.
(thanks to http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/11/world/meast/saudi-arabia-twitter-jail/index.html?hpt=hp_t2)

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 The idea of keeping a journal appeals greatly to me, but I feel like 99% of what I enter is mundane, boring, trite and petty.  No Emerson or Thoreau am I.



(from wikipedia.com)
In appearance he was homely, with a nose that he called "my most prominent feature." Of his face, Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote: "[Thoreau] is as ugly as sin, long-nosed, queer-mouthed, and with uncouth and rustic, though courteous manners, corresponding very well with such an exterior. But his ugliness is of an honest and agreeable fashion, and becomes him much better than beauty." Thoreau also wore a neckbeard for many years, which he insisted many women found attractive. However, Louisa May Alcott mentioned to Ralph Waldo Emerson that Thoreau's facial hair "will most assuredly deflect amorous advances and preserve the man's virtue in perpetuity."

Thoreau contracted tuberculosis in 1835 and suffered from it sporadically afterwards. In 1859, following a late night excursion to count the rings of tree stumps during a rain storm, he became ill with bronchitis. His health declined over three years with brief periods of remission, until he eventually became bedridden. Recognizing the terminal nature of his disease, Thoreau spent his last years revising and editing his unpublished works, particularly The Maine Woods and Excursions, and petitioning publishers to print revised editions of A Week and Walden. He also wrote letters and journal entries until he became too weak to continue. His friends were alarmed at his diminished appearance and were fascinated by his tranquil acceptance of death. When his aunt Louisa asked him in his last weeks if he had made his peace with God, Thoreau responded: "I did not know we had ever quarreled.

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My latest solo release, Black & White Then Back,
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Local Gem . . .

Over the course of his career, Maryland native Doug Alan Wilcox has traveled a road from solo acoustic artist through numerous electric bands of various stripes and back again, performing along the way at some of the country's more notable venues as well as countless small cafes and concert spaces.

The sound is a singer/songwriter stew of acoustic folk, blues, soul, and jazz — sophisticated yet as comfortable as a well-worn shirt. The message is uplifting - speaking straight to the human condition. Intimate, thought-provoking and on occasion, wryly humorous, Wilcox delivers music that will stick in your head — as well as your heart…

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Pond- . . .

-ering the pleasure of maturing.  Not the normally-spoken-of, physical kind, but the long, developing, rich kind of maturing that I feel that I am experiencing.  One of the good things about it is that it never ends.  The process, once discovered, practiced and executed is continuous. And the key to it all (and maybe this is the true 'meaning of life') is a desire to learn.

Constantly learn new things.  Always question what you now take for fact.  Read, or if you don't like to read, get new information from any other source with which you are comfortable.

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Thirty-one . . .

. . . days

. . . 'til April 8th.

The release date of "2014".


". . .thanks for sending me a copy of your 2014 disc...great music!  I'll definitely give it some air play on the Tuesday Morning Set.  It was honestly the best CD in a pile of 20 jazz CD's waiting for me when I got back in town after being gone for a month.  .  . "

Mark LaMaire
90.7 WWOZ New Orleans


Stick To Your Guns
©2013 Raymond M. Jozwiak
from '2014'
available April 8, 2014 at http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/RayJozwiak



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More . . .

. . . lists . . .


(from http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2004/03/the_ten_most_su.html)

Top Ten Kleptocrats

1. Mohamed Suharto President of Indonesia from 1967-98: US$15 to 35 billion

2. Ferdinand Marcos President of the Philippines from 1972-86 US$5 to 10 billion

3. Mobutu Sese Seko President of Zaire from 1965-97 US$5 billion

4. Sani Abacha President of Nigeria from 1993-98 US$2 to 5 billion

5. Slobodan Milosevic President of Serbia/Yugoslavia from 1989-2000 US$1 billion

6. Jean-Claude Duvalier President of Haiti from 1971-86 US$300 to 800 million

7. Alberto Fujimori President of Peru from 1990-2000 US$600 million

8. Pavlo Lazarenko Prime Minister of Ukraine from 1996-97 US$114 to 200 million

9. Arnoldo Alemán President of Nicaragua from 1997-2002 US$100 million

10. Joseph Estrada President of the Philippines from 1998-2001 US$78 to 80 million

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Radio Radio . . .

Jay's interview on Seacrets radio in OC went really well.  The Ditty sounded great.  The staff reacted favorably.  And Oho was invited to play, live on the radio.  All's right with the world.


Jay Graboski on Seacrets Radio, Ocean City, MD





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My latest solo release, Black & White Then Back,
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