Friday, July 29, 2022

A Condition . . .

 

When your minor-ly, you find's, affected
Major-ly by a sound wave fair,
You still don't know quite what to do
But a groove is obviously there.

The fractured air you're experiencing
Is providing you the most
Of these symptoms now afflicting you.
I call this Chromatose.


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Thursday, July 28, 2022

Inequality . . .

(From Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America by Kurt Andersen)
". . . From the 1970s through the '90s, all developed countries faced basically the same big new economic conditions - slower economic growth, products manufactured much more cheaply by workers in poorer countries, especially China, and things produced more efficiently using much better, smarter machines. The age-old historical pattern of wages rising right along with productivity got out of sync in other countries well as the United States.  Inequality got worse all over the rich world - but at the end of the day only a bit worse everywhere except America. Because in most other rich countries, the people used politics to soften the blows, share the pain, adapt together. They governed themselves responsibly. . . "


Not Responsible

- Tom Jones



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Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Just In Case . . .

 

. . . you thought Barr's 'come to Jesus' moment after the insurrection warranted complete absolution . . .

(from https://flipboard.com/topic/merrickgarland/garland-issues-memo-shielding-political-candidates-from-doj-inquiries/a-Dw96JLZ_Souy5N340k-6aQ%3Aa%3A3322942870-1f2b0ad5c1%2Ftruthout.org)
". . . A Department of Justice (DOJ) memo approved by Attorney General Merrick Garland extends a policy, which originated under the Trump administration, on how the department can investigate political candidates, potentially giving the former president added protection from federal inquiries as he considers another run for office.The memo. . . demands that investigators receive written permission from the attorney general before opening inquiries into individuals running for president or vice president, or into senior members involved in their political campaigns. . . At the time, many viewed Barr’s memo, crafted in February 2020, as being in response to Trump’s continued anger toward inquiries involving him or his underlings, and how those investigations could paint a negative portrayal of him during that year’s presidential race. . ."


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- Sonny James



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Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Stretching . . .


. . . out on the changes of 'Kismet', a new song just posted on You Tube, just because that's what I like to do. The complete song is an unusual composition for me as the 'hook' occurred to me while sleeping.  And being the lazy person I am, I don't usually make an effort to record/document/'write-down" such 'inspirations', but in this case I did. The rest of the song revealed itself during the recording process, again, a method that I do not generally employ. As always though, I like to learn each new composition as it is  written and consequently attempt improvisation on the chord changes to each one like the bebop players of old (and jazz musicians still do.)

 
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Monday, July 25, 2022

Precisely . . .


. . . why this should NOT be!

(from https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-2024-criminal-probes-jan6-1384379/) 
". . . In recent months, Trump has made clear to associates that the legal protections of occupying the Oval Office are front-of-mind for him, four people with knowledge of the situation tell Rolling Stone. . . Trump has “spoken about how when you are the president of the United States, it is tough for politically motivated prosecutors to ‘get to you,” says one of the sources, who has discussed the issue with Trump this summer. “He says when [not if] he is president again, a new Republican administration will put a stop to the [Justice Department] investigation that he views as the Biden administration working to hit him with criminal charges — or even put him and his people in prison.” . . . "
 

Baggage

from the newly-released album GRAINS
 


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Sunday, July 24, 2022

Kismet . . .

 

What do you want?
What do you need from me?
What makes you happy?
What makes you tick?
All these questions
I ask.
You respond-

Ignore me,
Ignore me
And I won’t come back
No more you’ll see.
Implore me,
Implore me, 
I badly need
Incentive to
Stay here.

How long has this
Feeling been on your mind?
Has it consumed you?
I never knew
Just how needy
You were.
Then you said-

Sometimes it seems
There are things 
Right in front of your own face,
Not always easy to recognize.
Then comes the choice
Everyone must face up to.
What are you there for?
Just for you, for myself, or for both of us?

What do I need?
What do I want from you
To make me happy?
Is there a trick
That I’m failing to see?
I need to know.

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Saturday, July 23, 2022