pianogonzology

Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Downright . . .

. . . scary . . .

(from http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/23/james-clapper-trump-arizona-rally-fitness-president-241939?lo=ap_c1)
". . . ‘How much longer does the country have to, to borrow a phrase, endure this nightmare?’. . . (James) Clapper (former director of national intelligence) said he worries about Trump’s access to the nation’s nuclear arsenal and questioned the president’s fitness for office. . . “It’s hard to know where to start. It’s just so objectionable on so many levels. You know, I toiled in one capacity or another for every president since and including John F. Kennedy through President Obama and I don’t know when I’ve listened and watched something like this from a president that I found more disturbing,” Clapper told CNN’s Don Lemon in an interview just after midnight Wednesday morning. “Having some understanding of the levers of power that are available to a president if he chooses to exercise them, I found this downright scary and disturbing.” . . ."

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Monday, September 4, 2017

Documentation . . .

. . . of an afternoon well spent.

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Sunday, September 3, 2017

Lesson . . .

. . . number 274 . . .

. . . in being Presidential . . .

Do NOT being your address in the vicinity, and allegedly as support to victims, of a horrendous natural disaster by saying,

“What a crowd, what a turnout”

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Saturday, September 2, 2017

Tomorrow . . .

. . . working on an arrangement of OHO's 'Unique' for tomorrow's appearance at Millstone Cellars.

(from http://www.millstonecellars.com/history)
MillStone Cellars is about the handmade, the rustic, the refined, the traditional and the tasty. . . MillStone maintains a dedication to creating honest and innovative ciders, cysers and meads intended to complement the everyday repast. Our ciders, cysers and meads are carefully handcrafted in a centuries-old tradition by dedicated cidermakers using only the highest quality, locally available ingredients, ensuring the ultimate cider experience.. . . then. . . MillStone is about discovery and re-creating. It began in 2003 when Curt Sherrer acquired an old grist mill. In 2011, after careful restoration, the mill was brought back to life to function as a classroom for rediscovering traditional, rustic ciders and sharing that knowledge with the curious at heart. . . Just as every local community had its grist mill for transforming a farm’s grain into flour and meal, every small farm had its fruit orchard for making apple pies, sauces, jellies and especially, cider. And like the rebuilding of an old grist mill, rediscovering and restoring cider’s traditions cannot be accomplished overnight.

OHO
Sunday, September 3, 2017 @ 3:00PM
MILLSTONE CELLARS AT MONKTON MILL
2029 MONKTON ROAD
MONKTON, MD 21111
443.895.9991

Unique
OHO Rehearsal Recording Sept 2017 (OHO is Jay Graboski, David M. Reeve & Ray Jozwiak

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Friday, September 1, 2017

The Difference . . .

. . . between the two . .

(from https://mikethemadbiologist.com/2015/07/14/remembering-history-versus-honoring-it/)
As Neo-Confederates continue to defend the American Swastika, they keep talking about ‘remembering history.’ But there’s a difference between remembering what happened versus celebrating it. . . Listening to them, one would think a statue of Robert E. Lee or a high-flying Confederate flag is similar to Yad Va’Shem or the Toul Sleng Museum. They’re not. The former celebrate a spirited defense of what was a massive labor camp governed by an deliberately calibrated regime of torture and terror. . . It’s fine to remember history–all of it. But that’s very different from celebrating it.

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Thursday, August 31, 2017

Lesson . . .

. . . for the teacher . . .

(from https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/hurricane-harvey/joel-osteen-says-social-media-created-false-narrative-about-lakewood-n797341)
". . . Celebrity televangelist Joel Osteen said Wednesday that social media created a "false narrative" over the apparent decision to not open the doors of his megachurch to Hurricane Harvey victims. . . Osteen said that as floodwaters hit the Houston area, Lakewood Church was not initially asked by the city to open as a shelter. . . but the main thing is the city didn't ask us to become a shelter then," Osteen said. . ."

Well "Pastor", it appears that you have FAILED. . .

(from Proverbs 27:23)
"Know well the condition of your flocks, and give attention to your herds"

(Leviticus 25:35)
"If your brother becomes poor and cannot maintain himself with you, you shall support him as though he were a stranger and a sojourner, and he shall live with you."

(James 1:23-25)
"But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts,he will be blessed in his doing."

(James 2:18)
"But someone will say, 'You have faith and I have works.' Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works."

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Wednesday, August 30, 2017

I'll Be . . .

I'll be your Blood Brother
By your side through thick and thin
I'll be your Blood Brother
Just as long as I don't have to bloody
My hands

Bar rooms sure have a funny way
Of bringing loyalty out in a man
Buy a drink and tell a joke
And buddy you've got you a friend
But keep a good eye upon that friend
Because he really doesn't give two hoots
And don't say anything about his Mom
His girlfriend or his army boots

I'll be your Blood Brother
By your side through thick and thin
I'll be your Blood Brother
Just as long as I don't have to bloody
My hands

Walked into an auto-mo-showroom
I need some wheels but got no money to spend
When a guy with an ugly tie
Walks out and acts like he's my long-lost friend
I said hey Buddy I've a purpose here
And if you please I will accomplish my goal
So don't you slap me on the back again
Cause if you do I might just lose my control

I'll be your Blood Brother
By your side through thick and thin
I'll be your Blood Brother
Just as long as I don't have to bloody
My hands

So please be careful when you meet someone
Who'll make a promise at the drop of a hat
And don't provide them with encouragement
You will regret the day you offered him that
Cause everybody needs some empathy
But just how willing
And how far will they go
To really help you when the chips are down
Can they be trusted half as far as you throw them

I'll be your Blood Brother
By your side through thick and thin
I'll be your Blood Brother
Just as long as I don't have to bloody
My hands

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