Can Spring Be Far Behind?

Woke-up with this theme song playing in my head this morning.



I think I've had enough of Winter.

The Next Pope?

Now that Pope Benedict XVI is stepping down who should be the next pope? Why Father Sarducci of course!

RIP Donald Byrd (1932-2013)

Mr Byrd was one of the pioneers of a musical style now know as Jazz Fusion or Jazz Rock. His NY Times obituary is here.

What's In A Name?

So, my sister went to a poetry reading this weekend and ended up talking with an Irish poet. This native of the ould sod asked my sister what her name was and she, of course, replied, "Tara Shannon."

His reaction to this bit of information was something like, "Jezz, why didn't your mother just call you Ireland? The only thing worse would be if she had named you Colleen."

My sister, suppressing her laughter, said, "That's my sister's name."

Then they both roared with laughter. So did I when my sister told me this story.

I Guess (S)He'd Rather Be In Colorado

After two months I'm still thrilled to look westward and see the mountains. I hope that thrill never wears off.

I guess he'd rather be in Colorado
He'd rather spend his time out where the sky looks like a pearl after a rain
Once again I see him walkin
Once again I hear him talking
To the stars he makes and asking them for bus fare

I guess he'd rather be in Colorado
He'd rather play his banjo in the morning when the moon is scarcely gone
In the dawn the subways comin
In the dawn I hear him hummin'
Some old song he wrote of love in Boulder Canyon

I guess he'd rather be in Colorado

I guess he'd rather be in Colorado
I guess he'd rather work out where the only thing you earn is what you spend
In the end up in his office
In the end a quiet cough is
All he has to show
He lives in New York City

Teflon Coated Light Bulbs Kill Chickens

I found this article in Backyard Poultry magazine. If these bulbs kill chickens how can they be safe for other living things?

There He Goes Again

American Crossroads, Karl Rove's Super PAC, had released this piece of sleaze attacking Ashley Judd, who may be running for Senate in her home state of Kentucky (she grew-up and went to college there) by using bits of out of context sound quotes to portray her as a carpetbagging, radical, Obama loving, liberal- liberal being an extremely derogatory term in KarlRoveland. Cue the music from the shower scene in Hitchcock's Psycho.





So the far right is now attacking anyone who even thinks about running for public office? Before they are even official candidates? If you go to the about page of the American Crossroads website you will find these words, The people who started and support American Crossroads are united behind three simple convictions, the second being, America deserves better than this. Our kids deserve a better future than this.

I concur, America and our kids do deserves better that this and by this I mean your group of truth distorting, shameless, bullying, slimy, butt-wipes.

Downtown Denver Between 1957 and 1960

The Brown Palace Hotel's "new addition" in the left foreground,  the state capital building upper middle background, and the  May D&F in the middle of the right side of the photo.   As you can see, if you grew up in Denver,  the Hilton Hotel is missing.  It would soon be built to the left of the May D&F.  The Brown Palace new addition is now a Comfort Inn

Post Super Bowl Odds And Ends

1. Super Bowl Sunday was a big yawn for me as the game was unimportant to me (not a fan of either team) and the commercials were not up to past Super Bowl standards.

2. For all of you who care, here is the National Rife Association's "enemies" list. It is divided into five sections:

National Organizations With Anti-Gun Policies, groups such as the American Academy of Pediatrics, Congress of National Black Churches, National Association of Elementary School Principals, Union of American Hebrew Congregations, National Association of Police Organizations.

Anti-Gun Individuals & Celebrities, people such as George Clooney, Maya Angelou, Matt Damon, Gloria Estefan, Sandy Duncan. Sandy Duncan? The NRA is afraid of the influence Sandy Duncan has over the numerous fans of her 1970's sitcom?

National Figures such as "Ed Koch - Former Politician" and present dead guy, "C. Everett Koop - Former Surgeon General," "Michael Eisner, Former Chairman and CEO The Walt Disney Company," "Herb Scannell - Pres. Nickelodeon," and "James E. Carter - Former President." James E. Carter? Even his mama called him Jimmy.

Journalists, interesting, 12 of the 36 journalists listed are cartoonist. I guess a picture is worth 1,000 words.

Anti-Gun Corporations/Corporate Heads, groups such as American Multi Cinemas Entertainment, Inc., Argosy Casino, Kansas City Chiefs(football team), Silver Dollar City (Amusement Park), and Southland Corporation (7/11 stores). See a pattern with the organizations that are anti-gun? They have hundreds if not thousands of people coming to their businesses every day. Oh, and unlike the other names or groups on the list, corporations and corporate heads get the privilege of having their phone numbers and address included.

3. It confirmed, English king Richard III was buried under a parking lot in Leicester. Is that way cool or what?

Thank God It's Friday

Thank God It's Friday (1978)

Friday, thank God it's Friday,
Friday, thank God it's Friday,
Friday, Friday, Friday

Hey put a smile on your face
Things are coming your way
Out there somewhere tonight
It's the right time and place

Hey see the stars in his eyes
And the music in you
Tells you how you can find
Your way to paradise

Friday, thank God it's Friday,
Friday, thank God it's Friday,
Friday, Friday, Friday

Hey
(Hey-hey-hey)
Put a smile on your face
(Put a smile on your face, honey)
Things are coming your way
(Everything's coming your way)
Out there somewhere tonight
It's the right time and place

Hey see the stars in his eyes
(You see the stars in his eyes)
Tells you how you can find love

Hey
(Hey-hey-hey)
Put a smile on your face
(Put a smile on your face)
Things are coming your way
(Everything's coming your way)
Out there somewhere tonight (Oh, baby)
It's the right time and place

Hey, see the stars in his eyes
(All those stars in his eyes)
Tells you how you can find love