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Wednesday is National Hug Your Cat Day!
.45 acp Guns and The People Who Carry Them
An evening pause: A lot of the jokes only gun owners will understand, but nonetheless, this is funny.
The world’s highest traffic jam — at Mt. Everest.
The world’s highest traffic jam — at Mt. Everest.
The world’s highest traffic jam — at Mt. Everest.
Heart – These Dreams
An evening pause: A song about dreams.
These dreams
Go on when I close my eyes.
Every second of the night
I live another life.
These dreams
That sleep when it’s cold outside.
Every moment I’m awake
the further I’m away
Some of the Earth’s creepiest places.
Some of the Earth’s creepiest places.
Most of these aren’t natural places, but weird human ruins or artifacts of some kind.
Some of the Earth’s creepiest places.
Most of these aren’t natural places, but weird human ruins or artifacts of some kind.
Becket
An evening pause: “Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?”
Watch how a politician gets his underlings to do his dirty work, while keeping his own hands clean. From the 1964 film, Becket. Click through to part 15 to see that dirty work being done.
Barnes Wallis: the man behind World War II’s Dambusters.
Barnes Wallis: the man behind World War II’s Dam Busters.
Barnes Wallis: the man behind World War II’s Dam Busters.
Eden MacAdam-Somer & Larry Unger – River Falls Waltz
An evening pause: Some nice folk music, written by Eden MacAdam Somer and Larry Unger and performed by them live in 2010.
Jonathan Edwards – Sunshine (Go Away Today)
An evening pause:
How much does it cost, I’ll buy it.
The time is all we’ve lost, I’ll try it.
But he can’t even run his own life
I’ll be damned if he’ll run mine.
The irony of this song is that it was written during the Vietnam War as a protest against the war and the draft. Today, most of the same anti-war protesters that sung it then, now want that same government to run our lives, even though it can’t run its own.
R.I.P. Ray Harryhausen (1920-2013).
R.I.P. Ray Harryhausen (1920-2013).
R.I.P. Ray Harryhausen (1920-2013).
Pink – Try
An evening pause:
Where there is desire there’s gonna be a flame.
Where there is a flame someone’s gonna get burned.
But just because you’re burned doesn’t mean you’re gonna die.
You just gotta get up and try, try, try.
Paul Speer – Krakatoa
Modern Mongolian Music – “Sandy Desert”
Jacqueline Abbott and Iris Dement – You’ve done nothing wrong
An evening pause: Jacqueline Abbott and Iris Dement sing a song by Iris Dement, “You’ve done nothing wrong.”
Shayla cover celebrating Shakespeare
An evening pause: The original song, by Blondie, had nothing to do with Shakespeare, but I like this celebration of Shakespeare based on the song, produced by Historyteachers. And it is his birthday today!
The Lover’s Waltz
Bonnie Raitt – I can’t make you love me
An evening pause: No visuals, just lyrics, but this song and performance remains one of the best ever. I just can’t find a good live performance to share.
The Cranberries – Dreams
Dido – White Flag
10 More Amazing Science Stunts
An evening pause: I especially like the trick where you pick up a penny from the bottom of a dish filled with water, without getting wet.
An evening pause: I especially like the trick where you pick up a penny from the bottom of a dish filled with water, without getting wet.
Bernadette Peters & Stephen Sondheim – Send In the Clowns
An evening pause: An apropos song I think for April Fools. That’s Stephen Sondheim on the piano, accompanying Bernadette Peters.
Connie Dover – I am going to the west
An evening pause: On this the first anniversary of the day we moved into our dream home, on a western hill of Tucson overlooking the mountains and the city, let us revisit this magnificent song by Connie Dover, this time sung live.
Riverdance – violins
An evening pause: I am usually not a big fan of the big production Irish shows like Riverdance or Celtic Woman, as often the heart of the music gets lost in the big production. Here, however, they keep it somewhat simple, and the result is we see some good fiddling.
Rachel Barton Pine – Molly on the Shore by Percy Grainger
An evening pause: The pace and speed of this music might make us feel breathless, but she’s having so much fun playing it!
Steve Goodman – The Dutchman
The Highwaymen – Willie Nelson – City of New Orleans
An evening pause: A nice live performance of Steve Goodman’s classic song, with Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson providing backup and chorus for Willie Nelson.
The illegal view from the top of the Great Pyramid in Egypt.
The illegal view from the top of the Great Pyramid in Egypt.
The illegal view from the top of the Great Pyramid in Egypt.
Eric Clapton – Danny Boy
We made it.
Getting to the Window in the Santa Catalinas is a challenge, mostly because of the 4000 foot elevation gain. In the past two years Diane and I have made three previous attempts, all of which were aborted because we simply either ran out of time or energy.
Today, we left very early in the morning, and because we are right now in very good shape, made it with little trouble, completing the entire hike in just under eleven hours. Some pictures below the fold.
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