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Posted on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 04:36:23 PM EST
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The eagle flies on a Friday - or so BB King sang, but I'm feeling Kind of Blue:

But So what? It's your turn. This is an Open Thread.

Post Script - I would write something about the National Review cover of Sotomayor as . . . well I really do not know what the hell it is supposed to be representing, but it is so stupidly incoherent that I do not know what to say other than what everybody already knows - Rich Lowry is an idiot.

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    I'm an Eagle today (5.00 / 5) (#1)
    by CST on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 04:41:27 PM EST
    cuz I am flyiiiing!

    This may be the wrong time to say this (due to other threads today) but I got a new job today!!!!!

    Some of you have heard me gripe about my current spot.  So I'm pretty excited to be moving on to a new spot.  The company seems great, they already hired some of my former fallen comrades, and I get a raise.

    So happy weekend everyone, I'm off to the bar.

    A raise? Congrats!!! (5.00 / 3) (#2)
    by desertswine on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 04:49:18 PM EST


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    Congrats and cheers! (5.00 / 2) (#3)
    by nycstray on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 04:51:12 PM EST
    Excellent news!

    I'm happy dancing because my first CSA distribution is tomorrow!!!!

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    I can never drive (5.00 / 1) (#7)
    by jondee on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 05:04:01 PM EST
    through city streets at night without It Aint Necessarily So from the Miles/Gil Evans callaboration Porgy and Bess starting to play in my head. And along with the bitterswweet birth of cool shaman, there was never a cooler drummer than Philly    Joe Jones. Never.

    I heard Don Van Vliet say one time that Miles didnt just play the blues, he played the aquamarines, the ceruleans, the cobalts..

    Good pick, BT.

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    People used to say (none / 0) (#11)
    by jondee on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 05:17:06 PM EST
    he was arrogant because he sometimes turned his back on the audience on the bandstand, me, I think he was just THAT into music..

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    I think he actually suffered from some (none / 0) (#17)
    by of1000Kings on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 05:51:47 PM EST
    sort of anxiety disorder...
    like Jack Nicholson always wearing sunglasses (he doesn't do it cause he thinks he's cool) or Ricky Williams doing post-game interviews with his helmet and visor still on...


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    Well, alot of fame and celebrity (none / 0) (#23)
    by jondee on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 08:23:15 PM EST
    is people holding up mirrors to you unbidden, and mirrors lie.

    No wonder these people get stressed out.

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    I take it back (none / 0) (#26)
    by jondee on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 08:31:53 PM EST
    Philly Joe Jones is God, warts and all. Buddy Rich, Elvin Jones and Max Roach are Michael, Gabriel and Raphael.

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    Who is Levon?...n/t (none / 0) (#37)
    by kdog on Sat Jun 06, 2009 at 04:52:42 PM EST


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    Good sh*t.... (5.00 / 1) (#8)
    by kdog on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 05:05:16 PM EST
    real happy for ya CST, the flip side to it always could be worse is it can always get better.

    Good luck with the new gig!

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    I take it you are buyin' the next round... (5.00 / 1) (#9)
    by Molly Bloom on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 05:10:33 PM EST


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    Congratulations! I do remember (none / 0) (#19)
    by Anne on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 06:59:35 PM EST
    some of your work issues - you must be feeling truly liberated.

    In this crappy job market, it's great to hear about someone not just getting a job, but getting a better one AND more money, to boot.

    Cheers [clinks glass in tribute]!

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    That's Great! (none / 0) (#20)
    by ruffian on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 07:03:47 PM EST
    Congrats to you and your comrades. Sounds like you all went through a tough experience and have come out on the other side.

    enjoy the new job glow!

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    Er well (5.00 / 2) (#35)
    by otherlisa on Sat Jun 06, 2009 at 03:15:47 AM EST
    While we're on this subject, and not that you know me, but I lost my job last Sept...

    And my novel got bought a couple weeks ago.

    It doesn't make up for the loss of income from the job, but I still feel like I won the lottery.

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    Ta ta... (5.00 / 1) (#16)
    by desertswine on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 05:45:20 PM EST
    Phil Mudd.

    For now.

    Great music (3.50 / 2) (#4)
    by sher on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 04:56:25 PM EST
    thank you from a Miles fan

    Interesting documentary. (none / 0) (#5)
    by oculus on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 04:58:49 PM EST


    41 years (none / 0) (#6)
    by sj on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 04:59:52 PM EST
    Since the assassination of RFK.  A link to his address at Cape Town University on the Day of Affirmation.

    Thanks to Alegre for reminding me.

    Sorry you're feeling blue BTD (none / 0) (#10)
    by andgarden on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 05:16:56 PM EST
    If you're in NYC, the weather can't be helping. . .

    Hey, it could be worse -- (none / 0) (#12)
    by Cream City on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 05:22:08 PM EST
    as the East is getting the weather we had in the Midwest a couple of days ago, although not quite -- as we had record lows to the point of FROST warnings (and, yes, frost on the flower garden) in June.

    Hang in there.  It's mid-70s and sunny today, so that's heading your way, too, Easterners.

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    Just (none / 0) (#13)
    by NYShooter on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 05:23:55 PM EST
    being in NYC is all you need....

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    Here's what I'd be doing there: (none / 0) (#15)
    by oculus on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 05:25:49 PM EST
    seeing Norman Conquests and Mary Stuart.

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    Here's a mood elevator: (none / 0) (#14)
    by oculus on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 05:24:21 PM EST
    Tribe

    Warning:  link is to Huff Post.  

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    Three cheers for the Florida Gators (none / 0) (#18)
    by magster on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 06:00:28 PM EST
    that'll hurt Russell Athletic Wear's bottom line.

    President Obama's (none / 0) (#21)
    by KeysDan on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 07:26:09 PM EST
    speech at Buchenwald was powerful in substance (placing a face on evil) and delivery.  His presentation, sans tele-prompter, was fitting and enabled him to look straight out to the world.  While words are necessary to convey the horrors, it is the silence of these camps that etches and sears the memory for all who witness them.  My first trip to Europe as a teenage backpacker was embarked upon with reluctant support by my parents, with the condition that I include a camp as part of my itinerary.  Most memories from that summer's trip have faded, except for Dachau that remains as vivid as at first entry.

    Disturbing Video On... (none / 0) (#22)
    by aeguy on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 08:21:48 PM EST
    Israeli youth reaction to Obama's Cairo speech. Warning: racist, profane language.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uxt9HwfPwPo

    I hope this isn't mainstream. It's hard for me to accept that these comments are a result of having one too many beers.


    It's pretty easy to find a group of people (none / 0) (#36)
    by Inspector Gadget on Sat Jun 06, 2009 at 02:26:20 PM EST
    willing to get vocal if there's a camera rolling. There are clips that show the opposite point of view, as well.

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    Unemployment (none / 0) (#24)
    by Commandante Nero on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 08:27:33 PM EST
    Back in January (that would be five months ago), the Obama economic team warned us that without the stimulus package unemployment would reach 9%.  Today it is at 9.4% and climbing.  Is anyone having second thoughts?

    So if your dog(s) (none / 0) (#25)
    by TeresaInSnow2 on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 08:29:08 PM EST
    could talk, what would they say?

    My boy dog would actually tell me the joke that is always in his eyes and that I know is at my expense.

    My girl (nicknamed my pork spring roll) would talk non-stop about food.

    Well, right now (none / 0) (#28)
    by nycstray on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 08:43:47 PM EST
    mine would prob b!tch that I'm getting ready to take her for another walk in coldish wet rain. It's been how many days of rain walks?! But I'm sure the smile in her eyes and face when she's presented with some peaches I canned as a special treat will make up for the b!tching  ;)

    The cats on the other hand . . . .  are all passed out from their turkey dinner, lol!~

    What I wouldn't give if all my pets could just talk for one day (on different days!!!). Especially since they all came from screwed up/feral/unknown backgrounds. Funny thing is, they do talk when they need to. I just wish we could sit down and clear some things up in English, especially my dogs age! {grin}

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    We have had (none / 0) (#29)
    by TeresaInSnow2 on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 08:55:58 PM EST
    unseasonably hot weather, broke records 2 days in a row, 90+ degrees each day.  Today, though, it's blissfully cool 65 and then back to rain tomorrow and next week.

    My girl-dog Darla doesn't go for many walks I'm afraid, since my 13 year old boy dog Cody is getting some pretty bad neuropathy and can't go.  He gets too sad when he sees us leave, so we have to sneak out, which is sometimes tough to do.

    Like yours, Darla definitely tells me what I need to know...if only I would understand.  Both my dogs are in food comas right now too.  Darla likes every food on earth except canned green beans.  Feed her a green bean and it's as if I tried to poison her.  She shakes her head and scowls...but add butter and it becomes a delicacy.  Cody is much more particular, is even getting tired of spaghetti, which has always been his favorite. He'll still get a sparkle in his eye for salmon, though.

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    Saving Private Ryan (none / 0) (#27)
    by brodie on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 08:39:17 PM EST
    on TCM right now.  

    I think I'll give it another look and see if it still holds up.  When it was first released in the 90s, I thought it deserved Best Picture despite some sloppy sentimentality and the heavy undertones of the Greatest Generation business, then very much in vogue thanks to our good friend Tom Brokaw.  

    I saw it after it had been out for (none / 0) (#30)
    by nycstray on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 09:12:48 PM EST
    a bit. I had just gotten basic cable in my new place and was given free HBO and it was playing. So I watched. I think the thing that fascinated me the most, was the reality of their combat. We still have it now on the ground, but we have so much more that can take us away from it.  I wonder why we (as in everyone around the world) should have ever advanced the war game play. Of course, I'm a person who didn't like history classes. Didn't like seeing the same mistakes repeated over and over.

    I appreciate TB's attention to this generation. I know how important it was to my dad. He was too young and couldn't lie his way in to follow his brothers (he was an orphan at 11 and his brothers were his rock), so he did the Korean "conflict" (and he may have lied his way into that!). I was moved today to see Charlie G highlight a college program where college students go to Normandy with those that served to retain the history.  Appreciating their service does not equal doing it again. I remember meeting my uncles as a kid, especially my dad's oldest brother. WW2 was no small deal. I actually related to him the most. It's a shame lessons weren't learned. Maybe the ones that the next generation will learn. Tomorrow, some of them will be there with those who were there.

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    2 emails have made me a little too happy! (none / 0) (#31)
    by nycstray on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 09:25:36 PM EST
    the first:

    Hey XXXX,
    I'm sure this email is unnecessary, but just reminding you that you're site coordinating tomorrow with me and ***. See you then!

    and the second. . .

    Hello Folks,
    The farm share begins anew -- time to savor the crispness of fresh veggies, the array of summer's colors and good eatin'. We have been busy in the fields prepping the soil for seeding and transplanting. There are already so many plants in the ground -- some of you got a sneak peak at potato and leek planting. Thanks to all you who helped out!

    Also in the second email:

    Product List {for tomorrow}
    Green Garlic
    Baby Lettuce Mix
    Arugula
    Bok Choy
    Japanese sweet turnips
    Mustard Greens
    Spinach

    and I'm also getting a dozen farm fresh free range eggs. And the weekly shares will just "grow" from there!!!

    {happy dance!}

    Obama admin. may allow guilty pleas (none / 0) (#32)
    by caseyOR on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 10:51:02 PM EST
    and sentence some Gitmo detainees to death. NY Times is reporting that the administration is circulating a proposal that would allow certain Gitmo detainees to plead guilty without trials and be executed. The apparent thinking is that these five, who are thought by the U.S. to be responsible for the Sept. 11 attacks, cannot be successfully prosecuted without revealing the grim details of our torture regime. And, these five have said they want to plead guilty and be executed so that they can be martyrs.

    I am not a military lawyer, or any kind of lawyer, but this sounds bad to me on so many levels.

    Forgot the link. Sorry. (none / 0) (#33)
    by caseyOR on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 10:53:06 PM EST
    Here is the NY Times story

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    Bad on so many levels (none / 0) (#34)
    by nycstray on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 11:08:16 PM EST
    sounds like an understatement.

    Have they said how these five are responsible for 9/11? I'm a tad suspicious when I hear "responsible for 9/11" and "second in command/high ranking AQ" member.

    If they are saying they can't charge and take to trial someone who they think is responsible for 9/11 because of torture, does that mean they haven't sufficiently backed up the info?

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