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Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Happy New Year! Let's make it happen.
Happy New Year from Mona Goldwater, Pablo Fanque, and Jack Brummet.
The best tank ever, and possibly a prototype for a bullet-proof urban transportation system
By Jack Brummet, Urban Transportation Ed.
This would be a great vehicle to commute to work in. A little slow, sure; I'm guessing it has a maximum speed of under ten miles per hour. And, yeah, people behind you might honk. But then, they may not when they see how easily you can slip into reverse. This image/article comes from the always wonderful Modern Mechanix. It was first published in 1936.
This would be a great vehicle to commute to work in. A little slow, sure; I'm guessing it has a maximum speed of under ten miles per hour. And, yeah, people behind you might honk. But then, they may not when they see how easily you can slip into reverse. This image/article comes from the always wonderful Modern Mechanix. It was first published in 1936.
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President Obama's favorite television shows, according to the New York Times
By Jack Brummet, Entertainment Ed. and Pablo Fanque, National Affairs Ed.
Over the years, we've had tantalizing hints about BHO's downtime entertainment. We know he loves Al Green, and even sang a few bars of a tune by the Reverend. He told the press at one point that his favorite Bob Dylan song was "I ain't going to work on Maggie's farm no more." He's mentioned other songs, performers, and movies he likes. Recently, his television viewing was chronicled in these excerpts from Michael D. Shear's article in the New York Times:
"These days, when Mr. Obama retreats to the White House residence after a long day on the other end of the colonnade, he is working his way through the DVD box set of AMC’s 'Breaking Bad,' the award-winning TV drama about a drug-dealing high school teacher. The show just ended after five seasons, but the president is way behind and frequently reminds those around him not to give anything away."
Over the years, we've had tantalizing hints about BHO's downtime entertainment. We know he loves Al Green, and even sang a few bars of a tune by the Reverend. He told the press at one point that his favorite Bob Dylan song was "I ain't going to work on Maggie's farm no more." He's mentioned other songs, performers, and movies he likes. Recently, his television viewing was chronicled in these excerpts from Michael D. Shear's article in the New York Times:
Obama’s TV Picks: Anything Edgy, With Hints of Reality
"Mr. Obama is … a devotee of Showtime’s 'Homeland,' which offers an eerily familiar mirror to the president’s own foreign policy adventures: terrorism, Iranian nuclear negotiations, drone strikes, and an intelligence agency struggling for legitimacy with Congress and the American people.
"It may be a fool’s errand to psychoanalyze anyone — let alone a sitting president — based only on the books he reads or the music he listens to, or the television shows he watches." - Michael D. Shear"And the list of heavies continues. Mr. Obama has told people he is a big fan of 'Game of Thrones,' a brutal imagining of the wars in medieval Europe. He has raved about 'Boardwalk Empire' and the BBC’s 'Downton Abbey,' two period dramas that document the angst and difficulties that people faced during those times. And he has worked his way through the DVDs of AMC’s smoldering 'Mad Men' series, telling friends that the character of Peggy Olson has given him insight into what it must have been like for his strong-willed grandmother in a world dominated by men.
"These days, when Mr. Obama retreats to the White House residence after a long day on the other end of the colonnade, he is working his way through the DVD box set of AMC’s 'Breaking Bad,' the award-winning TV drama about a drug-dealing high school teacher. The show just ended after five seasons, but the president is way behind and frequently reminds those around him not to give anything away."
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Monday, December 30, 2013
Photo: Lost dog on Highway 97
By Jack Brummet
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An overinflated Christmas in Kent, Washington
By Jack Brummet
Photographed Sunday December 29, 2013. . .
Photographed Sunday December 29, 2013. . .
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Sunday, December 29, 2013
Woody Guthrie's New Year Resolutions
By Jack Brummet, Music Ed.
Woody Guthrie wrote these rulins' a/k/a resolutions in either 1941, 1942, or 1943, depending on who is writing or talking. The "official" Woody Guthrie website says they appear in one of his journals dated January 1, 1943 (at the very centerfold of the notebook).
Whenever he wrote them, he was 30-32 years old and this list is, like most of his work, a fascinating amalgam of innocent, funny, and wise.
If you're a psychology student, it's kind of fascinating how these map onto Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs (although many fall into the cracks between the levels).
Woody Guthrie wrote these rulins' a/k/a resolutions in either 1941, 1942, or 1943, depending on who is writing or talking. The "official" Woody Guthrie website says they appear in one of his journals dated January 1, 1943 (at the very centerfold of the notebook).
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Whenever he wrote them, he was 30-32 years old and this list is, like most of his work, a fascinating amalgam of innocent, funny, and wise.
If you're a psychology student, it's kind of fascinating how these map onto Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs (although many fall into the cracks between the levels).
Text of the journal entry:
1. Work more and better
2. Work by a schedule
3. Wash teeth if any
4. Shave
5. Take bath
6. Eat good — fruit — vegetables — milk
7. Drink very scant if any
8. Write a song a day
9. Wear clean clothes — look good
10. Shine shoes
11. Change socks
12. Change bed cloths often
13. Read lots good books
14. Listen to radio a lot
15. Learn people better
16. Keep rancho clean
17. Dont get lonesome
18. Stay glad
19. Keep hoping machine running
20. Dream good
21. Bank all extra money
22. Save dough
23. Have company but dont waste time
24. Send Mary and kids money
25. Play and sing good
26. Dance better
27. Help win war — beat fascism
28. Love mama
29. Love papa
30. Love Pete
31. Love everybody
32. Make up your mind
33. Wake up and fight
2. Work by a schedule
3. Wash teeth if any
4. Shave
5. Take bath
6. Eat good — fruit — vegetables — milk
7. Drink very scant if any
8. Write a song a day
9. Wear clean clothes — look good
10. Shine shoes
11. Change socks
12. Change bed cloths often
13. Read lots good books
14. Listen to radio a lot
15. Learn people better
16. Keep rancho clean
17. Dont get lonesome
18. Stay glad
19. Keep hoping machine running
20. Dream good
21. Bank all extra money
22. Save dough
23. Have company but dont waste time
24. Send Mary and kids money
25. Play and sing good
26. Dance better
27. Help win war — beat fascism
28. Love mama
29. Love papa
30. Love Pete
31. Love everybody
32. Make up your mind
33. Wake up and fight
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Saturday, December 28, 2013
Friday, December 27, 2013
Just Barely Alive - the plight of Donald Miller
By Mona Goldwater, Social Mores Ed.
[illustration by Jack Brummet]
In October, an Ohio judge turned down a petition by Donald Miller, Jr., asking to be ruled alive. “You’re still deceased as far as the law is concerned.” Probate Judge Allan Davis ruled that state law requires challenges to a declaration of death (his wife obtained the declaration in 1994) to be filed within three years. Said Judge Davis, “I don’t know where that leaves you.” The Findlay, Ohio Courier, October 8, 2013
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[illustration by Jack Brummet]
In October, an Ohio judge turned down a petition by Donald Miller, Jr., asking to be ruled alive. “You’re still deceased as far as the law is concerned.” Probate Judge Allan Davis ruled that state law requires challenges to a declaration of death (his wife obtained the declaration in 1994) to be filed within three years. Said Judge Davis, “I don’t know where that leaves you.” The Findlay, Ohio Courier, October 8, 2013
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Thursday, December 26, 2013
Poem: Voluptas by James Weldon Johnson
Excavated by Jack Brummet, Poetry Ed.
To chase a never-reached mirage
Across the hot, white sand,
And choke and die, while gazing on
Its green and watered strand.
To chase a never-reached mirage
Across the hot, white sand,
And choke and die, while gazing on
Its green and watered strand.
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Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Drawing: Father O'Mara's letdown reflex following the Christmas Eve service.
by Jack Brummet
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