Quote for the Day (Comedian Philosopher Division)

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Then give up. There’s no use in being a damn fool about it. -W.C. Fields

I gotcher Xmas fer ya, right here:

Stumping the birds

The weather has been a bit chilly for this area lately (in the 20s at night, and barely into the 40s during the days), so we here at the birdhaus have been putting some seed out on a stump for our feathered friends. They seem to appreciate it, especially the jays and the acorn woodpeckers.

The ravens usually make an appearance too, but they were scarce on this particular day. I'll try to catch some of them next time.

I'm not one to loaf . . . or am I?

Yes, I'm cooking away lately. My sourdough starter is really active, and bread tends to rise in a much shorter time. The batch of loaves you see here had a little more sugar in them than the receipe calls for, as I am finding the dough getting really sour. The loaf on the top was a little undercooked unfortunately, and we had to hollow it out to get rid of the raw dough. Otherwise, a very nice bunch of very tasty loaves, which go very well with some 15 bean soup I made.

Quote for the Day (Philosopher Division)

Most people would sooner die than think; in fact, they do so. -Bertrand Russell

Ummm---WOW!

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Friday Random 10+1

Ah, it's Friday, so I get a chance to let my iMac be the DJ and pick 10 + 1 tunes from the music library that resides on it's hard drive. The results?

Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!/Nick Cave, The Bad Seeds/Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!
Out Come The Freaks/Was (Not Was)/Mutant Disco Volume #2
All Along/Supersuckers/Mid-Fi Sampler
I Touch Myself/Saucy Monky/Veronica Mars Unofficial Soundtrack Season 1
Storm Warning/dB's/Stands for Decibels & Repercussion
Woman/Wolfmother/Wolfmother
Tribal Gathering/The Byrds/The Notorious Byrd Brothers
Parachute Woman/The Rolling Stones/Beggar's Banquet
Lost Woman/The James Gang/Yer' Album
Short Stuff/Swimming Pool Q's/The Deep End
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Sexually Aroused Gas Mask/Frank Zappa/Weasels Ripped My Flesh

The Swimming Pool Qs are one of those bands who have been around for decades that seem to stay mostly below the radar, making incredible music. Check 'em out:

And lest we forget, this is the first day of Zappadan. Let us now praise famous Franks . . . .

Sir Real meets Madam Apple Juice:

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This makes me happy in Paraguay!

A bit of a drag:

The thing that really sucks about politics in this country is that you have to either totally agree or totally disagree with people. And if they don't agree with you you have to hate them. And that takes a shitload of energy!!!