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Saturday, August 31, 2019

Blog Break (Updated)


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Real life, this time, pleasurable real life, supersedes virtual life!

Warren is coming for a visit — his third visit to Washington, D.C.!

There's too much going on here to work on publishing blog posts.

Then, once Warren arrives, we'll be busy doing some sightseeing. First up: Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.  After that, sightseeing plans have not yet been definitively made.

During this blog's hiatus, enjoy Classical Music for Reading - Mozart, Chopin, Debussy, Tchaikovsky...:


Index to the music on the above audio can be found by clicking "show more" HERE.

UPDATE

We have now toured both Thomas Jefferson's Monticello (on a brutally hot day) and James Madison's Montpelier (in cool weather).

Next up: National Museum of Health and Medicine.

24 comments:

  1. Well, Have a Heck of a Lot of Fun !

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  2. FJ took the word right out of my thinking apparatus.

    E__N__J__O__Y__!

    And please give our most cordial regards to Warren.

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  3. Warren will probably fix us breakfast this morning: bacon, eggs, sausage gravy, biscuits. The works!

    This afternoon, Warren and I will go to look at a stained glass window that popped up for sale on Facebook Marketplace.

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    1. Warren also came bearing food: smoked ribs with all sides.

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  4. Have a wonderful weekend with lots of fun!.. so far a nice selection of music that I have gotten through... :)

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  5. _______ PRIMARY SOURCES ________

    Look well upon the men who dig in mines,
    And work machines in mills and factories grim.
    Be aware that those who tend the vines 
    Or till the soil give much for wages slim.
    Reaping sowing, weeding, hoeing make
    Full the nation’s store of nutriment.
    Overland the burly truckers take
    Rich provisions and accoutrement
    Coast to coast. The teamsters load and haul
    Enormous hordes of stuff that we’ve empowered,
    Shipped in freighters, stored in silos tall,
    Delivered, well-displayed, and then devoured.
    Awards are due the goods and who supplies them,
    Yet the wise despise the guys who advertise them.


    ~ FreeThinke

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  6. _____ IN HONOR of LABOR DAY ______

    ____ TO THOSE WHO HELP ____

    May God bless the practical women and men,
    Who rise from the hay every day, and then 
    Produce what we need 
    Without rancor or greed, 
    Make things run, 
    Get things done, 
    Keep things clean, 
    So they're fit to be seen, 
    And continuously smooth the way 
    So that we may live comfortably every day.


    ~ FreeThinke

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  7. ________ STILLNESS _______

    No sound beyond the dropping of the leaves
    Or shushing in the treetops of the stirring
    In the air and periodic whirring
    Soft of wings and bundling of sheaves ––

    Every now and then a bird may call
    Looking for or longing for his mate;
    Escaping still the hunter’s dinner plate.
    Scythes swish steadily as grain grown tall

    Submits to delicate compelling force.
    Workers silently bent to their task
    Over whom hot sunshine spills its rays

    Reap swiftly knowing pain could come, of course.
    Later, in the afterglow they’ll bask
    Dreaming –– foolishly –– of better days.


    ~ FreeThinke 

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  8. FRANCO ARAGOSTA'S PRONUMCIAMENTO for the DAY:

    IF MIKE FLYNN, PAUL MANAFORT AND ROGER STONE ARE NOT PARDONED –– AND PAID "REPARATIONS" –– VERY SOON, –– AND IF COMEY, BRENNAN, STROZK, PAGE, CLAPPER, ROSENSTEIN, AND H_I_L_L_A_B_I_T_C_H DON'T WIND UP IN PRISON, A.G. B_A_R_R WILL HAVE TO BE AJUDGED JUST AS CUNNING, EVIL, DEVIOUS, AND CORRUPT AS tHE REST OF PRESIDENT TRUMP'S TORMENTORS FROM THE D.C. SWAMP AND THE GLOBALIST ELITES.

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  9. What lovely music and have a great break! Workers of the world unite.

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  10. Lovely! And enjoy your visitor and visits.

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  11. Honi soit qui mal y pense ––
    Forever, not just for the nonce.


    He who bites The Hand That Feeds
    Soon finds it is HIMSELF who bleeds!

    Destroy Advantage for The Bosses,
    And we ALL will suffer losses.

    Actions based on Mindless Spite
    Lead to a life in Endless Night.


    ~ Franco Aragosta, il pescatore saggio

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  12. A RHYMED ANALYSIS OF HUMAN NATURE FOR WHAT IT MAY BE WORTH

    To Whom It May Concern

    For those in great pain
    Expressing disdain
    May oft prove a source of relief.

    Showing contempt
    Makes churls feel exempt
    From the tenets of righteous Belief,

    For those who lack humor
    Fixate on each rumor
    That tells them the mighty will fall,

    And steadfastly dwell
    On the hope of Hell
    For the clever, good-looking and tall.

    Pouncing on error
    They hope to strike terror
    Deep in the heart of their betters,

    Who’ve made them feel low
    By the virtue they show
    With minds unburdened by fetters.

    These churls wax pedantic
    Whene’er they feel frantic
    To prove to themselves they have worth.

    What they do is invidious,
    So an aura quite hideous
    Soon blots out all traces of mirth.

    They take what’s euphonious,
    Then claim it’s erroneous
    With captious and petulant wrath.

    This conduct so odious,
    Shrill, unmelodious
    Irks even the stones on the path.

    Each animadversion
    Is a form of incursion
    That ruffles, then plucks out the feathers

    Of birds––especially the dodo––
    Who falls prey to the dragon Kimodo
    That strikes fear and dismay in all weathers.

    These attempts to assuage
    A fierce jealous rage
    Make it hard to find anything stupider.

    The stupidest folk nurse a grudge,
    Hold it long, squeeze it tight, and won’t budge,
    And that’s the sad truth, by Jupiter!


    ~ “Ogden Gnash”

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  13. TIME FOR A HEARTY GUFFAW? - OR MAYBE A GOOD CRY? YOU DECIDE WHICH.


    Liberal Snowflake Melts Down after Man in Trump 2020 T-Shirt Walks into
    a Traders Joe’s — So Upset She Writes Letter to Editor


    Gateway Pundit

    by Jim Hoft

    Cheryl Boyles is a liberal activist and writer from Green Valley, Arizona.In August Boyles went with her husband to a Trader Joe’s and she suffered a severe meltdown after a Trump supporter entered the store in a Trump 2020 T-shirt. Cheryl started panicking. She said the entire mood of the store “shifted.”Cheryl was so traumatized by the experience that she wrote the local paper to share her horrific story.(Snip) [Copy of letter] . . .

    [The Complete Article is LINKED at Lucianne.com News Forum Homepage.]

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  14. You know, it what bugs the hell out of me? When I think about the dumb, Illiterate, uneducated morons who put that monster Barrack Hussane Obama in office and who are still defending him today. And so many good people and hard working families have to suffer because of it. And when us conservatives complain about the damage he has cause, we are called “racists” Well, that’s no surprise, that’s the liberal’s mantra, “Blame Bush” or call us “Racist’s” And still these useful idiots, are in awe over this Socialist, and won’t accept the truth.
    Now I don’t know that , Ms. Shaw who everyone seems to mention, but if she was raised by socialists and communists or whether she learned it in school, or whatever, but all I know is that I don’t like her.

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  15. JUST WHEN YOU THINK YOU'VE SEEN AND HEARD EVERYTHING . . . .

    ‘Trans-Feminist’ Vegan Group Releases Pro-Chicken Video Where Hens Are Separated from Roosters Who Rape Them Without Consent

    Gateway Pundit

    by Jim Hoft

    Almas Veganas, a transfeminist vegan group from Spain, recently released a video where they argue that hens should be separated from roosters who are out to rape them without consent.

    This is the modern day left in the West — complete crackpots.(Photo)

    The activists have concerns about the hens’ abilities to consent. Worse yet… They take themselves seriously.

    National File reported: Almas Veganas, a vegan group from Girona, Spain, are an anti-speciesist and transfeminist group who were recently seen in a viral video . . .

    THE ENTIRE WORLD SEEMS TO BE TRANSFORMING ITSELF INTO ONE HUGE INSANE ASYLUM WHERE THE LUNATICS ARE ABOUT TO TAKE TOTAL CONTROL.

    G_O_D ... I_N ... H_E_A_V_E_N_!

    (:-o

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  16. ______Why Be A Democrat? _____

    Willfulness is part of what it takes;
    Haughtiness makes a component too.
    Yearning for a better life’s heartaches
    Beset by Self-Deception’s shuttered view

    Earns suicidal urges ‘mongst the Rich,
    And fosters dreams of Vengeance in the Poor
    Deny this truth? You’re apt to lose your niche
    Ending up locked outside your own door.

    Money too diffused loses its power.
    Our hope to see Equality for All
    Creates a fractious mental climate sour
    Resulting in Revolt bound to appall.

    A misperception of our truest need
    Traps us where upon ourselves we feed.


    ~ FreeThinke

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  17. Democrat presidential frontrunner Joe Biden’s campaign is beginning to remind us of Hillary in her 2016 campaign against Donald J. Trump. Like Hillary, clips of Biden bumbling and stumbling through townhalls and TV appearances have been played over and over again on multiple news outlets and all over social media.

    Tonight, Biden gave his supporters a new reason to question his fitness to become the next president. During a CNN town hall focusing on climate change, Biden’s left eye began to pool up with blood.

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  18. A TRANSCRPT EXCERPTED FROM RUSH'S RADIO PROgRAM AIRED EARLIER TODAY. I HEARD IT LIVE. IT'S DEFINITELY WORTH A LOOK.

    God, Creation and Liberals

    rushlimbaugh.com,

    by Rush Limbaugh

    RUSH: All right. “‘Climate Crisis’ Media Coverage Raises Alarm About Journalistic Objectivity.” Really? I was thinking about something during the top-of-the-hour break. I’m asking myself, “Why is this climate change so simple to me? Why is recognizing how bogus it is so simple to me, and why do so many people…?” Otherwise, I mean, these are decent people. They’re just scared to death; they believe it. It’s not a matter of intellect because intellect isn’t involved in the people that believe it. Now, they think it is. I mean, they think that they’ve got science on their side. . . .

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  19. If the Repubelicon party were not so repellant, more might join.

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  20. Oh, I would LOVE to visit Monticello. It is just so far off the beaten path -- hard to work into a busy vacation. Can appreciate the effort to get there. I'm glad you've had a good time with Warren's visit.

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    1. Hi, Baysider. I've been to Monticello ay least a dozen times, because I love the place, and I used to live nearby. Lucky me!

      BUT I got to see a great deal MORE of te place at cloers range and under ideal conditions when I tok a VIRtUAL TOUR that explores every nool and cranny in great detail.

      Here are a few Google links you might want to explore:

      MONTICELLO VIRTUAL TOUR

      Tour Monticello VA Thomas Jefferson Estate YouTube

      Tour of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello Home Video

      Thomas Jefferson's Monticello

      Monticello Explorer

      The Monticello Virtual Tour YouTube
      Virtual Field Trip

      Virtual Tours of Monticello | Thomas Jefferson's Monticello
      https://www.monticello.org/house-gardens/virtual-tours-of-monticello/
      We have a variety of ways to explore Monticello online. 360º Tour of Monticello. Tour the house and explore its furnishings in this 360-degree panoramic ...

      MONTICELLO VIRTUAL TOUR - Monticello Explorer
      http://explorer.monticello.org/virtualtour/
      Guests entered the Hall when arriving at Monticello. This room highlighted Jefferson's wide-ranging interests and dedication to learning about the world around ...

      Virtual+Tour+of+Monticello - MEDIA
      https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/media_player?mets_filename=evr8097mets.xml

      Virtual Tour of Monticello. This is a virtual tour of Monticello, the Albemarle County plantation home of Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States
      .
      Tour Monticello VA Thomas Jefferson Estate - YouTube
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRx_mRtX-eU

      Mar 11, 2011 ... http://storiesofusa.com/monticello-va-thomas-jefferson-home/ - Tour Monticello Virginia Thomas Jefferson Estate.
      The Monticello Virtual Tour - Executive Series - YouTube
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41qT0dcYYzM

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    2. Baysider,
      It is best to dedicate an entire day to Monticello. Warren and I basically did that -- although we got a bit of a late start. And the weather was brutally how, to the point that we didn't enjoy much of the gardens and other areas besides the mansion.

      Warren and I had a great time during his visit! We even managed to work in a visit to a gun shop well southwest of DC. I used to practice on the range at that gun shop. See Clark Brothers and Shooting Range.

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