Archive of entries posted on 2nd December 2020

Midnight Special

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Past Artists

  • 5/6/2020 ZZ Top
  • 5/20/2020 Neil Diamond
  • 5/27/2020 Blondie
  • 6/3/2020 BR5-49
  • 6/10/2020 Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
  • 6/17/2020 Martina McBride
  • 6/24/2020 The Clash
  • 7/1/2020 Jimmy Buffett
  • 7/8/2020 Charlie Daniels
  • 7/15/2020 Bob Seger
  • 7/22/2020 Asleep at the Wheel
  • 7/29/2020 Linda Rondstadt
  • 8/5/2020 The Kinks
  • 8/12/2020 Dave Edmunds
  • 8/19/2020 Carlene Carter
  • 8/26/2020 Beach Boys
  • 9/2/2020 Boston
  • 9/9/2020 Ramones
  • 9/16/2020 Ray Wylie Hubbard
  • 9/23/2020 Marshall Tucker Band
  • 9/30/2020 Emmylou Harris
  • 10/7/2020 Van Halen
  • 10/14/2020 Toby Keith
  • 10/21/2020 Four Seasons
  • 10/28/2020 The Temptations
  • 11/4/2020 Taps
  • 11/11/2020 The Rutles
  • 11/18/2020 Patty Loveless
  • 11/25/2020 The Pretenders

Time for some Wednesday night music. For tonight’s artist we will be heading South, and in demonstrated need of some serious spell check.

Ladies and Gentlemen…

Lynyrd Skynyrd

On to the music!

https://youtu.be/X6IMe_ITAXo
https://youtu.be/5Jq_CslrO94
https://youtu.be/305lwC3qfOg
https://youtu.be/Hv4gwK_VNd8

And we finish with the greatest song of all time…FREEE BIRD!!!!!

So good we gotta play it twice with the original band members.

Seems Like a Resonable Request

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‘We Want God,’ Oregon Protesters Say, Demanding Expanded Church Attendance
Crux | 12/1/20 | Ed Langlois

SALEM, Oregon — More than 400 flag-waving, rosary-toting demonstrators huddled outside the Oregon Capitol Nov. 28 to press against state coronavirus limits on church attendance.

Despite a pewter sky and frigid temperatures, the largely Catholic crowd enthusiastically declared an even deeper mission: Stop marginalizing faith from public life.

“We will not surrender one more centimeter of religious freedom to any government,” said Father Theodore Lange, chaplain of the Oregon Knights of Columbus.

The Knights organized the rally after Gov. Kate Brown announced a 25-person limit in churches statewide. After protests from Archbishop Alexander K. Sample and other leaders, Brown on Nov. 25 expanded church attendance to 25 percent of capacity, or 100 people, whichever is less.

The concession did not seem to satisfy demonstrators.

“We want God!” they chanted, calling for churches to be open completely. Most wore face masks but many stood shoulder to shoulder, disregarding organizers’ requests and state guidelines to help prevent spread of the virus.

The Deity, unaware of the guidelines for preventing the spread of the virus, was beside and within all the protestors. However, He scoffed at all reference to a pewter sky.

Vindication! I Always Thought Something Sounded Off

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Surprisingly, not a post about the 2020 election:

Earth Is a Whole Lot Closer to Our Galaxy’s Supermassive Black Hole Than We Thought
Science Alert | 11/27/2020 | Michelle Starr

It seems that Earth has been misplaced. According to a new map of the Milky Way galaxy, the Solar System’s position isn’t where we thought it was. Not only is it closer to the galactic centre — and the supermassive hole therein, Sagittarius A* — it’s orbiting at a faster clip.

It’s nothing to be concerned about; we’re not actually moving closer to Sgr A*, and we’re in no danger of being slurped up. Rather, our map of the Milky Way has been adjusted, more accurately identifying where we have been all along.

…distances are important — they help us determine the intrinsic brightness of objects. A good recent example of this is the red giant star Betelgeuse, which turned out to be closer to Earth than previous measurements suggested. This means that it’s neither as large nor as bright as we thought. Another is the object CK Vulpeculae, a star that exploded 350 years ago. It’s actually much farther away, which means that the explosion was brighter and more energetic, and requires a new explanation, since previous analyses were performed under the assumption it was relatively low energy.

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In 1985, the International Astronomical Union defined the distance to the galactic centre as 27,700 light-years. Last year, the GRAVITY collaboration recalculated it and found it closer, just 26,673 light-years away.

The VERA-based measurements bring it closer still, to a distance of just 25,800 light-years. And the Solar System’s orbital speed is faster, too — 227 kilometres (141 miles) per second, rather than the official velocity of 220 kilometres (137 miles) per second.

This photograph is a Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of a sky full of glittering jewels. The HST peered into the Sagittarius star cloud, a narrow dust-free region, providing this spectacular glimpse of a treasure chest full of stars.

Jeez! “Finding Space To Maneuver: The Final Frontier.”

Random Thoughts: Disney+ and The Crown

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What I miss least of the Obama presidency is having this moral idiot constantly disappointed in us all.

Who would win in a fight between Kurt Russell Santa and Mel Gibson Santa?

What is up with the episode ordering on Disney+? The four parter of TaleSpin that introduces you to the characters is listed as episodes 34-37. The DarkWing Duck 2-parter pilot is episodes 29 and 30.
I guess the questions are: How did they end up with this bizarre ordering? And why, after being out for a year, have they not fixed it?
According to Disney+, they say they’re out of order because they’re airing them in broadcast order.
LIES!
I watched TaleSpin and Darkwing Duck back when they first premiered and they started with the multiparters that introduced you to the characters.
BTW, did you know it’s “TaleSpin” and not “Tailspin”? I didn’t. Searching for it on Disney+ to show my kids, I at first thought they didn’t have it.
I guess they were sorta referencing DuckTales, but Tailspin is a perfectly cromulent name. You don’t need the pun.

What do you mean the local supermarket doesn’t have sashimi grade fish? I thought I lived in America and not some third world country.

I decided to test out the iPhone 12 Pro Max night mode by pointing it at the Orion Nebula on my little cheapo telescope. I think that’s pretty neat considering this is Austin suburb light pollution.

The night mode really can make out more than the naked eye. It can even make out the Andromeda Galaxy as a little smudge when just pointed at its location in the sky. I’ll have to later try that through the telescope mount.

Sometimes Justice Roberts makes you miss Kennedy. At least Kennedy came about being a squish honestly.

I’ve never understood the appeal of stuffing. Wet bread seems like something you’d eat if you were starving in a Soviet country.

Watching the Macy Thanksgiving Day Parade with the kids. It’s a bunch of floats going by with people on them waving at empty streets.
Man, the apocalypse is much weirder than any of us predicted.

A large segment of the left have taken a very strong anti-liberty stance in regards to religion, speech, and guns. If you’re going to be on the “wrong side of history”, at least pick newer history.

The Purge: For one night a year, the police are abolished.

Handmade vodka? I’m not an expert on these things, but don’t you need a still or something? You can’t just stir it really hard.

It’s so great when they’re airing new episodes of The Mandalorian. It’s like getting a new Star Wars movie every week… a good one!

I don’t know what the unifying theme was for The Crown season 4 other than that Prince Charles is the worst.
They had that episode where the Queen is trying to figure out who is her favorite, and everyone is like, “I know who it ain’t.”
At this point, it seems like the Queen is now doing her best to outlive her son.
I’d say the biggest disappointment for The Crown season 4 is that they didn’t have David Duchovny play Ronald Reagan.
And I know Gillian Anderson’s portrayal of Margaret Thatcher has gotten mixed reviews, but the relationship between her and her husband was adorable.
I believe The Crown is supposed to go on for two more seasons. I think they’re running into a Game of Thrones situation where they’re hoping Queen Elizabeth finishes the story before they catch up with her.

AHSOKA TANO: “I can read his thoughts. His name is Grogu.”
I don’t know if I care for that name. Still, I guess that doesn’t ruin Baby Yoda.
AHSOKA TANO: “I also sense in him many thoughts about minorities… controversial thoughts.”
Oh no!

Disney+ put The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe with Christmas movies. I mean, it has Santa in it, but none of it takes place at Christmas like Die Hard.

I have to say, the mother from Miracle on 34th Street made sure her daughter would never be a good writer for Axe Cop.
“You’re using your imagination again?! Here’s something you won’t have to imagine: my fist!”

You can’t make anything free. You can just confiscate wealth to pay for things.
Or, more accurately, attempt to pay for things.

Still just don’t “get” emojis. I use thumbs up emoji as it works in place of “k” and seems less passive aggressive. And that’s pretty much it. I still use semicolon parentheses (and sometimes semicolon capital P) to add a tone to a statement, and I feel pretty covered with that.

There’s a glut of new dramas I’m meaning to check out, but if I want to watch a sitcom, I’m usually rewatching ones I’ve already seen from years ago. The last new sitcom I remember hearing a bunch of people talk about was The Good Place.
What happened to the sitcom? I guess what we have now are these hour long dramedys and a bunch of really ugly cartoons aimed at adults.
I notice the comedies I like to rewatch are from the era when we finally abandoned the laugh track and went single camera. The perfect night was NBC Thursday with 30 Rock, Community, The Office, and Parks and Recreation. I’m happy to rewatch any of those.

I’m sometimes worried the other kids will get a little jealous of Winchester, but every single one of them said at Thanksgiving “…and I’m especially thankful for Winchester!”

My 5yo daughter keeps wanting to watch the scene in Revenge of the Sith when Anakin kills Padme. I don’t know what to make of that.
Previously, here favorite thing from Star Wars was Rey and “Ben Solo.” I’m afraid she’s not learning about good relationships from Star Wars.

Any news out of Britain should have a spoiler warning for season 6 of The Crown.

So much of today is a bunch of crazed people running around yelling “2+2=5!” and average people deciding whether it’s worth the headache to say anything.
But I’ll tell you one thing: The people encouraging it on saying “What great math you’re doing!” aren’t the good guys.

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