This quick video clip got grabbed as we woke up today. The two speeds share very different versions of Electra
View this post on InstagramCompare and contrast, please!! #puppy or #lion #dogsofinstagram #cute #yip #roar
This parody ad from Juice Media might as well be the real thing. Read the rest
Hands down one of the greatest of all time! Composer and pianist Ramsey Lewis will be streaming live on August 29th to support the Jazz Foundation of America.
I have already bought my ticket.
Read the restGRAMMY® Award-winning pianist and NEA Jazz Master Ramsey Lewis presents an exclusive concert experience Saturday August 29th at 1:00 PM Central Time - Ramsey Lewis Plays Songs From The In Crowd!
Ramsey Lewis has recorded over 81 albums and has received seven gold records and three Grammy Awards in his storied career. In the mid 60’s, Lewis was the nation’s most successful jazz pianist, topping the charts with "The 'In' Crowd". The single sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. Now Ramsey is revisiting this classic record with a very special Saturday Salon - Ramsey Lewis Plays Songs From The In Crowd! “The In Crowd” provided Ramsey Lewis with his biggest hit reaching the top position on the Billboard R&B Chart and No. 2 on their top 200 albums chart in 1965 and the single, “The ‘In’ Crowd” reaching No. 2 on the R&B Chart and No. 5 on the Hot 100 singles chart in the same year. The album also received a Grammy Award in 1966 for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance by an Individual or Group and the single was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 2009.
A portion of the proceeds from each performance benefits The Jazz Foundation of America. The JFA is one of the leading non-profit organizations focused on aiding jazz musicians in this international time of need.
Good luck, Maine. Read the rest
Portland Action Medics is a group providing supplies and aid to the protestors in Portland. You can venmo them @ Rosehip-medics. (http://www.rosehipmedics.org/)
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When looking for a place to contribute, I found that the stories of Federal thugs targeting folks providing aid to injured protestors helped to guide me. Read the rest
Before returning to her mom's home for a few weeks, my daughter taught Electra to sleep in her bed...while I was asleep in mine.
In an effort to maintain the housebreaking while acknowledging and encouraging my daughter's canine liberation efforts and subterfuge, I will be sleeping with the puppy in her room until it can be trusted in mine.
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Even better than a unicycle straddling, flame belching Darth Vader with bagpipes.
Retweet if you agree America needs more leaf blowers to fight back against Trumps stormtroopers. pic.twitter.com/9ZnmkLPJbY
— Really American 🇺🇸 (@ReallyAmerican1) July 25, 2020
In April of 2019 I gleefully packed up my home of 11 years. While fantastical in retrospect, during the marathon packing session I remember thinking that once on the market my lovely oceanfront home would sell instantaneously, and I would be off to an exciting new life. Read the rest
The Tonight Show demonstrates that Trump is cognitively there.
Can you say… Person! Woman! Man! Camera! TV! #FallonTonight pic.twitter.com/9dHIMedoIx
— The Tonight Show (@FallonTonight) July 24, 2020
I have been using this balance board to build core strength and awareness.
I used to jump the hell out of my skin when my neighbor hollers over the fence and thru a window to get my attention as I work at my desk, in my home office. Now, when Alan gives a yell, I freak out and fall right down.
That's cause I am standing on a balance board! Soon I will either be hurt badly or learn to steady my reactions enough so as not to fly across the god damn room when startled.
I have the board set to the shortest possible range of travel. There are 3 levels of travel, short is for beginners.
As a regular skateboarder, I was able to balance on the board within a few tries. My daughter, an avid gymnast who trains hours and hours each week, found it slightly more challenging.
The board is a good size for skateboarding and snowboarding. Better surfers than I will eventually want a longer board. I'll never outgrow this one but I might want a ball as opposed to the roller. A ball seems really scary right now, however.
JUST4U Balance Board Trainer with 3 Levels of Adjustable Distance,Professional Wooden Roller Board via Amazon Read the rest
Electra loves carrots, and her play tunnel.
View this post on InstagramMunch. Chomp. Crunch. #puppy #goldenretriever #dogsofinstagram #cute #noisyeater
I look forward to the generation of strong women, like my daughter, inspired by Congressperson Ocasio-Cortez today.
Here’s the clip: pic.twitter.com/znmCYNYll4
— The Recount (@therecount) July 23, 2020
My new puppy, Electra, loves this Toozey play pool. I love how easy it is to fold up and put away.
This play pool will last us a long time. Made of pretty durable feeling waterproof tarp on the bottom and strong walls, the pool requires no inflating. A strong release valve holds water in, and lets it out!
At first, Electra was reluctant to play in the water, but now she jumps in and splashes about before heading for the dirt to roll about. The photo up top shows her "adjusting face." My daughter also likes to lounge in the pool. Sometimes our Cavalier joins them, but usually prefers to stay dry.
Toozey Foldable Dog Pool, Portable PVC Pet Swimming Pool, Slip-Resistant Material Kiddie Pool, Dog Pet Bath Pool for Small to Large Dogs via Amazon Read the rest
Meditation chamber?? That’s a classic Sith hot tub.
Funko Pop! Deluxe: Star Wars - Darth Vader in Meditation Chamber via Amazon Read the rest
When it comes to packing kids into underfunded classrooms with at-risk teachers White House spokesfraud Kayleigh McEnany says: "The science should not stand in the way of this."
Kayleigh McEnany: Pres. Trump wants schools to open, "and when he says open, he means open and full, kids being able to attend each and every day at their school. The science should not stand in the way of this." https://t.co/USdmss0Ygu pic.twitter.com/XTowM3TKIx
— Evan McMurry (@evanmcmurry) July 16, 2020
Perhaps they see children as a good way to get the disease to their grandparents? Read the rest
I am pre-ordering Star Wars The Clone Wars: Stories of Light and Dark because Cad Bane.
Cad Bane was my favorite of the very many excellent characters to come out of Star Wars Clone Wars. His brief near-cameo in Star Wars Rebels delighted me. I had hoped he'd be a character used like Hondo Ohnaka or that we'd see him in The Mandolorian.
Polygon has an excerpt of the Cad Bane story included in this new Star Wars book. It tells a fantastic Clone Wars arc from Bane's POV instead of the Obi-Wan centric one we got in the cartoons. Not only are the non-Jedi characters fascinating in this arc, but it is one wherein Anakin learns the Jedi Order will lie and cause him great emotional pain to reach their ends, and that Obi-Wan is more than complicit.
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