12/30/2015 archive

Holiday Rave 3

Of course we were semi-pro also. Did a number of weddings and 1 or 2 School Dances. Let me tell you there is no tougher crowd than kids. If it’s not in the Top 40 RIGHT NOW! they’re just not interested even if it was in the Top 40 last week. He got involved in …

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Dispatches From Hellpeckersville-Resolutions 2016

2015 get your ass going, you sucked! Sure, there were a few good things, Baboo made the honor roll, Dan starred in his school play, I sold my first piece of art, things like that. But, sickness, death, grief, that was just soul-suckingly, hideously, bad. I’m done with with it, midnight on the 31st can’t …

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Dinner and a Movie

The Return of the Son of Sucky Blogging’s Revenge: Episode VII So can you believe I haven’t seen The Force Awakens yet? Neither can I. In any event I’m going out to dinner after that and I’m not sure when I’ll be back.

The Last Roll of Kodachrome

Five years ago history was made in Parsons, Kansas where the last roll of Kodachrome was processed at Dwayne’s Photo Shop, the only Kodak certified processor of Kodachrome film in the world as of 2010. The final roll of 36-frame Kodachrome to be manufactured was tracked by National Geographic; it was shot by photographer Steve …

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Punting the Pundits

“Punting the Pundits” is an Open Thread. It is a selection of editorials and opinions from around the news medium and the internet blogs. The intent is to provide a forum for your reactions and opinions, not just to the opinions presented, but to what ever you find important. Thanks to ek hornbeck, click on …

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The Breakfast Club (Rock On)

Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:30am (ET) to …

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Six In The Morning Wednesday December 30

The world in 2015 review: a year of living dangerously We look back at the global spread of jihadi ideology and terror, tensions in international relations and a glimpse of hope in efforts to tackle climate change Simon Tisdall Wednesday 30 December 2015 05.21 GMT Good things did happen. Iran and the western powers reached a …

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