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If you read one more thing about this election and why it matters, read this. Andrew Sullivan has long been my go-to read when I wanted to hear a clear conservative voice. Growing up in a family and community that was conservative in the [...]

On an older post reviewing a live gig by Back Door Slam, reader Linda T dropped in to give a quick review of their set opening for Gov’t Mule at the kick-off Halloween show of their new tour. Googling around to find out more, I ran across a set list for Slam and immediately noticed [...]

Into the stretch. Hope everyone has/will find a chance to vote.
And a good song, not at all relevant, except in praise of getting things done so good things can happen:

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I wonder what all this campaign season will be remembered for? Unprecedented involvement? Unprecedented [...]

Such a useful day to pretend that there are things scarier than elections and economics. A little mild spookiness from Slam:

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A chance mention of Otis Redding by a friend the other day got me googling some question I no longer remember. Early in the googling, I was struck by the phrase “front porch soul”, and thinking it was interesting, and perhaps connected in an interesting way to Redding, I finally got listening to a band [...]

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This forced course in Econ 101 is making a lot of people realize that their plans to get from A to Z might take more improvisation than they intended. A reminder that improv can be a good thing, in music and in life:
Keb’ Mo’ - More Than One Way Home

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If you’re like me, you’ve been fairly consumed with politics, economics and controversy lately. I basically consider it a duty as a citizen in a (quasi-) democracy. But sometimes it’s good to see something that is neither depressing nor duplicitous:
“My dogs greeting me after 14 months in Iraq”

Have a good weekend, everyone.