The G-d Of Word
The facebook comment started with “Christ had so little regard for … ” PG gave into the temptation to comment. “Are you talking about Jesus? Not everyone agrees that he was the Christ.” The internet showed mercy, and only one stranger replied. “I think the bigger picture is being overlooked for semantics here… ” Talking, in or out of vain, is a big deal here. This is a repost.
People like to express opinions about the teaching of Jesus. The source of 99% of these thoughts is the bible. It is a fundamental belief that “the bible is the word of G-d.” PG has disagreed with this notion for a long time. This is not the same as not believing in the existence of G-d.
PG started to type a facebook reply, and then thought better of it. Sunday afternoons are a gift, even if they are uncomfortably hot. It is too fine a day to argue religion on the internet. Before he stopped, one thought did occur to him. If the bible is the word of G-d, then maybe Jehovah is the G-d of word. If you saw a mushroom cloud rising over Brookhaven …
Christianism is a religion of beliefs, rather than practices. The idea of getting people to agree with these beliefs is key to the Jesus experience. Many of these beliefs are noted in the bible. It is as if people make a G-d out of a book. When these high powered thoughts are expressed, then the semantics can get overwhelming.
As for the teaching of Jesus, all we know is what the Council of Nicea chose to tell us. We don’t have very much. What we do have is conveniently selected to fit the agenda of the speaker. What someone says about Jesus tells us more about that person than it does about Jesus. Pictures today are from “The Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library”.
Free Speech Advocate
John Adams’s vision of July 4 was July 2 ~ Archdiocese of Washington apologizes after Maryland family kicked out of funeral ~ DeKalb teen killed for ‘taking too long in the bathroom’ rule of fifty ~ 070381 ~ Brookhaven, Ga., OKs $15M in bonds for linear park ~ Free Speech Advocate Jordan Peterson Is Suing a University for Criticizing Him Because He Doesn’t Understand Free Speech ~ I am not saying those goddamn pronouns ~ Lindsay Shepherd launches $3.6M lawsuit against Laurier over alleged ‘inquisition’ ~ @Gary_Lewis1 I submitted a hoax manuscript to a predatory journal. The finding? Politicians from the right wipe their ass with their left hand (and vice versa) – big breakthrough! Manuscript accepted w/o review. I then haggled the OA fee down to $0 – so here it is -> ~ Gerry Jay Louis Institute of Interdisciplinary Political and Fecal Science, England Testing Inter-hemispheric Social Priming Theory in a Sample of Professional Politicians-A Brief Report ~ The current study tests a critical prediction from inter-hemispheric social priming theory in a sample of professional politicians. We ask the question of whether one’s political preferences are manifested in the hand used while cleansing one’s posterior. We find compelling evidence from a sample of professional politicians in the UK (N=8) that this is most certainly the case. The finding is a breakthrough and has implications for organisational management and beyond (we discuss such matters at length). Experiments are now recommended to test the causal direction of our major discovery. ~ complete thread of ass wiping survey Please read this thread. Be sure to wash both hands when you are through. ~ peer review flowchart ~ Anna Frued ~ Why ‘It’s OK To Be White’ Is Racist ~ @jordanbpeterson The largest study ever done on the effects of diversity ~ Fragmented Future ~ Mark Zuckerberg and his empire of oily rags ~ Cory Doctorow: Zuck’s Empire of Oily Rags ~ may get blocked ~ write a description of my beliefs 22 word limit The first take: 1. My beliefs are my business. 2. Practice outweighs belief. 3. G-d probably exists. 4. G-d does not write books. 5. Jesus has nothing to do with life after death. 1/2 This is 25 words. Three words need to go. Line 4 states that G-d does not write books. This implies that G-d does, indeed, exist. Line 3 can be eliminated, and the answer reduced to 22 words. 2/2 ~ story of 22 words ~ rw twitter and the troll problem ~ > @w_terrence Attention❗️Trump Supporters be careful in Public. This man attacked and bullied some young Trump supporters. Please Help ID this Bully by Retweeting so the police can find him. ~ gay and xtian part 666 ~ Is gay sex defiling? – Matthew 15:10-20 ~ bitchy waiter ~ Public Facebook Group “Muscle Bears” Proudly Bans POC ~ I Was Fired For Criticizing Trump ~ Huffington Post Writer Shocked That Black Man Can Think For Himself ~ The Trump effect: New study connects white American intolerance and support for authoritarianism ~ Man accused of racism no longer employed by Sonoco after incident at community pool in Winston-Salem ~ Glenn Loury & John McWhorter on America Coming to Terms with RACISM ~ @Cernovich “Get off the Democrat plantation” is something a white person should never say. A lot of people bitch about not being able to say what others can say, but that’s childish. Persuasion is about using what works, not what is “fair” to say. ~ John McWhorter: “Talking Back, Talking Black: Truths about America’s Lingua […]” | Talks at Google ~ I Was Going to Vote Democrat This November Until All This Incivility Forced Me Back On the Trump Train ~ bloatware ~ 13 arrested in outdoor crack cocaine market bust ~ @ParanoiaVideos Vietnam War, 1966: American POW in North Vietnam blinks “TORTURE” in Morse code during a televised press conference ~ Calling Israel racist isn’t anti-Semitic, rules UK Labour ~ a bunch of questions ~ Maxine Waters orders MORE public harassment of Trump aides: ‘God is on OUR side!’ ~ six word stories ~ bad behavior ~ open this file ~ if @derek has not defecated in 144 hours, then his guts hate him ~ THE MORNING BEACON: THE ONLY DAILY NEWSLETTER YOU NEED The Washington Free Beacon’s morning email lays out everything you need to know about the world of politics, foreign affairs, and national security. Get the news that matters to you, delivered straight to your inbox daily. Register today! ~ July 4, 1776, was only one day, out of several, where events leading to Independence took place. Many felt the celebration should be July 2, the day the Continental Congress voted to declare Independence. Maybe it is time to make this a three day weekend, and celebrate Independence Day on the first Monday of July. ~ Mr. Reagan had just been elected, and there were rumors of a right wing reign of terror. I was in San Francisco for the Pride parade that year. I went into a donut shop early Sunday morning, saw the men, and thought they were in great danger. It turns out I was correct. ~ Dearest Billy Bob, This war is so confusing. Both sides preach one thing, and then do what they accuse the other side of doing. All anyone does is talk. As smart as the people think they are, nobody has the sense to say #SecondWarBetweenTheStates #Secondcivalwarletters ~ Dearest Billy Bob Using snowflakes as soldiers is not a good idea in July SJW are bad at war and boring to boot Supplies of reefer & beer are coming through but wall would change that I hope Pres. Haircut waits until after war is over to build it ~ @KimKierkegaard When the danger is so great that death becomes the hope, you’d be surprised how much fun you start to have once ya stop giving AF ~ The correct answer to the question “are you a racist” is “that is none of your business” ~ America is run by a democrat/republican duopoly. Both parties cynically exploit racial and class divisions. ~ Dearest Billy Bob Had to fight off the SJW today Using smowflakes as soldiers is not a good idea in July Since this is a talk only war, there is no shortage of ammo Supplies of reefer and beer are coming through but the wall would change all that I hope President Haircut waits until after the war is over to build it #SecondWarBetweenTheStatesLetters #Secondcivalwarletters ~ (fwiw, saying black did not start until 1969, when James Brown recorded “say it loud i’m black and proud”) ~ Actually, I was a kid, living in Georgia, during the civil rights movement. I was not familiar with the subtle points of the issue, but did think it was a good idea for people to have their rights. More than once, I did not trash talk black people sufficiently, and was called n____-lover. ~ I think that is satire. It sounds a lot like the *logic* I see on facebook every day, though. Freedom of speech does not include a requirements ~ World War One was what led to Hitler and communism. The european powers got into a power struggle, and killed millions of their citizens. Germany got Russia out of the war by exporting Communism. France and England won. Hitler told Germany how they could get even. ~ how to stay young ~avoid fried meats which angry up the blood, if your stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify it with cool thoughts, keep the juices flowing by jangling around gently as you move, go light on the vices, such as carrying on in society. the social ramble ain’t restful, avoid running at all times, don’t look back. something might be gaining on you ~ they play democrats against republicans while the wall street casino breaks the bank. they play black against white while while murdering children by remote control in yemen. they play christians and jews against muslims while g-d/allah weep. they play immigrant against citizen while jobs are flying out the window ~ pictures today are from The Library of Congress. ~ this is the poem from last night at java monkey ~ selah
we went to see through a glass darkly ~ yesterday lemon tomorrow treason
abideth abundant faith hope charity ~ not everything happens for a reason
running by terminal easter parade ~ dance like nobody’s watching your style
not half empty half full with lemonade ~ use more muscle to frown than to smile
there is a time to be born plant die harvest ~ cast away stones gather together darkness
embrace refrain from embracing today ~ breaking down building up casting away
sew fabric speak wonder keep silent kill ~ a time to mourn to dance to move on still
Middle Names
This is a double repost, about the custom of middle names. It was published in this format in 2011. Today, a middle name is like a body part or an excuse.. everyone has one. It has not always been that way. The part about Presidential middle names was written during the 2008 campaign. Pictures are from The Library of Congress .
With the commentary about the middle name of Barack Hussein Obama, perhaps it is time for a look at the lessons of history. George Washington did not have a middle name. Nor the rest of the early Presidents. The first one to have a middle name (or initial) is John Quincy Adams. J.Q. Adams is the first son of a president to hold the office. The second one proved to be unfortunate.
The next POTUS to show a middle initial was William Henry Harrison. He was the first victim of the Zero Factor, in which Presidents elected in years ending in zero died in office. This tradition was ended by Ronald Wilson Reagan.
Another Zero Factor President, Abraham Lincoln, did not have a middle name. Ulysses S. Grant was born Hiram Ulysses Grant. One legend has a mistake on a school application giving him the middle name Simpson, after his mother’s maiden name. Moving into the twentieth century, William Howard Taft was referred to by all three names.
In many ways, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the first president of the modern age. For some reason, his middle name was frequently used, and the initials FDR became popular. Presidential initials did not become popular again until JFK and LBJ. After FDR went to the fireside chat in the sky, Harry S. Truman became president. The S stood for nothing.
The next president whose middle name was frequently used was John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Could this be a subtle dig at his Irish background, much as the current noise about Barack Hussein Obama? As for Baines and Milhous, those middle names both seemed to fit the personality of the man.
After Lightbulb Lyndon, the use of Presidential middle names went into decline. Gerald Rudolph Ford would be a good trivia question. George Herbert Walker Bush downplayed his quadruple initials, perhaps knowing that many people don’t trust a man with two middle names. George Walker Bush is frequently referred to by his middle initial.
In the 2008 election, we had a dark skinned man with a Muslim middle name. We had a white haired republican with the middle name of Sidney. And we had a married woman, who uses her maiden name as a middle name. Her original middle name is Diane. 2012 saw Willard Mitt Romney try to get elected. In 2016, Bernard Sanders was a Democratic challenger. Mr. Sanders does not have a middle name, leading to an unflattering set of initials.
While researching this feature, PG noticed that many of the early presidents did not have middle names . Apparently, before the American Revolution, middle names were seldom given. For some reason the custom caught on during the 19th century. When America started to draft men for World War I, the draft papers included a space for the middle name.
One possible reason for middle names was population density and increased family size. Many people began to have the same first name (or Christian name) and last name (Surname). Middle names were a way to distinguish between Jimmy Bob Jones and Jimmy Joe Jones. There was possibly a bit of status involved in having more than one name.
Women have long used the maiden name as a middle name after marriage. Girls were often not given middle names for this reason. The hyphenated Maiden-Married name is a fairly recent custom (Which this author hopes is a fad that will go away).
While middle names were originally a decoration, many are now used as a primary identification. PG is referred to as a diminutive of his middle name, which can be confusing when authorities insist on using his first name. The middle name is also a handy alternative for someone who gets tired of the name they are called by. There is also this thought …”I think parents give kids middle names so the kids will know when they are really p****d at them.”
Home Churched
A poem appeared at Chamblee54 yesterday. The pictures were from a photo mural on North Avenue. There were two people in each shot, with a white bar in the middle. The text was adjusted, so that the white bar was a compliment, rather than a distraction. The result was G-d Doesnot Write Books.
There are 20 words used: my thoughts are my business ~ practice outweigh beliefs ~ g-d doesnot write books ~ thought about jesus doesnot ~ affect life after death.
The text comes from a post, at a blog called 22 Words. At the time, comments at 22 words were limited to 22 words. 22w is much more *commercial* now. Here is the story.
Abraham at twentytwowords wrote… “When I asked about churches last week, some of you reminded me you’re not Christian.So…Non-Christian readers, what (non)religion are you?” That is 23 words.
PG answered the original post “home churched”. He decided to answer the follow up question. Unlike most of the others to answer, PG wanted to keep this under 22 words. … PG decided that this label thing was not going to work. Labels belong on jars, and PG’s hair is a half inch over jarhead level. The best solution was to write a list of beliefs.
1. My beliefs are my business. 2. Practice outweighs belief. 3. G-d probably exists. 4. G-d does not write books. 5. Jesus has nothing to do with life after death. This is 25 words. Three words need to go. Line 4 states that G-d does not write books. This implies that G-d does, indeed, exist. Line 3 can be eliminated, and the answer reduced to 22 words.
America is a religious country. To many, this means Christianity. This religion is based on beliefs, rather than practices. The beliefs of Christianity tend to fall into four categories: G-d, the Bible, Jesus, and life after death. There is a lot of disagreement.
There was a comment. Christ Centered Teaching February 17, 2015 at 7:33 pm “So if your thoughts are your business, why share them here with others?” Jesus worshipers are good at arguments.
Religious themes have been used for content in Western art for centuries. Painting, music, and architecture have been devoted to images of Jesus. How many of these image makers are true believers? This is especially true in team sports like music and architecture. Is the bricklayer at the Cathedral saved? Is the gospel music keyboards man born again?
PG has used the bible as text on several occasions. He also uses public domain works by others, including Walt Whitman, William Blake, and Emily Dickinson. Just because you use a text in a graphic work does not mean that you are expressing a belief in the content.
When you take a book of poetry, and use it as a tool of authority, you compromise the beauty of that work. Maybe, by using the poetry of the Bible as text for graphic poems, some of this beauty can be restored. The Jesus worshipers can still use the magic book as a sales tool, promoting a scheme for life after death. The text has been abused for centuries.
Pictures today are from “The Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library”.
Beneduck Arnold
What did one flag say to the other flag? Nothing. It just waved!
What’s red, white, black and blue? Uncle Sam falling down the steps!
What would you get if you crossed Washington’s home with nasty insects? Mt. Vermin!
What did a patriot put on his dry skin? Revo-lotion!
Which colonists told the most jokes? Punsylvanians!
What was General Washington’s favorite tree? The infantry!
Where did George Washington buy his hatchet? At the chopping mall!
What quacks, has webbed feet, and betrays his country? Beneduck Arnold!
Did you hear the one about the Liberty Bell? Yeah, it cracked me up!
What would you get if you crossed a patriot with a small curly-haired dog? Yankee Poodle!
Why did Paul Revere ride his horse from Boston to Lexington? The horse was too heavy to carry!
What happened as a result of the Stamp Act? The Americans licked the British!
This is a repost. Picture are from The Library of Congress.
Dr. McWhorter Vs Dr. Peterson
“Jordan Peterson Questioned By Linguist John McWhorter on Pronoun Stance” is the video that started it all. Dr. Jordan Bernt Peterson, aka “The stupid person’s smart person,” was appearing at the Aspen Ideas Festival. During the Q&A, he was queried by Dr. John Hamilton McWhorter V, who is one of “the Black guys on Bloggingheaads TV”. The moderator was Bari Weiss, the namer of the Intellectual Dark Web. PG posted the video link to a *radical community* facebook page, with the note “This is a thoughtful conversation about gender and pronouns.” Some were not amused.
In the video, JHM asks JBP “I teach trans students. And I’m asked often to call people singularly they. It started probably about four years ago. It struck me as very odd. I’m 52. And some of them you can tell that it’s coming from a very deep place. That’s how they feel, and they deeply need to be called they. Some of them, my horse sense says, that they’re kind of enjoying giving me a certain shock, and there’s a certain theatrical element. That’s my horse sense … my general feeling has been that whatever they ask I just go with it, and let’s change the usage of the pronouns because we have a lot to do. … You said that how you make the difference in deciding these cases is that you have psychological training, and you can tell. What I want to know is, for my own elucidation and also because many of us wondered but then it kind of went by: How do you know?”
JBP replied. “Well, first of all I wouldn’t know … I would be willing to do that despite the fact that I might be wrong. Having said that, in any reasonable situation I would err on the side of addressing the person in the manner in which they want to be addressed. But that’s not the issue for me. The issue is that now I’m compelled by law to do so. It’s like: No, not doing it. Not now, because it’s compelled by law, so that’s the end of the game so far as I’m concerned. There’s no excuse for compelling it by law. I don’t think it was an isolated legislative move. I think it was part and parcel of a whole series of legislative moves that have been made. I think it’s an attempt by a certain radical ideology to get the linguistic upper hand, which I think is a terrible thing to do…. ”
Bill C-16 was a proposal in the Canadien Parliament. It would, essentially, extend Civil Rights protection to Gender Identity issues. The bill was passed by Parliament, and is now law. JBP gained some fame, and notoriety, with his opposition to C16.
One issue in this video is whether, or not, the use of non-preferred pronouns is against the law. According to Brenda Cossman, a professor of law at the University of Toronto, Peterson is “fundamentally mischaracterizing” Bill C-16. “I don’t know if he’s misunderstanding it, but he’s mischaracterizing it,” Cossman says. … Cossman says it seems Peterson is trying to argue that the misuse of pronouns could constitute hate speech. “I don’t think there’s any legal expert that would say that [this] would meet the threshold for hate speech in Canada,” she says. Our courts have a very high threshold for what kind of comments actually constitutes hate speech, and the nature of speech would have to be much more extreme than simply pronoun misuse, according to Cossman.”
During the Facebook conversation, PG made this comment: ” I agree with Dr. McWhorter that, as a matter of respect, you should call someone by their preferred pronoun. I may have doubts about their sincerity, but I will call them what they want to be called. … I am not familiar with the C-16 struggle. Apparently, there was some Canadien legislation regarding these issues. While I don’t have a problem calling someone they, I really don’t see this as an appropriate issue for legal action. That may not be what the proposed law said, and I don’t want to research it now. However, if C-16 mandated singular they, then I would agree with Dr. Peterson…. which might be the only time I ever agree with him.” Now it appears that this notion … that the law requires the use of singular they … is a creation of JBP’s overheated imagination.
The video linked above does not include a section of the discussion preceding the question by JHM. This exchange changes the character of the conversation between JBP and JHM. PG did not know about this previous exchange when he posted his ill fated comment on facebook. Here is the exchange, between BW and JBP.
BW: “You are often characterized, at least in the mainstream press, as being transphobic. If you had a student come to you and say, I was born female, I now identify as male, I want you to call me by male pronouns. Would you say yes to that?” JBP: “Well, it would depend on the student and the context and why I thought they were asking me and what I believe their demand actually characterized, and all of that. Because that can be done in a way that is genuine and acceptable, and a way that is manipulative and unacceptable. And if it was genuine and acceptable then I would have no problem with it. And if it was manipulative and unacceptable then not a chance.”
JBP said one thing first…. that he would call a student *they* if it was “genuine and acceptable.” After the questions by JHM, the focus became whether, or not, the law was requiring the usage of non-binary pronouns. This is not the first time that JBP has been too slick for his own good.
Was the question by JHM sincere, or was he trolling JBP? JHM was clearly playing with JBP. “Are you saying that psychological theory has nothing to teach us about this? Because you’re talking around my question. You’re gorgeously articulate. You’re smarter than me. Does psychology have anything to teach us or not? Yes or no?
It is tough to say. It may have been a combination of sincerity and rhetoric. Whatever the motivation there, the question struck a nerve with PG. It is easier to just be careful, use the preferred pronouns, and keep your concerns to yourself. Trans issues are a part of modern life. You don’t have to understand everything.
Pictures today are from The Library of Congress. The quotes are from a transcript published in this artice, Jordan Peterson Comes to Aspen.
Copperhead Snake
Protesters Gather At Pride, 4th Precinct After Mpls. Police Shooting ~ Neighbors Recount Moment Of Fatal Mpls. Police Shooting ~ White Extinction Anxiety ~ this is just the beginning ~ gizmodo Gizmodo Media Group is an online media company and blog network operated by Univision Communications in its Fusion Media Group division. The company was created from assets acquired from Gawker Media during its bankruptcy in 2016. On June 10, 2016, Gawker Media filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after the company was ordered to pay $115 million in compensatory damages and a further $25 million in punitive damages in Bollea v. Gawker. On August 16, 2016, Univision Communications purchased Gawker for $135 million. The purchase did not include the flagship website Gawker. It included the websites Gizmodo, Jezebel, Deadspin, Kotaku, Jalopnik, and Lifehacker. Univision named the unit Gizmodo Media Group after one of its blogs, Gizmodo, in an effort to distance itself from the Gawker name. ~ woke support group ~ Muhammad Ashraf, the president of the Virginia-based Nationwide Chauffeured Services, said Monday that replacing the car could cost tens of thousands of dollars. ~ gizmodo thread ~ Animated Video Tells the Story of Jean-Paul Sartre & Albert Camus’ Famous Falling Out (1952) ~ Patrick Henry to Robert Pleasants 18 Jan. 1773 Would any one believe that I am Master of Slaves of my own purchase! I am drawn along by ye. general inconvenience of living without them, I will not, I cannot justify it. ~ Employee at Obion County Highway Department says he found racist manual on the job ~ Copperhead snake bites Alabama girl swimming in pool ~ Donald Trump’s 54 most outrageously over-the-top lines from his North Dakota speech ~ Did Hollywood Whitewash Stonewall? ~ i cheated on her ~ The Tawdry and Dumb Nazi Charge ~ I found this on a review of my blog. .@JohnHMcWhorter “Trump was not elected because of racism. … Trump was elected because people are tired of being called racist ~ spheres ~ Hit Parade: The Deadbeat Club Edition, Part 1 ~ @KaivanShroff Maxine Waters was lectured by white elites on both the Right & Left for encouraging peaceful protest. As a result, she has received death threats and been forced to cancel events. But Sarah Sanders gets extra security because she didn’t get to gorge at Red Hen. #WHITEPRIVILEGE ~ Kendrick Lamar’s Reason Why White People Can’t Say The N-Word Deserves A Standing Ovation ~ All-you-can eat restaurant shuts down after customers ate all they could ~ 31: Interview with Atlanta Spoken Word Poet, Theresa Davis ~ On Pride’s Radical Potential: The Question Isn’t ‘Who Should Be at Pride?’ But ‘What Are We Doing?’ ~ Jordan Peterson Questioned By Linguist John McWhorter on Pronoun Stance ~ Today’s protests in Iran suggest revolution is brewing ~ I had a bright idea. @chamblee54 Was the Red Hen/Sarah H. Sanders episode a set up? When i tried to post it to faceook, i got this error message: Your Request Couldn’t be Processed There was a problem with this request. We’re working on getting it fixed as soon as we can. ~ If a hockey player is taking a shot, he does not want to go high ~ Is the condescending approval of #MaxineWaters racist? Would a white woman acting like that be cheered on? ~ @NeinQuarterly I once knew an optimist. Drowned in a glass half full of water. ~ @MAGAusafirst Insult the voters you need to get elected for president by calling them deplorable #OddWaysToInsult ~ Civility is not for the benefit of your perceived enemy. Civility is for your benefit. When the other side drags you down to their level of comic book bad behavior, the oppressor wins. ~ Civility is not for the benefit of your perceived enemy. Civility is for your benefit. When the other side drags you down to their level of comic book bad behavior, the oppressor wins. ~ Speaking of appeasement… after a recent Trump dump, the press was trotting out the Neville Chamberlain comparisons. The text of Mr. Chamberlain’s “peace for our time” comment was trotted out. It seems as though Mr. Chamberlain used the phrase “peace with honor” in his comments. This was a favorite saying of Richard Nixon, when he was trying to get us out of Vietnam. ~ here is the poem from last night at java monkey. This was performed before the storm hit:
woman the authorities came to blame ~ dye her hair clumsy red profanity
remember me to one who knows their shame ~ be governed by purple insanity
a memory is all you still owe me ~ tomorrow will never be nonchalant
for doin’ what you did and gettin’ free ~ know what you need but I know what you want
coulda been the champion of the world ~ vagabond rapping at your door unfurled
says be in my dream if i can be in yours ~ i just might tell you the truth she deplores
vagabond rapping at your door unfurled ~ but I used a little too much force
i just might tell you the truth she deplores ~ handful of rain tempting you to divorce
but I used a little too much force ~ says be in my dream if i can be in yours
handful of rain tempting you to divorce ~ coulda been the champion of the world
pictures today are from The Library of Congress. ~ selah
Page 99
PG woke up one Sunday morning, and started to look in his archive. He found a post from July 2009, Genius And Heroin Part One. The G&H book had been mentioned in a couple of blogs, The Page 69 Test and The Page 99 Test. Both of these blogs are still publishing nine years later. The idea is to critique a book by what is on page 69, or page 99.
Reckless Daughter: A Portrait of Joni Mitchell is a book PG adopted from the Chamblee library. A journalist had a series of interviews with Joni, and morphed a book out of it. Maybe a look at pages 69 and 99 will give us some text to go between the pictures.
On page 69, Joni is a young lady, performing in Miami Beach. She has had a baby, left her husband, and is trying to make it as a musician. One night in a club, David Crosby saw her, and saw the future. The two became a couple, which did not last very long. Joni and David went to California, where David introduced her to some buddies in the music business. David produced Joni’s first album, and apparently did not know what he was doing. Both of them moved on.
On page 99, Joni has put out her second album, and is gaining momentum. It is 1969, and America is in turmoil over Vietnam. The author, David Yaffe, goes into some detail about the mood of America in 1969. Mr. Yaffe was born in 1973. Why does he discuss the mood of 1969?.
Pictures, for this Sunday morning space filler, are from The Library of Congress. The Montana photographs were taken by Marion Post Wolcott in August, 1941.
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