Tom

26
Mar
2021

Larry McMurty

Image: Larry McMurtry

I was saddened today to learn about the death of Larry McMurty. I really enjoyed many of his books and the movies made from them. He was quite prolific and quite good at the same time. Like many other people I think I liked ‘Lonesome Dove’ the best but I didn’t really care for his follow-ups to it. I liked The ‘Last Picture Show’ (both the book and the movie) and it’s sequel – ‘Texasville’. I enjoyed ‘Cadillac Jack’ and ‘Horsman, Pass By’ and the movie ‘Hud’ made from it.

If you haven’t, read one of his books. It’s a whole different world.

Posted by Tom in Books, Literature
26
Mar
2021

OMG it’s Friday!

cows

That ship…

Suez Canal fail meme.
Suez Canal fail meme.
Suez Canal fail meme.
Suez Canal fail meme.
Suez Canal fail meme.
Suez Canal fail meme.

Signs…

Well, today is the birthday, in 1944, of Diana Ross. So many songs to choose from, but I’ll put up this one from 1964.

Posted by Tom in Humor, Music, sixties and seventies
25
Mar
2021

This will warm your Thursdays!

What could go wrong?

Today is the birthday (in 1942) of Aretha Franklin.

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Posted by Tom in Humor, Music, sixties and seventies
24
Mar
2021

Not Yet, Still WEDNESDAY

Just some fun today with Bill Deal and the Rhondels!

Posted by Tom in Humor, Music, sixties and seventies
23
Mar
2021

Dang! It’s TUESDAY already.

Philosophy of Chicken Enchiladas

Thales, 500 BC: "Wait a minute, what the heck even are chicken enchiladas? They are probably just secretly made of water or something." Plato, 300 BC: "Chicken enchiladas aren't even real, man. What's real is the concept of chicken enchiladas." Avicenna, 1000: "You see, God created chicken enchiladas, but he didn't have to. He could have never done it. God is good." Descartes, 1600: "What if none of this was real? What if we are just being tricked into thinking there are chicken enchiladas by an evil daemon? Although...not that evil." Leibniz, 1700: "yes, but what if in every other possible world, chicken enchiladas don't exist? Ergo, this is the best of all possible worlds." Hume, 1750: "what if we woke up tomorrow and chicken enchiladas no longer tasted good? Shit, that would freakin' suck, man." Marx, 1850: "why can't everyone have chicken enchiladas all the time? I'll tell you why: the bourgeoisie." Wittgenstein, 1920: "There is no definitive difference between chicken burritos and chicken enchiladas. It's all just words that we agree on." Camus, 1950: "yes, life is meaningless and short. but hey, chicken enchiladas are pretty dang good, and that's enough for me."

The fortune…

When seven-year-old Alice got home from school, her mother asked her what she’d learned that day.“We learned how to make babies,” said Alice.

Alice’s mother was shocked. She sent her daughter outside to play, then she called Alice’s teacher to complain that the things she was teaching were not appropriate for second graders.

“Did you ask her to explain how it’s done?” said the teacher.

“No,” said the mother.

“Ask her, then call me back,” said the teacher.

Alice’s mother went outside to where her daughter was playing and asked her, “So how do you make babies?”

Alice replied, “You drop the ‘y’ and add ‘ies’.”

Indian Hills

Yesterday was the birthday of Keith Relf, lead vocalist for The Yardbirds, a group that at one time included Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck. A gifted musician, Relf died at age 33, electrocuted while playing an improperly grounded electric guitar. Here’s one of their hits.

Posted by Tom in Humor, Music, sixties and seventies