I understand that I’m getting older, which means that either my bladder has shrunk to the size of a pee, or its tank level sending unit had begun sending erroneous signals to my central nervous system. Whatever the deal is, it means I seem to almost constantly have to take a piss (except, it seems, when I’m actually standing there trying to take one; then, not so much). So I’ve gotten used to getting up a time or two in the middle of the night to take a leak, and, since I don’t really sleep anyway, that’s no big deal. But it gets a bit old in the morning.
I mean, I have to take a leak before I get into the shower. Also when I’m in the shower, and as soon as I get out of the shower. I have to pee while I’m brushing my teeth. In fact, as soon as get done taking a leak, I feel like I need to pee again. And, most definitely, I have to piss on the entire 30+ minute ride in to work. You can talk about the conservation of mass all you want, but I think it’s bullshit. When it comes to bodily liquid, I am definitely creating more than I’m putting in. I really don’t get it.
Speaking of things I don’t get, Super DIRT week starts here today. This is apparently a big deal, and involves cars going around in circles on a dirt track. I have to admit I don’t really care, but they’re supposed to have some really nice weather for it, so good for them.
The weather dork is referring to the impending 75+ degree weekend weather as “Indian Summer.” This, of course, is bullshit. In order to have Indian Summer, you need to first have enough snow on the ground to track small animals – or at the very least, a killing frost. Neither of which we’ve had yet. I’m not sure where I get that from, but it sounds pretty truthy, so I’m going with it. Plus I’m old now, and therefore automatically endowed with wisdom.
The dogs and I (oh, and the cats) are on our own for a few days, as da wife is off to DC for something or other. Hopefully the cats are fully prepared to start actually eating the dead critters they keep leaving around and crapping outside. Tough love from me.
Oh well, early day for me, so it’s time to get my act together. Plus, I gotta take a leak.
Bert Jansch-• Bert (Herbert) Jansch, guitarist, born 3 November 1943; died 5 October 2011
Derek Schofield
guardian.co.uk,
Wednesday 5 October 2011 07.48 EDT
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Since YOU brought it up, PJ…..
I think the reason men need to pee a lot when they get older is payback for all the times their women were begging them to stop the car so that they (the women) could pee.
Hmm. Never had a problem with stopping for somebody to go potty. Must be another example of God’s bad aim.
Former New Mexico Governor and GOP presidential candidate Gary Johnson told Outside Magazine that legalizing marijuana was a popular political stance.
“Pot smokers may be the largest untapped voting bloc in the country,” he said. “A hundred million Americans have smoked marijuana. You think they want to be considered criminals?”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/04/gary-johnson-marijuana_n_994641.html
Composer David Bedford obituary
The composer David Bedford, who has died of lung cancer aged 74, employed a wide range of styles and media in a half-century career that saw him move from young iconoclast to eclectic purveyor of music for all seasons and needs. In 1963, as a recent student of Luigi Nono in Venice, he wrote Two Poems for Chorus, settings of Kenneth Patchen texts. It remains one of his most compelling works, with a recording on Deutsche Grammophon’s Avantgarde label. Bedford’s later works retain some notational flexibility and an open mind on instrumentation. “Cans of dog biscuits are just as good as maracas,” he suggested.
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Herman Cain on Occupy Wall Street:
I don’t have facts to back this up, but I happen to believe that these demonstrations are planned and orchestrated to distract from the failed policies of the Obama administration. Don’t blame Wall Street, don’t blame the big banks, if you don’t have a job and you’re not rich, blame yourself!
If you have a strong stomach, here’s the video:
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euw7aW1CAaw&w=640&h=360%5D
I’d never heard of David Bedford that I was aware of but he was probably on a Mike Oldfield LP I owned in the seventies. The choral work on “The Odyssey” is beautiful.
:gate: 🙁 Bert Jansch
His passing brings up a very poignant time going to Kansas University in 1968. My introduction to drugs, folk singers (Pentangle, Dave Van Ronk, Jon Renborn, Phil Ochs, Sandy Denny)- learning a few guitar chords to impress my girlfriend who sang.
I think she got into jazz by hearing “Good Bye Pork Pie Hat” by Mingus on “Sweet Child of Mine” with Jansch and Renborn in a duet.
i’ll defer to pj on the iBig one.
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