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The The - This Is the Day (1983)
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Lyrics excerpt ...

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The protagonist in this song is depressed and not doing anything with his life. He spends all of his time inside reflecting on his past instead of living. This keeps him from creating any new happy memories or moving forward.

Interestingly, this song is a second-person narrative. However, some of the insights the narrator has are so specific "all your friends and family ... the side of you they'll never see," one can infer that this is an internal dialogue.

The lyrics are positive and end with the protagonist's resolve that things will change today. However, this contrasts with the melancholy tone of the music which belies the truth that today is in fact, not the day that anything will change.

[Verse 1]
Well, you didn't wake up this morning 'cause you didn't go to bed
You were watching the whites of your eyes turn red
The calendar on your wall
Is ticking the days off

You've been reading some old letters
You smile and think how much you've changed
All the money in the world
Couldn't buy back those days

[Chorus]
You pull back your curtains and the sun burns into your eyes
You watch a plane flying across the clear blue sky
This is the day your life will surely change
This is the day when things fall into place

[Verse 2]
You could've done anything if you'd wanted
And all your friends and family think that you're lucky
But the side of you they'll never see
Is when you're left alone with the memories
That hold your life
Together like glue
...


Saw reporting of this on the local evening news recently ...

Exclusive renderings of Penn Station overhaul show Trump's name with presidential seal
gothamist.com

... The winning plan to rebuild Penn Station features renderings of a new train hall with American flags at the entrance, gold-accented railings, columns and escalators " and a presidential seal featuring President Donald Trump's name, according to internal materials obtained by Gothamist.

The new plan for Penn features raised ceilings, adding as much as 50 feet of overhead space to parts of the cramped station, according to documents that include architectural renderings, schematics and engineering notes. The plan also includes two brand new entrances: one on Eighth Avenue where the Theater at Madison Square Garden currently sits, and another along 31st Street. Windows would be installed at the taxiway that sits between the Garden and a neighboring skyscraper that shares the block.

Last week, Amtrak and the U.S. Department of Transportation announced they'd picked Penn Transformation Partners as the "master developer" for Penn Station. The group includes architects, engineering firms, real estate developers and other private companies. Members of the group released some designs for a plan in 2023 to renovate the station, but the new renderings reveal how the plan was revised to fulfill Amtrak's request for a "classical look."

The winning plan to rebuild Penn Station features renderings of a new train hall with American flags at the entrance, gold-accented railings, columns and escalators " and a presidential seal featuring President Donald Trump's name, according to internal materials obtained by Gothamist.

The new plan for Penn features raised ceilings, adding as much as 50 feet of overhead space to parts of the cramped station, according to documents that include architectural renderings, schematics and engineering notes. The plan also includes two brand new entrances: one on Eighth Avenue where the Theater at Madison Square Garden currently sits, and another along 31st Street. Windows would be installed at the taxiway that sits between the Garden and a neighboring skyscraper that shares the block.

Last week, Amtrak and the U.S. Department of Transportation announced they'd picked Penn Transformation Partners as the "master developer" for Penn Station. The group includes architects, engineering firms, real estate developers and other private companies. Members of the group released some designs for a plan in 2023 to renovate the station, but the new renderings reveal how the plan was revised to fulfill Amtrak's request for a "classical look." ...

The rescheduled event will be held in the ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria Washington, D.C.

5 Things To Know About Washington, D.C.'s First Waldorf Astoria Hotel (2022)
stories.forbestravelguide.com

... The Old Post Office in Washington, D.C. has been a landmark since debuting in 1899. Topped with its iconic clock tower and perfectly perched between the White House and the Capitol, the building served as the country's General Post Office until 1914. Still owned by the federal government, the building underwent many transformations before opening as a Trump-branded hotel in 2016.

After a much-publicized legal battle, the hotel underwent a few key changes and recently opened as the Hilton-branded Waldorf Astoria Washington DC. ...



#14 Other than in a fevered hallucination, just exactly where did you find an official DNC directive demanding that Andrew Cuomo be the pick?

Hint: You can't.

Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Ken Martin officially endorsed Zohran Mamdani during his 2025 campaign for New York City Mayor. While the wider Democratic establishment was initially slow to back the democratic socialist, Martin actively supported Mamdani, eventually congratulating him on his mayoral victory in November 2025.

Key Details of the Endorsement and Campaign:

DNC Support: Chair Ken Martin publicly encouraged voters to back Mamdani, later stating that the Democratic Party "wins through addition" and that a broad, inclusive coalition is essential to the party's future success.

Establishment Hesitation: Powerful New York Democrats like Senator Chuck Schumer and Representative Hakeem Jeffries initially declined to endorse Mamdani.

High-Profile Backing: Before winning the mayoral seat, Mamdani secured major endorsements from prominent progressives like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders, as well as a tepid endorsement from then-Vice President Kamala Harris and a localized endorsement from NY Governor Kathy Hochul.Recent

Activity: Now serving as Mayor of New York City, Mamdani's political presence continues to cause waves. In late May 2026, he notably made local headlines by endorsing a progressive challenger in a key congressional race against incumbent Adriano Espaillat.

The DNC (and, by extension, Ken Martin) deserve a lot of blame.

But, are they worse than Trump, MAGA and the Republicans?

Only if you want to see the Democratic Party crippled in their attempt (from Maine to Alaska) to defang Trump, MAGA and the Republican Party.

Ran into this interesting interaction from 9 years ago ...

"...thus additional explanation is needed." - #5 | Posted by JeffJ at 2017-06-20 10:40 AM

Of course it is.

Rank hypocrisy is calling both political parties morally bankrupt while at the exact same time applauding the very root of that bankruptcy.

"The kind of corruption the media talk about, the kind the Supreme Court was concerned about, involves the putative sale of votes in exchange for campaign contributions." - James L. Buckley
"Corruption is worse than prostitution. The latter might endanger the morals of an individual, the former invariably endangers the morals of the entire country." - Karl Kraus
"I think the notion that we have all the democracy that money can buy strays so far from what our democracy is supposed to be." - Ruth Bader Ginsburg
"Concentration of wealth yields concentration of power, particularly so as the cost of elections skyrockets, which kind of forces the political parties into the pockets of major corporations." - Noam Chomsky
"75% of Americans in 2014 believed the federal government is corrupt. According to a New York Times and CBS News poll in May, 84% think money has too much power in our system. That same poll found 85% of respondents support fundamentally changing or completely rebuilding our current system of financing campaigns. About two-thirds think our politics is dysfunctional, according to a September Washington Post/ABC News poll. And in 2014 the Wall Street Journal found that about 70% of Americans are angry and frustrated because our political system seems to only be working for insiders with money and power." -- Alan Simpson
"Let only individuals contribute -- with sensible limits per election. Otherwise, we are well on our way to ensuring that a government of the moneyed, by the moneyed, and for the moneyed shall not perish from the earth." -- Warren Buffett
"I will tell you that our system is broken. I give to many people, I give to everybody, when they call I give, and you know what? When I need something from them, two years, three years later, I call, they are there for me." -- Donald Trump
Again: Rank hypocrisy is calling both political parties morally bankrupt while at the exact same time applauding the very root of that bankruptcy.

Cause and effect, my dense friend.

Cause and effect.

#11 | Posted by A_Friend at 2017-06-20 11:05 AM


The GUGI is a Russian submariner-commando-sabotage unit and Vladimir Putin always funds the Russian Navy. He does not treat them like cannon-fodder infantry troops getting mulched in Ukraine. Russian and Chinese attack submarines conduct joint patrols in the Pacific Ocean. These are not ICBM- or IRBM- launchers.

Link: Russian Navy Expanding

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