My favorite sad, lonesome, but beautiful songs.

"Amarillo by Morning" by George Strait

#4 | POSTED BY HELIUMRAT >

Now wait a minute, are you trying to tell me that Rogers is an Archon of the Demiurge?

I've read some really weird and strange stories over the years on the DR, but I think this one takes the cake.

My father saw Gandhi on a street corner giving a speech to a crowd around 1946 , 1947 time frame.

My father became a merchant sailor after WW2. He "jumped ship" (didnt report back to duty)after they pulled into Bombay one time. He walked around the country for six months. He was so fascinated with India.

#31 | POSTED BY NULLIFIDIAN >

Ok Gotcha, and for all these years I thought you were just this mild mannered reporter.

Nulli, to me Bernie is the only candidate I've seen in many years that's finally talking meat and potatoes issues. I know you like to criticize and lampoon the phony insulated elite left a lot in this country , who've turned the Democrats into "Republican-light"(I'm in your "Amen corner" on calling the Democratic party, the party of Martha's Vineyard). But who do think is out there speaking for the working class? What are your core beliefs? Or is it just hopeless, America has run its course and we're an empire in the declining stages and just don't know it?

Just curious.

Most politicians will project a carefully shaped persona, choose words cautiously so as to give out ambiguous nice sounding messages, trite worn out aphorisms. Bernie is one of the few presidential candidates that doesn't do this. He just tells it like it is.

Bernie's not a politician. He's the same guy that you drink a beer with on a Saturday afternoon BBQ in the backyard and you're both venting realistic opinions/frustrations about the country.

Bernie's your neighbor.

Insurrection will never happen with militia groups. The US Military is way too sophisticated today. They'd make short work of these dudes. If it ever does happens it would be a military coup from the top down(see movie " Seven Days in May, 1964).

I still have a lot of confidence in this country. We're just going through a rough period. We've experienced worse times than this and got through.

27 | POSTED BY GONOLES92

I do 12 to 14 hour turns every shift. 460 to 510 miles per night. I do 4 of those every week

Lots of time for podcasts

I'll listen to his podcasts when I'm driving sometimes.

The reason I think he's so popular is that he is one of the few out there in the media that speaks and addresses the problems and issues of today's "Everyman".

I had a good friend years ago who had come down with colon cancer. He was an independent owner/operator driver and had a not so good health insurance policy he paid completely out of his pocket. The evaluating doctor recognized the inadequacy of his policy and sat him down and said to him: "lets make a list of all your assets."
He died 4 months later with a six figure medical debt bill.

The U.S. Healthcare system has indeed become nothing more than an extortion racket. Not only is this criminal and horrific, it's unsustainable.

"White man goes into his churches to talk about Jesus, the Indian into his Tepee to talk to Jesus"(with Peyote etc).

-Quanah Parker

Quanah Parker was the last Comanche chief to war against the US. He started the Native American Church that uses peyote in its sacramental rituals. Their use of entheogens is permitted and federally protected. The church is still active to this day.

I went to a Filipino birthday party last Saturday night for a filipina's 18th birthday. It was her Debutante party. It was literally an old fashioned Fiesta, tons of food, complete with a whole roasted pig with the apple in his mouth, dancing and karaoke. Before you leave everyone gets a to-go box to take food home.

It's Tuesday and I'm still eating the leftovers.

"Divide et impera (vicet)."

#8 | POSTED BY MADSCIENTIST

Yep. Keep everybody squabbling, bickering,accusing and finger pointing amongst themselves, while the Plutocrats laugh all the way to the bank.

I pet my dog to relax.

"I'll go commando before I wear 'em twice."

#76 | POSTED BY VAQUERO

The Vaqueros of old only changed their underwear every Saturday night whether needed to or not. lol

The only real claim to fame Peter Fonda ever did was the making of the iconic movie "Easy Rider" (1969), that he co-wrote, produced and acted in.

It's essentially the story of two drug-pusher/biker-bums and their cross country exploits. An entire generation heroized those two characters.

The only thing I have to say about Peter Fonda is; he was nothing like his father.

#5 | POSTED BY LAMPLIGHTER>

Yep, paradigms change about every 20 to 25 years.

A century from now the modern people will look back at all the people here today as a bunch of Neanderthals.

Did the Vatican ever meet his requests?

I think some of the ultrarich are conscientious and try to be responsible citizens and use their money constructively. But for many of the ultrarich, the use of money for the consumption of goods and services is already well set into place for everything, whatever your hearts desire, permantly for good, and most likely for their progeny for generations to come. Once that's established , they grow weary of consumption and so the accumulation of more wealth becomes an ego thing. It's how they "keep score" with other fellow billionaires/multi-millionaires.

"Biden says something most Americans agree with....."

Agreed. And the more disturbing thing is that he'll recant and then do penance.

What's your opinion of the Charles Hapgood theory of sudden cataclysmic pole shift? Is it psuedoscience? It fascinated Albert Einstein.

And leads one also to wonder about the Flood Myths that are not just in the Bible but in many other cultures from around the world.

I couldn't get on with Google. I went through a bunch of backdoors to get here.

Yeah, I like this guy too. He's very creative and is one of the few candidates with a real sense of vision.

For post #6> repelled down= rappelled down

I'm getting old, can't spell.