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Spent the last 4 days up at the farm planting tomatoes and such. Did the first mow of the year. Took about 6 hrs, but I broke it up into three days. Used about 2 gallons of diesel fuel at almost 7 dollars a gallon.
Some of the family come up for the day on Saturday and Sunday, so spent some time playin' an fishin'.

Since (as Enhydra Lutis pointed out) this is Star Wars Day, May the 4th be with you, I thought I'd try to put Star Wars to bed here, at least for awhile.

Waiting for War

I think we're in WWIII...the Western imperialists vs. BRICS+. One question is will the US and Israel resume the attacks on Iran? I suspect so. Will Russia finally attack NATO countries aiding Ukraine's drone bombing of their oil infrastructure? Lavrov suggests they might. What about the US true desire to stifle China? Can they really suppress this rising power? I think not. And perhaps the key question, will the global economy collapse with the on set of these hot wars? All this and more below the fold...

Afternoon folks!

Unsurprisingly, there's some blues here for you. Starting off is the bonus disc of a later release of Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live with a whole bunch of material that was not in my vinyl rip of the original album. Following that is a compilation album of T-Bone Walker tunes and an album from a fine but lesser-known Texas blues guitarist in the T-Bone tradition, Long John Hunter. After that, it's on to a classic album from John Mayall's Blues Breakers in the Eric Clapton period followed by New Orleans Meters. We finish up with some rock and roll from British guitarist Chris Spedding who has likely performed as a session musician on or produced stuff you might have heard.

Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!

Okay, this diary needed a preface, an explanation for why I am saying this. I think it's Trump. The guy obviously needs to go, like Biden needed to go. The Democrats kept him, Biden, around because they secretly wanted a second term of Trump, and so they got their second term of Trump, and he served his purpose. But they keep him around! It's got to be the big mystery of today's news, of why this guy is still there.

Over the last few years, my email box has been the destination for dozens and dozens of personalized messages from a dozen or so Big Shots in Trumpland -- Trump Himself, Senators, cabinet members. They almost all address me generically as "friend," while asserting a long-term relationship between "me" and Trumpism. I quit reposting them a few months ago as they ceased to have much substance other than SEND MONEY.

Here is this morning's call for my personal attention.

Good morning, good people!

As of yesterday, it is official that when I stare at old people, or mingle with old people, I am exactly what they are staring at and mingling with.