The Evening Blues - 10-7-26
Submitted by joe shikspack on Wed, 10/07/2026 - 3:51pm
It's Time To Boycott Voting
Submitted by wouldsman on Wed, 10/07/2026 - 12:37pmGovernments derive their power and legitimacy through the concept of Consent of the Governed. This consent may derive due to the citizens being too scared to fight back (authoritarian regimes and monarchies) or a long held belief that their leader is "divinely" or by birthright chosen (again monarchies or theocracies) or revolutionary processes that lead citizens to believe that the new government is popular with the masses and therefore legitimate.
OT WE 7 OCT 26 ~ Asian sounds
Submitted by QMS on Wed, 10/07/2026 - 5:00am
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This wearable art reminds one of a Jellyfish
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The Evening Blues - 10-6-26
Submitted by joe shikspack on Tue, 10/06/2026 - 4:35pm
A bushel of bombs
Submitted by earthling1 on Tue, 10/06/2026 - 10:04am
Good morning everyone.
Finished up harvesting the last row of potatoes Sunday. Between the two 50' rows I would estimate three bushels of spuds.
Probably a bushel of corn, 2 bushels of tomatoes, and a bushel of onions so far this year.
The Evening Blues - 10-5-26
Submitted by joe shikspack on Mon, 10/05/2026 - 3:41pm
10/05 Open Thread - World Teachers' Day
Submitted by enhydra lutris on Mon, 10/05/2026 - 5:00am
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~~ Raphael - School of Athens
Two East Asian films
Submitted by soryang on Sun, 10/04/2026 - 10:14pmThe Weekly Watch
Submitted by Lookout on Sun, 10/04/2026 - 6:28am
To the Beach and Back
We're down at Fort Morgan beach near the mouth of Mobile Bay. Fort Morgan is a masonry fort built between 1819 and 1833. Standing guard where the Mobile Bay meets the Gulf of Mexico, the fort played a significant role in the Battle of Mobile Bay in August 1864 when Farragut said, "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead". The Fort is the site of the fall bird banding. Last spring we were across the bay on Dauphin Island for the bird banding. North of the bay is the Tensaw Delta where birds feed before the long flight over the gulf. We stay on the lovely white sand beach on the border of the Bon Secour refuge with miles of undeveloped beach.
Album of the Week 10-3-26
Submitted by joe shikspack on Sat, 10/03/2026 - 3:00pmAfternoon folks!
This week we start off with 2 albums of Chicago blues from different generations. Starting off is a fine live album from harmonica player Junior Wells backed by Buddy Guy and following that is an album from piano player Little Brother Montgomery showing you how he saw the Chicago blues. Moving on, we have a compilation album of blues guitarist Scrapper Blackwell recordings and then we get modern again with an album from Catfish Hodge. We finish off with an album worth checking out from NRBQ, it has some pretty great tunes on it.
Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!
