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#MedievalNewYearsResolutions

Invent unions--except I'll call 'em guilds just to slide under the boss' wire.

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What's going to happen when Americans lose their retirement savings in the USA stock market after billionaires cash out





I've been celebrating the #NewYear most of the day with the broadcast from Vienna, with a lot of #Strauss. I catch it on the radio first because at least #NPR doesn't ruin the second finale, which is the Radetzky March, while #PBS craps on it every time with rolling credits and infernal announcements.

Of course the only way to catch the visuals and historical context is to view it on PBS later in the day...however...the ballet pieces left a lot to be desired this year so I hope they change choreographer. What's with this strewn 8 1/2 by 11 papers all over the place??? Couldn't you find silk roses to toss around with the Roses From The South Waltz? Doing that with the Diplomat Waltz made sense after a fashion, but it was definitely overdone. To think you killed a tree for that.











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#2025InASongOrPoem

No No No No, I can't take it no more
I'm tired of waking up on the floor.
No thank you, please, it only makes me wheeze
And then it makes it hard to shop in store





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#LastMinute2025Resolutions

lose weight so that I can bend over far enough to kiss my ass goodbye when Agent Orange pushes that red button.

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"Trump responded, “My friends will get hurt.”" - If this doesn't convince you he's a crook and a cheat, you are trying to not be convinced.

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Remember the candidate who was the only one who could end the wars? I guess he thinks he can win this one in 3 years or less!

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#FakeAwardsAndPrizes

You decide if this is fake just because I invented it for use on Google Plus:
The Didieload Award.

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If you want to learn about geopolitics, you must check this guy out. I've only had time to fact-check a couple of his videos, but they were spot-on!

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This Sunday is occupied by my viewing of the 2 hour #GrammyCelebrationOfLatinMusic and now I have a beef with it even though the second hour is still young. There was a token nod to Brazil in the form of "The Girl From Ipanema" , completely ignoring the major tour de force that was Sergio Mendes even though one of his pieces was in a fairly recent movie (Rio). And despite having one American hit, the actually Spanish group Mocedades was completely ignored...and then there was that incomplete tribute to La Bamba.

Y'all are supposed to think that the Beatles' "Twist and Shout" was the only tune that took off from La Bamba, but there was also Jay and The Americans' "Come A Little Bit Closer". I just heard Mike Buble pay tribute to what Rosie Clooney sang but so far ZERO MENTION of the legendary Xavier Cougat, of that era. Do better, #Grammys


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Little Green bagged this one Kush!
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