Review of My Polling Place There was a steady stream of voters walking in and out, but no line. There are many candidates on the ballot. Barack Obama heads the list for President, so he is easy to find, and Mary Landrieu heads the list for U.S. Senate, so she is easy to find, too. … More POR LA PATRIA GRANDE
Voting is TODAY! I am voting for the DEMOCRATIC PARTY and I then intend to remind PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA to THINK FURTHER LEFT. Vote and enjoy it, too, enjoy the whole day, dance. Mañana esotro día pero hoy que es hoy que la disfruten con lo mejor de su ser. Puede que traspasemos el propio … More VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE
LES MISBARACK: * Several white people, more specifically white MEN I know, say they do not think Obama can win because OTHER white people (not they, you understand) will not vote Black. I have finally figured it out: they mean THEY THEMSELVES will not vote Black. * Whiteman, get over it. Your future earnings are … More Victor Hugo
The Church of England accepts the idea of natural selection. This is very important because natural selection is central to the theory of evolution. Intelligent design “theory” IS NOT “evolution + God,” people, and it is really important to comprehend this if you do not want the government to chip away at the right to … More Church of England
Tonight we go back to standard time. It is November, when the trees grow stark. The bricks, the sharp gables, and the iron balconies sprout new, ever more severe angles against the cloudy sky. Here the water slaps slowly against the sides of the piers but in our imaginations we are walking to Washington. We’re … More On Authors and Authority
I went to dinner at the house of some new people I met by chance, and it was very charming. Another world. The sun stays luminous and gold. Hallowe’en is my favorite holiday. I am going to spend it in the country. Almost everyone else there will be an oilfield worker, because this is Louisiana. … More Luminous
See also this, on Julian Alexander – killed by police on the steps of his house in Anaheim, California. He was 20, his widow is 19, and his baby is due December 14. Is there a scholarship fund for this baby yet? Do you see why I keep saying racism and lynchings are not over … More Brandon McClelland
That is Kissing in the Dark. There are no other pictures, so throughout the song you get to contemplate this picture. When I first saw it, I realized that this is one of the faces I expect to see looking back at me in the mirror when I look in it, and that is how … More Memphis Minnie
Lucky Millinder and Sister Rosetta Tharpe, 1941, with early electric guitar (good) and the big band sound (bad). But this song is a classic and Sister Rosetta Tharpe is a goddess. Axé.
This is the last day to vote early in Louisiana, so those of you who wish to vote early, should. And then there is only one week left of Bush-consciousness, one hopes, because next Tuesday evening we expect to bid it farewell. * Every October we sing Dink’s Song. Here it is with its first … More Fare Thee Well
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