Aloha, Suz…!

aloha ct — how’s paradise tonight?

Ahhh… Sweet Billie…! ;-)

Aloha LLN Pups from the mtn. top…!

A bit brisk up here, but, it’s a gloriously clear sky with a gorgeous moon out tonite…! ;-)

bit brisk here too… weather dood said we have already had a 68 mph gust here on the coast tonight… predicting 70′s and 80′s as this storm blows through. sideways rain is pelting the windows.

Some of the webcams have captured the moon already…!

ooooo that is some sweet eye candy dood.

Synchronicity! I am listening to Lady Day the last hour, and voila, it’s on LLN! Wild.

Billie! Wonderful… This be a blusey place lately.

Sideways rain is never a good thing…! ;-)

hey kelly — how forking kewl dood

hey sunny — how ya doing tonight?

Tornado weather – fluctuated between watches and warnings for hours.

yikes! i’ve got the usual high wind and high surf watches

from the utube page (link is title of song in post):

Reunited after many years with tenor saxophonist Lester Young, Billie’s visual reaction to his moving solo remains as eloquent as anything she ever sang; a touching finale to their historic musical partnership. Introduced by Robert Herridge (producer/host of CBS’ “The Sound of Jazz”), this is perhaps the single most famous “live jazz” performance in TV history. Other members of the all-star band seen here: Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Gerry Mulligan, Roy Eldridge, Doc Cheatham, Vic Dickenson, Danny Barker, Milt Hinton, Mal Waldron…”We shall not see their likes again.”

You live in the Cackalackies…? ;-)

THree days left. Then BACK ON THE DOLE! AAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!

A guy I know who’s a great musician asked me about gig availability so maybe I can be a bum musician for a while.

Yes, I’ve had a little rum this evening.

Uh oh. That means I’d better start listening to the weather more. Stay safe, Sunny.

hey that guy — a gig is always good for ya dood :)

You watch the weather!

hey margot — how’s ohio tonight?

I have several sister-in-laws that live outside of Ft. Bragg…! ;-)

Yeah it will be

nice to be up on the mt working again ct? on the plus side (besides that whole paycheck thing) is ya don’t gotta deal with that funky wifi

Very synchronous, we firepuppies are.
Hello Suzanne.

some recent smoothness

hey teddy — how’s sf tonight?

g’evening Suze & Pups!

what’s on my mind? gardening.

hey ndfg — you at the planning or digging stage?

Hi speed fiber optics up here…! ;-)

The Guv and other state figures are petitioning hard for Google’s hi-speed net infrastructure…!

Aloha, ndfg…! Anyone up at the Beach Haus…? ;-)

when i was at the pd the internet there was faster than the cable provided internet at home — 5 blocks from the pd.

Quiet and cool.

Lovely day here, though.

sf does spring magnificently. it really is the perfect season to be in san francisco. great walking weather.

suze, alas, still at the planning stage. Last week we had below freezing temps, frequently at this time of year there’s even snow on the ground. So seed catalogs it is.

ct, as far as i know, no one up at the beach house. i replied to you, and wandered over here before i wander into the basement to fold laundry.

our safe to plant outdoors day is mother’s day. being as we are having a january winter storm here at the end of march…. i can see why it is may. weather dood says 3 ft of snow in the cascades over the next three days and the snow levels could get down to 2,000 ft levels — with more to come later in the week.

Gnome popped in…! ;-)

billie and louis edit: in the comments they say it is ella and not billie

Hi Suzanne. Excellent taste in videos!

hey emerson — how’s the east bay tonight?

did ya’ll see spocko’s diary got front paged at fdl today? its the stuff spocko was talking about last night.

Folks should really tune in to that and see if they can alert their local officials before the Palinapalooza arrives.

Hey, I like SF of late…

Many Felony Pot Cases Getting Tossed Out of Court

Police in a northern California town thought they had an open-and-shut case when they seized more than two pounds of marijuana from a couple’s home, even though doctors authorized the pair to use pot for medical purposes.

San Francisco police thought the same with a father and son team they suspected of abusing the state’s medical marijuana law by allegedly operating an illegal trafficking operation.

But both cases were tossed out along with many other marijuana possession cases in recent weeks because of a California Supreme Court ruling that has police, prosecutors and defense attorneys scrambling to make sense of a gray legal area: What is the maximum amount of cannabis a medical marijuana patient can possess?

No one can say for sure how many dismissals and acquittals have been prompted by the ruling, but the numbers are stacking up since the Supreme Court on Jan. 21 tossed out Patrick Kelly’s marijuana possession conviction.

The high court struck down a 7-year-old state law that imposed an 8-ounce limit on the amount of pot medical users of marijuana could possess. The court said patients are entitled to a ”reasonable” amount of the drug to treat their ailments.

One would think that a Half Pound of Pot would be a ‘reasonable’ amount…!

Here, anything over 2 oz’s could bring jail time…! 2 pounds and you’d definitely would be facing enhanced charges…!

didja see this rolling stone article re the current state of american marijuana?

kelly said in that thread that he was gonna hit the denver one and contact city hall

I dare Caribou Barbie to come here, other than for vacation and as long as she buys a new visor…! ;-)

Still up in Napa tonite. Had my dad’s 86th b-day party. The boys brought out the guitars and we had him singing Beatles songs. *g*

how cool emerson — hippo birdies emerson’s dad.

“We got flown a bunch of times this summer, so we knew a bust was coming”

We call it getting Buzzed…! ;-)

i thought getting buzzed was what happened when ya inhaled dood

Single words have many meanings here in the aina…! ;-)

*laughing* true dat

whatzzamatter, everyone still burned out from that monster over 300 comments thread last nite?

Suze, pull them critters up close, that sounds like some hairy weather. Let them help keep you warm.

Hi Folks! I want to thank Suzanne for encouraging me to diary the letters I’ve been sending in front of the Tea Party Express events. And thanks to folks who read, commented and recommended.

I was just over in the tread responding to someone who was possibly a troll or maybe just unclear on the concept.

It really helps to talk this stuff out here. I’ve gotten great comments from folks like Kelly, Loo Hoo, Suzanne, Teddy and thingscomeundone. So many nice smart people here.

I’ll keep you informed if anyone responds. (And Kelly if you write someone in Denver let me know.)

*ooh* I missed a real barn burner, eh…? ;-)

twas my pleasure spocko — i think your onto something and want to do what i can to help

they are my extra blankets that guy — for a little guy, token sure does put out a lotta heat — more than bailey cat does

*heh* A Libertarian being hauled away at a McInsane rally in Mesa…!

What a wimp…! ;-)

yep.

I did win $100 in our NCAA basketball pool today. And my 16-year old nephew is heading to DC this week as part of a young Democrats contingent. He’s worried registration may cause him to miss a lecture by Simon Johnson (one of his faves.) When I was 16, I was trying to remember where my wallet was.

One thing that I KNOW will happen is that the TPE people will find the tread and start spinning. This is a battle fought in the media and they have a willing audience who don’t really want to do any thinking. That is why I tried to deliver a twist on the easy narrative the normally use.

The TV people are harder to reach when you are not there to mess up the visual narrative or point out the violent signs.

What I often do is try and find a different stakeholder who is unhappy with what is happening. City governments are always cash strapped and probably don’t appreciate being the free private security for the tea partiers.

I know the people in LA didn’t appreciate it. Neither did the people in San Diego, Washington and Florida. (all people I called and talked to, you see I do my homework).

So right now one of the TPE people is reading this and figuring out how to respond. I’m sure the will find a way to be the vicitm.

sweet dood

each agency you speak to, each news division you contact, you learn more and more about what works and what doesn’t work spocko. i think you have a great wedge issue to really become a thorn in their side

spocko — I think you are on the right track, you’ve found just the right kind of wedge issue that will drive the low-tax people crazy. I mean, every local government is strapped for cash right now, right? So why spend it on fundraisers for Dick Army and Sarah Palin?

Very good idea — please keep us posted.

hey teddy — we are in sync :)

lena — stormy weather

That isn’t half the problem in SF right now — the police department crime lab has been compromised by a tech who took home samples, apparently. More than 300 cases have been dismissed this week, with about 1400 needing to be dismissed next week. Apparently it’s not just cocaine, but also 0*ycotin the person stole.

Only because the proof in cases more than two years old has been destroyed will they not have to resist challenges from convictions older than that — it’s possible every single SF drug case will go away that’s less than two years old.

More here.

I will keep you posted.

I tell my clients that if you don’t provide the media with a narrative they will provide one for you, or your competition will.

What I am looking for is people who know how much these events actually cost each town. Some are more expensive than others.

Hey Teddy, Suz, spocko-

So why spend it on fundraisers for Dick Army and Sarah Palin?

Right. It’s not like they have any real authority to throw around. Neither hold office, neither ever will again, and their cred is starting to fray (if they ever had it to begin with).

did la ever give ya that information or are ya still waiting for them to respond to the FOIA request?

hey newton — how ya doing tonight?

Hey, spocko on the front page?
Doing very well.

gave me a smile for sure newton

tis almost stormy monday — just a few more minutes

wandered off *g*

I’m glad spocko keeps lln updated with his doings. Mighty impressive. He does his homework and puts his feet on the ground.

edit: off again to read spocko’s post.

i am hopeful spocko’s hard work will pay off in the TPEx having to pay for the services they are grifting now. i am hopeful that if this wedge works, it will expose the underbelly of the grifters.

Dinah Washington

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPioWt8XX94

ohmystars, i’ve not heard dinah in years. thanks emerson

Don’t Cry Out Loud…!

come rain or come shine

dood!!! you win the wayback machine tonight ct

*heh* Here’s an Island Product…!

time for me to head out folks. thank you so very much for letting me spend some time with you tonight.

g’nite all

Nite Suz. One for the road-Ethel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU_OaIQpnxA

Aloha, Suz…! Gladys…!

Otherwise, it’s government subsidizing political fund raising. Not good.

Nite all. Thanks suz.

I’m doing a drive-by and commenting on What’s On My Mind because it’s so about me. /s/
On my mind; I’ve been caretaking my parents. My mother has probably mid-level dementia and drew the line in the sand for her independence at wound care. She has ulcers on her leg that could lead to Gangreen. As her mother’s did resulting in an amputation when she was 100 and too old to withstand general anesthesia. . She started to refuse to let me bandage her wounds. We fought. I lost. I turned to my defense team and called all the people in Medicare,etc. , with tears in my voice…the Wound Care nurse is coming out tomorrow.
I’m saying all this sordid stuff to reinvigorate us to fight for Medicare for all.
We can’t be Wankers and not fight for these Health Care Rights for every citizen. And the illegal immigrants who need to be monitored for contagious disease.
Uh,…that’s kind of a downer .
But, it’s time to reorganize our allies.

McClatchy has an awesome article out…!

Congress sacrificed many of health bill’s provisions