Before I took time off from blogging I linked to a delightful and spirited Doctor Who video with the cast and crew before David Tennant left the series. The video was made poignant by the presence of Elisabeth Sladen, who passed away earlier this year. The song is I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) by the Scottish duo of identical twin brothers who call themselves the Proclaimers.
Note: the movie clips are from Benny & Joon, with Johnny Depp and Mary Stuart Masterson.
Eric and I got the leaves raked up this weekend, it’s a Sunday Autumn evening, I’m in a contemplative mood, and this recording evokes a strong feeling of nostalgia in me.
[audio:https://s3.amazonaws.com/dogratcom/Audio/2011/Nov/MR1.mp3|titles=Moon River by Henry Mancini]The Economist, published in England, is supposedly one of the few weekly print magazines that’s making money. I’ve thought about subscribing to it, but I don’t care for its editorial slant. Here’s an example from the October 28 issue.
“Thousands of anti-capitalist protesters” it says. I grant you that some in the Occupy Wall Street crowd are nascent Socialists who feel they have found an outlet, but a blanket statement that they’re all anti-capitalist is an inaccurate and slanted assertion, and that’s why I don’t buy The Economist. I subscribed to Business Week for years, until I got fed up with the puff pieces that offered uncritical praise of sham “job creator” corporations like Enron and Worldcom.
Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party both believe the big banks should be held accountable for what they did to trash the economy. This is where left and right meet, and I think politicians should take the hint and realize they’re going to get squeezed if they don’t start representing the voters instead of vested financial interests.
I’m here, but for now I need to keep my mind on things other than this blog.
At last! Eel-leck-e-trickery is back on at the house! Everybody sing and dance!
http://youtu.be/3s4Czla6tXc
(Thanks for the link, Bismo.)
There’s still no electricity at home. The utility company says it should be back on by Wednesday night, but if it isn’t we’ll be looking for a hotel room. I’ve got the fireplace going in the evening, and I can run space heaters off the portable generator. I have a 5-gallon gas container, but I wish the generator’s tank were bigger. We have oil lamps, and they work great. I can see why sperm whales were hunted to near extinction before petroleum took over. My GE Superadio III, 17 years old, has been our primary source of entertainment.
Compliments of great guy Mark Sinnott, here’s a follow-up pic from the Albany Comic Con, with me on the right, with Denro and Joe Sinnott. Men with caps! As always, I make a point of not looking directly into a camera flash, which is painful for somebody who has lattice degeneration.
