DocWard

One from Rush (with Aimee Mann) that I didn't appreciate until I got older. "Children growing up, old friends growing older."

I haven't had my morning coffee this morning, so I will try to be polite. I'm fine with someone having an opinion, but in those cases where you want to express it, perhaps you should learn to be a bit more polite about it, especially when it should be obvious you might be insulting others (You might have figured it from my previous comment). Anyone here who thought Limbaugh had anything to do with this should crawl out from their cultural rock more often. I was introduced to the band Rush long before some guy by the last name of Limbaugh hit the scene. I'm glad you avoided them for the extent of their career, because you simply wouldn't have understood. In large part, Neil Peart, their drummer and lyricist wrote the soundtrack of my adolescence and much of my adulthood. Geddy Lee's vocals aren't everyone's cup of tea by a long shot, but the musical talent of the band is difficult to deny. I could go on, but I will end by saying I was at work with customers waiting when I found out Peart had died of a rare brain cancer. It was like a punch in the gut, because of the importance of their music in my life. So, no, I need not show my hand out of cluelessness. If I did raise it, it would probably be an inappropriate gesture, and I try to avoid that. I need coffee.

https://www.facebook.com/hugormdk/videos/779156166208132

An elderly man accidentally crashes into an expensive car. The owner of the expensive car jumps out and angrily confronts the old man, saying, "Give me $10,000 cash or I will beat you to a pulp!!!" The elderly man steps back, responding, "Hold on, Sir, I don't have that much money, but let me call my son, he trains dolphins." With shaking hands the man dials his son, and as he is about to speak, the owner of the expensive car yanks the phone out of his hand and says, "So you train dolphins? Well your father just hit and damaged my car! You bring me $10,000 dollars or I'm going to beat the snot out of him and you both!" The son answers, "OK, give me fifteen minutes and I'll be there." In exactly fifteen minutes the son pulls up in a Jeep, and four men jump out and beat the owner of the expensive car to a pulp. Meanwhile, the son walks over to his father and says, "Dad, I train Navy SEALS, not dolphins."

What? The student is right! Well, along with a little help from Pye Dubois

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Another that AB and I danced to, and have many times since.

Absolutely! I will see if I can find the article that tells about it, but as I recall, at one point, the band’s then lead guitarist left the band right before they were to go on tour. Evidently he thought it would leave them somewhat in a bind. He didn’t realize Nancy could play everything he did, and stepped up to do just that. She just has a love for the acoustic.

I definitely agree, but Ann is not a vocal “one trick pony.” If you want to grasp how good she is, go to YouTube and search for “Charismatic Voice Heart.” The channel is a professional opera singer and vocal coach who analyzes different singers. She has been very impressed by Ann Wilson.

What did I miss?

AB and I danced to this at our wedding. It always makes me think of her and feel better. After all, I may not be the guy some girls think of as handsome…

That’s not an either/or proposition. I’m perfectly capable of coffee, then a nap, thank you.

I thought I got rid of all those pictures and burned the negative!

A lot of people will name Stairway to Heaven as the "best rock song" and all that. Personally, I don't think it is in Zeppelin's top ten. A strong contender for number one has to be:

To quote Paul Harvey, "And now, for the rest of the story," (which is pretty awesome) https://www.ktre.com/2022/11/25/grandma-stranger-who-met-through-mistaken-text-celebrate-7th-thanksgiving-together/

Just because I don’t want one doesn’t mean I’m not going to treat him like family once he’s here.

A KO What? Seriously, I camp to get as far away from people as possible. Whether dispersed camping, Going to places I know of far back in the hills of Eastern Kentucky, or exploring more areas of the sort--what might pass for "overlanding." I tend to not stay at campgrounds, and then, only for specific reasons. There are numerous ways to produce hydrogen. To my understanding, it is still the most energy effective way to produce a fuel source compared to electricity and petroleum. In addition, it can be used in both internal combustion engines and as the fuel source for EVs. It is faster to refuel than electric, and more. It does have it's downside, including, as you mention, infrastructure. I do believe that a certain amount of propaganda in favor of electric vehicles, along with the tendency of the average person to not look behind the curtain (seeing coal powered plants, warming of waters behind hydroelectric dams, etc...) have pushed the popularity of EVs, while a lack of understanding about the actual safety of hydrogen has done it harm.

Oh, and August 26th is National and International Dog Day! So here's a pic of AB (aka Mrs. Doc) with Gus the pup, who is now about a year old, and sweet and stubborn and rambunctious and rotten and everything else you might expect from a Rat Terrier.

Some may remember me telling about how when I received word that my dad had passed at about 3:30 one morning, my daughter's dog, who we were dog sitting, stretched out next to me with his head as close to me as possible. He didn't move until I was ready to get up. We're dog sitting again, and I came down with a nasty bug. Guess who stretched out close to me, with his head near mine while I laid under blankets shivering and sweating? Yep. The same dog, this guy.