When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.
Charles A. Beard
Tweet of the Day
American Idol is allegedly signing Katy Perry and past contestant Chris Daughtry. I'm already bored. Maybe the next winner cracks the Top 2K— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 17, 2017
It turns out that Trump has built a wall: a Wall of Worry on Wall Street.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 17, 2017
Trump can't understand the backlash against his firing Comey. After all, his ratings didn't tank after he fired Gary Busey on TV.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 17, 2017
Venezuela--not a good idea. #5WordVacationTips— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 17, 2017
@ArbitrorOrg Left-fascists don't know much about anything. Presidents can declassify information.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 17, 2017
The lowest approval ratings of all time during his first 100 days #TrumpsLegacyWillBe— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 17, 2017
@rmasher2 How retarded are you to think impeachment in a GOP-controlled Congress is even a remote possibility?— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 17, 2017
We need an economic literacy test for Democratic officeholders. That would eliminate the Democratic Party. #GiveUsTheBallot— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 17, 2017
I'm sure that Trump has found the Russian connection investigation politically inconvenient and a waste of taxpayer money. Not impeachable.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 17, 2017
Trump has no clue why he has a below-average 38% approval rating. I feel sorry for the Republicans in Congress; Trump is high maintenance.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 17, 2017
Joe Lieberman for FBI director? Seriously? Well, at least Tom Selleck isn't on Trump's short list: he only played an investigator on TV.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 17, 2017
I have never seen any athlete make as many unforced errors than Trump has made over the Russian election kerfuffle and the Comey termination— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 17, 2017
Tell me, does Trump have a tape of the conversation of Comey when Comey claims that Trump asked him to stop the Flynn probe? Subpoena it!— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 17, 2017
Trump Derangement Syndrome is at a fever pitch. But Trump has been feeding it with amateurish blunders. Why threaten someone you've fired?— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 17, 2017
Why would Trump tell the world that Comey's unprofessional handling of the Clinton scandal wasn't the real reason he was fired? Badassery?— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 17, 2017
Two tickets to New Jersey #MakeASongBoring— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 18, 2017
The Glory of Algebra #MakeASongBoring— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 18, 2017
Don't Stop Reading #MakeASongBoring— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 18, 2017
57 Channels (and I'm watching #51) #MakeASongBoring— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 18, 2017
Girl From Ipanema Is Sunbathing #MakeASongBoring— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 18, 2017
The Search is Over (I have a blister on my toe) #MakeASongBoring— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 18, 2017
Just the two of us (and your Dad is chaperone) #MakeASongBoring— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 18, 2017
Black or white or yellow or red or brown #MakeASongBoring— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) May 18, 2017
DEAD WRONG: Big International Development Projects "Work"
A More Open Taxi Market in Little Rock
I'm still not crazy about having to purchase a permit/license, but it's a step forward to be eligible.
Let Interest Rates Float
Tom Woods: Free E-Book On a Market-Based Approach to Healthcar
Choose Life: Happy Babies and Siblings
The second clip shows babies laughing hysterically over the antics of big brothers. I remember once bouncing a balloon off the head of a baby nephew, and he couldn't stop laughing. His other uncles and aunts repeated the bit. I think it made the difference with one of my sisters-in-law, because she had been hesitant over the prospective pain of childbirth; she was so charmed by our happy baby nephew that she told my brother that she had to have one of her own.
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| Courtesy of Jerry Holbert via Townhall |
Musical Interlude: My Favorite Vocalists
Amy Grant, "Like I Love You". We're nearing the end of my retrospective. Unlike many prior acts, Amy Grant has continued to hit the charts, principally the Christian charts, since 2000, but she hasn't hit the Hot 100 since 1997 and the A/C Top 25 since 2003; even her Christian hits are more like Top 40 than Top 10.
(I mention this periodically; I often use Wikipedia artist discographies to guide my selections, although I will sometimes include uncharted album tracks which I like and/or got airplay. I will often include tracks, like in this series, that I'm unfamiliar with, but I also reserve the right to exclude tracks I don't particularly care for, even if popular.)
Where I make the cutoff is arbitrary but I'm currently planning on 3 more selection. Who's next? Well, I've been holding two aces for a while now (Elton John and Madonna), but I suddenly realized the other day I haven't done Neil Diamond yet, and he's probably the most sampled vocalist on my current playlist. Not only that, but I think it's his golden anniversary since hitting the pop charts, and so he's next, likely starting next week.
