I was completely startled by this old photo. I am certain that it was from the southern US but still it hit me pretty hard. It was not that long ago. I was not yet 20 years old. White privilege still exists. White privilege is still ugly.
I made a big mistake by watching a Youtube video of how they make pizza in Naples. It created a terrible desire to make pizza, make it over and over again until I knew how to do it right. Make so much I had to throw it out, it could not be eaten. Today I went looking for an Italian market - one that sold good tinned tomatoes, and Italian "00" flour. I found it in Kitchener. Very busy, very popular, and with all of the authentic products - bulk Caputo "00" flour $2.99 per kilogram, Tuscan tomato sauces. I am in heaven. So I went and bought my second kitchen scale (the first was sold with the house in the desert.) I start again, and I keep with it until it is perfect.
My new favourite band. How can you not like them - his crusty voice, she plays banjo, clarinet, and ukulele. The lead guitar plays a a Gretsch 59 Falcon, my favourite guitar sound (same as Luke Doucet). They are a husband and wife team. Allison Russell is from Montreal and still performs in Po'Girl.
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This morning we ran out of milk and it reminded me that if Carol and I want to drop completely off the grid we will have to buy a cow. Although not completely on topic this photo and it's caption always made me smile.
You may disagree but I think that I avoid sending internet jokes more than most people. The following image really struck my funny bone and I just had to share it with someone.
I have been following many of the Parkland students and parents since the shootings there on Valentines Day. Fred Guttenburg's daughter was among the students shot and killed. Kavenaugh is Trump's nomination for the US Supreme Court. He is a right-wing nut case who will enthusiastically roll back women's rights and support big money in the American political system. If elected he will be a Supreme Court Justice for life. Fred Guttenburg was at the Kavenaugh confirmation hearings. This photo shows the empathy that Kavenaugh has for gun violence victims very clearly. I think that 50 years from now this photo will be recognized as capturing an iconic moment in American history, like photos of the McCarthy congressional hearings and the civil rights marches.
