Walla Walla, June 14, 2025.
No Kings
Author: leh
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https://www.facebook.com/aogdendunes/posts/pfbid0mzPx5g3FiHPSH2VxKd7Lg6J2RYYJnBgkPuHRuRcirmxPzKQhrbwygwHvSFRWxZXdlMusic of Leonard Cohen, In the Time of Coronavirus
More public music sharing. This time in Canada from Martha Wainwright. (You might remember her performances from the Leonard Cohen: I’m Your Man movie of 2005.) Learn more here, and listen below.
Halloween — Let Us Remember Edward Gorey
First, a NYT tribute. Then, one of my all-time, ever, favorite (a family favorite at that) albums. Music by the Tiger Lillies, inspired by the work of Edward Gorey:
“The Gorey End” chronicles the misadventures and misfortunes of the HipDeep family, and other characters. Some of the tracks include “Dreadful Domesticity”, “Gin”, “Besotted Mother”, “Learned Pig”, “Jesus on the Windshield”, “Weeping Chandelier”, “Trampled Lily”, and more.
A little more information on Amazon here and here.
The Facebook Dilemma, Afterword
Say what I might about Facebook, I must admit that I am delighted today to see this photograph of Gabrielle’s “Hurricane Girls – 2012” that I was directed to on — Facebook. Enjoy.
The Facebook Dilemma
I remember well how Facebook launched nearly 15 years ago and was a big topic of discussion for us at the ISP (Internet Service Provider) where I worked. Some of us were quick adopters. Increasingly, over the years, many of us in the ISP and web-hosting/web-building business became skeptical. (My latest semi-diatribe or admonition is here.) This week, one of the best, IMO, documentary platforms out there, PBS’ Frontline, has a two-part series on the subject. Recommended.
And here’s another provocative piece on the subject
We Can Do Something To Repair The World Every Day
That’s the assertion of one of the latest pieces from Quartzy.
In the digital newsite Quartz‘s culture and lifestyle offshoot, Quartzy, writer Ephrat Livni tells us how Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami has some advice about what you can do when life looks dark. Take a read.
rDay Thirteen-Hundred-Thirteen
Walking home from the workplace, we compare two of my favorite four-door vehicles (found within a block), pass by the next-door sidewalk tasting room seemingly in autumn mode, see some This and That, and pass by neighboring Dog 163.
rDay Thirteen-Hundred-Eleven, PM
Walking home from downtown in the semi-dark …
rDay Thirteen-Hundred-Eleven
After the morning rain lets up, we go out in search of fall color and juxtapositions of subject matter thereupon.
First, we stroll down our street, encountering at the end Jose and his custom FR-S/86, his sister Selena’s dog and cat, and listen to his father Sol’s great storytelling.
Then it is on to downtown WW:
