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Song mill.

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You looking for a song about the Crab Nebula? Yeah, we got that. How about one that mentions the Green Nematode? Uh-huh. You betcha. There was a day when the abandoned Cheney Hammer Mill used to churn out, well ... hammers , day in and day out, first with steam power, then electricity. Now it's an assembly line for weird songs about Green Nematodes and other stuff - a row of songwriting machines, powered by trail mix, bug juice, and pizza. No, you can't build a house with these songs. You can't drive a carpenter's nail into a 2 by 4. You can't tack up some dry wall in your uncle's unfinished attic. In fact, the songs are pretty much useless ... but they're free. Free as a freaking bird. Sorry for running on at the mouth. I always get like this when we're finishing out a new batch. This week we're mixing six new songs for the next Ned Trek episode, all of which are content-focused on the human brain and its many failings, particularly that singula

Onward christian soldiers.

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The president is seeking Congressional authorization for his current campaign in Syria and Iraq. Looks like he's going to get it, though begrudgingly on the part of knee-jerk hawks like McCain, Graham, and their various appendages. Not open-ended enough. The generals are complaining! we're told. They're unhappy with limitations and micromanagement by the President of the United States, the pundits say. Okay ... first thing: sorry you're unhappy with your jobs, generals. Maybe you should consider stepping down. You take your orders from civilian leadership ... that's how it works in the American military. Don't like it? Resign. That said, our President is on the brink of another useless military adventure. As this is debated, will anyone in Congress ask, "When has this ever gone well?" Kosovo? Don't say Kosovo. We made the killing worse, predictably. Afghanistan? Just as ungovernable as ever, only now with more dead people. Iraq? Please! Libya? No