…I’m outta here ’til tomorrow. So watch this.
Two words: Black Cat. You know what I’m talkin’ about.
Insolent Husky:
See ya!
Not content to ban single use plastic shopping bags, the California Legislature has moved to ban free distribution of single use PAPER shopping bags at stores and supermarkets. Notice I said free distribution. Per Senate Bill 270, single use carryout bags may still be provided to customers – at a cost of not less than ten cents each. So apparently all those extra dimes floating around will be the solution to whatever problem was caused by single use plastic or paper carryout shopping bags. Oh wait. There never was a problem caused by either of these. So…problem solved anyway! And it only costs a dime! Huzzah!! Be sure to look for more small change based solutions coming your way from the geniuses in Sacramento.
Reason.com – California Plastic Bag Ban Survives After All
I hope that not all liberals are fuzzy headed enough to believe that plastic shopping bags are the scourge of our lifetime, but I don’t see any evidence of that. I reuse virtually all of the plastic shopping bags I get when I shop, so if they are banned I will simply have to buy other plastic bags for those uses. Amount of plastic “saved”? Zero. The platic bags are recyclable (as are the paper bags). Yet they are not listed as acceptable materials to be placed in the County recycle containers where I live (the paper bags can be placed in the recycle bins). I will not use re-usable bags that are transporters of E. Coli and Salmonlella, which is a far greater real problem than any imagined issue related to plastic bags. There are so many common sense “solutions” to any of the so-called problems created by shopping bags, however, they require a little thought instead of just a knee-jerk reaction. And as we all know by know, there is no room for thoughtful reflection or logic when it comes to creating the Liberal Utopia of California.
This is coverage you count on…brought to you by…take a guess. National Enquirer? People Magazine? Cosmo? Wrong! Via the Washington Post Wonkblog, I give you “Where Cats Are More Popular Than Dogs In The U.S. – And All Over The World”. Interactive map I promised you is at the link. Somebody’s got to get the word out, so not fair for me to blame the messenger. People (like me) are blogging about it and linking it, so I guess Mission Accomplished. Anyhoo…what’s your guess as to who’s the most popular? SPOILER ALERT! Turns out it’s pretty close to even steven everywhere, at least in the U.S. Europe is another story. They like their cats over there because they are so…European.
Meanwhile, who is more popular with Baby Elephants?
Moral of the story? Do not mess with a baby elephant unless you want the Monty Python Treatment.
On a related note (as is most everything I think or say or do), I have a song for you from Dusty Springfield who I mentioned in the previous post. She is related to The Seekers in that her brother and producer wrote some of the Seekers’ hit songs. Her smoky voice and singing style made her one of the first artists of the “blue-eyed soul” genre. Perhaps I will devote a full fledged Music Friday post to her soon. For today, here is her first hit song from 1963.
Dusty Springfield died of breast cancer in 1999. RIP.
Since I was off the grid and I missed last Music Friday, here’s your Music Monday. Actually isn’t every day music day?
Since we are all seekers to one degree or another, I thought it appropriate to feature The Seekers as our guests today. Humans of my vintage may remember The Seekers, as they had a few hit songs back in the mid to late 1960’s.
In the last seven days or so I have been spending time among people who have needed comfort after losing a loved one. To that end, I offer this:
I am praying for your (and all of our) peace, comfort and strength.
The next offering is maybe the most recognizable song done by the group, since it charted at #1 in the UK and #4 in the US in 1965, a song written by Tom Springfield who was the brother of Dusty Springfield:
Finally, another Tom Springfield compostion which charted at #20 that same year:
Final note: The Seekers were Australian, not British. So, as they say down under, “Good on ya!”
I have been away from home on a family matter. I had expected to have time for some light blogging and that has proved not to be the case, in fact this is the first time I have had the computer out of the case. I will have a few posts in the next day or so and be back up to speed in a few days. In the meantime, watch this:
I always thought the Karmann Ghia was a cool enough little car even with the stock VW powerplant, but that a few extra horsepower would make it more interesting, and a sleeper version would be even better. The fact that this one’s a hot rod is a little too obvious for my taste. Mine would be more understated.