I’ve always felt lucky to be an American, and still very much do. It’s harder this July 4th though, to be proud when our rights and notion of equality are intentionally violated. So called “police,” acting at the direction of our government without warrants, just arresting people on vibes, including U.S. Citizens like Adrian Martinez, Andrea Velez, Jose Hermosillo, Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez, Jensy Machado. Doesn’t matter if you show ID, either due to their incompetence or arrogance, you can be put in jail with no lawyer. Last week a group of men in masks, street clothes, tactical...
Continue reading...Jack Burden
Jack Burden is an OG V&V blogger from back in the day and today.
Thank you, Thank you, and Childcare
I remember when Mike Tyson was set to take on Evander Holyfield, when the first iphone was advertised, and when the Era tour tickets were scheduled to go on sale. So, I’m not going to pretend like my return to the blog-o-sphere is not soaked with anticipation. What’s he been up to? Has he written under a different name? What has he been drinking? The answer is making charts, no, and check out this beer-score chart. Here is the science to back it up: But what I would like to discuss today is childcare. Other countries do it...
Continue reading...Belmont Picks
An almost Happy Belmont Day to you. Less than twenty-four hours until the betting starts, and I figured why not put myself out there with some picks. American Pharoah is the fan favorite, the likely winner, and so there is no surprise the morning line odds have him at 3/5. Not a lot of money to make there on a win bet. If I remember anything from last year, California Chrome’s owner went a bit mad about how difficult it is for a horse to run in all three legs of the Triple Crown. Slightly good...
Continue reading...Favorites in Your Face from 2014
I’ll bite. I’ll share with you what 2014 licks I was humming in my head, what I was tapping my foot to, and what I was singing loudly at my dashboard. Adding to previous posts, here are my favorite albums of 2014. Disgraceland – The Orwells Don’t know where I found this, most likely songza, but this found its way into my Spotify. Music genres never die, even if they fade from the pop charts, and so garage rock lives in these young lads. This album is rocking, energized, even when the lyrics get mellow or twisted....
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