6 June 2010 We con the world

6 June 2010 We con the world




Very good band last night at the contra dance in Jonesborough. Perpetual e-Motion is the band. They played Friday night at the Spanish Ballroom in Glen Echo and will play there again Sunday night. They’re logging a lot of miles to lay down some fantastic music.

The pool pump is still running after being switched off and on a few times to allow for maintenance on the pool. We put the new solar blanket on the pool this morning. We’ll give it 2-3 days to flatten out before trimming it down to size. If it stays cloudy, at least it will help keep the pool clean. I’ve got to install some grommets and figure out a way to unroll it without help.

I’m planning on steaks (chuck eyes) and corn on the cob for dinner. I’ll fire up some charcoal if the weather allows. If not, I’ll cook indoors. Either way it will be enjoyable.

We had a 55 minute power outage this morning. We almost never know what causes them. It could have been someone hitting a power pole, unlikely due to the short nature of the outage. It could have been a suicidal squirrel doing the power line dance. Whatever the cause, it happened after we were awake and moving, and ended before we finished the paper. I’d already made coffee so we were not bothered overly much.

Another D-Day anniversary rolls around and I’m reminded of the bravery of the thousands who made that landing in the face of everything the Nazis could throw at them.

Israel continues to stand nearly alone.

A parody by a Jerusalem Post writer. Many Israelis feel this way.

http://www.carolineglick.com/e/2010/06/we-con-the-world---the-gaza-fl.php