Comments on: Open thread 4/15/21 https://thenewneo.com/2021/04/15/open-thread-4-15-21/ A blog about political change, among other things Fri, 16 Apr 2021 03:59:02 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 By: AesopFan https://thenewneo.com/2021/04/15/open-thread-4-15-21/#comment-2550767 Fri, 16 Apr 2021 03:59:02 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=106327#comment-2550767 “He was very young,” – that’s the Italian teacher at college.
My voice teacher (in my hometown) was a woman who was a HS buddy of my mom and dad.
She did make me get the pronunciation correct, howeve, which helps with vocal production in any language.

]]> By: AesopFan https://thenewneo.com/2021/04/15/open-thread-4-15-21/#comment-2550766 Fri, 16 Apr 2021 03:12:37 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=106327#comment-2550766 I took an Italian class in college, to help with my singing – the “translations” in the songbooks my voice teacher assigned didn’t always match the original words.
He was very young, had been to the country many times, and sometimes brought his French mistress to class to help explain things, because “French is very like Italian” – which a lot of the other students already spoke.
That gem of wisdom was not much help to me, as my only other language was German, but I did learn enough to achieve my purpose.

I am currently learning to play “O Sole Mio” on my ukulele.

https://www.steynonline.com/music/8150/o-sole-mio

]]> By: neo https://thenewneo.com/2021/04/15/open-thread-4-15-21/#comment-2550762 Fri, 16 Apr 2021 01:40:12 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=106327#comment-2550762 Philip Sells:

Broccoli, carrots, sometimes water chestnuts or peapods.

]]> By: Philip Sells https://thenewneo.com/2021/04/15/open-thread-4-15-21/#comment-2550761 Fri, 16 Apr 2021 01:22:44 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=106327#comment-2550761 What do you folks like to put in your home stir-fries? I’ve been using various combinations of shrimp, tofu, baby bella mushrooms and different peppers. I used to use squash more, especially yellow squash, but seem to have gotten away from that in recent iterations.

]]> By: neo https://thenewneo.com/2021/04/15/open-thread-4-15-21/#comment-2550712 Thu, 15 Apr 2021 21:22:15 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=106327#comment-2550712 om:

Yes, I see now that J.J. made the comments.

]]> By: jack https://thenewneo.com/2021/04/15/open-thread-4-15-21/#comment-2550711 Thu, 15 Apr 2021 21:08:46 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=106327#comment-2550711 We are going for a trip end of this month … I-10 east.

Not sure what I would do If came up on protesters blocking road but have no doubt Mrs jack would take them out like bowling pins.

]]> By: om https://thenewneo.com/2021/04/15/open-thread-4-15-21/#comment-2550709 Thu, 15 Apr 2021 20:57:42 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=106327#comment-2550709 neo:

That was J.J. who made the significant points about Chicago and systemic racism, but I agree with your answer.

]]> By: Kate https://thenewneo.com/2021/04/15/open-thread-4-15-21/#comment-2550706 Thu, 15 Apr 2021 20:48:53 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=106327#comment-2550706 jack, it says “unintentionally” hurting people while fleeing from a riot. That’s different from the Charlottesville killer, whose actions were deliberate.

]]> By: jack https://thenewneo.com/2021/04/15/open-thread-4-15-21/#comment-2550703 Thu, 15 Apr 2021 20:44:59 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=106327#comment-2550703 Does anyone think this is reasonable?

Oklahoma House passes bill to protect drivers who hit protesters
https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/politics/2021/03/10/oklahoma-republicans-pass-bill-protect-drivers-who-hit-protesters/6935598002/

In a rare, early-morning vote, Republican lawmakers in the Oklahoma House approved legislation to grant immunity to drivers who hit protesters.

On a party-line vote Wednesday, the House passed a bill that grants civil and criminal immunity for drivers who unintentionally injure or kill protesters while “fleeing from a riot.”

My mother always told me … DON’T PLAY IN THE STREET!

]]> By: SHIREHOME https://thenewneo.com/2021/04/15/open-thread-4-15-21/#comment-2550694 Thu, 15 Apr 2021 19:48:49 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=106327#comment-2550694 Thanks Scott. Just listened to them. Good.

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