Comments on: Open thread 7/7/23 https://thenewneo.com/2023/07/07/open-thread-7-7-23/ A blog about political change, among other things Sat, 08 Jul 2023 02:12:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: huxley https://thenewneo.com/2023/07/07/open-thread-7-7-23/#comment-2688021 Sat, 08 Jul 2023 02:12:33 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=127057#comment-2688021 Re: Wildflowers

By title and colors I was reminded of my favorite Judy Collins album, “Wildflowers” (1967). It has some good Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell covers, but it was also the album where Collins broke through to writing her own songs.

“Since You’ve Asked” is the first song she wrote and it is sublime:
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What I’ll give you since you’ve asked
Is all my time together;
Take the rugged sunny days,
The warm and rocky weather,
Take the roads that I have walked along,
Looking for tomorrow’s time,
Peace of mind.

As my life spills into yours,
Changing with the hours
Filling up the world with time,
Turning time to flowers,
I can show you all the songs
That I never sang to one man before.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YXpH3eHgGE

]]> By: cb https://thenewneo.com/2023/07/07/open-thread-7-7-23/#comment-2687965 Fri, 07 Jul 2023 19:31:30 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=127057#comment-2687965 Aggie, My wild bluebonnets have sprouted anew, if it cools might have second blooms. Entire outdoors is volunteer blooms now after years of gardening. Beautiful picture, Neo.

]]> By: Aggie https://thenewneo.com/2023/07/07/open-thread-7-7-23/#comment-2687963 Fri, 07 Jul 2023 18:56:00 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=127057#comment-2687963 It was a really good year for wildflowers in Texas this year. We are just coming to the end of the nectar flow now, and beekeepers are in the thick of harvesting their honey. Very nice picture.

]]> By: cb https://thenewneo.com/2023/07/07/open-thread-7-7-23/#comment-2687961 Fri, 07 Jul 2023 18:06:56 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=127057#comment-2687961 Mike Plaiss … Thank you! : )

]]> By: sharksauce https://thenewneo.com/2023/07/07/open-thread-7-7-23/#comment-2687949 Fri, 07 Jul 2023 16:20:10 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=127057#comment-2687949 Mike Plaiss: I just listened to this yesterday! Feynman is so amazing that you don’t need to be any class nerd to enjoy him.

]]> By: physicsguy https://thenewneo.com/2023/07/07/open-thread-7-7-23/#comment-2687948 Fri, 07 Jul 2023 16:15:58 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=127057#comment-2687948 Mike Plaiss, Feynman was a national treasure. Great way to spend some time just listening to him.

]]> By: om https://thenewneo.com/2023/07/07/open-thread-7-7-23/#comment-2687947 Fri, 07 Jul 2023 16:12:25 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=127057#comment-2687947 A 2019 Brandon whistle blower speaks:

https://twitter.com/i/status/1677079122579804160

h/t Twitchy https://twitchy.com/samj/2023/07/07/gal-luft-n2385163

]]> By: Mike Plaiss https://thenewneo.com/2023/07/07/open-thread-7-7-23/#comment-2687943 Fri, 07 Jul 2023 15:52:30 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=127057#comment-2687943 As a nerd first-class, I watch a lot of science videos and lectures. I came across this one recently and can’t believe I’d never seen it – right up my alley. It’s Feynman regailing an audience with stories from his time at Los Alamos. Anyway, I figured if I missed it others may have as well, and with “Oppenheimer” about to come out it seemed timely.

https://youtu.be/uY-u1qyRM5w

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