13th Night
Funky Uptown Krewe parade as Twelfth Night kicks off Carnival season, New Orleans, Reuters photo by Eduardo Munoz:
Just as the founding fathers rebelled against unjust taxation, headline from nypost.com: “NYC drivers devise clever ways to conceal license plates as congestion toll takes effect — including James Bond-style ‘plate flipper’.” Love it! May none be caught.
I continue to hope the lax marijuana laws will be benign. Here’s an NYP headline that raises red flags: “Hidden toll of NY’s legal weed: violence, psychosis and mayhem.”
Don’t let this get around, given how much cheaper it would be than the usual method: “Teen’s breasts grew to triple G-cup size following COVID vaccination: ‘Concerns not adequately addressed’.” Joking. The vax will affect people in different ways. For a time my heart skipped a beat. I can’t prove it was a result of the shots, but it was the first thing that popped into my mind.
Birds of a feather, from NYP: “Sen. ‘Gold Bar Bob’ Menendez gets support from convicted drug dealer, indicted politician ahead of sentencing.”
Among today’s celebrations, it’s National Pass Gas Day, which is every day for me and, given the presence of politicians, for everyone else.
May this be the start of a trend. Headline from foxnews.com concerning Facebook: “Social media behemoth makes seismic shift on fact-checking in pro-free speech policy move.” Criticism is fine if everyone is allowed.
From FN: “SEAL Team 6 sniper kills terrorist with shot more than a half a mile away.” Kudos.
Top ten jobs according to linkedin.com:
Artificial intelligence engineer
Artificial intelligence consultant
Physical therapist
Workforce development manager
Travel adviser
Event coordinator
Director of development
Outside sales representative
Sustainability specialist
Security guard
RIP music icon Peter Yarrow, 86. Born in NYC, he was a graduate of Cornell. He was singing solo, appearing on TV and at the Newport Folk Festival when he was told about Mary Travers. He visited her Greenwich Village apartment. Their voices blended perfectly. Travis suggested Neil Stookey, middle name Paul, to fill out the trio. They rehearsed intensively for six months, touring outside New York before debuting at The Bitter End in 1961. The group, which broke up in ’70 and reunited in ’81, parted ways in 2009. They released 15 albums outside of compilations, and 29 singles. Four albums cracked the Top Ten, two reaching #1, and four others cracked the Top 25. Their first live disc hit #4. Six of its singles were in the Top Ten, Leaving on a Jet Plane #1 in ’69. The group won five Grammys and were nominated for 16 others. Yarrow released five albums as a solo artist, but none were successful financially. He wrote or co-wrote several of the group’s songs, the most notable Puff the Magic Dragon, #2 in ’62, and produced three TV specials based on the song, one of which was nominated for an Emmy. He co-wrote and produced Torn Between Two Lovers, a number one hit for Mary McGregor in ’76. He was active in liberal politics. He married presidential candidate Eugene McCarthy’s daughter and had two children with her before divorcing. Like many artists, he suffered scandal and alcohol abuse, from which he recovered. Well done, Sir. Photos from Google Images:
