KillgoreTrout

Once a wander, working vagabond, fellow traveler on this 3rd stone from the sun. Hurtling through space and time. Lover of books (especially the classics), all kinds of books from novels, poetry, essay collections, fiction and nonfiction and a big Kurt Vonnegut fan. I am a secular humanist and technically an atheist.....Taoist.
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The Weekend Music Thread-Autumn Leaves

Autumn, a time for reflections of a summer gone by with still sunny days and bright blue skies, accentuated by reds, and oranges, yellows and browns, shimmering in the gentle afternoon breezes.

The Weekend Music Thread – Inner and Outer Space

Welcome fellow Earthlings to another weekend music thread. Post your favorite songs about the space within us all and the space outside of this world.

The Weekend Music Thread-Free Form

Autumn is not quite here yet and Summer is on the way out. So, kick back and have some fun and pick your favorite tunes.

The Weekend Music Thread-One Love

Those that would seek to dominate and control us all, love nothing better than to see us at each other's throats. Our disharmony allows them to grasp everything they want without our notice.

Police and Body Cameras

Some studies have been done to determine the effectiveness of body cameras worn by police officers. Effects on police/community relations and the numbers of complaints by citizens, of excessive force used by police officers were two key factors in these studies.

The Weekend Music Thread-Scrambled Eggs

After the past few weeks of doom and gloom and the usual talking heads nonsense, my brain feels a little scrambled. I figured we should just mix it up good this weekend.

The Weekend Music Thread-Mishigas

In case you're wondering, folks, mishigas is an alternate spelling of the Yiddish word "mishuga," meaning crazy, silly, a bit daft, round the bend....etc. I thought, after such a...

The Weekend Music Thread-Rock and Roll

The theme this weekend is Rock and Roll. Pick your faves from any era, any sub-genre of good ole Rock and Roll. There is certainly plenty rock tunes to choose from. So get ready to kick out the jams and have some fun!

The Weekend Music Thread-Mini Themes

Pick a theme that addresses your thoughts, emotions and hopes for the future, or go with whatever songs that make you feel better and forget, for a short while, the troubles of our times.

The Weekend Music Thread-Heart And Soul

Good news, folks. With a theme like Heart and Soul, I think it just about covers thousands of great tunes. Not quite free form, but there are so many to choose from, that it is pretty darned close.