Trav's Thoughts

I should be doing a tribute Set today.  On this day in 1959, a small charter plane crashed shortly after take off from an airfield near Mason City Iowa.  Everyone on board was killed including Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and JP "Big Bopper" Richardson.


Buddy Holly was 22.  Ritchie Valens was 17.  JP Richardson was 28.

FoF Set 2 was a tribute Set to the three men who died on 3 February 1959.  If you like, you can listen to that Set here.

Instead of another tribute Set, I chose some outstanding southern rock tunes.  Let's rock y'all...southern style.





Dixie Chicken, written by Lowell George/Fred Martin, as released by Little Feat in 1973

Heard it in a Love Song, written by Toy Caldwell, as released by The Marshall Tucker Band in 1977

If You Want to Get to Heaven, written by Steve Cash/John Dillon, as released by The Ozark Mountain Daredevils in 1974

Flirtin' With Disaster, written by DJ Brown/ D Hlubek; B Thomas, as released by Molly Hatchet in 1979

Green Grass and High Tides, written by James Brittain/Hughie Thomasson, as released by The Outlaws in 1975


If you'd like to join in, here are the guidelines:

1. Grab the banner, make your post title Five on Friday, and be sure to link back here.

2. Go to Playlist.com to make your Set of five songs. You may choose a particular theme to share with us, or post random tunes if that's your vibe for the day. You can simply post the Set, or you can add a little summary about what you are sharing.

2a. Don't feel restricted by the tracks listed on Playlist.com. And don't be discouraged if the Embed code won't work. You're welcome to use any type of media to share your Sets.

3. Be sure to sign Mr Linky so everyone can visit your Set.

4. No tags, but feel free to invite your friends to play along if they need a post topic on a Friday.

Go forth and enjoy music!

Did you know that there is no such political organization as a Democrat Party?

There is such a thing as a Democratic Party.  A Democrat is actually a member of the Democratic Party.

Well, I guess if you got a bunch of Democrats together with some CAKE, some jammin' tunes, and a few bottles of vintage merlot, then you'd have a Democrat party. 

Are we clear?  A bunch of Democrats having a kick ass time at a social gathering is a Democrat party, whereas a bunch of Democrats joined together as part of the political landscape of the United States is called the Democratic Party.

That is all.  Carry on.

 

I have plenty to say, there just hasn't been much time to say it.  Lots going on in the bricks and mortar life these days.  Friends call.  Friends drop by.  Friends have news they want to share.

It's excellent!

But it is taking up quite a bit of time.  So consider me on Not Hiatus. 

What?  You've never heard of Not Hiatus?

Well, it's just a term I use to describe the fact that I'm not taking an actual break from blogging.  As I said, I've got stuff to say.  I just can't seem to find the time to organize and compose my thoughts.

I'm still making rounds.  And I'm still jotting down stuff to tell you.  Time will eventually free itself up again, even in short quantities, and I'll tell you some stuff whenever it does.

Until then, carry on. 

Wait...I almost forgot.  The answer to the questions about yesterday's word is, yes. 

OK.  Now you may carry on.  Look for me when you see me.

Hey gang!  Sorry this is posting a little late.  Yesterday was...well, it's been interesting and revealing.  Nothing is wrong.  We've just had some news about a friend of ours and it has kind of dominated the last 24 hours or so.

It's good news for our friend.  But it has also put me off my blog game just a tad.  So I apologize for getting this post up late and not doing my normal diligence in getting the song information. 

Set 105 is random disco.  I wanted videos for disco, but there just wasn't time.

Enjoy your weekend!




If you'd like to join in, here are the guidelines:

1. Grab the banner, make your post title Five on Friday, and be sure to link back here.

2. Go to Playlist.com to make your Set of five songs. You may choose a particular theme to share with us, or post random tunes if that's your vibe for the day. You can simply post the Set, or you can add a little summary about what you are sharing.

2a. Don't feel restricted by the tracks listed on Playlist.com. And don't be discouraged if the Embed code won't work. You're welcome to use any type of media to share your Sets.

3. Be sure to sign Mr Linky so everyone can visit your Set.

4. No tags, but feel free to invite your friends to play along if they need a post topic on a Friday.

Go forth and enjoy music!

It's good to have a goal.  Maru just wants to get in the box.

It does not matter to Maru that he is large and the box is small.  Maru's goal is to be in the box.


So Maru perseveres until...success!


A simple need...rewarded.  You can follow Maru's adventures daily at I Am Maru.

I won't be posting much here about politics, even though this is a presidential election year.  But some things just have to be addressed, and this is one of those times.

GOP candidate Rick Santorum has been quoted as saying of rape, that women should "make the best out of a bad situation". 

Mr Santorum evidently goes on to say that any woman, even his own daughter, should resist the urge to abort a pregnancy from a rape, and to "accept this horribly created baby, because it was still a gift from God, even if given in a 'broken' way."

I'll give you a minute to double take on that, absorb it, and try to understand such a position.

I know...I couldn't either.  I find those comments disturbing.  So I wrote to Mr Santorum.  The text of my letter is...

Dear Mr Santorum,

Please consider that nothing about rape is a gift.

I fully support a woman's right to choose.

So the snow event is over.  Last Wednesday the first layer came down.  We got about 4 inches by the time it was over.  During a lull, I took some pictures.

Then it hit again and put down another 2-3 inches.  And then came the big freeze overnight.  On Thursday, more snow mixed in with freezing rain all day.  Check out the way the trees sag with the weight of the ice. 



 
The big thaw came on Friday.  Temperatures got up into the 40s and the rain came.  By the afternoon, the trees were nearly bare of snow and the branches were bouncing back.



Too bad the snow and ice on the ground didn't clear up as fast.  It takes a bit longer for that top snow layer to clear down to the ice shell.  Once that melts, then the snow layer closer to the ground can melt off.  It takes awhile.


We were finally able to get out on Saturday, so we both went to work.  I missed three days because I can't do my job from home, so I spent a full day getting caught up.  Pam only went in to check the office and collect whatever mail had piled up.

We did not get hit as badly as some areas.  We never lost power.  Although some branches fell from some of the taller pines, nothing hit any structures.  Tacoma and Olympia were measuring their snowfall in feet.  

Sunday morning we had this slushy mess.


But it didn't keep us from heading out for groceries and then running over to Target before the championship games started at noon.

New England beat Baltimore in the AFC Championship game.  San Francisco lost to New York in the NFC Championship.  Even though they beat my 49ers, I'll be rooting for the Giants in the Super Bowl.

Welcome to the two year anniversary of Five on Friday, otherwise known as Set 104!  Cool, eh?

The first Set on 29 January 2010 had no banner.  I hadn't actually intended for it to be a full on weekly meme that others would be interested in playing.  But then several blog pals encouraged me to make a banner and add Mr Linky.  Now, two years later, there is a small core of us who post our tuneage each week.

So thanks to all who post Sets, sign Mr Linky, and visit each other.  I've enjoyed our little community and look forward to another year of fun!


Thank You, written by Alanis Morissette/Glen Ballard, released by Alanis Morissette in 1998


Thank You For Loving Me, written by Jon Bon Jovi/Richie Sambora, released by Bon Jovi in 2000


Thank You For Being A Friend, written by Andrew Gold, released by Andrew Gold in 1978


I Thank You, written by Isaac Hayes/David Porter, released by Sam and Dave in 1968


Thank You, written by Robert Plant/Jimmy Page, released by Led Zeppelin in 1969


If you'd like to join in, here are the guidelines:

1. Grab the banner, make your post title Five on Friday, and be sure to link back here.

2. Go to Playlist.com to make your Set of five songs. You may choose a particular theme to share with us, or post random tunes if that's your vibe for the day. You can simply post the Set, or you can add a little summary about what you are sharing.

2a. Don't feel restricted by the tracks listed on Playlist.com. And don't be discouraged if the Embed code won't work. You're welcome to use any type of media to share your Sets.

3. Be sure to sign Mr Linky so everyone can visit your Set.

4. No tags, but feel free to invite your friends to play along if they need a post topic on a Friday.

Go forth and enjoy music!

Couldn't get to work due to the latest Pacific Northwest storm of the century.  I'm watching KIRO7 Storm Watch coverage.  They've got one of their roving reporters out at Queen Anne, which is a steep hill of a street to the north of downtown Seattle.  Folks are sledding, skiing, and snowboarding down the street!

I've got great snow tires on my Liberty, but it's not 4-wheel drive.  I'm not real confident behind the wheel in these kind of conditions.  Fortunately, we don't get the kind of snow that sticks for months during the winter.  There's a warmer storm behind this one which will bring rain and melt away the lovely winter wonderland we've got today.

So we're staying safe and snuggly warm in the condo today. 

Quick nod to KIRO7...great job of covering the storm.  Their reporters have been driving around the Sound, showing the road conditions in real time.