David Johansen died on Friday. There are much better pictures of Mr. Johansen out there, but I only have this one that I took. He was the Mermaid King at the 2005 Mermaid Parade. I first knew Johansen as Buster Poindexter, likely from his stint on SNL. It would be a couple more years before I was introduced to the New York Dolls. Rest in peace, David.
Something else died on Friday. Our President and Vice President berated an ally in full display of the media for not saying thank you. What a couple of assholes. Zelenskyy remained composed, which just made them all the more upset. One of the members of the White House’s hand-picked press pool joined in by mockingly questioning the Ukrainian President’s attire. It was a sorry display. At least everyone knows where this administration stands now, if they didn’t already. Timothy Snyder’s post, The War Trump Chooses, is a good analysis of this.
We didn’t really have quorum for our Jamulus jam this Friday without a singer, but we forged ahead anyway. Perhaps it goes without saying, but not having vocals makes it much harder to remember where the changes are. It was a good time nonetheless. I think I’m learning to project more when I sing, because my wife shut the door to “the studio” during this session. This also says a lot about the quality of my singing.
Links
- Congestion Pricing on Track to Fill Transit Funding Gap, MTA Says
- NYC to unveil high-tech flood barriers in coastal resiliency preview
- Vanderbilt Avenue open street in Prospect Heights will be in effect Saturdays only this summer
- Citynerd talks about Queenslink (video)
- Google’s Sergey Brin Urges Workers To the Office at Least Every Weekday
Sounds like Brin is fine with people working at home for the those weekend hours needed to get to achieve his productivity “sweet spot” of 60 hours. - Simple Sabotage for the 21st Century via Cornerstone of Democracy
There are several things we already do at work on this list. Could it be that we are subconciously sabotaging ourselves? Also, the “boss” functions on this page are great (try clicking the exit button). - Five Failures in the Oval Office (video)