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Good People Doing Good Things — L.A. Fire Relief
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It was a bit difficult this week to mentally switch gears from angst & anger to ‘good people’, and for just a split second, I considered skipping it this week. But only for a split second, bec…
on Wed, 11AM
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Donald Trump and his bootlicking administration is going to kill us all. No, friends, that is not hyperbole, that is fact supported by evidence. The evidence: First, he nominated an anti-vax consp…
4h ago
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I knew I needed something upbeat tonight, after I did battle with the kitchen smoke detector … I beat it to death with a rolling pin!!! Methinks I need a mood reset, and this may be just the…
19h ago
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Filosofa Is Grrrrrrrrowling … Again
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There’s an expression I’ve heard many times – “Nice guys finish last”. This is so very true in the U.S. as of noon yesterday. Many things have raised my hackles in the past 24 hours, but none so …
on Tue, 11PM
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I’m in the mood for something soft tonight. I originally planned to do Stevie Wonder’s A Place In The Sun, but I just played that three weeks ago … where has my memory gone, for I do not remember …
on Tue, 6PM
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I seem to be just a bit grumpy tonight … gee, I wonder why??? I did not watch the faux inauguration, nor did I watch any news thereafter, but I couldn’t help but see the ‘breaking news’ updates on…
on Tue, 11AM
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Jolly Better-Late-Than-Never Monday!
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Good Monday morn … er, um afternoon, friends!!! Sorry for the delay, but every now and then Jolly Monday has to take a backseat to other things, y’know? But we’re here now and w…
on Mon, 10PM
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♫ Bridge Over Troubled Water ♫ (Redux)
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I last played this one in 2023, during Simon & Garfunkel Week here on Filosofa’s Word. I was searching for a song tonight … not something upbeat, but something … something th…
on Mon, 8PM
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Honouring Dr. Martin Luther King …
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Jolly Monday will be delayed until this afternoon. For this morning’s post, I felt it was important to honour one of the greatest men of the 20th century, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. If he …
on Mon, 8AM
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I fell asleep while working on my p.m. post today … snoozed for a couple of hours, so no post for me this afternoon, just a stiff neck from sleeping with my head propped on my hand. However, in li…
on Mon, 1AM
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A few days ago, our good friend Keith recommended a song by Joan Baez, one that I didn’t recall ever hearing before. I listened, and I still don’t think I’ve heard it before, but I do like it … ve…
on Sun, 6PM
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♫ It’s Still Rock And Roll To Me ♫ (Redux)
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How ’bout some Billy Joel tonight? I figured we needed something upbeat and cheerful, and this one came to mind. Several of you comment when I last played this one back in 2022 that while y…
on Sat, 4PM
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Humanity 101 — We’re All In This Together
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As he so often does, Robert Reich has given us some food for thought today. We’ve all heard the term “America First” … a term which I personally find abhorrent, but which the Felon-elect and his m…
on Sat, 10AM
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This week there have been a number of confirmation hearings for Felon-elect Trump’s cabinet choices. I have not watched any of them, have read just bits and pieces, enough to know that basically n…
on Thu, 10PM
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Tonight I am exhausted from not sleeping well last night, angry about the political situation here in the U.S., and sad about a friend who is in need and I cannot help him, so I’m taking the …
on Thu, 5PM
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I know it was something I came across in my reading/researching yesterday that triggered the thought of today’s song, but for the life of me I cannot remember what! At any rate, the song is stuck …
on Jan 15
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Good People Doing Good Things — Three Heroes
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Wednesday!!! Finally! We’ve seen enough bad people lately, now we get to see some good people in action! I found several for us this week! Y’know, friends, there’s a world of differ…
on Jan 15
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I haven’t played this one since March 2021, nearly four years ago, but a few nights ago I was reminded of it and it got stuck in my mind, as songs have a tendency to do, so I’m evicting…
on Jan 14
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An Exciting New Source For News!!!
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The Washington Post, aka WaPo, is losing ground and losing the very people who once helped make it a widely respected publication. As I reported just over a week ago, political cartoonist Ann Teln…
on Jan 14
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Good Monday morn, dear friends! The temperatures are still sub-freezing and there’s still a pile of snow behind my car that would make a good sledding hill, so it doesn’t look like I&#…
on Jan 13
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Another cold, dreary Sunday … sigh. I think it’s time for a meme post, don’t you? Hopefully we can find a chuckle or two along with the grrrrrrrrrrowls!
on Jan 12
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♫ R.I.P. Sam Moore (Of Sam & Dave Fame) ♫
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It’s probably been a long time since you’ve heard Sam & Dave and their fine music, but back in the ‘60s they were a hot item! Sadly, on Friday, Sam Moore died … the other half of Sam & Dav…
on Jan 12
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I am appalled and disgusted by the behaviour of the Felon-elect who will be taking office just one week from tomorrow, especially his responses to the horrific, devastating fires in Southern Califo…
on Jan 12
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As We Head Back To The 18th Century …
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Diversity – the presence of a variety of different elements, qualities, or characteristics within a particular group, community, or environment. Equity – the quality of being fair and i…
on Jan 11
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I’ve played this one twice, the last time two years ago … most seemed to like it then, so given that my mind is tired tonight, I’m gonna … Play it again, Sam!!! Often when I…
on Jan 11
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Saturday Surprise — Beards, Beards, Beards!!!
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I don’t know about you guys, but I’m a little overwhelmed at the moment … the Los Angeles fires, the hateful lies about those fires, Felon Trump’s juvenile threats and ̶…
on Jan 11
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Well, folks, the weekend is finally here. Has this been a long week or what? So much angst-inducing news all week long, but no matter how stressed we are, there’s always … MUSIC! I w…
on Jan 10
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Okay, I’m on a roll this week … this is the 2nd night I’ve played one that wasn’t a redux! I was in the mood for some Sam Cooke, and found an old favourite that I havenR…
on Jan 9
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It seems like it’s been a while since I shared some ‘toons! My stash didn’t start overflowing after just 3-4 days like it usually does, so I didn’t notice. But I think it&…
on Jan 9
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Peter Yarrow, one-third of the folk group Peter, Paul and Mary, died yesterday at the age of 86. According to the New York Times … On many of the trio’s recordings they split the vocal parts…
on Jan 8
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Good People Doing Good Things — Little Things Mean A Lot
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Today’s ‘good people’ post isn’t about one person doing something big and heroic, but about many average people doing something simple to help someone else … it cements that old saying that “Little…
on Jan 8
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As I was trolling through my archives for a song to play today, I came across one, Baby Come Back by the group Player. Hmmmm … maybe. But then, as I read the comments from the one time I had play…
on Jan 7
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I hadn’t planned to write another post about January 6th at this time, but then yesterday I came across a piece written by Aquilino Gonell, one of the Capitol Police officers who was seriously inju…
on Jan 7
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Today is the day that Congress will certify the results of November’s election. It is also the 4th anniversary of the January 6th, 2021 attempted coup/insurrection that was incited and plotted by …
on Jan 7
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♫ You Don’t Bring Me Flowers ♫
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With apologies to Clive, I’m reduxing this one today because I’m trying to bring some cheer to a special friend who could use some cheering up right about now. I last played this in 20…
on Jan 7
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J-J-Jolly C-C-Cold M-M-Monday! 🥶
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G-g-good Monday morning, friends! I hope it’s warmer where you are than it is here! It’s been snowing since yesterday morning, temperatures are near zero, and we’re supposed to …
on Jan 6
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It’s been an … interesting day from the rock-throwing incident to a surprise visit from a very dear old friend, Rob, whom I hadn’t seen for about 10 years! We’re also expe…
on Jan 5
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I hope you’re in the mood for some Motown today! I’ve promised for a week now to find a song I hadn’t played before, as I know some of you are tired of reduxes, and I just happened to think of thi…
on Jan 4
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A Free Press Hero — Ann Telnaes
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Ann Telnaes is a political cartoonist who has worked for The Washington Post for the past 16 years, and yesterday she resigned from her job because the powers-that-be at The Post attempted to stifl…
on Jan 4
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Once again, I’m just too tired to go in search of something I haven’t played before, so instead I am reduxing this one that I have only played once, and that was nearly 5 years ago! The…
on Jan 3
From jilldennison.com
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Today’s music post is one that I’ve played only once, a couple of years ago. I do promise to find something new to play this week, but for tonight I’m still suffering from PHFS (…
on Jan 2
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Some Wise Advice For What’s Ahead
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Yesterday, Robert Reich shared an essay from a former journalist who lived through the autocratic takeover in Turkey and who offers some valuable advice for us going forward. Trump will overplay hi…
on Jan 2
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Good People Doing Good Things – Habitat for Humanity AND Jimmy Carter
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I first wrote this post back in July 2017, and just reduxed it in October 2023 in honour of Jimmy Carter’s 99th birthday. Even so, I think it deserves one more redux today, as the nation …
on Jan 1
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♫ A Place In The Sun ♫ (Redux)
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Yeah, yeah … I know I just played this one in 2023 (I started to say ‘last year’ but as of about an hour ago, last year is now 2024). But I’m … well, as I try to pond…
on Jan 1
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About Those New Year’s Resolutions …
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Speaking of New Year’s resolutions … the surest way for me NOT to do something is to make doing it a resolution! This is why I never make resolutions, but this year I’ll make one … I resolve not …
on Dec 31
From jilldennison.com
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I’ve played this one a couple of times on this date, December 31st, most recently last year. I suppose it might become my annual last-day-o’-the-year song. Last year when I played it,…
on Dec 31
From jilldennison.com
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How do you capture the essence of a great man in a few hundred words? Former President Jimmy Carter died yesterday at the age of 100. President Carter was so much more than just a former presiden…
on Dec 30
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Well, well, well … we made it through another year! This will be the last Jolly Monday of 2024, so we’ll try to make it an extra special one! You guys have big plans for ringing in th…
on Dec 30
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I was fully prepared to share more of my trademark snark this afternoon when I came across something on the Jon S. Randal Peace Page that brought a smile to both my face and my heart. It took only…
on Dec 29
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A few nights ago I played You Were On My Mind by We Five and others, and in a comment to that post, my dear friend Michael Seidel said, “But … but but what about Willie?” and I kn…
on Dec 29