Random Notes from a Crank

Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam wrote "Bushleaguer" about Generalissimo Dubya. I wonder if he's working on any song/s about Moscow Don? 

Mrs. Nasty got a new car, and it has Sirius XM radio. I was pleasantly surprised to see that under the rock category there's a Pearl Jam radio along with stations devoted to Springsteen, Tom Petty, and some station that presents live performances often from "jam bands." I hadn't listened to Yonder Mountain String Band and moe in a good while. 

Swedish officials mocked Moscow Don's bullshit. Check out this article from The Guardian. It's not surprising that 45 takes his policy nonsense from FoxNews because he's unlikely to read anything that has depth and decent analysis. We now have a country being steered by the crap presented by FoxNews. Margot Wallstrom is smart as a whip: “Both functioning democracy and constructive cooperation between states require us to speak with, and not about, each other, to honour agreements and to allow ideas to compete. They also require us to respect science, facts and the media, and to acknowledge each other’s wisdom.”

The former prime minister tweeted this: “Sweden? Terror attack? What has he been smoking? Questions abound." I doubt Moscow Don is a smoker of Mary Jane, but it wouldn't surprise me if he did or does cocaine (remember all that sniffing during the debates?). Regardless, the real drug is the programming on FoxNews. 

And here's an article of real journalism from the Washington Post that shows that crime is not on the rise in Sweden and Germany. Facts vs. Bullshit. Link: "Here's What's Happening There." 

Music Friday: "Fell on Black Days"

A Soundgarden song relates my general disposition today (see the previous post for easy reference). 

In addition to the Crimson Tide playing like crap last night, after Mrs. Nasty took a shower Wednesday morning, the sinks started gurgling, and the toilets and shower were gurgling up crapwater. After calling a plumber and them spending hours snaking the line, they determined that the sewer pipe had collapsed right outside the foundation. 

So we've spent the past couple of nights at a hotel. Today, thankfully, the same company had guys bring out a backhoe, dig up our backyard, and put in a new pipe. On a more positive note, it's now fixed, and we can run water again. 

But this song still sums up my attitude right now.