Writer's Block: Musical Affliction

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Welcome to Max Raabe und das Palast-Orchester!

I also like his version of Super Trouper.

And PS, he does actual songs from the 1920s. It's what the inside of my head is like, a lot of the time.

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From the Slacktivist's ongoing review of the Left Behind series:

Bruce isn't sure what to make of the deal with the U.S., "because as much as I study I don't see America playing a role during this period of history." That's an almost verbatim quote from Tim LaHaye's stock answer whenever he is asked about the role of America in the End Times. He seems genuinely perplexed by this mystery. "As much as I study," he says, he can't seem to find any mention of America in Revelation, or Daniel, or Ezekiel.

It's eerie. It's almost as though the authors of those books didn't even know this hemisphere existed.

Two Things...

Sales of Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged have quadrupled in the first four months of the year.

The founder of 4chan has been named the Most Influential Person in the World by Time. Cause, you know, everyone outside of the English-speaking Internet knows ALL about him!

Both these things irritate me!

Pyat and Teddog's Urban Infiltration

For this week's fabulous lunchtime adventure/walk, commanderteddog and I went down to the waterfront. We went for lunch... sort of!


Boxcar Buffet!


Alas, this unusual steakhouse is closed and in the process of demolition.


"Aah, she's built like a steak-house, but she handles like a bistro!" - Zap Brannigan.

The parking lot was roped off, but we went to look around anyway. And found the delivery door swinging open. I got my trouser legs rather dirty when I made a mighty leap onto the loading bay... only to discover a perfectly serviceable stairway, hiding behind a pile of junk.

I crept inside while commanderteddog stood guard!
( Breaking and Entering: Signs of a Lunch Hour Well Spent )

Oh, and also...

The sidewalk for much of the waterfront walk was actually just a railway track.


Which prompted some singing of Maybe Tomorrow.