I cannot understand how life takes this young man, an amazing actor and human being at the age of 43, with so much still left to give and allows hate and negative energies unabated in our midst.
Marvel Studios’ Black Panther behind-the-scenes Chadwick Boseman tribute video.
Ladies and gentlemen: This man is a true real life hero. He suffered 4 years from colon cancer and yet still filmed movies while being under several chemotherapies and tretmas without even mentioning it to anyone. You have all my respect Sir. May God be with you in the heaven.
It’s Monday. I’m looking for Momoa information and found this clip.
Jason Momoa tears up in powerful Haka dedicated to the people of Polynesia.
Before beginning the Haka with his 11-year-old daughter Lola and 9-year-old son Nakoa-Wolf, Jason gave an emotional speech and dedicated his role to the Polynesian people on Dec 24, 2018.
How can one not simply love this guy without reservations?
This is one of the greatest moments of my life. I’m so honored to play this role because it represents all of us, all of Polynesia.
“I’m honored to combine land and sea. We are the seafaring, we are the people.” Hear his touching words above, and stick around for the ever-intense Haka.
The haka is a ceremonial dance or challenge in Māori culture. It is performed by a group, with vigorous movements and stamping of the feet with rhythmically shouted accompaniment.
Polynesia is generally defined as the islands within the Polynesian Triangle, although some islands inhabited by Polynesian people are situated outside the Polynesian Triangle. Geographically, the Polynesian Triangle is drawn by connecting the points of Hawaii, New Zealand, and Easter Island.
FLYING UGLIES … “Trump is the most divisive figure in American history and Wheeler is correct for calling him out on it. Trump, the worst president in American history, will destroy this country for his own selfish needs. If he wins, his destruction will carry on. If he loses, expect him to incite his flying uglies even further. Trump is destroying our country.”
… and if you support him you are complicit in the destruction of your own country!!
Full Disclosure. I drew a “fly, my pretties” cartoon last April. I was concerned it may be too soon for a repeat but one of my amazing proofers, Laura, told me, “April was forever ago and this is good.” Honestly, I went with this because I liked the phrase, “Fly, my uglies” too much.
The same people who will tell you Donald Trump is not a racist will also tell you he’s not inciting violence in America’s cities. More to the point…in cities Donald Trump likes to label “Democrat-run cities.” Donald Trump is a troll.
While it’s horrible a person, a Trump supporter, was killed in Portland, it was Donald Trump who sent him there. A caravan of Trump supporters in pickup trucks assembled in the suburbs of Portland, Oregon, on Saturday night. Then, they took to the city to shoot paint balls at Black Lives Matter protesters. There has…
I’ve heard some viewers of the Democratic National Convention say they preferred it without a live crowd. Not me. Speakers need momentum. Playing to a crowd helps with that more than talking to a camera. When it comes to sports, fans don’t just make it more interesting, they’re part of the game.
Fans often distract and taunt players from opposing teams. Football stadiums are designed to maximize the crowd noise. Fans of the Seattle Seahawks calls themselves the “12th Man.” In case you’re not a football fan, there are 11 players on the field for each team at a time. In case you’re a Donald Trump supporter, 12 comes after 11.
Without fans in attendance, sports can be boring. It’s tough to watch baseball with cutouts of fans behind home plate. The NHL has been praised for the way it has handled games during the pandemic. Wrestling has to be…
Monday monday daybreak … ” The deep hush before an oncoming storm; the clapping of wings as a flock of doves rises to wheel against low sun; a briar stem in the sun glittering with blades of hoarfrost. Love, beauty, mystery. Epiphanies, I suppose. Occasions of grace.” — Helen Macdonald, Vesper Flights (Grove Press, August 25, 2020).
Daybreak. August 31, 2020. 5:59 to 6:08 am. 60° F. Humidity 70%. Wind: 6 mph. Gusts: 7 mph. Cloud Cover: 32%. The Cove, Stamford, CT
Inspired (again) by Helen Macdonald: “I kept trying to find the right words to describe certain experiences and failing. My secular lexicon didn’t capture what they were like. You’ve probably had such experiences yourself – times in which the world stutters, turns and fills with unexpected meaning. When rapturousness claims a moment and transfigures it. The deep hush before an oncoming storm; the clapping of wings as a flock of doves rises to wheel against low sun; a briar stem in the sun glittering with blades of hoarfrost. Love, beauty, mystery. Epiphanies, I suppose. Occasions of grace. — Helen Macdonald, Vesper Flights (Grove Press, August 25, 2020)
Because this is the only way he can conduct a campaign after his botched errors in all he has done. He’s trying to stay out of prison, he’s a cornered, wounded animal. He resorts to the basest instincts of his lizard mind and projects them to the Kool-Aid drinkers.
Radical Right Extremists. Domestic Terrorists. Conspiracy Chaos Agents QAnon. Trump let them in. Trump encourages them. Trump Praises them, and he watches as the safety, security, and health of our communities are destroyed.
A vote for Trump is a vote for radical right terrorism.
There was also what Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers said to the media after his team’s Game 5 victory over the Dallas Mavericks. He nearly came to tears as he spoke about what it feels like to be Black in America, and he reminded everyone that his father was a police officer.
Ohh, my fave ever forever!! So many memories!! … “Released in 1976, it became a #1 hit in a number of countries, including both the UK and the U.S. The genre is considered to be ‘Europop’, a version of American disco, and lyrically is about a visit to the discotheque, but approaches the subject from the joy of dancing itself.”
Well, it seems I’m doing another redux tonight … it wasn’t planned, but as I trolled the archives for a new song to play, this one just kept popping up all over the place! And then … there were gunshots here in da hood at 2:00 a.m., and there went any hope for spending more time finding a song to play! Nonetheless, this one fits the bill, for it is upbeat and much loved by my readers as evidenced by the comments when I last played it back in 2018.
As for the gunshots … the police arrived post haste, but I don’t have any updates. I in all my great wisdom stepped outside my front door and yelled at the top of my lungs, “What the f*ck do you idiots think you’re doing???” Obviously, age is not necessarily accompanied by wisdom.
It Is What It Is 