DL Open Thread Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024
Now that Israel has decapitated Iran's proxy, Hezbollah, Iran itself has decided to get into the act, firing off almost 200 missiles at Israel. You don't have to be Nostradamus…
What We’ve Accomplished, What We Need To Do
The primaries have come and gone. If anything, I don't think people realize just how much things have changed as a result. There's more to do, coming later in this…
Oregon Odds ‘N Ends
Needed to get these vacation thoughts out of my head so that I can return to (Memo To Self: Find a therapist) the harsh reality of Delaware politics: 1. The…
DL Open Thread Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024
Israel has let slip its dogs of war with a military invasion of Lebanon. If the idea is to wipe out Hezbollah, well, it didn't work last time, it almost…
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: September, 2024
Yet another cool band out of Philly. Power pop fans, check this one out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0CFwtJbhIA How's this for a last-minute unexpected surprise?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th4u1yrpuRE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOo8PDotiXk Kind-of a Sonic Youth feel. ''Cept…
Song of the Day 9/30: Kris Kristofferson, “The Law Is for Protection of the People”
If Kris Kristofferson, who died Saturday at 88, had been invented by a novelist, the author would be accused of engaging in magical realism. C'mon, a Rhodes Scholar helicopter pilot…
DL Open Thread Monday, Sept. 30, 2024
Reading the news has convinced me that there are way, way too many people writing about the election, which most people don't want to read about because Republicans make them…
DL Open Thread Sunday, Sept. 28, 2024
Politicians will lie about anything, but a Republican running for Congress in Virginia's 7th District has taken it to a new level. Derrick Anderson, an ex-Green Beret, is single, but…
Song of the Day 9/28: Stevie Nicks, “The Lighthouse”
Stevie Nicks has never been a topical songwriter. Almost all her songs are personal and emotional, which makes the single she released Friday, her first new song in years, all…
DL Open Thread Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024
When Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race, many pundits pointed out that what seemed like a truncated campaign, a three-month "sprint" to Election Day, was the full length…
Song of the Day 9/27: The Cure, “Friday I’m in Love”
The Cure, the venerable British band led by Robert Smith, released its first new song in 16 years this week ahead of the November release of a new album. "Alone"…
DL Open Thread Friday, Sept. 27, 2024
We'll have another damp day, but nothing like the inundation in the Southeast, where Helene dumped an amount of rain seen once every thousand years. Given the lack of progress…
What Else I Want to See Happen
El Somnambulo asked this question last week, but unlike others, my answer is backward-looking. I still want to see an actual audit of Bethany Hall-Long's books, because I still don't…