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Song of the Day 6/3: Gladstone, “A Piece of Paper”

By Alby June 3, 20242 Comments

June 1 marked the 25th anniversary of the launch of Napster, the file-sharing network that destroyed the music industry as everyone knew it. Stories marking the date mostly focus on…

DL Open Thread Monday, June 3, 2024

By Alby June 3, 20242 Comments

Their dangerous rival just got convicted on 34 felony charges, and the reaction from Democrats is just what we've come to expect: They not only don't know how to capitalize…

DL Open Thread: Sunday, June 2, 2024

By El Somnambulo June 2, 20246 Comments

Shout-Out To The Portland Fruit Tree Project! My daughter has volunteered here. Come to think of it, even I spent a day there pulling up weeds. Seems to me that…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, June 1, 2024

By El Somnambulo June 1, 20249 Comments

Yo, Joe: It's Time To Throw Netanyahu Under The Bus. He's playing you for a fool, and you're playing the part of the fool perfectly: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of…

Song of the Day 5/31: Nazareth, “Guilty”

By Alby May 31, 20242 Comments

Yes, that's Scottish rockers Nazareth covering Randy Newman on their breakthrough 1975 LP, "Hair of the Dog." The tune, from Newman's controversial "Rednecks" album of the year before, got lots…

Delaware Political Weekly: May 24-30, 2024

By El Somnambulo May 31, 20247 Comments

1. D State Rep. Sophie Phillips Gets Primary Challenger in RD 18. I have no idea why as she's great. The challenger is one Lisa Cooke, or Lisa Cooke-Rossi, she…

DL Open Thread: Friday, May 31, 2024

By El Somnambulo May 31, 20242 Comments

He's Once, Twice, 34 Times A Felon. Brings a tear to my eye. Jennifer Rubin states the sadly obvious: The flock of pundits who insisted trying Trump was constitutionally untoward…

Trump: Guilty Times 34!!

By El Somnambulo May 30, 20249 Comments

Found guilty on all counts!!: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/30/trump-hush-money-trial-live-updates-jury-deliberations/

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: May, 2024

By El Somnambulo May 30, 20246 Comments

My kind of month. Tons o' diversity. So many cool songs that I'm calling an audible and releasing this list two days early--already have a couple for June in the…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, May 30, 2024

By El Somnambulo May 30, 20245 Comments

RIP, Lonnie George: I'll leave it to others to examine the Del-Tech aspect of the story. For me, Lonnie was the Speaker of the House during my first two years…

Song of the Day 5/29: Gotye, “Somebody That I Used to Know”

By Alby May 29, 20244 Comments

This song has been having a moment – I've heard it recently not only on the radio but on the supermarket muzak, and it showed up in my YouTube feed.…

My Random Thoughts On Delaware’s Primaries

By El Somnambulo May 29, 202432 Comments

Subject to change from the moment I hit 'Publish'. 1. The race between Marcus Henry and Karen Hartley-Nagle is, in my opinion, over. Marcus has been everywhere, Karen is barely…

DL Open Thread Wednesday, May 29, 2024

By Alby May 29, 20243 Comments

Closing arguments concluded in the Trump hush-money trial, so the speculation has begun. Few think he'll be acquitted, but opinion seems split on whether he'll be convicted. One person who…