Saturday, April 25, 2026
Every night I cried and thought why ?
Now that I am old and the great leader does not listen. I told the world that the man was evil. I grew up with a grandmother, that taught me the great thought. I knew I stuttered and I cried and I played. My voice was quiet and not known. In my early teens I read the books of saints and wondered why the world did not listen. In the movies they had news reels, and they said and I saw Ghandi and Hitler, Ghandhi sitting and spinning cloth and Hitler standing tall and his arm stretched in his wicked strength. I saw the reels of war on islands, fire burning into the cave of mankind. I was young and I wondered why, I cried at night to sleep. Every night I cried and thought why and went to sleep.
George Gershwin
I am listening to George Gershwins Rhapsody in Blue. It
is an American Jazz Piece for piano and jazz band. George created it for a full
orchestra. This photo below is Paul Witmans orchestra who played the first
concert of George Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue with George on the piano.
“Rhapsody in Blue is
a 1924 musical composition for solo piano and jazz band by George
Gershwin. Commissioned by bandleader Paul Whiteman, the work combines
elements of classical music with jazz-influenced effects and
premiered in a concert titled "An Experiment in Modern Music" on
February 12, 1924, in Aeolian Hall, New York City. Whiteman's band
performed the rhapsody with Gershwin playing the piano.
George lived a boyhood not unusual in New York tenements,
which included running around with his friends, roller-skating and misbehaving
in the streets. Until 1908, he cared nothing about music. Then, as a
ten-year-old, he was intrigued upon hearing his friend Maxie Rosenzweig's
violin recital. The
sound, and the way his friend played, captivated him. At about the same time,
George's parents had bought a piano for his older brother Ira. To his parents'
surprise, though, and to Ira's relief, it was George who spent more time
playing it as he continued to enjoy it.
In 1913, Gershwin left school at the age of 15 to work as
a "song plugger" on New York City's Tin Pan Alley. He earned $15
a week from Jerome H. Remick and Company, a Detroit-based publishing firm with
a branch office in New York. His first published song was "When You Want
'Em, You Can't Get 'Em, When You've Got 'Em, You Don't Want 'Em" in 1916.
It earned the 17-year-old 50 cents.
George was born on September 26, 1898, in the Snediker
Avenue apartment. His birth certificate identifies him as Jacob Gershwine, with
the surname pronounced "Gershvin" in the Yiddish-speaking community.
He was named after his grandfather, and, contrary to the American
practice, had no middle name. He soon became known as George, and
changed the spelling of his surname to "Gershwin" around the time he
became a professional musician; other family members followed suit[
after Ira and George, another boy, Arthur Gershwin (1900–1981),
and a girl, Frances Gershwin (1906–1999), were born into the family.
The family lived in many different residences, as their father changed
dwellings with each new enterprise in which he became involved. They grew up
mostly in the Yiddish Theater District. George and Ira frequented the
local Yiddish theaters, with George occasionally appearing onstage as an extra.
Gershwin's parents were both Jewish immigrants from the
Russian Empire.”
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Oskar Fried; Éva Gauthier; Ravel at piano; Manoah Leide-Tedesco; and George Gershwin.
Thursday, April 23, 2026
Holy $hit
Can the world around me be conquered?
There is an amazing amount of color around me, at this
point in time. I am at a spot on this planet in a home in Marion, Kentucky. Why
am I here; well, some time ago I was born in Pasadena, California. My mother
gave birth to me at the Woman’s Clinic next to the Huntington, Hospital in
Pasadena, California.
I can hear things around me, at cat scratching, a movie
on TV and some ringing in my ears that sounds like a room full of crickets.
I will pause for a moment and watch the movie on TV. I stopped
watching the movie.
I am just sitting and I am thinking of fixing something
to eat.
The State of Kentucky voted for Donald Trump and Western
Kentucky would do it again. The laws say he cannot be our president again and
Kentucky would be happy with it; yes if he was president again.
I am watching movies and turning them off in the middle.
It would not surprise me if the man came to my door and said goodby.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Social Pressure
Social Pressure is what happens to everyone. When I was walking
the planet with no money and loved it. The idea came my way to earn some money.
Social Pressure led to a job to earn money.
Today Israel is being left behind because of social
pressure. Iran’s under ground worms that are digging under Lebanon and bombing
Israel are being left alone. One of the reasons for the war in Iran was to stop
the worms that Iran trains to kill citizens in other countries. Because of oil
money Israel is being the scapegoat. Iran’s Lebanon worms are bombing Israel
and Donald Trump is helpless. Losing money and world social pressure is putting
Israel in a helpless situation.
I saw CNN’s reporters blaming Israel for the war in the
Gaza Strip and Lebanon. It is the Iran worms under those countries that started
the war. It was Iran’s trained worms that blew up the Twin Towers.
Stephen King and Marty Robbins
I have You Tube Premium. I just saw a biography of
Stephen King on that video Internet website. It is something everyone should watch.
As I was moving around You Tube, I saw some young adults doing
a cover of a Marty Robbins song. So, I went over on the YouTube Internet
Website and found the Marty Robbins Album called, “The Gunfighter Ballards and
Trail Songs”
Monday, April 20, 2026
Monday Morning
I got up early. I made a cup of coffee and checked on my
wife. She is sleeping and the orange cat is laying with her. I sit and watch early morning TV. An hour
later I saw her awake, I asked if she would like something for breakfast. She says,”
Scrambled eggs and toast.” I get my cane my third leg if my leg buckles. Mostly
it is not necessary but sometimes my legs do not want to stay upright, and I
use the cane to adjust in the mornings. I make her scrambled eggs and toast. I
have some of the pizza she made Sunday. I read my book and watch TV. I take my cane
and go get something to drink and I take medicine. An hour later I checked on
my trash cans. My wife gets up and feeds the cats and I help her. I make a cup
of coffee and watch TV. My computer is working fine. I will write about the day’s
thoughts. About noon I check on my trash cans. The trash man has come by. I put
on my shoes, hat, and coat and go outside go down the ramp and up the driveway
go up the street and get my trash cans. I stop and check for mail. I get the
mail and I put the mail inside of my coat. I hang my cane on the trash can and
bring both cans down the driveway and place the cans close to our garage. I lined
up the cans on the grass where I had my rock pile at one time. I remove the
cane and carefully go up the ramp to our front door. I go inside and remove my hat,
shoes, and hang up my coat. I take my cane and check on my wife she is sitting
up by the bed. I go to the bathroom, wash my hands, and brush my hair.
Sometimes at this point and time I wash my clothes. I go into the kitchen and
make a cup of coffee. Wash my breakfast dishes, go into living room, and play
some games on my computer and surf the net and write some more. I sit and rest
and take a nap.
I awake and have some more pizza. Read my libby book and
drink my coffee. My wife gets up and washes her clothes, cleans a filter on an
air conditioner.
I take another nap. My wife says that I should do
something instead of sitting in my chair all day and she gets mad at me for
just sitting in my chair.
Donald Trump Swore
When I joined the Navy I swore to …
I Thomas Diaz do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God."The Oath I swore to when I joined the federal government at Lock and Dam # 50
I Thomas Diaz do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.
The President of the United States swore to…
"I Donald Trump do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States."
So Why does Iran Hate Israel
“Iran's oil industry began in 1901, when British speculator William
D'Arcy received a concession from Iran to explore and develop southern
Iran's oil resources. The exploration in Iran was led by George Reynolds. The
discovery of oil on May 26, 1908, led to the formation in 1909 of the
London-based Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC). By purchasing a
majority of the company's shares in 1914, the British government gained direct
control of the Iranian oil industry, which it would not relinquish for 37
years. After 1935 the APOC was called the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (AIOC).
A 60-year agreement signed in 1933 established a flat payment to Iran of four
British pounds for every ton of crude oil exported and denied Iran any right to
control oil exports.
In 1950, ongoing popular demand prompted a vote in the Parliament to
nationalize the petroleum industry. In 1951, the government of Prime
Minister Mohammad Mosaddeq formed the National Iranian Oil
Company (NIOC). A 1953 coup d'état led by British and U.S.
intelligence agencies ousted the Mosaddeq government and paved the way for
a new oil agreement. In 1954, a new agreement divided
profits equally between the NIOC and a multinational consortium that had
replaced the AIOC, which at this time had been renamed The British
Petroleum Company. In 1973, after the Shah threatened that the agreement would
not be extended unless the consortium doubled oil production or handing over
oil production entirely to Iranians, Iran signed a new 20-year concession
with the consortium, which handed over oil production entirely to NIOC while
giving the consortium privileged priority to purchase oil from NIOC.[5]
Beginning in the late 1950s, many of Iran's international
oil agreements did not produce the expected outcomes. Even those oil companies
that managed to extract oil in their designated areas contributed very little
to the country's total oil production. By the time of the Islamic
Revolution of 1978–79, the five largest international companies that had
agreements with the NIOC accounted for only 10.4 percent of total oil
production. During this period, Iran's oil industry remained
disconnected from other industries, particularly manufacturing. This separation
promoted inefficiencies in the country's overall industrial economy. “
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In Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and
other Abrahamic religions, Gabriel or Cebrail
in some cultures, is an archangel with the power to announce God's
will to humankind as the messenger of God. He is mentioned in the Hebrew
Bible, the New Testament and the Quran.
Islam regards Gabriel as an archangel sent by God to various
prophets, including Muhammad.
Is this the split Judaism and Islam.
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Israel and the United States have a good history, a peaceful
history. Israel was helped by most of the world, and some had an idea of giving the Jewish
people a home but some countries hated the idea of giving a large portion of
land in the middle east to Jewish people that were almost destroyed by Germany
in the Second World War Ovens.
Where was their home?
Sunday, April 19, 2026
Microsoft 365 does really suck Bananas
Nobody wants to say anything; Microsoft does not want to save anything I write. The word share is the MS Word Office 365 file system but not save or save to. Come on folks save it to my hard drive on my computer. Which computer, which apparatus?
Can Microsoft see the USB stick in this machine?
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I asked my computer, “Why we dream?” The computer did not know but gave me an explanation anyway.
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