Jerry Weaver
@jerryweaver.bsky.social
Blogging at https://retdiaries.blogspot.com. Interests include history, politics, the law, and baseball.
To the people of Greenland, MAGA means "Make America go away".
March 29, 2025 at 9:04 AM
To the people of Greenland, MAGA means "Make America go away".
Line of the day: "We're not talking about string cans on strings", from a retired judge commenting on the Trump administration's failure to obey a court order to "turn the planes around".
March 17, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Line of the day: "We're not talking about string cans on strings", from a retired judge commenting on the Trump administration's failure to obey a court order to "turn the planes around".
Reposted by Jerry Weaver
I heard an interesting backstory this morning about Roberta Flack's great song, "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face". Her producer wanted her to do it faster and she insisted on doing the slow version. The song later charted when Clint Eastwood used it in a movie.
R.I.P. Roberta Flack (1937-2025).
R.I.P. Roberta Flack (1937-2025).
February 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I heard an interesting backstory this morning about Roberta Flack's great song, "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face". Her producer wanted her to do it faster and she insisted on doing the slow version. The song later charted when Clint Eastwood used it in a movie.
R.I.P. Roberta Flack (1937-2025).
R.I.P. Roberta Flack (1937-2025).
Reposted by Jerry Weaver
