@sfmichael
We are playing the long game - we will never give up. SF Bay Area father, husband, sailor, musician, author, capitalist, Deadhead, stage hand, practical theorist, leadership sage, survivor, hiker, picker, joker, skier, drummer, lighting designer.
Bremmer w:Eurasia Grp: The strait is open and Iranian tankers are transiting with oil bound for China. The US is not interfering with Iranian tanker traffic. The US could stop them, but that would antagonize China and further escalate the war.” The Strait is only closed to our side.
Approx. cost per F-15E/EX ~$80 M – $90 M
Total for 3 jets ~$240 M – $270 M
Will Kuwait pay us back?
Robert Duvall didn’t return as Tom Hagen in GIII. Duvall declined to appear in The Godfather Part III because he and the producers couldn’t agree on a salary. He was offered far less than Pacino, around $1M versus $6–8M — the gap was too large relative to his value to the story.
RIP Robert Duvall.
What he actually looks like.
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Navarro says expectations for monthly jobs numbers must be reduced ‘significantly,’ citing deportations. But I thought you only deported killers, drug dealers and gang members?
Every American needs to watch this:
Classic black and white photo of Woody Guthrie, cigarette on, harmonica round his neck, his acoustic guitar emblazoned with ‘This Machine Kills Fascist’
It’s a rich and beautiful tradition.
British Conservative Daniel Hannan warns:
It is impossible to exaggerate how high the stakes are. If Putin had put an agent in the White House, what would he be doing differently?
x.com/DanielJHanna...
An add for a law firm reads,”Whether you’re in the theater or being questioned by police, MJM Law Office reminds you to stay quiet.”
I’ll never get tired of this ad at our local indie theater 😂
Grateful Dead Hour no. 1948
Week of January 19, 2026
Part 1 37:20
Has Success Spoiled the Grateful Dead?
Grateful Dead 2/14/88 Henry J. Kaiser Auditorium, Oakland CA
SPACE->
I NEED A MIRACLE->
STELLA BLUE->
THROWING STONES->
LOVELIGHT
Wrestler Jesse Ventura turned Minnesota governor tears into ‘draft dodging coward’ Trump over ICE shooting…
www.al.com/politics/202...
This isolation is amazing: how Bobby lays way back unless needed when Jerry is soloing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLV-...
wow, a just-surfaced audience tape of a never-heard 1970 version of "box of rain," played in the album arrangement (lesh on guitar, garcia on piano, etc.), probably 9/18/70 at the fillmore east. now the 2nd of 2 known versions like this. tape details in comments. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PkU...
When the UN leaves NY, where do you think they will move to?
