Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – July 25, 2021 by Tony Wikrent The Pandemic US sees COVID-19 cases surge by 224% in last three weeks as CDC director says the Indian ‘Delta’ variant now makes up 83% of all new infections [Daily Mail, via Naked Capitalism 7-21-2021] ‘I’m sorry, but it’s too late’: Alabama doctor on treating unvaccinated, dying COVID patient […]
I wonder if there is any one generation that can lay claim to having the most ridiculous songs that became great big hits. For me, even though the 70s were an awesome decade overall – including the music, there were also some really weird megahits that I look back on now and say “huh? I liked that?”
Exhibit #1: Rick Dees and the infamous “Disco Duck.” This song went to #1 in 1976. True Story.
Can you top that one? I’m sure you can. Every decade had its share of these embarrassing remnants.
I lost my mother when I was 8 years old. The vacuum caused by her passing was not filled until the birth of my beautiful daughter nearly 20 years later. The mother-child bond is something that can be both mystical and painful at the same time. As mothers, we felt this being grow and move inside of our bodies. They are a part of us physically. As our children grow, we hurt for them when we know they are suffering inside, we burst with pride when we know they are experiencing fulfillment, we are happy when they find love. As mothers, we would give our lives that they should live – and our mothers would have done the same.
Wishing all Conflucian Mothers’ a very wonderful day, surrounded by love and family.
Mominet Sadia Roland's "Kremlin" from a collection on public squares. "The Roberts Court's Nullification of the Voting Rights Act: I've seen some people try to downplay Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee because Arizona isn't one of the very worst vote suppression offenders, but this is a serious mistake. Alito' […]
