Here’s today’s link to the third track from Super Brain:
Baby Mother is available online as an mp3 with accompanying lyrics. (Andrew Hickman: tenor saxophone; Ben Sommer: electric bass, electric guitar, percussion, synth, voice; George Arsenault: drums; Randy Pingrey: tenor trombone; Will Caviness: trumpet). Original September premiere at Theo Spark.
Sommer notes that “this song – and most on the album – were written years ago. This one is from 2003, written just after moving into the house I now live in – a picturesque early Victorian. I spent every free moment that first spring & summer restoring and painting the home’s exterior. When fall painting season came to an end, I huddled up in my office to compose what was to be the rest of my first serious album, “Super Brain.” Baby Mother was one of those “serious” tracks. People said it sounds like Zappa, King Crimson, Soundgarden – you name it.”
It’s a partly cloudy day ahead for Whitewater, with a high temperature of sixty-eight.
The Wisconsin Historical Society recalls that on this day in 1962, in nearby Janesville, that town’s oldest mill closed:
On this date Janesville’s oldest manufacturer, Rock River Woolen Mills, ceased operation after 113 years. The company moved to Texas. Started in 1849 as Monterey Water Power Mill, the mills initially produced fine yarns, flannels and cashmere. [Source: Janesville Gazette]
Today, in nearby Fort Atkinson, it’s Alzheimer’s Action Day:
To commemorate the day, the Alzheimer’s Association of Southeastern Wisconsin is inviting residents within its 11 county service area to attend a variety of free educational programs and activities.
In Jefferson, Dodge and Walworth Counties, the Alzheimer’s Association of Southeastern Wisconsin is joining forces with Fort Memorial Hospital to build awareness of brain health.
Join us for FREE educational presentations and ice cream sundaes with brain healthy toppings. Challenge your memory with brain games, and get some tips for a brain healthy lifestyle!
1:00 – 2:00 pm “Know the 10 Signs – Early Detection Matters” – a free presentation by Bonnie Beam-Stratz, Community Outreach Coordinator, Alzheimer’s Association in the Auditorium at Fort Memorial Hospital.
2:00 – 3:00 pm Join us for an Ice Cream Social in the Steel Away Cafe at Fort Memorial Hospital
3:30 – 5:30 pm “Maximize Your Memory” – a free presentation by Bonnie Beam-Stratz, Community Outreach Coordinator, Alzheimer’s Association in the Auditorium at Fort Memorial Hospital
Location:
Fort Memorial Hospital
611 Sherman Ave, East
Fort Atkinson
One hears all sorts of questions like this, about whether libertarianism requires a certain religious view, or a certain social outlook. One can certainly be a Christian and libertarian, and libertarians run the range from socially liberal to socially conservative.
Although libertarianism is more influential in America than ever (so much so that many groups use the term ‘libertarian’), it’s still new and unfamiliar to many other people.
There are religious and non-religious libertarians; there are left and right libertarians, too.
Libertarianism is a political position, advocating the proper, limited role of government to maximize liberty. Keeping government in check doesn’t decide other, higher questions of faith, family, or opportunity: keeping government in check allows people to decide those other questions free from political coercion.
Libertarianism and Christianity:
In the first video, the Christian chair of the LP of Tennessee emphasizes the compatibility of Christianity and libertarianism, but he makes clear that Christ never declared himself of one politics or another. He also reminds viewers that the LP offers a home for non-Christians in a common commitment to assure limited and responsible government.
Libertarianism and Social Conservatism:
The second video is from Token Libertarian Girl, and her name is a play (I think) on the idea that there aren’t as many libertarian women as there are men. She describes her channel as an offering of “economics and politics from my libertarian perspective. I like capitalism, liberty and peace. Make money. Not war.” It’s a fine set of views, attractively presented.
In relationships, libertarian men often find themselves dating either conservative or progressive women, depending on whether their own libertarianism tends to the left or right. Why there are apparently more libertarian men than women is a different matter.
In any event, there’s no sound social or religious reason for either conservatives or liberals to be scared away from libertarianism.
Here’s today’s link to a just-released song from Super Brain:
I Married a Prostitute is the album’s second single, available online as an mp3 with accompanying lyrics. (Ben Sommer: electric bass, electric guitar, voice; George Arsenault: drums). Original September premiere from Blogs ‘n Roses.
This week, I’ll link each day to tracks from Ben’s new album, Super Brain. Websites from across America have been debuting individual tracks from Super Brain. From America’s Dairyland, FREE WHITEWATER will premiere nationally one of the new album’s tracks this coming weekend.
I’ve posted songs from, and reviewed (highly recommended) Ben Sommer’s first album, america’d. If you’re unfamiliar with Ben’s work, there’s no better time to become acquainted than now.
Ben’s a “prog rock composer, performer, writer, and pent-up curmudgeon.” His music combines political and social commentary from an edgy, libertarian angle.
This week, I’ll link each day to tracks from Ben’s new album, Super Brain. Websites from across America have been debuting individual tracks from Super Brain. From America’s Dairyland, FREE WHITEWATER will premiere nationally one of the new album’s tracks this coming weekend.
Here’s today’s link to a just-released song from Super Brain:
Young Turks is the album’s lead single, available online as an mp3 with accompanying lyrics. (Ben Sommer: electric bass, electric guitar, voice; George Arsenault: drums). Original September premiere from Captain’s Dead.
It’s a rainy morning ahead for Whitewater, with expected clearing later, and a high temperature of seventy-four.
The Wisconsin Historical Society recalls that today marks the formal end of the Black Hawk War:
1832 – Sauk and Fox cede Iowa Lands
On this date Sauk and Fox Indians signed the treaty ending the Black Hawk War. The treaty demanded that the Sauk cede some six million acres of land that ran the length of the eastern boundary of modern-day Iowa. The Sauk and Fox were given until June 1, 1833 to leave the area and never return to the surrendered lands. Some sources place the date as September 21.[Source: Along the Black Hawk Trail by William F. Stark, p. 160-161]
Designers Lucie Thomas and Thibault Zimmermann have painstakingly recreated a range of retro devices including a Game Boy, Polaroid camera and a Walkman out of meticulously-sliced paper. The French duo behind design studio Zim and Zou have launched their nostalgia-inducing collection under the title Back to Basics. It took around a year to make all of the pieces, with each pattern based on accurate measurements taken from the real objects.
The Alzheimer’s Association issued a press release on upcoming local events that I am happy to post –
ALZHEIMER’S ACTION DAY – SEPTEMBER 21
Wear Purple and Attend an Event in Your CommunityTo commemorate Alzheimer’s Action Day, Wednesday, September 21, the Alzheimer’s Association of Southeastern Wisconsin is inviting residents within its 11 county service area to attend a variety of free educational programs and activities.
In Jefferson, Dodge and Walworth Counties, the Alzheimer’s Association of Southeastern Wisconsin is joining forces with Fort Memorial Hospital to build awareness of brain health.
Join us for FREE educational presentations and ice cream sundaes with brain healthy toppings. Challenge your memory with brain games, and get some tips for a brain healthy lifestyle!
1:00 – 2:00 pm “Know the 10 Signs – Early Detection Matters” – a free presentation by Bonnie Beam-Stratz, Community Outreach Coordinator, Alzheimer’s Association in the Auditorium at Fort Memorial Hospital.
2:00 – 3:00 pm Join us for an Ice Cream Social in the Steel Away Cafe at Fort Memorial Hospital
3:30 – 5:30 pm “Maximize Your Memory” – a free presentation by Bonnie Beam-Stratz, Community Outreach Coordinator, Alzheimer’s Association in the Auditorium at Fort Memorial Hospital
Location:
Fort Memorial Hospital
611 Sherman Ave, East
Fort Atkinson
For more information: call Bonnie Beam-Stratz at 920-728-4088 or email Bonnie.Beam@alz.org.
September is World Alzheimer’s Month. Join us on Alzheimer’s Action Day, September 21, as we acknowledge the fact that 5.4 million individuals in this country are living with Alzheimer’s disease. It is the 6th leading cause of death and yet it is the nation’s largest underfunded public health threat.
To show their support on Alzheimer’s Action Day, Jefferson, Dodge and Walworth County residents are urged to wear purple, the official color of the Alzheimer’s Association.
The Alzheimer’s Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer care, support and research. Our mission is to eliminate Alzheimer’s disease through the advancement of research; to provide and enhance care and support for all affected; and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health.
Our vision is a world without Alzheimer’s. For more information about Alzheimer’s disease and local services visit www.alz.org/sewi or call the Alzheimer’s Association 24/7 Helpline at 800-272-3900.
It’s not a real press conference, but it’s a real, unscripted message: a buyer says he bought a Ford because he didn’t want a car from a company that took a taxpayer-funded bailout.
The commercial doesn’t address the merits of any given Ford, GM, or Chrysler car: it impugns the two latter automakers generally. It’s a powerful line of attack: the ad may compel Ford’s domestic competitors to waste time defending their overall strength rather than talking up their cars’ particular features.
