Tom Paxton, "Whose Garden Was This"
My fault...
Arlo Guthrie, "Garden Song"
Same concert:
Pete Seeger, "Sailin' Up! Sailin' Down!"
"If you bring people together for any purpose, you're in politics."
By request...
Sarah Pirtle, "Magical Earth"
Going out on David Lanz's piano cover of "Here Comes The Sun" featuring Keith Lowe, Gary Stroutsos, Walter Gray
#StaySafe and #BlessedBe!
The #GOP #PartyOfStupid: Keeping America secure from those invading hordes of Canadian, German, British, and other world tourists bringing their filthy money to this land. #ThisIsAmerica, stay the fuck out.
(No seriously, #StayHome #StaySafe. Plenty of other countries will welcome you and your money.)
> As international tourists pull back on U.S. travel and purchases, $90 billion in lost revenue looms
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/travelers-going-to-united-states-less-due-to-trump-tariffs-rhetoric-rcna201640
#StayHome #StaySafe. Plenty of other countries where they won't arrest and deport you for doing a little backpacking and sightseeing.
> Why These Hawaii Travelers Were Jailed And Deported
https://beatofhawaii.com/why-these-hawaii-travelers-were-jailed-and-deported/
Well, I just have one more Everseeker's Off-hand tool to make. Except Culinarian, but that's a side issue for me.
Then it's on to improving the gathering gear to unlock the next tier of gathering nodes.
But for now I'm heading off until Monday.
Thanks for putting up with me for another week.
#SaveYouAClick: If they #StayHome and #StaySafe those "tens of millions of dollars" WILL NOT be infused into local gringo economies.
> International students infuse tens of millions of dollars into local economies across the US. What happens if they stay home?
https://theconversation.com/international-students-infuse-tens-of-millions-of-dollars-into-local-economies-across-the-us-what-happens-if-they-stay-home-254539
No big deal, huh? Those places don't need no foreigner money. They'll be fine.
> Tourists are ditching America — and it's set to cost the economy billions https://qz.com/u-s-travel-decline-could-cost-billions-1851776218
Thus the #AmericanEmpire does #FAFO. Anyhow, #StayHome #StaySafe or if traveling go anywhere safer than the US.
Right, off some for some overdue sleep. Apart from cleaning the lounge (pain-dependent) I'm going to be on a crafting day.
In real life, I mean! When I get into #FFXIV I need to do Roulettes for the red tomestones so that I can continue my gradual L100 crafting improvements.
For now,
By request...
Bob Marley, "Redemption Song"
Shabbat Unplugged, "Eliyahu Hanavi/Miriam Hanevi'ah"
Theodore Bikel, "Partizaner-Marsh (March of the Partisans)"
Going out on The Andy Statman Klezmer Orchestra, "Terkisher (Turkish Dance)"
#StaySafe and #BlessedBe !
#SaveYouAClick: No, it is not worth the risk. #StayHome #StaySafe, or if you must travel get your education in any of the other fine countries out there that won't send you to a gulag.
> United States is no longer a safe destination for international students
Abductions, deportations and fear define campus life for many foreign students in Trump’s America.
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/4/11/united-states-is-no-longer-a-safe-destination-for-international-students
Heading off for meds and sleep shortly. I've found it hard to settle to #LOTRO tonight with my pain levels and the memory leak bug annoying me. But I've made steady progress in King's Gondor.
From the screenshot: never be too busy, nor too important, to spend time doing nothing with a child you know and who trusts you. Taking in a view or crashing out in the house - "comfortable company" is still of value.
It says you're there for them. Without words.
Cyas Monday.
After splitting my brain a million ways today, I just ran Hatching-tide on my Amh Garanjy mostly-event alt in #FFXIV.
I was initially thinking the yellow would clash with a Starlight colour scheme, but with the underside of the parasol being dark red, the gold adds class, not clash.
Heading off for rest and sleep now.
Right, I'm still in shedloads of pain. Things this week have been really difficult. Thank you for letting me be real about it here.
Rest day for me tomorrow - physical and mental.
There's still so much going round in my head, including questions over my writing. But right now I need sleep and no screens.
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Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer, with Tom Paxton and Riders in the Sky, "A Pirate's Life"
Stan Rogers double-play! "The Wreck of the Athens Queen" and "Maid on the Shore"
Faith Petric, "The Crafty Maid's Policy"
Charlie King, "Kugelsburg Bank"
From Annie Get Your Gun, Ethel Merman, "Moonshine Lullabye"
Going out on Chris Calabrese's piano version of "Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)/Grem Grinning Ghost"
#StaySafe and #BlessedBe !
