Jimmy Buffett’s passing made me think of him. He was a major influence, and they used to play together in bars in St. Augustine. I first encountered him live at The Ark in Ann Arbor in the late seventies. It still saddens me to think what a talent was lost when he tried to save a man on a beach south of St. Augustine in 1991 (I’ve driven through there, and they’ve named the beach after him).
Here is more. I hadn’t realized that he also influenced David Bromberg.
Thoughts on the coming Democrat breakup.
It almost happened 800,000 years ago.
In which he is an idiot.
Shut up and sing.
Reporting on the aftermath of the Russian invasion and the war crimes.
[Tuesday update]
A report from Bucha.
I believe that there is great value to our national security to attrit Putin’s Russia and his mercenaries, and that Vivek’s position that we should hand over part of Ukraine to Russia is nuts.
[Bumped]
This is a week and a half old, but I didn’t link it at the time. Eric Berger documents its decline.
“I tried to warn conservatives about it, but they ignored me.”
Thoughts on the faux virtue and good intentions of the Left. Related: Why young Americans are no longer taught about evil.
I sure hope so. We are in a world of trouble if it doesn’t.