Monthly Archives: April 2016

Morning Open Thread – Depostion nightmare

Posted on April 30, 2016 by

Morning Open Thread is an open discussion forum for human interest news of the day. I have participated in several hundred depositions over the past 40+ years. Sometimes as a witness, and sometimes as an observer/consultant. If one stays in … Continue reading →

Posted in Courts, Evidence Law, Legal Analysis, Logic | Tagged , | 6 Comments

Morning Open Thread – “The Old New World” Photo-based Animation Project

Posted on April 29, 2016 by

Morning Open Thread is an open discussion forum for human interest news of the day. From seccovan, “travel back in time with a little steampunk time machine.” Stills and behind the scenes —oooOooo– This is a daily open thread. There … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Short Video | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments

Word Cloud: GLANCE

Posted on April 29, 2016 by

by Nona Blyth Cloud I collect odd bits of historic detail and stray facts. I look for unlikely connections. Sometimes my mind wanders off in a completely new direction in the middle of a sentence, and what I started out … Continue reading →

Posted in England, Iowa, Poetry, Word Cloud | Tagged , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Morning Open Thread – Drones, the new UFOs

Posted on April 28, 2016 by

Morning Open Thread is an open discussion forum for human interest news of the day. It would be hard to guess if one tries to follow TV news, but other things actually occur in the world besides election primaries. British … Continue reading →

Posted in Breaking News, Christianity, England, Equal Rights, Homosexual Rights, Mental Health, State Government, Tennessee, Weird News | Tagged , , | 5 Comments

Morning Open Thread – Mississippi Pot Roast; the recipe that ate the internet.

Posted on April 27, 2016 by

Morning Open Thread is an open discussion forum for human interest news of the day. The Mississippi Pot Roast has been called the dish that ate the internet.  It is probably the easiest pot roast recipe I have ever seen.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking Techniques, Edible Flowers, Mississippi, Recipes | Tagged , , , | 29 Comments

Morning Open Thread – First performance in 1000 years

Posted on April 26, 2016 by

Morning Open Thread is an open discussion forum for human interest news of the day. From Cambridge University: First performance in 1,000 years: ‘lost’ songs from the Middle Ages are brought back to life. An ancient song repertory will be … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Short Video | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Morning Open Thread – Do NOT park illegally in this city.

Posted on April 25, 2016 by

Morning Open Thread is an open discussion forum for human interest news of the day. If you are ever visiting Vladimir, Russia, be careful where you park. They take illegal parking seriously. Video below the fold was recorded last February … Continue reading →

Posted in Russia, Weird Crime | Tagged , , | 7 Comments

Morning Open Thread – Claudette Colvin: The Original Rosa Parks

Posted on April 24, 2016 by

Morning Open Thread is an open discussion forum for human interest news of the day. From Great Big Story:  “Around the same time Rosa Parks famously protested segregation by refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger, … Continue reading →

Posted in American History, History, Short Video | Tagged , , , , | 5 Comments

Lookout Wimmins iz in your can

Posted on April 23, 2016 by

    By ann summers Family Restrooms have been commonplace for many public institutions and darned if defending family values and traditional marriage has come under attack by well, non-traditional families, darn those sister-wives, extended families, single parents, and orphans.   There … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 Election, Biology, Child Abuse, Civil Liberties, Conservatives, Constitutional Law, Courts, Crime, Criminal Law, Equal Rights, Fascism, Fascists/Corporatists, Federal Courts, Free Speech, Fundamentalism, Government, Homosexual Rights, Humor, Justice, Law Enforcement, Liberals, Libertarians, Local Government, Media, Mental Health, Neoconservatives, North Carolina, Pedophillia, Police, Political Science, Politics, Progressives, RNC, SCOTUS, State Courts, Tea Party, Uncategorized, United States | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

Morning Open Thread – Flying over evil with a drone

Posted on April 23, 2016 by

Morning Open Thread is an open discussion forum for human interest news of the day. The growing hobby of quadricopters, when mixed with high definition video cameras, has opened doors to places, people and things we could only imagine before. … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-Semitism, Documentrary Films, Genocide, Germany, History, Holocaust, Nazis, Photography, World War II | Tagged | 9 Comments