What's in the bag, b **ch?
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maladaFrom the Daily Mail Feb 24, 2026:
"It wasn't just the blanket left behind on a plane that got Homeland Security senior adviser Corey Lewandowski so riled up that he fired Kristi Noem's pilot.
It was, according to three DHS insiders, another item Noem left on that flight last spring: her bag.
No one knows for certain what was inside the bag - or at least no one was saying - but it was enough to stir up a hornet's nest with a firing, a rehiring, a promotion and even a medal."
Right. The Bag was so important that Lenandowski came into the cockpit in the middle of the critical climb to altitude - with the seat belt light still one - to chew out the pilot. Then they fired him after they landed. Then they realized there was no one to fly them out of the airport so they rehired him.
What's in the bag, b**ch?
If it was Important Papers and Documents of a Security Type, you DON'T make a noisy fuss about it - you send an air marshal to discretely pick up the bag and have it securely delivered back to you. You don't take off your seat belt and berate the pilot who is FLYING THE AIRCRAFT.
Oh by the way? The pilot was black. Funny about that.
And when were pilots supposed to be baggage handlers?
What's in the bag, b**ch?
"It wasn't just the blanket left behind on a plane that got Homeland Security senior adviser Corey Lewandowski so riled up that he fired Kristi Noem's pilot.
It was, according to three DHS insiders, another item Noem left on that flight last spring: her bag.
No one knows for certain what was inside the bag - or at least no one was saying - but it was enough to stir up a hornet's nest with a firing, a rehiring, a promotion and even a medal."
Right. The Bag was so important that Lenandowski came into the cockpit in the middle of the critical climb to altitude - with the seat belt light still one - to chew out the pilot. Then they fired him after they landed. Then they realized there was no one to fly them out of the airport so they rehired him.
What's in the bag, b**ch?
If it was Important Papers and Documents of a Security Type, you DON'T make a noisy fuss about it - you send an air marshal to discretely pick up the bag and have it securely delivered back to you. You don't take off your seat belt and berate the pilot who is FLYING THE AIRCRAFT.
Oh by the way? The pilot was black. Funny about that.
And when were pilots supposed to be baggage handlers?
What's in the bag, b**ch?
Some minor musical steps taken
Feb. 20th, 2026 07:44 pmmaladaSo... I spent a little money.
I bought a Super Snark guitar tuner. It clips onto the head stock of the guitar and can be used for both electric guitar, base and acoustic guitar. It's made tuning much easier. This is important because with my decaying physical hearing, I'm trying to train my brain to hear better. I've been working on it for several months by playing almost every day. I've noticed that my left ear hears better than the right when it comes to hearing things in tune.
I've bought a bunch of guitar straps!! My 12 string kept slipping off my knee when trying to play it so putting a strap on to keep it stable really helps. I've been having problems finding strap locks that I like locally so I may have to check online. There's these cute button ones that look like they come off of Grolsch beer bottles. They should be fine for lightweight acoustic guitars but I wouldn't trust them for my base. I still have my old strap locks which still work just fine for my Phony Fender.
They Phony Fender is getting new strings. It's about time. I've put them on but I haven't tuned it up yet. I want to give the strings time to settle. In addition, the initial stress of stringing it up the E string caused the nut to pop off. I've glued it back on and I want the glue to set overnight.
I've got a no-name short scale electric guitar that needs new strings. Also a classical guitar that needs them. I've got the strings, I just need the time to put them on. I really dislike stringing guitars - it's a pain in the neck.
The Hagstrom hollow body bass (in the picture) may need some technical help: a neck shim, maybe a new nut and complete set up. It also needs a new case. Because it's an unusual base the local shops are unable to find one that fits. I may end up building a case. I'm putting both ideas on the back burner right now.
When I started losing my hearing about a decade ago I practically gave up on music: I didn't play and I barely listened to any. I regret stopping. I have to build up my strength and my fingering all over again. Still, I think I'm making progress.
I bought a Super Snark guitar tuner. It clips onto the head stock of the guitar and can be used for both electric guitar, base and acoustic guitar. It's made tuning much easier. This is important because with my decaying physical hearing, I'm trying to train my brain to hear better. I've been working on it for several months by playing almost every day. I've noticed that my left ear hears better than the right when it comes to hearing things in tune.
I've bought a bunch of guitar straps!! My 12 string kept slipping off my knee when trying to play it so putting a strap on to keep it stable really helps. I've been having problems finding strap locks that I like locally so I may have to check online. There's these cute button ones that look like they come off of Grolsch beer bottles. They should be fine for lightweight acoustic guitars but I wouldn't trust them for my base. I still have my old strap locks which still work just fine for my Phony Fender.
They Phony Fender is getting new strings. It's about time. I've put them on but I haven't tuned it up yet. I want to give the strings time to settle. In addition, the initial stress of stringing it up the E string caused the nut to pop off. I've glued it back on and I want the glue to set overnight.
I've got a no-name short scale electric guitar that needs new strings. Also a classical guitar that needs them. I've got the strings, I just need the time to put them on. I really dislike stringing guitars - it's a pain in the neck.
The Hagstrom hollow body bass (in the picture) may need some technical help: a neck shim, maybe a new nut and complete set up. It also needs a new case. Because it's an unusual base the local shops are unable to find one that fits. I may end up building a case. I'm putting both ideas on the back burner right now.
When I started losing my hearing about a decade ago I practically gave up on music: I didn't play and I barely listened to any. I regret stopping. I have to build up my strength and my fingering all over again. Still, I think I'm making progress.
Hello rizzy rosie!
Feb. 20th, 2026 07:00 ammaladaWelcome to the Zoo Crew! An eclectic mix of posters of all sizes and shapes!
From me expect snarky political comments, nerdy posts on how great Linux is and occasional hair pulling entries on how bad my writing sucks.
Oh, and getting on in years.
Enjoy!
From me expect snarky political comments, nerdy posts on how great Linux is and occasional hair pulling entries on how bad my writing sucks.
Oh, and getting on in years.
Enjoy!
Can someone in Great Britian check this?
Feb. 19th, 2026 10:43 ammaladaQuote from Daily Kos on 02/19/2026 about Andrew Mountbatten:
"Andrew has been arrested rather than being invited to go to a police station and be interviewed under caution. That is widely used by police rather than actually arresting someone. So this sudden arrest will have come as quite a nasty surprise to Andrew. The police can now do searches without Andrew having had any notice that they may be coming."
Does this mean that that the police can search all of 'Andrew Formerly Known as Prince' closets, bank records and online accounts and he can't do shite about it?
Do tell. Literally. 'Cause I don't want to see just a perp walk, I want a parade of pedophiles being marched off to jail.
*passes the popcorn*
"Andrew has been arrested rather than being invited to go to a police station and be interviewed under caution. That is widely used by police rather than actually arresting someone. So this sudden arrest will have come as quite a nasty surprise to Andrew. The police can now do searches without Andrew having had any notice that they may be coming."
Does this mean that that the police can search all of 'Andrew Formerly Known as Prince' closets, bank records and online accounts and he can't do shite about it?
Do tell. Literally. 'Cause I don't want to see just a perp walk, I want a parade of pedophiles being marched off to jail.
*passes the popcorn*