The Gravy Pot

  Sunday, June 6, 2021 Time Machines  I thought I'd try something fun for this blog entry.  I have time on my hands so I figured, why not? Music is something I haven't really been listening to a lot of lately.  Ultimately, nothing is really coming out that I've found interesting that's new, so I'm forced to kind of look back.  Maybe that's a good thing.  There's an endless supply of undiscovered (by me, anyway) greats out there for people like me. Plus, I went looking for old songs I completely forgot about.  So I made this playlist on YouTube which likely won't ever be finished.  I don't have the premium version of YouTube, so I endure the commercials, much like when you listen to the radio.  At least you get to hear the songs you want, right?  Also, the vast majority of the music on this playlist is stuff that I don't own, but have come to appreciate more and more over the years.  Some of these songs I didn't even like back in the day, but

Thursday, June 17, 2021 Random Thoughts 6/17/21  My time off work has been extended six more weeks.  That's good and bad.  Good, because I definitely feel improvement and peace, although still experiencing anxiety attacks.  Bad, because I found out my hours will be cut and now I have to spend my time seeing if there's something else out there for me.  Scary times. But, one day at a time.  Random thoughts is a good diversion, eh? ************ The Tale End If you're watching 'The Handmaid's Tale', you're hopefully surprised by how good this season has been.  The parallels in this show to real life is frightening, disturbing, and actually enlightening.  Hard to watch at times because of that, but kind of necessary at the same time.  I don't think Elisabeth Moss has deserved an Emmy more than she does this season, and that's actually saying a lot.  If we let religion take over government, this is where we're all headed.  Church and State must  always