Althouse: Sunrise

December 31, 2023

Sunrise — 7:25.

38 comments:

Clyde said...: Clyde's Top 15 Favorite "New" Songs of 2023 - #1 - "Jealous Moon" - Sarah Jarosz - Polaroid Lovers (2024)

No, that's not a typo. The album comes out on January 26th, but the first song (and video) released from the album came out in September. Wikipedia describes the Texas-born Jarosz's music as Americana/bluegrass/country folk/folk. Her music has been mostly acoustic. This song represents a different direction for her, in a year in which she got married, moved from New York City to Nashville and started collaborating on songwriting with some new people.

It will be interesting to listen to the new album when it comes out and see whether this is just a stylistic one-off or not. All I know is that this song blew me away when I first heard it, enough that it squeezed past "Capricornia" by Allo Darlin' for the top spot on my countdown this year.

Sarah Jarosz - Jealous Moon (Official Video); 12/31/23, 4:51 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: YouTube: See if this movie reminds you of someone in the news all the time; 12/31/23, 5:28 PM
Ann Althouse said...: Oh! It’s New Year’s Eve!; 12/31/23, 5:44 PM
Big Mike said...: Two legends will not see the New Year — Shecky Greene, commedian, and Cale Yarborough, NASCAR racing driver. Given the forecast that next year will be one of the most chaotic election years since 1860, there are people who might say that they’re the lucky ones. We shall see.; 12/31/23, 5:51 PM
rehajm said...: Happy New Year- I’m headed for bed and an early run tomorrow…; 12/31/23, 6:12 PM
Kakistocracy said...: Is that open water?

Ironwood MI premier ski race SISU Ski Fest is cancelled for lack of snow.
https://www.skinnyski.com/racing/PR/sisuskifest20231229.pdf

It’s a good thing we have the manmade snow this year. The manmade snow adds 1 month to 5 weeks of ski days to the average natural snow ski season of about 70 days. Basically, every ski season now is a 100 day ski season. We have been very dry snow-wise – 1.3 inches so far in December which usually has about 10 inches of snow. We have also been very warm with December currently running 9.4 F above average at 32.8 F and headed for the warmest December on record. I’m sure we’ll eventually get some snow and colder weather. I’d just settle for some cold so that the mushy uphills firm up. I don’t think it is so, but I hope we haven’t hit a trend in the climate.; 12/31/23, 6:17 PM
Howard said...: Happy New Year; 12/31/23, 6:28 PM
Big Mike said...: Oh! It’s New Year’s Eve!

As you noted in a previous post, it’s 12/31/23 — 123123; 12/31/23, 6:37 PM
Gospace said...: It is New Year’s Eve! Why on the way home tonight between 0000 and 0100 I’ll be setting my cruise control at no more than 3 MPH over the posted speed limit. Unless there’s a truck on the Thruway barreling along faster. Distance pacing cruise- I’ll set it to stay behind the truck.

I really like distance pacing cruise control. Especially on secondary roads when I get behind someone randomly varying their speed from 40-60 in a 55 MPH area with no passing zones…; 12/31/23, 7:24 PM
Narr said...: New Year's? Bah, humbug!

Not that I'm not glad to be here, but '23 went fast IMO, and '24 looks to be fast and furious.; 12/31/23, 7:34 PM
MadTownGuy said...: Seen on XTwitter, from Michael Haz, an erstwhile commenter here:

"Let’s say that you’re a famous police agency and you want to go into some famous person’s home for a look around, but don’t have enough cause to obtain a warrant.

What are you going to do?

Well maybe, just maybe, you ask the people in an untraceable ally agency buried deep in you r organization to tell some other deep dark group to stage a swat on the people/home you want to get into.

They do, of course, and all manner of law enforcement deploys immediately because the telephone call said utterly horrific things were happening and you better send mucho help now!

Your agents storm the building, take the occupants into ‘protective’ custody for a few minutes and bingo! you’ve got unfettered access to anything and everything in the home, all because you’re ‘clearing’ it room-by-room.

Weird, innit, how the perps who made the swatting call are never found, even though all the agencies have full access to every conceivable manner of telephonic records."; 12/31/23, 7:44 PM
Narr said...: Thanks for the Jarosz link, Clyde. I knew the name but little of her work.

It reminded me that I learned only recently--embarrassingly so--that the beautiful and talented Patricia Janeckova, that buwaya turned me on to, died a few months ago. Age 25.

RIP.; 12/31/23, 7:45 PM
Joe Smith said...: Worst fucking year ever.; 12/31/23, 8:17 PM
Kathryn51 said...: Oh! It’s New Year’s Eve!

by the time I get up tomorrow morning and sit down w/cup of coffee, there will be 50+ Happy New Year comments, so this is my early. . .

Happy New Year Meadehouse and assorted commenters her on Althouse blog. This is the 1st thing I read every morning, but by that time, everyone has commented and left hours before. Regardless - First Read of the Day, every day for at least the last 10 years or so.; 12/31/23, 8:29 PM
rhhardin said...: The question is whether to stay up until midnight to record the rural gunfire. Delay after midnight indicates distance away, a mile for every five seconds.; 12/31/23, 8:30 PM
The Crack Emcee said...: BREAKING: 20% Of IDF Deaths Friendly Fire Amid BRUTAL Battles; 12/31/23, 10:00 PM
The Crack Emcee said...: How Zionism Weaponizes Jewish Trauma Against Palestinians (with Naomi Klein); 12/31/23, 10:12 PM
Scott Patton said...: Happy New Year all; 12/31/23, 10:53 PM
The Crack Emcee said...: Jewish Filmmaker Yuula Benivolski Renounces Her Israeli Citenship; 12/31/23, 10:56 PM
Big Mike said...: @Narr, Janeckova‘s rendition of the “Laughing Song” from “Die Fledmaus” is my favorite, better IMAO than any other soprano I’ve ever heard.

It’s after midnight Eastern time so the wife and I, having toasted the New Year, are headed for bed. I wish Althouse, Meade, and everyone (except the Hamas apologists) a Happy New Year.; 12/31/23, 11:21 PM
Nice said...: When you are expecting snow and it doesn't happen. I guess we all have to adapt to nature's changing moods.; 1/1/24, 12:42 AM
wendybar said...: Chanel Rion OAN
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Dec 28, 2023
@ChanelRion

Biden DOJ caught again.

AG Garland DENIED going after parents as domestic terrorists…

New FOIA docs reveals a whopping ~600 officials instructed by Garland to “look into” parents across the country.

Astounding find by @PublicsTrust.

https://amgreatness.com/2023/12/14/doj-memo-reveals-agency-pressure-on-police-to-investigate-school-board-threats/; 1/1/24, 3:49 AM
wendybar said...: Happy New Years everybody!! Hopefully, 2024 will be better than 2023. Somehow, I don't think that will happen.; 1/1/24, 3:55 AM
wendybar said...: THIS is what Progressives stuck us with fraudulently...Are you sane enough to say enough is enough???

Steve Guest
@SteveGuest

Ryan Seacrest asks Joe Biden about his favorite "memories" of 2023.

Biden’s reply: "So many people through the Midwest & in the center of the country, their factories were shipped overseas the last couple times out..."

Scary. Biden’s brain is pudding.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1741649632126554137; 1/1/24, 4:01 AM
wendybar said...: Hey FBI...I found the terrorists you keep looking for at School Board meetings...

"As U.S. Navy Battles Houthi Terrorists in Red Sea, New York City Pro-Hamas Rally Chants in Support of Houthis: “Yemen, Yemen, Make Us Proud! Turn Another Ship Around!”"

I think the FBI is looking at all the wrong people. The real terrorists aren't afraid, because the FBI is on their side.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/12/video-as-u-s-navy-battles-houthi-terrorists/; 1/1/24, 4:29 AM
wendybar said...: From a commenter (donald b welch) on American Thinker...

How many of these obliterated democrat media hoaxes have the leftist rubes fallen for?

Sedition Panda and a Shaman were sent to overthrow the government
Corona virus came from bat soup
Gain of function research our gov funded wasn’t gain of function research
Trump told you to drink bleach
Nazis are fine people
Fishgate
Russia collusion
Russia overthrew our democracy with $130k in Facebook ads and a meme of Jesus arm wrestling Satan
Russia put bounties on American troops
Russia planted disinformation on Hunter Biden’s laptop
Russia blew up its own pipeline
The Hamilton Dashboard was more accurate than the Broadway show
There are no American biolabs in Ukraine
There are no US boots on the ground in Ukraine
Syria gassed its own people, like Ohio
Epstein didn’t have clients worth prosecuting
Epstein killed himself
George Floyd didn’t kill himself
Brionna Taylor being found with a dead body in her trunk is not remotely criminal
It’s normal to window shop for construction tools while out jogging two neighborhoods over
Jussie Smollett lives in MAGA country
Michael pants-up-don’t-shoot Brown was a gentle giant
Travon Martin was just out for Skittles with his favorite B&E tools
Duke Lacrosse scored illegal goals on their stripper
Mattress girl wasn’t just a 304
Systemic racism
White privilege
White supremacists survived the 80s
Two remaining white supremacists planned to kidnap Gretchen Whitmer with 17 FBI friends
There’s a war on women
The gender wage gap
Men can have periods and get pregnant
You can’t say gay
Trickle-down economics is an actual economic theory and doesn’t increase tax revenue
Georgia voting laws that increase turnout are an attack on democracy
Exercise is racist
Math is openly racist
The OK sign is secretly racist
Garage door pulls can be racist
Lamp cords are definitely racist
Police are hunting black people
Border Patrol torments Haitians with whips
Covington High School kids torment Native Americans with smirks
Trump is a closet dressing room ₜrapist
Family man Brett Kavanaugh is a serial ₜrapist
Turkey attacked civilians in Syria from a gun range in Kentucky
Guam is at risk of tipping over
Chinese spy balloons loitering over our military bases were there to check the weather
Obamacare will save you $2500 per year
Obama’s gun running operation in Benghazi was attacked in the middle of a presidential campaign over a YouTube video
Israel bombed a hospital in Gaza...

My guess is all of them.; 1/1/24, 4:44 AM
FleetUSA said...: Happy New Year Professor.

And an especial Happy New Year to my favorite commentators here:

Dave Begley
Meade
Temujin
Freeman Hunt; 1/1/24, 5:13 AM
Captain BillieBob said...: Happy New Year!; 1/1/24, 5:38 AM
Clyde said...: Good morning as the sun rises on 2024. Wishing Alhouse, Meade and the commentariat a Happy New Year!; 1/1/24, 6:12 AM
BUMBLE BEE said...: You made it. Buckle up, it's gonna be strange!; 1/1/24, 6:27 AM
BG said...: Happy New Year!; 1/1/24, 7:13 AM
Rusty said...: Happy New Year! One and all.
The shitstorm continues.; 1/1/24, 7:35 AM
Mike of Snoqualmie said...: Happy New Year!

I watched the "Great Race" with Tony Curtis, Jack Lemon, Natalie Wood, Keenan Wynn and Peter Falk as I waited for midnight. Still a great movie, unlike the dreck we see coming out of Hollywood now. The pie-fight scene is the GOAT pie-fight scene. The Great Leslie (Tony Curtis), who always wears white, wanders around the bakery as the pies are flying with getting just a few splatters on his immaculate whites, while everyone else is covered in pie filling. He's calling out "Miss DeBois (Natalie Wood)?" and getting no response. Eventually his luck runs out and he's covered in pie filling.

Jack Lemon is fantastic as Professor Fate, the Great Leslie's nemesis. Professor Fate's attempts to sabotage the Great Leslie always backfire. Peter Falk is Professor Fate's side kick, Max. Hey, it's Peter Falk!; 1/1/24, 9:23 AM
Iman said...: Happy! Happy!
Joy! Joy!; 1/1/24, 9:26 AM
Rusty said...: Looks like some ducks and geese are starting to move down.; 1/1/24, 9:39 AM
Candide said...: If we manage to avoid Civil war this year, would be nice.; 1/1/24, 10:41 AM
Old and slow said...: I'm off to the track with my son for our annual New Year's day mile race. I think I can still beat him, but you never know.; 1/1/24, 10:50 AM
Rusty said...: Candide said...
"If we manage to avoid Civil war this year, would be nice."
Our progressive friends seem hellbent on having one.

Say when do you suppose we can see that partial list of Jeff Epstiens clients.?; 1/1/24, 1:06 PM