(Belated) The Girls of September '79
Sincerest apologies to The Watergirl for these belated wishes for her to have the happiest of birthdays this past Tuesday! The Watergirl stands as proof-positive that friends, real friends, need hardly ever agree on anything. She's fierce in the mosh pit & she's fiercely devoted to the University of Michigan. What matters anything else? The Watergirl is also, bar none, the best friend the R.B.D.S.O.T.D. has ever had, far & away the most frequent & eclectic nominator of songs. I am terribly sorry these well-wishes are so tardy, old sport. Happy birthday, Katie!

Obamboozled
Henceforth, the Royal New Zealand Navy is more than welcome to visit the waters & shores of the United States, while the United States Navy remains banned from entering New Zealand's waters, much less visiting the shore: Kiwi-link. New Zealand treats the United States with pompous contempt, regarding our august navy, a beacon of liberty for over two centuries, as little more than a terrorist organization, & yet now President Obama, through Secretary of Defense Panetta, has decided to kowtow to the New Zealanders, affording them every hospitality even as they continue to revile our valiant sailors. I am ashamed, absolutely ashamed to be an American when we are led by men such as these.

This is the hope & change for which so many of you voted in '08? To cozy up to those who shun our sailors & treat them as outlaws? Please, I beg you, if you voted for Mr. Obama in '08 then explain to me why I should not be outraged at this tremendous indignity heaped upon our fighting men. Will one of you, just one, please have the courage of your convictions & defend this outrage?

The Rebel Black Dot Songs of the Day
Katy Perry, "Firework" via iTunes (T.L.A.M.)

Commentary: This is a terrible song that, thus far, I cannot banish from my head.

Mittwoch, 19 September
Josie and the Pussycats, "I Wish You Well" from Josie and the Pussycats: Music from the Motion Picture (T.L.A.M.)

Commentary:

"I wish you well,
Couldn't you tell after all these years?"

Dienstag, 18 September
Katiä, "The Minstrel Boy" from Can't Stop the Love Sled (T.L.A.M.)

Commentary: Beautiful, Watergirl, absolutely beautiful.