Blog Heap of Links for the day 7 December 2018

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Art of

Petula Clark

Saw the what I would say is the end of an era last night with my lovely bride.

Went to see Petula Clark. Petula is 86 and still has a pretty good voice. Little rough in the beginning but got stronger as she progressed. She did an almost ninety minute set.

Petula could just as easily sat there and told stories about people she'd met and worked with over the years of her life and done some singing as sort of an afterthought. She is a very engaging performer.

Anyway Miss Clark has quite the singing, stage and film resume and I believe she represents the last of a bygone era.

In fact, she closed with a song that gave me the impression she knows this is her last tour and that she went on tour to say good bye.

9:58am CST Fri 2018 Dec 7 :MW
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Breitbart is Here

Ace of Spades

…Pearl Harbor Day and the weekend is here. More on that at the end but let's commence with the headlines.…

Finally, as mentioned above, today is the 77th anniversary of the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. My wife's late father was on board the USS Nevada and though he passed away years ago, we have recordings of him talking about that day. G-d bless the memory of 2,403 soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, coast guardsmen and civilians killed that day. Lest we ever forget…

JJ has news for you, bub.
2:52pm CST Fri 2018 Dec 7 :MW

Garden Home

Meanwhile, in California, growers are switching away from fruits and vegetables and planting almond trees because the price of almonds is so high.

Bearing Nuts. According to the "Sunset National Garden Book," you must have two almond trees in order to get fruit, and the trees take a minimum of three years to produce fruit. DavisWiki says that almond trees offer their best nut production in years six to 10 but can produce nuts for up to 50 years.

You plant olive trees for your great grandkids
It takes about five years for an olive tree to produce fruit, according to Texas A&M University. The lifespan of the tree is extraordinary, with many living -- and producing fruit -- for more than 500 years.

10:17am CST Fri 2018 Dec 7 :MW