Covers: Me and Bobby McGee

The death of Bob Neuwirth reminded me of this song. “Me and Bobby McGee” was written by Kris Kristofferson and first recorded by Roger Miller. There were several other versions before Janis Joplin’s hit record which was released posthumously in 1971.

He heard an unknown song, “Me and Bobby McGee,” liked it, and taught it to his friend Janis Joplin. https://t.co/eRVarPHcAT
— NYT Obituaries (@NYTObits) May 21, 2022

Covers: Firefly

I enjoy Muppets covers. This one is of “Firefly”, originally a Tony Bennett record from 1958.

Covers: Call Me

“Call Me” is a Blondie song from the 1980 film American Gigolo. Blondie’s Debbie Harry covered it with the Muppets in 1981.

Bartolo Colon’s only home run

Bartolo Colon is a big guy. MLB lists his weight at 285 pounds.

42 year-old Bartolo Colon goes deep off James Shields, becoming the oldest player to hit his first major league home run, May 7, 2016. pic.twitter.com/jRhjoEmPM2
— Baseball In Pics (@baseballinpix) May 7, 2022

"This is one of the great moments in the history of baseball."

Six years ago today, Bartolo Colon went yard 🚀pic.twitter.com/F1AgjDwdWH
— ESPN (@espn) May 7, 2022

48-year-old Bartolo Colon is hoping to get picked up by the Mets, per @hgomez27 pic.twitter.com/DHCjl6ofVE
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) May 20, 2022

Long video of Mike Bloomfield

Mike Bloomfield was a great guitarist. (No, I didn’t watch the long one yet.) There are even videos on his guitars.

Tweets on returning to offices

*NEW* from The New York Times – the company is delaying our return to office date in June because New York City moved to the high covid alert level, and the company is now strongly encouraging employees to wear masks in common areas at our office.
— Emma G. Fitzsimmons (@emmagf) May 18, 2022

The battle against the return to office has begun (online).
— New York Magazine (@NYMag) April 6, 2022

More than 1,400 Apple employees signed an open letter to the company asking to reconsider the office-return policy (3 days at the office)

“Stop treating us like school kids who need to be told when to be where and what homework to do,” the letter readshttps://t.co/hKhMefVZ5M
— Lucia Velasco (@jones_lucia) May 15, 2022

Amid rising Covid cases Apple delayed and modified its return-to-office plans this month where employees were required to return at least three days a week, a blow to the company's efforts to restore normalcy to its operations. https://t.co/QMdTndXelO
— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 17, 2022

The return to the office movement has highlighted the disconnect between executives, managers and their employees. The supervisors want everyone to come back to their offices. Meanwhile, employees are perfectly happy working remotely. https://t.co/N9I7V4uHsj
— Forbes (@Forbes) May 21, 2022

They are totally losing this one, so I'm enjoying it no end. Is inexorable global phenomenon eg:https://t.co/2mGRpFmjeq
— Kate Smith (@Iceship) May 13, 2022

From @charterworks: The efforts of JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs to get employees back in the office are two case studies worthy of examination.

The big-picture takeaway is the same. Take a hard line on return-to-office schedules at your own risk https://t.co/hen54qof3V
— TIME (@TIME) May 16, 2022

My bats with Orioles autographs

Two-year-old orders 31 cheeseburgers on DoorDash

A Texas mother learned an important lesson about leaving her phone unlocked after her 2-year-old son accidentally ordered 31 McDonald's cheeseburgers from DoorDash https://t.co/CoLx8yjccw
— CNN (@CNN) May 21, 2022

NBC poll on 2022 – what the public wants in candidates

Tackling inflation and high prices are among the most popular positions and qualities a 2022 candidate can have. Among the least popular: wanting Roe overturned, being endorsed by either Biden or Trump, and believing Trump won in 2020. (NBC News) Details: https://t.co/I3RnmwNHgx pic.twitter.com/Qou8qLtz81
— Opinion Today (@OpinionToday) May 20, 2022

Republican bigots can always blame George Soros

The latest anti-semitic outburst was from the Minnesota GOP.

this statement is even more astounding upon second reading. The Minnesota Republican Party wants you to believe they didn't think an image of Soros as a puppet-master is antisemitic. Are they painfully stupid or lying? Maybe both? https://t.co/dGCtWi0uJe
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 19, 2022

Real apologies are made to the victims, not the media. I was one of the three Jewish Americans featured in this anti-Semitic video and have not received any apology. https://t.co/ua0zjL6TuX
— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) May 21, 2022

Perdue is as stupid as Trump. He attacks Kemp for offering taxpayer incentives to attract an electric car factory as a “Soros-owned woke corporation whose stated purpose is to combat climate change.” If built, it also creates 1000s of high-paying jobs. https://t.co/Fn8Ml6qjoj
— Christopher, Esq. (@ChrisAlbertoLaw) May 21, 2022

Youngkin accused of antisemitism after claiming Jewish donor George Soros “inserted” allies into Virginia school boards https://t.co/JBkip7wr5B
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 22, 2021

RNC getting pretty direct here. pic.twitter.com/VQR8Qznudo
— Philip Bump (@pbump) April 10, 2021

The Soros cabal is at it still. https://t.co/j32pw5vRqZ
— Julia Homburg (@julia_homburg) May 21, 2022

Like so many on the right, the Buffalo terrorist is enraged by “mass immigration,” convinced that it will “destroy our culture.” He also attacks Critical Race Theory, condemns “elitists & globalists” and singles out Geo Soros for "funding the radical left.”https://t.co/9nWdSQlzhQ
— Max Boot 🇺🇦 (@MaxBoot) May 15, 2022

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