Greetings again, world. It’s time again for Frida. Today is April 11, 2025. Those of you in ‘Merica might note the date and say, “Oh, yeah. Taxes.” I finished mine back in early Feb but held off submitting because I owe, I owe. Submitting them is on tonight’s agenda.
It’s 54 F at this point. Feels like it to me. Sunshine is a light version of itself today. Mmm, yeah, cloudy. Might rain. Might not. Might get up to 60 F. Then again, might not. This is Ashlandia spring weather.
Been reading and digesting the news. I know what I make of things. I see that on the political spectrum’s right side, they’re either cherry-picking info or hiding it. Cherry-picking as in, “Look how strong the market was Wednesday.” Hiding, as in, crickets about inflation and the price of eggs. Eggs bounced up into record realms. Rising prices were offset by Trusk Regime imports from Turkey and South Korea.
“Turkey and South Korea,” my wife said. “Wonder if the tariffs will change that.”
Looking out the window, I noted the weather change. The Neurons perversely seized the weather change and fired up “Call Me the Breeze”. They had the 1974 Lynyrd Skynyrd cover of the JJ Cale classic going in the morning mental music stream in short order.
“Ain’t no change in the weather
Ain’t no change in me
Ain’t no change in the weather
Ain’t no change in me
I ain’t hidin’ from nobody
Ain’t nobody hidin’ from me
h/t Genius.com
I enjoy the LS version but we’re not all the same, so here’s Eric Clapton and JJ Cale doing another offering.
And then we have an offerin’ by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
I find them fine but in different ways. Hope one suited your Frida taste buds.
Coffee and I have metaphorically joined hands once again. Hope your Frida is going strong and just gets better and better, and I’m not being snarky when I say that.
Cheers
Michael Seidel, writer 
Taxes … filing was later than usual this year. Usually send in February … this time I put off until March. Always get refund — usually within about 10 days. However, something is screwed up this year. Got Fed refund, but still waiting on State! Tried online search and they said they had NO RECORD of my tax forms!! I used TaxAct and have docs that prove they are WRONG!
Anyway, called and person confirmed that yes, the forms had been received, but had no answer as to why the delay. No “flags,” he says. Just be patient, he says. If not received by end of July (!), he says, fill out a form.
I would like to blame you-know-who, but I don’t think he’s had his fingers in State stuff all that much. Anyway, my patience is being tried. (Fortunately refund isn’t all that much, but still …)
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Interesting and unusual. My experience is normally like yours, file, refund, done, and quickly. I guess things sometimes go wrong. Cheers
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Love JJ Cale but have been able to really dig Clapton.
I have the Beano album – picked it up in a second hand shop decades ago for a Pound.
I also have a couple of Cream singles and Layla but that’s it.
It must be a problem with my musical appreciation but I am unable to see the fascination/ adoration.
Skynard on the other hand… As kids our garage band did a version of Freebird that probably would have had every Southern Rock fan running for the hills.
😂
As far as Southern Rock bands go… I am rather partial to the Outlaws.
Weekend is upon us.. It’s all Green Grass and High Tides forever!
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Yes, I was a JJ fan, but also a Clapton fan for long periods. He went out of favor for me for a while but then, I suddeny rediscovered him.
Yeah, who knows how our tastes get shaped and reshaped, sometimes without our own awareness. It’s a tricky thing, isn’t it.
That must’ve been fun playin Freebird. Or trying, I guess. That’s a favorite song for me.
For me, Marshall Tucker is my favorite. Depends on how we call out the subgenre. Is ZZ Top part of that? Also, I remain very partial to the old Allman Brothers as part of that movement, although they were very bluesy, too.
Cheers
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