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There we go. After years and years I've found the content for which I joined this site.

Scrooge McDuck and family are banking on a stellar cast, not just ‘80s kid nostalgia, when DuckTales returns to TV in the summer of 2017. Disney XD announced Friday the flock of high-profile actors and comedians who will lend their voices to the reboot of the Emmy-winning cartoon franchise.

David Tennant (Doctor Who, Jessica Jones) leads the cast as Scrooge, while the triplets Huey, Dewey and Louie are voiced by Danny Pudi (Community), Ben Schwartz (Parks and Recreation) and Bobby Moynihan (Saturday Night Live), respectively. Rounding out the main cast are Beck Bennett (SNL) as strong-jawed pilot Launchpad McQuack, Toks Olagundoye (Castle) as Mrs. Beakley and Kate Micucci (Steven Universe) as Webby Vanderquack.

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Okay, here goes:

This particular story has been popping up on my Facebook newsfeed for months.  For those of you not in the know, traditionally, the CSU Marching Band Trombones have performed a routine called the Trombone Suicides (or “#5″) for years and years.

Now, about two years ago, I had the privilege to attend a symposium for athletic band directors.  There were two clinics I attended (on the sly…as I’m not in fact a collegiate athletic band director): one was on culture and organization presented by MSU’s Kevin Sedatole and the other was a group presentation with representatives from both CSU and UNL (Nebraska) over Title IX, hazing, and how to ensure a safe environment for students.

If you read the article, you clearly witness figures and arguments, fiscally, for the discontinuation of the tradition–essentially, per contract, avoidable damage is to be paid by the student for school instruments.  It is not the duty of the students as a whole to pay for damaged instruments when injuries to both students and instruments occur frequently.  No amount of “BUT  that’s the best part if band!” accounts for the end result of a carefully planned and implemented policy change.

ADDITIONALLY: the fact that the routine was perceived as a requirement of participation not only speaks to the definition of hazing in how a dangerous activity is forced upon a student by other students, but also was so entrenched in the program that it was rarely questioned.

I DO lay some lack of thought given to the act on the culture of the direction from the 2008-2011 years when the directors were changing annually.  Now that there is an established team, however, I personally commend their ownership of the program and continue to defend their choice based on logic and very clearly sound ethical judgement.  I understand the negative reaction from alumni, but also expect those individuals to find an argument better than “it was so fun!” and pursue arguments that address the facts involved rather than attack the character of the directors.

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It's about 7:30AM and I have so many other things I could be doing.

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Staunch belief

So I try not to impose my thoughts when they're pretty radical, but: Daylight Saving Time*

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From Facebook. Neat idea, but 100% in no way should that be called a "gentleman's club" until the immediate association with that word is changed.

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What’s even happening?

It’s after midnight on a weeknight and I’m analyzing Haydn and drinking chamomile.  This is truly a curious time in my life.

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Percussion problems

Why has nobody made a video of the opening of the Friends theme song and cut to the slapstick part from the third movement of Mahler 5?

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Yes, very nice and touching, but if you think those are his words...

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So the link itself goes on to explain how the trend is "role reversal" for the pitfalls of dating (or attempting to date) men... You know, because treating another human being like garbage is productive. Waiting for the buzzfeed article/list on how to not be a twat to other people.

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A positive from Facebook! The sass appeals to me and the level of Meryl appeals to Lisa. This picture's a win-win.

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Phraseology

Things I will not say and understand will be a passing fad: "On fleek" "Squad" "Fam" "Trynna" What I say in response to things I find favorable: "Swag"

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Far too good not to reblog, even if a grand total of...just three more people see it.

“ In August, 1968, the country was still reeling from the assassination of Martin Luther King four months earlier, and the race riots that followed on its heels. Nightly news showed burning cities, white flight, radicals and reactionaries snarling at each other across the cultural divide.

“A brand new children’s show out of Pittsburgh, which had gone national the previous year, took a different approach. Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood introduced Officer Clemmons, a black police officer who was a kindly, responsible authority figure, kept his neighborhood safe, and was Mr. Roger’s equal, colleague and neighbor.

“Around the first anniversary of Martin Luther King’s death, Mr. Rogers invited Officer Clemmons to join him in soaking their tired feet in a plastic wading pool. And there they were, brown feet and pasty white feet, side by side in the water. Silently, contemplatively, without comment.

“25 years later, when the actor playing Officer Clemmons retired, his last scene on the show revisited that same wading pool, this time reminiscing. Officer Clemmons asked Mr. Rogers what he’d been thinking during their silent interlude a quarter century before. Fred Rogers’ answer was that he’d been thinking of the many ways people say “I love you.”

- Carl Aveni’s FB page

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NEXT installment of Facebook sexism: Someone shared this not to bring light to the inherent issues with the piece, BUT to agree with it. Instead of (only) denouncing people,m for this kind of thinking, productive corrective action should be taken. People need to learn instead of solely being castigated--when is the last time you were willing to change your thinking after being verbally attacked?

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Okay, so first time I watched it...sure, amusing.

Second time: "Symphony? That's pretty daunting for piano."

Third time: "...that's an F. The magic is gone."

girl at a very important audition forgets her keyboard is in sound effect mode

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I'm alive!...and bring you another installment of "maybe this will help sexism matter to everyone" (Also, grammar)

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Culture shock

I'm having a hard time getting to sleep, so here's my thought: It's 1AM here in Arizona. I could legally buy hard liquor from the Safeway down the street for another hour.

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Stuff Doc says

Mind you, it's still three weeks prior to the start of classes. "Now, do you want to play in the steel band? Of course you do! Now, would you like to play lead or double seconds? (You want to play lead) we have a gig the first week of school. You think you're up to it? Good!" I didn't have time to respond to any questions, so I'm playing a steel drum for the first time in...7 years? With a gig in a few weeks.