The chirping at dusk
becomes the prelude to a
cool breeze sonata.

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It takes 1.6
Earths to supply our needs for
1 Earth year. Doomed days.

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The best feeling in
life is procrastination.
The worst? Comeuppance.

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Every office chair
has a lever that does the
opposite of aim.

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A look at Birmingham in videos …

Drone footage of Park Crest Event Facility in Hoover. From Genesis Media Solutions.

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Drone footage of Southern Skeet and Trap Club in Irondale. From Charles Gaston.

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Raleigh’s Re-Newed of the Carolinas performs at July’s Gospel Music Workshop of America at the Sheraton Birmingham downtown. From Re-Newed … of the Carolinas.

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The Birmingham Grotto trip in July to Gross-Skeleton Cave in Jackson County. From Dangerjudy.

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Running around the base of the Statue of Liberty at Liberty Park. From TwYcH811.

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A Birmingham love story. From Rolesa Jackson.

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Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa, Kevin Gates and Jhené Aiko perform in July at Oak Mountain Amphitheatre in Pelham. From Shamar Drake.

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Gospel musician Kirk Franklin performs in June at the Alabama Theatre downtown. From August C.

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Birmingham rock group the Elliott Davis Band with Bo Flynn performs in July at Innisfree Pub in Lakeview. From Bama Gamblers.

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Sulligent singer-songwriter Eric Roberts performs “The Blackbird” at Saturn in Avondale. From Eric Roberts Music.

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Promo for Birmingham-based Mason Music lessons. From Mason Music Rocks.

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Rocker Marilyn Manson performs in 2015 at Iron City on Southside. From Daisycutter X.

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Train watching at Sloss Furnaces earlier this month. From Generic Railfan.

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Promo for Nashville cover band PopCulture, including members from Birmingham. From Red Arctic Films.

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Magic City Edge performs at the 9th annual Theatre on Ice National Competition in June at the Pelham Ice Arena. From Saxena Video Productions.

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Bridal makeup by Tracey Philpott in Five Points West. From Elaine Jackson.

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South African hard rock band Seether performs in October at Iron City (our vertical video of the week). From Daisycutter X.

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Reader-submitted video: A look at the Firehouse Shelter, a nonprofit organization that serves the homeless downtown. From Firehouse Ministries.

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Racing in the Southeast Cross Country Association’s July 7-hour motorcycle scramble in Gardendale. From DrtBikeMomma.

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A Memphis couple visits the Tiny House Roadshow in July at the BJCC Exhibition Hall. From Favourite Human.

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Episode 3 of Select My Space’s reality show parody “Apartment Lookers.” From Select My Space.

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Members of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office on phone footage (our other vertical video of the week). From Papa Bear.

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Birmingham singer Randi Beard performs “Papillon” at Ona’s Music Room at Pepper Place. From Randi Carwell.

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Attendees perform the wave at July’s Motion 16 church student conference at Legacy Arena downtown. From AZKFNG. From AZKFNG.

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Baton Rouge rapper Kevin Gates performs in July at Oak Mountain Amphitheatre in Pelham. From Kris R.

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An explosive demo during the Alabama Law Enforcement Explorer Advisor Association weeklong academy in June at the University of Montevallo. From 2016NLEEC.

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A look at the Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service. From Alan Baker.

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Recorded livestream of a wedding reception at Zamora Shrine Temple in Irondale. From Zachary Long.

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A look at the Redmont Distilling Company in Lakeview. From Alabama NewsCenter.

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R&B singer-songwriter Maxwell performs “Bad Habits” in July at the BJCC Concert Hall. From sherriamor1.

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Talking with Heather Campbell of the Birmingham Police Department. From Alabama NewsCenter.

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An even surface
that rises and stays risen
with a golden hue.

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My picks for #sundayread for August 28, 2016:

• On starting at the Birmingham Post-Herald 20 years ago #bham
• Internet Glitch Turned This Kan. Farm into Digital Hell, by @kashhill (via @acearley)
• Want to Work in 18 Miles of Books? First, the Quiz. By @AnnieCorreal
• Revisiting the question of catering to smartphones again
• The dark side of @Guardian comments
• Epic Story of Dropbox’s Exodus From Amazon Cloud Empire, by @CadeMetz (RT @NancyThanki)
• Y’all Connect: Let’s connect on Instagram, y’all …
• How colonial blunder became part of War on Terror by @RafiaZakaria (via @JBhattacharji)
• Vote 2016: Municipal election results for Jefferson, Shelby Counties #bham
• The Minecraft Generation, by Clive Thompson @pomeranian99 (RT @irwin)
• The best TV of 2016 so far: The A.V. Club’s catch-up guide
• How U. of Alabama System funneled $1.4m through “dark money” web, by @ConnorASheets
• Neoliberalism, the ideology at the root of all our problems, by @GeorgeMonbiot
• What Research Says About the Best Profile Picture, by @KevanLee (via @MSUmalaysia)

More posts from Wade this week:

• Vote 2016: Municipal elections today
• The Birmingham channel: Goat patrol

The latest #sundayread tweets:

#sundayread Tweets

• More #sundayread recommendations from me

Nonstop hits with a
little patter, plus speaker
phones and videos.

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A bucket list, but
for dolts to avoid and chores
to put off each time.

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A momentary
look into the eternal
and the familiar.

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The pain of sitting
in class after class with just
Snapchat and texting.

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World’s Greatest Teacher
mug filled with coffee and a
shot of cheap whiskey.

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It’s an election day, but not the Election Day, across Alabama.

Mayoral race winners from today for cities in Jefferson and Shelby Counties:

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Runoffs:

• Chelsea: Dale Neuendorf and Tony Picklesimer
• Fairfield: Edward May II and Johnnie Wyatt
• Graysville: Clark Julio Davis and Mary Sue Morgan
• Hueytown: Delor Baumann and Steve Ware
• Trussville: Buddy Choat and Anthony Montalto

Runoffs take place Oct. 4.

The general election takes place Nov. 8.

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More Vote 2016 coverage.

Surprise. You may be voting for your city officials today without realizing it.

Polls open at 7 a.m. in 50 towns across Jefferson and Shelby Counties. Voters will select mayors and council members in these municipal races.

The precincts close at 7 p.m. Runoff races, if needed, will be held on Oct. 4.

Cities in Jefferson and Shelby Counties holding elections today:

The madness that is the national Election Day is Nov. 8.

Also:

• Both Alabama Voter Guide and the Birmingham News have lists of candidates. That’s it.
• You’ll need to hit Google for more coverage, like the mayoral race for the sixth largest city in Alabama.

Video: WIAT-42 report on last week’s Hoover mayoral forum

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More Vote 2016 coverage.

Photo: Liz West (CC)

Moms and dads smiled wide
as they shipped their hellions
to the mental mines.

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