BREAKING: Researcher discovers college

"Notebooks full of ideas" is the new "concepts of a plan"

"Papa Won't Leave You, Henry" - kinda. Sorry / not sorry to Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Blame the shutdown on citizens who prefer politicians to vanquish their opponents rather than to work for the common good. (@roberttalisse.bsky.social) theconversation.com/blame-the-sh...

It's 24 degrees out. Campus is a mile away. Maybe it's too cold to walk

Where I was 36 years ago tonight. $17.50

I did a thing. My guess is that it won't make me any new friends... theconversation.com/blame-the-sh...

Upset about the government shutdown at any of its various stages, including how it might end? Consider @roberttalisse.bsky.social's take: The fault, dear voter, lies in ourselves and not the politicians theconversation.com/blame-the-sh...

Happy Monday! "Cesspools in Eden" - Dead Kennedys

This happened

No, I'm not distracting myself from my academic work by playing guitar for a few hours a day. Rather, I'm preparing for my retirement gig in a Gen X senior resort lounge . . .

I just finished writing a thing. Off to the guitar shop to see what's up . . .

Mellow Sunday. "Never Talking to You Again" - Husker Du

First “Fairytale of New York” encounter this afternoon at the Nashville makers market. Merry Christmas y’all

A little warm-up riff. By request. A few minutes running variations on this and my fret hand is in decent shape

GBH is playing a small venue down the street from my home on Wednesday. Might go....

The only one you need...

Friday Night Spicy Take: "Full Metal Jackoff" is Jello's best song

Happy Friday! "Forkboy" - LARD

Fun Fact: I once had lunch with a spy. I think someone (else) was following me for a few weeks afterwards.

OVERHEARD IN A PHILOSOPHY DEPARTMENT "One day, if we're lucky . . . we'll all be robots"

New ring of Hell just dropped

In academia and elsewhere, a little cluelessness can go a long way

This is real danozzi.bigcartel.com/product/peop...

Academics seem especially skilled when it comes to demanding that others abide by norms that they themselves do not respect

"Truth Hits Everybody" - The Police. Probably my favorite of theirs

Interesting times getting interestinger

Somehow I don't think this means that I'm moving back to New York...

There's a kind of academic who utters the word "precisely" only when they're about to say something entirely incoherent

Someone just told me of the death of a former Vice President in a tone that seemed less than fully somber. Where can I report them?

17 years old

"Dog Eat Dog" - Adam & The Ants. (It's Adam Ant's birthday and my sister is an Adam Ant super-fan)

"I wonder what George Clooney thinks" -Me, never

I had to learn this one while playing covers for drunks. I generally like Bowie, but never could stand this riff...

Just got a request for "Forkboy" by LARD. Woah. Haven't heard that one in 30 years... Might have to happen.

I've been friends with this troublemaker for nearly 40 years. Today's his 55th birthday

I've studied the great works of political theory for over half my life, yet the most important insights for our times can be gained from Scorsese films. Like this one: With every seemingly minor capitulation to a bully, the costs of future defection escalate disproportionately

From Kolodny's Introduction. Truth in advertising.

Today's guitar adventure: Guild "Thunder 1" amp, early60s. Good thing I don't have a basement or garage...

Saw a Christmas commercial today. Ugh

OK friends.... I'm going in. Wish me luck. If you don't hear from me within 48 hours, send help

On my street rn

Happy Samhain! Last clip for today. It's the night to laugh at death....

Happy Halloween! With apologies to J.S. Bach....

Happy Halloween! "We Bite" - Misfits

Happy Halloween! "Halloween" - Dead Kennedys

Sadly, my neighborhood shows no signs of the low-level vandalism that's proper for Mischief Night....

Got a request for "a few seconds of 'Green Hell'." Here's nine

My office computer knows what's up . . .

Maybe there's some way to insane-batshit ourselves all the way back to ordinary-batshit