Hotel room selfie. Greetings from Burlington, VT, likely home for my boy for the next four years (the University, not the DoubleTree).

Anyone needing some outlet steaks, hit me up. They're on sale here.

Trump's still a garbage human doing garbage human things, Substack is pimping Andrew Tate, and I reviewed the new Corrosion of Conformity album because I had to do something other than rage against, well, everything. Non-problematic link follows. www.oddpegswoodworking.com/ramblings/go...

Absolutely stunning. This is one of those books you shout about from the rooftops. #booksky

Season 2 of "Dimension 20 on a Bus" was hands down the funniest thing I've seen in years. Almost hurt myself laughing so hard. Kudos to @dropout.tv and @dimension20.dropout.tv for taking away the ick of - *gestures around sadly - all this.

New Corrosion of Conformity album dropped yesterday. It delivers. corrosion-of-conformity.bandcamp.com/album/good-g... #stonerrock www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHIR...

"Exciting new position in the private sector" is the new "went to live on a farm upstate" I guess

When I was a youngster, I was on the heavy side. One time, at a family gathering in a too tight, too starchy dress shirt, I was awkward & uncomfortable & sweated uncontrollably as I felt like everyone was pointing out what a fool I was. Anyway, this must be what it's like to drive a cybertruck.

Listen, the world may be absolute shit right now but on the commute home I finished a book right before my stop and hit up the #library to pick up a couple titles on hold so that's my victory for the day

New Monolord! Does not suck! In fact, it's the exact opposite of suck! monolord.bandcamp.com/album/nevere...

Finished book 12 of 2026 ("Red Country" by Joe Abercrombie) and starting the 13th. There are worse ways of waiting out the last dredges of winter. #booksky

Levi's discontinued their 569s, which was the style that best fit my thick cyclist legs while letting me still pretend I have the same waist as I did 20 years ago. youtu.be/i28UEoLXVFQ?...

Lunch was some leftover bistro steak, a small salad, a piece of crusty bread, and a sumo citrus, which makes me the fanciest of all the lads. Off to get a tweed waistcoat.

When I have to jerk the toaster handle up and the toast launches in the air and I catch it on the first try:

It goes without saying that Cheeto Jesus is a garbage sack of poisonous shit so I'm not commenting on his latest vileness. Instead, here's Malachite the Dragon, unearthed from the snow. #oddpegswoodworking #woodwork #sculpture

Good pals in Gozu released a video from their upcoming album "VI" and as always, it is Grade A Prime Cut #StonerRock. www.youtube.com/watch?v=afvT... gozu.bandcamp.com/album/gozu-vi

At the vet with the dog and they're playing A-Ha's "Take on Me." Should I tell them you can swap out the chorus with "Bichon Frisé"?

This, a thousand times. My site is built in Squarespace (with a sizable chunk of custom code because I can never leave well enough alone) but most of these plug n play services are good enough for any artist. And if you're at a loss for design, chances are you know someone clever. Don't use AI.

Wife and I getting on the Red Line. Me: These old ass trains were in the "Spenser: For Hire" opening credits. Wife: They're not THAT old! Me: youtu.be/coAQ1jjUa9k?... Wife: Oh

New record day!

Holy shit, what fantastic writing.

Personally speaking, I would rather have a house with a pieatorium than a cakeository, but I understand why some would prefer the other.

I bumped into my pal @ingalls1969.bsky.social on the walk to the T and not only did he give me a ride, ensuring I might actually show up on time, but we also listened to Jethro Tull so advantage me.

Added a custom cursor to the website today and it is sublimely ridiculous. In that it is not sublime at all. But still ridiculous. www.oddpegswoodworking.com

I was drunk at the time and I couldn't log into my account (see: drunk) so I created a new login and it remains one of the greatest things I've ever done

Picked a random ass album at random from the mp3 library and when I realized I knew fuck all about it, I checked the "Artist Bio" that PlexAmp so graciously provides. And then found myself referenced. Life is weird. #stonerrock

If you want proof that King Orange the Dingus is incapacitated, the RFK jr Kid Rock Wet Denim Good Time Meth Exercise Hour is exhibit... What letter are we up to now? Giant meteor can't come for us all soon enough.

The trouble with not suffering fools is that sometimes you forget that you are the fool

More on that reprehensible Ring Superbowl ad.

I accidentally put one fidget toy on top of another and it gained sentience and I'm terrified to cross it.

That whole "let's turn everyone's ring camera into a centralized surveillance state" Superbowl ad makes me glad I went with another company for home security. Almost the same level of ick as with the "Hey, AI is here to devour everything you hold near and dear" spots

Quoted for truth

1. The knight is not having a good time right now 2. Trump is a shitbag racist fuckwit

This reminds me on the picture of Milo where he was giving off big "We must turn the tide of this war" energy

Can we just be done with this dumb as rocks and meaner than a feral cat in a bag timeline? Jesus fuck, the malignant idiocy never ends. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Have read, can confirm it's a delightful read. As are his other works. Spend a little on an author!

Should go for a walk but this behemoth has me pinned down

Happy Sunday! Here's a lovely track by a ride-or-die band. All albums - including a substantial amount of live ones - on bandcamp at riseupandfight.bandcamp.com/music and crippledblackphoenixsom.bandcamp.com/music. Fuck AI. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cEM...

Once again picking away at the sci fi novel that occupies my time in the "too cold to be outside" months. May never finish or publish it, but the time spent being creative and work shopping ideas with my son makes it worthwhile. We create because we have to, to keep from falling into the void.

Hey look! Great fiction at a great price

Hey, it snowed! Snow's pretty and I'll take it over ICE, which can go get fucked now & forever, along with the craven, amoral dipshits in charge, so here are some pics from yesterday & today. Probably more to come. First more shoveling. www.oddpegswoodworking.com/ramblings/sn...

Finally saw "One Battle After Another" last night. Loved it, but would've loved it more if we're not currently living in the real world darkest timeline equivalent. Goes without saying, fuck ICE and fuck those cruel shitheels who've weaponized their moral cowardice and are terrorizing this country.

Another murder in Minneapolis by an agency swarming with people who think laws are for other people. Abolish ICE, burn it to the ground, and salt that ground.

A year later, Trump's wallowing in Project 2025 like a pig in shit. A year later, it's barely news that DOGE guys stole our info just like we said they would. When it comes out that the Trump assassination attempt was a wrestling promo after all, it's gonna barely nudge one news cycle.

Credibility is a finite resource. DHS has none. ICE has none. The Trump regime has none. They know it, and they're not even trying anymore.

Listening, as one does, to a 45 min YouTube compilation of Paul Stanley stage banter and I realized he could say all the ridiculous Ben Chang lines from Community and we'd be none the wiser. "Fire can't go through door, stupid. It's not a ghost!"

Spent the long weekend grinding through Star Wars Outlaws, or as I call it, Assassin's Creed Coruscant. Fun distraction but not quite the satisfying deep itch scratch of Cyberpunk, Witcher 3, or Baldur's Gate 3 (on par with AC Valhalla or Mad Max). Also reading this, which is a fun lark.

Dear @theguardian.com, congrats on locking down "Headline of the Year" so early into 2026. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

"One chicken one broccoli" is the new "Let them eat cake" I guess. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

No kidding. Buy your music from artists, avoid AI slop, be a decent human.