whoever is writing reality lately is really getting heavy-handed with it. no subtlety at all

A story in 3 acts

Wait wait wait wait wait. A HOLIDAY Bake Off special? A HOLIDAY Bake Off that is PEEP SHOW themed? Featuring the cast (minus Webb)? I am so in.

Fine, I’ll do a holiday. I get to bring the soundtrack.

Thank you.

Welcome to Day One of #whamageddon

If you enjoy a gong at the symphony, you’re gonna love Giant Goddamn Mallet.

when contemplating whether to participate in news cycle chatter* it's good to ask "might I more fruitfully spend my keystrokes reminding people that wolves are cool and badass" *not gonna call it "discourse" I'm reclaiming discourse for undergrad semioticians

Ooooh. It’s a @themountaingoats.bsky.social mail day.

I renew my request that you all stop showing me the worst people in the world morning, noon, and night.

this guy was right five years ago

The oracle said to me, "Strive always and never falter, for it is your destiny to be the king of stupid shit." And so I did, and the oracle spake false not, for now my destiny is upon me

whenever the sun sets at 4:45 pm i open a window, lean out and yell "WRONG" as loud as i can. that usually buys me another hour or two of sunlight

the one you want to read a todd snider obit from is @marissarmoss.bsky.social www.dontrocktheinbox.com/something-go...

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again for no other reason than it’s currently being pumped into my ear holes: Knapsack was so wildly underrated. These dudes need to get back together for a new album.

Not sure the folks at NBC/Peacock thought this one through

Well this one is a 1 + 1 recipe for insta-subscribe.

This lady was a real treasure.

This SUGAR reuniting for a new song/tour/etc is the best thing to happen in my world today.

Please be conscious if you protest this weekend that there are feds at the protest. They look like you and they sound like you, not like Steve Buscemi in that one clip with the skateboard. Thinking you can spot them is self delusion. Nobody you haven’t met needs to know your last name.

tiny the rat has upended the turtle/pirate binary system

so crazy to just be living every day through the slow motion car crash of escalating fascism and it’s still like. aw man i have to go to the dentist

You can’t park a food truck offering meatball subs outside my office at lunch and reasonably expect me to do anything for the remainder of the day.

I can’t believe it took this long, but at last an @effinbirds.com yahtzee.

if I haven't been fucking around, then why do I keep finding out

(solemnly) You've had mail.

Friends, I regret to inform you that I, like, WAY over-caffeinated myself today. I can no longer see time and quit racing hummingbirds but now I’m just awake and my guts are kind of vibrating.

Trump: everyone in the US died from drugs last week Reporter: [nods] Trump: so we must murder on the high seas Reporter: [nods] Trump: I caught Trix rabbit once Reporter: [nods] Trump: the cock on that bunny Reporter: [nods] Trump: bigger than you think Headline: Trump Policy Seeks To Save Lives

It’s @vandoliers.bsky.social day in Des Moines for those who celebrate.

in these bummer days what you need to get you through is the new Mountain Goats track out tomorrow. yes ok technically it's a song in which two men bury a third with little hope for either of them on the horizon, but little hope isn't none, right? righteo, all aboard! 30tgrs.ffm.to/armiesofthel...

Its more of a saxophone solo than a question really

Trying to remember how to whip finish a thread and it’s a minor miracle I haven’t tied myself to the stupid vise.

Man, the new Kathleen Edwards is so damn good. Go buy “Billionaire.” That’s it. That’s the message.

To be honest, I’m like 95% sure that’s my natural state and everything else just kinda messes it up.

I think we’re officially in pre-autumn because I don’t wanna do anything productive or remotely ambitious. Just wanna listen to twangy music and wander around by lakes and creeks and shoot the shit with people.

This is a good read from one of my favorite music writers ( @annkpowers.bsky.social ) (and another reason you should sign up for the NPR Music newsletter) .

“Henceforth, men’s eyes will be turned towards the faces not of those who are the rulers but of those who are the thinkers” —Victor HUGO, being absolutely and rather spectacularly wrong at Balzac’s funeral

For something with as goofy of a name as “sump pump” they shouldn’t cost as much as they do.

Oasis reuniting is still no excuse for all these bucket hats.

I heard someone refer to a can of diet coke as a “fridge cig” and I’m never calling them anything but that again.

A good and thoughtful consideration of that one Elliott Smith album you play latest at night

EPA To Drop 'E,' 'P' From Name theonion.com/epa-to-...

this is because generally speaking the internet its usefulness and belongs to the bad guys now, which we should write on little 3 x 5s taped to our bathroom mirrors until we fully internalize it

Pretty interested in this one. He’s one of those people aid really love to have seen where he’d take things next. Also that chimey guitar still haunts my dreams.

Goddamn right.

The real tragedy of this little medical excursion is that there was no one in the car to appreciate my Dick Vitale impression when I parked on Level 2 Bay B.

yoooo new tape up!

America, drunk and messy af: “It’s my birthday, wooooooo!!!!” Me:

Oh now this is just pretty. Just arrived today. Love the art and the vinyl for the special early-backers version of the new Vandoliers ( @vandoliers.bsky.social ) album.

New contender for fave song of 2025 www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2da...