Crazy time for musicians. 7 concerts in 6 days early Dec. -- all different groups, no repeat performances. Practice 7-10 hours a day. TDay off, but I'll be itching to practice out of habit/paranoia. Still gonna prepare Xmas pudding Friday to steam/steep 'til Xmas.

This is that fucking broccoli argument again and it’s even more disingenuous bullshit now. There is no cost transparency in healthcare and my life is not at stake when I’m buying fucking shampoo.

Never forget that just a week ago, Ross Douthat and the NYTimes were asking if women ruined the workplace.

If you're a Lubbockian (Lubbockite? Lubbocker?) how do you not get out the pitchforks over this?

Exhausted/invigorated. I played piano for over 8 hours today. Concert tomorrow midday, then back at it. It's that time of year and I love it. It's always a glad it's over/let's do it again feeling.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/a... What a treasure this man has been/is.

Last night I watched a performance of Mahler's 8th sympohony on Youtube, and I had many critiques though overall it was enjoyable. Tonight I watched some old clips of WKRP in Cincinatti. No notes.

I actually have gloves in my glove compartment.

This is every weather/precipitation map for me

Context is king, and SATB pods provide it in wonderfully egregious abundance.

Literally jackbooted fucking thugs

Looking forward to Nov 10

Democracy dies with bright lights on propaganda offered by eager sycophants.

Lying MFer

Annual review time: We're beyond disappointed that you weren't more violent and apathetic to the law.

JFC (Jesus Fucking Cringe) This should be Ford/tamales, Dukakis in the tank level embarrassing but won't be for reasons.

"Don't protest"

this mother fucker represents the worst in all of us/U.S. in so many ways. Dude, just go get help, make an appointment now, and a psychologist will be available by early 2026.

I've been listening to artist's discographies chronologically over the past couple of years and it's fascinating. I've done this with The Beatles for decades, created CDs in UK release order long before there was Spotify, etc. But lately have done so now with...

Coming next week, plans to tear down the statue of liberty to erect a gold-plated porn star, to be chosen by auction via a newly minted Trump-coin.

Even without everything else this disrespect towards architecture would be awful. What patriot would not weep at this alone. Then add the devoid of respect for law, humanity, justice, religion, etc. No respect for anything at all beyond personal gain.

Talk about sticking the landing: "I didn’t respond. It was time to publish my story. I’ll text it to her."

Retired Army Sgt. Brian Wofford spoke to me this morning at the Oklahoma City #NoKings protest. Didn’t expect him to be carrying his DD214 so I asked some warmup questions like when he got out and whether his injury was service-related. He paused while describing the car bomb in Iraq to say this:

Local coverage: www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/l...

Thank you, Daily Texan editors, for taking this stand Thank you, @thedailytexan editors, for taking this stand. thedailytexan.com/2025/10/16/a...

Err on the side of grossly despicable negligence, apparently.

My wife weighs ~98 lbs and is *always* cold. Does she ever take a sweater with her when we go out? No, friend, she does not ever, ever do that, even if I make the suggestion. Why would you ask such a silly question.

"We took freedom of speech away" should be in every campaign ad moving forward.

Thugs

Any moment he coulda climbed up there and blessed them or something.

The Oregon Republican Party tried to help Donald Trump make the case for military intervention in Portland with an image of a fiery protest — but since Portland is calm, they had to fabricate one by merging old photos of police in Ecuador and protesters in Brazil www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

So, the president is Swatting Portland.

Surveillance uber alles

Just once I'd like to see someone respond to "I didn't see it" with "lol, bullshit"

The Pete Principle. Newsday.com/matt

I did not expect this to be the thing that shocked/disappointed me most today. Everyone has a price, including those who already have more money than they'll ever need. Kudos to those who turned it down. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riyadh_...

A must-read Q&A by Eugene Fidell, who teaches military justice at Yale Law School:

That isn't a no.

#MakeArgentinaGreatAgain #Argentina>AmericanFarmers

Gonna get me some prescriptions and retire early when big pharma pays me

No doubt what John or George would post/sing/write about now. Just two voices among many, but very welcome if they were still around. I'm not putting down Paul and Ringo. Just feel those two would have been vocal in this moment, especially John.

Creating a chilling effect is exactly their goal.

No, it is not shocking.

How the fuck do these people sleep at night. The entire discussion is disgusting, Kilmeade's comment is, sadly, just another low.

"Congress should step in..." LOL, I'm gonna go ahead and predict that will not happen.

Way beyond bullshit. Beyond even fascism. Just psychotic. Sociopath. There aren't enough awful words.

A Florida court detained a US Citizen for being an "illegal immigrant." He showed the court proof of citizenship. The court agreed—& held him anyway. I criticized the ruling online & a Florida judge responded by trying to strip me of my law license. I fought back www.qasimrashid.com/p/a-florida-...

I read this on a whim. It's great. Touching and inspiring. And yes, ketchup sucks. www.switchboardmagazine.com/monthly/hot-...