The narration is kind of ridiculous, but this gold. youtu.be/EpBjKXQun7k?...

Hold on, let me check my bag of Trollopiana. (Seemed worth five bucks.)

As if Trollope’s books weren’t big enough. And then the audacity to choose three? Who has those kind of balls? (I don’t think I’ve ever come across An Eye for an Eye before. Still, not enough to buy this weird omnibus.)

Doesn’t everyone hop in their car during a snowstorm to go used book shopping?

Whether you like bookshelves, home renovation stories, or both, this post is for you. bit.ly/4pbwmGy

Over 20+ years, in various parts of the country, I don’t think I have ever had a good customer service experience at Williams-Sonoma. Fucking hate that place.

I like an up-tempo carol and reckon there aren't enough, so have written a few. Here's an extract from my A Babe is Born #ClassicalChristmas

My friend/travel partner who is going with me to Patagonia asked me to supply reading material for our trip. Find out why I chose what I chose. bit.ly/3L87fXb

@tmhwrd.bsky.social Read your review of OTB with interest. I'm a big Shute fan, but think he's an acquired taste so I understand most of your criticisms. I relish his fetish for engineering details and his virtuous 2D characters plugging away even in the face of Armageddon.

My friend/travel partner who is going with me to Patagonia asked me to supply reading material for our trip. Find out why I chose what I chose. bit.ly/3L87fXb

Test pack for 17 days in Patagonia with only carry-on.

Hell is freezing over, I've managed a best reads of the year post! bit.ly/495RwQq

Hell is freezing over, I've managed a best reads of the year post! bit.ly/495RwQq

@slywit.bsky.social Bezos shoots a rocket into space w/his billions, I fantasize about the production company I would start with his money. Nothing but literary adaptations. I’m a process guy so I go through the steps I’d take to get it off the ground. I always include you as one of my early hires.

Oh FFS. I made the mistake of pressing play on the grand finale of Downton. The scene at the ball where x is discovered is so stupidly written and directed. It encapsulates everything that is wrong with the whole damn series. Not an iota of historical accuracy.

The third Knives Out is not off to a good start. There is no way anyone would think this church was in the US.

I liked the first Knives Out, the second one was boring and too aware of itself. But wonder how I will like the third?

This is awful, but did they really paint the Kennedy Center columns white?! There’s no way they had approval to do that.

I've been saying for some time now that I hate matcha. And then I realized today that I have never tried it.

No one tell George Bernard Shaw.

This verbiage will never seem right to me.

I’ve seen Cole and Titus in the role, now I’m off to NYC for 18 hours to see Jane Krakowski play Mary.

Didn’t magazines used to hit your mailbox before the newsstand? I could be misremembering.

JFC, Do They know it’s Christmas is 41 years old and I just noticed that none of the soloists are women.

I just replied to a Scruff chat with “You’re a bot” and it replied “Thank you”

Is anyone else tempted to walk around naked on laundry day just so you can be 100% caught up on laundry?

I mainly listened to CDs in 2025 so the Spotify results are a little funky, but I’m guessing there is no one else on the planet with this as their top song for the year.

I would date the owner of this list.

I would date the owner of this list.

Minneapolis Police Chief O'Hara notes the MPD will not work with federal agents & says "In moments like this, I know how real the fear is in our community. People are going to want to speak out, protest, & exercise their 1st Amendment rights. We will absolutely defend people's right to do just that"

I know many things in the world suck right now, but I'm delighted to report generalized personal joy.

Same thing for classical music recordings. A conductor (John Wilson maybe?) once tweeted (in the less bad old days) that streaming won't pay for a cup of coffee but even modest CD sales can fund a new recording.

I think the novella Train Dreams by Denis Johnson is a masterpiece, but I don’t think I want to see it on the screen.

Hot take: I don’t like jib doors.

Henry DORN, Anna CLYNE, and my first live BRAHMS Requiem. @minnesotaorchestra.org

I fucking hate Arizona. Beautiful weather and not one single window in this VRBO has a screen. Because we must be pickled in AC 12 months a year. This is why we are all going to die.

@rohanmaitzen.bsky.social Calgary to Phoenix.

YYC is trying hard to look like the Soviet Union.

Totally worth it just for the Arnold dances, but then Nielsen 5...I've listened to it dozens of times on CD, but my God, in person that has to be one of the most powerful pieces I've ever heard. And the audience was blessedly silent in the quietest moments of the first movement.

Totally worth it just for the Arnold dances, but then Nielsen 5...I've listened to it dozens of times on CD, but my God, in person that has to be one of the most powerful pieces I've ever heard. And the audience was blessedly silent in the quietest moments of the first movement.

I think there is a reason all eight Slavonic Dances aren’t often programmed in one concert. It’s like eating a half gallon of ice cream in one sitting, seems delicious at first but by the end you’re wondering why you did it.

I don’t think I’ve ever been to a classical concert where they allowed people to record video during the performance. Can’t say I’m a fan.

Bad cup holder placement.

I flew from Minneapolis to Calgary for 8 minutes of Malcolm ARNOLD with the @calgaryphil.bsky.social. I guess I’ll stay for the DVOŘÁK and NIELSEN. (I wish we got to hear this organ tonight as well.)

Any gay with a brain knew all along that the real Kristin Chenoweth was always lurking barely below the surface.

Go buy a bunch of @mcnallyeditions.com, they have a great art department. I’m only 35 pages in, but this illustration couldn’t be more on the nose.

After last weekend's Beethoven S1 with the SPCO, number 4 is the only Beethoven symphony I haven't heard live.

It's time for my senators @amyklobuchar.com and @smith.senate.gov to call on Schumer to step down.