No fireworks show can ever match what I was experiencing a year ago tonight.

when that first July 3rd beer hits

Morning coffee, crossword and the first of eight albums I bought from this year’s Polyvinyl garage sale.

Started off my Father’s Day by walking the dogs, doing laundry, fixing kid’s front AND back bike brakes, making french toast and doing the NYT crossword puzzle. All while listening to Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band on repeat. I have reached peak Dad.

This is a perfect pop song.

I’m considering following every single account that quote-tweeted this, as I assume we have everything in common.

I think everyone should own a bucket of baseballs. It’s good for the soul.

Finally transferring ownership of our fantasy football trophy that I’ve been squatting on 5 months past another failed season.

Pausing my soft boycott for free tickets and $1 dogs. I can be bought.

"I have cryogenically frozen my penis and filed it down to a fleshy icicle to replace any feminine roundness on my body with a masculine point."

She’s mad that I turned off the Wolves game for Widow’s Bay.

It’s difficult for me to latch onto a full album of pop punk songs at the ripe old age of 42, but “Afterthought” is an instantly infectious ripper and the other singles have also been very good.

Mia will not come to greet me until she has found a gift to deliver. I am obligated to share this photo of her with a #2 pencil, mostly because it completely misrepresents her as being a cute dog.

“Mr. Beast, do you take this woman to be your lawfully wedded under?”

Paying $30 for ESPN right before tip off of last night’s Wolves game.

The person who tried to transcribe the lyrics to Langkamer’s “Babe Pig In The City” issued an apology before tapping out at the one minute mark.

We’ve gotta get that @weirdnightmare.bsky.social account over 100 followers before we go to bed tonight. This album rules.

Got swept up in the Wild game and Little League activities and forgot that the Weird Nightmare album showed up at my doorstep today. Bedtime can wait.

We’ve been blessed with a new Hurry album announcement and single this morning. Zoned Out to be released physically on July 10th, with what sounds like a delayed streaming release. Maybe this will be the album cycle that gets them up to Minnesota.

All my homies hate Jamal Murray

“I hope this song finds you fame, I want school kids on buses singing your name” There is not a more perfect distillation of the pop love song than what Art Brut captured in that lyric. Well, maybe something like NRBQ’s “Ridin’ In My Car,” but the competition is slim.

I truly don’t find my dog (Jimmy) to be slobbery, and I am regularly defending him from his critics. Then he goes and acts like this and makes me look foolish.

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So far, my plan to crush exactly three pilsners and watch Pizza Movie (Hulu) is going precisely to plan. I’m dying.

This is real

father, nursing a hangover: Tuesday will be Hydrogen Sulfide Day, and Pungent Day, all wrapped up in one, in this house. There will be nothing like it!!! Find the Fuckin' Eggs, you crazy bastards, or you'll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah.

Add a food to a movie title: S’morbius Siratcha Clams Casino Royale What’s Eating Gilbert Grape Apple

It’s pool day in Lake Havasu today. Time to listen to some albums.

In honor of Ben Folds day, here’s a version of “Zak and Sara” I used to play a lot in college. youtu.be/kZafBMgN438?...

Q1 2026 5x5 (Birthday Edition)

Just paid $36 for a bottle of sunscreen. Vacations rock.

I shrugged off the first one, but twice in one week? Wordle 1,732 1/6 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Wordle 1,737 1/6 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Fazed on a Pony hive rise up

Gladie (“I Want That For You”) and Fantastic Cat (“Elevator”) both released songs this week that prominently feature a lyric about taking the elevator/stairs. Mitch Hedberg, who died 21 years ago this month, would be proud.

What am I supposed to do, ask the gas station attendant to call me Charlie Kirk?

He looks like all of the brothers from malcom in the middle rolled into one

Fazed on a Pony album rules. Did some recruiting today and we got that vinyl all sold out. Bring on the second pressing!

How, as a society, have we convinced ourselves that Jesse Welles is acceptable and good? Absolute algorithm slop, that any musician you love could replicate in their sleep. We should be running that hack out of town, not selling out back-to-back nights at First Avenue.

Drop the Evil Dead Burn trailer, you cowards!

Singing “content creating” to the tune of k.d. lang’s “Constant Craving.”

these are the 7 house democrats who voted to give ICE another $10 billion on thursday btw

Today’s Minnesota Star Tribune front page will be hung in museums in future. Every headline, every inch of it documenting a failed state; a descent into authoritarianism.

Hi! We have a new single out right now called ANGEL HAMMER. Photo by @photosonny Illustration by @phoeberoseillustration Produced/ mixed by @richmandell Strings arrangement also by Rich Mastered by Tom Woodhead Violin by @sophiaabartlett Choir vocals by @sunnysidedownband See you soon! 👼 🔨

ICE is heading into the blue tent.

For anyone looking to ring in the new year with some new cards, the Gummy Arts 2026 card packs will go on sale at midnight (central) at gummyarts.bigcartel.com!

Shoutout to Zay Flowers for taking the time to make my kid’s year. Ravens were staying at our hotel in Appleton, WI. Now, time to head to Lambeau. Go Pack Go!

If I were a bald referee, I would never call more than one penalty per play.

I should be ashamed of this behavior, but I’m actually quite proud.

My first full length, A PAINTING YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO SEE is up for pre-order on Bandcamp. Releases 12/5. I've been working on this for almost 4 years and I'm pumped to release it.