I keep writing “Haply” instead of “Happy” so I’m going with it Haply Holidaze

LOTR-themed jam band: Phrodo

I still think about my son’s last year of Santa Belief and his incredulous reporting of the anti-Santa arguments he was hearing from his friends: “I mean, if you don’t believe in Santa, you don’t get presents from him, so WHY would you do THAT?”

Almost 800k views so far for The Free Shepherd trailer!

2026 is gonna be my year

Some people say and do terrible things but meanwhile, we are still us and I will hug you (if you want to be hugged).

You’d think the post office would have more than one person working there at this time of year but you’d be wrong

🚨 I won't repost the whole thread again, but I'm *BEGGING* #ACA enrollees to VISIT YOUR STATE'S ACA EXCHANGE WEBSITE & *COMPARE PLANS!* The deadline in most states for coverage strating Jan. 1st is MIDNIGHT TONIGHT! DO NOT PASSIVELY AUTO-RENEW your current plan. acasignups.net/25/12/11/gro...

Inconceivable

If you have ever spent any time with me you know I insert Spinal Tap and The Princess Bride references at every possible opportunity. 💔 Rob Reiner💔

I’m so sorry. A big Canadian empathetic sorry delivered with a hug. 💔

I have just learned that the department of war is…at war with fonts

I played so many hours of Mastermind with my little brother. This is hilarious.

Follow your nose to rescue lost sheep in the atmospheric world of The Free Shepherd. Coming to PlayStation 5 and Steam in 2027. Learn more: thefreeshepherd.com

I have the best job in the whole world getting to make music for The Free Shepherd

Anyone watch the game awards? It opened with a trailer for The Free Shepherd, which I am currently making the music for

Apple, you really dropped the ball. Please bring back a music player that is not a phone or a watch.

Americans, can you please stop writing dates with the month before the day. It’s incredibly confusing. Thank you.

Wondering if I get the cats their own tiny Christmas tree they will focus their attacks on that one and leave the other one alone 🤔

My teen asked for an iPod for Christmas so he can listen to music without having to use a phone. I fully support this concept bu how do you get music onto an iPod now that there is no iTunes?

Was fantasising about a brand new internet where I can go read things and it would have no AI or ads or influencers…and realised that is the library

Another rant about the non existence of quality outdoor clothes for tall woman.Ill fitting duds pass in comfy weather but go do active things on mountains or frozen lakes at 0F you really want clothes that fit. Every year I try on every jacket but default to my old giant boxy men’s stuff.

A vote to change the name of this color to Silver Fox Menoposse, we ride at dawn

This color of the year from Pantone only makes sense if it is a form of satire

The health insurance apocalypse looms. Meanwhile in what feels like a small win, I just scheduled a bone density scan at an imaging company instead of the U. of Vermont Medical Center. At UVM a dex scan costs $1600 and the soonest appt is Oct 2026. At Vermont Imaging it is $231 and next week.

The orange cat started this fad and now both cats spend a portion of every day trying to get under the living room rug.

I hope Sabrina Carpenter sues the Trump administration for failing to obtain a synchronisation license

I’ve been putting blue in my hair for years but my stylist has moved away so I went for a consultation at a new salon. COLORIST: Do you wear gold or silver jewelry? ME: I don’t wear jewelry COLORIST: Ok but if you did? ME: Bones and crow feathers COLORIST: Hm, cool colors I think

Thanks @charlesgaba.com for sharing all this ACA coverage info that our government should be providing (along with a lot of other things) but isn’t.

Wheeeee! I think every cold winter city should have at least one free ice rink. Beaucoup de bon temps at Esplanade Tranquille in Montreal

Fish pie is the best pie. I said what I said.

Thanks to Donald Trump’s tariffs, my new pair of cello strings from Austria cost $320 instead of $285

As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.

Bravo, Canada. America, it’s your turn!

Thank you 😊

The free internet is over. Even without the bogus AI generated content, pages are unreadable. Tiny bits of text sandwiched between massive ads. When an ad pops up over a page, I’m outta there and wash off my data every day because it’s all so gross. On the plus side, I’m using my cookbooks again.

Saturday night plans

Hey folks, I posted about Google training their AI on all our email and reposted instructions on how to turn it off….and apparently I was spreading false news. I am very sorry!

If you are staying in this weekend and looking for something to watch you can still stream the Garden State 20th Anniversary Concert with Zach Braff, Natalie Portman, Thievery Corporation, Colin Hay, Iron and Wine, and 10 minutes of me playing the cello in Imogen Heap’s sonic heaven.

Meanwhile, AI music startups will continue to vacuum up and exploit the music made by those of us without record labels

I love it when the cat kneads itself into a drugged stupor on a blanket but then gets a claw stuck and as you try to help them detach they rocket off and shoot halfway up a wall in terror

In case you could also use some good news today… the UK has banned the resale of tickets for more than their original face value Canada is building a high speed train between Ontario and Quebec

Good morning

just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management. remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.

9 years ago, after a gig in Reno we stopped for a day at Lake Tahoe

“Did Men Ruin the Presidency?”

Has Mango Mussolini expressed any smidgen of empathy for the 1000+ survivors of his friend Jeffrey Epstein? He has not.

I’m always here to help filmmakers with a mournful bit of music

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