Doc shredding, Maine

Black walnuts in Vermont. Gonna eat the nuts and make ink from the husks.

Bungles living the dream. Plentiful food, plentiful housing, strong community, self reliance.

Yesterday, @hcrichardson.bsky.social published a video simply entitled "The United States Constitution." If you haven't watched it yet, you should go watch it now.

Crazy idea but hear me out: The Democrats put forth the "The Charlie Kirk Gun Act" banning assault rifles and bump stocks, demand biometric gun locks and full background checks (even at gun shows), enforce magazine limits, and the requirement to BUY LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR YOUR GUN.

Weird to think that a year ago we skirted Belarus through Poland to drive from Lithuania to Ukraine to paint murals in Lviv. Smart move.

GOLD

Constantly boggled by the sheer universality of both trust and law-breaking on America’s highways.

Life could be so beautiful, dammit.

I went to hear @grahamformaine.bsky.social tonight. He’s sharp, articulate, unafraid, and wants what Americans want. Dirigo!

We’re paying national guardsmen from several states to pick up trash and sightsee in DC. Seems a trifle inefficient to me.

6-mile paddle down the Presumpscot River. #Maine

Scoped out the nascent trail that’ll connect the Eastern Trail from SoPoME over to Scarborough. This’ll be sweet.

Damn.

Both cats brought a fresh vole for the python today, and I found a deconstructed one while weeding the Wasteland.

Tree 2 has taken a sinister turn.

More dust drawings, 11 x 17” each, gravestone rubbing wax on paper.

@flaminglips put on one helluva show at @thompsonspoint in #PortlandME last night. Little girl on her dad’s shoulders in front of me was waving the robot drawing she made for the band. Bonus points for playing War Pigs!

Had surgery this morning to fix a deviated septum. Asked the anesthesiologist if a bloody mary paired nicely with anesthesia. Alas, apparently not. Sigh.

Whenever "bikes vs. cars" convos come up, the majority of drivers bitch about bicyclists not following the rules of the road. Then I hop on the highway and Every Single Car is breaking the speed limit.

On the water at Lowell Lake in Vermont.

@lobachevsky.bsky.social I grew up listening to my dad’s Tom Lehrer albums - he had ‘em all and knew most of the songs by heart. Putting his music in the public domain was one of the coolest things an artist could do.

Bars with televisions should always have one tv dedicated to shows like How It’s Made. Short, interesting episodes that don’t need sound for the majority of us who don’t wanna watch baseball or golf.

#Printing with Peregrine Press at the Summer Steamy Print Jam this weekend in #PortlandME.

This Saturday we #print with a steamroller at Running With Scissors in East Bayside, #PortlandME. #Art, music, food, and like 3 or 5 breweries within walking distance. C’mon down, y’all.

Stay hydrated.

Cleaned the garage, built a bike, and practiced throwing knives.

Worked on a wood carving this morning and nipped around the corner to snorkel off Cousins Island this afternoon.

The loons knew there were fish there.

Snorkeled at Kettle Cove in Cape Elizabeth, Maine today. Moon jellies, crabs, a couple lobsters, a few schools of bluefish, and lots of silvery baitfish. Wicked thermocline: wear a wetsuit.

Dust #drawings

Swimming hole, Vermont, USA

Went on a walk.

So the government used my tax dollars to spam me.

A shower and a deep massage.

Vermont has a lot of front porches. Maine has a lot of back decks.

Still life in grays.

I did not see that coming.

I’ve been ordering off appetizer menus for a decade because American food portions are staggeringly large. I could barely eat half this appetizer. No wonder 40% of American adults are clinically #obese. #foodWaste #portionControl

If hiring illegal aliens is a crime why aren’t we rounding up the people who hire illegal aliens? It’s like we’re busting users and letting pushers off scot-free.

I know it’s not saving the world or feeding hungry kids but I stopped to say hi to my favorite rock today and that made me feel good.

Data minimization is a lot like reducing the number of explosive weapons you’re storing if you think about it

Gotta love a weed shop with a senior citizen discount.

The ultimate Trump success has been getting the press to EXPECT him to constantly say deranged gibberish but also never write that he says deranged gibberish.

Hundreds of folks showed up for #NoKings day in South Portland #Maine.