Painting by Cynthia Hayes, c. 2015, acrylic on hand-blocked Indian fabric, of a narrative frieze from the ancient kingdom of Gandhara (in modern day Pakistan) at the @artinstitutechi.bsky.social illustrating two important life events of the Buddha. Also a photograph of the statue. #art

Come on Mr President. I’ve been busy

with @lakeicychill.bsky.social at Acme Records in Milwaukee exactly 10 years ago today — can’t remember why the record bins weren’t moved out of the way

My suggestions for the NFL - Eliminate punting. - No more touchbacks - Lions have to win every game

Chairman Mao patiently waiting for his beagle brother to come back inside #Caturday

What I've been thinking about the last hour or so #Beatles

Ok Weed Heads, Stoners and Reefer Heaters. This will be your only warning.

Douglas Adams has entered the chat

Servants of the what now

with Chris Tordini on bass at a show by the Caroline Davis Quartet at the Jazz Estate in Milwaukee about a month ago

Yes that is exactly what I have been dreaming of

Does anyone know about the current status of observing dark matter? And doesn’t that make it something other than dark matter

Wonder how the Wishbone Ash tickets are selling for their upcoming Pabst Theater show….

The clowns are in charge for awhile.

Another update on what my vegan daughter is eating while living in China and teaching at a university there. “Tofu, two types of tofu skins, cauliflower, broccoli, enoki mushroom, and lettuce underneath. Not a big fan of the regular tofu but the tofu skins were good. “10元 or $1.41”

Just love that song, “The Karma Police are Going to Get You” by the Radio Head

Takes a lot of energy to shed everywhere and beg for food. Jack Hayes is resting.

some video of the very thing -- bsky.app/profile/rmha...

St Pete Beach, Florida, late December 2019.

Chairman Mao very upset that his brother — Jack Hayes the notorious pizza-stealing beagle — is in the backyard #cats

The ARTE YouTube channel has some bangers youtu.be/UcbEHM3k4IQ?...

Chairman Mao looking pretty after his dinner #cats

There are contenders and pretenders but no one is going to beat this world music blog

They say Jim Rockford got a big head when the show started to get popular

They line up perfectly.

First half hour of work every day spent trying to log on to my computer and then load all the remote software

Just realized that as soon as every single other person at work leaves, then I’ll be IN CHARGE

Non-thoughts of #cats

Same

Chairman Mao chilling near the fridge this morning #Cats

Echinacea, July 2023

Getting the Uno Reverse card from my daughter on the Dad jokes

Mentioned to a friend few days ago that I was looking for some Comsat Angels LPs because of a story in this issue of Worlds of IF magazine

THE BLUES TAPER

Always a good feeling to see these kinds of ads

Milwaukee, one year ago today

Would someone in Philadelphia please go to the post office and rescue my box of vintage science fiction paperbacks. I don’t think they will allow it to leave Pennsylvania. Thank you

An overdue on my vegan daughter’s food intake while she is living and working at a university in China. “Some massive containers of food compared to the normal sized rice container. 38元 or $5.38. Will be quite a few meals.”

I’ve used a fax machine twice so far today

It’s just getting good

a minute of ambient cloud guitar from Jim Warchol at Acme Records in Milwaukee a few days ago. Opening for Flowting Clowds.

my recording of Frank Hurricane at the 2024 Milwaukee Psych Fest is now on the Milwaukee Taper blog, freely available for downloading in both lossless FLAC and high quality mp3 file formats: www.milwaukeetaper.com/2025/11/fran...

with Jack Cooper at the Prince Albert bar in Brighton, England, in September 2024. First time I saw him perform live.

with Jack Cooper at Cafe Oto in the Dalston neighborhood of London, England, in September 2024

with Jack Cooper at the lovely Ramsgate Music Hall in Ramsgate, England, in September 2024. Opening for Ryley Walker.

They used to make real soundtracks for a movie

my recording of Rich Ruth performing his unique blend of meditative psychedelic space jazz at the Thawed Out Fest in Chicago in late April is now on the Milwaukee Taper blog, freely available for downloading in both lossless FLAC and high quality mp3 formats: www.milwaukeetaper.com/2025/11/rich...

Some wild shit is happening on my turntable right now

Chairman Mao is stretching #cats