Regarding Sue Collin's reelection, it needs to be shouted endlessly that she's chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee. So, being "concerned" about ICE shootings means nothing. She advanced their funding without restrictions. So, maybe let's not re-advance her seat, huh?

Two weeks before they turn 29, you can probably tell who Sheri's dad is.

Noddy Holder is 80 today. Bless, and thanks for 63 years of Slade.

Happy 80th Linda Ronstadt youtube.com/watch?v=hd8R...

My brother Tim is 70 today. Sports announcer/radio dude in Venango County, PA for over half century. Rarely encounter him, but my early childhood lens of a worldview greater than my tiny church is filtered through him. Here's a bonus track from a different Tim. youtu.be/Wici1-Pwx5s?...

Wildfire smoke has affected air quality so badly, many of us are sick. But, hey, it appears to have also suppressed a tornado.

So, shooter's from my city? Crap, everyone in Maine really does wind up connected. We tend to joke about that, but sometimes it can bite.

Finding out I really should have worded that Maine/Minnesota post far more carefully. I'm sorry, Minnesota. Will delete it.

7:15 pm, Bangor, Maine

On this 15th annual Non-Binary People's Day, two snaps of my kiddo Sheri, who turns 29 later this month and is a joy in heart and mind.

So the talking points shift to "there was no chid in the car", "he did try to run over the ICE agent", "liberals are a disease who will believe anything." You, know, even though there's video. And especially that the Maine eyewitnesses are very much real. (1/4)

If your response to someone being executed while their preschooler is in the backseat is "Shouldn't have tried to run over the officer. FAFO" or "Wouldn't have been killed if he'd complied", your moral compass is twisted, corrupt, and grotesquely selfish. (cont.)

The Hooters "Peace Medley: What's So Funny 'Bout Peace Love and Understanding / Blood From a Stone / It's The End of the World as We Know It (Live at Keswick Theater)" (Give the Music Back - Live, 2017) youtube.com/watch?v=sgdy...

Mainers, most of us, won't let an ICE killing slide. We're not particularly riotous, but we can shun and disrupt, and do every contemptuous passive aggressive thing imaginable if our collective dander is up. Gotcher back, Biddeford.

Happy 86th Sir Patrick Stewart, no doubt doing a bit of patty stew with Ian today.

2 of my favourite Sam Neill films in his long career are from 1994. Sirens & In the Mouth of Madness. Lots more, of course, but those made me follow his career. A recommend if you've not seen them.

Pixie while Marina's away

#GreatCovers (Trees) Ygdrassil (NL) - "The Garden of Jane Delawney" (Easy Sunrise, 2005) youtube.com/watch?v=cqLv...

Darren Hayman - "The Ship's Piano" (The Ship's Piano, 2026) youtube.com/watch?v=R0lk...

Long marriage, you learn what celebrities your spouse has affinity for, from Blondie to K-Pop, Bionic Woman to Winter Soldier. Robert Palmer, Justin Hayward, Mischa Collins, Sebastian Stan, Sam Neill, stood out through her lifetime of faceblindness. Sam, she thought you both handsome and a good one.

Culture Clash Boy 'em up, boyo. youtube.com/watch?v=juTr...

Ghibli Spook

People snarking about Wonder Man series (DEI Trans Woke!) oblivious that the character was introduced 62 years ago.

Wife's weekend is watching some low budget psychological thriller art horror film and making this sort of thing

Mick Jagger turns 83 this months, so why not cover Amy Winehouse youtube.com/watch?v=Oy7q...

Me understanding the difference between speaking ill of the dead and speaking ill of what they did while living. Dead is just a corpse.

Lindsey Graham gone, Mitch McConnell. Two more in history's dustbin who caused much sorrow but will be barely footnotes in memory. Powerful jackasses in endless procession and they all think they're important. They're buried and spit on and become part of the blur of thousands of other jackasses.

Pib thinks I should stay on vacation.

Daughter & Niece 28 years ago. One wound up very Daisy Ridley, the other Winona Ryder doppelganger.

Happy 69th Michael Rose youtube.com/watch?v=hsfT...

My brother Matt took his life 27 years ago today. Schizophrenia affects millions every year. He had a special affinity for Roger Waters, probably felt seen. youtube.com/watch?v=QDFT...

Happy 69th Peter Murphy. Not going gentle into... youtube.com/watch?v=H3VJ...

Nigella Lawson dish or indiepop band name: Passionfruit Ice-Cream Cake & Coconut-Caramel Sauce

Howard Jones has never stopped releasing albums (including piano releases), but an anthemic pop song at 71 is certainly going to be discussed as a "return". youtu.be/duqkEANXOy0?...

The Parrot Sketch except it's The Turtle Sketch and John Cleese is banging McConnell on the till.

Happy 87th Mavis Staples youtube.com/watch?v=WDxB...

Happy 72nd Neil Tennant youtube.com/watch?v=5FVQ...

30 and 30 + 30. 30 years ago, that would have seemed impossible. 30 years from now, we'll say we were so young.

Rent, car registration, first car payment, and first check without overtime in at least 4 months. Broke on my 60th, but the AC is fine

60th Birthday, playlist 10 Songs That Always Matter to Me Pink Floyd Brian Eno & John Cale Echo & the Bunnymen Aztec Camera The Waterboys Sinéad O'Connor The Blue Nile New Model Army The Church Azure Ray youtube.com/playlist?lis...

When you've got dietary limitations and your daughter makes gluten/lactose-free cranberry white chocolate muffin-cupcakes instead of birthday cake.

Getdown Services - "I Wish It Didn't Bother Me" (Crisps, 2023) youtube.com/watch?v=EP6y...

Waking up to ridiculous

Philip Daniel "Crow" Shaw is 60 today. 1000 Blinky Lights - "Putting Pants on Philip" (L.E.D.,1995) youtu.be/lj9SDce3-NU?...

Haruomi Hosono turned 79 today. youtube.com/watch?v=CCv2...

Marc Almond turned 69 today. youtube.com/watch?v=bOaz...

Jim Kerr turned 67 today. youtube.com/watch?v=ZlOa...

Courtney Love turned 62 today. youtube.com/watch?v=cXlE...

Was in northern Maine radio more than 30 years. If anyone's been vetted and transparent during that time and since, it's Troy Jackson.

4 days off is like a 2 week vacation for my work history