I ain’t getting on a motorcycle again unless the temps are under 90F.

Watched the Germany MotoGP sprint race while eating a breakfast sandwich. Good way to start the morning.

I’m a voyeur but for watching bartenders make drinks.

Random mass layoffs sure are good for morale.

Who’s ready for a sweaty track day weekend. #motosky

Well I should have proofread that last one before hitting Post but 🤷🏻‍♂️

Saw one of the of the only 55 Harley VR1000’s today at Barber.

It seems the battery maintainer on one of the motorcycles no longer works properly. Ruined 2 batteries before I realized what was going on. 🫤

psa for cis folks: every single "legitimate concern" about trans people (bathrooms, sports, blockers, etc) is a made up astroturf by the far right. if you buy into any of it, you are an utter chump and a useful idiot for racist pedophiles

Movie options in the guest room at my father-in-law’s. Not to worry, the TV has a built in VHS player.

Have you ever introduced a friend to a band/musician and they got so into it their significant got annoyed at *you* for it.

I knew doing track days on July 4 weekend would be hot but the forecast is looking extra toasty.

Are people in Middle-earth who have an Ent fetish called tree huggers?

"I don't care for your flag Hope you'rе all in body bags I don't care for your god Fairy tales seem fairly odd I don't care for your cash Burn it all, nothing lеft"

I said I’d never move again but I might consider moving somewhere that had at least one reliable motorcycle mechanic shop. There is fuck-all here.

Well there’s one thing I don’t need to expend any energy caring about.

Might as well try some different tires for track days. Liter bike goes thru rear tires fast, they aren’t on their long if I don’t like them. So far Dunlop Q5S, Q5, Michelin Power 6, Metzeler TD slick Only one I haven’t liked is the Power 6. Tends to lose grip accelerating out of corners. #motosky

The symphony is playing Black Panther and performing the score live. Going to see it with my mother-in-law’s wife cause MiL couldn’t go. Should be pretty great.

Any motorcycle folks using a Kendon trailer that you bought new? If so did you buy it direct or from a dealer? Just curious because their website is…not great. Keeping an eye out for used ones. #motosky

Finally decided to put a Racebox Mini S lap timer on my track bike and the analysis says, "This is intended for motorized vehicles. Perhaps you should use a calendar instead."

Enjoying the new All Them Witches album so far

It’s interesting how having any amount of self-awareness about yourself doesn’t seem to make it any easier to change the things.

Trying to organize our attic storage better and one of the things there is all of my CD’s. I still buy CD’s and I’m not getting rid of them. But it might be time to go thru and prune the collection a bit.

There was a donut shop in our neighborhood. The owners closed it and re-opened the same location as a bar. They should have kept the donuts, cocktails and donuts seems like a winning combo to me.

Another track day would fix me. Gonna test this theory Sunday.

Someone just compared the disruption automobiles caused to horse carriage companies to ... you'll never guess what.

Let's do a 10 artists you've seen live in 2026 version: (Haven’t got to 10 yet in 2026) Dar Williams Off With Their Heads Gogol Bordello Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol American Sharks

This. God, this. It is such a manufactured panic and it started the moment they lost the fight over gay marriage. Support trans rights because it’s the right thing to do and also because this is all just a fascist push

Introduce yourself with 10 bands you've seen live: Ramones Voivod The Roots Fu Manchu Janelle Monáe Richard Thompson Candlemass Blind Guardian Todd Snider Entombed

My calendar just reminded me Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol is playing in town tonight. Fun times on a Wednesday.

I have too many musician friends that are not familiar with the sunk cost fallacy.

A lot of y'all have it twisted. You think I'm against the GOP and pro Dem. I'm not. I'm against racism and transphobia and homelessness. I'm pro-immigrant, pro-women, pro-unhoused people. Conveniently for y'all, US racism often comes from the GOP, so it feels like I am "on your side." 🤷🏿‍♂️

Playing in a band is mostly like 4 hours of sheer boredom followed by 40 minutes of sheer panic.

Playing a show in Asheville tonight so Zillicoah Brewery is on the agenda.

This poor guy trying to tell me Buc-eee’s brisket sandwich is something special. I’m just very sad for him that’s he’s never eaten any good BBQ.

Well, I just found the most blatant and obvious lie in some internal documentation. "This page explains everything you need to know about access."

Got a similarly simple solution to the Transgender issue. Just let people transition and be fucking normal about it and mind yer own beeswax

Used my old Voodoo modded 2 channel Dual Rectifier last night. Still a fun amp to play.

I used “unwieldy” in a meeting yesterday and wondered if I’d overshot the group’s vocabulary but somebody responded, “Yeah unwieldy is an accurate way to describe it.” This was talking about a SIEM rule consistently generating thousands of alerts every run.

Have you ever noticed that the massive, coordinated, multi-year assault on trans rights is based on NOTHING WHATSOEVER

My wife made a pot of regular coffee, and then she made cafecito. If anyone needs me I'll be slightly vibrating from caffeine.

“They got this idea from the people who raised them that you raise hell”: thanks @tressiemcphd.bsky.social for talking to us about her new documentary short, theories of change, and Winston-Salem’s Black Panther Party chapter.

Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.

finally it's here my magnum opus a greasy grind through historical grit the mayonnaise essay, or, mayomento mori buttondown.com/theswordandt...

If Torche don't announce any shows near-ish I'm going to pick some non-festival out of town show and just go.

Gurthworm released our new EP, Circumference, last weekend. It’s on all the streamers and Bandcamp if you like riffy stoner metal. gurthwormnc.bandcamp.com/album/circum...

Why does the Bluesky app randomly refresh the feed. Christ that’s annoying.

QTP with a video game that transports you back to your childhood.

What perfect album came out when you were 16?

Released the last song and now the entire new Gurthworm EP is available on all the streamers and bandcamp. gurthwormnc.bandcamp.com/album/circum...