Merry Christmas to you all!

Shocker. Somebody needs to leak that shit already.

That vile comment is beneath him? Sorry, it’s completely on brand. He is a vile individual.

2025 has been a slow writing year for me, so it feels especially good to have made the Bath Novella-in-Flash Award long list. Congrats to my fellow listees!

So now our pathetic POTUS needs to be placated with participation prizes.

“If you think you’re enlightened, go spend a week with your family.” ~ Ram Dass.

The New Mastersounds in Brooklyn on Saturday. OMG.

@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social We showed up in droves. We gave you the momentum. And what do you do? You roll over. The party is less than useless.

St. Kitts morning.

Well done, New Jersey. ❤️

PSA: A vote for Republicans is a vote for fascism.

Don’t know why, but rewatching “Six Feet Under” seems to be what I need right now.

Seems like a good day to rewatch HBO’s “The Leftovers.”

Stop me if you’ve heard this before: The First and Second Amendment Walk into a bar. Only one walks out. No one Deserves To be shot, but Do not expect me To mourn him; I’m too busy Mourning school children. You know — the acceptable losses.

@washingtonpost.com Cowards.

Again I defer to Clarence Darrow.

@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social Put up a fight or get out of the way.

Love seeing herons in the twilight.

Happy Labor Day

Why did it take me so long to discover rewriting on the front porch as the sun slips away and the crickets start to sing?

So yeah, that quote about taking pleasure in reading some obituaries turns out to be from Clarence Darrow, not Mark Twain. But it still applies today.

Question for Mike Flood: With $450 million being allocated to Alligator Alcatraz, and ICE burning through $8.4 million a day to illegally detain people—How much does it cost for fascism? How much do the tax payers have to pay for a fascist country?

I love the Scots.

Mercury retrograde is an optical illusion and nothing more.

Few things finer than a platter of clams and oysters and a flight of IPAs with good friends as the sun sets on Long Beach Island, NJ. A brief and welcome respite from our national stupidity.

Easily the shittiest Independence Day of my 67 years.

Just got an email from the Social Security Administration, blowing smoke up my ass about the Big Bullshit Bill.

Jesus can’t stop throwing up.

Stunning work from @danbillyc.bsky.social in the latest @pitheadchapel.bsky.social

On this shittiest of days, a moment of joy. I cannot love this enough.

Somebody’s looking for their mama.

Led Zeppelin, The Who, and Pixies in one episode — “The Bear” continues to hit it out of the park with its music choices.

Front Row Seat for the Heat Dome I don’t remember this Much condensation On the windows from Summers past. Looks like tears.

No kings.

Let's be careful out there tomorrow. Love you all.

Perfection. R.I.P. Brian Wilson.

Oh man…

When will that woodpecker figure out that our shutters are not wood?

I suppose there's a niche market for this.

Lest we forget.

He wasn't just Norm. R.I.P. George Wendt. youtu.be/dRl_RojhjgA?...

Justice Jackson nails where we are right now: “Your argument turns our justice system into a catch me if you can kind of regime from the standpoint of the Executive where everybody has to have a lawyer and file a lawsuit in order for the government to stop violating people’s rights.” 🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯

Happy Mother’s Day

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Mom would have turned 90 today. ❤️

Book (magazine) mail!

Looking forward to my copy.

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