When the world is at peace You could take the dream and run Until then, keep that pillow World Peace from my album I Kid You Not BMI 2014

Once in a century political opportunity here, if only there were a party to claim it

For the WordPress geeks out there: I finally changed from widgets to blocks and ditched our bloated overly-complex theme for the basic 2025 built-in. I cleared out a lot of plugins that are no longer necessary with built-in WP functions.

Someone needs to make a song parody titled "Oxalic Acid". youtube.com/watch?v=WrT-...

Here's the official broadcast: www.twfps.com/past-episode...

Watt interviewed @dianemariekloba.com and I got to join in the fun! Check out 2025-12-08 The Watt from Pedro Show from The Watt From Pedro Show on Amazon Music. music.amazon.com/podcasts/f08...

Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?

From now on, I'm calling Dasher, Dancer, et al "The North Pole Caribou Herd." They only wear the reins for the Santa gig one night a year, and they have full and interesting lives the rest of the year where they are not draft animals. 🦌

Just baked 8 dozen pfeffernüsse using a slightly-altered* recipe from my great-grandmother. *oil instead of lard; agave syrup instead of corn syrup.

He seems to be constantly fighting 'wokeness' these days...

What I'm wearing to the Bluesky Christmas Party:

HD: Working on some new beats...

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Baste on a true story.

This was my house in Chicago when I was a kid

4844 West Iowa Street

I've always wanted to compose film scores, but for now, I'll settle for this inadvertent, ominous one-note piano soundtrack to cranberries. Happy Thanksgiving!

When the Wampanoag first fed the Pilgrims they didn't realize they'd just invented Socialism for undocumented refugee immigrants. Happy Thanksgiving.

It's going to be a special #Fishmas season this year!

Really disappointed to discover that juststrings.com has gone out of business. I usually placed a big order there about once a year to cover all the stringed instruments in the house. 🧵

Surprised to see that (at least on Amazon) "Living in Nashville" is the most popular song from 'Red Sun' by @dianemariekloba.com

Read it aloud... www.gocomics.com/frank-and-er...

Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security. Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations. Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952

You may not be able change anybody's mind with truth or logic, but it's still good to know this stuff from someone who knows the law:

It's not a foolproof plan but every political debate from now on should be a Normal Guy competition. Ask them to describe grocery shopping in detail. Talk about what it's like to have a friend

Almost funny: Downdetector (a site used to track internet outages) is hosted on Cloudflare. Cloudflare is experiencing a global outage. Bright spot: ChatGPT is also down. www.tomshardware.com/news/live/cl...

Post a bird to support @sbworkersunited.org and warn your followers not to buy Starbucks for the duration of the strike 🪶 Cormorant in Lake Michigan (just south of North Avenue Beach) last month, about to eat a fish it just caught.

Sen. @durbin.senate.gov has squandered the good will and legacy he earned through decades of service by capitulating at the critical moment. Now we must pressure Reps. Krishnamoorthi and Kelly, if they want that senate seat, to do their jobs in the house and fight with Leader Jeffries.

By now, we should be tired of seeing variations on this meme. Over and over... imgflip.com/i/4xz5q8

Don't forget to vote in the festive 50!

Idea for protest sign or poster: STOP SHOCKING MY CONSCIENCE

After a visit to the ENT doctor and audiologist yesterday, I've been thinking about this song. Turns out today is also the anniversary of Mimi Parker's death in 2022. youtu.be/X8X-V0Uqo3s?...

Happy Birthday to Eugene V. Debs. Born #OTD in 1855.

The drought seems to be causing some drab autumn foliage, but these Freeman maples 🍁 (Acer × freemanii) do not disappoint!

Ballot at www.dandelionradio.com/festive50.htm

NEWS: Vote now in the 2025 Festive 50!

Uncle Sam is a "beardo".

An estimated 15.7 million workers use SNAP. It’s a lifeline for those in low-wage jobs. Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker. Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps. Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.

music.apple.com/us/song/men-... Here's a spooky one for tomorrow

Glass hadn't been invented yet, so you'd never know that Fred is drinking red wine. Specifically, a Hanna-Barbera d'Alba

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When I read a story like this, I wonder about people downstate who need disaster assistance: Do they think Trump is wrong for doing this, or do they think the "blue" counties of Illinois were wrong to vote against him? chicago.suntimes.com/donald-trump...

In case you are not familiar, Watt interviews an artist and plays music from his and his guest's collection. He always starts with some Coltrane. It's on your favorite streaming service or here: www.twfps.com/home

We may not be able to do everything on this list (all require some degree of privilege), but maybe we'll be able to suggest some of those we can't do to other people looking for ideas: bsky.app/profile/rbre...

#NoKings Elmhurst, Illinois

It was hard to get many photos today since one hand held a sign. Of course, we saw inflatable frogs, unicorns, one chicken, and my favorite, an axolotl! 🦎