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- Something for Thursday March 19, 2026
- What DOES “Auld Lang Syne” mean, anyway? March 19, 2026
- Tuesday Tones March 17, 2026
- I’ll say this for DST March 16, 2026
- Yeah, y’all need to step it up. March 15, 2026
- Something for Thursday March 12, 2026
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- Morning March Mood March 8, 2026
- Something for Thursday March 5, 2026
- Tuesday Tones (extending Black History Month, just because) March 3, 2026
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Happy Birthday, My Love (an Annual Repost)
A few additions to this annual repost!It’s time for my annual repost of Just Some Of The Ways The Wife Has Made Me Happy Over The Years, on the occasion of her birthday! Obviously this past year has been particularly … Continue reading
From the Books: Mike Royko
A repost, because somehow the subject of Mike Royko came up on Twitter. For many years he was my father’s favorite columnist. I remember him handing me the Opinion section more than a few times, saying, “Royko’s got a good … Continue reading
And now, a lamp-post
It seems an odd visual to like, but I’m always fascinated by light poles in parking lots, especially when there’s weather. This human-made object stands there, adding unnatural light to a scene while nature does its thing all around. The … Continue reading
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The Past harmonizes: 11/22/63, by Stephen King
(Re-upping this one after a discussion of Stephen King on Twitter, and specifically this book, made me remember this post!) One odd bit of Star Trek lore that I didn’t know about until I read one of William Shatner’s … Continue reading
Tone Poem Tuesday
I found this piece quite randomly. The other day I wanted to listen to the famed Adagio from Aram Khachaturian’s ballet Spartacus, and while doing a quick YouTube look-up I happened upon the same composer’s Symphony No. 3, which is subtitled … Continue reading
BOTD: Fanny Mendelssohn
(BOTD: Born On This Date. An idea I’m brazenly and openly stealing from Sheila O’Malley, who is the master of these kinds of posts.) Today is the birthdate of Fanny Mendelssohn. She was a pianist and composer, but her own … Continue reading
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From the Books: Why We Swim
Sometimes people cite the lack of browsing as a reason why it sucks that the independent bookstore has fallen on hard times in these, the Days of Amazon and other online retailers. And that’s true: one of the great joys … Continue reading
Farewell, Paddy Moloney
Paddy Moloney, the great front-man for the Celtic band The Chieftains, has died. He was 83. In my musical life, Paddy Moloney ranks very high. Very high. When I list musical figures who shaped my world and the way it … Continue reading
Recent Adventures in Overalls Nation!!!
No doubt all of you* have been asking, “Look, dude, all this music writing and book stuff and all is great, but what’s new with your bib overalls collection?!” And I am always one to give the public what it … Continue reading



