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Jun 2025

P.S.

Learnings makes you sound like a damn clown. Even if everybody says it — they all sound like clowns. nolearnings.com

Jun 2025

Liquid Glass:

A computer screen displays the Windows Vista operating system with two folders open, showcasing the Control Panel and a Windows Explorer window, alongside the Start menu.
Jun 2025

This all day. I bust out into a cold sweat every time this screen pops up.

Apple updated the Phone app. But the real question is: did they fix this?

Jun 2025

Allowing myself some space to slow down.

Vibrant blue flowers with white centers are blossoming in a lush green foliage.
Jun 2025

Currently listening:

Auto-generated description: Album cover showing two drummers are playing side by side on a stage, with the text Krupa and Rich above them.

You can hear their friendship come through in their playing and trading of solos.

Jun 2025

This clown car we’re all on definitely did not pass NHTSA safety requirements.

Jun 2025

Years from now, someone will uncover that the selfie camera was the cause of society’s demise.

Jun 2025

“Written without AI” is the new “Written on my phone, please excuse typos”

May 2025

Airplane, with occasional cancer.

May 2025

We should all double down on TACO. Just like we should have doubled down on “he’s just weird”.

May 2025

I am salivating over these kits and fortunately they are local pickup only on the Reverb listings!

A drum set with a bass drum, two tom-toms, and a floor tom is setup in a room with hardwood floors.A black Yamaha drum set with chrome hardware is arranged on a wooden floor.

May 2025

Two poignant pieces I’ve been reading over and over today:

Each piece a reminder of what’s important, and within grasp despite the bullshit surrounding us.

May 2025

Clouds trying to get me while I was riding my bike.

A vast sky with wispy clouds stretches over a rural landscape with scattered greenery and a gravel area.
May 2025

My new Canopus (amazing drum company from Japan) snare drum arrived. 4 x 14 all maple shell with die cast hoops. It’s heavy and meaty. I hope one day to own a full Canopus set.

A hand is holding a Canopus snare drum above a table with red placemats.A close-up view of a drum set featuring a snare drum and tom, with a drumstick resting on top.

May 2025

“Agentic” is something I want to see wiped, nay, obliterated… from all languages.

May 2025

Today’s bounty.

A tray is filled with grilled meats, including sausages and chicken, sitting on an outdoor table with grass in the background.
May 2025

Currently listening to the best movie soundtrack ever made.

A music player app is displaying "Burn" by The Cure from "The Crow" soundtrack, featuring dark artwork of a crow.
May 2025

First dust bowl like storms, now fuel shortages, it’s all fine.

A news report discusses a gas supply shortage in Nebraska, with a notice at a fuel pump explaining the unavailability of regular unleaded and premium gas.
May 2025

Well, that was scary.

A circular swing hangs from a tree near fallen branches on a grassy area.
May 2025

My son, when we’re putting him to bed:

Picture of Wolverine from Marvel Rivals
May 2025

Rice cookers are great, but one should still learn how to cook rice on the stove top.

May 2025

Nice finish to a long ass day.

Photo of my feet as I lay down in a rainbow colored hammock.
May 2025

Matt Cameron breaks down his drum parts on Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun"

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May 2025

Trump tightens control of independent agency overseeing nuclear safety

First shower heads and lo-flo toilets, now radiation standards offend these people (bold emphasis mine): Trump tightens ...
May 2025

Learning a stupid drum part for my stupid mental health and my stupid hands and stupid feet are being stupid

This week I have taken the plunge to learn WMA by Pearl Jam from their wonderful Vs. album. There isn’t much on th...