Sensory Dispensary
“The record you didn’t know you needed is what I am listening to in the other room.”
“The record you didn’t know you needed is what I am listening to in the other room.”
Back in the old days I used to subscribe to a lot of websites using RSS and would consume my news and such at my leisure, all from one common interface. I even self-hosted my own RSS Feed app, anyone else remember Shaun Inman’s Fever?…
I spent a good part of yesterday trying to put in to words my thoughts about the events of Jan 6, 2021 and my feelings about it five years later. I was trying to mix together my anger, my sadness, my disbelief, bewilderment, shock, and…
I’d be willin’ to bet at least a few of you are familiar with this route…
I try to find the good, I try to find joy, I try to be a good person and do good things, and to make the world a better place for everyone. I know I sometimes fail but I am tired indeed.
From The Wall Street Journal Jan 3, 2026 “President Trump’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro early Saturday is an act of hemispheric hygiene against a dictator who spread mayhem far and wide.” My old blogging friend Kurt shared this quote and seemingly gave the…
I shared some year end statistics from my last.fm account in a post yesterday and I wanted to offer some more interesting tidbits. I’ll be sharing more over the next few days but I wanted to start today with a 10 x 10 collage of…
I’ve been collecting albums since before I was a teenager and have amassed quite a collection over those many years. I moved to CDs pretty early and have a boatload of those as well. I used to be an album person. I love the process…
Even though I believe Christmas is a fake holiday made up by a religious cult that has now, for most people, become a gross display of massive debt inducing consumerism and the cause of unnecessary stress and personal pressures, I do enjoy the opportunity to…
With the holiday and all, my schedule over the last few days has been very different and my days spent in alternate pursuits. I hope that you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family of choice, if that is your thing. Gina and I…
The world turned it to a lot shittier place than it has been when Todd Snider passed away yesterday. If you have been reading me for a while, or know me at all, you’ll know just how deeply I respected Todd’s talent as a singer,…
In my post the other day I asked, in relation to the recent family developments and my going no contact, if it is possible to feel grief and relief at the same time . I’ve been thinking a lot about that today, how these seemingly…
After a major conflict with my family went nuclear about a week ago, I have completely cut off contact with nearly everyone. A major battle in my life has ended and now I get to pick up the pieces and process that resolution. I am…
I have heard The White House called The People’s House in the past, but today I learned (from the official government National Park Service web site) that it is also a National Park. The White House is a National ParkThe White House is owned by…
I’ve been thinking a lot about how abuse dynamics continue long after the original abuse ends. One pattern I’ve noticed is how perpetrators and their allies reframe a victim’s self-protection as aggression. When someone who was harmed finally speaks their truth or sets boundaries, suddenly…
Hmmmm……
