Can we use one like those on an aircraft carrier?

For the first time in several years, I'm listening to John Lennon exclusively today (Dec 8) to remember him on the anniversary of his death. This is actually an old personal tradition that, for reasons I've forgotten, I used to uphold without fail.

Love you, miss you, thank you, John.

#JohnLennon

And a couple of days with my nephews, my sister, my mom and the family doggo. There were laughs aplenty, as usual, and a ton of cuddles with Choppy.
So happy!

Time with faraway friends connecting remotely, enjoying Lando's coronation in a memorable final race for 2025. Any great experience becomes exponentially better when it is shared.

EPIC weekend.
A new F1 World Champion. Huzzah, Lando Norris! Been a fan since Day 1. It has been awesome to see your growth from rookie to World Champ.

Lately I've been listening to and digesting quite a few interviews of the late Steve Albini, and the more I hear him talk about his approach to recording music, the more I wish I'd have had a chance to meet him, just to learn more about his art and craft.

Maybe in another life...

imagine US political culture if Ford hadn't pardoned Nixon, and instead he went to jail

It has been nigh on three months since I last wrote a song. Every now and then I'll come up with a bit, then decide, nah, this ain't good enough to keep.
But I'll keep on trying.
That's just the way this game's played.

THIS.

You're goddamn right, you despotic piece of filth.

And the opposite is also true. Only idiots who can't think for themselves like you.

If I seem like I'm in a rage, it's because I am.

The sheer injustice in society is intolerable.

I do not condone murder. But I will NOT deny that sometimes I feel a bit of a righteousness when someone who is demonstrably evil gets removed from among the living.

I will never apologize for that.

THIS.
It's almost ALWAYS THIS.
Fuck these Nazi assholes.

YouTube video by Holy Koolaid You've Been Lied to About Charlie Kirk

@holykoolaid.bsky.social delivers a striking eulogy for Charlie Kirk.
Factual. Documented. Well delivered.

Am pretty sure this isn't a sterling example of "freedom of speech."

You know. That same thing these assholes love to tout Charlie Kirk being a staunch exemplar and advocate of.

Pete Hegseth tells Pentagon staff to hunt for negative Charlie Kirk posts by service members Several people have already been relieved of their jobs because of their posts on social media, defense officials told NBC News.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

THIS.

Having a family does NOT make you a good person.

Even the Nazis had families. Heinrich Himmler had a gazillion kids, if I'm not mistaken.

But he was still a fucking Nazi, and anyone who lines up with Nazis and everything they espouse does NOT deserve any kindness. At least not from me.

THIS.

THIS.

49ers got away with one.
phew

THIS

Not gonna mince words.

I fucking hate these assholes in power.

Department of War my ass.

Still on a sketching/drawing kick, as you can see.

You win a full portion of internets if you can ID my muse in these sketches.

(As an aside, the first two sketches are quite brutal. But the third one... an angel was guiding my hand and eye with that one.)

YES!!!

I was just telling a dear friend yesterday that the best friendships are the ones that you measure not by how many years you've been friends with somebody, but by how many DECADES.

Ours is one of those, and one I cherish.

Been a bit dry musically the last couple of weeks, but thankfully I've not been totally creatively bankrupt.

Broke out the pencils, eraser and sketchbook, and here's some of what I was able to make that I deem shareable.

It's enough to plant the seed and nurture it to start.

If it's supposed to, it will grow. And it's OK if it never does, because sometimes that's what seeds are supposed to do.

#songwriterlife
#lessons
#art

Heck, sometimes even completed songs aren't supposed to be heard by an audience, ever.

So don't think that you have to squeeze every idea so hard just so you can complete it, so that it can have a life and be heard.

Sometimes it's better if you remember you can let it go if you want/need to.

An essential truth I need to be mindful of:

Not every seed is supposed to sprout and bear fruit. Some are just put in the ground, and that's all.

And so it is with writing songs.

Not every idea - or song fragment - is supposed to germinate into a full song.

Ever jammed a finger?

When I was young, I used to do this all the time. Playing basketball and other ball sports carried this potential hazard as a part of the deal.

Who jams a thumb getting into bed?

This guy.

Not fun. 😂

#gettingold
#ouch
#toughtoplayguitarwithanouchie

To me, to believe that "AI Art" is something we should surrender to, as an inevitability, is nothing less than suicide of the soul.

You can disagree with me; you have that right.

But I will never ever surrender to that growing groupthink garbage. I will fight you and that position until I die.