Cats secretly rule the world.. 😅

I loved this book. Terrific civil war story.

Still true. Still tragic.

This week’s Friday review is an Audible thriller so vivid and compelling, if you listen while driving you might miss your exit. Great story, first rate production. For a full review (&768 others) go to my account on @goodreads

Thank you, People Magazine, for previewing my 2026 novel, THE AMATEUR. “What if a single moment changed the entire course of your life — an accident that’s wild, weird and traumatic?” More here: tinyurl.com/2f2stvem

If an additional $15,000 in health insurance premiums (my increase for 2026) were framed as a $15,000 tax increase, I think there would be a revolution

Great poem. Mortality has its own schedule. (And, coincidentally, that happens to be the date my mother died).

YouTube video by Zero8 Chorus Zero8 | That lonesome road - Adolf Fredriks kyrka 2025

This week’s song is a lovely James Taylor piece, given reverent treatment by a choir. Very touching.
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Yesterday's No Kings protests were apparently the largest since the first Earth Day in 1970

The NYT covered that story with a six column headline across the top of the paper and two full pages inside

Today, two small pics below the fold and a story on page A23

They constantly let America down

Does this mean I can come over for turkey, stuffing etc? I’ll bring a big dessert.

YouTube video by Local Natives Simon and Garfunkel - Cecilia (Acoustic Cover)

This week’s song is 55 years old, but I bet this new version makes you move your feet.
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Always good to have a few helpers.

YouTube video by Middle Aged Dad Jam Band 'Scenes from an Italian Restaurant' (Billy Joel) | Middle Aged Dad Jam Band feat "Weird Al" Yankovic

Perhaps the all-time pinnacle of garage rock.
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This week’s Friday review: The woman who sued Donald Trump for sexual assault and defamation, and won, tells her story with humor and bite. The audio version has the benefit of hearing the story told in her voice.
Full review, and 766 others, on my page @goodreads

This week’s Friday review: a tiny book by a Holocaust historian that reads like a greatest hits of Heather Cox Richardson, plus a stronger prescription on how people ought to resist. Well worth the 90 minutes it takes to read. (Full review of this and 764 other books on my @goodreads account).

August. The shortest month.

This week’s Friday review: a national book award finalist, about a boy growing up amid rural poverty, his struggles and determination, and the community that supports him. Hard times bit with lots of hope. Strong recommendation.

I wrote him a letter suggesting he should go read some books.

Does anyone else find it crazy that you can walk into a bookshop and be charged £9.99 for a paperback novel that took the author a year to complete, but £17.99 for a completely blank notebook?

YouTube video by Scott Sheriff “The Second Arrangement”- Steely Dan’s lost (erased) Gaucho track - International Dan Collective.

This week’s tune is a loyal rescue of a song that was lost.
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This Friday’s review: an incredible story of courage & determination in beating cancer, but also more: aligning life with your priorities, outsmarting health insurers, & finding wellness in nature. If you’re sick, this book’s an inspiration. If you’re well, it’s a parable. Full review on @goodreads

After today’s hard rain, the celestial light was easily 15 miles wide on the New York side of Lake Champlain.

YouTube video by triple j FINNEAS covers The Zombies’ ‘Time of the Season’ for Like A Version

This week’s song is an oldie made fresh. And it’s still hard not to breathe along with the vocalist.
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This week’s Friday review: a very smart, very now story of a comfortable family that collides with forces that drive our time — AI, billionaire culture etc — and how they cope. It’s not a political pitch, not a lecture. A gripping story, a fast read, and highly recommended. (Oprah’s pick for July)

The Warren parade was as great as ever.

Just heard a guy read this and let me tell you it seemed like a pretty strong blind item

Barely

YouTube video by Analog Society #ninasimone + #theanimals #mashup Full length mashup available on our Patreon, link in bio ♥️

This week it’s only part of a brilliant mash-up. Bu it feels so good!
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Bow ties