Bryan

You are welcome. I did my small part. Thank you for your unwavering voice! I am so happy tonight!

Photo of a man and a women, both smiling, displaying “I Voted” stickers stuck to the end of their pointer fingers.

These two votes were NOT purchased by Elon Musk. Votes #1139 and #1140 cast in East De Pere, Wisconsin.

A large orange cat sits in front of a big window which looks out upon a snowy front yard.

Ornette the Cat does not appreciate this new “Springtime Snow”!

Memories of Super Bowl LIX! . . . . . . .(?!)

Early morning backyard after a day of snow. 5:54 am, February 8, 2025, De Pere, Wisconsin. I am looking forward to the day when this scene will be bathed in sunlight because the sun will rise at 5:07 am on June 21, 2025!

I’d love to hear more from you about this. I just picked up the disc and will watch it soon. It seems very artfully assembled but I was also concerned about its logic and message.

A view of the sky above a winter sunset. Bright fire-orange colored clouds that are lit by the setting sun standing in contrast to icy blue-gray color of the late afternoon sky. Tree branches and a streetlight frame the striking sky colors as the camera is pointing upwards.

Late Sunday afternoon I noticed the light outside bore a strange orange-tinted hue. The sun was setting. As it dropped closer to the horizon, the sky increasingly began to resemble a distant conflagration. Cameras have a difficult time capturing an image as your eyes and brain see it. This is close.

A large orange tabby cat named Ornette lays in front of a living room window soaking up the light and heat of the winter sun at noon.

Ornette the Cat is soaking up the heat and light of the winter sun at noon! Monday was a brilliant, sunny day here in Wisconsin and Ornette was enjoying it as much as I was! Have a great week everyone here in the Blue Skies!

I am seriously happy for you! It is a joy to have a special place to engage in the activities you love! 📚🛋️❤️

Kicker attempts, and makes, the field goal kick in the last seconds of the Thursday night NFL football game, winning 34 to 31.

Congrats! Detroit has a very tough team! I’m glad it came down to the wire. I don’t see any reason why the Lions won’t be in the Big Game at the end of the season. Enjoy the win and the coming playoffs! Maybe our two teams will meet again before the season is over!? ❤️🏈💥

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Our teams are facing off tonight! I hope it’s a fun game! Best wishes to you and Detroit but I’m hoping for a Packer’s victory!

Agreed! I’ve been having nice conversations with cool people and I’m not always sure how we got started. Posting and replying and even just liking things seems to be rewarding with additional connections! Very refreshing!

BTW, wonderful ALT text on your photo!

A view of a snowy front yard and street in a neighborhood from the viewpoint of a front window.

Good morning! View from your window? It looks very familiar. Here is a view from my window right now. Have a great day!

Coffee is a beautiful beverage! ❤️ quality coffee and I drink it unadulterated. Not that I don’t love cream and sugar - that just makes coffee a dessert. Right now it is 6:45 am - I’m drinking amazing locally-roasted coffee that I brewed, I’ve got great jazz on the stereo (Yusef Lateef). All is good!

You are playing some mighty fine music this Thanksgiving Day! Beautiful and powerful music!

Totally agree! Great album! More Blues… is a very nice follow-up to this one. It seems to me that Oliver Nelson’s solid reputation has faded in the eyes of jazz heads. Perhaps all those 1970s television shows he scored and arranged tarnished his rep to some. '70s TV had a distinct Nelson vibe to it!

Two compact discs displayed in front of a window in the morning light.

Early morning listening before the holiday crashes in. Uniquely creative Anthony Braxton connects the two. Vienna features Ran Blake, his piano playing reminds me of exquisitely tuned crystal bells. Standards beautifully shattered and reassembled. Early Circle is Corea’s best and most athletic work.

Sun sets precisely between two homes.

Today’s Tiny Cosmic Event: Neighborhenge! That one day in autumn when the sun sets precisely in the slot between two neighbor’s homes! Beautiful! ;-)

Posting a film still from the year I was born! (I’m feeling pretty queasy...!)

Trump Guitars hit with cease and desist from Gibson over use of Les Paul body shape Breaking: The patriotic line was launched as “the only guitar officially endorsed by President Donald J. Trump”, but Gibson says it infringes on its trademarks

When I first saw that Trump was hawking guitars I was befuddled by why Gibson would be involved in such a brazen grift. “That's one ugly Les Paul!” Well it turns out it is NOT a Gibson! Hopefully these abominations never reach the market! Details in link. www.guitarworld.com/gear/electri...

This is a very nice feature! Picking up a copy for sure. What I could read from your photos is wonderful. I also like the “buyers guide.” I have all of these recordings in my collection and I agree with your ratings. Ptah and Elements are knockouts but Journey is Exquisite!

In my office on a quiet November Sunday morning and I am checking social media on my computer when I realize I am not alone. Apparently, my little friend, Ornette the Cat, believes it is time for a treat or some snuggles or quite possibly both. I happily oblige! 🐈

Ten Jazz records on a wall.

This is a photo of my current living room record wall. I often organize it by a theme. Sometimes obvious, sometimes not. Jazzheads won’t have much trouble decoding this one. Hint: Honoring a giant of Jazz who passed away more than a year-and-a-half ago. Who links to every record pictured? 🎷

Ornette the Cat

Greetings to everyone here in the Blue Sky! I introduce you to my little friend, Ornette the Cat! He is enjoying the autumn sunlight while being completely unaware that the Green Bay Packers just blocked a field goal and secured a last-second, one-point victory over the troublesome Chicago Bears!

Its always nice to see Anthony Braxton getting some love!