Buck Quivas
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Wine, energy, books, random crap… not necessarily in that order.
Looking for something different to listen to for Christmas? Here's a great playlist put together by David Byrne from a 2023 Fresh Air episode (Terry Gross is a national treasure).
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Whether you're merry or miserable, David Byrne's holiday playlist will resonate
The singer-songwriter and Talking Heads frontman presents some of his favorite holiday music — including songs by The Pogues, James Brown and LCD Soundsystem. Originally broadcast Dec. 20, 2023.
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December 1, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Looking for something different to listen to for Christmas? Here's a great playlist put together by David Byrne from a 2023 Fresh Air episode (Terry Gross is a national treasure).
www.npr.org/2024/12/24/g...
www.npr.org/2024/12/24/g...
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NPR's Scott Simon explains why The Pogues' "Fairytale of New York" is a holiday song for those who have troubles and heartache.
Opinion: My kind of holiday song
NPR's Scott Simon explains why The Pogues' "Fairytale of New York" is a holiday song for those who have troubles and heartache.
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November 30, 2025 at 11:27 PM
NPR's Scott Simon explains why The Pogues' "Fairytale of New York" is a holiday song for those who have troubles and heartache.
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” — Gandhi
November 30, 2025 at 2:09 PM
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” — Gandhi
“Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.”
- Marcel Proust
- Marcel Proust
November 27, 2025 at 5:12 PM
“Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.”
- Marcel Proust
- Marcel Proust
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“But I am not Enron”, oil on canvas
November 24, 2025 at 9:52 PM
“But I am not Enron”, oil on canvas
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“If anyone tells you that a certain person speaks ill of you, do not make excuses about what is said of you but answer, "He was ignorant of my other faults, else he would not have mentioned these alone.”
– Epictetus
#stoic #philosophy #wisdom
– Epictetus
#stoic #philosophy #wisdom
November 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
“If anyone tells you that a certain person speaks ill of you, do not make excuses about what is said of you but answer, "He was ignorant of my other faults, else he would not have mentioned these alone.”
– Epictetus
#stoic #philosophy #wisdom
– Epictetus
#stoic #philosophy #wisdom
“Captain Badass” by Songs:Ohia is so good… glad that today I randomly heard that gem of a song from 1999. It will be on repeat all day tomorrow.
November 20, 2025 at 5:19 AM
“Captain Badass” by Songs:Ohia is so good… glad that today I randomly heard that gem of a song from 1999. It will be on repeat all day tomorrow.
We all cry when listening to Belle & Sebastian?
Right? Right?
Right? Right?
November 18, 2025 at 5:11 AM
We all cry when listening to Belle & Sebastian?
Right? Right?
Right? Right?
“Priests and Paramedics” is both one of the best early 2000s songs and an amazing title… sometimes that title is how business/life feels in general.
November 18, 2025 at 4:58 AM
“Priests and Paramedics” is both one of the best early 2000s songs and an amazing title… sometimes that title is how business/life feels in general.
Anyone else listening to Rage Against the Machine more than usual lately?
November 15, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Anyone else listening to Rage Against the Machine more than usual lately?
Dinosaur Jr. cover of “Just Like Heaven” isn’t solving all my problems but it it sure is helping my coping.
November 15, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Dinosaur Jr. cover of “Just Like Heaven” isn’t solving all my problems but it it sure is helping my coping.
“Often injustice lies in what you aren’t doing, not only in what you are doing.” —Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 9.5
November 13, 2025 at 10:26 PM
“Often injustice lies in what you aren’t doing, not only in what you are doing.” —Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 9.5
“Receive without pride, let go without attachment.” — Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 8.33
November 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
“Receive without pride, let go without attachment.” — Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 8.33
“Nobody knows anything.”
—William Goldman
—William Goldman
November 12, 2025 at 8:35 PM
“Nobody knows anything.”
—William Goldman
—William Goldman
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F**K Everything, We're Doing 50 Year Mortgages theonion.com/fuck-everyth...
Fuck Everything, We're Doing Five Blades
Would someone tell me how this happened? We were the fucking vanguard of shaving in this country. The Gillette Mach3 was the razor to own. Then the other guy came out with a three-blade razor. Were we...
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November 12, 2025 at 2:37 AM
F**K Everything, We're Doing 50 Year Mortgages theonion.com/fuck-everyth...
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2007 Andromeda for dinner. Not everything is ok in the world but I will take solice in the things that are great. www.princeofpinot.com/media/images...
November 7, 2025 at 4:33 AM
2007 Andromeda for dinner. Not everything is ok in the world but I will take solice in the things that are great. www.princeofpinot.com/media/images...
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why the fuck is 60 Minutes even bothering?
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why the fuck is 60 Minutes even bothering?
in a world of new lows, a newer low
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November 3, 2025 at 4:21 PM
why the fuck is 60 Minutes even bothering?
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“The selfishness of rich people is not as cruel as their lack of compassion.”
— Jean-Jacques Rousseau
— Jean-Jacques Rousseau
November 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
“The selfishness of rich people is not as cruel as their lack of compassion.”
— Jean-Jacques Rousseau
— Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Who is about to start a 4 week road trip for work and is super “excited” about it?
a man wearing a white shirt and tie smiles in front of a window
ALT: a man wearing a white shirt and tie smiles in front of a window
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November 3, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Who is about to start a 4 week road trip for work and is super “excited” about it?
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@neguse.house.gov gives a lesson on how to reframe a journalist’s stupid question about #SNAP! 💪🏼
October 31, 2025 at 2:58 PM
@neguse.house.gov gives a lesson on how to reframe a journalist’s stupid question about #SNAP! 💪🏼
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Today is the 40th anniversary of the day that Marty McFly got in Doc Brown’s DeLorean in Hill Valley, meanwhile Up the Coast in Astoria Oregon The Goonies were going on their adventure.
Saturday 26th October 1985 is a hell of a day, movie fans
Saturday 26th October 1985 is a hell of a day, movie fans
October 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Today is the 40th anniversary of the day that Marty McFly got in Doc Brown’s DeLorean in Hill Valley, meanwhile Up the Coast in Astoria Oregon The Goonies were going on their adventure.
Saturday 26th October 1985 is a hell of a day, movie fans
Saturday 26th October 1985 is a hell of a day, movie fans
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A great Daily Show about No Kings, in case you missed it.
"No Kings" Protests Defy GOP Expectations & Jon Gives Trump a Royal Inspection | The Daily Show
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October 22, 2025 at 12:30 AM
A great Daily Show about No Kings, in case you missed it.