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I am a lot of things
“If you want to make a stand, help others make a stand. If you want to reach your goal, help others reach their goal. Consider yourself and treat others accordingly. This is the way of Humanity.” - Confucius
“If you want to make a stand, help others make a stand. If you want to reach your goal, help others reach their goal. Consider yourself and treat others accordingly. This is the way of Humanity.” - Confucius
Neil Young recently turned 80! Tonight I’m spinning one of his greatest records: After the Gold Rush
November 16, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Neil Young recently turned 80! Tonight I’m spinning one of his greatest records: After the Gold Rush
We saw the brilliant British pianist Paul Lewis at Princeton‘a Richardson Auditorium Thursday. If you haven’t heard his Schubert or Beethoven, do! Utterly transcendent!
November 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
We saw the brilliant British pianist Paul Lewis at Princeton‘a Richardson Auditorium Thursday. If you haven’t heard his Schubert or Beethoven, do! Utterly transcendent!
I do love autumn. So good they gave it two names!
November 6, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I do love autumn. So good they gave it two names!
Filming day in Metuchen! Classical guitar (me) and violin and cello. Piazzolla, Beatles, and Bach.
November 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Filming day in Metuchen! Classical guitar (me) and violin and cello. Piazzolla, Beatles, and Bach.
I just went to a vibrant Union county rally with Senators Kim AND Booker. Dems out door knocking all over our communities This weekend. I put out lots of signs. Dems are anxious (why I don’t get) but if it spurs work and over effort, good.
November 2, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I just went to a vibrant Union county rally with Senators Kim AND Booker. Dems out door knocking all over our communities This weekend. I put out lots of signs. Dems are anxious (why I don’t get) but if it spurs work and over effort, good.
almost every damn sign I saw was homemade. I made this one. Took a half hour and I loved every minute of it.
October 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
almost every damn sign I saw was homemade. I made this one. Took a half hour and I loved every minute of it.
Good Sunday morning!
October 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Good Sunday morning!
@ofthebraveusa.bsky.social Highland Park, New Jersey #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 10:51 PM
@ofthebraveusa.bsky.social Highland Park, New Jersey #NoKings
Crisp, chilly autumn day. Sometimes the weather calls for simple, but delicious, homemade white bread. Today is one of those days.
October 16, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Crisp, chilly autumn day. Sometimes the weather calls for simple, but delicious, homemade white bread. Today is one of those days.
What’s your favorite autumn 🍂 music? One musician I go to every grey, cool, melancholy fall day is Nico. She seems to come alive on such days.
October 14, 2025 at 5:18 PM
What’s your favorite autumn 🍂 music? One musician I go to every grey, cool, melancholy fall day is Nico. She seems to come alive on such days.
Jersey shore bozos fly this rubbish (especially the really rich shore towns - saw this today). I’d say, if the fascist flab is still kicking and they try this, then Obama runs and whoops his ass. And he would.
September 30, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Jersey shore bozos fly this rubbish (especially the really rich shore towns - saw this today). I’d say, if the fascist flab is still kicking and they try this, then Obama runs and whoops his ass. And he would.
this guy:
September 30, 2025 at 1:00 AM
this guy:
The older I get, the more I appreciate Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. A commentary on how political feuds going back years consume and destroy the most innocent: the young. A profound performance at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, this past Sunday.
September 23, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The older I get, the more I appreciate Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. A commentary on how political feuds going back years consume and destroy the most innocent: the young. A profound performance at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, this past Sunday.
What a week! Wednesday saw Ken Burns for a talk on his new film, The American Revolution (with clips of the NJ parts of the war). Last night, saw a stunningly brilliant 80 y/o Eric Clapton at Madison Square Garden.
September 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
What a week! Wednesday saw Ken Burns for a talk on his new film, The American Revolution (with clips of the NJ parts of the war). Last night, saw a stunningly brilliant 80 y/o Eric Clapton at Madison Square Garden.
Went to the splendid Met Museum today. (Every few Sundays - almost a spiritual ritual.) I limit myself to only 2 or 3 photos. Here are two that moved me particularly: a 1925 rayograph by Man Ray, and Jean-Francois Millet’s « Autumn Landscape with a Flock of Turkeys. » (1872-73)
September 14, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Went to the splendid Met Museum today. (Every few Sundays - almost a spiritual ritual.) I limit myself to only 2 or 3 photos. Here are two that moved me particularly: a 1925 rayograph by Man Ray, and Jean-Francois Millet’s « Autumn Landscape with a Flock of Turkeys. » (1872-73)
Need a summer reading recommendation? Evelyn Waugh’s Men at Arms is a splendid one. I’ve read few writers who waste not a word. He also keenly understands humans and the various ways we try to deal with the ominous unknown.
August 16, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Need a summer reading recommendation? Evelyn Waugh’s Men at Arms is a splendid one. I’ve read few writers who waste not a word. He also keenly understands humans and the various ways we try to deal with the ominous unknown.
I missed Jerry Garcia’s 30th anniversary death date by a few days. He was one of my musical and cosmic heroes. I remember the moment he died. I saved the Rolling Stone magazine memorial issue.
August 14, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I missed Jerry Garcia’s 30th anniversary death date by a few days. He was one of my musical and cosmic heroes. I remember the moment he died. I saved the Rolling Stone magazine memorial issue.
From Pew Research
August 4, 2025 at 12:49 PM
From Pew Research
Ugh. Not again. Two weeks ago my front road looked like this. Not even near a flood zone.
July 31, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Ugh. Not again. Two weeks ago my front road looked like this. Not even near a flood zone.
When people ask who’s my favorite songwriter, it’s an easy answer: Gordon Lightfoot! Every song is a miniature novel - elegant, unpretentious, delicately crafted, natural flowing. (This Sunday’s vinyl)
July 27, 2025 at 10:41 PM
When people ask who’s my favorite songwriter, it’s an easy answer: Gordon Lightfoot! Every song is a miniature novel - elegant, unpretentious, delicately crafted, natural flowing. (This Sunday’s vinyl)
My homemade wheat/white sourdough rounds.
July 19, 2025 at 7:47 PM
My homemade wheat/white sourdough rounds.