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I learned my friend and bandmate Doug DeRienzo passed away.

I hadn't talked to him in a long time but I thought I could just call him up, if I could find his current number.

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You know what would be a great radio show?

An hour of folk, bluegrass, and blues that Nick Spitzer does NOT approve of.

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Today I Learned there are three candidates in the Louisiana Democratic primary for U.S. Senate race.

The election is tomorrow.

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A hypothesis: The Grateful Dead is just a less musical Marshall Tucker Band.

I've learned late in life that I really like the Marshall Tucker Band, though.

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I'm going to be in an art market April 11 at the Arts Park in Arabi, Louisiana.

I don't believe I've ever participated in an outdoor group show like this.

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Notes for April 7, 2026.

I wondered if the president would drop a nuclear bomb on Iran.

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Notes for April 6, 2026.

I made my first Genius lyrics contribution.

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I have a bone to pick with the interviews on Fresh Air.

It's still a radio show I leave on if I tune in unless it's a subject I really don't have the time for.

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Eleventy is changing its name, among other things, and I don't love it.

Maybe it's just gatekeeping, but I'm not looking forward to an Eleventy ecosystem that caters more to the end clients than the developers. Catering to clients is the developer's job!

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Notes for October 10, 2025.

Impostor syndrome is real.

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Notes for August 30, 2025.

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Notes for July 24, 2025.

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Notes for July 22, 2025.

I watched this guy pressure wash the house behind me and now I get it. It looks so satisfying!

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Notes for April 4, 2025.

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Notes for March 17, 2025.

We are reliving the worst of history. The news barely acknowledges it. And I admit, I don't know what to do either.

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Notes for March 5, 2025.

Terrific 70-min pre-code movie. Young Barbara Stanwyck and Joan Blondell are nurses Lora Hart and "Maloney", learning the ropes of the profession, and constantly changing their clothes and each other’s clothes on screen.

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Notes for February 27, 2025.

Republican voters who knowingly and willingly picked a guy who wants to donate the US to Russia are culpable.

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Notes for February 19, 2025. Please impeach the president.

I don't care if you don't have the votes. Just interfere.

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January seems like a long time ago.

It’s the middle of the month, which seems like as good a time as any to rap at ya, even though nothing is new in my world except WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A FASCIST COUP LED BY A NAZI.

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Notes for February 10, 2025.

I skipped the Super Bowl and used the time I suddenly got back to make a whole new website.

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Well, that was a weird year.

A summary of my 2024.

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Notes for December 12, 2024.

In which I ruminate on the covers of The New Yorker.

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Notes for December 11, 2024.

I sent an email to Norfolk Southern Railroad today to ask them about this project they are planning in my neighborhood.

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Notes for November 21, 2024.

I've had two songs stuck in my head all day: 'Big Shot' and The Camp Lookout Theme Song.

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Notes for November 19, 2024.

Watching Reservation Dogs. And I still don't believe the election results. Just quietly joining the conspiracy theories while I can.

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Notes for November 16, 2024.

Bob! I love what you've done with your face!

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Notes for November 15, 2024.

English needs a word for the past tense of "read" that isn't "read".

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Notes for November 14, 2024.

If there is a good story, please use thinner paint. Please pour water on me.

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Notes for November 13, 2024.

I gave Boomtown Rats' The Fine Art Of Surfacing a spin today. Sir Bob's lyrics are frequently embarassing.

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Notes for November 12, 2024.

I learned about gachapon, which are stores in Japan (mostly) that are just full of vending machines that sell absurd little plastic toys.

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Notes for November 11, 2024.

11/11 is Betty's gotcha day.

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Notes for November 9, 2024.

A cool household hint! Plus, I don't believe the election returns.

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Notes for November 8, 2024.

There's an empty space in my head where the news used to be, and I love it.

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Notes for October 23, 2024.

We'll be back at Pirogue's on Saturday.

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I made some mummies for Melanie.

I made some mummies for Melanie in exchange for a handmade hat, I think I did pretty well on the deal.

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Notes for July 20, 2024.

Buddy continued getting better and better, I saw a Shakespeare play, and for some reason I painted a stop sign.

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Notes for July 18, 2024.

Buddy continued getting better, Google Photos vs Apple Photos, and we said goodbye to Bob Newhart.

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Notes for July 15, 2024.

Buddy got his stitches out, The Stacks had a great weekend, and somebody tried to kill the former President.

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The Stacks play Saturday, July 13, 2024, at Poor Boys Bar in New Orleans, Louisiana, opening for Mercyland.

End of the tour.

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The Stacks play Friday, July 12, 2024, at the Intracoastal Club in Houma, Louisiana, opening for Mercyland.

Our first time playing in Houma.

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Buddy was stoic.

We waited for his planned eye surgery.

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Damn you autocorrect, plus a Stacks show Saturday.

Autocorrect just changed my invoice.

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The gigs we played at Mr. Liu's China King: Notes for May 23, 2024.

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How to get a bird out of your house.

First, make sure there's just one way out or the bird will be confused.

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Another karaoke sketch.

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Notes for May 9, 2024.

I thought Terry Gross said tomorrow's Fresh Air guest would be novelist Calm Toebean.

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Notes for April 30, 2024.

The Formosan termites made their first appearance of the year.

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Notes for April 29, 2024.

The Lemon Twigs album arrived.

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Stacks played with Happy Talk at Checkpoint Charlie.

Excellent crowd, excellent sound.

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Notes for April 8, 2024.

My newsletter.

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I compiled a little booklet of my karaoke cartoons.

It's 24 pages, staple-bound. Laser printed on, let's see... 20lb copy paper. Good stuff. It's black-and-white, but so are the originals.

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Stacks show coming up Saturday April 13.

At Checkpoint Charlie. With Happy Talk Band.

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A snake made itself comfortable in front of the house.

They're overall harmless but they will bite. Mostly they're good at getting away.

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AI prompts will make Gmail less useful than it is now.

Apparently people can no longer write simple notes without the help of a computer.

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Went to see Sunrise:Sunset at Siberia.

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Saw a bird I couldn't name while walking on the levee.

I think it's a Missisippi Kite, but maybe it's too big for that?

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Buddy let me see his cloudy eye.

Buddy finally let me get a picture of his cloudy eye.

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I finally got glasses.

They had some interesting side effects.

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I just need the exact date something changed. Is that so much to ask from a computer? Notes for March 1, 2024.

The computer could easily tell me the exact date, but the people programming the app want it to seem friendly.

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Can we do something about images in other peoples' email signatures?

I want to block my client's email signature. That's correct. That's the way I wanna do business.

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A few words about Dexter Romweber.

If you go listen today, please note how a lot of it is garage/rock/rockabilly, but a lot of it isn't.

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The Stacks play January 25 at Holy Diver (the old Sidney's Saloon).

With Redondo Beat and Luxurious Faux Furs.

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The Stacks played with Mercyland in Athens, Georgia.

It was a good show

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Did my once-a-year poster design.

I had just one day to do it so, if you find it derivative of my early works, maybe that's why.

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I wrote the word "haircut" on a Post-It.

I was just super pleased with how it came out.

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Can I still call myself a painter?

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I visited Splash 'n Chill island.

I spent the weekend of the Fourth in Pensacola.

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I got the news that my dad had to go into a nursing home.

It seems like huge news now but that day it just felt like a little thing

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Notes for September 9, 2022: I kept up my two-mile walks for another day.

I found some artifacts on the levee.

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I've been walking two miles a day now for a week.

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I had a late summer fire. Nature decided to come in the house.

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I walked Daisy and we found an offering of rotting fruit.

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I tested positive for COVID.

I would say I had a mild case, but it also seemed to last for a month.

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I developed a pretty good Absurdle strategy.

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I saw two movies last week.

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Gina went to City Hall and sent me a picture of a map.

The street names around here have changed since 1893.

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Notes for October 13, 2021: Stacks show later this month, a reason to watch TV.

The Lemon Twigs are good on record but what really shines is the live show.

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I had a solo bonfire.

Still getting rid of Ida debris.

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I put new strings on my guitars.

I watched YouTube videos and now I don't know how to put the strings on anymore.

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Goodbye Froggy.

I really feel for this frog.

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Fooey.

fooey.

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Buddy and Otter are frenemies.

Buddy is very patient, despite being the most food-motivated cat I've known.

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New painting.

I painted a lighter. Also enjoying Doxology by Nell Zink.

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Oh my (and notes on Grand Theft Auto IV).

I'm doing all right, despite the pandemic. I am okay not seeing too many people. Saving money, I guess.

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On making a living from other peoples' difficulties. (A post about Wordpress and Internet Explorer 6.)

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What's happening right now?

The Pandemic Reboot Independence Day Edition

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I went to Camp Lookout and behaved like a jerk.

As you may know Methodists have a pretty good history of featuring graphically strong felt/fabric banners as part of the worship experience. I guess they hoped we’d move that craft forward a little bit.

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