This week’s is from Woodstock, New York, outfit The Bobby Lees, a cover of PJ Harvey’s 50 Ft Queenie, off their upcoming Epitaph debut New Self, due out on June 12. On Bandcamp.
Continue reading...May 2026
Memorial Day
Memorial Day is too early this year. From what I can tell, it’s actually the earliest it can be. Fascinating, I guess, to some. It just seems odd for it to fall earlier than the birthday of one of our fellow bloggers (which one, I won’t tell you). But, since it is fast upon us, I guess a meditation of sorts is in order. We have a lot of military-centered holidays. Too many for a supposed peaceful nation. I used to wonder how the Klingons of Star Trek, notably a warlike people, found their way to being...
Continue reading...Hump-Day Song of the Week: Say Something by Sera Cahoone
Sorry for the late entry today, but I guess it’s better than no entry at all? Huh? I don’t know. Here’s a song.
Continue reading...Towards a smarter home, part 8: A million little pieces
Hey, so it’s been a long time since an update on the smartification of my home. I realize that it’s been a good number of random updates, installations, devices, etc., but not one single one that would deserve its own thread (heh) here. But, all added together, I guess an update is in order. Last time we talked about Matter Over Thread, what they tell me is the network and transmission protocol of the future. I had put together a fabric, what we call a mesh network of Thread devices, and it was working…fine. Devices would randomly...
Continue reading...Hump-Day Song of the Week: Donor Country (A gOoD cAuSe) by Telehealth
This week’s is off Telehealth’s forthcoming album Green World Image, out on May 15, 2026. It’s about philanthropy, because why not. Seems appropriate for our era. On Bandcamp.
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