"Margaritaville" gets all the attention, but I always preferred the more forward-looking "Come Monday". RIP Jimmy Buffett.

https://youtu.be/XKGw_hrlaOY

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https://youtu.be/lJvmW1wvfD4

I did my first poetry reading in a year and a half today, reading Brain Soliloquys, the latest volume of my hypnopompic diaries series, on facebook live. The video is now posted on my YouTube channel.
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buttercup

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Passionflower

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I'll be reading Brain Soliloquys, the fourth and probably final volume of my hypnopompic diaries series, live from my new library/family room, and teasing some work in progress. Sunday, August 27 at 5PM on the West Coast, 8PM on the East Coast, 2PM in Honolulu on Facebook Live.

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Man, this guy's autocorrect really fucked up the name "Bill Clinton". Right in the middle of his op-ed in the Wall Street Journal too lol how embarrassing for him

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-announces-press-conference-prove-election-stolen-1234806915/

His lawyers won't let him use any of this sh*t in court, because he'd have perjury charges added to his other 91 indictments and the lawyers would lose their licenses, but hey! Nothing you say at a press conference is under oath, amirite? Desperately trying to keep the grifting of the rubes one step ahead of the law...

Crap, I put a ziploc full of treats in my pocket when I took the dog for a walk and now my keys, pens, and ponytail holder smell like fake bacon.

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https://www.newsweek.com/sound-freedom-funder-fabian-marta-arrest-child-kidnapping-1817498

It's becoming clear that the actual pedophiles (just today there are news stories about a pastor and a cop in addition to the ray of sunshine pictured here) are using QAnon and Moms for Liberty as front groups to distract attention from their own nefarious activities by pandering to the rampant homophobia and transphobia in their gullible audience.

Critter of the Day

Athletics

Is that X as in “American History X”?

https://the-otolith.blogspot.com/2023/07/issue-seventy-southern-winter-2023.html

I'm excited to announce that three of my poems are now live in the 70th (and alas, final) issue of Otoliths, joining the fabulous company of Bob Heman, Heath Brougher, Mark DC, Stephen Bett, Sheila Murphy, Jim Leftwich and far too many others to mention here. A big thank you to Mark Young for publishing my writing and congratulations on bringing 70 issues of Otoliths into the world. #poetry

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