Just loaded up CoSo to see how things are going.

I think I'm in an alternate reality.

{sniff}

From Code's Real-World Illustrative Dictionary, Volume 7:

𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐦: flagrant / ˈfleɪ grənt /

𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:

#politics

#shiny #politics

While TFG and his sycophantic cultists constantly rant about the invasion at the border, let us remember this:

His relentlessly repeated promise to build a (beautiful) wall when he became president (intentional lower-case 'p') never happened.

If it had, according to those same promises, we would no longer have this problem at the border.

So when they blame Kamala and Biden, remind them that it's actually a failing of their lord and savior, and his false promises.

Yup, it's #politics

This one I felt compelled to create.

Why does the (intentional?) mispronunciation of a famous name by a particular segment of the US population bother me so?

#politics

Embarrassing and odd.

Have you ever looked at something for years and then realized later that you had completely missed its details?

I've owned and listened to Supertramp albums since I was a teenager. Recently I was looking at the Breakfast in America cover and realized that I *never* noticed that the generically shaded cityscape in the background is actually made up of dishes and breakfast-related items.

What a maroon I am!

#brainfart
#cosomusic

Holy schnikees, Weather Underground.

It's crazy-hot out right now, but can this feels-like of 123° be true? (actual current screenshot)

Kids today (mostly) have no concept of the full album experience. Hey, it's OK to stream cuts from multiple artists, random order, willy-nilly, higgledy-piggledy. But sometimes you've just gotta stand up, take a few steps, search for that special vinyl, pull it out, admire the art, read the notes, slip the album from its aftermarket, anti-static sleeve, lay it on the platter, gently place the needle, then sit back and listen to side 1. In order and in full. Then repeat for side 2.

Sublime.

Just checking: it IS still May, right?

#20days20books

Day 13:

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Day 12:

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Day 11:

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Day 10:

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Day 9: In general I love stories that involve time or time-travel. This book is a collection of fictional dreams and musings by a certain patent office clerk about the nature of time. The stories, exquisite and sweet, will linger in your memory for a very long time.

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Day 8: This book is a -meh- OK read, but I'm including it here just for the entertainment value it's brought through the years. I leave it on the guest bathroom counter whenever there are people over for dinner.

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Day 7: Much like Richard Powers, any book by Nicholson Baker is one I will immediately purchase, preferably in hard cover. 🙂

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Day 6: Including here because this is the book I used to teach myself to read.

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Day 5: This set a course for me when I was a little kid.