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.
Continue reading...Hump-Day Song of the Week: Dear Hope by Dabda (다브다)
This week’s is from Seoul math rock quartet Dabda, who have a new track “Dear Hope” off their upcoming record due this summer. It’s six minutes of soaring, roaring sound, and really gets going around the two minute mark, at which point you probably won’t be able to stop listening. Sure, I don’t understand a word of Korean, but it doesn’t matter, even though you can plug the lyrics in your favorite translator to get an idea (and the video does show some english translations). On Bandcamp.
Continue reading...Inflation blues
Man, people really hate the economy. It’s not a new story. In fact, the only thing interesting about it how not new it is. People hate the Clinton economy. People hated the W. economy. People really hated the Great Recession economy (go figure). People hate the Obama economy, even as it came roaring back better than before the Great Recession. People hated the Trump economy (less so, but that’s another story that’s the same story). People really hated the pandemic economy. People continued to really hate the Biden economy, even as it came back roaring better than before, well, anything...
Continue reading...Hump-Day Song of the Week: Kid Gloves by Prism Shores
Sure, we’ll be back with some real posts someday soon, but until then, enjoy this ear worm from Kid Gloves’s new record Softest Attack just released last week.
Continue reading...Hump-Day Song of the Week: Big Fizz by MADMADMAD
This week’s is from indie rock dance party MADMADMAD, possibly the only good thing from Tottenham right now.
Continue reading...Hump-Day Song of the Week: Bingo by La Sécurité
This week’s is “Bingo” from La Sécurité, off their forthcoming album of the same name coming June 12, 2026.
Continue reading...Till the End of the Day — Friday, 27 March 2026
Again, some links to keep you occupied. (“Mom, they’re link-blogging again!”) Two long ones about the U.S. bombing of the Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Minab, Iran: When Intelligence Fails: A Legal Targeting Analysis of the Minab School Strike (Joseph N. Orenstein for Just Security) AI got the blame for the Iran school bombing. The truth is far more worrying (Kevin T. Baker for The Guardian) Also, Bret Devereaux on the Iran war. Detailed analysis of the U.S. seizure of Venezuelan president Nicholas Maduro. “As the nation prepares to mark the two-hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary of its founding, it’s easy...
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