My newest piece of music gear: the 1998 Yamaha DJX!

7 months ago

On Monday, I took time out of my day to drive a little out of my way to Valrico during rush…

Happy Mother’s Day 2025 — from Shaft!

7 months ago

As is tradition on this blog, let me send out a Mother’s Day greeting from the baaaaddest mother of them all:…

Happy Mother’s Day 2025!

7 months ago

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there — whether biological, stepmoms, adopted moms, or those who played the…

Sunday picdump for May 11, 2025

7 months ago

It’s Sunday, and it’s time for another “picdump!” Here are 225 memes, pictures, and cartoons floating around the internet that I…

My favorite souvenir from Greece

7 months ago

My favorite souvenir from Greece was also the cheapest: the gold-tone laurel wreath pictured above. They sell these at every…

Happy World Accordion Day!

7 months ago

It’s World Accordion Day today! It’s a relatively new celebration, with the first World Accordion Day having taken place on…

“Dad, can I watch Akira?”

7 months ago

Part of growing up is realizing that there were certain things you shouldn’t have seen at such a young age.…

Don’t just watch other people’s adventures

7 months ago

If there’s one message I always wanted to convey in almost 24 years of blogging, accordion playing, and just generally…

Sunday picdump for May 4, 2025

7 months ago

It’s Sunday, and it’s time for another “picdump!” Here are 216 memes, pictures, and cartoons floating around the internet that I…