spending the night on the 36th floor of a fancy downtown hotel for our anniversary. last time I noticed this block it was a gravel parking lot. spooky.
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I guess musicians are getting better at livestream concerts. watched Martha Wainwright tonight & it was great: low-key, but video & audio were excellent. a far cry from the crude Facebook streams bands started with last spring. not as good as live, but nice 🎵
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it’s happened a day or two already, but the time is coming soon when I won’t be able to wear shorts and t-shirts every day. sad but true
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the people have had their say, it’s (past) time to abide by it
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dug back in to Bruce Tate’s Seven Languages in Seven Weeks today, after setting it aside. next language was Io. looks interesting, but gave up trying to install it after ~30 minutes. I’ll just read the text, nbd, but hitting these kinds of obstacles makes me feel elderly
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it’s been tougher than I expected, but I think I’m glad Microblogvember is forcing me to post every day
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I started Annie Dillard’s Pilgrim at Tinker Creek yesterday, a first-edition copy from a used bookstore in Buena Vista CO. from the printing on the spine it seems that the binding is upside down. wonder if this might make it rare or valuable, like stamps with errors? 📚
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Saturday’s beer: The Bruery’s So Happens It’s Tuesday
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actually feels like it’s the first day this week that isn’t Tuesday, amirite? this is my election victory beer, & though that victory didn’t reach us in Texas, I’m elated, relieved, and man this tastes good 🍺
having a good time following reactions to today’s election news online. the national mood is soaring like a balloon inflated with helium
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that previous RT post didn’t convey my mood very well, which is much more HELLLLL YEEEAAAHHH! 🇺🇸🍺🎉🍾💥
beyond happy that we all finally know that Trump’s days in office are numbered. going to get very drunk tonight
Under extraordinary circumstances, against an incumbent president abusing his office and propped up by a massive propaganda and disinformation machine, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris did it. Their campaign did it. We all did it.
puzzling over the seemingly simple question, “now what?” in several areas of my life
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as my Dad got on in years and his posture worsened, he would often joke about how he was looking a little “stooped” (pronouncing it with a hard “ed”: “stupid”)
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the Observer: Texas Democrats Thought 2020 Would Be a Banner Year. Instead, It Was a Catastrophe.
Republicans will now lock in their majority for years to come
I invested a lot in this fight, but I think I might be done
yesterday I thought the US and Texas were near a big political shift. today I’m far from being able to understand how so many people can be such fools. just, stunned
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some upbeat new tunes for this long-awaited Tuesday: Joan Osborne’s Trouble and Strife. standout track (and big election mood): Take It Any Way I Can Get It. 🎵
the astonishing election result four years ago brought me into activism and #resistance with a lot of other good folks. today we strike a blow against Trump and the Republicans who enabled him
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looking forward to days that are more calm, less fraught, and which will allow me to better concentrate
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it’s a truly beautiful Sunday, but between a rough headache and mounting election anxiety, I’m feeling pretty dreary on this first day of Microblogvember
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Saturday’s beer: 903 Brewing’s Dracaryus
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You can taste the chile! Not that it’s hot, or is something I want in my beer every time, but it’s in there, all right! 🍺
new tunes for your Tuesday: Juana Molina’s first live album came out last week: ANRMAL – Live in México. I’ve been a fan of hers for years, I think it’s great. hope you like it, too. Eras is as good a track to start with as any (ooh, here’s video of that performance) 🎵
neither Biden nor Harris was my pick during the primary, but today I voted for them so hard it almost cracked the touchscreen. once they’re in office we can keep them honest & push them further. but step #1 is getting them there. don’t skip, & don’t throw away your vote
Saturday beer: Fair State Brewing’s Heckin’ Chonker
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the cute name & can design accompany a deliciously sweet and slightly boozy stout. excellent. 🍺
at last: today is mail day for VoteFwd! we prepared a couple hundred of the 16 million (!!) letters, & I’m proud to have also contributed code to their web app, including the backend support for today’s announcement message! #TheBigSend
this city council election mailer we got today, omg. this fool thinks the BLM protests – just those! not even violence or “rioting” related to them! – is a sign that Austin is somehow worse off than 4 years ago. (not to mention the other dumb examples.) infuriating.
“new” tunes for your Tuesday: some thrashy punk rock from Screaming Females: 2018’s All At Once. recommended track: Agnes Martin. turn off the news, and turn this up 🎵
astounding: Bar-tailed godwit flies more than 12,000km from Alaska to New Zealand in 11 days
It is not certain but it is believed the birds do not sleep on the journey during which they flap their wings most of the time. “They have an incredibly efficient fuel-to-energy rate.”
yay! the special Super Rooster Tournament of Champion Books is starting (boo! it snuck up on me before I could read The Road) 📚
today only, $20.20 gets you 77 (!) tracks from a whole bunch of cool bands (& a bunch I’ve never heard of before, tbh), plus contributes to Voting Rights Lab: Good Music to Avert the Collapse of American Democracy, Volume 2 🎵
this adorable little band from The Netherlands had an adorable little concert livestream from the UK this week, and it was great. I want to go back to cool, funky little clubs and see cool, funky little bands! 😭 Anyway. Boat by Pip Blom; start with Ruby. 🎵
Nathan J. Robinson, in The Guardian:
When you look at your own tax bill, understand that it could be lower if super-wealthy people like Trump weren’t trying to shift the burden onto everyone else. You paid for Trump’s $73m tax refund and he’s laughing all the way to the bank.
Saturday beer: Orkney Brewery’s Skull Splitter
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Pretty tasty, though I’ll admit to picking this up mainly because of the Thorfinn Einarsson reference on the label, after reading Vinland Saga 🍺
