A Soundtrack for the Strange & Profound Beauty of Difficult Times, pt. 2

We went for a walk yesterday afternoon. My wife, my daughter, our dog, and me.  It was a little after 3:30, with an hour or so of light before the too-long-dark settled in. We were in a nearby town forest, with a few clearly marked trails. There was no reason to end up lost. But …

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A Very Weird Christmas Care Package for Friday, Dec. 4, 2020

We’re well into the holiday season, and it’s already one of the weirdest we’ve ever experienced. If you don’t know why, consider yourself lucky. Instead of resisting the bizarre atmosphere we’re living through, I figured, why not lean into it and have some fun? Christmas has long been a secret haven of the strange, and …

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A DATE WITH HISTORY: Monday, Dec. 4, 1967

In the Top Ten: Incense and Peppermints by Strawberry Alarm Clock https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rw1_FNdy-Y On the Bestseller List: A Night of Watching by Elliot Arnold Photo credit: bookstellyouwhy.com New In Theaters: Fearless Vampire Killers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W527bf_qpqM New In Comic Shops: Amazing Spider-Man #55 Photo credit: mycomicshop.com On TV: Cowboy in Africa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kvd6fVH9a4o Magazine Roulette: Playboy Photo credit: tias.com …

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Care Package for Friday, Dec. 4, 2020

I’ve been dealing with an earache for over a week now, and it seems to have infected today’s Care Package. Sorry … Poetry: The Road at Ache by Kazim AliI was whispered along the road at Achetoward the sun-paddled gateRead More Song In My Head: Blood Makes Noise by Suzanne Vega https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6qvIhygLTs Art: Daniel Martin …

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A Very Weird Christmas Care Package for Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020

We’re well into the holiday season, and it’s already one of the weirdest we’ve ever experienced. If you don’t know why, consider yourself lucky. Instead of resisting the bizarre atmosphere we’re living through, I figured, why not lean into it and have some fun? Christmas has long been a secret haven of the strange, and …

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