Mastodon posts

1. recently returned from two weeks spent in NC, SC, and MD and if I hadn’t been at the beach, bay, or poolside every other day (and sure of imminent return to the bay) I would have a buzz cut right now

   

2. I love that Joe Esk is bird dogging Mark F.'s (hiss) listing on the ballot as a ”small business owner" ( https://missionlocal.org/2024/06/ballot-designation-marandidates-small-business-owner-superbooty/).

   I also noticed today that Mission Local’s excellent “Meet the Candidates” (e.g. https://missionlocal.org/2024/06/meet-district-5-candidates-week21-safe-consumption/ ) series puts “Job” at the top of the bio-list.

   Meet the District 5 candidates: Do you support safe-consumption sites?Two District 5 support safe-consumption sites. Others range from wanting drug-free options to compelled substance abuse treatment.Mission Local

3. kinda funny how much this Gene Clark tune from 1967 sounds like it has Tom Verlaine circa 1977 on it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjyO6DsYjEU&list=PLJQhzJ0-uTmYI6jNwU1tNSUl_Z4HmOY76&index=4

   Is Yours Is MineProvided to YouTube by SBCMGIs Yours Is Mine · Gene Clark · The Gosdin BrothersGene Clark With The Gosdin Brothers + bonus tracks℗ Originally Released 1966 S...YouTube

4. chef’s travel tip: many folks out there in the wide wide western world consider little black dots on their food to be a delicacy

   to achieve this effect, find the little shaker container labeled “P” (why P? no one knows), tip it over, and shake vigorously over food to sight

5. Back east visiting. Took a walk and passed a bar that used to have live music where a band that was ok with young people sitting in had a weekly — a thing I tried exactly once. I sucked. The bar has been renamed and the bandstand is gone.

   I win.