I never employ a theme while compiling these year-end lists. They are purely objective compendiums of the songs I most enjoyed. But this...

The San Francisco Chronicle refused to print this Sunday Doonesbury.

2023. The songs that follow were released or re-released this year, except where noted. Cover Image: about 15 minutes from home and 1...

Gosh, I'd intended to make more headway cataloging the perfect records in my possession. But here I am at the end of 2023, writing...

The clip sorta sums up March for me and why the tournament is my favorite sporting event by leagues. The play is decidedly...

Republicans are simple. KKK + OIL = GOP. Ancient, old-world ideas clinging to a wrinkled patriarchy. The transparency of the Republican...

All songs debuted or were reissued this year except where noted and explained. Butcher Brown - Freeze Me. Every year, I look to start...

I probably own about 1,200 albums in various forms, scattered in various closets. It's not a colossal record collection (especially...

I wrote a piece some years ago about reparations. It concluded that the simple recognition of how impossibly lucky a white man is in the...

There's been some chatter about Celtics vs. Warriors fanbases. There are perfectly objective (or mostly objective) systems for judging...

Some sonic goodness to counter a fanatical, plague-filled Dark Age. As always, all songs were released or rereleased this year, except...

Honestly, it was not lazily constructed. First, there's Trudeau's historical insightfulness. Also, the source image needed to be re-inked...

No preamble this year's collection. We know what we know. Terms & Conditions: Since about 2010, I've tried to match the number of songs...

I tried various sizes. The containers were just too small to visibly fit 200,000 dead people (there are actually about 199,400...

About a month ago, despite losing his summer job coaching basketball, my son donated ten of his last 11 bucks to George Floyd's GoFundMe...

Preface: Among dozens of unpublished posts are a few worthy of the light of day but woefully out of date & step with most everything....

I started a thing. I usually don't. But last week I decided to serenade my neighbors with some optimistic music. Nothing obscure. Wasn't...

Sunday's Doonesbury doesn't need a preamble, but I was reminded of that 2016 unauthorized recording in which House Majority Leader Kevin...

In defense of humans Lay down your power trip Stop toying with emotions and relationships Cause you don't rise when people fall In...

Songs released this year that captured my fancy (plus a few exceptions). Click here for Spotify Playlist 01. Love is Everywhere (Beware)....