Music: Santana leads a 12 bar blues jam

A long, slow jam reminds me of days long gone. No egos, just killer grooves.

New Gear Jonesing: .strandberg*

G.A.S. is weighing heavily on me right now, the desire to add to the stable something that might reduce the arthritic pain in my left hand is growing greater.

The Future: Return to "normal"?

Speculation is that Trump is nearing the meeting of his maker, and while I do not believe it (heroic medical interventions are going to happen), I am not sure it will go like both sides anticipate.

Cyber and you: Password Managers

In this edition of Cyber and you, we talk turkey on Password Managers. Hopefully you will learn something while being entertained!

The GB&U: August 28

The good, the bad and the ugly, from AI to autocracy, to vaccine and health fuckery, this is what caught my eye so far this week.

Welcome to the Guitars and Gear newsletter

Since I am addicted to my growing collection of guitars, and the things I plug them into to make noise, I am creating this side channel to share with those who are interested without bombarding the general readership. Welcome to the insanity!

Music: Herbie Hancock (& friends)

Herbie Hancock, one of the greatest jazz experimenters assembles a killer quartet to cover this Mile Davis staple

Music: The Tubes

A SF Bay phenomenon, The Tubes knew how to put on a show. This is from their hey day, and it is still a blast to wtch today.

What Fuckery is this? Conservatives have lost it.

The Trump Administration is bending industry to his whims, and the so-called principled "conservatives" are largely on board. I got nuthin'

Music: Jean Martyn

A serendipitous find, Jean Martyn displays mastery of the Blues on the keyboard. A double dose of ecstasy for the ears

I can't fucking believe I have to write about John Bolton

I guess I have to do this, goddamn it. John Bolton's targeting is bad regardless of how much you loathe this fucker.

Pity Party time: Republican has sadz about Medicaid loss

This fucking lady has the big sadz about the Medicaid cuts that are going to probably doom her severely disabled son. But she certainly voted for Trump so 🤷🏼‍♂️