Well, that was interesting...

I wrote a little piece yesterday about how the NY Times finally reported on what we all could see with our own eyes, that Trump’s public speaking has degraded pretty consistently as a thru-line to anyone who pays attention, that one would assume that professional (aka PAID, working for places like, I don’t know, the NY Times) journalists would consistently make note of.

Anyhow, that led to a LOT of traffic, and my best day ever:

And with that YUGE bump in traffic, has come a big slug of new subscribers.

Thus, it seems to me that this is a good time to welcome the new members (HI!) and to lay out what it is like here. Yeah, I know, you probably got the welcome email, but if you’re like me, you ignored that.

A few things:

1. This is a free newsletter. I do not charge money and will never charge money for it. I resist all entreaties by Substack to “just” connect my page to Stripe and turn on the floodgates of lucre. Truth is, this is a hobby for me. My day job is being a product manager at an old-line Tech company, so I have plenty to keep my days full.

2. Once or twice a week I will post about politics. I am center-left, and post from that opinion. If that makes your blood boil, then you might as well head for the exits. I will not be upset to see my subscriber count go down.

3. Oh yeah, I am sweary. Occasionally someone will bitch about the cursing. If you are offended by prose peppered with profanity, this might not be the place for you.

4. I post a lot of music. I am a guitar player, having been turning money into noise for over 40 years. As such I am always on the lookout for great guitar talent. Also, I particularly look for women who play, because rock guitar players is a veritable sausage fest, and I find that there are many fantastic ladies out there if you look for them and I do. And I share them. I hope you enjoy them too.

5. Comments are open, and I read all of them. I can’t reply always (day job) but I do enjoy the back and forth.

Anyhow, thanks for stopping by. We1 appreciate your decision to add to your inbound email, and daily reading load.

Enjoy your stay!