It was chilly and rainy most of the day. Had written it off as a do-nothing afternoon/evening and then I got word that I didn’t get a job I’d applied for. I knew if I just sat around I’d be miserable, so I got on some warm biking clothes and headed out for a ride. Still bummed but glad I tried to do something to better my day rather than just feeling despondent.

Trump is authoritarian.

While we’re dreaming, can we connect SLC to Boise and Portland?

Still here some 30+ years later. For a lot of people it was a passing phase and there was a lot of tough-guy bullshit that I think many people who felt marginalized bought into. But not everyone…

I read an interview one time (I think with one of the guys from Snapcase) that SE is just the beginning. If all you did was apply that label to yourself but not use that as a stepping stone for anything else in your life, then what good was it. That resonated with me a lot.

I don’t really go around advertising SE because I’m a middle-aged dude at work or at his kid’s volleyball game and I don’t really define myself by one label or lifestyle choice anymore. Being punk/alt/whatever at almost 50 looks different than it did at ages 16-22.

I’m grateful for the HC/punk family I grew up with and the memories of that scene I have and that I was able to avoid some of the pitfalls around me in my younger days.

Thank you for sharing this drivel with us, now we can all be reminded of the vague memories you hold onto. 🤤

Bookmarked to check this out. Thanks

Bandcamp is great, but man trying to keep track of what’s happening there is a chore. I really wish artist store pages would give an insight as to what’s already in my library, already on my wishlist or what might be marked down for a sale or pay what you want.

Why? Will there be moments of silence for anyone else who died by gun violence last week? I guarantee there won’t be a moment of silence in America for any Lithuanian’s killed by gun violence. Stop with the performative nonsense.

DJI Mic Mini that arrives today to pair with action camera and cycling.

I probably won’t get a ton of use out of it, but any time I try to capture my rides just for family to see what I’m up to, it’s all just wind noise.

Nah.

Hello, HR? Yeah, my coworker brought a knife to the office and is ranting about how he’s going to make things a lot more efficient around here…

Customer: “You whittled off a sizable portion of the product just so you wouldn’t have to work as hard while your competitors delivered on the specs. Contract denied.”

I love stuff like that. I’ve got demo tapes and 7" records from local punk bands from the 90s. Some were kids from my school or kids I used to skateboard with.

A lot of it is just rubbish, but it means something to me. I’ll put a few songs on every couple of years, laugh at the hand-drawn artwork, reminisce, and sing along.

Pretty sure there’s very few, if any, other copies of some of that stuff around anymore.