Cactus World News: Worlds Apart Ride: Home Is A Feeling Bleached: Flipside Girl Ray: Stupid Things Molly Burch: I Love You Still Louise Burns: Storms Famous by February: Pour Me Out Sleeper: Inbetweener The Psychedelic Furs: India U2: Indian Summer Sky The Mighty Lemon Drops: Inside Out Pink Floyd: Interstellar Overdrive The Doors: Unhappy Girl … Read more

ICYMI, here’s my article about the passing of state Rep. Steve Vaillancourt, R-Manchester: ​‘Outstanding Orator’ Steve Vaillancourt Has Passed Away​. May he rest in peace.

For those of you worried about the American Health Care Act/RyanCare, let me give you pause for a moment. First, I agree that the bill is as bad — if not worse than the Affordable Care Act — for many reasons. I also don’t trust the Congress — regardless of which party controls it — … Read more

Here is, I believe, the sixth edition of “i” tunes from the iTunes player: The Jesus and Mary Chain: Taste the Floor The Psychedelic Furs: Imitation of Christ The Psychedelic Furs: In My Head Big Country: In A Big Country Let’s Active: In Between Let’s Active: In Little Ways The Cure: In Between Days Coldplay: … Read more

I almost didn’t believe this so I looked it up myself … yes, Donald Trump and the Republican Congress have reduced the federal debt by more than $101 billion. Actually, it’s $101,258,995,801. No, this isn’t “fake news” – it’s right there from treasurydirect.gov. For deficit and debt hawks, this is a milestone, especially with what … Read more

This week on the Taste the Floor Show, I played a lot of new stuff and some more “I” tunes from the iTunes player. Here’s what I played: Pixies: Tony’s Theme Ride: Charm Assault Kingsbury: Emeralds Molly Burch: Wrong for You Parlor Walls: Teach Me Where To Roam Bleached: Dear Trouble Famous by February: Occupy … Read more

To think, our federal government has been spending $1 trillion a year for our defense and spying security state and somehow, the Russians magically knew in 2005 that Donald Trump would run for president and win, and that’s why an oligarch overpaid for one of the president’s previous properties, in an effort to control him, … Read more

I have to admit that I haven’t read much of Nate Silver at FiveThirtyEight although I know a lot of folks rave about him. I just don’t have a lot of time to reach much of anything, actually. However, I’ve always been intrigued by data, as well as data people, and how they see things; … Read more

Here’s this week’s playlist: The Jesus & Mary Chain: Taste the Floor Louise Burns: Downtown Lights Rose Elinor Dougall: Stellular Molly Burch: Loneliest Heart Famous by February: Waves Catherine Wheel: I Want to Touch You Cheap Trick: I’ll Be With You Tonight Echo & the Bunnymen: I’ll Fly Tonight Blur: I’m Just a Killer For … Read more

Here’s this week’s playlist. Pixies: Tony’s Theme Hoodoo Gurus: I Want You Back Cheap Trick: I Want You To Want Me (live) The Replacements: I Will Dare The Replacements: I Won’t The Waterboys: I Will Follow Stray Cats: I Won’t Stand In Your Way Prince and the Revolution: I Would Die 4 U The Velvet … Read more