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shoehoo.bsky.social
Just another wiseass. Connoisseur of the ridiculous. My life's labor is words. Music is my jam. Find my music writing at The Amp https://turnuptheamp.com/?author=641916379ff8112841963d84
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It doesn't get reiterated enough that "human on a bicycle" is not only the most efficient way that a person can move, it's the most efficient form of motion ***ever observed in land animals***.

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This is amazing

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Some say he's still rounding the bases to this day...

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Precisely this

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This is waaaay outside my comfort zone, but the crisis facing our country right now is easily the worst in my lifetime (and Watergate was BAD). We all have to do something #handsoff

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At this year's 30A Songwriters Festival, a great new-to-me discovery was Cat Ridgeway, who's got a terrific new album coming out tomorrow. "Sprinter" is an alt and indie rock delight, inventive and endlessly entertaining. Check out my review for The Amp turnuptheamp.com/home/2025/3/...

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oh good god www.cbsnews.com/news/babysit...

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Did you call Target? Wanna call them again? Did you not call before because you thought it wouldn't make a difference? Wanna call them now? ☎️ Target Employee Relations and Integrity Hotline: 1-800-541-6838

submitted 99 days ago • 53 comments

spot on

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John Prine would have been proud of the talent at the 30A Songwriters Festival. Here's my take, including words about and pix of @kellywillis.bsky.social (below), @stevepoltz.bsky.social, @brandyclark.bsky.social, @chuckprophet.bsky.social and others turnuptheamp.com/home/2025/1/...

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Basically, the country’s been taken over by a bunch of internet trolls and podcasters who thought running the government would be as easy as complaining about it.

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This list from @countryuniverse.bsky.social includes some great songs by some great young artists, including Katie Pruitt, @indiaramey.bsky.social and Amythyst Kiah www.countryuniverse.net/2025/01/24/t...

submitted 119 days ago • 1 comment

Poor rest stop choice. My options were Arby's and McDonalds, which is pretty much the only way I end up at a McDonalds. The tastiest part of the chicken "deluxe" sandwich was the mayo

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Heading back to Florida's Gulf Coast to check out the 30A Songwriters Festival, which is usually a good one. Here's my look at last year's fest turnuptheamp.com/home/2024/1/...

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The ancient technique of dry farming, an Indigenous Hopi tradition, allows squash, melons, and corn crops to grow without irrigation. https://buff.ly/41XsCAF

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This is why I try to buy albums, buy merch, buy concert tickets, to give artists money in some way... because streaming doesn't pay jack. And it's why I use Tidal when I stream - at least it pays slightly better. I want (need?) musicians to keep making music, so I try to pay them when they do

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A handy guide to the easy-to-follow, anyone-can-do-it-with-a-little-gumption immigration process, under which you're unlikely to get approval anytime soon even if you do successfully navigate it

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It is remarkable that there are still people who believe that the reason hundreds of thousands of people have nowhere to live is that we haven’t made having nowhere to live unpleasant enough.

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For God so loved the world he gave his only begotten NCAA QB the win

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