Oh, goodie! The High Times​ horoscope is out. Here's mine, with FULL COMMENTARY by yours truly (ME).

Capricorn - Squeezing Through the Cracks (AKA SQUEEZING INTO MY PANTS, AS I HAVEN'T SHED MY TEXAS WEIGHT YET.)

In contemplating two…Read more

After lusting after ukulele basses for the past 6 months, I finally picked up this sweet little u-bass by Kala at Dusty Strings here in Seattle. Naturally, I love it...I have small hands, plus I've been a uke devotee for…Read more

Dear Readers,

The other day I received some mail that I thought you might find interesting. My response follows...



Dear Dave-
 
Thanks so very much for your thoughtful and—dare I say—highly imaginative letter, but especially for your flatterous words.  …Read more

Goodbye, Texas.  

I'll be hitting the road soon--remaining dog at my side--driving  through Roswell, NM, Moab, UT and Boise, ID, on my way to my new (and old) home, Seattle.  I've landed a good day job, and a songwriter often…Read more

If you’re thinking about seeing the movie Fifty Shades of Grey this Valentine’s Day, please don’t. Furthermore, if you’re dating someone who suggests it, this is grounds for an immediate break-up.

Fifty Shades of Grey is movie based on a…Read more

Note to the reader: I wasn't gonna publish this post outside my facebook friend circle, mostly because I've recently made peace with my born-again Christian folks and was worried about them reading it. But I've been challenged to live a…Read more

Today I saw my favorite pro-choice sign so far: it was created by a 14-year old Austin, Texas gal named Tuesday Cain:

The sign read: “Jesus isn’t a Dick, So Keep Him Out of My Vagina”.

It's caused a bit…Read more

I’m sure y’all have heard what’s going on here in Austin, Texas.

Republicans all over the country have aggressively trying to insert their right-wing “values” into our collective lady-business, but few states have taken things as far as…Read more