🎵 Song of the day: “Anchor of Us,” Bitter Ruin.

Vascilling between a roaring impatience and languid nihilism. One thing is certain: I really ought to be asleep instead.

A sweet, humour-loving, intellectual gent I’ve been treating in long-term care for nearly a year passed away this morning. Rest in peace and joy 🕯️ — your struggle with your failing body has ended.

You weren’t just a patient, you were a friend. ❤️‍🩹

Pretti was a hero every day. Nursing work is harrowing & requires people who will, habitually, place the needs of others above their own. Of course the current administration has no concept or appreciation of such selflessness. This is nauseating.

🎵 Song pairing of the day: 1. “I’m not looking for trouble, I’m looking for love!” ~ Security by Amyl & the Sniffers || 2. “I don’t want your love, I just wanna fight!” ~ catch these fists by Wet Leg.

Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy! 🍸⚰️💀🕯️ Four cocktails and four stories in 90 minutes — gettin’ lit with the classic lit. #edgarallanpoe

Song of the day: “Take a Chance with Me,” Roxy Music.

I was today years old when I chose to delete my Facebook account. “Good riddance to bad rubbish.”

“"If they [protesters] conduct violent activities against law enforcement, if they impede our operations, that's a crime, and we will hold them accountable to those consequences," Noem told Fox News.” Whereas ICE agents are above the law in perpetration of first-degree murder. Fuck right off, Noem.

Normally I agree with Ezra Klein, but he set up a false equivalence here: a passive, “Eh, it’s hard to cry when the guy who supported absolutist gun rights died by gun violence” (leftist view) IS NOT THE SAME THING as “let’s go kill the “lunatic left!”” (rightist view). Let’s keep it real here.

Furthermore, the House just approved a bill to financially gut public media, the only U.S. news source I trust. Jesus H. Christ. 🥺https://protectmypublicmedia.org

All that’s missing is the official declaration. 😓 And the instability continues to magnify…

I’d been away from the natural world too long. Unedited images from a farmland visit.

10k strong in #avlnc for #handsoff protest yesterday.✊🏼🇺🇸

Felt like coming home to sing with these exceptional musicians and very dear friends a week ago.

Picked up an incidental role in “Wuthering Heights: the Musical,” slated to open in May. Looking forward to working with many respected musical friends/colleagues on this project! doggedutopia.com

For the art song lovers out there:
I’ll be one of four singers in a concert program at St. George’s Episcopal Church (West Asheville) on March 9th at 4:00pm. Featuring works from Copeland, Schubert, Schumann, Butterworth, and Poulenc.

Happy Lunar New Year! 🪭🐍
In the spirit of shedding the old things which are no longer of service, I’m ditching the socials connected to Zuckerberg & Musk. Goodbye, Trumpanzees — Hello, BlueSky!