Gordon Highland
@gordonhighland.com
Director, musician, author, purveyor of fine jokes and aphorisms
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"I'm not going to do it." michaelianblack.substack.com/p/what-i-wou...
What I Would Be Thinking About If I Were Billy Joel Driving Toward a Holiday Party Where I Knew There Was Going to Be a Piano
I’m not doing it.
michaelianblack.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
"I'm not going to do it." michaelianblack.substack.com/p/what-i-wou...
No, I said I had no gift to bring (bah-rum-pa-pa-pum). Still got plenty of presence.
December 21, 2025 at 12:20 AM
No, I said I had no gift to bring (bah-rum-pa-pa-pum). Still got plenty of presence.
The Raiders did get more consistency this year, shut out twice 31-0.
December 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The Raiders did get more consistency this year, shut out twice 31-0.
Overheard someone bragging about a billionaire fellow parishioner, and wanted to remind him there are no billionaires in heaven.
I first thought he said "prisoner," which made way more sense, but thought Why would they name a prison St. Michael's?
I first thought he said "prisoner," which made way more sense, but thought Why would they name a prison St. Michael's?
December 19, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Overheard someone bragging about a billionaire fellow parishioner, and wanted to remind him there are no billionaires in heaven.
I first thought he said "prisoner," which made way more sense, but thought Why would they name a prison St. Michael's?
I first thought he said "prisoner," which made way more sense, but thought Why would they name a prison St. Michael's?
Got that damned piña colada song so earwormed, gonna have to title my next album Pene Accolada.
December 16, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Got that damned piña colada song so earwormed, gonna have to title my next album Pene Accolada.
Definitely not. And I once bought a refurbished eight-track deck just in the hopes that it could play one tape that might contain the only recording of her voice. Thrilled that it did, I digitized it and listen … every few years.
An untimely loss, coupled with lots of media, might be more tempting.
An untimely loss, coupled with lots of media, might be more tempting.
IN DEPTH | If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
www.independent.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Definitely not. And I once bought a refurbished eight-track deck just in the hopes that it could play one tape that might contain the only recording of her voice. Thrilled that it did, I digitized it and listen … every few years.
An untimely loss, coupled with lots of media, might be more tempting.
An untimely loss, coupled with lots of media, might be more tempting.
My Christmas budget unfortunately means everyone's just getting peace prizes again. I hope this won't impact their donations in my name to The Human Fund.
December 10, 2025 at 1:53 AM
My Christmas budget unfortunately means everyone's just getting peace prizes again. I hope this won't impact their donations in my name to The Human Fund.
Just learned I have a cousin named Lori Strode, and for once I'm glad Halloween is still eleven months away.
December 7, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Just learned I have a cousin named Lori Strode, and for once I'm glad Halloween is still eleven months away.
I'm more likely to let an ad play than unmute a vertical video of someone preaching in their car.
December 6, 2025 at 4:16 AM
I'm more likely to let an ad play than unmute a vertical video of someone preaching in their car.
Conscription is why my ancestors came to America—right before the pope was declared infallible—though some had to wait out our own Civil War first.
German parliament approves a plan to attract more military recruits that stops short of reintroducing conscription.
German lawmakers approve plan to attract more military recruits that stops short of conscription
German lawmakers have approved the government’s plan to attract more military recruits as the country tries to boost the ranks of its armed forces in the face of rising concern about the threat posed by Russia.
bit.ly
December 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Conscription is why my ancestors came to America—right before the pope was declared infallible—though some had to wait out our own Civil War first.
It's eerie how seamlessly Travis Kelce filled our Channing Tatum-shaped void.
December 5, 2025 at 9:55 AM
It's eerie how seamlessly Travis Kelce filled our Channing Tatum-shaped void.
Big #GranTurismo7 update just dropped, so this morning would be a good one to hit my YouTube for those latest tracks and cars as I test them.
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Gordon Highland
I make videos professionally, but this channel is NOT that, just fun personal stuff. I'm also a musician and published author, so expect some clips about those pursuits as well.
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December 4, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Big #GranTurismo7 update just dropped, so this morning would be a good one to hit my YouTube for those latest tracks and cars as I test them.
www.youtube.com/@GordonHighl...
www.youtube.com/@GordonHighl...
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I wonder what percentage of frozen peas are actually eaten versus applied as an ice pack.
December 3, 2025 at 1:05 AM
I wonder what percentage of frozen peas are actually eaten versus applied as an ice pack.
I've been listening to The Beatles for nearly five decades, and just now got the homophonic joke of their company name Apple Corps.
December 1, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I've been listening to The Beatles for nearly five decades, and just now got the homophonic joke of their company name Apple Corps.
A master strategist knows that Dept of War crimes sound much easier to prosecute than Dept of Defense crimes.
November 29, 2025 at 3:16 AM
A master strategist knows that Dept of War crimes sound much easier to prosecute than Dept of Defense crimes.
I hear Spotify is raising prices. If its artists were fairly compensated, such a service should be prohibitively expensive to the average consumer.
November 26, 2025 at 5:17 AM
I hear Spotify is raising prices. If its artists were fairly compensated, such a service should be prohibitively expensive to the average consumer.
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This got me thinking….how do we as a society normalize pumpkin pie as a breakfast option at restaurants year round? Who will be the change we want to see in the world?
It turns out Mina and I have identical pie takes (literally had home made pumpkin pie for breakfast this morning before kids woke up).
So my pie take is there are no bad pies, but some pies have to be eaten a certain way:
1. Pecan: Always good
2. Fruit: Must be homemade. Otherwise bad.
3. Pumpkin: Best eaten cold at 7 am standing over a sink before everyone wakes up
1. Pecan: Always good
2. Fruit: Must be homemade. Otherwise bad.
3. Pumpkin: Best eaten cold at 7 am standing over a sink before everyone wakes up
November 25, 2025 at 11:21 PM
This got me thinking….how do we as a society normalize pumpkin pie as a breakfast option at restaurants year round? Who will be the change we want to see in the world?
Unplug your center speaker for an improved game experience.
November 19, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Unplug your center speaker for an improved game experience.
I find your lack of faith arousing.
November 15, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I find your lack of faith arousing.
It's no closet, but a few more top-shelf shelves might complete me.
November 15, 2025 at 2:31 AM
It's no closet, but a few more top-shelf shelves might complete me.
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ultimate = last in a series
penultimate = second-to-last in a series
antepenultimate = third-to-last in a series
preantepenultimate = fourth-to-last in a series
propreantepenultimate = fifth-to-last in a series
penultimate = second-to-last in a series
antepenultimate = third-to-last in a series
preantepenultimate = fourth-to-last in a series
propreantepenultimate = fifth-to-last in a series
November 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
ultimate = last in a series
penultimate = second-to-last in a series
antepenultimate = third-to-last in a series
preantepenultimate = fourth-to-last in a series
propreantepenultimate = fifth-to-last in a series
penultimate = second-to-last in a series
antepenultimate = third-to-last in a series
preantepenultimate = fourth-to-last in a series
propreantepenultimate = fifth-to-last in a series
30 years ago I bought a Boss DR5 with similar features, so at first I thought this was fake as well as hilarious.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbO1...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbO1...
"How to Orchid" by Telepathic Instruments
YouTube video by Telepathic Instruments
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:42 PM
30 years ago I bought a Boss DR5 with similar features, so at first I thought this was fake as well as hilarious.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbO1...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbO1...
Despite using them as lifelong autumnal weather similes, I confess no direct knowledge regarding the temperature of either a well-digger's ass or a witch's tit.
November 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Despite using them as lifelong autumnal weather similes, I confess no direct knowledge regarding the temperature of either a well-digger's ass or a witch's tit.
I love waking up in the morning to see it's 11:00 last night.
Maybe the secret of my success is being a night ranger.
Maybe the secret of my success is being a night ranger.
November 6, 2025 at 5:56 AM
I love waking up in the morning to see it's 11:00 last night.
Maybe the secret of my success is being a night ranger.
Maybe the secret of my success is being a night ranger.