Nate Howe
@natehowe.bsky.social
Musician. Educator. Creator. Dad.
https://linktr.ee/nathanhowemusic
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Ever have a weird piece of pop culture you love but don't have anybody to appreciate it with because it sounds stupid when you try to explain it?
open.spotify.com/track/67oGeN...
open.spotify.com/track/67oGeN...
The Ballad of Phil and Phyllis
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May 9, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Ever have a weird piece of pop culture you love but don't have anybody to appreciate it with because it sounds stupid when you try to explain it?
open.spotify.com/track/67oGeN...
open.spotify.com/track/67oGeN...
Happy International Women's Day.
Congratulations to the international women of many nations whose civil rights are more secure than my daughter's in the US.
May we catch up with you someday.
Congratulations to the international women of many nations whose civil rights are more secure than my daughter's in the US.
May we catch up with you someday.
March 9, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Happy International Women's Day.
Congratulations to the international women of many nations whose civil rights are more secure than my daughter's in the US.
May we catch up with you someday.
Congratulations to the international women of many nations whose civil rights are more secure than my daughter's in the US.
May we catch up with you someday.
Walgreens being acquired by private equity Will likely steer it in the direction of Jo-Ann.
All money is fiction of a type.
But when finance distorts that fiction to a point where it entirely disconnects from supply and demand, it's no longer business in the traditional sense. It's abuse.
All money is fiction of a type.
But when finance distorts that fiction to a point where it entirely disconnects from supply and demand, it's no longer business in the traditional sense. It's abuse.
March 9, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Walgreens being acquired by private equity Will likely steer it in the direction of Jo-Ann.
All money is fiction of a type.
But when finance distorts that fiction to a point where it entirely disconnects from supply and demand, it's no longer business in the traditional sense. It's abuse.
All money is fiction of a type.
But when finance distorts that fiction to a point where it entirely disconnects from supply and demand, it's no longer business in the traditional sense. It's abuse.
If you're participating in the economic blackout day today, let's all do our best not to backfill with a lot of purchases tomorrow or the next day. Let's treat it like a fast, not a pause button.
February 28, 2025 at 6:42 PM
If you're participating in the economic blackout day today, let's all do our best not to backfill with a lot of purchases tomorrow or the next day. Let's treat it like a fast, not a pause button.
Is there any more patronizing form of congratulations?
February 9, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Is there any more patronizing form of congratulations?
There are still some ethical Republicans left. But this moment makes it clear that the party cannot be fixed from within. It's time for those whose party has left them to leave it in return.
But they won't get the message in a BlueSky echo chamber. Uncomfortable as it is, we actually need to talk.
But they won't get the message in a BlueSky echo chamber. Uncomfortable as it is, we actually need to talk.
February 9, 2025 at 12:47 AM
There are still some ethical Republicans left. But this moment makes it clear that the party cannot be fixed from within. It's time for those whose party has left them to leave it in return.
But they won't get the message in a BlueSky echo chamber. Uncomfortable as it is, we actually need to talk.
But they won't get the message in a BlueSky echo chamber. Uncomfortable as it is, we actually need to talk.
I miss the optimism of Gimlet before Spotify got involved, things got extra toxic, and Reply All imploded.
We need Jonathan Goldstein to do a Heavyweight with Alex and PJ.
We need Jonathan Goldstein to do a Heavyweight with Alex and PJ.
January 29, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I miss the optimism of Gimlet before Spotify got involved, things got extra toxic, and Reply All imploded.
We need Jonathan Goldstein to do a Heavyweight with Alex and PJ.
We need Jonathan Goldstein to do a Heavyweight with Alex and PJ.
People who have lost their moral compass see acts of conscience as signs of weakness.
January 28, 2025 at 6:33 PM
People who have lost their moral compass see acts of conscience as signs of weakness.
I know there are much more urgent issues, but I'm still mourning the way that trumpism has nearly killed clever humor.
Any attempt at unsettling hyperbole or satire is now uncomfortably plausible.
Any attempt at unsettling hyperbole or satire is now uncomfortably plausible.
January 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I know there are much more urgent issues, but I'm still mourning the way that trumpism has nearly killed clever humor.
Any attempt at unsettling hyperbole or satire is now uncomfortably plausible.
Any attempt at unsettling hyperbole or satire is now uncomfortably plausible.
I love my church for many reasons.
But I admit, I have holy envy for the courageous leadership we're seeing from clergy like Bishop Budde in other denominations.
But I admit, I have holy envy for the courageous leadership we're seeing from clergy like Bishop Budde in other denominations.
January 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I love my church for many reasons.
But I admit, I have holy envy for the courageous leadership we're seeing from clergy like Bishop Budde in other denominations.
But I admit, I have holy envy for the courageous leadership we're seeing from clergy like Bishop Budde in other denominations.
Can we talk about my mom's Plymouth Volare for a minute? open.substack.com/pub/natehowe...
State.
The current state looks grim. But it depends on the state you're in.
open.substack.com
January 23, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Can we talk about my mom's Plymouth Volare for a minute? open.substack.com/pub/natehowe...
Went snowshoeing at the Black Canyon today.
I can't allow myself to focus on the current ugliness of America and forget the aspects that make it so worth preserving and protecting, especially against the threats of the next 4 years.
I can't allow myself to focus on the current ugliness of America and forget the aspects that make it so worth preserving and protecting, especially against the threats of the next 4 years.
January 21, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Went snowshoeing at the Black Canyon today.
I can't allow myself to focus on the current ugliness of America and forget the aspects that make it so worth preserving and protecting, especially against the threats of the next 4 years.
I can't allow myself to focus on the current ugliness of America and forget the aspects that make it so worth preserving and protecting, especially against the threats of the next 4 years.
Since I'm not ready to engage with consequential issues tonight, tell me something that's annoying but not a big deal that people should know.
I'll go first. The Sam's Club knockoff of Smartfood popcorn is objectively worse, and now they don't carry the real stuff any more.
I'll go first. The Sam's Club knockoff of Smartfood popcorn is objectively worse, and now they don't carry the real stuff any more.
January 16, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Since I'm not ready to engage with consequential issues tonight, tell me something that's annoying but not a big deal that people should know.
I'll go first. The Sam's Club knockoff of Smartfood popcorn is objectively worse, and now they don't carry the real stuff any more.
I'll go first. The Sam's Club knockoff of Smartfood popcorn is objectively worse, and now they don't carry the real stuff any more.
Don't accept weaponized incompetence from your kids, your husband, or your government officials.
January 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Don't accept weaponized incompetence from your kids, your husband, or your government officials.
The Barnes & Noble logo update is the most milktoast, unnecessary rebrand of the last 5 years.
Was their old serif font the reason people stopped buying physical books from them?
Was their old serif font the reason people stopped buying physical books from them?
January 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The Barnes & Noble logo update is the most milktoast, unnecessary rebrand of the last 5 years.
Was their old serif font the reason people stopped buying physical books from them?
Was their old serif font the reason people stopped buying physical books from them?
Modern shows set in the late 80s and early 90s usually ignore this key historical detail: most middle school boys were wearing super ugly Big Dogs tee shirts, replaced a couple years later by those shirts with out-of-focus text illusions.
January 5, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Modern shows set in the late 80s and early 90s usually ignore this key historical detail: most middle school boys were wearing super ugly Big Dogs tee shirts, replaced a couple years later by those shirts with out-of-focus text illusions.
In the year of our Lord 2025, there's no conceivable reason for doctor's offices to use paper forms that ask for social security numbers.
January 2, 2025 at 6:03 PM
In the year of our Lord 2025, there's no conceivable reason for doctor's offices to use paper forms that ask for social security numbers.
We had a basement full of teenagers for New Year's Eve. One of them thanked us for offering a safe, substance-free celebration, implying that it's rare.
What parents throw parties where their kids and other teens drink and do drugs?
Am I just naïve? This doesn't seem like it should be common.
What parents throw parties where their kids and other teens drink and do drugs?
Am I just naïve? This doesn't seem like it should be common.
January 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM
We had a basement full of teenagers for New Year's Eve. One of them thanked us for offering a safe, substance-free celebration, implying that it's rare.
What parents throw parties where their kids and other teens drink and do drugs?
Am I just naïve? This doesn't seem like it should be common.
What parents throw parties where their kids and other teens drink and do drugs?
Am I just naïve? This doesn't seem like it should be common.
Hats off to the greatest former president we've ever had.
December 30, 2024 at 3:13 AM
Hats off to the greatest former president we've ever had.
I'm taking advantage of my gym's "impersonal trainer" program, where an old man in jeans walks up and criticizes my form, and I never have to see him again.
December 28, 2024 at 8:04 PM
I'm taking advantage of my gym's "impersonal trainer" program, where an old man in jeans walks up and criticizes my form, and I never have to see him again.
So you're saying your sport is a punishment?
December 22, 2024 at 2:45 PM
So you're saying your sport is a punishment?
A Walmart "Rollback" means they've been gouging you, and know they'll make a healthy profit even if you pay 10 cents less for a can of beans.
Prices have nothing to do with cost. It's all about what they think they can get you to pay.
Prices have nothing to do with cost. It's all about what they think they can get you to pay.
December 18, 2024 at 1:02 AM
A Walmart "Rollback" means they've been gouging you, and know they'll make a healthy profit even if you pay 10 cents less for a can of beans.
Prices have nothing to do with cost. It's all about what they think they can get you to pay.
Prices have nothing to do with cost. It's all about what they think they can get you to pay.
Wouldn't it be cool if America's crush on Luigi accidentally sparked some meaningful prison reform?
December 13, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Wouldn't it be cool if America's crush on Luigi accidentally sparked some meaningful prison reform?