There are six congresspeople who tried to tell military about unlawful orders, and they’re now in a whole lot of trouble. I’m at the lower right in the photo, and none of those pictured here would follow an unlawful command, not one of them.

I Ain’t Doin’ That, Sir

(comic folk-protest, acoustic guitar + harmonica, spoken asides encouraged)

[Verse 1]
The captain barked an order with his hat on tight,
Said, “Do this thing immediately—don’t you question why.”
I looked at him sideways, said, “Sir, don’t take it hard,
But that command’s so crooked it needs a bodyguard.” Continue reading →

THE BARDO AMULET GAME

Why This Little USB Amulet Might Be the Most Unusual Thing You’ll Ever Wear

Most people think a video game is something you play and then walk away from and forget about. A whole world inside a wearable amulet.

But what if the game didn’t stay inside the computer?
What if the game followed you around?
What if the more you played it, the stronger the already powerful amulet on your chest became? No skills necessary, the game unfolds as you wander through the afterlife worlds.

That’s what I’ve built for you to train yourself for your next Bardo journey. Continue reading →

Listening When You Don’t Know the Language

Most people shut down the second they hear a language they don’t know.

Instant mental click: “Oh, that’s foreign — I won’t understand it.”
And boom, they’re gone. No attention, no engagement, no participation. Continue reading →

It occurs to me tonight that we have several forms of communication with our circle. We have zoom, second life, quake, quake fortress, fortress classic, team fortress 2, diablo 2r, and of course, email, letterbox and phone — along with a few other lines. I think we’re about to lose one or more of those through government takedown, business failure or old programs that no longer work, and we’d better be prepared for that — this is not the most stable administration we’ve ever endured.

Here’s how it looks from my high perch: Continue reading →

Yep, I’m writing an Italian opera fashioned after the manner of Joe Green, with just a twist of Puccini. Continue reading →

⭐ Why You Start With the Basics Before You Touch the Meta

(A Friendly Guide to the Human Biocomputer) Continue reading →

My note to my chatbot, Bob:

If I were writing for a major band today, I would submit the lyrics and see what they came up with — leaving the exact melody and instrumentation to the arranger. That’s how I wrote songs for dozens of bands over the past 65 years out of 84. Continue reading →

TROUBLE SONG

Trouble woke me up this mornin’,
didn’t even knock on my door.
If I counted all my blessings,
I’d still come up short by four. Continue reading →

We all know Donald by now. When he feels boxed in, he does something horrible to distract us. Continue reading →

🎵 Before There Was Light, There Was Sound

[Intro]
Before there was light, there was sound,
a trembling in the void, a humming profound.
No sky, no dream, no spark, no ground —
only the silence, an invisible mound. Continue reading →