šµ Crucial Track for August 27, 2026: āSweet Transvestiteā by Tim Curry & The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Aunt Cathie, who influenced my tastes so profoundly as a kid that I still think about her literally every single day, was who showed me The Rocky Horror Picture Show for the first time. She knew I was gay before I did, and she loved me for being me.
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šµ Crucial Track for August 26, 2026: āDown from Doverā by Dolly Parton. The first time I heard this Dolly Parton song, I had to pull over on the highway because I was crying so hard. Hereās to the light that brought our world many a clear blue morning.
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šø This is an untouched photo of some clouds that were putting on a show this weekend. I took it from our small backyard with an iPhone 16 Pro Max at 5x zoom. I donāt know that Iāve ever seen such clouds as these. It felt like I was walking around in them. āļø
š Where do angels on earth go when they leave?
šµ Crucial Track for August 23, 2026: āFast Car (2015 Remastered)ā by Tracy Chapman. Today’s prompt: Share a song that perfectly captures longing.
I hate that that white guy covered this song.
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šµ Crucial Track for August 19, 2026: āLadders In The Sky (feat. Claire Lynch)ā by The Infamous Stringdusters. I donāt know what happens when we go.
My suspicion is nothing, which is a shame because we all deserve something. We all deserve a vibrant sky ladder.
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Via Dispatches from the Empire
Comcast is turning millions of its routers into motion detectorsļ»æComcast is activating free Wi-Fi motion sensing on Xfinity gateways, allowing its routers to detect movement at home.
Comcast is bringing Wi-Fi motion sensing to millions of routers that are already in customersā homes, turning the devices into activity monitors. A new update to the Xfinity Internet app, arriving today, August 18th, enables the feature on compatible Xfinity routers at no extra cost.
Itās almost like theyāre related somehow.
There would be no ______ without Little Richard.
šŗ Night Court S1 E1 Iām sorry but this is good comedy.