Oh, San Diego, quit showing off.

Celebrating my birthday with the love of my life.

Snug.

While walking Blossom, she nearly yanked my arm out of its socket. I looked up to see a skunk turning tail. I braced myself for the worst, but the skunk either didn’t feel it was necessary to spray Blossom or was out of ammo. Tonight could have gone very badly.

He didn’t need any help.

Merry-go-round.

Victoria Granof’s Pasta con Ceci

I’ve been making this recipe for years. It seems a shame to keep it myself.

Cook time: 25 min

Ingredients

Directions

  1. In a large heavy-bottomed pot, heat the olive oil until it shimmers.
  2. Add the garlic and cook, stirring until it becomes lightly browned and fragrant.
  3. Stir in the tomato paste and salt and fry for 30 seconds or so.
  4. Add the chickpeas, pasta, and boiling water. Stir to scrape up any browned bits on the bottom of the pot, lower the heat, and simmer until the pasta is cooked and most of the liquid has been absorbed, about 15 to 20 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning.
  5. To serve, ladle the pasta into shallow bowls, sprinkle with crushed red pepper flakes, and drizzle a bit of extra-virgin olive oil on top.

OMAC

Probably not the best sartorial decision.

It’s taken a week for it to sink in that after nearly two years all of the family is finally under the same roof.

Bath time fun with kiddo.

Blossom helped Kaison open his present.

After nearly two years of Soundwave, one of my guest deejays finally featured Coil in their mix. I’ve been a fan of Coil since their last century release, Love’s Secret Domain, and I’m thrilled they’ve made an appearance on today’s show. 🎵

Genius and Soul had its weekly meeting last night. It was another reminder who intelligent and creative our team is and I count myself lucky to be among their company. Genius and Soul launches January 1, 2022. I’m confident you are going to love the show. 🎵

Looking for something fantastic to listen this weekend? Jaubi’s Nafs at Peace is my favorite album of 2021. I’ve been listening to it weekly, sometimes daily, for the last five months and I never tire of it. 🎵

An acquaintance of mine was an anti-vaxxer. It was because he caught COVID-19. He tried Ivermectin, which did not work. He nearly died and finally took the vaccine. He’s getting his oxygen from a tank right now. Thankfully he didn’t win the Herman Cain Award.

The wife and I are going to see Dune in an hour. I’m excited that she’s excited. I’ve avoided knowing anything about this particular adaptation, and I’m curious to see how the Navigators will be represented.

I didn’t mind being locked out of my Facebook account (I don’t know why, was it my controversial cat photos?), but I was furious when I could no longer access Spotify. I will never use another service for logins. Thankfully, I can use Spotify again. Dead simple: I reset the password.

Last night Marci came after being away for nearly two years in the National Guard. We’ve seen each other during that time, but only for a few days or weeks here and there. Good to have her home. Today is our grandkid’s birthday. Four years-old! The last 24 hours have been epic.

Dead Can't Dance

One last mix to share for you ghouls and gals. While not a Halloween mix, it is Gothy enough to qualify if you squint your eyes. Light a candle, burn some incense, and paint your nails black while you listen to this show from 1993. 🎵

  1. M1-Alterantive “The Marvels of Insect Life Theme"
  2. ID
  3. SPK “In Flagranto Delicto”
  4. Halcyon Daze “Ragman”
  5. The Wolfgang Press “Cut the Tree”
  6. A Scanner Darkly “This is the Way”
  7. Unknown “Unknown” One Truth?
  8. ID
  9. Bauhaus “Bela Lugosi’s Dead (Instrumental)”
  10. Mother “Tiny Fingers”
  11. Area “Green Light (Original Mix)”
  12. Pink Industry “The Corpse (Absolute Version)”
  13. Southern Death Cult “Moya”
  14. ID
  15. Beautiful Pea Green Boat “Nostalgia”
  16. Dead Can Dance “Frontier (Demo)”
  17. Shock Headed Peters “Thumbs of A Murderer”
  18. Psychic Surgery “Greeks and Romans”
  19. My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult “Universal Blackness"
  20. ID
  21. Unknown “Unknown”
  22. Boris Mikulic “Diana”
  23. Mumbles “Two Clouds”
  24. Coil “Main Title (Unreleased Hellraiser Theme)”
  25. Clan of Xymox “Muscoviet Musquito”
  26. Unknown “Unknown”
  27. The Cure “World War”
  28. No Trend “Teen Love”
  29. ID
  30. Unknown “Unknown”
  31. PSA: Recycle
  32. ID
  33. Gene Loves Jezebel “Shaving My Neck”
  34. Johanna’s House of Glamour “Dark Hour”
  35. Christian Death “This is Heresy”
  36. Double Happiness “Cut”
  37. Jesus and Mary Chain “Cut Dead”
  38. Unknown “Unknown”