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Reflections on a piece of music that came to mind for Al Bellenchia or Jackie Ralston on a specific day. There are very few repeats, so exploring the archive is a good idea. Never any AI/LLM slop.

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Music of the Day, 14 October 2026

Operant conditioning isn’t nearly as powerful a learning tool as it was once thought to be, but it does play a role. I was reminded of that a few minutes ago, when the name of a legendary and controversial metal band popped up in my news fe...

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Music of the Day, 13 October 2026

Even though we’d been in regular contact for a while, my brother’s recent visit for a Rush birthday adventure with me has boosted it significantly: we text pretty much every evening at a minimum. Most of it is pretty mundane stuff, but some...

24 days ago
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Music of the Day, 12 October 2026

A few things seem to have converged in my mind,1 leading the radio station therein to start playing today’s selection. Probably uppermost is that today is Thanksgiving in Canada. Best I can recall, as an adult I never really embraced the my...

25 days ago
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Music of the Day, 11 October 2026

Some days are just Morphine days for me.

And every time I have a Morphine day, I wonder why the hell I don’t listen to them more often.

a month ago
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Music of the Day, 10 October 2026

I interrupt my irregularly scheduled MotDing with an important celebration. It’s my dear friend TEB’s1 birthday today!

As this is also the weekend before Canadian Thanksgiving, I didn’t want her celebration to be overshadowed by that. Tha...

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    Word wrangler, music lover, perpetually curious, former experimental/cognitive psychologist, and secular humanist. They/them.

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    Escapee from corporate America unbroken. Now a non-profit executive looking for good trouble, trying to build community, and writing about the journey. Columbiagreenehabitat.org

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