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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, 16 July 2026

Another heat dome has settled over us, so I’ve been trying to get my errands done early in the day. This morning I made a quick run for some groceries.

I’d expected the supermarket to be busy with others whose minds work similarly, so it w...

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Music of the Day, 12 July 2026

Much of my day yesterday was invested in knitting. Several years ago I knit myself a summery top that had a cute lace panel running down its front. It turned out very nicely, but I rarely wore it. My pasty skin showed through the lace in th...

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Music of the Day, 10 July 2026

One of the newsletters I read informed me today that aviator and astronaut Wally Funk died two days ago. Reading about her remarkable life led me to want to commemorate her here today, but I wasn’t sure how. I mean, funk seemed like the nat...

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Music of the Day, 9 July 2026

An unexpectedly very busy morning kept me from seeing the news until a few minutes ago—and one of the first things to catch my eye was the headline that Bonnie Tyler has died. Even though I’d read a few weeks ago that she was recovering fro...

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Music of the Day, 7 July 2026

An errant series of things triggered today’s MotD. Apologies in advance for the prolonged backstory.

My sense of smell has long been problematic, as in mostly absent. Being stupid one day in my high-school chemistry classroom1 undoubtedly...

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  • Jackie Ralston

    Word wrangler, music lover, perpetually curious, former experimental/cognitive psychologist, secular humanist

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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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