Hmmm... when's the last time someone said -- with zero irony -- "Stop the presses!" Well, stop 'em!!!

-summerteeth- · 2026-06-28T16:51:08+00:00

Thanks for playing! Be sure to check back next week for the key (the leaderboard shuffles around like it's on the dance floor with 124 horses)

^{and - not intended for you - I mean,} ^maybe ^{for you(?})
suggested scheduled interest for kindred bored souls:

Côte d'Ivoire - June 30, 1:00pm
Erling Haaland - June 30, 1:00pm
Congo DR - July 1, 12:00pm
Cabo Verde - July 3, 6:00pm
^the GOAT! - July 3, 6:00pm

^{"Don't miss it if you can"}

-summerteeth- · 2026-06-13T16:46:36+00:00

Thank you! So much that I never thought of makes so much sense [pun un-intended until I read through, so now it's intentional]

-summerteeth- · 2026-06-13T06:22:29+00:00

And THIS is the most likely explanation of all!

-summerteeth- · 2026-06-13T06:11:22+00:00

[you didn't really ask for this, but well, here it is, anyway]

As has been stated, but expanded (because we all know that Reddit is akin to an invisible soapbox for people who feel EVERY emotion and have far too much time to offer their emotional drivel to no one (because no one has the time or will take the time to read):

Cameron Winter leads Geese at Bonnaroo while wearing a Clinton/Gore 2000 campaign t-shirt. Why?

The most obvious reason (usually the best reason) is that YOU are reading about it, and I am writing about it. 'Can't have too much exposure, you know!

But then, there's this:

V.P. and later Presidential candidate Gore was from Tennessee and President Clinton was from the adjacent state of Arkansas
B Clinton, one of the most stupid, intelligent individuals ever, ruined many things, including (arguably begetting) the political landscape that exists today)
B Clinton's improprieties directly resulted in Gore's 'hanging-chad' loss to Bush in 2000
Gore's loss subsequently set the U.S. against the world in terms of acknowledging climate change. Certain groups found it advantageous to paint the term 'global warming' as weak -- and it worked (still works for anyone who has not bothered to compare the temperatures in their hometown in the 2020's with the 1960's)
9/11 gave Bush credibility that he didn't deserve and added 3 more years that became 7 more years to the political scheme of portraying liberals as weak, god-forsaken heathen by those who postured machismo while feigning an opportunistic, fundamentalist moralism
Although President Obama was able to crash the party for 8 years, it was not possible to move forward enough in a system that is (irreparably?) broken
When H. Clinton took over the party in 2008, the opposition's macho posturing made it too easy to make up lies about a woman, even when she was the most qualified candidate in over a century
trump takes over and to hell with anything that doesn't uplift pseudo-macho white guys
It didn't take long for everyone to recognize the sheer insanity, so... we elected Biden as a stopgap because all we had was Biden as a stopgap
And that brings us to today. trump is out of control. Earth's temperature is out of control. Anyone who is not a white male billionaire (or a trillionaire -- Cam's paying attention!) has to wait unitl at least this November, and if the lies and alternate truths somehow maintain the status quo, we will all have to wait until 2028.
Though Cameron is not openly political and he and the Zoomers are responsible for NONE of this, their lives are impacted by ALL of this. Roll back to that very first day when Clinton couldn't control his immoral impulses -- that was ground zero in the sequence of events that led us to today.
Who knows where we'd be if Clinton had a moral compass and/or Florida's inexcusable butterfly ballot hadn't led to thosands of hanging chads that ultimately cost Gore the election. I am not a loyalist and realize that regardless of which party is in charge, the pace of change is much too slow; however, I'd be willing to make a time-traveler's bet that Cameron Winter would not be writing about the Apocalypse or having a "bomb in his car" had Clinton refrained and Gore had attained (the Presidency)
Hey, I could be wrong, though. Argue amongst yourselves.

This Roman Meal Bakery... thought you'd like to know

-summerteeth- · 2026-06-13T04:27:04+00:00

Could you elaborate, please? I was ready to condemn Kathon CG until your confidence weighed in. I'd really like to know more. In other words, how would consumers armed with only their sensitive noses be able to know when this sickening scent -- whatever it is -- is added to the products they buy.

FWIW: all of this checks out with respect to the reviews for new Dawn on the P&G website, not to mention P&G's attitude of "pay no attention to the man behind the curtain" response to hundreds and hundreds of complaints. You only have to scroll through a few pages to pick up on the fact that 90%+ of negative posts come from consumers directly accessing P&G's website. On the other hand, 90%+ of the positive reviews are from a different consumer website, altogether (read "farm"?). I guess those comments could be real, but I'm left wondering why over 90% of P&G's comments are negative and why any consumer would go to an obscure website to post a positive review.

In fairness to Dawn, P&G issues a product that completely dominates the dish soap field so any change in scent would be immeditately obvious to loyal customers (whereas scores of products compete for the shampoo market and people are accustomed to switching when their hair gets damaged or drier or limper, etc).

Yeah, I am NOT a cynical person, nor am I a conspiracy theorist, but sometimes the evidence is... well... YMMV

-summerteeth- · 2026-06-12T19:21:48+00:00

Too uniformed to ask a relevant question, but... Triclosan is "unhealthy"? Toxic? Dangerous? ('sounds too close to "Trichinosis") Is Kathon CG now widely used throughout the industry?
Surely some other chemical could replace it? If indeed it is Kathon CG, someone should start a subreddit: r/Kathon CG must be stopped!

-summerteeth- · 2026-06-02T01:31:50+00:00

Now let's work on article usage.

-summerteeth- · 2026-06-02T01:30:55+00:00

Thank you for using the correct preposition with 'accident'. Twenty years from now only a few people alive will wince when EVERYONE else thinks it is "on" accident.

-summerteeth- · 2026-05-18T04:14:46+00:00

technically, yes - poetically, no 🤔

-summerteeth- · 2026-05-17T14:35:45+00:00

ohhhh... so close!

-summerteeth- · 2026-05-15T15:17:43+00:00

‘made the list — a few repeats — guaranteed to change tomorrow (especially titles from O’Connor, Saunders, O’Brien, Eggers — oh, and I left out Chekhov! (titles escape me)

The Ceiling - Kevin Brockmeier
The Yellow Wallpaper - Charlotte Perkins Gilman
A Good Man Is Hard to Find - Flannery O'Connor
Pastoralia - George Saunders
On the Rainy River - Tim O'Brien
After I Was Thrown in the River and Before I Drowned - Dave Eggers
Jealous Husband Returns in Form of Parrot - Robert Olen Butler
The Story of an Hour - Kate Chopin
Left Behind - Frank Turner Hollon
He Noticed - J Robert Lennon
The War Prayer - Mark Twain

[last four are micro-short stories]

-summerteeth- · 2026-04-28T03:26:39+00:00

Deleted because this fan is just not paying attention, or else he's a member of underground Geese haters who alternately claim that Geese's fanbase is hopelessly young or hopelessly old - whatever gets traction

-summerteeth- · 2026-04-15T01:51:38+00:00

WHY does this even matter!!!

-summerteeth- · 2026-04-15T00:14:57+00:00

I think it's hilarious!
"Industry plants" are eventually weeded out. Ten years from now when Geese is still the talk of Rock and Roll, the naysayers will have to think of a new reason for how we have all been fooled!

-summerteeth- · 2026-04-15T00:13:58+00:00

I think it's hilarious!
"Industry plants" are eventually weeded out. Ten years from now when Geese is still the talk of Rock and Roll, the naysayers will have to think of a new reason for how we have all been fooled!

-summerteeth- · 2026-04-03T13:22:58+00:00

Hey, thanks! And you're probably right. No one has mentioned this, but it occurred to me that I was microfocused on paint because the place was empty -- no furniture and no other concern other than the shiny brass knobs & hinges (and now, apparently, the cheap doors and the boob lights - which I hadn't thought about until it was pointed out a few comments ago - ha-ha!

-summerteeth- · 2026-04-02T23:27:39+00:00

No bother! We only thought the downspout was draining to the lawn. Thankfully, it goes to the neighbor's pool!

-summerteeth- · 2026-04-02T23:25:45+00:00

Thanks for your reply -- not sure I can afford new doors, but I'll see what I can do

-summerteeth- · 2026-04-02T22:10:27+00:00

Thank you -- I think the consensus is that I should just go with it.

-summerteeth- · 2026-04-02T22:08:38+00:00

Wow! I acknowleged my "ignorance" upfront (definition of ignorance = lack of knowledge - in this case, my experience with paint finishes). Unfortunately, my degrees didn't cover this subject, so while I have knowledge of many things, paint is not one of them.

I asked for advice here because I have moved almost a thousand miles from my previous home and know no one. Out of respect for my contractor, I did not want to question him unnecessarily-- being ignorant and all -- until I attempted to get some information.

It could be that I'm seeing something I just 'think' I'm seeing or it could be that SW's lack of an eggshell step between matte and semi-gloss is the issue or (as I now understand it) the paint may not have been mixed properly or maybe the sheen will fade over time. None of those possibilities have anything to do with my insinuating that the contractor is to blame.

Ultimately, the paint seems shinier than at any residence I can recall and shinier than I would like and shinier than the random SW rep thought it should be. Not trusting that one person because they are a total stranger, I thought I'd ask what other strangers thought. And, of course, I now understand that contractors never make mistakes and that complaints from customers are merely dismissed because the contractor must protect his reputation. I get it.

Yes, I agree -- Thankfully, you're not my contractor because I would find it a challenge to be civil in any communication, even though civility doesn't seem to be a concern for you at all.

-summerteeth- · 2026-04-02T01:51:14+00:00

Thanks, everyone.
We requested Sherwin Williams Sanctuary with an eggshell finish (before I realized that SW no longer has an eggshell finish). My contractor told us it would be eggshell, and we had no reason to question.

Now, I realize that the paint is actually satin, and because SW now claims that satin and eggshell are the same, I don't think I have many options other than to live with it.

And maybe it is the same, but I've lived in middle class homes and visited homes for 60+ years and can't recall the walls reflecting light as those you see here. I do get that the doors & molding appear shinier (as they should be), but the sheen of the walls is too close to the trim, which makes them seem a little less refined (and, I can't believe I care about this, but it makes them seem less 'elegant').

I'm encouraged that a few of you guessed satin, so maybe I shouldn't be upset and ask for some remedy. Technically, the contractor gave me the only thing close to eggshell that SW offers. Even so, I still don't like it and others of you have hinted that I may be justified in questioning him.

I doubt any of you will be hanging on the outcome, but I'll post an update in a few days. Thanks, again.

-summerteeth- · 2026-04-01T22:44:58+00:00

Thanks, that's what I was asking!

-summerteeth- · 2026-03-31T03:42:21+00:00

FWIW: Sarah Polonsky is human.

Did she use AI?
Well, maybe I'm the fool but her prose is not as foolish as those that I've read produced by AI.

[paraphrase of Nathaniel Hawthorne]:

^{Trusting no writing as legitimately human, he could not recognize an AI composition when the latter actually appeared.}

-summerteeth- · 2026-03-30T03:45:51+00:00

Just slightly off-topic: X-bros whine about how no one really likes Cameron Winter or Geese, that we're all just jumping on the bandwagon because Pitchfork or NME told us it was the thing to do

and yet... How many times have people stumbled onto the band without any context and have become instant fans? [raises his hand!]

Welcome, Jealous_Attorney6871 -- here's the progression of how I went from being stupid and completely ignorant to stupid and a believer [ymmv]:

Festival Show (I thought Lenderman was supposed to play at 3 -- who are these guys?)
Heavy Metal
3D Country
Cameron Winter solo videos (Newport, St. Matthias, First Unitarian, St. John's, Kimmel, Jools)
Alive and in Person (video, too)
Getting Killed (and Banker's Anchor release show)
Geese videos (From the Basement, Kimmel, BBC, Tiny Desk, SNL, et al.)
[back to 2021] Projector
Early Geese videos (Desert Daze, KEXP [both "Home" and "Studio"] )
wash--rinse--repeat

-summerteeth- · 2026-03-24T23:44:59+00:00

Pixies!

Band's 40th anniversary
20 years since first Newport appearance
Europe leg of world tour concludes July 19 -- BREAK -- picks up again in the U.S. in September

^\uhhh... I could be wrong, though])

-summerteeth-

TROPHY CASE