In 1988, the great American novelist Kurt Vonnegut wrote a letter to the human race of 2088.

Via @cubicgarden.com’s newsletter

“Connect with others through social relationships… doing good things to other people, contributing through your work or through small acts of kindness.”

'I spent 30 years searching for the secret to happiness - the answer isn't what I thought' bbc.com

I’ve really been feeling the cold of winter in my bones this week.

So it’s no suprise that I should find myself listening to Sleepy Sun.

Feel it in your bones…

With or without sun, we’ll grow
Rise above winter’s deep hole

We all need a reason
Why we take the time to wonder

This year I managed to put up bookshelves and bunk beds, fixed a cupboard door back on in the kitchen with new hinges, replaced the silicone seal around the kitchen sink, and unblocked the kitchen sink and the toilet (several times).

But I’m not your handyman.

…these ideas I’ll turn to gold dust later

How does it feel, how does it feel?

I love Cat Power’s recreation of Bob Dylan’s iconic 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert.

Acoustic.

Electric.

the unknown is the only true hope for a brighter future

My song of the year by a country mile.

Drowned and buried at the bottom of a lake is my biggest fear

Porridge Radio are my band of the year.

I relistened to their 2022 album “Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To The Sky” countless times in August. It’s intense.

This is a brilliant solo live version of Back To The Radio.

They released their new album “Clouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me” in October. It’s stunning!

I’m sick of the blues

I’m in love with my life again

Listening to her sing. She is fully connected to her truth. It shows up in her words, and it shows up in her voice. The two are indistinguishable.

Via @keenan@social.lol

I’m having trouble breathing in

Feels like my anthem for the year.

Great lyrics (including lines from “All Shook Up” and “My Generation”) on gardening-as-therapy gone wrong.