Gumboman Shea
@irishgumbo
Son, father, life partner, and semi-pro curmudgeon. Architect IRL. I write and take pictures too, sometimes. Y'all like to eat? I know I do.
While I was getting all “I Am Become Death, Destroyer Of Worlds” on the grass and weeds, the planting beds were doing this:
Another good day at the bookshop. “Drop City” and “East Is East” made it home safely with me. “The Tortilla Curtain” and “The Inner Circle” were hiding in plain sight during my last visit…but not for long. I’ll be back. @tcboyle.com, I think this shop is trying to entrap me. And it’s working.
9:53 PM. Reading Seamus Heaney’s translation of “Beowulf”, I am gobsmacked by good advice:
After trying to listen to these on my headphones I realized what I really need is phat beets.
The Universe Smiled: A block from my house is a bookseller. Today in the booth I found these books, first editions signed by favored author @tcboyle.com “Water Music” went home with me. I read it some years ago, finally brought it home. Come payday, the others will join it. This makes me happy.
Indie music fans, if you loved Celtic Funk Snake (my first project), we about to drop the hottest album of the year by…
10:38 AM and I realize how lost I really am. (Many thanks to @tcboyle.com for inspiration)
Walking through the front door be like: “What’s it gonna be, boy? Cuddles or violence?”
True when written in 1904, seems relevant in 2026. From “Nostromo”, by Joseph Conrad.
Remember, kids: stay in school, don’t do drugs, practice your Running Man.
Pro tip for life during wartime: make sure to have syrup decanters that double as hand grenades.
After a tiring day for us both, we vibin’ to Miles Davis’s “Kind of Blue”. To the surprise of no one, Izzy’s favorite track is “So What”.
After a difficult mental health day, there are no words for how relaxing it is to hear birdsong and watch bees dance with the indigo in our garden*. 14/10, can recommend! (*bees were faster than me with my camera)