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In my 20s, I was positive I was not going to get married and have kids. My reasoning for this was because as a teacher I saw so many clueless parents, and I didn’t want to be part of the problem. I had a teacher, a good friend and mother of two, take me to task for such thinking. You don’t go into parenting thinking about how many bad things you could do, she explained; you become a parent to make the world better, through making a better world for your child. My retort to my friend was a whine: “But what if your kid is a fuckup?” My friend looked right at me. “But it’s your fuckup.” On being a parent in tragedy | Slay All Dragons ...

[gallery] I saw the Menzingers, La Dispute, and Hot Water Music tonight. I loved every minute of it.

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSYfqczYng0?feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1&origin=http://safe.txmblr.com&wmode=opaque&w;=500&h;=281] mikemainsandthebranches: We’ve launched a Pledge campaign to release our NEW ALBUM: “Calm Down, Everything Is Fine”. Help us make this one a success [HERE](http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/mikemainsmusic)! > > I absolutely love this band. This also goes down as the best pledge video for a crowd funded record I’ve seen. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

Tony Stewart, former mega church pastor, provides a look at why he hasn’t attended church in over a year. http://tonysteward.me/post/41420912985/i-havent-been-to-a-church-in-over-a-year – Read on Path.

Thrice Anthology Studio Version I made a playlist with the studio versions of Thrice’s Anthology track listing. They are one my favorite bands and this covers a lot of their material. Check it out. Spotify [spotify id=“spotify:user:benjer712:playlist:6S9RTzTpwhAWFzKS3jrZXA” width=“300” height=“380” /] Rdio https://rd.io/i/QU4U3DN_tLY

[audio https://open.spotify.com/album/52WPKO9oZ8xyl7HftSwz2Y?plead=please-dont-download-this-or-our-lawyers-wont-let-us-host-audio] [spotify id=“spotify%3Aalbum%3A52WPKO9oZ8xyl7HftSwz2Y&view=coverart” width=“500” height=“580” /] Bringing it way back.

hermitologist:  > > Most of you who’ve been reading Hermitology or following Thrice over the years are probably well aware of how much I admire Dave Grohl and how much I’ve been inspired by what he’s done and continues to do. Marc Maron had Grohl as a guest on the WTF Podcast this week and the conversation they had boosted that admiration and inspiration to a whole new level. It’s an absolute must-listen. I could have listened to them chat for hours. ...

I was going to make a list of my 10 favorite albums from 2012, but 2012 turned out to be a great year for music. In light of that here are my 15 favorite albums from 2012. Abel - Make it Right Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls Bad Books - II Circa Survive - Violent Waves Further Seems Forever - Penny Black The Gaslight Anthem - Handwritten Gasoline Heart - Thanks for Everything ...

Nice shot of Sid who sleeved my left arm many years ago.

And you thought coffee couldn’t be made any more hipster