Phil Catalfo
@philcat.bsky.social
Son, brother, husband, father, grandfather. Retired writer-editor. Singer-guitarist. Goofball. Good friend, prone to joke and laugh. And you?
Yeah, it’s dang cold all right! I hesitate to say exactly how cold, because I have friends and family in NY, WI, MO, & CO and I think they’d laugh. I fondly remember snowstorms in the Brooklyn, NY, of my childhood, but today I just wonder: How do people survive winter in those places??
December 9, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Yeah, it’s dang cold all right! I hesitate to say exactly how cold, because I have friends and family in NY, WI, MO, & CO and I think they’d laugh. I fondly remember snowstorms in the Brooklyn, NY, of my childhood, but today I just wonder: How do people survive winter in those places??
Yes, but it’s good that Paramount didn’t get it.
December 5, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Yes, but it’s good that Paramount didn’t get it.
P. S. I’m also fond of referring to Rubber Soul as, IMO, The Greatest Fuckin’ Album Of All Time.
December 5, 2025 at 2:58 AM
P. S. I’m also fond of referring to Rubber Soul as, IMO, The Greatest Fuckin’ Album Of All Time.
I’ve often said that Rubber Soul, more than any of their other albums, was the pivot point that made everything else possible. You can easily get from Revolver to Sgt Pepper; but you can’t get from AHDN or Help to Revolver without going through Rubber Soul.
December 5, 2025 at 2:57 AM
I’ve often said that Rubber Soul, more than any of their other albums, was the pivot point that made everything else possible. You can easily get from Revolver to Sgt Pepper; but you can’t get from AHDN or Help to Revolver without going through Rubber Soul.
This just in: Hegseth has a lot of goddam nerve talking about “meritocracy.”
November 25, 2025 at 6:44 PM
This just in: Hegseth has a lot of goddam nerve talking about “meritocracy.”
Felt a little shake here in Berkeley.
November 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Felt a little shake here in Berkeley.
How much do we love Indivisible’s “No Kings Alliance” right now?
November 8, 2025 at 4:08 AM
How much do we love Indivisible’s “No Kings Alliance” right now?
I’m thinking that tonight, watching election returns from around the country, the White House is seeing more frequent diaper changes than usual
November 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I’m thinking that tonight, watching election returns from around the country, the White House is seeing more frequent diaper changes than usual
Well, Ari did refute Sondland’s claim that Mamdani “*says* he’s an anti-Semite.” That was good, I thought. And Jen asked Sondland “What are you afraid of?” after he repeatedly claimed that Mamdani’s policies and actions would be disastrous. Yes! Ask fat cats why they fear worker-friendly policies!
November 4, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Well, Ari did refute Sondland’s claim that Mamdani “*says* he’s an anti-Semite.” That was good, I thought. And Jen asked Sondland “What are you afraid of?” after he repeatedly claimed that Mamdani’s policies and actions would be disastrous. Yes! Ask fat cats why they fear worker-friendly policies!