[Silence]

[Instrumental: Hohner Clavinet, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, sub-bass, organ, percussion, drums]

[Intro]
Long ago there was an anthem
Absurd, but nobody knew a word
So mostly we would just try to hum some
and the rest of it went something like this:

[Refrain]
We don’t know
(The god damn words)
We don’t know
(The god damn words)

Nooo.. We don’t know
(The god damn words)

Then… we’d hum some…
(And… hmmmm… we’d hum some more)
… for sure…
… what you say is true
(We never knew…)
… a word…
(How absurd?)

And sure enough…
(Call my bluff)
It would come around again…
(Begin:)

[Refrain]
We don’t know
(The god damn words)
We don’t know
(The god damn words)

Nooo.. We don’t know
(The god damn words)

Then… we’d hum some…
(And… hmmmm… we’d hum some more)

[Refrain]
We don’t know
(The god damn words)
We don’t know
(The god damn words)

Nooo.. We don’t know
(The god damn words)

[Outro]
Then… we’d hum some…
(And… hmmmm… we’d hum some more)

Hmmm, hmmm, hmmm, the hmmm hmmmm
(No, we don’t… )
Hmmm, hmmm, hmmm, the hmmm hmmmm
(No, we don’t… )
And… hmmmm… we’d hum some more

Once again there is an anthem
Absurd, but nobody knows a word
So mostly we just try to hum some
(Shhh… so “the word” is mum)

From the album “Social Truth“

[Silence]

[Instrumental: Hohner Clavinet, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, sub-bass, organ, percussion, drums]

[Intro]
Here we go again…
(Oh, no, not same ole game)
Same old story
(Another round of blame)

Got a question?
(You don’t know)
Got the answers?
(Where’d they go?)

[Verse 1]
You read a headline
(You think you know)
You heard a rumor
(And off you go)

You skip the details
(You miss the facts)
Then point your finger
(And launch attacks)

A little knowledge
(A mighty show)
Big declarations
(With nowhere to go)

You want a debate
(But won’t engage)
Just keep on shouting
(On center stage)

[Pre-Chorus]
Show me the numbers
(Show me the proof)
Check your assumptions
(What’s the truth?)

If you’re so certain
(Then make it clear)
Answer the question
(We’re all ears!)

[Refrain]
Do you even know
(What you’re asking about)
Oh woe oh whoa
(Do you even know)

You keep casting doubt
(With the hot air you blow)
Love to cry and whine
(All of the time)

Please…
(Give us a break)
Geeze…
(We’ve had all we can take)

[Verse 2]
You move the goalposts
(When facts come through)
Change the subject
(When challenged by truth)

Demand an answer
(Then talk right past)
Nothing gets settled
(When nothing can last)

You call it research
(You share a link)
But did you read it?
(Stop and think!)

[Refrain]
Do you even know
(What you’re asking about)
Oh whoa woe… Oh!
(Do you even know)

You keep shouting it out
(But still don’t know)
Love to rant and rage
(The world’s your stage)

Please…
(Give us a break)
Geeze…
(We’ve had all we can take)

[Instrumental]

Know what you know
(Know what you don’t)
Make your case
(Or maybe you won’t)

Read it again
(Check it twice)
Facts aren’t feelings
(And truth isn’t nice)

Nobody knows everything
(That’s understood)
But do you know anything
(That can do us some good?)

If you want answers
(Then listen, too)
The burden of proof
(Applies to you!)

Don’t cry conspiracy
(Without a clue)
Don’t blame the world
(For questioning you)

Think it through
(Follow it through)
Look at the facts
(And check what’s true)

Less accusation
(More explanation)
Less aggravation
(More realization!)

[Final Refrain]
Do you even know
(What you’re asking about)
Oh woe oh whoa woe
(Do you even know)
Oh, oh, oh

You keep casting doubt
(And scream and shout)
Love to cry and whine
(All of the time)

Please…
(Give us a break)
Geeze…
(We’ve had all we can take)

Do you even know?
(Then let it show!)
Do you even know?
(Or just say so?)

[Outro]
Do you even know?
(Yes or no?)

From the album “Social Truth“
and the album “Feedback Coupling“

[Silence]

[Instrumental: Hohner Clavinet, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, sub-bass, organ, percussion, drums]

[Intro]
What’s the price?
(What’s the cost?)
Hold on tight
(Or get lost!)

Markets twitch
(Nerves are raw)
We’ve all got
(The same law)

[Verse 1]
Green on the screen, then red appears
Fear takes over, fueled by fears
Yeah, you’re certain till the numbers fall
Then it’s too late to heed the call

Buy the rumor, sell the news
Pick your winners, pay your dues
Fortunes rise and fortunes drop
Who’s gonna know when the music stops?

[Pre-Chorus]
Greed says hold
(Fear says run!)
Everybody’s sure
(Until it’s done!)

Watch the panic
(Spread around!)
One bad signal
(Shakes the ground!)

[Chorus]
What are you holding on to
(There’s an impending sell off)
No, it’s not depending…
(Scoff… risk surrendering fortitude)

… oh so rude….
(What’s with the attitude?)

[Verse 2]
Billion-dollar bets on a shaky floor
Promises made, then slammed the door
Leverage high and the margins thin
One little crack and the stampede begins

[Pre-Chorus]
Watch the headlines
(Watch the flow!)
What you think you know
(May not be so!)

Price and value
(Aren’t the same!)
Panic selling
(Feeds the flame!)

[Chorus]
What are you holding on to
(There’s an impending sell off)
No, it’s not depending…
(Scoff… risk surrendering fortitude)

… oh so rude….
(What’s with the attitude?)

Hold on?
(Let go?)
Buy more?
(Who knows?)

Pay the price
(When reason’s low!)
You’ve got advice
(Where’d the facts go?)
Sell-off!
(Shake it loose!)
Sell-off!
(What’s the use?)

Panic!
(Reaction!)
Markets move
(With interaction!)

[Final Chorus]
What are you holding on to
(There’s an impending sell off)
No, it’s not depending…
(Scoff… risk surrendering fortitude)

… oh so rude….
(What’s with the attitude?)

What are you holding on to
(What are ya gonna do?)
When the market turns
(… and your profit burns)

Fear or reason?
(Choose your side!)
Know your risk
(Don’t just ride!)

[Outro]
Sell-off…
(It’s not a prophecy)
Sell-off…
(It’s a possibility)
… now a reality

(What a shhh…) It show!
Hold on…
(Let go…)
… time you know

Know what you own…
(And why you hold…)
What’s with the attitude?
(Caveman crude)

From the album “Vista“

[Silence]

[Instrumental: Hohner Clavinet, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, sub-bass, organ, percussion, drums]

[Intro]
One step…
(Then another)
Up we go
(Discover there’s other)

Higher now
(Feel the air)
The show of how
(Up a stair!)

[Verse 1]
There’s a world beyond the doorway
There’s a view beyond the wall
Leave the weight you carried yesterday
Let the old perspective fall
There’s more to see today
When you rise above it all

[Refrain]
Climbing up the stairs
(To share from up there)

Going up?
(To the top)
Don’t wanna stop
(From above…)
(Take in the love)

And set some free
(From within me)

… may it shine down on you…
(Too)

[Verse 2]
From above, the view is changing
All the pieces start to fit
Things that once seemed so confusing
Find a place that makes them click

[Refrain]
Climbing up the stairs
(To share from up there)

Going up?
(To the top)
Don’t wanna stop
(From above…)
(Take in the love)

And set some free
(From within me)
Then, I shout:
(Let it out!)

So it may shine down on you
(Shining down… to enlighten your view)

[Bridge]
Shout:
(Let it out!)
So it may shine upon…
(Shining down… to enlighten our view)

Take a little love
(Leave a little light)
Bring it down the stairs
(Help somebody rise!)

And when you reach the top
(What will you do?)
Open up your arms
(And share the view!)

[Instrumental]

Going up!
(Shining down!)
Don’t stop now!
(Show us how!)
Feel the love
(From above)
Set it free
(Totally!)

[Final Refrain]
Climbing up the stairs
(To share from up there)

Going up?
(To the top)
Don’t wanna stop
(From above…)
(Take in the love)

And set some free
(From within me)

Climbing up the stairs
(There’s more to share)

Going up?
(Reach the sky)
Open your heart
(And let it fly)

Take in the love
(From above)
And set some free
(From within me!)

Shout:
(Let it out!)
So it may shine through…
(Shining down… to enlighten the view)
Shine, shine, shine

[Outro]
One more stair…
(There’s love up there)
One more view…
(To share with you)

Upstairs…
(Upstairs…)
And set some free…
(… with me)
Shine, shine, shine
(Shine, shine, shine)

From the album “Vista“

[Silence]

[Instrumental: Hohner Clavinet, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, sub-bass, organ, percussion, drums]

[Intro]
Been set loose?
(Who’s got the key?)
Been set loose?
(It’s up to me!)

Shake it off
(Break the chain)
Lose the fear
(Feel again!)

[Verse 1]
Built a cage around your mind
Left the open door behind
Made the rules, tied the knot
Forgot the freedom that you got

[Chorus]
Been set loose?
(You’ve been free)
Self-made noose
(Regain reality)

Let yourself go
(Or didn’t you know)
You’re free to roam
(… far from home)

[Verse 2]
Take the road you never tried
Let curiosity be your guide
Leave the comfort zone behind
See what treasures you might find

[Chorus]
Been set loose?
(You’ve been free)
Self-made noose
(Regain reality)

Let yourself go
(Or didn’t you know)
You’re free to roam
(… far from home)

Who tied the knot?
(You did!)
Who shut the door?
(You did!)

Who says you’re stuck?
(Not me!)
Who’s got the key?
(You’re free!)

No chains to break
(No walls to climb)
Just old ideas
(You’re leaving behind!)

Set loose!
(Let it ride!)
Set loose!
(Enjoy the ride!)

Move your feet
(Free your mind!)
Leave the old
(And seek the find!)

[Final Chorus]
Been set loose?
(You’ve been free)
Self-made noose
(Regain reality)

Let yourself go
(Or didn’t you know)
You’re free to roam
(… far from home)

Been set loose?
(Shake it free!)
No excuse
(Just let it be!)

Let yourself go
(Enjoy the show!)
You’re free to roam
(Where the wild winds blow!)

[Outro]
Set loose…
(You’re free!)
Set loose…
(Go be!)

Far from home…
(Find your own!)
Set loose…
(And let it go!)

From the album “Vista“

Climate Science Isn’t a Religion. It’s Physics. 🌎

Weather too hot? Weather too cold? Too much rain? Drought?

Climate deniers love to ridicule the science while ignoring the physics. But climate science isn’t about blaming every weather event on global warming. It’s about understanding the measurable physical processes connecting Earth’s atmosphere, oceans, ice, and ecosystems.

📊 10 FRAMES. FOLLOW THE PHYSICS. TEST THE CLAIMS.

This slideshow breaks down the science:

🌍 Human CO₂ emissions and rising atmospheric concentrations.

🔥 Greenhouse forcing and Earth’s growing energy imbalance.

🌊 Ocean warming, melting ice, and changing circulation.

🌀 Interconnected climate feedbacks that can amplify change.

🔬 Atmospheric carbon-14 and the physics of CO₂ radiative forcing.

🦋 The butterfly effect: how changes in interconnected systems can propagate far beyond their origin.

Natural variability is real. Climate has changed throughout Earth’s history. Neither fact explains away the measurable human contribution to today’s global warming.

The challenge to climate deniers is simple: If you dispute the science, engage with the evidence. Explain the physical mechanisms. Quantify your alternative explanation. Show your work.

Laughing emojis aren’t scientific evidence. Neither are unsupported claims about research funding.

CLAIMS AREN’T EVIDENCE. FOLLOW THE DATA.

MILLIONS → BILLIONS → TRILLIONS OF POSSIBLE FEEDBACK INTERACTIONS.

Feedback coupling is emerging. Understanding how these connections develop, interact, and amplify change is one of the major challenges in climate science.

Watch the Climate Physics Simplified Slideshow

[Intro]
Climate denier said…
(What’d he say?)
Climate denier said…
(Another day!)

Got a claim?
(Bring the proof!)
Got a theory?
(Show the truth!)

[Verse 1]
Weather too hot?
(It’s global warming!)
Weather too cold?
(Still global warming!)

Too much rain?
(It’s global warming!)
Drought again?
(It’s global warming!)

What’s the question?
(Doesn’t matter!)
Same old answer
(Noise and chatter!)

Calls it religion
(Calls science a creed)
But dodges the evidence
(He doesn’t want to read!)

[Refrain]
The climate denier said:
(Doi! I’m braindead)
No, no scientific literacy
(Out of touch… with reality)

I spend my days
(Finding lame ways)
Fighting the facts
(Coached by the quacks)

Watch me shout!
(And rant about)
No! No know!

[Verse 2]
All happened before
(That’s his refrain!)
Natural variability
(Blamed once again!)

Where’s your attribution?
(Show me the proof!)
He asks for evidence
(Then hides from the truth!)

Grant money conspiracy
(That’s his big story!)
Laughing emojis
(His claim to glory!)

But here’s a question
(Answer it straight!)
What does carbon-14
(Reveal about our fate?)

¹⁴C!
(Where’d it go?)
Fossil carbon!
(What do you know?)

Now here’s the formula
(Do the math!)
Five-point-three-five
(… the radiative forcing path!)

Delta F equals
(5.35 times the log!)
C over C-zero
(That’s the CO₂ job!)

[Refrain]
The climate denier said:
(Doi! I’m braindead)
No, no scientific literacy
(Out of touch… with reality)

I spend my days
(Finding lame ways)
Fighting the facts
(Coached by the quacks)

Watch me shout!
(And rant about)
No! No know!

Millions to billions
(Trillions in play!)
The butterfly effect
(Can carry change far away!)

No single starting point!
(No single end!)
No simple prediction
(Of how all systems blend!)
The network’s complex
(The science is clear!)
We study the pathways
(As the risks appear!)

But the denier says…
(It’s all a scam!)
With no quantitative evidence
(And no testable plan!)

Show your work!
(Show your work!)
State your hypothesis!
(Test what you assert!)

Natural variability?
(Quantify!)
Human attribution?
(Don’t deny!)

Evidence!
(Not conspiracy!)
Measurements!
(Not mockery!)

[Final Refrain]
The climate denier said:
(Doi! I’m braindead)
No, no scientific literacy
(Out of touch… with reality)

I spend my days
(Finding lame ways)
Fighting the facts
(Coached by the quacks)

Watch me shout!
(And rant about)
No! No know!

The climate denier said:
(Just look away!)
The evidence said:
(It’s measured every day!)

The climate denier said:
(It’s all been before!)
The science said:
(Explain what’s happening now!)

[Outro]
You want proof?
(Show your work!)
You want science?
(Test your claim!)

Laughing emojis
(Are really lame!)
Natural variability?
(Math. Let’s see…)

Human attribution?
(Your contribution)
No more slogans…
(No more smoke…)

Show your work!

Climate denier said…
(Then science led.)

About the Song
Climate denier said:
“Weather too hot? Global warming. Weather too cold? Global warming. Too much rain? Global warming. Drought? Global warming. What’s the question? Doesn’t matter. The answer’s the same. Global warming. To true believers in the global warming religion, everything is a sign.” IBD

I replied:
What? You need to stop following your pseudoscience gods and listen to scientists. This is what we actually say: Polar amplification → weakened equator-to-pole temperature gradients → reduced thermal contrast that helps drive and stabilize large-scale atmospheric circulation → accelerated Greenland and Arctic ice melt → freshwater input into the North Atlantic and reduced salinity/density of surface waters → disruption and potential weakening of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) → reorganization of North Atlantic pressure fields and storm tracks → greater jet-stream waviness, slower progression, and amplified Rossby-wave behavior → more persistent blocking patterns, omega blocks, and meridional flow → stalled atmospheric rivers, prolonged heat domes, drought-flood swings, and other forms of hydroclimatic whiplash → destabilization of agriculture, infrastructure, ecosystems, and public health systems → accelerated land-ice loss and groundwater redistribution that shift mass across the planet → climate-driven mass redistribution sufficient to measurably alter Earth’s moment of inertia and contribute to changes in rotational dynamics, including a slight slowing of Earth’s rotation and changes in the length of day.

Of course, feedback coupling is not this simple. There is no single starting point, no final destination, and no clearly defined end to the network.

MILLIONS → BILLIONS → TRILLIONS
POSSIBLE FEEDBACK INTERACTIONS
FEEDBACK COUPLING IS EMERGING

We cannot yet predict precisely how all these interactions will propagate, combine, and amplify as they unfold.

THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT
A small perturbation can propagate through a complex network, producing consequences far beyond its point of origin.

Climate denier replied:
your cut and paste of the typical claims is still with zero proof of human attribution.
All that has happened before. And all the grant money goes to AGW witnesses none for natural variability which is much more likely attribution. But keep worshipping at the church of global warming. That’s where the grant money goes. 🤣

I responded:
No. Wrong answer. I’ve spent several decades researching climate science, and I’m the author of the work you’re dismissing without apparently reading it.

Let’s have a pop quiz to test your scientific literacy—and whether your laughing emojis can substitute for scientific evidence.

1. Explain atmospheric ¹⁴C concentrations. What do they reveal about the sources of rising atmospheric CO₂?

2. Apply your answer using the CO₂ radiative forcing formula:
ΔF = 5.35 × ln(C/C₀) [W/m²]
Explain what this equation tells us about the radiative forcing caused by rising atmospheric CO₂ concentrations.

If natural variability is your preferred explanation, demonstrate it with evidence and quantitative analysis. Assertions, conspiracy theories about research funding, and laughing emojis are not scientific arguments.

*Show your work.* (If you are totally ignorant, reply with your foolish emojis.)

From the album “Feedback Coupling“

[Silence]

[Instrumental: Hohner Clavinet, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, sub-bass, organ, percussion, drums]

[Intro]
Tryin’ to learn…
(How to avoid the burn)

Dyin’, I yearn
Tryin’ to learn…
(How to avoid the burn)

Day by day
(On my way)
… toward the light

Day and night
(On my way)
… into the light

[Vocal Choir]
Till we shine
(Shine fine)
… all the time

[Refrain]
Let’s hear you say:
(On our way)
… toward the light
(Delight in insight)

We’ll shine fine
… all the time
(Shine, shine, shine)

Day by day
(On our way)
… toward the light

Day and night
(On my way)
… into the light

[Refrain]
Let’s hear you say:
(On our way)
… toward the light
(Delight in insight)

We’ll shine fine
… all the time
(Shine, shine, shine)

[Outro]
I’ve come to learn…
(How to avoid the burn)

It’s gonna be OK…
(We’ve made it today)
… in sight of the light
(Delight in insight)

Hearts start to shine so fine
(Shine!)
… all the time
(Shine, shine, shine)

From the album “Vista“

[Silence]

[Instrumental: banjo, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, sub-bass, organ, percussion, drums]

[Intro]
Red, white, and blue
(What’s he selling you?)
Flags up high
(Who’s asking why?)

Proud and loud
(Bowing to the crowd)
Shout it out
(What hate’s about?)

[Verse 1]
Blame the stranger, blame the poor
Build a wall and slam the door
Call it freedom, call it pride
Keep the facts and truth outside

Point a finger, stir the fear
Tell the crowd what they wanna hear
Wrap exclusion in a flag
Sell a dream inside a bag!

[Pre-Chorus]
Ignorance (is no excuse)
Arrogance (is on the loose)

[Chorus]
Irrational-ist
(White nationalist)
Raised fist
(Proud and loud)

White?
(Not quite right!)
Right?
(Not quite right!)

In the head…
(Braindead)

Got a heart?
(Won’t start)

Beats at the rate
(… of hate!)
Irate!
(Berate!)

[Verse 2]
Tariffs rising, prices climb
Who’s the loser every time?
Trade wars hit the family store
Working folks pay even more

Deficits grow, the debt piles high
Big bold promises don’t tell you why
Interest payments take their share
Who’s left holding the bill out there?

[Pre-Chorus]
Ignorance (is no excuse)
Arrogance (is on the loose)

[Chorus]
Irrational-ist
(White nationalist)
Raised fist
(Proud and loud)

White?
(Not quite right!)
Right?
(Not quite right!)

In the head…
(Braindead)

Got a heart?
(Won’t start)

Beats at the rate
(… of hate!)
Irate!
(Berate!)

[Verse 3]
“America First!” is the battle cry
But look at the cost as the numbers climb
Favored friends get the golden deal
While ordinary households feel

“Make us great!” is the grand refrain
But who gets the gain and who gets the pain?
When the slogan’s loud and the facts don’t fit
Ask who profits from the political grift!

[Bridge]
[Instrumental: Banjo Solo]
Flag waving
(Fear craving)
Crowd roaring
(Truth ignoring)

Blame and shame
(That’s the game)
Strongman pose
(There it goes!)

Ultranationalism
(Authoritarianism)
Scapegoat the few
(To distract from the true)

Patriotism isn’t hate
Or a license to manipulate
A nation isn’t one man’s throne
And a flag belongs to everyone!

Proud and loud!
(Question the crowd!)
Raised fist!
(Resist the twist!)

Check the cost!
(Count what’s lost!)
Follow the money!
(Who’s getting the honey?)

[Verse 4]
You can’t build strength by spreading fear
Or make truth disappear
You can’t make every problem go away
By blaming someone else today

A healthy nation needs the facts
Not a slogan to cover the cracks
Justice, fairness, room to stand
A future built by every hand!

[Pre-Chorus]
Ignorance (is no excuse)
Arrogance (is on the loose)

[Final Chorus]
Irrational-ist
(White nationalist)
Raised fist
(Proud and loud)

White?
(Not quite right!)
Right?
(Not quite right!)

In the head…
(Braindead)

Got a heart?
(Won’t start)

Beats at the rate
(… of hate!)
Irate!
(Berate!)

Irrational-ist
(What’s the real cost?)
Nationalist
(Who’s getting lost?)

White?
(Not quite right!)
Right?
(Show us the light!)

[Outro]
No more fear
(The truth is here)
No more lies
(Open your eyes)

A nation strong
(Doesn’t need hate)
A future fair
(We all create)

Proud and loud?
(Think it through!)
Red, white, and blue
(Belongs to you, too!)

Ignorance?
(Is no excuse!)
Arrogance?
(Out of use!)

White nationalist…
(Not in our name!)
A flag for all…
(Not a game!)

About the Song
The Economy: Tariffs, Deficits, and the Cost of Corruption
Trump’s tariffs, acts of war, anti-science claims, white nationalist policies, and corruption have contributed to unprecedented trade and budget deficits and an unsustainable national debt at record levels. The resulting fiscal pressures compound the economic burden of interest payments, while federal borrowing adds upward pressure to interest rates.

The Trump administration’s claims that racist, bigoted, and white nationalist policies “Make America Great Again” and put “America First” are contradicted by the economic consequences of its policies. Tariffs raise costs, trade conflicts disrupt markets, and government resources are directed toward favored industries while American households bear the burden.

This is not economic nationalism delivering broad-based prosperity. It is an economic agenda that places ideological priorities and political interests above the financial well-being of ordinary Americans. Its rhetoric bears the hallmarks of neo-fascist propaganda: ultranationalism, scapegoating, authoritarianism, and the presentation of exclusionary policies as patriotic necessities.

From the album “Social Truth“