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Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 14h

This morning, Astrid checks in with the cats; Pete is just kinda hanging around.

My beagle Astrid sniffing my grey tabby cat Bluto, who is resting on the divan next to his brother Boone, an orange tabby cat.

My beagle Pete standing in the living room.

Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Self Help Radio today was a show about globes. All over the globe you can listen at kboo.fm + selfhelpradio.net. & you can read more on the blog if you want. selfhelpradio.blogspot.com/2026/09/self...

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Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Tonight's Self Help Radio on KBOO has the theme "globes." It's on midnight to 2am on 90.7fm in town, kboo.fm everywhere. On an earth globe anyway. More details on the blog: selfhelpradio.blogspot.com/2026/09/whit... (image by Marc Johns @marcjohns.bsky.social )

In this comic by Marc Johns, a desk globe sits next to a glass of red wine with the caption "the globe desperately needed a drink."

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Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

September 27 is National Scarf Day, & we'll report on that tomorrow on The Dickenbock Report on XRAY FM. Listen Sunday 11am to 1pm on 91.1+107.1fm in town, xray.fm everywhere. Only a little more info on the blog: selfhelpradio.blogspot.com/2026/09/comi...

A green & white scarf draped around a fence post.

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Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Here's a collage from last week's Songcircle I didn't have time to make before the show. & here's the weekly list of shows I did which I normally post on Fridays but forgot to yesterday: selfhelpradio.blogspot.com/2026/09/this...

A collage of the artists' album/single covers from one of the shows I did last week.

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Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I guess since we now have three young'uns in the house now, I'll be sharing three pictures a day of the morning kids!

My beagle Pete in a dog bed on the divan.

My grey tabby cat Bluto sitting on the windowsill in the front room.

Our new beagle Astrid sitting on my lap.

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Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

& no I didn't forget about the other kids' morning pictures!

My grey tabby cat Bluto on a chair under the dining room table.

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Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

May I introduce you to our newest family member? This is Astrid. She's probably around five & a little freaked out right now - yesterday she took a plane from Missouri to Seattle & rode in the pouring rain with us back to Portland. She's lovely. We can't wait until she realizes she's finally home.

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Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Self Help Radio on KBOO this morning had the theme "masterpiece." Sadly, it was not a masterpiece itself. Oh well! You can listen if you must at kboo.fm + selfhelpradio.net. & can read more on the blog. selfhelpradio.blogspot.com/2026/09/self...

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Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Kids hanging out with this older siblings this morning.

My cats Bluto & Boone sleeping next to each other in a laundry basket.

My beagles Pete & Pauline on the sofa - Pauline lying on a blanket & pillow, Pete on the sofa's arm.

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Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Tonight's Self Help Radio on KBOO has the theme "masterpiece." It's on midnight to 2am. That's at 90.7fm in Portland, kboo.fm everywhere. More info on the blog. selfhelpradio.blogspot.com/2026/09/whit...

A cartoon painter stands under an abstract painting, obviously believing it to be a masterpiece.

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Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Bluto is alert on his cat tower this morning. Pete is alert on my lap.

My cat Bluto sitting wide-eyed on his cat tower.

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Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

September 20 is National Punch Day. We're drinking I mean reporting on punch on The Dickenbock Report on XRAY FM. Listen Sunday from 11am to 1pm on 91.1+107.1fm in Portland, xray.fm everywhere. Find more to drink on the blog: selfhelpradio.blogspot.com/2026/09/comi...

A punchbowl filled with a lemonade-ish looking punch with lemon & lime slices floating in it.

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Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Oh yeah I'm on the Songcircle today on KBOO. 1:30-3:00pm playing lots of new releases. 90.7fm in town, kboo.fm everywhere. Sorry didn't have time to make a fancy collage.

kboo.fm

KBOO

Community Radio for Portland and beyond

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Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

My radio week: selfhelpradio.blogspot.com/2026/09/this...

A sunset with red & yellow clouds & the silhouettes of trees.

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Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Today's Self Help Radio featured the last appearances of the Rev Dr Howard Gently on the show in 2020-2022. You can listen at kboo.fm & at selfhelpradio.net. There's more on the blog. selfhelpradio.blogspot.com/2026/09/self...

Howard Gently's glowing head sits in the center of a distant gallery.

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Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Tonight on Self Help Radio on KBOO: "Howard Gently To Infinity." Starting at midnight on 90.7fm + kboo.fm. A little background on the blog: selfhelpradio.blogspot.com/2026/09/whit...

Four pictures of Howard Gently (the same picture) arranged in a square with each picture a different color - yellow, green, blue, & red.

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Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Tomorrow on the Dickenbock Report on XRAY: We report on National Bald Is Beautiful Day. Sunday September 13 11am-1pm. On 91.1+107.1fm in town, xray.fm everywhere. More info on the blog: selfhelpradio.blogspot.com/2026/09/comi... (Image by from webcomicname.com )

In this three-panel comic by Webcomic name, a red figure identifiable as a person only because it has two arms, two eyes, & a slit for a mouth, has in the first panel a large brown circular shape on its head, which says hair. In the second panel, the large brown circular shape is moving up out of the panel, indicated by an arrow from the person's head. In the last panel, the person says "oh no."

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Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The beagles play this morning; Bluto questions his life choices.

My beagles Pete & Pauline play with their toys.

My gray tabby cat sits on the floor in the hall.

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Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

You probably didn't know this but occasionally I am on the radio. For example, here's where I was on the radio this past week: selfhelpradio.blogspot.com/2026/09/this...

Old pilings covered in moss & maybe even seaweed off the cost of Astoria pier.

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Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Self Help Radio on KBOO this morning had a show about seaweed. You can listen at kboo.fm + selfhelpradio.net & read more on the blog here: selfhelpradio.blogspot.com/2026/09/self...

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Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Tonight on Self Help Radio on KBOO: The theme is "seaweed." It's on midnight to 2am on 90.7fm in Portland town. kboo.fm everywhere. Maybe even in the sea. Why seaweed? I answer that on the blog. selfhelpradio.blogspot.com/2026/09/whit...

A photo by Peter Woodard features green seaweed Turimetta south, likely to be Caulerpa filiformis.

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Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

(Forgot to post these earlier sorry! on the radio) Pete watches Bluto play this morning. (Not really. They're in the same place at different times.)

My beagle Pete looks away from the window while lying on the divan.

My grey tabby cat Bluto plays with a rope on the divan.

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Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Roger Waters of Pink Floyd was born September 6, 1943. 83 years later, The Dickenbock Report on XRAY FM will celebrate his birthday with lots of Pink Floyd covers. That's Sunday from 11am to 1pm, on 91.1+107.1fm in town, xray.fm everywhere. More details: selfhelpradio.blogspot.com/2026/09/comi...

A shot from below of Roger Waters playing at a Pink Floyd show in Leeds in 1970.

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Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

It was too late last night to share with you my list of radio shows I did the past week. It's too early to do so this morning but if I don't I'll forget. selfhelpradio.blogspot.com/2026/09/this...

A close-up of many upside-down glasses on a bar.

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Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

From the catio door I took a pic of Pete this morning waiting at the back door; Bluto appeared to tell me to stay out of his catio.

My beagle Pete standing at the back door wanting to come in.

My grey tabby cat Bluto at the catio door.

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Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Self Help Radio on KBOO today had the theme vessel. You can listen whensoever you want at kboo.fm or selfhelpradio.net. Some ruminating & regretting on the blog: selfhelpradio.blogspot.com/2026/09/self...

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