EPISODE · Feb 20, 2026 · 57 MIN
#321 Solitary Confinement- Aren’t We All On Death Row Anyway?
from The Opinion Machine??? · host merkley???
Wherein I aimlessly ponder the concept of imprisonment, solitary confinement, solitude vs loneliness & why the heck large groups make me feel more isolated than being totally by myself.Why do most people hate being alone?Even the word “alone” seems to scare people, so much, they might change the words of a song to avoid it.Anyway, that’s a way for me to say that I’m posting a raw, one take, recording of a song at the end.I’m not a good singer, and my piano playing is sub par at best, but, you get what you pay for.No refunds.========Good As Gold2025 merkley/coomerunderground, so beautiful,lying there, good as gold.and I swear,on my word,I will dareto unfoldwhen you play your ukuleleon the promenadeI feel the symptoms of your soulUnderground underground don’t you try and tempt me when I’d rather be alone alonesafe & soundimmutablelying herestill as stoneTo returnand appearlight as a featherdark as coalWhen you play your ukuleleon the promenadeI feel the symptoms of your soulUnderground underground Don’t you try and tempt me When I’d rather be alone alone, alone, alone.
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Wherein I aimlessly ponder the concept of imprisonment, solitary confinement, solitude vs loneliness & why the heck large groups make me feel more isolated than being totally by myself.Why do most people hate being alone?Even the word “alone” seems to scare people, so much, they might change the words of a song to avoid it.Anyway, that’s a way for me to say that I’m posting a raw, one take, recording of a song at the end.I’m not a good singer, and my piano playing is sub par at best, but, you get what you pay for.No refunds.========Good As Gold2025 merkley/coomerunderground, so beautiful,lying there, good as gold.and I swear,on my word,I will dareto unfoldwhen you play your ukuleleon the promenadeI feel the symptoms of your soulUnderground underground don’t you try and tempt me when I’d rather be alone alonesafe & soundimmutablelying herestill as stoneTo returnand appearlight as a featherdark as coalWhen you play your ukuleleon the promenadeI feel the symptoms of your soulUnderground underground Don’t you try and tempt me When I’d rather be alone alone, alone, alone.
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#321 Solitary Confinement- Aren’t We All On Death Row Anyway?
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