25 October 2026

Pacing. The Apartment.

In the Middle of the Night – Sweet Honey In the Rock
Star of the County Down – The Pub Crawlers
From the Bottle to the Bottom – Kris Kristofferson
Flying with the Turtles – Laurent Perez Del Mar
No Assignment – Jerry Goldsmith
Virtuous She Is – Avery Sharpe feat. Onaje Allan Gumbs & Duane Eubanks
Like a Mountain – Peter Mayer
Sliding Down – Béla Fleck, Mike Marshall & Edgar Meyer
Quel Temps Fait-Il À Paris? – Clémentine
All Around The World – Buffy Sainte-Marie
Art – John McCutcheon
Medals for Mothers – Juanita du Plessis
Seasons (Autumn): II. Adagio – Jonathan Carney & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
All My Loving – Paul McCartney
Hnoro Mane – Gurejele L’integrale
I Can Have It All – H.E.R. feat. DJ Khaled & Bryson Tiller
Pathway to Wellness – Alice Gomez
Viva Mandela Response – Lalela Cape Town Choir
Sobashiy’ Abazali – African Cream Freedom Choir
Love Song – malcolm-jamal warner’s
Maori Chant – Ella Jenkins

Steps as of 10/24/26 – 331,266
The goal is 1,000,000

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24 October 2026

Pacing. The Apartment.

Thambo Uyingwe / Umshini Wami – African Cream Freedom Choir
SMOKE HOUR II = Beyoncé & Willie Nelson
Back In the U.S.S.R. – Paul McCartney
Seasons (Summer): III. Presto – Jonathan Carney & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Aussie Bar-B-Q Song – Eric Bogle
New Moon – Rim Banna
These Dreams Of You – Van Morrison
I Feel the Blues Movin’ In – Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris
Hickory Wind – The Byrds
Here Is My Home – Si Kahn
Thunder and Lightning – Joan Armatrading
Both Eyes Open – Leela Gilday
Something – Jake Shimabukuro feat. Vince Gill & Amy Grant
How Come I Feel Bad? – Paul Brady
Racks – H.E.R. feat. Cordae
Triple 7 – Japanese Breakfast
As Vandag My Laaste Dag Is – Juanita du Plessis
Got to Get You into My Life – Earth, Wind & Fire
Beat the Rain – Amanda Rheaume

Steps as of 10/23/26 – 314, 077
The goal is 1,000,000

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23 October 2026

Walking. La Cueva Neighborhood.
Stretching.
Pacing. The Apartment.

Bright Lights – Gary Clark Jr.
Walking Down Madison 6:36 Kirsty MacColl
All About Love – Earth, Wind & Fire
I’m Not Feeling It Anymore – Van Morrison
Sonata in A Major for Violin and Piano, M. 8 – I. Allegretto ben moderato – Jinjoo Cho & Hyun-Soo Kim
Same Ol’ Mistakes – Rihanna
Johnny Bratton – Miles Davis
Concerto for Piano Trio and Percussion – Ahn Trio
Darling Lorraine – Paul Simon

Steps as of 10/22/26 – 297,265
The goal is 1,000,000

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22 October 2026

Stretching.
Walking. La Cueva Neighborhood.
Pacing. The Apartment.

La Grev Bare Mwen – Kali
Symphony, Op. 21: II. Variationen – The Cleveland Orchestra & Christoph von Dohnányi
Jenin – David Rovics
Lingering – Yanzi Sun
Soroco – Agua Clara
Oh My Son (I’m Sorry) – Lucky Dube
Cool Papa Bell – Paul Simon
Starlight – Yola
Arriba Quemando el Sol – Inti-Illimani feat. Mapocho Orquesta
Hard To Love – H.E.R.
Let the Four Winds Blow – Dave Bartholomew
My Dream of Road Roses – Rim Banna feat. Bugge Wesseltoft & Checkpoint 303
Runnin Away – Eliza Gilkyson
Your Child My Child – MILCK & Natasha Bedingfield
Kangaroo – The Big Wu

Steps as of 10/21/26 – 281,990
The goal is 1,000,000

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21 October 2026

Walking. La Cueva Neighborhood.
Pacing. The Apartment

Honky Tonk- Miles Davis
Sweet Mariona – Marcus King
Coffee – Kelly Rowland
Car Ride / Looking for Pete – Marvin Gaye
Epicy – Kíla
Cradled In Your Love – Joan Armatrading
When I Go Away – Mavis Staples & Levon Helm
I Have Dreamed – Patina Miller & Billy Porter
Space Oddity – David Bowie
BLACK PARADE = Beyoncé
The Healing Game = Van Morrison
Cement Octopus – Pete Seeger

Steps as of 10/20/26 – 267,543
The goal is 1,000,000

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20 October 2026

Walking. La Cueva Neighborhood.
Pacing. Lovelace Sleep Center.

Look At That – Paul Simon
I Didn’t Know It Was You – Emmylou Harris
Don’t You (Forget About Me) – Simple Minds
Five Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 10: No. 4, Fließend äußerst zart – The Cleveland Orchestra & Christoph von Dohnányi
Last One Gone – Tom Prasada-Rao
Wrecking Ball – Dolly Parton feat. Miley Cyrus
Touch the Future – Jim Rule
I Am Not Alone – Priscilla Ahn
All Guns Blazing – Sabaton
Jolly Roger – Roger McGuinn
My Affair – Kirsty MacColl
Griogal Cridhe – Elftones & Rhiannon Giddens
Song of the Liberty Bell – Mark O’Connor, Russ Barenberg, Jerry Douglas, John Jarvis & Mark Schatz
I’ve Got A Feeling – Billy Preston
Beautiful Vision – Van Morrison

Steps as of 10/19/26 – 252,824
The goal is 1,000,000

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18 October 2026

Pacing. The Apartment,
Walking. La Cueva Neighborhood

Raingurl – Yaeji
The Dusty Miller – The Chieftains
Angie – The Rolling Stones
For Free = Joni Mitchell
Sloganize, Patronize, Realize, Revolutionize (Black Lives Matters) = Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra & Wynton Marsalis
Redemption Song – Playing for Change
Yesterday – Paul McCartney
Mother’s Child – Christine Anu
Good Morning Little School Girl – Van Morrison
Better Jamaica – Reggae Maxx
Luck of Lucien – A Tribe Called Quest
Mr. Tambourine Man – The Byrds
Sei Ma Le Losa – Te Vaka
Giraffe – Pinkfong
Soul Chant – Christine Anu\

Steps as of 10/17/26 – 209,883
The goal is 1,000,000

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17 October 2026

Pacing, The Apartment,
Walking. La Cueva Neighborhood.

Hold on Tight, Darling -1 Amanda Palmer
Medley – Billy Reid, Take Me Home to Mayo, Upton Ambush, Four Green Fields – The Irish Brigade
The Next Voice You Hear- Jackson Browne & David Lindley
Jazzman – Pure Prairie League
Teach Me Tonight – Tito Puente
Running Away – Frankie Beverly & Maze
Life Story – Angie Stone
German Advance = Jerry Goldsmith
Suite IV: Electric Overture = Janelle Monáe
Nong-Ak – Chung Woong
Pinching In – Gabby’s Dollhouse
The Clock 1:03 Paul Simon

Steps as of 10/16/26 – 199,080
The goal is 1,000,000

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19 October 2026

Pacing. The Apartment.
Walking. La Cueva Neighborhood.
Walking. Downtown Albuquerque.

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Introduction. Allegro vivace – Var. 1. Precedente – Yuja Wang, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Gustavo Dudamel Rachmaninoff
Have Good Dreams My Grandchild – Ojibway People
I Wandered By A Brookside – Eva Cassidy
Coyote, My Little Brother – Pete Seeger
Clarence Kailin – Si Kahn
Not Afraid – Tito Jackson feat. Roo
Elk Dog Song – Jack Gladstone
Song Carrier- Robert Mirabal
Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. – Simon & Garfunkel
Spirit of Place – Archie Roach
Waiting for You – The Many
Nighttime Drive – Jay Som Anak Ko
Time Has Told Me – Nick Drake
Bulbs = Van Morrison
Des Fleurs = Antoine Villoutreix
My Window Faces The South – Willie Nelson & Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real
Awaiting on You All – George Harrison
Year of the Cat – Al Stewart

Steps as of 10/18/26 – 224,648
The goal is 1,000,000

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A prayer about voting

I voted today in the 2026 midterm election. This prayer followed.

Thank you God,

for all the people

some known to us all

some known to some of us

some known only to you

who labored and toiled,

marched and advocated,

sang and prayed,

wrote and called,

registered and registered others,

endured prison and suffered beatings,

bled and died,

for the right to vote

for the people of the United States.

Thank you, God,

for all the people

some known to us all

some known to some of us

some known only to you

who currently work tirelessly

to protect and preserve

the right to vote.

Thank you, God,

for all the people

some known to us all

some known to some of us

some known only to you

who work the elections and the polls

to ensure that

we exercise our right to vote

and that elections are free and fair

and all can participate.

Guide us, God,

to honor those who have gone before us

and those present with us

by voting.

We pray in Jesus’ name.

Amen.

Clearly the poll worker, who provided me with the sticker above after I voted and who I had never met before, had some sense of who I am. Like a cactus, I am prickly and difficult to eradicate.

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