Weekend Sports
I think the first ever Super Wildcard Weekend was a success. Wall-to-wall football in the midst of a pandemic and winter weather felt right. We got mostly competitive games book-ended by the Colts blowing a winnable game and the Browns shaking off decades of failure and pulling off one of the wildest upsets in recent memory. Some Indy-focused thoughts from…
Friday Playlist
After taking nearly a month off from sharing new-ish music, it’s time to start getting caught up. So an extra-long playlist this week, filled with recent songs and a few classics. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5loDhcQ5z3UdAFjkS3fuFY?si=CRH1_dOfRMOJEYbwB2x2lQ “Funny Farm” – The Hold Steady A late 2020 treat, and THS has a new album due out on February 19. That day is going to be a…
Emergency Playlist
A special playlist is in order this morning. There are plenty of other songs about this fine state that I’m guessing came from folks not happy with what went down in Georgia last night, thus they have been left behind. Hell, some of these may make no sense in the context of the election, Jay Farrar comparing his impending estrangement…
December Media Mega Post
A lot of material to get through, so strap yourselves in. The Holiday Shit Classics: Elf, A+ National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, A A Christmas Story, A Die Hard, A+ A Charlie Brown Christmas, B South Park: Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo, A The Office, see here New: Holiday Baking Championship Lorenzo and Juliana were the most impressive competitors all season.…
Sports Takes
A lot of sports to get through, so let’s tackle the biggest issues of the day in no particular order. CFP Alabama crushing Notre Dame was no surprise. As an Indiana Catholic school parent I don’t hate Notre Dame nearly as much as I used to. I don’t mind them winning, but still take some pleasure in their losses. One…
“There’s Only One Animal That Can Kill a Snake”
I watched a shit-load of TV in December and have an extra-heavy post coming up soon to cover all of that. First, however, something that would normally go into my January list requires immediate attention. Netflix did the world a solid by releasing season three of Cobra Kai on Friday. I watched the first two episodes in the gap between…
A (Gradual) New Start
Families in Indianapolis got an early Christmas present about two weeks ago when the county health commissioner said that schools could return to in-person classes beginning today, rather than waiting until Jan. 19. St P’s normally starts the Tuesday after New Year’s Day, so today is a mini-virtual day with the kids having a few light assignments but no actual…
Friday Playlist
It’s not every year that Jan. 1 falls on a Friday. I better commemorate the day properly. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2Oujqry0LpkOAHZtVAHAP3?si=grpHae5cTSaIigH2h-_a2w “The New Year” – Death Cab for Cutie “New Years Morning” – JarJarBeatz “New Year’s Day” – U2 “New Year” – Beach House “Happy New Year” – ABBA “This Year” – The Mountain Goats
Stats
I’ll dispense with the monthly stats, since December is dominated by Bing and Frank and other seasonal fare. Instead here are my totals for the year. I believe they reflect the oddness of 2020 appropriately. I would not have guessed Pearl Jam, Springsteen, the Beatles, or Prince would be in my top ten one year ago. * Pearl Jam –…