Friday Playlist
This week a focus on new songs by (mostly) long-established artists. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1NcunvPiPLtGOAlgYAd3q7?si=5162366ab0a94dd0 “Galacticana” – Strand of Oaks Oh hell yes, new music from Timothy Showalter! And it sounds great! And one critic has said the album this comes from is the finest of his career! It comes out October 1 for those of you who track such things. “Living in…
ASG, 2021
Ahhh, the All-Star Game! The mid-summer moment when we set aside our differences and come together as Americans to celebrate our once-and-always National Pastime. Well, except for this year, which was ruined by the forces that want to keep us apart, that want us to continue arguing about manufactured wedge issues to distract us from the true damage being done…
Summer of Freedom
I realized yesterday that this has been, and should continue to be, a pretty boring summer. Sure, we’ve had a few gatherings to take advantage of the pool and the new pool house. We’re trying to schedule a few more but as kids get older, it gets harder and harder to pin a group of families down to a single…
Friday Playlist
The new music has been, thankfully, piling up again. So let’s go deep this week with an extra-packed playlist. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7zJa8rdvchL1SxNPyb6OlM?si=ace9b79327764b5d “House Burn Down” – King Princess Being pessimistic about your life shouldn’t sound this good. “Lockdown” – The Wind Ups Maybe it’s just me, but I hear a lot of the Ramones in this track. “Why Don’t You Touch Me”…
Early July Sports Notes
KU Hoops It would be nice to say a dizzying three months of roster flux at Kansas came to an end Tuesday when Ochai Agbaji and Remy Martin both announced they were pulling their names from the NBA draft list and would be playing as Jayhawks in the coming season. But given how crazy college hoops is at the moment,…
Holiday Week Notes
A busy family and holiday week is in the books. We had visitors. My brother-in-law, his wife, and their three kids who live in Boston spent a week with us. Their kids are 6, 3, and 2. When I think of our kids being those ages and trying to spend a week as guests in someone else’s home, the word…
Friday/Holiday Playlist
‘Tis the season for my annual Independence Day playlist. One new addition this year but otherwise the same collection of fine songs that can, at least tangentially, relate to American Independence Day. Everyone have a safe and happy Fourth of July weekend!
June Media
Movies and Shows Big Shot Coach Korn and his band of merry basketball warriors triumphed. In that, there was no surprise. It was the trials and travails along the way that made their journey compelling. Will Coach Holly be on their arch rival’s bench next year? L and I hope there is a season two so we find out. Jessalyn…
Stats
June 2021 * Middle Kids – 22 * Wolf Alice – 16 * Pearl Jam – 15 * 2nd Grade – 13 * Crowded House – 16 Complete stats available at my Last.fm page.