Some Sports Takes
The Masters Like most golf fans I was realllllly looking forward to the fall Masters. Seeing Augusta National under different conditions than we’ve ever seen it before and without any fans was a dazzling concept. And in practice it turned out to be pretty damn cool. I was surprised, though, that I didn’t get fully immersed in the tournament. Sure,…
Excellence in Journalism
This is just incredible. Not just the story, but also how it was reported. This is A+++ journalism of a style that, sadly, just doesn’t exist anymore. I have no memory of this, but apparently this story was a bit of a sensation in the 1990s, one of the first viral events on the Internet. It must not have trickled…
Weekend Notes
Several significant events in our house over the past few days. Let’s get caught up. School When I picked M up from school last Wednesday she had a weird look on her face. “Everyone says school is shutting down after this week,” she exclaimed. Apparently each day a few more kids were not showing up to class either because they…
Friday Playlist
I will warn you the first song in today’s playlist is filled with NOT SAFE FOR WORK language. Play cautiously. That’s appropriate for today as yesterday came word that schools in Indianapolis will be required to go virtual again by the end of the month. More about that next week, though. On to the music… https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1HBVqTzAGgqt5crHwBsYn2?si=vvdzRcLvTU6oeMjupvpqIQ “JU$T” – Run the…
In The Market
Yesterday we got our updated car insurance policy, listing M as an insured driver. The addition to our premium was a nice way to start the holiday season. She’s been hassling us about a car for weeks. I believe I already shared that CHS only gives parking passes to sophomores if there are exceptional reasons that require one. She’s told…
Reaching for the Stars, Vol. 50
Chart Week: October 27, 1984 Song: “Purple Rain” – Prince & The Revolution Chart Position: #4, 4th week on the chart. Peaked at #2 for two weeks in November. (This ended up being a big coincidence, but not a bad choice for the 50th entry in this series!) One of my favorite things about listening to old AT40’s is when…
A Satisfying Ending
Sunday night I sat down to bang out some election thoughts. After about an hour and a couple beers I had over 2500 semi-coherent words. Younger me would have pushed on, getting everything out of my system, working until well after midnight to finish and then post the piece. 2020 me, though? He was ready for bed. And as morning…
Fuck you, Don. Try not to destroy too many more things on your way out.
Friday Playlist
I had a regular list put together to share like any other Friday. But given the news of the morning, I’m scraping it and throwing this ad hoc list at you. You should be able to figure out which songs are directed at which candidates. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1cAnXT8WozwT0sCdPiKhJx?si=H1ymXrKER2WlCSOpcbyXrQ
October Media
Baseball took up a lot of time last month. But I still squeezed in some quality television programming. The Spy This brief series tells the story of Eli Cohen, a Mossad agent who infiltrated Syrian society in the 1960s and became a deputy minister of defense before being discovered and executed. It is a compelling, interesting story that is very…