Reader’s Notebook, 11/4/20
Nothing much going on today. Might as well share my most recent reads. A Short History of Nearly Everything – Bill Bryson My master reading list isn’t complete; I didn’t really start digitizing it until the mid-to-late 2000s, so a lot of books I read in the first decade of this century aren’t accounted for.[1] So I know I’ve read…
Weekend Notes
Here we are, the week many of us – a plurality of those who voted four years ago – have been looking forward to for an entire election cycle. And it dawns dominated by a sense of dread. Regardless of the results of tomorrow’s election, I think the US is on a horrible course, one where democracy is constantly subverted…
Stats
October 2020 Throw back month! * Bruce Springsteen – 72 * Pearl Jam – 47 * U2 – 39 * cartalk – 26 * Bob Mould – 24 Complete stats available at my Last.fm page.
Friday Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7FSOf4fPfyFoe4U8InfjXs?si=OGiK1H0STFa8dtoxhOvqyw “Impossible Weight” – Deep Sea Diver with Sharon Van Etten The music to this sounds thoroughly modern, but Sharon’s vocals have a terrific New Wave quality. “Guest in Your Life” – Sinai Vessel This song sounds warm and familiar, like the fall clothes we are all pulling out as the weather gets cooler. “80 Days of Rain” – Lande…
Fall Links Life
I’m overwhelmed by numbers. The more I look at them, the more my sense of dread and disappointment and even fear grows. That’s right, it’s time for a long overdue update on my golf game. Quick summary: not good. Now, for the people into that kind of thing, far too many details. Feel free to skip the rest, although you’ll…
Reaching for the Stars, Vol. 49
Chart Week: October 23, 1982 Song: “Steppin’ Out” – Joe Jackson Chart Position: #32, 10th week on the chart. Peaked at #6 for three weeks in December. I’ve written many times about how my parents influenced the music I have listened to. I’ve also mentioned how my grandparents always had the radio tuned to the local station, which between farm…
Friday Playlist
An extra-large playlist this week. I had some time to kill before a World Series game started and did a little more work than I normally do on the curation side. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6h7wrg1C1hkCyFN9vQsG0B?si=bNgjsDGrRoWeRz-AuJ1U9w “Around Your Room” – Kississippi This doesn’t sound much like the music Kississippi has made in the past. It sounds more like a CHVRCHES song. It is utterly…
An Annual Rant
Man, I hate fall break. I’m pretty sure I’ve ranted about this before. But as our girls are on fall break right now, it is on my mind. A year ago at one of L’s soccer practices I was making sarcastic comments about fall break with the dad who I had coached with for a few years. We agreed fall…
Unexpected Goodbyes
A couple recent departures from the University of Kansas athletic program that deserve a few words. Silvio First, late last week Silvio De Sousa announced he was leaving the basketball program. KU, like every Power 5 sports program, has a long list of players who were “disappointments.” Silvio might be at the top of KU’s list. During the 2017–18 season,…
Weekend Notes
It felt like I mostly sat on my ass watching sports this weekend. Turns out a lot went on. Here are some details. HS Football M snagged a ticket at the last minute to the Indy high school game of the year: 5A #1 Cathedral vs 6A #1 Center Grove. Both teams were undefeated, had rolled through their first eight…