Reader’s Notebook, 10/29/24
The Hobbit, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King – J.R.R. Tolkien I’ve thought about re-reading The Lord of the Rings for several years and finally pulled the trigger. Which was dumb. Given how focused I am on nostalgia, memories, and anniversaries, I really should have tackled it last year, the 40th anniversary of…
Weekend Notes
These summaries are usually heavy on the sports. After a weekend like the one just passed, that is problematic. Nothing, and I mean NOTHING, good happened for teams I follow over the past three days. Just a reminder that sports are terrible and I’m dumb for letting them hold such large sway over my life and mood. You people who…
Friday Playlist
“Halloween I & II” – Cloud Nothings Happy Halloween! “Dance Now” – Girl and Girl If I had gone into a coma in 1983 or 1984, woken up this week, and this was the first song I heard, I bet I wouldn’t have realized I just slept through 40-ish years. All kinds of Eighties goodness in here. Another great Aussie…
Pacers Thoughts
The new NBA season kicked off last night and the Pacers begin play tonight. When we last saw them, the Pacers were making a surprise, fun-as-hell run to the Eastern Conference finals. They could have easily won three of the first four games against the eventual champion Celtics, but were instead swept aside. Their run was fueled as much by…
D’s Notes
A few other notes from last week/the weekend plus life in general. Health I’ve had a couple longer spells of irregular heart beats lately, so the week before we went to Denver I wore an event monitor again. Just like the first two times I wore one, I had zero issues, so it wasn’t really helpful. Plus it made it…
Fall Break 2024: Colorado
To celebrate the glories of CHS fall break, we took the girls (well, C and L) to Denver to stay with S’s sister and her family for a few days.[1] We hadn’t been to Colorado since Christmas 2017, although we were scheduled to spend spring break there in 2020 until, well, you know… We flew out Wednesday evening, returned Sunday…
Reader’s Notebook, 10/16/24
Going to fire off three quick summaries of recent books before we head to the airport. Middle of the Night – Riley Sager The Only One Left – Riley Sager I was not at all familiar with Sager’s work, but when I saw Middle of the Night pop up on multiple lists of must read new books over the summer,…
Wednesday Playlist
A special, early playlist this week, as we are headed to Denver later today to visit family over the CHS fall break. “Tell Me Why U Do That” – Grace Bowers & The Hodge Podge So Grace Bowers is some kind of prodigy. She’s still in her teens, has had an endorsement contract with Gibson guitars for four years, and…
Weekend Notes
Kind of a quiet weekend for us on the personal tip. Plenty of other shit to review on this gloomy, chilly Monday morning. Northern Lights Since we live inside the city’s light dome, we weren’t able to just walk out and see Thursday’s northern lights. I was able to get a couple shots, using a long exposure, that showed a…
Friday Playlist
“Much Ado About Nothing” – Waxahatchee A leftover track from her most recent album that got a proper single release this week. In a very Pearl Jam-way, this as good as most of the tracks that made Tigers Blood. I nominate Ms. Crutchfield to be our queen. “What About The Children” – Gary Clark Jr. with Stevie Wonder Not a…