Reaching for the Stars, Vol. 93
Chart Week: November 5, 1983 Song: “Automatic Man” – Michael Sembello Chart Position: #34, 7th week on the chart. This was the song’s peak. A quick RFTS to fill the place of the Friday Playlist as we are taking an adult fall break for the next few days. The 100th entry in this series is getting very close. I’ve been…
High School Hoops Chronicles, Season One, Volume One
Welcome to the first post in a new, recurring series in these parts. L started her high school basketball career Tuesday night, and I think that deserves a clearly identified set of entries to document her adventures. The season opener was against the Jesuit school not too far from our house, BPHS. We have good friends who have a son…
Reader’s Notebook, 11/7/23
The Kennedy Men – Laurence Leamer After about a month of reading, split into sections, I knocked out my Big Book for the fall. A neighbor passed this to me over the summer. We were sitting on the porch having some drinks and somehow books or the Kennedys or something along those lines came up and she mentioned she had…
Weekend Notes
Not a bad weekend at all. The weather was wonderful, and looks to remain that way for a few more days, then seasonably warm after that. Changing the clocks always sucks. And plenty of football, of course. HS Football The Cathedral game was on TV so we were able to watch them get a relatively easy 20–3 sectional championship win…
Friday Playlist
An extra-stuffed playlist this week, heavy on tracks from albums I have previously shared songs from. Also, a heads up that there may be no playlist next week. I will be traveling for a couple days and may leave the playlist machine at home. Then again, maybe I’ll whip something together before we depart. It will be a surprise for…
Reaching for the Stars, Vol. 92
Chart Week: October 30, 1982 Song: “I.G.Y. (What A Beautiful World)” – Donald Fagen Chart Position: #36, 4th week on the chart, debut week in the Top 40. Peaked at #26 for three weeks in November and December. Pop music tends to be pretty limited thematically. Amongst the bazillion or so songs about love, lust, and heartbreak, occasionally one will…
October Media
I’m clearly not wasting enough time watching TV or stuff on my computer as this month’s list is again rather lean. Don’t worry, with colder weather arriving and the holiday TV season beginning, I expect to get this back where it should be soon. Movies, Shows, etc Halloween Baking Championship It’s holiday baking show season, bitches! The kids don’t watch…
Weekend Notes
What a weekend, filled with swings of mood and weather. KANSAS FOOTBALL!!!!!!! Kansas 38, Oklahoma 33. LET’S GOOOOOO!!!!! One of the biggest wins in program history. That alone would make Saturday’s win over the #6 Sooners memorable. It just had so much of…everything, I guess, that no KU fan who watched it will ever forget it. This feels like a…
Friday Playlist
I didn’t blast much new-ish music this week, so today’s playlist will skew in a slightly different direction than normal. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5PmuVKcNg8Kf2UXZJbzhEu?si=a4325e6cebe44e16 “Collect” – Torres It’s been a couple years since we had new Torres music. That album landed not one but two tracks on my Favorite Songs of the Year list, so the pressure is high for 2024. This is…
Reader’s Notebook, 10/26/23
Tales from the Torrid Zone – Alexander Frater I mentioned in my last entry that I was taking on a rather long book that seemed like it might be a chore to get through. With that in mind, I decided that since it is divided into three parts, I would take a break after each section and squeeze in another…