Friday Playlist
This was the week when I tried to figure out what my new normal listening habits are. The Bridge went back to playing their regular rotation of music, so while I still listened to their stream often, I wasn’t quite as obsessive as during their Z to A countdown. But I also didn’t completely fall back into listening to mostly…
Jayhawk Talk: The First Slipup
Well, KU’s end-game luck had to run out eventually. After winning 15-straight games that were decided by less than 10 points, KU came up a point short in overtime in Manhattan Tuesday night. KU missed 10 free throws and 23 3-pointers. They had the ball at the end of regulation and overtime and didn’t get a shot off either time.…
Monday Links
Over the holidays I worked hard to get my Instapaper queue cleaned out, especially a whole swath of very long reads that had been sitting there for months and months. Of them, this might be my favorite, an accounting Susie Goodall’s attempt to sail around the world by herself. There are all kinds of harrowing details of her effort, but…
Friday Playlist
A little late today as I spent most of the morning running around doing things for the girls. It’s also been a rather odd start to my music year, and I’m not piling up the new music the way I normally do. More on that below. I have managed to cobble together a few songs for your listening pleasure. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6HPRk1Rt4pbbSnMxMsYfEu?si=3f02a88840644271…
Jayhawk Talk
Another nail biter for KU on Tuesday, an improbable four-point win over Oklahoma after trailing by ten (and looking dead) with about 5:00 left. KU went over 11 minutes without hitting a field goal. ELEVEN MINUTES! Oklahoma was loose and focused. Then KU got a dunk. Followed by two offensive boards and a 3. Bill Self found a way to…
Reader’s Notebook, 1/11/23
Often December is when I really pad my reading stats. There’s always at least one holiday book. I also tend to get locked into a good reading groove as the days get cold and dark and the girls are out of school. Not this December. I only finished three books last month. Despite that, I still logged 62 books for…
Weekend Notes
It’s back to semi-normal today. L returned to school after her Christmas break. M and C still have one more week of J-term, so they go in a little later and get out a little earlier. But all three have to get up in the mornings again. Last week I had to get up to make sure C was up,…
Friday Playlist
Back to the grind this week. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6Ki5wBoz8Lokpqbi46Ttn4?si=03afe70252554961 “Flaw In The Design” – Home Front Holy 1983, Batman! I hope these guys dress like they’re from the original New Wave, too. “Harvard” – Briston Maroney This guy can’t help but make solid, indie-pop jams. “Kind of Light” – Bodywash Super Beach House-y without totally ripping off their sound. “God Bless the…
December Media
Holiday Shit The Classics Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas, A Christmas Vacation, A Elf, A Four Christmases, B+ SNL Christmas Special, A- I did not watch this the past two years, instead catching my favorite sketches on YouTube. That was a good decision. They’ve made some updates and a couple of the new adds were quite good. Still…
Hoops Notes
UConn Women I took L and her best friend to meet some of their travel teammates at Hinkle Fieldhouse for the Butler-UConn women’s game last night. A lot of people had the same idea. I’m guessing this was Butler’s most-attended game of the year, with nearly 3,000 people showing up. A good chunk of those in the house were high…