Stats
October 2022 Alvvays – 81 The Beatles – 48 The War on Drugs – 41 The Big Pink – 18 Stevie Wonder – 18 Complete stats available at my Last.fm page.
Weekend Notes
Friday L had the day off after our DC trip (more to come on that tomorrow), although I still had to get up and take C to school. Why did I have to take her? M was on her senior retreat Tuesday through Friday. Friday evening was the welcome home ceremony for the seniors. That was interesting, as all the…
Friday Vid
“Superstition” live on Sesame Street – Stevie Wonder L and I arrived at our house, tired but happy, around 1:00 this morning following a long, jam-packed, and mostly excellent trip to Washington, D.C. with her classmates. I’ll get to all of that next week. In the meantime, Stevie Wonder’s Talking Book album had its 50th anniversary this week. Pop culture…
Monday Playlist
Monday playlist? WHAT?!?! That’s right, a very special playlist to kick off the week. By the time you read this I will likely be in the air, on my way to Washington, D.C. as a chaperone for L’s 8th grade class trip. We have an action-packed week ahead of us, from the moment we land until we depart late Thursday.…
Weekend Notes
Fall Break A pretty boring break for us, as we have trips ahead of us. M went up to Ball State to hang out with a friend of hers. Apparently they went to a few parties Friday night, but I tried not to hear too much about that. Normally we get our flu shots over fall break but I couldn’t…
Friday Playlist
Slow week here at blog headquarters. Or actually a busy one in terms of commitments outside the home which has meant for limited posting opportunities. Expect the same next week, but more on that later… Here is this week’s selection of music. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3FEXoZkBfgFLmUrmk8YatP?si=4c29cc634a9e41d5 “See” – Hooveriii Hoover three, get it? The latest track to pop up recently that has at…
Reader’s Notebook, 10/18/22
The Stand – Stephen King I mentioned in my last entry I was working through a very big book. Nearly 30 years after reading the original version, I decided to read the “completed and uncut edition” of The Stand. Released in 1990, this version included over 400 pages cut from the original 1979 manuscript, and checks in at over 1100…
Weekend Notes
FNL For the ninth-straight year Cathedral ended their regular season schedule against Center Grove. They are almost always great games, although CG had a 6–2 advantage coming into this year’s game. Two years ago the game came down to Cathedral being unable to get less than a yard on fourth down. This year the game also came down to one…
Friday Playlist
Back to the (mostly) newer music this week. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3JXm4e8afwBOMGPj0nWKuV?si=3859ffd35ee34ad0 “Lucky One” – The Big Pink I like the heavy, almost ominous feel of this track. “Literary Mind” – Sprints I’m a long-time sucker for songs that capture the feeling of being young and in love, and this sure does that. I especially like how, as the song builds, the band’s…
Thursday Links
I’ve been focused on my book this week, so not a lot percolating in the ol’ noggin’ worthy of writing about. Thus, some links for your enjoyment. Become 007 With Pelorus’ Bond-Worthy Travel Experience I wonder if the girls will be upset when I tell them that their college accounts have been drained so that I can do this instead.…