Weekend Notes
A jam-packed weekend full of events that may be of mild interest to my loyal readers. FNL Cathedral traveled three hours to play a horrible team – they were up 56–0 at halftime and held on to win by that exact score – so I walked across the street with my pal Nicole H to watch The Other CHS play…
Friday Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/25VAMyPuZ0eSoZPw7Wpuj8?si=096592cefc824471 “Cold Shoulder” – Peace Ritual Since I first heard this band a month or so ago I’ve been trying to figure out who they remind me of. I know it’s some late ’90s/early ’00s band that I did not like. I think my mind is intentionally blocking those memories since I like Peace Ritual’s songs and it doesn’t want…
Ranking Shit: SNF Songs
Today I unveil a new style of post. Who knows how regular these will be, or how long they will last. But let’s give it a shot. As the title suggests, in these posts I will be Ranking Shit. Five things I will place in an order with just a few words of explanation. To kick us off, I will…
Reaching for the Stars, Vol. 78
Chart Week: September 18, 1982 Song: “Somebody’s Baby” – Jackson Browne Chart Position: #18, 8th week on the chart. Peaked at #7 for three weeks in October. I loved this song when I was 11. It wasn’t because I was a big Jackson Browne fan, or because it was a fantastic song. No, it was solely because it was the…
Jayhawk Talk: FOOTBALL!!!!
Some weekend. No Cathedral football Friday. L’s hoops team got blasted on Saturday. The Colts appear to be shitty and have made the wrong selection, yet again, for their quarterback. I could write a lot about two of those three topics. I’m going to save all my writing effort for another topic, though. And I think you know what that…
Friday Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0iw1DXc2vdiKD2066cdzhe?si=dbc7e308cea040a3 “Shine A Light” – Paolo Nutini Forget where I came across this, either via a Spotify recommendation or somewhere else, but it was a nice surprise. I remember Nutini’s name from somewhere in my musical past, but can’t find where I’ve ever listened to much of his music or shared it with you. Thinking this song might be an…
Stuff to Read
I suddenly have a bunch of links to share. Not all of them are fully cooked, but I’ll go ahead and serve up what has been simmering for awhile. As I get older I realize how hard it is to do big lists like those in the next two links. I’m way overdue for updating my Favorite Songs of All…
Reader’s Notebook, 9/13/22
I’ve stuck to a pretty brisk reading pace lately. Several of my latest batch of books have some common themes, so I’m going to pair them up to attempt to get through them quicker. Suburban Dicks – Fabian Nicieza The Damage – Caitlin Wahrer Two mysteries from first-time authors that were both very good. In Suburban Dicks a disgraced reporter…
Weekend Notes
The first full football weekend of the year. I have some notes. Friday We had the big 6A #3 Cathedral at 3A #1 Bishop Chatard game Friday. Or the girls did. S and I knew it was going to be an absolute shit show; BC has a tiny stadium in the middle of a packed neighborhood and it seemed like…
Friday Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2CD2Bqe790XFBxNbMDQm6v?si=b297dd728e3c476b “The Queen Is Dead” – The Smiths I’m sorry, but if you think I’m not playing this song today you don’t know me very well. I’m not here to dance on graves but rather shout to the heavens, for the thousandth time, about the genius of Johnny Marr. “Has the world changed or have I changed?” “Be Careful With…