Kickball Wrap Up (Forever)
Well, it’s over. L’s team went out with a whimper in their final two kickball games, losing 21–7 on Tuesday then getting run-ruled 42–13 on Wednesday, ending the season at 2–5. I believe that was the first time they had a losing record.[1] These two games were more of the same. We couldn’t kick or field, and it killed us.…
Reaching for the Stars, Vol. 77
Chart Week: August 30, 1986 Song: “Heaven In Your Eyes” – Loverboy Chart Position: #33, 5th week on the chart. Peaked at #12 for two weeks in October. A quick entry this time, based on a cultural nugget that shows how much the world has changed since 1986. Casey shared that Loverboy keyboard player Doug Johnson refused to appear in…
Holiday Weekend Notes
I’m guessing this was our last ever four-day Labor Day weekend, at least on the academic side of things. St P’s generally (but not always) gives the kids Friday and Monday off, while CHS just takes the actual Monday holiday off. Who knows what M’s schedule will be this time next year, but she won’t be here, so that means…
August Media
Movies, Series, Shows Better Call Saul, season six I wrote about this here. A for the season, A+ for the series. The Queen’s Gambit It took me awhile, but I finally got to this. Not sure if it was better or worse to watch it well after its initial buzz had faded. While I enjoyed the story, I felt it…
Friday Playlist
The new music faucet finally seems to have been turned down a notch. My Latest Songs playlist is as light as it has been in months. Hopefully just a brief respite before things pick back up again for the fall. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/18SQ90ZXYVUZc3io5qCLN7?si=90b4822848094a59 “Paradise” – Briston Maroney One of my favorite artists of 2020 is back with his next phase of music.…
Kickball Notes
This season was supposed to be L and her team’s final run to kickball glory. Even with a tough schedule we figured they would be battling in every game and, because of the strength of their division, remain in the mix for a City championship berth right up until the end of the season. Instead it’s been a bit of…
Stats
August 2022 The Beatles – 61 Spielbergs – 52 John Mellencamp – 29 Wilco – 24 Alvvays – 19 Complete stats available at my Last.fm page.
Weekend Notes
Kind of a weird weekend, or at least it got off to a weird start. L threw up all night Thursday and into Friday morning. I heard her throwing up again around 6:45 and went running into her room only to discover it was M across the hall throwing up in her bathroom. Just like old times! At least they…
Friday Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6tm1B5IwgvzJajQewcADjn?si=884332fa461244c8 “Easy On Your Own?” – Alvvays Alvvays went eight years between albums number one and two. So a five-year wait for album number three doesn’t seem so bad! “Desert Snow” – Local Natives With the heat coming back after to Indiana after two very pleasant weeks, thoughts of snow are welcome. “Burning” – Yeah Yeah Yeahs Yeah!!! “River Mountain…
Reader’s Notebook, 8/25/22
After finishing nine books in July I didn’t finish my first August book until the 15th. And then I finished two more books in just over a week. I think I’m doing just fine. After the Fall – Ben Rhodes The latest book by former Obama staffer Rhodes, this one is about the current state of the world, how we…