Friday Playlist (Updated)
“Couch” – PONYSome pretty good pop-punk. That opening riff sounds like it came from the first Clash album. “Richie Sacramento” – MogwaiThis veteran Scottish act wrote this in tribute mostly to the late Dave Berman, but also to all their musical contemporaries who have passed in recent years. “River” – Akron/FamilySadly news broke late last night that Miles Seaton from…
Eleven Minutes of Zen
Normally when I see videos like the one I share below, I’ll watch a few minutes and then move on to something else. But I was absolutely mesmerized by this video of a boat traveling the waterways that connect Rotterdam to Amsterdam and watched the whole thing. Multiple times. I have a medical procedure coming up that I’ve already attempted…
More Snow Day Ramblings
Our girls are all back in school today. Quite a few area schools either delayed or cancelled again, but we are on a normal schedule. The mechanics of snow days are very different now than they were for my generation. Remember having to sit by the radio or TV, breathlessly waiting to hear your school’s name be read out, or…
Snow Day
Our long weekends got a little longer thanks to about nine inches of new snow yesterday. C and L were home Friday and Monday thanks to St P’s traditional President’s Day break, while M was just home Monday. All are eLearning today, although L had her assignments done in about 40 minutes and is currently playing Fortnite. This was the…
Friday Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5mOEnfHmu6hczie2nEJ1uX?si=YXxArXA7QKSjg2bodicQeA “You Don’t Own Me” – Pale Waves This song reminded me of something I’ve heard before… “You’re Not the One” – Sky Ferreira …perhaps this. They aren’t exact matches but have some serious shared DNA. I wonder if Sky Ferreira will ever put out another album. “Show Me Love” – Robin S “Show Me Love” – Robyn Unlike the…
Reader’s Notebook, 2/11/21
Three new books to share. Lives Laid Away – Stephen Mack Jones Jones’ second August Snow novel. Once again the former Detroit cop gets sucked into a case that goes far beyond the neighborhood he’s attempting to revitalize. In this case it deals with rogue ICE agents, sex trafficking, and racist biker gangs. If that seems like a lot, I…
Reaching for the Stars, Bonus Tracks
Songs: “Sweet Caroline” – Neil Diamond. Peaked at #4 the week of August 16, 1969 “Take Me Home, Country Roads” – John Denver. Peaked at #2 the week of August 28, 1971 “Smoky Mountain Rain” – Ronnie Milsap. Peaked at #24 for two weeks in February/March of 1981 A different kind of RFTS post today. Rather than breaking down a…
More Sports Notes
With the Super Bowl out of the way, here are some more sports notes from the past few days. Kid Hoops L’s team had a big game Saturday. Her team played the squad they were tied with for second place in their league. Looking at comparative scores, it seemed like the teams were pretty evenly matched. We were going to…
Super Bowl Notes
Some thoughts on Sunday’s Big Game The Game I was certainly surprised by the result. Even though I had watched Tampa’s defense stifle Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers, I never expected them to do the same to Patrick Mahomes and all of his weapons. That was a ferocious, courageous performance by the Bucs’ D. They got consistent pressure to Mahomes,…
Super Bowl Memories
There’s been a discussion in my Twitter feed today about whether Super Bowl Sunday is an overrated sports day. I’m 100% on board with this take. The actual sports side of Super Bowl Sunday kind of sucks, as the game is always secondary to all the other things that surround it. The parties, the pregame show, the halftime show, the…