Friday Playlist
A sudden backup of good, new songs means an extra-full playlist this week. (Spotify is being a bitch today, so just a link rather than embed.) https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1EX994vPAnfwchd6GKVQ4f?si=NvBVzSZ5S5ONAJ5HzpkVBg “What It Is” – Angel Olsen Olsen’s All Mirrors album got tremendous critical praise last year, but never resonated with me. I heard this song a couple weeks ago and kicked myself for…
Reaching for the Stars, Vol. 38
Chart Week: February 11, 1984 Song: “I Still Can’t Get Over Loving You” – Ray Parker, Jr. Chart Position: #16, 14th week on the chart. Peaked at #12 the week of February 4. Ray Parker Jr. had a hell of a career. Before he formed his first band, he was in the touring bands for the Spinners, Stevie Wonder, and…
(Mostly) Sports Notes
Time for some of my famous half-assed sports thoughts! NBA ASG Man, I am mad at myself for not paying more attention to Sunday’s All Star Game. I blame L. I told her the game was on and she wasn’t interested, so we watched other things. I turned it on for the last 30 seconds of the first half then…
Friday Vid
“Love Is In The Air” – Stella Donnelly covering John Paul Young. OH. MY. GOODNESS. I just ran across this, which is about the most delightful thing I’ve come across in ages. A thoroughly wonderful cover of John Paul Young’s 1978 AM pop radio hit “Love Is In The Air” by Australian artist Stella Donnelly. She looks like she’s having…
Friday Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1mpsKVj3178FAsV3a7zz4J?si=0Fs_U0NFS6–2kWaPLJEHfQ A strange weekend in our house. St. P’s always has a four-day weekend surrounding President’s Day. This year is no different. However, CHS does not take any days off. So while C and L get to sleep in today and Monday, M has a normal schedule. It is messing with my head a little for some reason. It being…
KU Hoops: Putting the Pieces Together
Because no two sports seasons are alike, every season seems weird. This Big 12 basketball season is no different. The weirdness this year comes from Baylor winning in Lubbock and Lawrence the first week of the season, not stumbling elsewhere, and the league race seeming to be locked up early. The math changed a little last night when KU was…
Some More Old Man Shit That Has Nothing To Do With Golf or Other Hobbies
It’s been awhile since I wrote way too many words about something relatively personal. So strap yourselves in – or just skip this post if you’re not interested – for some old man news. For the past few months I’ve been undergoing a series of tests to try to determine why I had two lengthy episodes of irregular heartbeat late…
Reader’s Notebook, 2/10/20
While reading one of these books, I had a memory of a similar book I had read recently. I looked into my Books Read list and could not find a match. I went back to reading, but the memory stuck with me. Soon I was checking again, and then looking through my Reader’s Notebook entries for the past few months,…
Friday Vid
“Rock With You” – Michael Jackson Today was a late start day for CHS, and I have an appointment this morning, so no time for a full playlist. Instead I share this wonderful video and a link to a new site fellow music junkies should absolutely bookmark. Richard Challen is a music journalist who is a regular commentor on Tom…
Aches and Pains
McSweeney’s is a humor site. But, often, their posts cut to the heart of everyday matters. Perhaps none has been as relevant to this site’s readership (or most of it) as this post. You will laugh, but you will also find truths in it. 16 SURPRISING WAYS TO INJURE YOURSELF WHEN YOU’RE OVER 40