Reaching for the Stars, Vol. 23
Chart Week: March 1, 1986 Song: “Beat’s So Lonely” – Charlie Sexton Chart Position: #26, 12th week on the chart. Peaked at #17 for three weeks in March/April. One-hit-wonders come in all size, shapes, sounds, and types. Charlie Sexton may be one of the cruelest examples of a OHW. Sexton was a bit of a musical prodigy, trained in his…
Friday Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/user/224aiwksicafjldlua6nnpo4y/playlist/0yT7ZiLSBAPGVmDPTCKXx9?si=LXSC2g_VQJuCICOId25t3Q “Don’t Be So Hard on Yourself” – Alex Lahey. We don’t deserve all the great music that Australia is pumping out these days. Last week Julia Jacklin’s newest album came out. Stella Donnelly’s was released today. Alex Lahey is next on the list, with hers dropping on May 17. “In the Capital” – Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever. Man did…
Reader’s Notebook, 3/7/19
I’m in the midst of a mighty fine reading run, so some quick blurbs about four recent books. The Finnish Way – Katja Pantzar I kept seeing this one on the ends of aisles at bookstores, highlighted in the library, etc. and finally caved. I had to know what the hell the Finnish Way was. Pantzar, a child of Finns…
It’s Over
Something was strange in our house this morning. M sensed it. She walked down the stairs, paused, and said, “It feels weird in here. Like I kind of feel like I did when I was a baby, but I don’t know exactly how or what that means.” L was on the couch, whimpering, muttering, “Dad? Dad, is that you? Why…
On the Orthodontic Tip
It’s been a busy couple weeks for two of our girls’ teeth. M officially graduated out of her orthodontic practice two weeks ago. She had her braces taken off back in June but while her teeth emerged beautifully straight, her gums were “angry,” to quote her orthodontist. He floated the idea of some minor laser surgery to clean them up…
Kid Sports
One staple of the blog that I’ve ignored of late is the Kid Sports update. So, here is a long-ass post with too many details about what our girls have been up to. M and C have been playing volleyball for the last couple of months. C returned after taking a year off and really enjoyed it. She’s still pretty…
Friday Playlist
It’s March! Which means accumulating snow Sunday followed by record cold for most of next week. Le sigh… Here’s some music to get you through the latest trash weekend. https://open.spotify.com/user/224aiwksicafjldlua6nnpo4y/playlist/7gwBR1Cx5HyA9PZvmJAbKF?si=efqLUPjiTruUjtnoxKge8Q “Capacity” – Charly Bliss. An ear worm that defies putting in a musical slot. I hear lines back to the music of at least three different decades in here. “stay”…
Reaching for the Stars, Vol. 22
Chart Week: November 6, 1976 Song: “The Rubberband Man” – The Spinners Chart Position: #15, 9th week on the chart. Peaked at #2 for three weeks in December. As promised, our first journey into the 1970s. This is the perfect jam to make that deeper run into the chart history. As I’ve said many times in the past, my parents…
“Good luck with your firings.”
Oh my gosh, this is such a good read for pretty much everyone our age. Follow the Path of Least Resistance: An Oral History of ‘Office Space’
Title Season
Well, here we are: three games left in the Big 12 season and after pounding Kansas State last night, Kansas is a game out of first place, needing to both sweep through their last three games and get some serious help if they want to extend The Streak to 15. In years past I’d say there was a 75% chance…