Jayhawk Talk
Another nail biter for KU on Tuesday, an improbable four-point win over Oklahoma after trailing by ten (and looking dead) with about 5:00 left. KU went over 11 minutes without hitting a field goal. ELEVEN MINUTES! Oklahoma was loose and focused. Then KU got a dunk. Followed by two offensive boards and a 3. Bill Self found a way to…
Reader’s Notebook, 1/11/23
Often December is when I really pad my reading stats. There’s always at least one holiday book. I also tend to get locked into a good reading groove as the days get cold and dark and the girls are out of school. Not this December. I only finished three books last month. Despite that, I still logged 62 books for…
Weekend Notes
It’s back to semi-normal today. L returned to school after her Christmas break. M and C still have one more week of J-term, so they go in a little later and get out a little earlier. But all three have to get up in the mornings again. Last week I had to get up to make sure C was up,…
Friday Playlist
Back to the grind this week. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6Ki5wBoz8Lokpqbi46Ttn4?si=03afe70252554961 “Flaw In The Design” – Home Front Holy 1983, Batman! I hope these guys dress like they’re from the original New Wave, too. “Harvard” – Briston Maroney This guy can’t help but make solid, indie-pop jams. “Kind of Light” – Bodywash Super Beach House-y without totally ripping off their sound. “God Bless the…
December Media
Holiday Shit The Classics Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas, A Christmas Vacation, A Elf, A Four Christmases, B+ SNL Christmas Special, A- I did not watch this the past two years, instead catching my favorite sketches on YouTube. That was a good decision. They’ve made some updates and a couple of the new adds were quite good. Still…
Hoops Notes
UConn Women I took L and her best friend to meet some of their travel teammates at Hinkle Fieldhouse for the Butler-UConn women’s game last night. A lot of people had the same idea. I’m guessing this was Butler’s most-attended game of the year, with nearly 3,000 people showing up. A good chunk of those in the house were high…
New Year’s Weekend Notes
Our holidays come to an end today. M and C go back to class tomorrow, although CHS is once again having a two-week J term filled with electives, so they don’t have “real” school for awhile. L has another week off but I will still have to start setting an alarm to make sure her sisters are awake tomorrow. A…
New Year’s Day Playlist
I believe I promised this for Monday, but it makes more sense to share this today. Happy 2023 to all! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5LDOqeLdO8ZwD6nVc4wmVm?si=cdb1abcff23a4409 “nye” – Runner “The New Year’s Resolution” – Spielbergs “New Year’s Day” – U2 “New Year’s Resolution” – Camera Obscura “New Year’s Day” – Taylor Swift “The New Year” – Death Cab for Cutie
Stats
As I do every January 1, a slightly different accounting of my listening habits. December 2022 Bing Crosby – 79 Frank Sinatra – 76 The Jackson 5 – 57 Burl Ives – 37 Otis Redding – 36 2022 The War on Drugs – 362 Gang of Youths – 326 The Beatles – 298 Eddie Vedder – 249 Wet Leg –…
Friday Playlist
The final playlist of 2022. It will be a little different as I plan a special playlist for Monday and will hang on to new tracks until next Friday. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0LNHSvgSFC9zUNZff5Z0cM?si=01d517ec81f04b42 “Man at C&A” – The Specials “Our Lips Are Sealed” – The Go-Go’s Terry Hall, one-time frontman for The Specials, died a week ago. I’ve listened to a fair amount…