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…
Tuesday Links
A few things for you to read. The already messed-up world of professional golf got even crazier last week when Patrick Reed filed a bizarre lawsuit against the Golf Channel and GC personality Brandel Chamblee. Attorney (and golfer) Will Bardwell had this terrific, and hilarious, breakdown of the case’s merits. Patrick Reed’s Libel Case Is A House Built On Sand…
Weekend Kid Sports Notes
Kid Hoops After a few weeks off, it’s back to the hoops grind for L. Saturday her travel team kicked off a Back to School league that will play on Saturdays for the next two months. I think this is the first time her coach has put his team into the league, and he’s doing his best to keep it…
Friday Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5I0blne2vjLyCW50vGdPQj?si=35ca6363708e4be1 “You” – Julianna Riolino Should a Canadian with a name like this play music like this? I guess that’s a dumb question, because clearly she does. I’ve shot some songs back and forth with my brother-in-music E$ lately that have fallen on the far side, for me, of the line between country and alt-country. This one lands one the…
Farewell to Saul
Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould faced a huge challenge as they brought their series Better Call Saul to an end. Not just because of the normal pressures that come with wrapping a critically acclaimed and beloved (by those who watched it) show. But also because of how they ended Breaking Bad, one of the best series endings of recent memory.…