I just read Niko Stratis\u2019 book, which is part memoir, part reflection and analysis of the music she has loved. I found this interview with her, and this passage really struck me. I strive for my posts that are about music and memory to be accurate, but I often wonder how accurate my recollections really are.<\/p>\n
Ultimately, I\u2019m never going to fully know the past. I\u2019m in my forties now, so some of those years are so far in the rearview that it\u2019s hard to see them perfectly anymore, and that has to be okay\u2026And that is a hard reckoning as you get older, of \u201cWhat are the stories I\u2019ve told myself are true, and what are the stories I actually believe are true?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Niko Stratis On Building Identity Through Sound<\/a><\/p>\n
\nNow see, I had been thinking something along these lines, mostly given the putrid state of the Eastern Conference. But when a national writer says it, it makes me start getting my hopes up. And the Pacers really should be leaning into not<\/strong> being good this season and finding a way to land at the top of a jam-packed draft.<\/p>\n
The Indiana Pacers will win more games than they did last season.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The Biggest Zags of the NBA Offseason<\/a><\/p>\n
\nSigh.<\/p>\n
American stupidity is nothing new\u2026But we\u2019ve really stepped it up a couple notches this year. We are no longer anti\u2013intellectual. We are actively anti-intellect. Close your eyes and imagine what would happen if the idea of seat-belt laws had been introduced into the country now. You know exactly which of your high school friends would performatively launch himself through a windshield on Instagram to show he was an alpha, and you\u2019re lucky if you can think of only one.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Welcome to the Era of Big Stupid in America<\/a><\/p>\n
\nTruly the end of an era. I\u2019m disappointed in myself for not writing 2000 words last fall about the 30th anniversary of me logging onto AOL for the first time.<\/p>\n
AOL Pulls the Plug on Dial-Up Service<\/a><\/p>\n
\nI started tracking the books I read in 2007. Over that span I\u2019ve finished 920. If I live as long as the man in the article below, I would need to average just 71.4 books per year to match his total. I like a challenge but, jeez\u2026<\/p>\n