August 29th, 2014 — Vital Statistics
Aches & pains: belt sore
Current reading: The Book of Basketball by Bill Simmons
Recent listening: When the Sun Goes Down, Century of the Blues, Let Me Squeeze Your Lemon, Hoodoo Man Blues, Blues From The Gutter, Lonnie Johnson, Sleepy John Estes
Recent viewing: The Daily Show, The Leftovers, L.I.E., Parks & Recreation, God Bless America, Hemlock Grove (Season Two)
Recent playing: 2048
Recently accomplished: Laundry, dumped CenturyLink, mowed lawn, pulled weeds, fixed shower head
Imperative To Do: Ride bike, contact Social Security, turn compost, plant grass, mow front and back, pull weeds, moss control, fix blog CSS, birthday party invites, re-assemble BigTV Room, send bikes to Thomas
July 30th, 2014 — Vital Statistics
Aches & pains: various bruises of unknown origin
Current reading: The Book of Basketball by Bill Simmons
Recent listening: When the Sun Goes Down, Century of the Blues, Let Me Squeeze Your Lemon, Mississippi John Hurt, Taj Mahal, Hoodoo Man Blues, Queen, No New York
Recent viewing: Inside Man, Last Week with John Oliver, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, The Beatles Anthology, Her, August: Osage County, The Armstrong Lie, Metallica Through The Never, The Punk Singer, Muscle Shoals
Recent playing: 2048
Recently accomplished: Laundry, started transition from CenturyLink, wrote MP3 disc explanation, pulled dandelions
Imperative To Do: Ride bike, finish CenturyLink transition, clean roof and gutters, contact Social Security, turn compost, plant grass, mow front and back, pull weeds, moss control
June 8th, 2014 — Vital Statistics
Aches & pains: sciatica, left knee (intermittent)
Current reading: The Book of Basketball by Bill Simmons
Recent listening: Fairport Convention, Fifth Dimension, The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard and Clark, The Incredible String Band, Woody Guthrie, Bert and John, Gentle on My Mind
Recent viewing: Justified, Inside Llewyn Davis, Steve Goodman, X-Men: First Class, Brian Wilson presents Smile, Star Trek Into Darkness, Cashback, Safety Not Guaranteed, Revolution, The Colbert Report, The Daily Show
Recent playing: 2048
Recently accomplished: FolkDive 2 (in progress), 10b5-1 contract, birth certificate for G, mowed lawn
Imperative To Do: Laundry, prep for graduation party, clean roof and gutters, contact Social Security, turn compost
April 25th, 2014 — Vital Statistics
Aches & pains: sciatica
Current reading: The Book of Basketball by Bill Simmons
Recent listening: Negro Prison Blues and Songs, Folk Singers ‘Round Harvard Square, The Hurdy Gurdy Man, Vulgar Display of Power, The Bootleg Series Vol. 6, I’m Sorry Sometimes I’m Mean, Goodbye Jumbo, Belafonte at Carnegie Hall, Tom & Jerry
Recent viewing: The Johnny Cash Show, The Wolverine, Justified (Season 1), Captain Phillips, Control, 24 Hour Party People, Wonderfalls, Ender’s Game, 20 Feet from Stardom, Scandal, Cosmos, Revolution, Grimm
Recent playing: 2048
Recently accomplished: Rebalanced 401k, contacted teachers, sold old iPhone, sold Apple TV, keyboard repair, FolkDive 2 (in progress)
Imperative To Do: Laundry, execute 10b5-1 trading contract, clean roof and gutters, contact Social Security, mow lawn, turn compost
February 24th, 2014 — Vital Statistics
Aches & pains: tip of right pinky finger, right knee/shin
Current reading: The Book of Basketball by Bill Simmons
Recent listening: Arcade Fire, Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Sam Butera & the Witnesses, King Crimson, The Marshall Mathers LP 2, Peer Gynt Suite
Recent viewing: This Is 40, House of Cards (Season 2), Charlie Wilson’s War, Riddick, Tropic Thunder, Prisoners, Miracle, The Walking Dead, Almost Human
Recent playing: Dropzap 2, Kingdom Rush
Recently accomplished: Paid bills, calculated allowances, filed taxes, doctor appointment
Imperative To Do: Eye doctor appointment, clean roof and gutters, contact teachers
December 31st, 2013 — Vital Statistics
Aches & pains: fingertips, sciatica
Current reading: Q&A by Vikas Swarup, Parenting with Love and Logic: Teaching Children Responsibility by Foster Cline & Jim Fay
Recent listening: Best of 2013, Arcade Fire, The Jethro Tull Christmas Album, Christmas from Mardy
Recent viewing: Once Upon a Time in Mexico, The American, Kevin Smith: Burn in Hell, The Peacemaker, Oblivion
Recent playing: Dropzap 2, Angry Birds Star Wars II
Recently accomplished: Updated allowances, Troop 820 accounting tutorial, new hardware for Tardis, Xmas shopping, DEQ/registration for van
Imperative To Do: Call IRS, clean office, put pedals on bike, call Dollar, doctor appointment
March 25th, 2013 — Vital Statistics
Aches & pains:Â n/a
Current reading:Â High Fidelity by Nick Hornsby
Recent listening:Â Dead Prez, Funkadelic, Parliament, Dyke & the Blazers, Prince, Bill Withers, A Tribe Called Quest, Rufus Thomas, Sly & the Family Stone, Tower of Power, The Getaway People, Charles Wright, The Commodores, The Meters, Gil Scott-Heron, Transformer by Lou Reed
Recent viewing:Â Real Time with Bill Maher, Grimm, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Touch, The Office, The Middle, Modern Family
Recent playing: Bloons 5
Recently accomplished: CDs for Jan, paper work for Thomas, taxes, got van running, new glasses
Imperative To Do:Â Troop 820 accounting, update allowances, groceries, uncategorized transactions, spring break chores for the kids
February 18th, 2013 — Vital Statistics
Aches & pains:Â n/a
Current reading:Â High Fidelity by Nick Hornsby
Recent listening:Â Hot Rats, Ten Years After, Back To Mine (Krafty Kuts), James Brown, New Roman Times, The Pizza Tapes, Kitaro
Recent viewing:Â 30 for 30, House of Cards, 7 Up, Killing Bono, Real Time with Bill Maher, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, The Middle, Modern Family, Touch, Raising Hope, Larry King Now, The Office, Fringe
Recent playing:Â Letterpress, Bloons 5
Recently accomplished: Can & bottle recycling, birthday interview, bought iPad Mini
Imperative To Do:Â Appointments, Troop 820 accounting, sell OG iPad
February 7th, 2013 — Explanation, Favorite Things, Link, Music
Bill (can I call you Bill?), I want you to know that Has Been is one of my favorite albums of all time. I try to get people to listen to it but nobody takes me seriously. I recently had a “win” as a parent when my oldest son (17) asked me about Has Been.
I love how you poured yourself out for everyone to see and I use it as inspiration in my own (meager and infrequent) attempts to be an artist.
I bow to you and thank you, sir. 😀
PS: How do I get invited to one of your legendary parties?
Here’s the original thread which was brought to my attention by an r/bestof posting. I submitted my comment twice but Reddit didn’t accept it. I suspect that Bill has temporarily disabled comments.Â
December 28th, 2012 — Vital Statistics
Aches & pains:Â sore left shoulder
Current reading:Â High Fidelity by Nick Hornsby
Recent listening:Â David Grisman’s Acoustic Christmas, Christmas Spirit by Los Lonely Boys, Everything You Want for Christmas by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Best of 2012
Recent viewing:Â QI, Dexter, Homeland, Sons of Anarchy, Burn Notice, The Walking Dead, Portlandia, American Harmony
Recent playing:Â Letterpress, Bloons
Recently accomplished: Purged old items from Toodledo, finished negotiating Thomas’ property damages claim, Repair Bucks (iPhone & Xbox), Christmas
Imperative To Do:Â Doctor appointments, Troop 820 accounting, tree recycling, can & bottle recycling