What's New With Mick

Tag: Games

  • Vital Statistics

    Lower deck finished

    Bike miles in 2022: 0

    Aches & pains: sciatica, right shoulder, left knee

    Current reading: The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey

    Recent listening: Talking Heads, Making Sense with Sam Harris, Very Bad Wizards

    Recent viewing: Air Disasters, Call the Midwife, Seinfeld, Five Days at Memorial, The Patient

    Recent playing: Wordle, Quordle, Duotrigirdle

    Recent events: Columbia River Gorge adventure, annual birthday party, first public performance, Thomas visited, new glasses (goggles)

    Visited family in Iowa, Graham & Kate got engaged, several family members got Covid

    Recently accomplished: Finished replacing lower deck, fixed ice maker, cleaned shed roof, carpet cleaning

    Imperative To Do: Fix the Spector, fall lawn care, clean the gutters, paint touch-ups

  • Vital Statistics

    Bike miles in 2022: 0

    Aches & pains: right shoulder, neck

    Current reading: Foundation by Isaac Asimov

    Recent listening: “Just the Two of Us” by Grover Washington, Jr., Hidden Brain

    Recent viewing: Super Bowl, Pose, Call the Midwife, Shameless, The Book of Boba Fett

    Recent playing: Galaga Wars+

    Recent events: Eply maneuver, Drew Eubanks traded and waived, start of the espresso era

    Recently accomplished: Filed taxes, plumbing estimates, bass lessons, baked a cake, sold Rory’s cat food, turned compost, video for Mark’s birthday

    Imperative To Do: Go on a bike ride, replace toilet seat, fix Graham’s bass, prep for plumbing repairs,

  • Vital Statistics

    Bike miles in 2021: 0

    Aches & pains: Right shoulder (source: leaf blower)

    Current reading: Against Empathy by Paul Bloom

    Recent listening: Making Sense with Sam Harris, Hidden Brain

    Recent viewing: Curb Your Enthusiasm, Succession, The Shrink Next Door, Foundation, Invasion, QI

    Recent playing: Outlanders

    Recent events: Rory died, Thanksgiving

    Recently accomplished: CRV body repair, vet appointment, bass lessons & practice, Scion interior cleaning, Xmas shopping

    Imperative To Do: Revisit roof replacement, go on a bike ride, Xmas shopping, sell Tina’s iPad

  • Vital Statistics

    Bike miles in 2021: 0

    Aches & pains: Neck (occasional but severe), crack in right heel

    Current reading: Thing Explainer by Randall Munroe

    Recent listening: YNAB podcast, This American Life, Very Bad Wizards, Dissect (Lemonade)

    Recent viewing: Call the Midwife, 63 Up, Mr. Corman, Ted Lasso, Schmigadoon!

    Recent playing: Mini Metro+

    Recent events: Tina got a promotion and spent a week in Chicago training, new glasses, cancelled Netflix, office happy hour

    Recently accomplished: Replaced the bench legs on our old picnic table, bass lessons/practice,

    Imperative To Do: Contact kitchen contractor for warranty items, repaint picnic table, revisit roof replacement, fall lawn maintenance

  • Vital Statistics

    Bike miles in 2021: 0

    Aches & pains: Neck (occasional but severe), hands/fingers, sciatica manifested as itching in left leg, wound below right knee

    Current reading: Thing Explainer by Randall Munroe

    Recent listening: Very Bad Wizards, Dissect: Yeezus, This American Life, YNAB podcast, Making Sense with Sam Harris

    Recent viewing: NBA Finals, Falcon & Winter Soldier, Gunpowder Milkshake, Blood Red Sky, Naomi Osaka, I Think You Should Leave, WandaVision, Loki

    Recent playing: Mini Metro+

    Recent events: Heatwave (over 110º), 1st haircut since COVID, Thomas home, drinks with the Feirer’s

    Recently accomplished: Patched gutter leaks, replaced broken drainage pipe, disposed rhododendron clippings, took Rory and Baby to the vet, ongoing bass lessons

    Imperative To Do: Prep for Iowa vacation and class reunion, contact kitchen contractor for warranty items, repaint picnic table

  • Vital Statistics

    Bike miles in 2021: 0

    Aches & pains: sciatica, lower back, left wrist and shoulder, ankles/feet

    Current reading: Thing Explainer by Randall Munroe

    Recent listening: The House Song by Beta Band, Come Together by The Beatles, Money by Pink Floyd, WTF Podcast (Jackson Browne), Very Bad Wizards, Making Sense with Sam Harris, Radiolab, This American Life

    Recent viewing: Mythic Quest, Mosquito Coast, Hacks, Childrens Hospital, Real Time with Bill Maher, Jazz vs. Clippers, Bucks vs. Nets, Suns vs. Nuggets, Trying, Dirty John, Lucifer

    Recent playing: Mini Motorways

    Recent events: Rain, real-life happy hour, WWDC, dinner at a restaurant

    Recently accomplished: added edging and river rock to the south side of the house, sharpened mower blades, cleaned grill, tree trimming, learned 4 different scales on bass

    Imperative To Do: ride bike, store CD boxes, contact kitchen contractor for warranty items, clean gutters, visit J&J, fix gutter leaks

  • Vital Statistics

    Bike miles in 2021: 0

    Aches & pains: sciatica (left thigh tingling, waking from sleep on my back, morning stiffness)

    Current reading: Thing Explainer by Randall Munroe

    Recent listening: The House Song by Beta Band, Come Together by The Beatles, Accidental Tech Podcast, Hidden Brain, WTF Podcast (Kristen Hersh), Very Bad Wizards, Making Sense with Sam Harris

    Recent viewing: Mythic Quest, The Mosquito Coast, Hacks, Childrens Hospital, Lakers vs. Suns playoffs, Miranda, 1971: The Year That Music Changed

    Recent playing: Mini Motorways

    Recent events: Started bass lessons with Graham, annual physical (all good), bought an RB60 spreader

    Recently accomplished: opened Roth IRA, planted sunflowers, cleaned the floors, poa trivialis removal, compost harvest, switched mobile carriers

    Imperative To Do: ride bike, store CD boxes, contact kitchen contractor for warranty items, clean gutters, visit J&J

  • Vital Statistics

    Bike miles in 2021: 0

    Aches & pains: lower back, right ankle

    Current reading: Thing Explainer by Randall Munroe

    Recent listening: Quadrophenia by The Who, Live at Leeds by The Who, Face Dances by The Who, Very Bad Wizards, Planet Money, Radiolab

    Recent viewing: Mythic Quest, The Mosquito Coast, The Expanse, For All Mankind, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, White Boy, Stowaway, The Serpent, Sound of Metal, One Night in Miami, MANK, Atlanta, Nomadland

    Recent playing: Mini Motorways

    Recent events: Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations, Graham graduated magna cum laude, shattered the screen on my iPhone 11, planted new grass, new refrigerator delivered

    Recently accomplished: transferred IRA to Vanguard, finished the kitchen story, refurbished Thomas’ bass, pressure washing, filed & paid taxes

    Imperative To Do: finish unpacking boxes, finish laundry room re-organization, ride bike, clean the floors, store CD boxes

  • Vital Statistics

    Bike miles in 2020: 92

    Aches & pains: right ankle and foot, back of my head, right elbow

    Current reading: n/a

    Recent listening: You Need a Budget podcast, Hidden Brain, Reply All, Radiolab, Van Halen II, Small Change by Tom Waits

    Recent viewing: World Series game 5, NBA Finals, Raised by Wolves, Schitt’s Creek, Queen’s Gambit, Tehran, Ted Lasso, Class Action Park, The Boys, Lovecraft Country

    Recent playing: Outlanders

    Recent events: kitchen remodel completed, sustained a subarachnoid hematoma

    Recently accomplished: back yard renovation, cleaned roof & gutters (with Graham), new outlets in dining room, GFCI outlet outside, hauled off yard debris & junk

    Imperative To Do: finish refinancing mortgage, finish unpacking boxes, vote, winterize, buy a new refrigerator

  • Vital Statistics

    Bike miles this year: 0

    Aches & pains: right foot (intermittent)

    Current reading: n/a

    Recent listening: This American Life, Making Sense (podcast), Hidden Brain, Reply-All, Sleep, Tool, Neil Young

    Recent viewing: You, The Flash, The Irishman, The Mandelorian, The Morning Show, Don’t F**k With Cats, The Confession Killer, The Devil Next Door, The End of the Fucking World

    Recent playing: Borderlands, Patterned

    Recent events: Lewis & Clark concerts, Christmas and New Year with the boys and girlfriends, bought a new TV

    Recently accomplished: Started YNAB, wall mounted the TV, Xmas shopping, vet trip

    Imperative To Do: Read more, clean roof and gutters, resolve medical bills, help Graham prepare for London, start biking again