What's New With Mick

Tag: podcasts

  • Vital Statistics

    Bike odometer: 1510

    Aches & pains: Inside upper lip, left shoulder (tetanus shot)

    Current reading: n/a

    Recent listening: WTF with Marc Maron, Accidental Tech Podcast, This American Life, Stuff You Should Know

    Recent viewing: The Break with Michelle Wolf, Nova, Spielberg, Avengers: Infinity War

    Recent playing: Picture Cross, Pic-a-Pix

    Recent events: 1 inch branch, 2 cm wound, 4 stitches

    Recently accomplished: 47 miles/week riding, paid bills, Scion wheel alignment, dentist & CPAP appointments, lawn border, made plans for August wedding

    Imperative To Do: 100 miles/week riding, plant grass in bare spots, clean roof, file manual insurance claims, bariatric surgery, read more

  • Vital Statistics

    Bike odometer: 1385

    Aches & pains: Right shoulder (last week)

    Current reading: The Swift Programming Language

    Recent listening: WTF with Marc Maron, Accidental Tech Podcast, This American Life, Radiolab

    Recent viewing: Westworld, NBA Finals, Billions, My Next Guest…, The Break with Michelle Wolf, Evil Genius

    Recent playing: Picture Cross

    Recent events: Thomas moved home

    Recently accomplished: 36 miles/week riding, planted grass, new rear wheel, paid bills, installed AC, doctor’s appointment, vacuuming

    Imperative To Do: 100 miles/week riding, plant grass in bare spots, clean roof, manual insurance claims, lawn border, buy tickets for August wedding, bariatric surgery

  • Vital Statistics

    Bike odometer: 1262

    Aches & pains: Shoulders, lower back

    Current reading: The Swift Programming Language

    Recent listening: Very Bad Wizards, This American Life, Radiolab, Childish Gambino

    Recent viewing: Barry, Westworld, SNL, The Handmaids Tale, NBA Playoffs

    Recent playing: n/a

    Recent events: Hired permanently, Thomas graduated college, new iPad mini 4 (128Gb)

    Recently accomplished: Traveled to Indiana in April and May, 59 miles/week riding, compost harvest, new Marathon Plus tires on bike, cooked steaks with cast iron, treated lawn for weeds and moss

    Imperative To Do: 100 miles/week riding, plant grass in bare spots, clean roof, manual insurance claims, pay bills, install AC

  • Vital Statistics

    Aches & pains: swollen left elbow, sore right shoulder, sore lower back

    Current reading: Stack Overflow

    Recent listening: Waking Up with Sam Harris, The Accidental Tech Podcast, Radiolab, This American Life, WTF with Marc Maron

    Recent viewing: Saturday Night Live, The Looming Tower, The Last Man on Earth, Scandal, Billions, Homeland, Lost in Space, Transparent, My Next Guest Needs No Introduction, Wakefield, Black Panther, The Slo Mo Show

    Recent playing: starman

    Recently accomplished: Took Butters to the vet, 30 miles a week riding, bought and returned rain jacket, bought new sandals, removed cherry tree

    Imperative To Do: 100 miles/week riding, Dad’s Day at Depauw, plant grass in bare spots, revisit financial aid for 2018, compost, fix desk speakers

  • Vital Statistics

    Aches & pains: slightly sore left elbow and shoulder

    Current reading: Getting Things Done by David Allen

    Recent listening: Waking Up with Sam Harris, The Accidental Tech Podcast, Radiolab, This American Life

    Recent viewing: Saturday Night Live, The Frankenstein Chronicles, The Looming Tower, The Last Man on Earth, Jessica Jones (Season 2), Scandal, The Naked Truth (Season 1), Godless

    Recent playing: n/a

    Recently accomplished: Got a job (4 month contract), bike riding to work, replaced dishwasher, completed physical therapy for dislocated elbow

    Imperative To Do: Take Butters to the vet, 100 miles/week riding, lower grade to 8 inches, reduce CPAP leakage

  • Vital Statistics

    Aches & pains: sore throat, congestion, general physical malaise

    Current reading: The Drama of the Gifted Child by Alice Miller, Getting Things Done by David Allen

    Recent listening: Very Bad Wizards, Waking Up with Sam Harris

    Recent viewing: Humans, Saturday Night Live, The Last Man in the World, United Shades of America, Kobe Bryant’s Muse, Bright, Black Mirror (season 3), Chasing Trane, Dave Chappelle, Rick and Morty

    Recent playing: n/a

    Recently accomplished: Garage organization/cleaning, rideshare driving

    Imperative To Do: Get a job, 100 miles/week riding, lower grade to 8 inches, reduce CPAP leakage, resume iOS training

  • Vital Statistics

    Aches & pains: lower back soreness, sciatica (left hip), sore knees when biking sometimes.

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    Current reading: The Drama of the Gifted Child by Alice Miller

    Recent listening: Very Bad Wizards, Coverville, Radiolab, The Woj Pod, Robot or Not?, Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!

    Recent viewing: Longmire (final season), Dark Matter, The Barkley Marathons, Nova, Frontline, Future Man, Saturday Night Live, I Love You America, Max Steel, The Great Wall

    Recent playing: n/a

    Recently accomplished: 65 bike miles/week, raked leaves, made Tina’s birthday present, wrote a Reddit bot, celebrated 25th wedding anniversary, 30 mile bike ride

    Imperative To Do: Get a job, lower grade to 8 inches, organize/clean garage, FAFSA, reduce CPAP leakage, resume iOS training, clean roof

  • Vital Statistics

    Aches & pains: n/a

    Current reading: The Drama of the Gifted Child by Alice Miller

    Recent listening: Very Bad Wizards, Coverville

    Recent viewing: Stranger Things 2, Mindhunter, Mr. Robot, World Series (Game 5), Ex Machina, Arrival

    Recent playing: n/a

    Recently accomplished: 48 bike miles/week, finished painting the house, planted remaining grass

    Imperative To Do: Get a job, Tina’s birthday present, lower grade to 8 inches, organize/clean garage

  • Vital Statistics

    Aches & pains: ankles, fingers on right hand, right heel, right big toe

    Current reading: n/a

    Recent listening: Very Bad Wizards, Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me, This American Life, The Partially Examined Life, Waking Up with Sam Harris, Chris Cornell

    Recent viewing: Rick & Morty, Ray Donovan, Twin Peaks: The Return, Mulholland Dr., Cloud Atlas, Doctor Strange, Master of None, Rogue One

    Recent playing: n/a

    Recently accomplished: The Daily Bowie (completed), 9000 steps a day for 2 weeks, rode bike 5-6 times a week, bought a new bike, house painting: scraping, caulking, primer, repairs, masking, rented spray painter (60% done)

    Imperative To Do: Get a job, clean roof, finish painting house: belly band, repairs, spray paint, gutters, downspouts, trim, dormers, lower grade

  • Vital Statistics

    Aches & pains: shoulders, sciatica, balls of my feet, fingers on right hand

    Current reading: The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg, iOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide

    Recent listening: Radiolab, This American Life, The Partially Examined Life, Waking Up with Sam Harris, Chris Cornell (various incarnations)

    Recent viewing: The Young Pope, Bloodline, The Crown, Dark Net, Game of Thrones

    Recent playing: n/a

    Recently accomplished: The Daily Bowie, 7000 steps a day for 2 weeks, refinished deck, colonoscopy, finished Neil Young liner notes, mailed CDs (Kent, Kelly), trimmed three arbor vidas, cleaned up all yard debris

    Imperative To Do: Get a job, walk 9000 steps per day or 2 weeks, paint house