What's New With Mick

Tag: reading

  • 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: subconjunctival hemorrhage

    Current reading: Thing Explainer by Randall Munroe

    Recent listening: Paul’s Boutique by Beastie Boys, Hidden Brain, Making Sense with Sam Harris, Women and Children First by Van Halen

    Recent viewing: Young Wallander, Wallander, The Crown (season 4), Hinterland, Evil, Manhunt, The Professor and the Madmen, Star Wars (episodes 1-9), The Mandalorian (season 2), The Flight Attendant, The Undoing

    Recent playing: n/a

    Recent events: Election Day, Thanksgiving, mortgage refinance, shaved, Xmas vacation, fitted for hearing aids, bought Apple Watch Series 6

    Recently accomplished: survived 2020, replaced living room couches, bought a new refrigerator (delivery pending), replaced CPAP machine, dryer duct inspection, roof replacement estimates, installed standing desk, gave away most of my books

    Imperative To Do: finish unpacking boxes, transfer IRA to Vanguard, finish office re-organization, finish laundry room re-organization, finish the kitchen story, ride bike

  • Vital Statistics

    Aches & pains: sciatica

    Current reading: The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg

    Recent listening: You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen, Olé Coltrane, Peace Trail by Neil Young, Slightly Stoopid, Johannes Brahms, Dylanesque by Bryan Ferry, Watermark by Art Garfunkel, Roxy Music (eponymous)

    Recent viewing: Longmire, Limitless (series), The Daily Show, Real Time with Bill Maher

    Recent playing: Mario Run, Really Bad Chess

    Recently accomplished: Finished a book, traveled to Georgia, laundry – Find out Piraja Fisken)

    Imperative To Do: Replace CR-V, change insurance agent, clean roof/gutters, fix HP printer, bariatric application, write Mother’s article

  • Vital Statistics

    Bike odometer: 2567
    Aches & pains: itchy tattoo
    Current reading: George’s Secret Key to the Universe by Lucy and Stephen Hawking
    Recent listening: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Black Sabbath, Michelle Shocked, Muddy Waters, Dio, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Tom Waits
    Recent viewing: Lost, Modern Family, Doctor Who, Glee, Fringe, Moon, Iron Man 2, Donnie Darko, The Big Lebowski, It Might Get Loud
    Recent playing: Words with Friends, Plants vs. Zombies
    Recently accomplished: Collected summer camp fees, finished Iowa vacation planning, learned to solder, fixed 1 of 2 broken LCD displays, unclogged traps in both bathrooms, job interview, endured first tattoo, setup Troop 820 website
    Imperative To Do: iPhone application, pay speeding ticket, weed and feed, groceries

  • Vital Statistics

    Bike odometer: 2567
    Aches & pains: n/a
    Current reading: Mastering Regular Expressions by Jeffrey E.F. Friedl, The Day After Tomorrow by Robert A. Heinlein, George’s Secret Key to the Universe by Lucy and Stephen Hawking
    Recent listening: Neil Young, Glenn Miller, John Prine, Doc Watson, The Mars Volta, Daniel Johnston
    Recent viewing: The Devil and Daniel Johnston, Cocaine Cowboys, Shut Up and Sing, The Hurt Locker, Some Kind of Monster, Witchboard, The Office, The Simpsons
    Recent playing: Words with Friends
    Recently accomplished: Office cleaning, haircut, cleaned ice maker, Scout accounting, purchased and installed new battery for van, hauled old computer stuff to Vancouver, worked a week in Foster City, can recycling. If you’re tired of trying to keep your cool when hosting, you’ll want to pick up one of this ice maker.
    Imperative To Do: Taxes, clean gutters, clean roof, fix bathroom door (again), cardboard recycling

  • Vital Statistics

    Bike odometer: 2529
    Van odometer: 155709
    Aches & pains: mosquito bites (healing)
    Current reading: My Name Is Red by Orhan Pamuk
    Recent listening: Seconds of Pleasure by Rockpile, Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Revolver by The Beatles, Faith and Courage by Sinéad O’Connor
    Recent viewing: The Lady in the Water, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (series), Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Sphere, Dear God, Roadside Prophets, The Last Days of Frankie the Fly, The Golden Compass, Truth or Consequences NM, Helvetica, A Scanner Darkly, I’m Not There, The King of Kong, The Killing of John Lennon
    Recent playing: Peggle (for iPhone)
    Recently accomplished: Bachelor week, Caravan DEQ and registration, cat boxes
    Imperative To Do: Read Sam’s script, return cans, put antenna in the attic, clean office, finish Best of 2008

  • Vital Statistics

    Bike odometer: 2529
    Van odometer: 155627
    Aches & pains: mosquito bites
    Current reading: My Name Is Red by Orhan Pamuk
    Recent listening: Collected Works by Simon and Garfunkel, Red Hot + Rhapsody by various artists, Bachbusters by Don Dorsey, The Story by Brandi Carlile, Musique Vol 1 by Daft Punk, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway by Genesis
    Recent viewing: The Prestige, Terminator: Salvation, Rescue Dawn, Star Trek, Rocky Balboa, NBA Conference Playoffs, Witness for the Prosecution, Up, Call of the Wild, The Third Man, The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill
    Recent playing: Galcon, Peggle (for iPhone)
    Recently accomplished: pulled blackberries, haircut, weed and feed lawn, turned compost, cat boxes, took Ming to vet
    Imperative To Do: Read Sam’s script, return cans, put antenna in the attic, clean office, finish Best of 2008

  • People come from all around to watch the magic boy

    This week both of our boys had holiday concerts at school. Graham is playing the cello now in the fourth grade orchestra and Thomas plays the double bass for his middle school chamber orchestra. Graham was very nervous before his concert appearance but I think it was all over so fast that he didn’t have time to think about it too much. The chamber orchestra was great (as always) and Thomas was even featured on a song from Lost called “Mist”. We’re very proud of both our boys and their musical ability. I’m glad for them because I’ve never really had the ability to play music except in the most robotic sense.

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  • Vital Statistics

    Bike odometer: 2510
    Van odometer: 154024
    Weight lost (in pounds): 2
    Aches & pains: numbness in left leg at times, dry left eye in the morning
    Current reading: My Name Is Red by Orhan Pamuk, Profiles in Courage by John F. Kennedy
    Recent listening: All Hope Is Gone by Slipknot, Quadrophenia, Pink Floyd
    Recent viewing: Superbad, No Country For Old Men, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Countdown, The Rachel Maddow Show
    Recent playing: Chain Factor, Spaceward Ho!, foosball (at Yahoo!)
    Recently accomplished: Prepped “new” computers for Thomas & Graham, installed Tina’s bike computer, Craigslist ad for Thomas/Graham, freecycle, Goodwill runs, booked trip to Iowa, book trip to Foster City, returned cans, office organization, returned Xbox
    Imperative To Do: Cancel gym membership, get rid of office junk, freecycle, activate new Tivo, oil change for van, clean garage, office organization, get rid of MacRenewal Macs

  • Vital Statistics

    Bike odometer: 2485
    Van odometer: 153885
    Weight lost (in pounds): 0
    Aches & pains: left shin (scab gone)
    Current reading: My Name Is Red by Orhan Pamuk, Profiles in Courage by John F. Kennedy
    Recent listening: The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Box), Fresh Air
    Recent viewing: The Dark Knight, Airport 77, Rounders, The Player, Igby Goes Down, Meet The Press, Reign of Fire, Last Comic Standing, Garden State, The New World, Olympics
    Recent playing: Chain Factor
    Recently accomplished: Updated LinkedIn profile, updated resume, sent two job feelers, fixed The Doctor, mowed lawn, cleaned cat boxes, installed AC window unit
    Imperative To Do: Get rid of junk (couch), buy trailer for van, activate new Tivo, oil change for van, weeds, clean garage, moss, new muxtape