Personal news, commentary and ramblings
Reading:
Lately by Keith Richards and James Fox as read by Johnny Depp
Listening:
Very Bad Wizards, This American Life
Viewing:
The Diplomat, Below, Inside Man, Crystal Lake, Spurs vs. Thunder
Events:
Bike fit at River City Bicycles, new CPAP (AirSense 11)
Done:
Made calico beans, started morning bike routine
To do:
Clean roof & gutters, practice bass, winterization
Reading:
Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges
Listening:
This American Life, Radiolab, Hidden Brain, Churning Life, Corinne Bailey Rae
Viewing:
Dark Matter, Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, Slow Horses, Sunday Night Football, Monday Night Football
Events:
Thomas & Aine’s wedding (which was amazing)
Accomplished:
Toasted Thomas & Aine, lived to age 60
Up next:
Birthday party prep, clean the roof & gutters, attach the last deck post
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
Imperative To Do: Get a job, Tina’s birthday present, lower grade to 8 inches, organize/clean garage
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
Recently accomplished:Â Mortgage refinancing, hair cut, Crater Lake/Roseburg loop, Roundup weeds, mowed lawn
Aches & pains:Â left leg numbness and itching
Current reading:Â n/a
Recent listening:Â The Kingston Trio, Arlo Guthrie, They Might Be Giants, The Beach Boys, Rick Nelson, Frankie Vallie & the Four Seasons, Back To Mono, Live at the Apollo, Bach on Wood, Sublime
Recent viewing:Â Falling Skies, Homeland, Breaking Bad, Warehouse 13, 2012 Olympics
Recent playing: Plants vs. Zombies, Words with Friends, Monsters Ate My Condo
Recently accomplished:Â Mortgage refinancing, hair cut, the start of using the black castor oil, Crater Lake/Roseburg loop, Roundup weeds, mowed lawn
Imperative To Do:Â Vacuum, make doctor appointments, mail packages, turn compost, trim butterfly bushes, Troop 820 can recycling, refinish deck