What's New With Mick

Tag: tv

  • Vital Statistics

    Bike miles in 2022: 0

    Aches & pains: right shoulder, sciatica

    Current reading: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

    Recent listening: “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” by Queen., Hidden Brain, Planet Money, Unlimited Love by Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill,

    Recent viewing: Better Call Saul (season 5), Billions, Severance, Slow Horses, The After Party, The Power of the Dog, Cowboy Bebop (live action), Lost In Space

    Recent playing: Wordle, Quordle

    Recent events: Drew Eubanks signed by Portland, Thomas visited, snow in April including a fallen tree

    Recently accomplished: Bass lessons, spring yard work, Portland Heritage trees, plumbing estimates, finished bathroom repairs

    Imperative To Do: Go on a bike ride, fix Graham’s bass, store CDs, pay taxes, coastal getaway

  • Vital Statistics

    Bike odometer: n/a

    Aches & pains: right shoulder

    Current reading: Getting Things Done

    Recent listening: Kendrick Lamar, NWA, Childish Gambino, Reel Big Fish, Bill Frisell, Oasis, Greta Van Fleet, Led Zeppelin, Genesis

    Recent viewing: Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse, Ralph Breaks the Internet, Safe, The Pixar Story, Cooked, White Right: Meeting the Enemy, The Ritual, Disenchantment, BoJack Horseman, SNL, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Goldbergs

    Recent playing: Bloons 6

    Recent events: Presidents weekend in San Francisco with Thomas, PDX Jazz festival, snow in Portland

    Recently accomplished: House cleaning, bought robot vacuum, filing reorganization, turned compost, bought dress shirt

    Imperative To Do: Ride bike again, read more, exercise, file 2018 taxes, find wedding rings, FSA documentation

  • 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

    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: 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

    Aches & pains: mildly sore lower back (lingering from last week)

    Current reading: The Book of Basketball by Bill Simmons

    Recent listening: John Anderson, March 16-20, Underground Album, Kristofferson, Townes, Primus & the Chocolate Factory, Two and Three Part Inventions played by Glenn Gould, Unforgettable

    Recent viewing: The Daily Show, Scandal, The Colbert Report, Homeland, The Walking Dead, Weeds, Orange Is the New Black, Continuum, Parks and Recreation (all seasons), The Following, Grimm, Quickdraw, Sonic Highways

    Recent playing: Kingdom Rush Frontiers

    Recently accomplished: n/a

    Imperative To Do: Ride bike, contact Social Security, turn compost, fix blog CSS, send bikes to Thomas

  • 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

  • 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

  • Vital Statistics

    Bike odometer: 2567
    Aches & pains: mosquito bites
    Current reading: Beginning iPhone 3.0 Development by David Mark and Jeff LaMarche, Food Rules by Michael Pollan
    Recent listening: Billie Holiday, Gershwin, Bright Eyes
    Recent viewing: Jazz (Ken Burns), Futurama, Wipeout, Psych, Jack, Toy Story 3, Freaks and Geeks, The Blues Brothers, Crazy Heart, The Rachel Maddow Show
    Recent playing: Words with Friends, Plants vs. Zombies, Angry Birds
    Recently accomplished: Blackberry removal, fixed deck railing, doctor’s appointment, client visit in Milwaukee, finished Iowa travel arrangements
    Imperative To Do: Mail box of books to Camden County Jail, pick up new meds, wrap-up must-do work items before vacation, vacation, iPhone app