Katie snuggled up with me in bed, Enzo nestled in her arms, and handed me a copy of Garth Stein’s The Art of Racing in the Rain. “You’ll like it. It’s written from the perspective of an old puppy named Enzo. Like this Enzo here.” via GIPHY Like I had a choice as to whether […]
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[Review] Netflix’s “Keith Richards: Under the Influence.” Things I Learned (or Forgot I Knew).
It was 12:30am on a weeknight. Tuesday or Wednesday last week. I was still wired from all the work still to do to move clients off our platform and onto other sites. ‘Too tired to think. ‘Too wired to sleep. So I started flippin’ through my Netflix list when I realized I still had the […]
TV & Media #FOMO but we turned off the TV at 8pm tonight in order to read and write and create.
It’s 9:03 pm on a Tuesday night in mid-late January. Katie’s on the phone with her brother discussing what to read next: Thoreau, Kierkegaard, Asimov, McCarthy…Brian Sanderson’s Mistborn appears to be the winner. I’ve got a stack to read on my farmer’s table… …and a stack of what I’m currently reading next to my side […]
From BiziPorts back to the beginning
We told clients nearly two weeks ago that we’re mothballing BiziPorts. Once that happened, gravity felt weaker. I could stand taller, sleep longer, and walk farther. So, while that’s mothballed, it’s time to get to what I’ve been itching to get to since before we started BiziPorts: Books of Blues. The first book of blues […]
[Review] “Feelin’ Good.” David Ruffin’s Second Solo Album. Released November 1969
Shortcut: Link to Feelin’ Good on Spotify David Ruffin’s second solo album, Feelin’ Good, was released in November 1969, 6 months after the first album, My Whole World Ended. Feelin’ Good has some serious gems in it, but at times it also feels hastily slapped together to leverage the fans’ desire to see a Ruffin […]
The best cover of Feelin’ Alright? might belong to David Ruffin (Sorry, Joe Cocker & Traffic).
Monday afternoon I was driving down I-5 South towards Bakersfield. Just me, the hills, the fields, the cattle, the tundra and desert…I was gonna stay there the night and then head down to LA on Tuesday for 2016 NLCS Game 3. Dodgers vs. Cubs. #FlytheW. On the way down I was listening to David Ruffin’s […]
World War II vets fly free to Washington DC to see their war memorials thanks to Honor Flight. My OldOld Man is going on one.
In a few days, the #OldOld Man will be flying with many of his fellow World War II vets to Washington D.C. to visit the memorials from their war. They will be helped on the flight, have full medical staff available at all times, be driven around, and get three squares and a cot. The […]
#EmmeSmiles despite the chronic pain, which you should help alleviate.
Emily Jo Theisen might be the most beautiful soon-to-be 4-yr-old in the world. It’s a helluva claim to make, but unlike many 3-yr-olds in this country, Emily has learned to appreciate the little things. She didn’t get a choice. 3-year-old Emily has chronic pancreatitis. She can’t grow out of it. It doesn’t go away with […]
I was inspired to apply for MLB Press Credentials. What’s the worst that happens?
2019 Update: Judging by the rash of replies, MLB has updated their process. They have a new website link: https://credentials.mlb.com/credential/#/ With a published email used to apply, not simply to pretend to hear your rebuttal to their denial: credentials@mlb.com The best way is still most likely to find one who has credentials & have them […]
[Review] Amos Lee’s “Spirit” was more soul than I was expecting. That wasn’t a bad thing.
I wanted Amos Lee’s album Spirit to be a continuation of acoustic roots that could be traced back to his first album. His depth has only grown since Mission Bell. After the As the Crow Flies EP and Mountain of Sorrows, Rivers of Song, I was expecting coronation into acoustic roots musical legacy with Spirit. […]