we adopted a Badger (and a Challah, too, though they’re both getting new names)
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two dudes not too sure about this new situation, their first night away from @austinpetsalive in a while
man, time flies. can’t believe it’s almost Thanksgiving already
Could Texas turn blue in 2018? “stranger things have happened. In 1995, Donald Trump was a spokesman for Pizza Hut’s stuffed crust pizza. Today he has access to America’s nuclear arsenal”
for #musicMonday, the 2016 self-titled album case/lang/veirs. standout track: Supermoon
this interesting Allusionist episode on Dickens’ A Christmas Carol prompted me to get the audiobook from the library. less than 3 hours, a good holiday road trip listen
you might be at a redneck holiday party (part 2)
you might be at a redneck holiday party (part 1)
from The A.V. Club: The 20 Best TV Shows of 2017. we’ve enjoyed Alias Grace, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Good Place, & Handmaid’s Tale; adding American Vandal, GLOW, The Deuce, Big Little Lies, & Halt & Catch Fire to our list
love a good rant-review, like this Esquire coverage of a Roy Moore rally: “It was a naked appeal to unreason. It was the Rose Parade of empowered ignorance. It was the Royal Wedding of Stupid and Mean” come on, Alabama, you can do it. elect the good one
for #musicMonday, LOLO’s 2016 album In Loving Remembrance of When I Gave a Shit. standout tracks: Heard It From a Friend; The Courtyard
Brooklyn Brewery’s Black Chocolate Stout
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problematic monument handled cleverly in small Italian town: “A sign of its success is that it almost completely failed to generate controversy, either nationally or locally.”
yikes. had this crash-repeatedly bug start happening in the middle of the night last night (waking us up repeatedly with the login screen). it’s hard to fix or upgrade your phone when it crashes every 2 minutes
got my ticket for a taping of Lovett or Leave It here in Austin next March
Austin, TX – #nofilter
for #musicMonday, Shriek (2014), by Wye Oak, a band I’ll see live for the 3+ time this week. standout tracks: The Tower, Logic of Color
interesting & funny, on meeting strangers “In my past life, I would have walked straight past this man. Now, here I am at the fanciest party I’ve ever been to discovering his past felonies”
New Holland’s Dragon’s Milk
⭐️⭐️⭐️
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nice, brief summary of today’s World Cup 2018 draw results. lots of interesting match-ups; really looking forward to next June
feckless liar @tedcruz on unconfirmed cause of Border Patrol death: “a stark reminder of the ongoing threat that an unsecure border poses to the safety of our communities”, vs. on gun control after Sutherland Springs: “We don’t need politics right now”
Gessen, on consent & changing norms: “while we think we are moving forward, we may be willingly transporting ourselves back to a more sexually restrictive era, one that denied agency to women”
“welcome back to Monday after a 4-day break, asshole”
– my car battery’s dying words in the parking lot this evening, pretty sure
a masterpiece for #musicMonday: Sleater-Kinney’s The Hot Rock (1999). standout tracks: End of You; Burn, Don’t Freeze
…what else, today? saw Thor Ragnarok, a really good time for what it is, almost too funny; cont. Alias Grace (also Netflix), great & gripping so far; Liverpool, draw with Chelsea at home, unconvincing performance, expected better
just watched Sarah Silverman’s A Speck of Dust on Netflix; amazing, bracing, & hilarious
Oskar Blues’ Ten-Fidy Barrel Aged
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