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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#saturdaybeer
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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#saturdaybeer
Happy Alice’s Restaurant Day. hope you have at least one Thanksgiving dinner that couldn’t be beat
finally got the basalt gravel fill in (most of it, minus the 1/4 yard I still have to get out of our driveway before Thanksgiving guests arrive tomorrow)
for #musicMonday, Paul Simon’s 1990 The Rhythm of the Saints. standout track: The Obvious Child
Strange Land’s Fleur d’Oranger
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#saturdaybeer
the field is set. 210 days until kickoff, hell yes
John Oliver on the Trump presidency “[it] is basically a marathon: it’s painful, it’s pointless, and the majority of you didn’t even agree to run it, you were just signed up by your dumbest friend”
good article from The Atlantic: “We ignore public schools’ civic and integrative functions at our peril.”
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the Apple Store at the Domain moved, he discovered, five minutes before his Genius Bar* appointment
* sorry, Genius Grove ?
Adelbert’s Blackberry Barrel of Love
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#saturdaybeer
in my (obsessively curated) iTunes, I have a playlist called All Good: everything rated 3 or more stars. just noticed it has 9,999 songs
good job today, Virginia. thank you.
for #musicMonday, Foil Deer (2015) by Speedy Ortiz. standout track: Raising the Skate
Brouerij Bosteels’ Tripel Karmeliet
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#saturdaybeer
