I guess it makes sense that as a 90s kid I was too busy listening to Pavement and Nirvana to really give Heavy Metal the respect it deserves until I was older. His antics and drug use covered over some incredible talent.
Wet Casements
Life and Pictures from Maryland -- Probably Some Korea Stuff Too
Sunday, July 27, 2025
Tuesday, July 22, 2025
"historic events in themselves"
Sunday, July 20, 2025
Play Ball
Nymeo Field, home of the Frederick Keys.
I got a free ticket to attend a Summer League ball game here in Frederick. It's college level ball basically, but the beer and food prices are all very much major league. Not a bad little stadium but the bathrooms were also a nightmare.
If you're sensing a negative trend on this here blog that's because there is one, between a job that started strong and has turned into a typically toxic management situation and, well, everything else going on in the world.
I turn 51 this month. I'm considering early retirement.
I kind of wish I was joking?
Back From The Beach
Corolla Beach was fantastic. I walked and swam every day.
Meanwhile, work has been a bit disappointing. It turns out I was not being paid my full share since I started at the new place back in January. That, and a toxic supervisor mean I'm looking for something else but planning on staying on in the meantime.
I guess there's no perfect job but finding something where I'm treated with a modicum of dignity would be nice. Although I did get a small pay raise.
Monday, July 7, 2025
Saturday, July 5, 2025
Summertime
I'm off to the beach for a few days. Blogging will not be happening but I'll hopefully come back with some good pictures.
Poor Kitties
Monday, June 30, 2025
"stand and perform the thousands of little gestures which constitute life on Earth"
Sunday, June 22, 2025
"The rose petals / Presenting a truth of a different order"
Stereolab, "Flashes From Everywhere"
What does a band owe us after making incredible music for over 30 years? The new Stereolab album is really pleasant, and tighter than the last few albums in terms of songcraft. Are any big chances taken? Not really! But it's pretty lovely in its own right.
Saturday, June 14, 2025
So It Begins
Two Democratic state legislators were shot in Minnesota, one fatally and one critically.
Cue the New York Times telling us both sides are responsible.
Double Loss
We lost Sly Stone and Brian Wilson in the same week, two musical geniuses who brought a lot to American pop music.