Siftings
Jun
11
Old Dog, Old Tricks
Dirty hands mean clean money, so goes the blue-collar excuse for not owning an Aston Martin. Either that, or letting Davenport rescind that goofy breach of contract notice when it was fun and crazy to work there. Because crazy without fun? Well, there’s no point to that.
Learned something...
Jun
04
I Got It
Is there anything I like more than catching a fly ball? Other than the company of just a few people … I’m thinking … still thinking … coming up blank here … no. The answer’s no. Stealing home is fun. Pecan pie is fab. Making it to the top of something snowy and tall is satisfying. Having...
May
31
Being There
Which one’s the sock drawer? I’m momentarily stumped, standing in front of the dresser. Which is funny in a way, because I know every one of the ninety boards that comprise the ten-drawer archetype of Shaker beauty in our Davenport bedroom. Over the course of a month of nights and weekends, I...
May
24
Still Life
Ten hours out, and eight thousand something feet up. Break out the map. A couple peaks to choose from. Look at the sun. Maybe three more hours of daylight. Look at the sun again. Not a cloud in the sky. Let’s put the odd part up front, this time. Good climbing weather makes for bad...
May
19
Craig’s Friday Countdown - Outsourced
Outsourcing the Countdown this week, nj.com has a worst to best ranking of Gaslight Anthem songs (here). Not a bad ranking, either. Though I’d move Miles Davis & The Cool and Navesink Banks into the single digits and nudge We Came To Dance to even a somewhat lower number than 7, purely on its...
May
12
Craig’s Friday Countdown - Replacements Songs
If there are two, ten-hour solo drives between any given two Fridays, there’s an 83% chance the Countdown will be something to do with songs. The original idea of two Countdowns this week requires further work as I continue to sort through where to place Michelle Branch’s new “Best I Ever” on the...
Apr
30
Grey t-shirts, hips and other life forces
That can’t be right. A recent assignment included estimating life expectancy with an on-line tool that asks fourteen questions. Year of birth, gender, height, weight, do you smoke, live down river from a fertilizer factory … that kind of stuff. Answer the questions and out pops a number. Ninety...
Apr
28
Craig’s Friday Countdown - Concert Films
In homage to Jonathan Demme, who passed away this week, the Countdown ranks concert films. Due respect to Last Waltz, Gimme Shelter, Bullet in A Bible, Ziggy Stardust, Monterey Pop, loudQUIETloud and Buena Vista Social Club, Stop Making Sense is on an entirely higher plain than any other concert...
Apr
24
What Goes Around
Bit of a strange day, yesterday. Attend an Earth Day fest and get critiqued by some guy who’s a Board Member of some do good planning non-profit that sued the City. For something initiated prior to my arrival. For reasons that aren’t currently applicable. Because I’m obviously evil, working for...
Apr
17
Catcher In The Rain
For once, I didn’t do the dumb thing. The Monterey Amberjacks, of the Pecos League, are having open tryouts and I’m on the wrong side of the fence, Could be worse. Could be raining.
It starts raining. The eight fans in the stands open their umbrellas while the seven professional baseball...
