Siftings
Dec
29
Friday Countdown - 2017 iPod Additions
The 50 favorite non-jazz additions to the iPod for 2017. The standard rules apply: mostly but not necessarily released in 2017, not saying they’re the best songs (just favorites), probably not on the list if the band is super big, because they don’t need my help. Notes, if necessary. Next week,...
Dec
08
Friday Countdown - Muffins
12. Bran
11. Pumpkin
10. Getting Hit By A Train
9. Poppyseed
8. Getting Hit By A Bus
7. Apple / Something (apples are for pies & tarts)
5. Getting Hit By A Car
5. Cranberry / Something
4. Banana Walnut
3. Corn (dinner, #1)
2. Pecan / Anything
1. Blueberry
Dec
03
Bonus Countdown - Bruce
E Street Radio is compiling votes for the 100 best Springsteen songs by asking listeners for their top ten. Here’s mine.
10. Thunder Road - Greatest / most atmospheric opening to an album ever? Debate amongst yourselves, but it’s such a great opening, it might as well open this list.
9. ...
Nov
16
Friday(ish) Countdown - Best Travel
Somebody buys a daVinci painting for $450 million. So affronted by such an ostentatious display of wealth that does not, in fact, purchase every remaining Lancia Stratos instead, here's a quck ten much better paintings that you can visit for free if you're a kid or for a small admission fee if not...
Nov
12
Better Days
Bit of a pickle. Four hours into the climb, I stumble on a downed log hidden in snow and tumble into what seems a bottomless drift. Roll a few times. Come to a stop. No avalanche and I can breathe, so that’s good. Snow all around me. Snow up my jacket. Cold. Laying on my back, snowshoes...
Nov
03
Friday Countdown - Campustown Parts
Before I get to the good and excellent things in the Campustown plan, the one thing it still needs is a rec space big enough for baseball / soccer. And architecture looking forward, rather than backward, but that's for later...
Now, on to the good and excellent stuff:
18. Residential...
Oct
27
Friday Countdown(s) - In Reverse
Somewhere near question 1,000, it dawned on me I should probably give the QC Times question list a break. Set it down. Give it some rest. Let it breath. Somewhere near question 1,000. Cause, I’m a little slow on the uptake at times. And a little determined, at times. And just generally...
Oct
21
Manifesto
There’s four elements to an intentional infliction of emotional distress lawsuit. There’s nine innings in a baseball game. Coincidence!? Don’t be naive. It’s all right there, in fine print, on the back of each MLB ticket. They’re not liable for foul balls, errant bats or broken...
Oct
20
Friday Countdown - Fave Coltrane
Specifically, not a best of rankng, because that's not how jazz works. But these are the dozen favorite Coltrane albums.
12. Ballads
11. Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall
10. Africa / Brass
9. Sun Ship
8. A Love Supreme
7. Cresent
6. ...
Oct
08
Stereo
“We’re not doing that.” The bride gets what the bride wants, and that includes what she doesn’t want. It’s the rehearsal, and the wedding helper has Amanda and me practice the processional. It’s all I can do to not burst into tears and its only the rehearsal, for goodness sake. We walk down the...
