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Those Stone Temple Pilots records - I think they hold up pretty well today. Core … is pretty MEH. But especially Purple and Tiny Music … they were sort of a tad bit reviled by the alt-rock punky purists of the time … but they sound good now.

"I just hope it inspires Mattison to see her papa working hard."

  • Hudson,in #TOTK

Spoken as the true inner monologue of workaholic parents everywhere. Suddenly realizing that all the time they thought they had went up in smoke.

Months have passed in the story. And I love how when reading a novel, you can fluidly move back and forward in time.

We've been muddling through a trying ordeal of a soccer tournament. It's at the beach. All the parking area flooded. And the weather has been bad. On again off again. Now it's on again.

Saw Inside Out 2. Enjoyed it and it was worth seeing. Not as thoroughly captivating as the first. BUT - the portrayal of Anxiety was spot on, I thought. The color orange seemed exactly the correct color. And the voice (Maya Hawke) evoked a touch of sympathy but also an edginess - it was always teetering on the verge of losing control - yet continued to stay the course and believe in her good intentions. Powerful.

For an unknown reason I'm thinking of the Iowa State Cyclone basketball teams of the early 2000's. Eustachy's teams. And when he showed up at that student party. And the star player was ... someone ... Tinsley. And the big guy — I can't remember his name.

I'm getting quicker and quicker to just declare RSS bankruptcy and mark everything for a day As Read.

The thrill of finding a new sound or a song that speaks. It still makes my heart come to life and thump.

Mowed the grass today. Used one of my N95 masks, which didn't leave me a pile of snot for the rest of the day after.

The way some parents converse about youth sports. It sounds like life or death. Maybe it is? Work, little one, to appease the watchful eyes, full of wrath and wild expectations.

Nobody cares about my life story, my thoughts, what I'm feeling, my opinion on any matter, what I did today or any day.

In the future, I think I might need to become an occasional Apple Music subscriber. I'll do a month or two, compile a list of stuff I'm really liking, cancel the sub, then go on to purchase those records to own outright.

I think that my job in the world is just to notice things - pick up on vibes - hear the undertone in a person's voice. To try to be curious and take a closer look.

I thought the sound quality of the original AirPods Pro was satisfactory. Even good. But the second gen model is so much better that I feel embarrassed to have held my prior belief. They're my favorite headphones ever.

Could every work of art in whatever format be about 12 minutes long? Or whatever the equivalent of 12 minutes of time is in "weight" or amount or quantity.

What happened to the young man who used to spend piles of quarters playing Virtual Tennis at the Old Capitol Mall arcade.

I eavesdropped on a job interview during our visit to In N Out for free hot chocolate The candidate kept saying how much he liked their burgers and chili fries.

I'm fairly certain they don't serve chili fries ...

Felt a bit sorry for the candidate.

Lawson is feeling a bit under the weather today. He was up last night for several hours - hoping he will snooze a bit this morning. I think he might have a fever.

In other news: the churches here were full of sympathy for Israel after Oct 7 - which was good and right. And we prayed for them to recover - and inadvertently also prayed for the success of a murderous military mission - which is now dehumanizing millions of innocent normal people. And where is the church now - where is the sympathy.

I had never listened to Sun Kil Moon prior to the other day - but I remember all the acclaim in the mid teens - and after listening to Benji, I just don't get it. Sometimes the songs are lovely, but the rambling of the singing - a vibe I would enjoy in theory - but it just felt dumb and pointless.

As I get older I'm increasingly convinced that, truly, nothing good happens after 10 PM. For me at least. Life would be better if I could flip my schedule and always be awake at 5.

I've decided that I'll probably need to have Apple Music AND continue to buy music. To actually own and possess the stuff I care about. Or maybe get a record player again and buy vinyl.