A running tab of movies I’ve seen in theaters or at home, and a quick comment about them. I’ve succumbed to the idea of assigning a personal score for each film. My scale: 4 Stars – One of the best, well recommended 3 Stars – Recommended, but some issues here and there 2 Stars – Problematic, hard to recommend 1 Star …
I’m sometimes surprised to learn that songs I’ve associated with one artist are covers from another generation. Here are some that surprised me, some that I suspected were covers but didn’t know the original, and others where I think someone did a great job of interpreting someone else’s song. Istanbul, Not Constantinople. For years I’d …
Books that have carried weight with me over time. I will quickly admit that I am not a literary person and I take no pride in the depth (or lack thereof) of this list. I’d like to think that will change over time, but it hasn’t yet. The truth is that music, TV, movies, and …
These are songs I associate with various members of my family, and why. Not a whole lot of rhyme or reason to them, but there are family stories with each, and they seem worth relating. America, West Side Story. Dad played this soundtrack a lot and the exuberance, wordplay and eventually the cynicism of this …
I’ve been to more concerts than I can remember, but here are some notable ones from the years before Covid. Much appreciation to Setlist.fm for making it easier to look up old dates and venues. Jake Shimabukuro and Sierra Hull, February 2020 at Strathmore Music Hall, Bethesda. I went on my own to this show, …
Capturing movies (and series), in no particular order, that have made an impact on me and stuck over time. I’m not saying these are the best movies of all time, but these are ones that recurringly rattle around my brain or remind me of particular moments in my life. They’re meaningful to me for some …
A running tab of movies I’ve seen in theaters or at home, and a quick comment about them. I’ve succumbed to the idea of assigning a personal score for each film. My scale: 4 Stars – One of the best, well recommended 3 Stars – Recommended, but some issues here and there 2 Stars – Problematic, hard to recommend 1 Star …
This is a page to track things I’ve read recently and over time. I don’t read as many books as I’d like, but hope to do more. The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook, Hampton Sides, December 2024. I carried this library book with me …
Johnny Cash had The List of 100 Essential Country Songs he gave to his daughter Roseanne. Herewith a list (53 songs at the moment, give or take, in no particular order, yet) of songs of all sorts that have some ongoing resonance with me. These are the ones that keep rattling in my head or …