This blog will host my ramblings about life. To be a bit more specific, I'll probably focus on these subjects: music, sports, food, the everyday beauty of life, and the comedy/tragedy/absurdity of our existence. That about covers it.
Friday, April 26, 2024
Music Friday: "Got to Give"
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Musing of the Moment: Tottenham's 24-25 Kits
I'm fond of the away kit. I like the lighter blue with navy, and I prefer football jerseys with a v-neck rather than a crew look. If I were to get a jersey, I'd probably get this one.
Monday, April 22, 2024
Random Notes from a Crank
- Percentage of Americans who say that the nation's crime rates are getting worse: 77
- Who say that crime is an "extremely serious" or "very serious" problem in their local area: 17
- Percentage decrease in murders in the United States in the past year: 12
- Percentage change since 2009 in the portion of white evangelical Americans who say that gay people face discrimination: -34
- Who say that white evangelicals face discrimination: +43
- Portion of Americans who say they would not vote for a presidential candidate who has been charged with a felony: 2/3
- Percentage of Americans who say that the United States should spend more money on assistance for poor people: 72
- Percentage who say so when this assistance is called "welfare": 29
- Factor by which low-income Americans are more likely than others to identify as vegetarian: 2
- Percentage decrease in the number of Americans who identify as vegetarian since 2018: 20
- Percentage of Americans who believe they will be harmed personally by climate change: 45
- Percentage change in the total net worth of white Americans since 2019: +26
- In the total net worth of black Americans: -4
- In the total net worth of American adults under 40: +76
- Percentage by which employees who work in person are more likely to be promoted than those who work exclusively from home: 45
Friday, April 19, 2024
Music Friday: "Wishlist" & "In Hiding"
Pearl Jam came out with a new album today. It's titled Dark Matter.
I'm not featuring a song from that album because I haven't listened to it yet.
So here's a couple of songs from Yield that I'm very fond of.
Sunday, April 14, 2024
Fumbling Toward Culinary Talent: Baked Penne with Marinara-Meat Sauce and Cheese
Friday, April 12, 2024
Music Friday: "Mind Riot"
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Random Notes from a Crank
Friday, April 5, 2024
Music Friday: "What about the Children"
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Random Notes from a Crank
There's an extensive article in The New York Times about carbon-capture technologies that are being backed my large conglomerates. It's titled, "Can We Engineer Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis?"
The short answer is No. But you can mash the link and read for the various opinions on these ventures.
Here's a noteworthy statement about these moves:
“This is a new wave of denial, deception and delay,” said Lili Fuhr, director of the fossil economy program at the Center for International Environmental Law. “You have the fossil fuel industry trying to say we can engineer our way out of this without any major changes to business as usual.”
I discovered that Hulu now has the MLB Network. I'm watching baseball like a drunk on a bender since I haven't had the network since we switched from DirectTV many years ago.
Of course, I still can't get Marquee Network to watch the Cubs because of Ricketts working with the evil Sinclair Broadcast Group to create the Marquee Network. If I ever switch allegiances to a National League ball club, it'll probably be the Brewers. They were one of my favorite AL ball clubs back when they were in the American League.
Or I guess I could just more closely follow AL teams I like: the Royals and the Twins.
It's hard to switch from the Cubs for me though because I've been so emotionally and intellectually attached to them for so long.
Being a Cubs fan brings with a certain mindset, what one might consider a positive fatalism. You have hope, but you're realistic. The mindset fits with me being a highly skeptical agnostic.
Based on this article in The Washington Post, "Cancun, Cabo, or Puerto Vallarta: Which Mexico Resort Is Best for You," if we go to Mexico again, I'm thinking Vallarta is place to be.