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The Weekend! (24-Mar-25) March 24, 2025 The Daily & The Weekend & MSU & Vinyl & Musi How was your weekend? Mine was overall pretty chill, but we still had time for a little adventure. Friday: It’s March Madness™, bitches, and MSU

The Weekend! (17-Feb-25) February 25, 2025 The Daily & The Weekend & MSU & Wrexham & USWNT Oops! I was supposed to post this yesterday, but didn’t, so I am posting it now. Friday: MSU was playing U of M for first place in the B1G and I

The Weekend! (17-Feb-25) February 17, 2025 The Daily & The Weekend After a week of being sick, there were activities to be had this weekend! Friday: Happy Valentine’s Day! I was still sick, but getting better, so

Now Playing: Doechii February 7, 2025 The Daily & Music & Now Playing Last week my daughter introduced me to Doechii via the NPR Tiny Desk concert that she gave a few months back (linked above) and I have to admit she

Bucket List Band: Underworld Tickets Obtained! February 6, 2025 The Daily & Music & Underworld Despite being one of my favorite musical acts for the last 30 years or so (ignoring some albums I was not a fan of; I’m looking at you, Beaucoup

Today’s Reading: April Balascio RAISED BY A SERIAL KILLER… February 4, 2025 The Daily & Today’s Reading Currently reading, and enjoying, Raised by a Serial Killer: Discovering the Truth About My Father by April Balascio, which is about, well,

The Weekend! (03-Feb-25) February 3, 2025 The Daily & The Weekend Nothing too terribly wild or exciting this past weekend, but with the shitshow that is this current administration, I don’t know that mentally I

Thoughts on Physical Media and Sleigh Bells February 3, 2025 The Daily & Music & Now Playing & Sleigh Bells A few quick thoughts on a couple of music-related topics today: This is going to sound old and/or hipster, but I am finding a new appreciation for

Cover That Shit Up January 28, 2025 The Daily

I like to take schwag given to me by companies I worked for and cover them up in cool, nerdy stickers, because forget them, right? You don’t get any

The Weekend! (27-Jan-25) January 27, 2025 The Weekend & The Daily The Weekend! Friday: Chill night watching Star Trek: Section 31, which has somehow done the impossible: it unseated Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

The Daily! (23-Jan-25): The Cheeto Turd’s First Days in Office January 23, 2025 The Daily & Resist I am no fan of fascism nor fascists, and I am certainly not in favor of traitors trying to overturn the democratic process. While I am trying to

The Weekend! (02-DEC-24) December 2, 2024 The Daily & Music & Today’s Reading & The Weekend Hey, I’m a broken record, once again falling behind on my own blog. It’s been about a month since I have done one of these, so let’s fix that. Life

The Weekend! (04-NOV-24) November 4, 2024 The Daily & Detroit Lions & Music It’s been a minute, but work, life, and anxiety have ruled the past week. I don’t suspect this week, with the election tomorrow, is going to be any

The Weekend! (28-Oct-24) October 28, 2024 The Daily & Election 2024 & Detroit Lions & USWNT & Underworld & Music

Here’s to quality time with our daughters and unplanned adventures with family and friends! Life Friday: Anilee was home and she requested biscuits

This Is Depressing October 23, 2024 The Daily & Election 2024 I’m been very busy with my real job the last couple of days, but this article has launched my anxiety into overdrive. Basically, Nate Silver, a well

Now Playing: A Tribe Called Quest October 22, 2024 Now Playing & A Tribe Called Quest & Music & The Daily

I needed something to chill out, so in honor of their induction into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame the other day I’m spinning A Tribe Called Quest

The Weekend! (21-Oct-24) October 21, 2024 The Daily & Music & Led Zeppelin & Podcast & MSU Life Friday: I ended up working a touch late on Friday, so went for a walk after to get my Heart Points in, but halfway into my walk I stepped in a

Now Playing: 42 years of INXS SHABOOH SHOOBAH October 16, 2024 Now Playing & INXS & Music & The Daily INXS Shabooh Shoobah was released on this date in 1982. 42 years later it still sounds fantastic, so of course I am playing the full album as I work

Ireland? October 15, 2024 The Daily Who is reading my blog that lives in Ireland? Google Analytics keeps showing me that I have readers from the emerald isle and honestly I’m just

Now Playing: INXS, Donna Summer, and The Interrupters October 15, 2024 Now Playing & Music & The Daily & INXS This morning’s soundtrack was INXS The Swing. For some reason I felt the need to dig through my vinyl and follow that up with Donna Summer On the

The Weekend! (14-Oct-24) October 15, 2024 The Weekend & The Daily & Sports & Detroit Tigers & Detroit Lions

Oops, I was supposed to post this yesterday, but didn’t. Derp. Life It’s my birthday today! How in the fuck did I get to 51? Friday: Went out for

51 October 14, 2024 The Daily Apparently birthdays make me morose now. I have a wonderful partner, fantastic kids, and a great family, so I am working this morning to not be such

Now Playing: Depeche Mode Violator October 14, 2024 Depeche Mode & Music & The Daily

Now Playing: Jamie xx “All You Children” October 11, 2024 Now Playing & Jamie xx & Music & The Daily

In a follow up to yesterday’s post, I am obsessed with Jamie xx “All You Children” from In Waves: YouTube link The Daily: loosely grouped thoughts,

Today’s Reading: Han Kang THE WHITE BOOK October 11, 2024 Today’s Reading & The Daily Han Kang won the 2024 Nobel Prize for Literature just the other day. I am not familiar with her work, but my local library has a copy of The White

Now Playing: Jamie xx In Waves October 10, 2024 Now Playing & Music & Vinyl & The Daily

This is today’s vinyl, which also makes it today’s (and yesterday’s) soundtrack. It also came with an mp3 copy because I’m old. I dig it. The Daily:

Milton Bad, But Could Have Been Worse October 10, 2024 The Daily There’s no doubt that Milton was destructive, but it looks like the worst case scenario was avoided. Again, it wasn’t good, but it could have been

Thoughts On Formatting; RIP “The Daily” October 10, 2024 Site Update & The Daily & Non-Fiction File Under: Shit Michael Thinks About I’ve spent a fair amount of time the last 24 hours thinking about formatting, specifically how formatting

The Daily! (09-Oct-24) October 9, 2024 The Daily & Film & Music & Garbage & Now Playing Current Events This should be getting WAY more press, but also, it’s not COVID tests that Trump sent to Russia, these are machines for reading

The Daily! (08-Oct-24) October 8, 2024 The Daily & Sports & Detroit Tigers & Depeche Mode & Pet Shop Boys & Music & Now Playing & Vinyl Life (aka Shit Like This Fucks With Me) I did some searching online to confirm my Uncle John’s year of birth and stumbled upon my Uncle Dan’s

The Daily! (07-Oct-24) October 7, 2024 The Daily & Bandcamp Friday & Depeche Mode & Family & Music & Now Playing & Pulaski Days & Sports & Today's Reading & Vinyl & Today's Viewing Life Friday: Bandcamp Friday (more below) AND poker with the Grohs! For those that are unaware, the first Friday of the month I go play a friendly

The Daily! (04-Oct-24) October 4, 2024 The Daily & Pulaski Days & Music & Bandcamp Friday & Podcast & Sports Current Events 245k jobs were added last month and unemployment is down to 4.1%. The economy does better under Democrats, so remember that come

The Daily! (03-Oct-24) October 3, 2024 The Daily & Currently Inked & Music & Today’s Reading & Sports & Site Update Formatting update: I’m not going to pat myself on the back quite yet but The Daily is now a week old, which is good because I am posting more, and

The Daily! (02-Oct-24) October 2, 2024 The Daily & Music & Podcast & Sports & Wrexham & Ela Minus & Lauren Mayberry & Detroit Tigers Music Ela Minus just announced her sophomore album, DIA on Bandcamp. I loved her debut, Acts of Rebellion, so I’m certain I’ll be grabbing this one

The Daily! (01-Oct-24) October 1, 2024 The Daily & Music Life Welcome to the first day of spooky szn! Music Fell down an 80s music hole and I’m OK with that. Sports I was happy to see the Lions defeat

The Daily! (30-Sep-24) September 30, 2024 The Daily & Today’s Reading Format note: Weekends will be addressed on the Monday editions of The Daily, if I feel like it. Life Friday: Worked, ate some delicious chicken pot

The Daily! (27-Sep-24) September 27, 2024 The Daily & Bandcamp Friday & Today’s Reading & Music Life I’m heading to a 50th birthday party for one of my high school friends this Saturday, where I will see a few of my other friends. Most people

The Daily! (26-Sep-24) September 26, 2024 The Daily & Music & Election 2024 & TV & Podcast I posted earlier today about how my friend David had a blog where he posted multiple times a day. I don’t post as often here, but I want to. I was,