This week has been a bit on the dreigh side. It’s been gloomy. My Beetle is encased in fallen oak leaves. I’ve had a cold rain for the past eighteen hours — and the remnants of Hurricane Zeta haven’t even arrived yet. Dreigh. Yesterday, though, I had a pleasant surprise. At 1:30 there was aContinue reading “Books in Hand”
Monthly Archives: October 2020
Doing the Thing
A week ago I received my mail ballot from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. I hadn’t been expecting it, but I voted by mail in the primary due to the COVID risk, and when I applied for the ballot then I must have signed up to receive mail-in ballots automatically. The ballot had sat on myContinue reading “Doing the Thing”
A Favorite Podcast Ends
This week, a podcast I’ve listened to since (at least) 2008 drew to an end — Tuesday saw the release of the final episode of BBC Radio Scotland’s Scotland Introducing podcast. Every other week, deejay and writer Vic Galloway would play four tracks from unsigned Scottish bands. Some of the music was to my taste.Continue reading “A Favorite Podcast Ends”
Early Autumn
Autumn has arrived, and so have allergies. I’ve not been able to breathe through my nose for days. In the afternoon, after loading a dozen articles in the work CMS, I took a walk around the block. No jacket, and it felt almost too cool for that. After work, I took my rent check overContinue reading “Early Autumn”