I have the good fortune to be participating in an annual planning meeting for my company in Malta.

Well well well… Lots of thoughts. I think maybe, end-of-day, it’ll prove to be a wash. I think Buium will be as good or better than Hughes when he’s the same age (which is SIX YEARS AWAY!!!). Will miss Rossi, but Yurov is probably as good or better. Ohgren is/was a likely low-6 winger.

Just read that article on Early Decision for universities in the NY Times… huh… yet another vehicle for ensuring the rich stay richerer.

This… this… this is… is… un-fucking-believable. There is no bottom.

1-3” and we’re calling it a “Winter Weather Advisory”? (According to Apple weather) C’mon now… it’s going to snow. That it. We’re going to get a little snow.

We’ve lived in our house about 13 years and walked around Lake Harriet 100s of times. We had never seen swans before. But others said they’re there every year. Anyways… the swans are numerous at the moment. Here’s a family off of north beach.

What the fuck is wrong with people? I need to hit the lottery and buy an island. varsity.startribune.com/law-enforcem...

I was pretty happy about the IU victory until this bizarre interview with the quarterback.

In New Orleans. Uber driver is listening to the local “Alt” station and said station just played an ad for Newsmax that was quite something. #louisiana

My top 5 according to Apple. I don’t think it counts stuff I loaded in from CDs, so it’s not entirely accurate. I’m not sure why that Medium Build record hit for me, there’s some definite cheese about it, but I did love it. Surprised the MJ Lenderman record wasn’t on here.

This is not helping my jealousy of those seeing these shows: pitchfork.com/thepitch/my-...

lol… Vikings

Sunderland v. Bournemouth is pretty fun.

St. Paul high school unified boys hockey team has a very nice sweater.

When we all had to say something we’re thankful for and I said Valhalla keeping Supermassive free and nobody knew what I was going on about.

K ChiMac in Richfield is delicious. Great Korean fried chicken. The Stone Pot Bibimbap (hot bibimbap) is also amazing.

People never/always disappoint.

The reports about these My Bloody Valentine shows are making me jealous and nostalgic. Saw them at the cabaret metro, well, decades ago. Still a top 10 show for me.

I wanted snow… but I didn’t want this snow. This is the shite snow.

I confess, over the last couple of years I’ve lost the ability to read a damn book. Hell, I struggle to even watch a serious movie. But, I’m battling. I’m almost done with this book. Pretty fun. hclib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S1...

Sometimes I forget to check-in on bands I wander across. Chanel Beads released a new song in October. Like the record, it’s pretty great. I did some googling because I never really learned anything about them and, lo and behold, dude is from MN. youtu.be/d8ejuvP0Z9o

This is from another great record from this year: youtu.be/OX4UWFTzXBI?...

College soccer is… not good.

My knee jerk reaction to buzzy NYC bands is usually: meh. I retract it for Geese. This is a vital record. Awesome.

My dog supervising the final rake.

So, in my head I just thought up the idea of “bootgaze.” Reverb and fuzz soaked country music. But… a quick google reveals (like everything else I think up), it’s already been thought up. This is apparently an example (not a bad song): youtu.be/YkgjBO6FYW8

Whelp… sadly Mani has gone to the rave in the sky. youtu.be/NSD11dnphg0

Kind of a Soviet day.

Hey twin cities friends! There’s a new website for the Mn Rapid Response network, now called Monarca. It has the hotline to call if you see 🧊 activity as well as Know Your Rights information and lists upcoming community trainings. A great resource. Please share widely! monarcamn.org

I think we should say screw it to the World Cup. It pains me to feel this way—it’s my favorite sporting event. But FIFA/Infantino’s fellating of Trump is too much.

If you’re feeling down, here’s 8+ minutes of the Irish losing their minds. It’s awesome. youtu.be/ojnQN0m1I4Y?...

If an attractive young woman a third my age didn't want to date me, then why did she ask me for feedback on an economics paper? by Larry Summers

What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?

This is the best song off the new Tortoise album because it sounds like something they’d have done in 1998. music.apple.com/us/album/a-t...

I’m kind of struggling with the reaction to autonomous vehicles. Do people think humans are better drivers? Humans are terrible drivers.

Paraguay v. USMNT just got super silly.

A bit of wisdom I saw on another site. I believe we should teach this in those media-awareness classes (which I don’t think happen but should): "Never listen to a guy in a tank top with a sword hanging on the wall."

Uh… Gopher men’s hockey losing to… to… Long Island?!? wtf

So… do THC drinks in cans go bad? Asking for a dear friend.

Yesterday I sold a guitar amp I'd purchased at the Knut Kupee in 1990 or so. Didn't think anything of it until the buyer drove off. Then I felt sad. I'd had that thing a LONG time. It was great--just my tastes have changed.

Look, we may enjoy going to bed at 9 these days, but Gen X can still do effortlessly cool rock and roll. (“we” doing a lot of work for me here!) youtu.be/sNAXZr9oS1E

Looking north (but mostly up) from the Tangletown water tower. Kind of deceiving, because it was quite faint with the naked eye.

Going through and culling my apple music library. I forgot about this guy. I don’t really get why he’s not… bigger? He’s great. youtu.be/5ZNFS-5fK1M

Have to say, I’m a little surprised (happily) that Klobuchar wasn’t in Chucklehead’s voting bloc.

This Canadian soccer championship is pretty excellent.

This is exhausting to read. If you are friends or family with anyone who works at the Heritage Foundation, ostracize them, withhold love, denounce and deride them at every opportunity.

Whew… happy to hear about the tentative agreement between MPS and MFE

So… I’m not a big football guy, but that catch in the Hoosiers game was insane. Pity my alma mater is screwing things up so much on the academic front.

Maybe the best “cleaning the garage before winter” song ever. Also great any other time. youtu.be/PE5f561Y1x4?...