A Monday birthday in one’s 40s isn’t all that. And that’s all right. There were a few happenings around town last night that would have been more compelling on a Saturday. Instead I enjoyed a quiet dinner with my son and some friends (dinner with three left-handed vegans, now there’s a unique demographic) at Namaste. Then went home to fall asleep on the couch halfway through a new episode of Endeavour. For today I had planned on a Pizza Farm adventure with a couple of friends but that had to be postponed. And that’s ok. I’m more flexible these days and not so easily disappointed. There are some upsides to aging.
Four Mostly Good Things for a dark and stormy Tuesday, and One Meh One:
- I’ve lived in Minnesota all my life but have never gotten the hang of winter. I blame it on my Lebanese genes. And the downside of aging is that everything hurts more, physically and mentally sometimes. So I relate to this essay: Holding it together
- This has been driving me up the wall and I agree this behavior seems to be on the rise, so I appreciate this piece. The loudmouth at the concert: Why can’t people stop talking and listen to the music?
- SPOILER ALERT. Avert your eyes if you aren’t caught up: Let’s talk about Westworld’s timeline-obliterating post-credits scene. My brain. Owww.
- Curious about this book on Fugazi called In On the Kill Taker by Joe Gross in Bloomsbury Academic’s 33 1/3 series but I’ll have to borrow it from the library.
- Grumpy’s Bar & Grill downtown Minneapolis is closing after 20 years - and the Facebook post from Grumpy’s about it. Huh. And a Trader Joe’s is opening downtown. Not in the same spot, but it is also on Washington. Change is constant I guess.
My first day of 45 was solid. I worked from our current home then signed the lease for our new home. Also started listing some smaller items on ebay that I don’t want to move along with us. And I’ve made a big decision…to sell my audio components rather than hauling them to the new house, where it would just take up space and collect dust. This Saturday I’ll have a table at Extreme Noise’s Flea Market to send off some of my records to good homes. And on craigslist I will be letting go of an Onkyo turntable, Marantz PMD500 dual cassette deck and Sony 5-disc CD changer and more. Feels good.
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