All Of The Old Posts
November 5, 2018
I’m So Tired
Tomorrow is election day, so let’s go vote with some empathy and kindness in our hearts for once. Also: Rufus Wainwright.
October 11, 2018
Putting Things Back
A bunch of vaguely connected songs to listen to while putting things back together – in our houses, or maybe in our lives. Probably in our country, while we’re at it.
September 10, 2018
When Anyone Can Be Heard, Anyone Can Be Horrible
The 90s gave us a music explosion that changed how we discover and listen to music, just as the 10s have given us a communication explosion that changed how we can discover and listen to horrible people.
September 7, 2018
What I’ve Been Reading: Notes From a Small Island
Thoughts on a re-read of Bill Bryson’s Notes From a Small Island and how I initially thought I was going to write the next great travel novel.
September 5, 2018
Writing: A Process for Untying Knots
An look at the process of writing and how it helps us untangle knots, process emotion, and organize our internal monologue.
August 17, 2018
Fire, Change, and the Valleys I Know
Two valleys in the west — Jackson Hole in Wyoming, and Teton Valley in Idaho — have helped shape who I am throughout my life, and both are seeing massive change. In this, I attempt to wrap my mind around what that means — to the valleys, and to me.
August 6, 2018
Summer Hates Routines; Loves Fabricoh
You know that thing when you have a song stuck in your head for a really long time, but instead of “your head” it’s actually “your car” and instead of “stuck” it’s actually just “your dumb Bluetooth?” It’s like that.
July 9, 2018
Change Sucks, But So Does Travis Tritt
A road trip and a stack of neo-traditional country CDs, both helping fuel a too-deep essay about why we stop looking for new music and how hard it is to change our tastes.
June 6, 2018
The Hill as a Cardiac Event
When the world becomes your singletrack trail, you begin making excuses for trampling the grass. So to speak.
May 31, 2018
New Soundtracks for Classic Games
I listened to enough music while playing old Nintendo games back to have conflated the original game soundtracks with my personal music choices.