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Rich Ruth, Teddy and the Rough Riders, and more of my favorite albums from January 2025
(featured image illustration by Rich Ruth and Jordan Williams) “The result is a kind of jam jazz rock where all of Ruth’s collaborators are encouraged to add their own improvisational spirit to the project. The immersive music ultimately reveals various potent patterns, yet the album thrives on presenting the unexpected and, at times, the unpredictable.”…
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A Walk in the Park
I read some great adventure books last year: Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer, about one of the deadliest climbing years ever on Mt Everest, and Born to Run by Christopher McDougall, about one of the longest races in the world. Another one I just finished and that is just as deserving of a read…
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My top 10 albums of 2024
It’s so hard to narrow down all the music I loved in 2024 to just ten albums, but I tried my best just for you. ❤️
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How I grew to love typing
Step 1: understand that being able to type well is a fundamental skill for a kitten-pawed knowledge worker like myselfStep 2: practice, practice, practice Step 3: enjoy feeling like a wizard floating across the keys
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Sleep aid or torture device?
I can’t sleep when the TV is on. I can sometimes fall asleep to music. But give me some good ‘old white noise, and I’m certain to be asleep in a few minutes.
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Aren’t we all born to run?
“How do you flip the internal switch that changes us all back into the Natural Born Runners we once were? […] running was mankind’s first fine art, our original act of inspired creation. Way before we were scratching pictures on caves or beating rhythms on hollow trees, we were perfecting the art of combining our…
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Greg Foat, Damu the Fudgemunk, and more of my favorite albums from November 2024
(featured image illustration by Ben Passmore) “I know it sounds unlikely. But it really happened. Once upon a time, I played banjo in a duo with Chick Corea.” “He found the good in everything. I’m just so glad to be a part of this — glad I could be with him, and glad there’s more…
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Finally! I’ve been working on this Destiny 2 unlock for almost 2 weeks
For the gaming nerds only: I finally unlocked the Khvostov exotic auto rifle and am unreasonably excited about it.
