Review: Stevie Wonder at the United Center, 11/2/24
When you have the opportunity to see a legend, you gotta go. And so I went with my younger daughter to Chicago to see Stevie Wonder.
When you have the opportunity to see a legend, you gotta go. And so I went with my younger daughter to Chicago to see Stevie Wonder.
I’ve been reading a fair number of posts on social media from people who feel that a vote for either presidential candidate is an endorsement of horrifying crimes they don’t want to be associated with. What these folks are wrestling with, I think, is a question that plagues everyone with a conscience: how do I live a moral life in a corrupt world?
Wow, have I been watching a lot of movies recently! Here are some brief thoughts!
Old friend Seamus Cooper dropped by with a haunted look in his eyes and a flash drive in his hand. “Just…publish it,” he said, pressing the flash drive into my hand. So here it is, just in time for Halloween!
Even after all these years, I am a sucker for found footage horror. I think it’s because it accounts for the presence of the camera, so you don’t have to suspend your disbelief quite as much as you do with a regular movie, where you know there’s a crew and a director and everybody right there because it’s a movie, but you make yourself forget it while you’re watching.
Your mileage may vary. I know a lot of people are fed up with found footage, and I have some thoughts on why that might be in my review of
I’ve been seeing a lot of older musicians lately, because, I mean, you can’t count on anything in this life except that people don’t live forever, so if someone over retirement age comes to town, you better go if you’re at all interested.
Here’s how I’m voting on the five ballot questions and why. I hope you’ll find it useful!
I have some national policy priorities that are pretty far outside the mainstream:
I love a mystery show, and I especially love a mystery show about rich people being terrible. And it seems like American producers are finally learning from British mystery shows and casting good actors in every role. And yet, ultimately, I didn’t love it.
I’ve now had my ebike for a few months, during which time I’ve been using it for my daily commute, errands, and occasional longer trips. (you can still get the same model for 800 bucks with a 400 dollar crazy bucks coupon if you live within driving range of an Ocean State Job Lots location!) (I have no financial connection here—just trying to alert folks to a bargain) Some thoughts: