Tag: drinking

Games We Used To Play: book review

Games We Used To Play is actually a history book. It is about professional sports in America from 1947 to 1990. Written by Roger Kahn, it is a collection of pieces he wrote for Prominent news publications:  The New York Herald Tribune The American Scholar Sports Illustrated The Saturday Evening Post Esquire Sport Time The New … Continue reading Games We Used To Play: book review →

Best Playlist Ever: 100 years

Best play list ever is, I decided, my 2020 Drinking Songs. Because, well, let's get into it and you tell me. The Early Years 1919 How you gonna keep'em down on the farm. Andrew Bird 1927 Alabama song (whisky bar). The Doors 1936 Rye Whiskey. Tex Ritter 1949 I'm so lonesome I could cry. Hank Williams … Continue reading Best Playlist Ever: 100 years →

Listen up: Who Are You?

In previous posts I've suggested that you are who you are because of cultural influences. Moreover, entertainment evidenced by what you read and watch. This notion came to me whilst watching You've Got Mail - a 1998 movie inspired by the onset of the Internet. Here, I add the music you listen to. Added to that … Continue reading Listen up: Who Are You? →

Jesse Stone vs. Harry Bosch

I just finished my second go 'round of the Prime series Bosch (2014-2022). There are eight seasons (to include Bosch: Legacy). Each with ten 1-hr episodes. The show is based on Michael Connelly's (1956-) ongoing detective crime novels. Of which there are twenty-four (1992-2022). Because I had just finished binge watching Robert Parker's Jesse Stone movies. Also … Continue reading Jesse Stone vs. Harry Bosch →

My Neighborhood: Paradise

That's right. My neighborhood, twelve miles north of downtown, Denver, Colorado, is paradise. Let's get into it. I live in an apartment complex of eight buildings and 320 units. Additionally, there is a clubhouse, fitness center, pool, jacuzzi, and dog park. The complex was built in 2016 and I was one of the first residents. … Continue reading My Neighborhood: Paradise →

Stranger In Paradise: Jesse Stone

Who is the stranger in paradise? Is it me? Tom Selleck? Robert B. Parker? Actually, it is a character in Parker's 2008 novel of the same name. The character is a sociopath. A full-blooded Apache and ruthless killer. However, he's "so cool." He goes by the name of Crow. Crow likes women and won't kill … Continue reading Stranger In Paradise: Jesse Stone →

ChatGPT: Smash or Pass?

ChatGPT is a computer program(s) at the current apex of artificial intelligence. There are several versions. I heard of it four weeks ago and decided to check it out. They are Large Language Models that can read the entire Internet in seconds and answer questions or "prompts". In addition, you can have conversations with the … Continue reading ChatGPT: Smash or Pass? →