EarBliss, 09feb2020 / YOU WANT IT DARKER, by Leonard Cohen… one of those mornings; Mr Cohen cures all.

Another newsletter released into the wild; the week is done.

The week’s Informality: done. Next, the newsletter. Then: run in 6.5-mile circle… the day continues.

Meanwhile, at Parenthetical Recluse: considering the intersection of speechwriting and my desire to give my writing a semblance of utility… 0002 / Of (f)Utility and the Balance of Imbalanced Counterbalances Sought

EarBliss, 08feb2020 / WE’RE NEW AGAIN: A REIMAGINING BY MAKAYA MCCRAVEN, by Gil Scott-Heron and Makaya McCraven.

I miss PERSON OF INTEREST.

Weather report, afternoon edition (with dog).

Snow day.

EarBliss, 07feb2020 / MASSIVE OSCILLATIONS — EP, by Wacław Zimpel: rhythmic drone jazz, The Necks meet BLADE RUNNER.

Weather report.

Just watched Lynch’s WHAT DID JACK DO?: I have no idea what I saw, but I know that I saw it.

EarBliss, 06feb2020 / MATANË MALIT, by Elina Duni Quartet - spent all morning listening to her work; DALLËNDYSHE and her solo album, PARTIR, are both must-listens.

That feeling when you throw out the words and the patterns that don’t work and feel as though you can breathe again.

EarBliss, 05feb2020 / GHOSTEEN, by Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds.

Groomed Morkie

If this trend of remaking/remastering games past brings me a next-gen original DEUS EX, I’m all in.

Reading, 03feb2020.

Because I am devoted to giving you stirring content, an update: the extra-fine point fountain nib is quite nice. It’ll take some getting used to, though; giving it a chance - a week? - before switching back to fine point. Thus concludes stirring content.

First frisbee game of 2020: ten years old and still his favorite thing in the world.

EarBliss, 03feb2020 / DAYLIGHT GHOSTS, by Craig Taborn.

Inordinately excited by the impending arrival of an extra fine-point fountain pen nib. May my chicken scratch be somewhat ameliorated.

Good morning.

Sunday visit.

Sunday morning.