A dreary day. Overcast. The valley filled with fog almost all day, but the sun has just come out. Our high was 52F.

I hardly slept last night. I think the dread nap was the trigger for a bad night. But the sleepless night lead to a crappy day. Still, I finished Graham Farmelo's Churchill's Bomb: How the United States Overtook Britain in the First ( Read more... )

We heard the news about Lou Reed last night. It may be awhile before that feels real. As I said this morning on Facebook, one of the things I've always missed most about the demise of Death's Little Sister was singing our cover of "Sweet Jane." Here's the thing about Lou Reed: Maybe you've never listened to music very much, and maybe you've never ( Read more... )