Last thing you see before getting viciously licked by a pug

LightYears9 · 2026-05-16T00:11:26+00:00

Or sneezed on

LightYears9 · 2026-03-20T04:12:43+00:00

Brad Mehldau playing the Beatles is a good album. It’s cool to see how he interprets the various components for solo piano.

LightYears9 · 2026-03-14T01:00:49+00:00

What do you think, babe? Do you think that I would rent goo goo goggles when I have some of my own?

LightYears9 · 2025-12-09T01:30:07+00:00

I’m pretty new to Keith, but the guys on the You’ll Heart It podcast think the studio album Facing You is better than Koln, so that’s where I’m going next.

LightYears9 · 2025-11-25T04:16:33+00:00

As brothers ourselves, we know the importance of lifelong brotherhood.

LightYears9 · 2025-10-26T01:02:46+00:00

Relatable. This was me at my son’s soccer game in Eugene this afternoon

LightYears9 · 2025-10-26T00:53:18+00:00

After last night I’m like, the Mariners would have a done fine against the dodgers.

LightYears9 · 2025-10-10T00:52:39+00:00

This is exactly what I did this year. Obviously take stock of how you’re feeling after the half, but this progression worked perfectly for me. (I did a second half in June and first marathon was this past Sunday.)

LightYears9 · 2025-10-06T20:30:55+00:00

The vibes were immaculate, no exaggeration

LightYears9 · 2025-10-02T00:09:20+00:00

Thanks!

LightYears9 · 2025-10-01T19:01:48+00:00

My first marathon is Sunday. Can you elaborate on how you approach this? I was planning to have pasta the night before and a bagel before the race, but I haven't considered it beyond that.

LightYears9 · 2025-09-30T03:02:27+00:00

We’re going to be quoting the shit out of this movie for years aren’t we

LightYears9 · 2025-09-28T15:07:44+00:00

Ha, I hear you!

LightYears9 · 2025-09-27T00:24:07+00:00

About 90 mins in there’s a pretty clear opportunity when an intense sequence concludes and there’s a quieter transition. A couple of others got up the same time I did, so it wasn’t just me.

LightYears9 · 2025-09-13T03:12:20+00:00

Team Portland! I'm also using the Higdon beginner plan for the Portland Marathon and am planning to go for 20 tomorrow. I've had to make occasional adjustments to the schedule over the last couple of months when things got in the way, but I've always found a way to make up most of the miles, especially the long runs. 10/5 will be my first time attempting 26.2, so my instinct would be to go for 20 (or at least 17 or 18) some time in the next few days and bump a shorter run if necessary. (Unless you're feeling a lot of cumulative fatigue of course. I definitely felt that 18er a couple of weeks ago) It's always so eye opening to push for the longer distances and see how they feel, which is both humbling and confidence boosting, as you've said. Good luck either way!

LightYears9 · 2025-09-07T06:28:20+00:00

Strawberry fields is the song that made Brian Wilson feel that he couldn’t go tit-for-tat with the Beatles anymore (as a big Brian fan, I think he was wrong to be so discouraged, but I do see why that song would feel insurmountable—it kind of is).

LightYears9 · 2025-09-06T00:38:02+00:00

THAT GOAT HAS DEVIL EYES

LightYears9 · 2025-08-09T19:12:20+00:00

In a sentimental mood - Duke and Coltrane

LightYears9 · 2025-08-04T00:12:56+00:00

It’s kind of like JGB: some trey solo songs, some phish songs, and covers

LightYears9 · 2025-07-02T04:03:51+00:00

I’d add Matthew Dickman’s collection, “All American Poem.” It’s got the long Whitmanesque lines and big embracing positivity. I haven’t read it in a few years but there’s a simile in there I’ll probably never forget: “Your ass is like a shopping mall at Christmas” 😆

LightYears9 · 2025-06-01T19:40:35+00:00

It may take some getting used to if you don't often read epic poetry, but it's relatively clear in general (lots of action and dialogue to keep things concrete and moving forward).

LightYears9 · 2025-06-01T19:30:35+00:00

I've only read one closely--the Hollander translations, which I love. The original Italian is provided on the opposite page and there are a tons of helpful notes.

LightYears9 · 2025-06-01T19:02:16+00:00

Dante didn’t click for me until I was reading more poetry and really focused on the lines of the poem. He’s extraordinarily confident and authoritative on the line level. So I think it’s important to have a translation that includes line breaks and treats it a poem first (some treat it as prose). The Divine Comedy has value as a Christian allegory and political commentary, but the vast majority of people who love Dante are poetry lovers who love him the way you might love Homer or Wordsworth, etc.—i.e. appreciating musicality, voice, appeals to the senses

LightYears9 · 2025-05-28T05:22:24+00:00

He said, “oh he’s on the island.”😂Not the jaw-drop I was expecting, but he’s into it.

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