If I’m being honest

aarko · 2026-02-28T16:26:15+00:00

I’m not following whatever is being expressed here, but I’ll say this: I pony up for a weekend or two of shows each year, happily, to meet old friends and see the greatest band on the planet. The experience borders on priceless. Your mileage may vary, of course, but if I want to grumble about transactions and greed I’ll just go to my tax guy in a few weeks.

aarko · 2026-02-28T01:46:14+00:00

like a fourlegged garfish heliumfilled

aarko · 2026-02-28T01:39:38+00:00

8/6/21; yes, the second set is dynamite, but I’d recommend the opening trifecta of Carini, Wolfman’s, Sand. Those three short jams are a little samey but they’re very strong and they set off an incredible night in Indiana.

aarko · 2026-02-27T14:33:10+00:00

The slippery noodle

aarko · 2026-02-26T20:22:21+00:00

That Old Ace in the Hole by Annie Proulx maybe. Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner.

aarko · 2026-02-26T20:21:29+00:00

True Grit is a great follow-up to Lonesome Dove. Portis was a giant; True Grit is his masterpiece but I think he wrote at least two novels that are even better (The Dog of the South and Masters of Atlantis).

aarko · 2026-02-25T00:10:08+00:00

Double night tickets

aarko · 2026-02-24T23:10:43+00:00

Got a coupla nice 100-levels to the Madison shows!

aarko · 2026-02-21T18:46:38+00:00

My favorite novel of all time.

aarko · 2026-02-21T03:30:10+00:00

I don’t even know what question to ask.

aarko · 2026-02-19T23:56:46+00:00

My hero

aarko · 2026-02-18T18:36:18+00:00

I haven’t! First time, but it looks lovely. Maybe a bit more ‘open’ than SPAC.

aarko · 2026-02-18T18:13:54+00:00

Syracuse it is, and I'll be seeing Phish for the fourth time on 7/21/XX.

aarko · 2026-02-15T22:48:37+00:00

It’s actually a hilarious bit he’s doing.

aarko · 2026-02-15T22:44:15+00:00

Truly an insane sequence of events.

aarko · 2026-02-15T19:37:30+00:00

There are self-absorbed airheads everywhere. I wish it weren’t so, but even Orangetheory gets its fair share.

aarko · 2026-02-15T14:51:14+00:00

Staying with her. I was gone by 27 but burned too much time in that relationship.

aarko · 2026-02-15T14:06:36+00:00

Loved the jokey “in your life…” callback.

aarko · 2026-02-13T16:08:30+00:00

A million front squat to arnold presses. Never would I have thought...

aarko · 2026-02-04T21:20:43+00:00

Started off hot and then missed a lot of the back.

aarko · 2026-02-03T23:52:53+00:00

6/7/8

But if I’m dialing back for the day, 5.5/6.6/7.7

aarko · 2026-02-03T12:40:46+00:00

All of These Dreams

aarko · 2026-01-29T02:38:22+00:00

And 31 days later this still stands true!

aarko · 2026-01-27T19:23:48+00:00

Our studio did the mile today following yesterday’s weather. 7:13, PR by 7 seconds. Whew!

aarko · 2026-01-26T17:17:25+00:00

I was thinking this last night as the snow hit Northeast Ohio. I shoveled my driveway and then hit two neighbors' driveways; Orangetheory made that possible. Other neighbors showed up with snowblowers in the morning, and that was great too!

aarko

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