Senses working overtime #307

1 The first week of autumn

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Mixed bag this week as I was sick and off work for two days, spent one day at school. one day at our Regional Athletics meet, and one day inducting a new Principal in Palmerston North.

Through it all, I read a lot, watched and rewatched some Juliette Binoche movies (when sick), bought a 14 CD set of Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder tour of 1975, and struggled to keep up with my emails! 

All this and it was the start of my favourite season!

Here then is my week:

2 The Paris Architect

I struggled a bit to finish this off - too many implausibilities and I didn't ever warm to the main character.

3 A Spool Of Blue Thread

I love Anne Tyler novels - this is another great example. Three quarters through this one.

4 Not On Top

Listened to this a couple of times - an album by Herman Dune (a band). It's the latest album featured in the MNAC (Monday Night Album Club). It's growing on me.

5 The Rolling Thunder Revue 14 disc set

Overtime: Non-Fiction

Senses working overtime #306

 1 On the bill tonight...

Some great band posters on this site.

2 Positive obsession

3 Custody (by Luisa A. Igloria)

4 Jazz keys

Try it - it's fun!

5 Recommended newsletters

As you can see - I love on-line newsletters. This list has a few I subscribe to - so, yes. It's a good list!

Overtime: Remember...

Senses working overtime #305

1 Shelter in poems

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Take shelter and solace in these strange times from these poems.

2 Record club

A podcast that delivers.

3 Needledrop

Huge thanks to Laura Olin for those last two links.

4 Russian Doll 

I love Groundhog Day so I'll check this one out, especially as Annie Murphy (Schitt$ Creek) has joined the cast for season 2.

5 Pop-up houseplants

Overtime: Stacking books by Mary Ellen Bartley

This is weirdly soothing!

Senses working overtime #304

 1 How to do nothing 

Jenny Odell gives the lowdown. You could listen to the trees while you read.

2 Pocket's top 10 stories of February

3 Tinnitist

Presents 41 songs to take you to the brink (take a look/listen)

4 Renegades

Bruce Springsteen and his mate, Barack Obama, have put together a podcast. Yes - really!

5 Billy Cobham

This week I listened to Spectrum a lot. 

Overtime: John Wooden signs off the week:

Basketball coach John Wooden, winner of 10 championships, on giving:

"There is a wonderful, almost mystical, law of nature that says three of the things we want most—happiness, freedom, and peace of mind—are always attained when we give them to others. Give it away to get it back."

Source: Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court