Senses working overtime #442

1 The feeling this week

Photo by Meg Boulden on Unsplash

2 Watching: Ambulance on Netflix

A fairly typically noisy Michael Bay effort but entertaining enough in a brain dead way.

3 Reading: The 500 top songs of all time from Billboard magazine

Del Shannon in at 100

4 Reading: Seth Godin's blog

The next one

When asked what his favorite composition was, Duke Ellington said, “the next one.”

This is the essence of the artistic process. When we’re in the liminal space between now and what is about to come, we’re fully alive.

5 Reading: Ken Grace's column on Substack

Overtime: 

"When you tolerate an error, you rob yourself of learning.

When you ruminate on an error, you rob yourself of happiness.

Notice it, improve it, and move on from it."

James Clear

Senses working overtime #441

1 Feeling at the start of this week

Photo by Luis Villasmil on Unsplash

2 Feeling at the end of this week (4 day weekend)

Photo by Ian Stauffer on Unsplash

3 Watching: Beckham (Netflix)

As a life-long Arsenal fan I had to work hard at watching the MUFC scenes but I did enjoy watching the human drama that unfolded for David Beckham the person (rather than the brand).

4 Watching: The All Blacks Vs The Pumas

5 In praise of: Wellington's Slow Boat Records

Overtime: The miracles of daily life

"Every moment there are a million miracles happening around you:
a flower blossoming, a bird tweeting,
a bee humming, a raindrop falling,
a snowflake wafting along
the clear evening air.
There is magic everywhere.
If you learn how to live it,
life is nothing short of a daily miracle."

Yoga teacher and spiritual leader Sadhguru

 

Senses working overtime #440

1 The feeling this week as I went back for Term 4

Photo by José Martín Ramírez Carrasco on Unsplash

2 Reading: Hotel California - Barney Hoskyns

3 Reading: Perfect Sound Whatever - James Acaster

4 Listening: Perfect Sound Whatever playlist on Spotify

Beware - this playlist is huuuuuuuuge. There are a couple to choose from on Spotify but each one provides a fulsome record of all the songs and albums that James mentions in his book.

5 Listening: Jackie McLean - McLean's Scene

I used this as a bit of an antidote to the chaos of the week. The whole album is great but track 1 side two, the ten minute plus title track, did the bizniss.

Overtime: 

from We Zonked Him Into Being Whorlmless He said he was trying to start in the middle of a sentence And move in both directions at the same time. David Melnick (1988)

Senses working overtime #439

1  Melbourne

We spent the week in Melbourne visiting family so this edition celebrates that sensual experience. All photos by Jacky.

2 Street art

3 Birthday boy

I turned 66 on the trip - celebrated with a Peroni and a chicken-burger

4 Poppy Mae Purdy

She's only a month old but already captivating hearts.

5 Shopping

 

Retro stores, book and record stores are my jam.

Overtime: Bye Melbourne, and see you soon.