Senses working overtime #385

1 Living in the present

2 The 200 best albums of the last 25 years (according to Pitchfork readers)

3 Record grooves under the microscope

4 Rebecca Clark (artist)

Courtesy of Swissmiss

5 Aaron Judge - home run (almost) record breaker

With his 60th dinger of the season on Tuesday night, Yankees slugger Aaron Judge is on pace to break the long-standing American League home run record in the next few games. And if you happen to catch one of those home runs, you could be on pace to finally afford a house.

Given Judge’s lack of performance-enhancing drug controversy and his popularity among baseball fans, experts are estimating his 61st home run ball could fetch anywhere from $250,000 to more than $2 million at auction. His 62nd (and record-breaking) bomb/homer/moon shot has an estimated value of between $500,000 and $5+ million.

• For that reason, Yankees ticket prices have ballooned to $960 on StubHub, with some eclipsing $4,000 on the secondary market.

With all that money on the line, the MLB isn’t taking any chances on a forgery. For the rest of the season, every ball pitched to Judge will include a covert marking that can only be seen with certain technology, although the league isn’t being much more specific than that to ensure the legitimacy of its authentication process.

When could it happen? The 6'7" Judge is averaging one home run every ~2.5 games. He has 13 games left and needs just two more taters to break Roger Maris’s 1961 record.—MK

(Courtesy of Morning Brew)

Overtime: How to open a can without a can opener!

Senses working overtime #165

1 Poetry leads off SWO  #165, shock, horror!

Photo by Edgar Chaparro on Unsplash

Crossing

The water is one thing, and one thing for miles.
The water is one thing, making this bridge
Built over the water another. Walk it
Early, walk it back when the day goes dim, everyone
Rising just to find a way toward rest again.
We work, start on one side of the day
Like a planet’s only sun, our eyes straight
Until the flame sinks. The flame sinks. Thank God
I’m different. I’ve figured and counted. I’m not crossing
To cross back. I’m set
On something vast. It reaches
Long as the sea. I’m more than a conqueror, bigger
Than bravery. I don’t march. I’m the one who leaps.

Jericho Brown (2018)

2 Shetland

Jacky and I have been getting more and more absorbed in this show. After the mesmerising Scottish accents and the slowish pace have been assimilated, it's an ever growing joy with great characters and storylines! 

Warmly recommended!!

3 Magic 
My ipod is getting a break from booming out Radio Wozza so I've momentarily returned to the radio. Given we're in a mountainous area the signals of all but one radio station waft and wane. Never fear - Magic comes in loud and clear via Rodney (a district dahn sarf a bit). Its playlist is drawn from the 50's, the 60's, and the 70's.

Sadly the adverts are mostly aimed at an older demographic, but the sounds are grrrrreat!

Here's one I heard this morning that instantly brought a smile to my face...




4 FIFA World Cup 2018 (part 1)
Hey, I held off until number 4! C'mon!!

Here's your complete guide to all 736 players who started the World Cup (you'll need to minus one Croatian who's been sent home). 

Check out Messi's rating - sure to take a tumble as I write!

5 FIFA World Cup 2018 (part 2)

The good and the bad summarised from week 1. Bring on week 2!

Overtime - Worry? What me?

This article with its seven mindfulness tips will come in handy as I run through my prep for flying in August to the UK.

Senses working overtime #67

1 !Taylor's surprised face!

I'm a fan but she's STILL a celebrity who, at heart, works the room superbly, as this compilation of surprised faces makes clear.

2 Taylor as the soap opera villain
Great piece of writing this, from medium.com, on Miss Swift as the pantomine villain.

3 Jerry and John

How could you not be a fan of both these guys? Seinfeld and Oliver go at it in Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.

4 Rogue One

Ooweee baby!!!

5 Be here now

I like many of the ideas in this post - about being in the moment - mindfulness.

Overtime: 
Why?
Finally this week - just a lovely piece on finding your why.

Oliver's Army
Here's an example of Oliver's brilliance: