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Vital Statistics

Aches & pains: sciatica

Current reading: Programming iOS 9 by Matt Neuburg

Recent listening: The Jam, Nick Lowe, Dave Edmunds, The Stiff Records Box Set, The Buzzcocks, Elvis Costello, The Undertones, Squeeze, Oingo Boingo

Recent viewing: Luke Cage, The Daily Show, The Choice 2016, Presidential debate, VP debate, The Do-Over, Bloodline (S2), Stranger Things

Recent playing: Galcon Fusion

Recently accomplished: Installed latch for main gate, flora trimming, Grassination, replaced faltering laptop (MBP 2008 -> MBP 2011), replaced Tardis motherboard, weeding, mowing

Imperative To Do: Fix HP printer, close mortgage refinance, bariatric application, write Mother’s article, deck maintenance, birthday party

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Vital Statistics

Aches & pains: sciatica, left ankle, sunburn (head)

Current reading: n/a

Recent listening: Prince, Shades of Deep Purple, Yeezus

Recent viewing: The Daily Show, The Nightly Show, 11.22.63, Daredevil (Season 2)

Recent playing: Galcon Fusion

Recently accomplished: Compost harvest, paid bills, Monoprice RMA, updated resumé, logged iTunes bugs, Scion repairs

Imperative To Do: Install AC, fix HP printer, latches for gates, rake front yard, hose off back and front

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Vital Statistics

Aches & pains: sciatica, headache

Current reading: The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg

Recent listening: David Bowie

Recent viewing: CBGB, The Daily Show, The Nightly Show, 11.22.63, QI, Scandal, Parks & Recreation (final season), Billions, Better Call Saul, The Martian

Recent playing: Galcon Fusion

Recently accomplished: Replaced rain gutters & downspouts, paid parking tickets and transferred title to van

Imperative To Do: Fix HP printer, latches for gates, rake front yard, hose off back and front

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Vital Statistics

Aches & pains: sciatica, right ankle

Current reading: n/a

Recent listening: Beckology, Come & Gone by Mason Proffit, The Eternal Dance by Earth, Wind & Fire, In The Slot by Tower of Power, The Isleys Live, Parliament

Recent viewing: Show Me a Hero, True Detective (season 2), The Theory of Everything, Birdman, Guardians of the Galaxy

Recent playing: n/a

Recently accomplished: fixed blog configuration, bought “new” car, awesome family vacation, paid off last credit card

Imperative To Do: Send backpack for replacement, kill clover, laundry, Fox wedding plans

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Vital Statistics

Aches & pains: jaw muscle (healing after mouth infection)

Current reading: The Book of Basketball by Bill Simmons

Recent listening: Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Townes Van Zandt, Blaze Foley, Shadows in the Night by Dylan, The Magnolia Electric Co., re: Bach by Lara St. John, Hozier, Little Big Music, Gris-Gris by Dr. John, AM by Arctic Monkeys

Recent viewing: The Tonight Show, Grimm, Parks & Recreation, SNL40, The Daily Show, Scandal, Resurrection, Inside Amy Schumer, Duct Tape Messiah, The Nightly Show, Marco Polo, 30 Days, The Bletchley Circle, QI

Recent playing: Kingdom Rush Frontiers

Recently accomplished: Cleaned laser printer kopen, started van, paid bills, server maintenance, spam cleanup

Imperative To Do: Contact Social Security, turn compost, fix blog CSS, send bike to Thomas

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Vital Statistics

Aches & pains: mildly sore lower back (lingering from last week)

Current reading: The Book of Basketball by Bill Simmons

Recent listening: John Anderson, March 16-20, Underground Album, Kristofferson, Townes, Primus & the Chocolate Factory, Two and Three Part Inventions played by Glenn Gould, Unforgettable

Recent viewing: The Daily Show, Scandal, The Colbert Report, Homeland, The Walking Dead, Weeds, Orange Is the New Black, Continuum, Parks and Recreation (all seasons), The Following, Grimm, Quickdraw, Sonic Highways

Recent playing: Kingdom Rush Frontiers

Recently accomplished: n/a

Imperative To Do: Ride bike, contact Social Security, turn compost, fix blog CSS, send bikes to Thomas

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Vital Statistics

Aches & pains: belt sore

Current reading: The Book of Basketball by Bill Simmons

Recent listening: When the Sun Goes Down, Century of the Blues, Let Me Squeeze Your Lemon, Hoodoo Man Blues, Blues From The Gutter, Lonnie Johnson, Sleepy John Estes

Recent viewing: The Daily Show, The Leftovers, L.I.E., Parks & Recreation, God Bless America, Hemlock Grove (Season Two)

Recent playing: 2048

Recently accomplished: Laundry, dumped CenturyLink, mowed lawn, pulled weeds, fixed shower head

Imperative To Do: Ride bike, contact Social Security, turn compost, plant grass, mow front and back, pull weeds, moss control, fix blog CSS, birthday party invites, re-assemble BigTV Room, send bikes to Thomas

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Vital Statistics

Aches & pains: various bruises of unknown origin

Current reading: The Book of Basketball by Bill Simmons

Recent listening: When the Sun Goes Down, Century of the Blues, Let Me Squeeze Your Lemon, Mississippi John Hurt, Taj Mahal, Hoodoo Man Blues, Queen, No New York

Recent viewing: Inside Man, Last Week with John Oliver, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, The Beatles Anthology, Her, August: Osage County, The Armstrong Lie, Metallica Through The Never, The Punk Singer, Muscle Shoals

Recent playing: 2048

Recently accomplished: Laundry, started transition from CenturyLink, wrote MP3 disc explanation, pulled dandelions

Imperative To Do: Ride bike, finish CenturyLink transition, clean roof and gutters, contact Social Security, turn compost, plant grass, mow front and back, pull weeds, moss control

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Vital Statistics

Aches & pains: sciatica

Current reading: The Book of Basketball by Bill Simmons

Recent listening: Negro Prison Blues and Songs, Folk Singers ‘Round Harvard Square, The Hurdy Gurdy Man, Vulgar Display of Power, The Bootleg Series Vol. 6, I’m Sorry Sometimes I’m Mean, Goodbye Jumbo, Belafonte at Carnegie Hall, Tom & Jerry

Recent viewing: The Johnny Cash Show, The Wolverine, Justified (Season 1), Captain Phillips, Control, 24 Hour Party People, Wonderfalls, Ender’s Game, 20 Feet from Stardom, Scandal, Cosmos, Revolution, Grimm

Recent playing: 2048

Recently accomplished: Rebalanced 401k, contacted teachers, sold old iPhone, sold Apple TV, keyboard repair, FolkDive 2 (in progress)

Imperative To Do: Laundry, execute 10b5-1 trading contract, clean roof and gutters, contact Social Security, mow lawn, turn compost

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Vital Statistics

Aches & pains: fingertips, sciatica

Current reading: Q&A by Vikas Swarup, Parenting with Love and Logic: Teaching Children Responsibility by Foster Cline & Jim Fay

Recent listening: Best of 2013, Arcade Fire, The Jethro Tull Christmas Album, Christmas from Mardy

Recent viewing: Once Upon a Time in Mexico, The American, Kevin Smith: Burn in Hell, The Peacemaker, Oblivion

Recent playing: Dropzap 2, Angry Birds Star Wars II

Recently accomplished: Updated allowances, Troop 820 accounting tutorial, new hardware for Tardis, Xmas shopping, DEQ/registration for van

Imperative To Do: Call IRS, clean office, put pedals on bike, call Dollar, doctor appointment