Lit City Blues

I haven't done a complete dive into Led Zeppelin's 1-4, but I might have to after this because I'm curious to see if my opinion changes. Prior to really giving III a good listen, I was very much a Zoso/IV fan, but now I think I might have to shift. I might have to lower the boom and say it: Led Zeppelin III is the best of the first four albums. (A full dive into Zeppelin's catalogue might change my opinion still further. I was surprised at how top-to-bottom excellent, no skips, Houses Of The Holy is as well.) Dipping back into the Albums2010 Archives , it looks like I did Led Zeppelin II (#20) and Led Zeppelin IV. (#27) in the original run-- #68-#80 were lost to the Unfortunate Wordpress Experiment, so it's possible I got more Zeppelin in the original run, but I don't know if I did Led Zeppelin III- so, without further ado: III: It feels like a tone shift from prior Zeppelin albums, and after consulting with the interwebs, that turns out to be true because tha...

Look, I'm just going to say it, because someone who lives in this county should: just lower the flags . I don't know what it is about Progressives, but something just unhinges their brains in moments like these and they choose to pick fights over the stupidest fucking shit. This, this is the hill you're going to die on? You're going to defy an unpopular Governor who is not running for re-election? I'm stunned at the bravery on display. I marvel at the profiles in political courage it must have taken to decide to chase some Progressive internet clout in a moment that demands, if nothing else, basic human decency . Do I have a very high opinion of our county board of supervisors? Not really. But I am disappointed in Jon Green. Progressive though he was, he struck me as a dude who had his head screwed on straighter than most of the rest of the local Progressives, and it turns out, I was wrong. He's exactly as myopic and clout-chasing and small-minded as all the ...

Ok, I'm three years in, and I'm going to start expanding some of these and defining them a bit more clearly. You'll notice some blank spaces because I'm still thinking about what to do for a lot of them and will add them over the course of the year to hopefully be fully updated by next year. (Also, I'm not sure I did this last year at all? So if I skipped a year, I'm sorry.) My 42nd revolution around the sun began with a trip to Colorado to see Brandi Carlile in concert with the Missus. We went to see the sunrise over Rocky Mountain National Park. We did some hiking. It was a great way to spend a birthday. 50 Before 50 Self Improvement 1. Run a 5K: I honestly don't think I'll do it more than once, because I'm not a runner by any stretch of the imagination, but I'd like to do it once, unless there's a walking challenge or something I can do? 2. Ride the whole week of RAGBRAI:  Again, I did a day, so why not the whole week? (Plus, I know it mig...