—The real Treasure of the Sierra Madre, 2
Treasure of the Sierra Madre (2 of 2)
I was exploring the Sierra Madre mountains above Puerto Vallarta last week and met a resident of one of the towns. He took me, my children, and friends to the colonial church in town and unexpectedly began playing his harmonica and then singing. I wasn’t quick enough to capture the beginning of each piece, but they were beautiful and sublime. I hope you enjoy it.
—Treasure of the Sierra Madre 1
Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1 of 2)
I was exploring the Sierra Madres mountains above Puerto Vallarta last week and met a resident of one of the towns. He took me and my children and friends to the colonial church in town and. without prompting, began to play his harmonica and sing. I wasn’t quick enough to record the beginning of each of the pieces but they were moving, humble, sublime.
You know that moment when you’re standing in a hedge of trees with a pruning saw in one hand and clippers in the other, when you hear the branches beneath your feet begin to crack and break? You don’t? The moment immediately preceding a rapid return to earth via a scenic, tree lined but unfortunately vertical route?
Traveler’s tip: drop the saw first.
I’ve spent the past couple weeks painting the rooms here at mi Casa. Started with the master bath, moved on to the TV room, now working on the master bedroom.
Today while The Lovely Wife was at work and the Precious Children at school, I decided to crank up the stereo with some old faves. I hadn’t listened to this particular playlist in a while, and I’m glad I did. Such fun.
Today’s Best in Set (multi-way tie):
- Big Star “September Gurls” - the template.
- Guided By Voices “I am a Tree” - wow, that guitar!
- The Shins “Simple Song” - I still get chills whenever I hear that last verse.
- New Pornographers “From Blown Speakers” - crystalline and perfect.
- Brian Jonestown Massacre “Straight Up and Down” - what can I say? BJM!
- Dinosaur Jr. “Feel The Pain” - a blast from the distant past but oh man, that was good.
There were many, many, more, but these ones particularly stood out.
Such fun.
Over the weekend I read this NYTimes article (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/24/business/fathers-seek-advertising-that-does-not-ridicule.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0about Dad 2.0 Bloggers). What a bunch of crap. Pampers sponsorships? Honda Crosstour deals? Please.
I’ve been writing about this stuff since 2009 (you can look it up - dadsguide.blogspot.com). Maybe I’m just irritated that some of these other dads are more successful, or more regular in their writing (or both) than me.
“You kids stay off my lawn!”
“With all the carnage from gun violence in our country, it’s still almost impossible to believe that a mass shooting in a kindergarten class could happen. It has come to that. Not even kindergarteners learning their A,B,Cs are safe. We heard after Columbine that it was too soon to talk about gun…
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Played this tonight at our family Thanksgiving table. Hilarity ensued.Thanksgiving Bingo
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