Author: Brennick

  • Happy July

    It’s been a pretty good summer – and today the awful humidity goes away for…wow, awhile. It’ll come back in August, no doubt, but I’ll enjoy the weather (even the rainy days) for now. Time, as always, seems to hurtle by now – it’s a week away from August and I can’t believe the year…

  • Root, root, root for the home team

    Hey, what a great week! On Tuesday my son and I went to Portland to see Gary Clark, Jr. and My Morning Jacket play at Thompson’s Point. Thompson’s Point is an outdoor venue, and the weather turned out fabulous! The temperature stayed about 70 for the show, and the weather had cleared out so we…

  • It’s July, folks

    Well, the 4th came and went with fireworks displays everywhere. These are the days that don’t miss having a dog. My dogs hated the noise from fireworks, and would go from room to room, panting heavily, hoping that there wouldn’t be any noise in the room they entered, only to go back to another room…

  • Independence Day

    Happy Canada Day (yesterday) It’s the sesquicentennial celebration (that’s 150, y’all) of the day. It”s similar (in a way) to our Independence Day ( a welcome to summer), but far less bloody (and less significant – read about it). We’ll be celebrating the next few days fairly traditionally. Today is dogs and burgers day (although…

  • New Ears Day

    In my mid-20’s I found it hard to read. I went to the eye doctor, and sure enough, I needed glasses to read. My distance vision was better than 20-20, so I was fine there. Until last year. If I squinted, my vision was fine, but I really started to need to wear glasses all…

  • Summer of Love 1967

    50 years ago – 50. I remember 1967 – I was 7 for most of the year. Not sure that I would have tagged 1967 as the Summer of Love, but I was 7, doing what most boys did in 1967 – not think about love. The music was great – I was listening to…

  • Party time

    Last night the neighbors had a backyard party. Their backyard is next to ours, and my bedroom window opens out toward their backyard. When I went to bed at 10:00 PM, it was going strong. At 2:00 AM there were still some people talking and laughing. Although I occasionally will be up late having fun,…

  • Jazz Day

    Hello! Welcome to a new jazz podcast put together just for you. Well, it might also be a round up of recent releases that I have been listening to, and a tribute to Jaco Pastorius (whose newest I have not yet gotten). I think that everyone will enjoy the music I’ve put together, so let’s…

  • Adventure Day

    My wife informs me that today will be Adventure Day. She wants to go out for breakfast and hit the shops in the Portsmouth area. She may be surprised to learn that shops may not open especially early in Portsmouth on a Sunday, but that’s all part of the adventure. We’ll probably go for a…

  • Three Years of Podcasts

    Wow, I’ve been doing this (making podcasts and bugging y’all about it) for three years – had no idea it would last this long, or that I would still be interested in putting together a playlist every week. I’d like to thank everyone who’s been part of this, by making suggestions, liking, sharing, and listening…