Here are some Notes from some recent goings-on in my world!
Note the First: We are in the midst of a typically awful WNY spring. Longtime readers or followers on social media will know that spring is my least favorite season by a large margin, because in this region spring is mostly a two-month slog of cold and dreary damp weather, and this year is no exception. I can’t even get out to do any real photography because the weather has been typically ghastly, and poor Miranda, my Lumix camera, has no weather sealing. Climate change hasn’t yet done anything to improve springtime in Buffalo Niagara.
Note the Second: The weather forecast for yesterday was an all-day soaking rain that might cause flooding, so for that reason I did not go downtown to the big protest. I hope to make the next one. And I’m sure there will be one, I mean, just look at what these nitwits in charge are doing!
Note the Third: Still kvetching about weather: I’m tired of having to dress like this.
Note the Fourth: I saw a gorgeous photo on social media someplace that someone labeled “One of the best views in baseball”: it’s a shot from the upper deck at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, behind home plate. If you’re familiar, they really nailed the aesthetics of that ballpark when they build it. Not only is the park itself supposed to be very nice (I haven’t actually been there), but the view takes in the entire skyline of downtown Pittsburgh. Sadly, with the Pirates themselves off to their typical start, I left the comment: “That is definitely one of the best views IN baseball, but it remains a shame that it is also one of the worst views OF baseball.”
Note the Fifth: The NFL Draft is coming up. I always find the build-up and learning about the players fun. No real point here, just that.
Note the Sixth: One of my worst habits is my refusal to buy things like socks, shoes, and underwear until at least 90 days after I first think, “Huh, maybe I should replace this.” I have already addressed two of those, and I’m planning a shoe purchase…soon. Ish.
Note the Seventh: In the most bizarre social media kerfuffle I’ve experienced of late, a whole lot of people got mad at me on Threads because I pointed out that the movie Double Jeopardy, the potboiler from 1999 or so with Ashley Judd and Tommy Lee Jones, gets the central legal concept behind its title very, very, oh so very wrong. I found this really surprising. People weren’t just wrong, they were confidently and belligerently wrong. (And yes, I looked up my position and provided receipts, like this.
Note the Eighth: And last note! I added to the overalls collection. I hope this embeds, but here’s a video I made; they’re white Hisea overalls (that’s a new brand I don’t know much about), and I got them because I like the styling of the bib pocket. Most white pairs have a “painters” overalls vibe, with a triangular pocket that I don’t much care for. I like this a lot. Carla got mud on them already, though. Just around the cuffs, but sheesh! (Maybe I’ll just start reviewing overalls. That would give me content for…quite a while.)
