Long Night (Unmeaning Flattery)

Thursday 12/15/2005 4:25 AM

I wasn't supposed to be up this late. But one thing led to another and here I am. Oh well.

Argus and I went for a 3 mile walk this evening. Our walking surface was almost exclusively concrete and asphalt, so I'll be watching him tomorrow to see if he's at all gimpy. All that hard surface walking can aggravate his hip dysplasia.

Sheriff wasn't too thrilled about being left behind, but there is no way The Old Dog could have made the trip. We went to The Greenway earlier in the evening, so it isn't like he didn't get any exercise.

As you've probably already noticed, The Old Dog is the subject of your image of the day. He did a pretty good of lying still for me.

g/nite

Jolie Holland "Escondida"

Just discovered this today (03/26/2005) on NPR. Has an old timey radio style/feel. In his Amazon review, Charles Macnaughton described Jolie Holland as sounding like Patsy Cline inpersonating Billie Holliday covering a Tom Waits song. Have high hopes. My verdict isn't as amicable. While Escondida is pleasant to listen to, it is instantly forgettable. After almost a month of listening to it, I have yet to find myself humming a single tune from it to myself. Not a good sign. This album will soon fade from my listening stack and years from now, someone will ask about it and I'll say, "It's OK mellow music with an old time radio feel, but there's nothing special about it." Mediocrity sucks.

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