RIP

"There is a point where feelings go beyond words. I have lost a real friend. My life — and this country — is better for his being in it." — Robert Redford.

Toddy

Sort of if Good Will Hunting were set in Maine...

No video, just audio.

Ryan's Song

My wife and I (con friends) went to see Ryan Adams (and the Cardinals) Sunday night at Harbor Lights in Boston. And the kid was sharp--the most energized and happy and healthy I had ever seen him for a show. It's a wonder what dropping a heroin/cocaine/alcohol habit will do. Highlights (for me) included "Come Pick Me Up" and "Why Do They Leave." "Magick," a new tune, sounded a bit Joan Jett-ish...not that there's anything wrong with that. The show reminded me to keep his music in regular rotation on my ipod.

It took me awhile to place his new, youthful, spectacled appearance. But I got it about four songs in: Corey Haim in Lucas. (Not that there's anything wrong with that.) You tell me:

Ryan


Lucas


Check out the Cardinal Cave, Ryan's blog.

Fauxlympics

Okay...this very well might be my last post about these Olympics.

A little while ago Rick Reilly (former Sports Illustrated writer) and Dan Patrick (former SportsCenter anchor) swapped teams: Reilly nows writes for ESPN The Magazine and Patrick does a trivial interview/profile for SI each week. (Each was a separate transaction.) Somehow, I think each team lost out in the trade.



Regardless, Reilly wrote a humorous (and deflating) and revealing piece on the censorship and image-making of the Beijing Olympics.

Summer's End

Good-bye mid-morning whiffle ball with Finny, good-bye early afternoon naps with Knox, good-bye Drake's Island Beach and Scoop Deck; good-bye route one traffic; good-bye not knowing the day of the week.

Hello mosquito-less evenings (soon), autumn hikes, turning leaves, football, playoff baseball, Common Ground Fair.