Hopstretch

Great version of great, great song.

“Brian Eno’s cat wants you to stick to the pre-agreed questions, please.”

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday!

The Cure -- Disintegration (Remaster)

Yessss.

I read that as 12”, dunno why. [emoji848]

The Clientele -- Alone and Unreal Great late night or early morning listening.

Always appreciate that you don’t just tell me to Google it myself! Owe you a diet soda ...

This is my wife's cogitation station. Supposedly it's a real one, but not sure how you would tell either way.

Let’s get this bandwagon rolling!

The Specialized Turbo Vado is, as expected, a blast to ride around on errands and makes short work of the (very) steep hill up to my house. Tech and main components seem solid enough but the "afterthought" bits are just horrible for a bike at this price point. Have ordered Ergon grips, a Thudbuster ST post and Brooks saddle to rectify this outrage.

Happy Birthday Jim! Mia San Mia.

John Ashbery, noted American poet. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/03/arts/john-ashbery-dead-prize-winning-poet.html? One of his finest works, I think, reproduced here in light of current trends.

Bleachers -- Strange Desire Close to a perfect pop album.

Tell us more about the S&M bit?

Gloriously messy in the best way.

Tri-tip with, uh, some more tri-tip.

Only in South Africa!

Meanwhile ... https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-18/equifax-is-said-to-suffer-a-hack-earlier-than-the-date-disclosed

Pound of steak, six eggs and a liter of milk. Back to the diet grindstone. [emoji6]

Yes!

Somewhat relevant to prior digression ...

Morrissey -- Vauxhall And I