Monday, October 17, 2011

3 things to do

Things to do this week:
1. Bundle up. It's going to be COLD, with overnight low temperatures forecast for the 30s all week.
2. Finish reading my book. Nick Reding's "METHLAND" is a fascinating and disturbing look at how increasingly industrialized agriculture and global pharmaceutical practices helped facilitate the methamphetamine epidemic in rural America. You'll never look at small-town life the same way.
3. Listen to more JAZZ. When days shorten and the autumnal nights lengthen and grow colder (see above), my mood shifts to jazz. Today, I am listening to the 1959 album "CANNONBALL ADDERLEY QUINTET IN CHICAGO." Alto-saxophone player Adderley is joined by other members of Miles Davis' legendary sextet, including John Coltrane, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers and Jimmy Cobb. It's wonderful music.