(1) Bombastic Irish rock bands of the late 20th century. (2) The fiddle solo in “Revelate” by the Frames. (3) “Fitzcarraldo” by the Frames. (4) Having my son hand me nostalgic music in the secondhand music shop because he knows the music I’ll like. (5) For that matter, experiencing the exact same thing only it’s a perfect stranger who overheard you saying you were hoping to find Astral Weeks but couldn’t. “Sir, I found it. That’s the thing about it, you just have to look through every single one.” (6) Synchronicity (the phenomenon, but the album is good too). (7) That first sip/gulp of coffee on a cool Sunday morning. (8) Exupery. (9) Frisbee and pickleball plans for the day. (10) Roasted russets. (11) Sleeping in. (12) Clean laundry. (13) A warm bath. (14) Dr. Tubio. (15) Kamau Brathwaite. (16) Versioning. (17) Getting stronger. (18) Pizza. Even bad pizza. (Still.) (19) Movie night. (20) Doolittle. (21) J–‘s birthday orchid. (22) Van the Man. (23) Albums that are one thing, where you have to listen to the whole thing all the way through, every time. (24) Zootopia+. (25) J–, the puzzler. (Still.) (26) Line. (Still.) (27) Shape. (Still.) (28) Color. (Still.) (29) Texture. (Still.) (30) Value. (Still.)

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