Cloister Commentary, Day 364: March Gladness

Like Otis Redding once sang, just one more day. Strictly speaking, of this commentary.

Tried to read and watch first-round March Madness Games will minor success. Though the mere name Oral Roberts causes me to grit my teeth, I did call that upset and it was a great game. However, my other anticipated upsets did not occur, as did a few anticipated wins. Life will definitely go on. Weird but also a relief to see a massive tourney roll out with crowds not much larger than a practice.

Nicole and I celebrated Friday with a delicious Zeus from Tony’s Pizza and South Park’s vaccination special (we needed that).

Streaming for Strivers:

A perfectly titled album. Play loud if your surrounding environment is too serene, though this is the autumnal Last Exit release.

Cloister Commentary, Day 258: My Own Devices

Nicole was working in her office during the day, so I was left to my own devices: swept the basement, organized the recycling, finished that danged Basquiat biography (it ended up being pretty good), finally sampled a few minutes of the Hendrix DVD that came in the new “Live in Maui” set to see it was more for solo or duo viewing (verdict: not just for Jimi junkies!), did research on high PSA levels since two straight blood panels indicated that was my story, and took a nap. The best I can do, really, with a free day in COVIDland.

It was our movie night, so we picked up a veggie Zeus at Tony’s Pizza Palace-Columbia and tried out Netflix’s Wu Assassins on a tip from The Week. Two episodes in: B+. Perfect for simple entertainment and martial arts satisfaction.

Streaming for Strivers:

A terrific trio.