Another seven days passed, another bunch of hours worked, another list of chores done, another bunch of miles hiked and pedaled, another few beers quaffed…this week’s been actually pretty standard.

I guess that’s not entirely true, as those hours worked involved a lot of serious, but honestly pretty fulfilling requirements planning to hand to the developers to build some really neat stuff that’ll make our program managers a lot more productive. It’s nice to find myself actually doing the job I’m supposed to be doing instead of picking up everyone else’s work.

The chores were, on the whole, pretty meh, though it did feel good taking that shower in the eerily clean bathroom I spent an hour or two deep-scrubbing yesterday.

The miles were in old favored places, which is it’s own kind of pleasant, meditative thing, where I can just focus on the movement and let the mind wander, as I already know every tree, root, and rock along the way, and before I know it, I’ve passed by a few mile markers without specifically noticing them.

And the beers? The lovely spouse and I had a very nice time chatting with our friend “Other Chuck” at the grocery store bar on Thursday afternoon drinking those. I needed that after some pretty draining Teams calls.

Maybe this week wasn’t so standard after all; reading back on what I ended up writing here, it was actually pretty remarkable.

As for this week’s algorithm-generated Spotify playlist, It could easily be the lineup for next year’s Iron Blossom Festival or an average hour on my favored wnrn radio. All that modern and post-modern folk rock, which I’ve been listening to quite a bit lately…

…Well, that and Lady Gaga’s new record Harlequin, which is full of excellent arrangements of classic jazz standards. I highly recommend it.

1. “Mine Forever” – Lord Huron
2. “Honey” – The Lone Bellow
3. “KD and LunchMeat
4. “Summer Sun” – Ruen Brothers
5. “Fadeaway” – Bodeans
6. “If 6 Was 4” The Retrograde
7. “Fish and Whistle” – John Prine
8. “Everybody Knows” – Ryan Adams
9. “Happiness” – The Heavy Heavy
10. “The Place That Makes Me Happy” – The Moss
11. “Maestro (Tears Don’t Lie)” – Wilder Woods
12. “Right Kind of Dream” – Johnny Blue Skies, Sturgill Simpson,
13. “Every Chance I Get (I Want You In The Flesh)” – Dan Auerbach
14. “Bathroom Light” – Mt. Joy