September 30, 2006

1986 and too tall stools...

Trish and I are having coffee at our kitchen island. We think the stools I purchased are a little too tall. I am afraid that the other size will be too short. Ah. The trials and tribulations of kitchen stuff.

WXRT is featuring 1986 on the Saturday Morning Flashback. I was in high school...just got my drivers license...I know that some who read this blog were not yet born or were born that year. Others were entering into the career of their choice. Try not to think too much about that, guys. Just remember that 1986 was a great year for music: Suzanne Vega, U2, Paul Simon and "Graceland," and a new album by the Rolling Stones...It was a good year for music. What was your favorite music from that year?

The wedding rehearsal went well last night. Today I will finish my homily for that service. And I will finish my sermon for tomorrow. I am struggling with that just a little bit. I think that the Mark passage says soemthing essential about salvation that gets my thinking away from "Don't do that or you'll go to Hell" thinking in spite of the language used. Incredible. It all centers around the narrative skill of the author which was considerable.

Posted by tripp at September 30, 2006 08:31 AM
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Better to have stools that are too tall -- it offers the opportunity to take an inch or two off the legs and render them the perfect height. Much easier than somehow building up stools that are too short!

Posted by: Megan at September 30, 2006 01:14 PM

Hmmm... Peter Gabriel, the 'So' album; the Prince single 'Kiss'; the Pet Shop Boys (back in the days of Sloanes and yah-ing), 'West End Girls'; Mr Mister, 'Kyrie' (it sort of quoted the Mass!).

Guilty pleasures: Bon Jovi, 'You Give Love a Bad Name' (hey, it's catchy); the Bangles, 'Walk Like an Egyptian (am secure enough in my masculinity to admit that); Falco (RIP), 'Rock Me Amadeus' (he rapped in German).

Act I wish I could say I knew about and was really into but alas didn't: the Cocteau Twins.

Songs from that year I wouldn't mind never hearing again: Steve Winwood, 'Higher Love'; Genesis, 'Invisible Touch'; 'Glory of Love' and anything from Peter Cetera.

Posted by: The young fogey at September 30, 2006 09:22 PM

Was and is still into: Cocteau Twins

Have 2 of their tapes.

Great music to drive to on road trips.

Posted by: teresa at October 2, 2006 02:18 PM