Gladly trading my technical firefighter’s gear for a pen and paper to jot down the few things that came to mind this week.

• I broke my streak of writing a full post every week (note, this is not what I consider a full post, but worth reading nonetheless!). I did write something, however it didn’t turn out as I wanted it, so I am putting it aside for a few days and will readdress and hope to hit the mark next week. To paraphrase Paul Masson as told by Orson Welles, I will not publish something before its time.
• I’ve always said, “don’t ask a question if you don’t want to hear the answer.” Of course not taking my own advice, I learned the hard way I should never ask, “so what else could go wrong?”
• Crowded House is a band I liked from my college radio days in the 80’s. This is the 33rd anniversary of their best known hit, “Don’t Dream It’s Over”. To celebrate this, the band recorded a version of it with all its members in their home studios and it was pieced together. The song was surprisingly good, though I think lead singer Neil Finn’s voice has gotten a little higher pitched over time.
• A local museum, The History Museum at The Castle, is asking the public to engage in a journaling project called “Let’s Make History” where people write or record about sheltering at home during the worldwide pandemic. When all is over they will then submit what they created to the museum who will curate it into its collection which includes Harry Houdini’s magic secrets and a giant bust of Senator Joseph McCarthy. Where the idea is intriguing, I am finding writing in general and publishing here to be more therapeutic than simply penning about staying home.
• A local tap room McFleshman’s is now canning its beer as they are not allowed to open for guests to imbibe their cask conditioned beers on-site. When I picked up a 6-pack over the weekend, I noticed the pack ring looked a little different. When I tried separating a can, it was harder than a normal ring. Because it wasn’t – it’s an Eco 6 Pack Ring which is made from what looked like molded paperboard. So if one of these rings ends up in the Fox River, likely they will dissolve before any aquatic life tries to consume them.

Happy Mother’s Day!

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This is from The Hot Iron, a journal on business and technology by Mike Maddaloni.

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