Thursday miscellanea #483

Looking forward to seeing some old Oxford friends this weekend. Several attendees will be folks I make an effort to see anyway, but a few I will have not seen in 32 years.
My latest favorite defensible food to keep around is a big bowl of black beans, mixed with goodly portions of chopped onions and peppers.
So I watched the first two episodes of Cobra Kai. I’d say I’m right down the middle of the intended demographic, and the show is well-regarded, but it didn’t take with me. I have it at about a C-, with no desire to continue. It just seems contrived, with very little pop in the acting or writing.
The older boy listens to Spotify while he does his homework, if the homework is conducive to such. Tonight it went Ozzy, Dio, Saxon, Megadeth…
For the good game I can generally talk when discussing someone else’s life, I recently found it alarmingly easy to allow someone to unduly influence my mood. I’m thankful for the growth opportunity, though I am a little embarrassed that it’s necessary.
This weekend’s visit to Ole Miss is probably a must-win for Auburn to have a winning season.
Barely a 70 in the forecast. Lots of 40s through 60s, though. Looks like fall to me.