Henry Rollins

Friday night we went to see Henry Rollins at the York Centre, a semi-round theater at the University of Sydney. He was outstanding - went for over three hours! Spoken word completely, which is just amazing.

Great stories about his visits to Tehran, Damascus, and Beirut, all taken especially because they are capitals considered the enemy of the Unites States. He talked about the generous and welcoming people he met on his journeys, and the fact that people are pretty much the same all around the world.

Real hyperactive, extremely intense, very funny, very serious. Thanks Henry!

Rain, pain, staying sane

We've had 11 days straight of rain, with the last several of the all-day-gray variety. Things are green and brown - grass and other greenery is greener than ever, the deciduous trees growing browner and more denuded daily. Definitely feeling like Autumn.

All this weather makes us a little more housebound than usual - Supadog and I still do our walks to Rushcutters Bay Park. After all, if there was ever a dog designed for rain, it's the Old English Sheepdog. We now play kong or ball every time we go there.

My shoulder continues to improve, but it's definitely not a direct path forward. Many nights (last night was one of them) I can't sleep well at all because of soreness or straight-out pain. Mobility and strength continue to improve, but here over a month later, I still can't raise my arm above my shoulder. My physio says this is completely normal, so it's all good.

I've been doing a fair amount of research on carbon trading, mostly just trying to figure it all out. Check out that blog for the boring details here. Overall life is good. This Friday we're seeing Henry Rollins.