Another Week
About this blog …
I used to really enjoy Twitter — but when Twitter accepted Elon Musk’s offer to buy the company in April of 2022, I quit Twitter because I wanted no part of creating content for a platform owned by Elon Musk. For good measure, I also quit Facebook, which had always felt to me like creative servitude.
Eventually, I decided to contribute my two cents on my own internet platform — this website. I launched Another Week on January 1, 2023.
Every week, I post an update, with assorted items that I’ve encountered over the previous seven days — movies, TV shows, songs, books, websites, products, news stories … whatever.
Meanwhile, events keep unfolding:
- During Week 4, I used artificial intelligence to illustrate a Bob Dylan song.
- During Week 8, my youngest sister, Lori, died of leukemia.
- During Week 23, we learned that my wife’s breast cancer had metastasized to her meninges.
- During Week 35, my wife and I took our last walk together.
- During Week 56, Amy died.
- During Week 79, Joe Biden looked completely lost at his presidential debate.
- During Week 98, national hemorrhoid Donald J. Trump was elected President of the United States of America for a second time.
- During Week 113, a house exploded a few blocks from me.
- During Week 159, federal agents executed an American mom on a residential block in Minneapolis.
And so on.
In between, I have listened to music and podcasts, watched sporting events and old movies, read a few books, and done some gardening.
Tell your friends.
“an authentic human experience” — NotebookLM
Another Week: Number 162
More Donald Trump chaos, Penn Jillette with Billy Corgan, ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere,’ and ‘If I Had Legs, I’d Kick You.’
Another Week: Number 161
Subzero weather, football season ends, MLK’s renaming, Trump pandemonium, Patrick Bringley on BBC Outlook, Bob Geldof on RTÉ Radio, and jackbooted thugs.
Another Week: Number 160
Seasonal optimism gets slapped down, two years since Amy died, Trump’s chaos accelerates, and ‘The Life of Chuck’ (2024).
Another Week: Number 159
ICE executes an American mom. Also: ‘The Descendants ’(2011), ‘Molokai: The Story of Father Damien’ (1999), and the Bears beat the Packers in the playoffs.
Another Week: Number 158
Happy New Year! Trump snatches Maduro and is now running Venezuela. Also: ‘King Leopold’s Ghost,’ by Adam Hochschild, and ‘Only You’ (1994).
Another Week: Number 157
“I Saw Three Ships”: Jesus had a Lady? Daniel Lawrence O’Keefe and Festivus. Sarah Vowell’s book on Lafayette, ‘The Brothers McMullen,’ ‘The Family McMullen.’
Another Week: Number 156
Several troubling news stories, ‘The Five Pennies’ (1959), Trump’s Royal Christmas Message, ‘Brian’s Song’ (1971), Chicago Bears beat Browns and Packers.
Another Week: Number 155
The nasty winter weather continues, ‘I’ll Find You’ (2019), ‘Lives Less Ordinary’: Hayley Williams’ grandpa Rusty, kindness activist Samuel Weidenhofer, ‘Jay Kelly’ (2025).
Another Week: Number 154
Winter’s here. The USA has carried out 22 airstrikes off South America. Shovelwax works pretty well. Also: ‘Death By Lightning,’ and Johnny Carson.
Another Week: Number 153
Rutger Bregman: the BBC Reith Lectures, Thanksgiving football, National Guard members shot, ‘Light in August,’ and ‘The American Revolution.’
Another Week: Number 152
The luxury of an unexpressed thought; Trump loves Mohammed bin Salman and Zohran Mamdami — but especially Putin. Also: ‘Train Dreams’ (2025).
Another Week: Number 151
9 inches of lake-effect snow, Democrats cave on government shutdown, Jimmy Kimmel eulogizes Cleto, nutritionist Marion Nestle, and ‘Frankenstein.’
Another Week: Number 150
Bears win! Ten bags of manure on the flower beds. Who was William Blake? Natasha Lyonne on ‘Good Hang with Amy Poehler.‘ And: Trump/SCOTUS.
Another Week: Number 149
Goodbye to our beloved Jetta wagon — and farewell to Halloween trick-or-treating? Plus: ‘The Duke,’ a 2020 museum heist comedy.
Another Week: Number 148
Blustery weather — great for testing coats and hats, Trump demolishes the East Wing in favor of his colossal and trashy ballroom, and ‘Angel Face’ (1953).
Another Week: Number 147
Life whizzes by like a time-lapse clip, 2,000 people join Racine’s ‘No Kings‘ protest, the end of ‘WTF with Marc Maron,’ and ‘John Candy: I Like Me’
Another Week: Number 146
No Soliciting: Door-to-door is an outdated approach, American Experience: ‘Hard Hat Riot‘
Another Week: Number 145
Blissful weather, dragsters in the night, Trump to deploy US military against Americans, Billy Corgan/Amy Poehler/Jason Schwartzman podcasts, ‘Dark Passage’ (1947).
Another Week: Number 144
Packers lose/Bears win, The Three Stooges run our country now, ‘American Experience: FDR,’ ‘A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare: 1599,’ Bob Odenkirk/Nobody
Another Week: Number 143
Another brutal Bears loss, Apple’s ‘Liquid Glass,’ Indiana Fever advance, ‘A Story is a Deal’ by Will Storr, ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel.
Another Week: Number 142
Hummingbirds out, NFL in. Two stories about walking. A local cashier. The assassination of Charlie Kirk. ‘Thursday Murder Club’ on Netflix.
Another Week: Number 141
Gutter cleaning, new school year, RFK Jr. mayhem, ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ by Gabriel García Márquez, and ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ (1961).
Another Week: Number 140
Cicadas, signs of autumn, a raccoon in the White House, troops deployed to cities, ‘A Prairie Home Companion,’ and ‘The Third Man’ (1949).
Another Week: Number 139
Peace and relief when aggravation withdraws, NotebookLM reviews this blog, the Dow closes at a record high, and ‘Charade’ (1963).
Another Week: Number 138
Whatever we thought “America” was, getting rid of it only took a few quick months. Also: ‘Song Exploder,’ ‘Adolescence,’ the Trump-Putin “summit,” and ‘Whirlybird.’
Another Week: Number 137
Cornered by a heat wave and wildfire smoke, the news and sports are no relief. Also: Torrential Milwaukee rain, and Petrifying Springs redesign.
Another Week: Number 136
Fighting Canadian wildfire smoke with my Coway HEPA filter, more Trump-Epstein horseshit and Gaza starvation. Plus: ‘Easy Living‘ (1937), ‘South Park’ (2025), and ‘The Lady Vanishes’ (1938).
Another Week: Number 135
Maybe, before it snows, my Bee Balm or my Agastache or my Penstemon or my Butterfly Bush will flower. Or maybe not.
Another Week: Number 134
Camp Lake birthday party, life-threatening yardwork, how Elon Musk can save public broadcasting, and ‘Your Friends & Neighbors.’
Another Week: Number 133
Hiding out as summer creaks past its peak, Iga Świątek wins Wimbledon, and ‘National Velvet’ (1944).
Another Week: Number 132
Local noise nearly reaches a climax on the Fourth of July. Plus: a pumice stone diagram — and ‘Stick’ and ‘The Studio,’ two Apple TV+ shows.
Another Week: Number 131
Dew point house arrest on my vibrating couch watching CNN. Some of the foods I eat. The magic of walking. ‘My Mom Jayne’ (2025).
Another Week: Number 130
Screw it — let’s skip summer altogether. Also: Benjamin Netanyahu dances Trump into war with Iran, ‘Mike Birbiglia: The Good Life,’ and ‘No Country for Old Men’ (2007).
Another Week: Number 129
Uneasiness and queasiness in the air — but we keep moving forward, Apple’s WWDC 2025 announcements, and ‘Michael Clayton’ (2007).
Another Week: Number 128
Canadian wildfires, fetching Trump’s pork chops, Marc Maron ending WTF, hummingbird validation, Mom’s 90th birthday, ‘Waitress’ (2007).
Another Week: Number 127
More perennials and mulch this gardening season — and maybe some moss. Elon Musk exits. NATURE: ‘Hummingbirds of Hollywood,’ ‘Bono: Stories of Surrender.’
Another Week: Number 126
Rose-colored glasses on or off: Infantile ‘hero’s journey‘ or bleak reality? Plus: goodbye Pocket, hello Anybox — and ‘Tick, Tick… Boom!’ (2021)
Another Week: Number 125
Playing chess against God, warmer temperatures, lawn and landscape progress, severe weather alerts, Trump grift tour, and ‘Jackie’ (2016).
Another Week: Number 124
The anticipation factor of TV news, a new pope, walking with Larry, Suleika Jaouad on ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,’ ‘Nonnas’ (2025)
Another Week: Number 123
Wildlife week in my yard, ‘Donnie Two Dolls,’ ‘The Story of Medieval England,’ author Daria Burke on ‘Fresh Air,’ and ‘Paper Moon’ (1973).
Another Week: Number 122
Easter season hope, Pope Francis dies, Pete Hegseth’s pocket square, WISN 12 News and the NFL Draft, ‘Conclave’ (2024).
Another Week: Number 121
Wind blasts a squirrel’s nest out of my juniper, Trump is finally a constitutional crisis, Jason Isbell on ‘Fresh Air’ with Terry Gross, ‘Rick Steves’ Poland,’ “The Last of the Mohicans’ (1992).
Another Week: Number 120
Trump plays with the levers of power, UConn and the Bucks bring basketball joy, ‘Jazz on a Summer’s Day,’ and the Liza Minnelli documentary.
Another Week: Number 119
A new purple pot for the parlor palm, Elon Musk loses Wisconsin’s Spring Election, Donald Trump drives America straight into a ditch, and ‘A Complete Unknown’ (2024).
Another Week: Number 118
Two hours of 70-degree weather, Trump bros’ Signal chat gets published, Coxey’s Army, stand-up comic Erin Maguire, and ‘Lili’ (1953).
Another Week: Number 117
Waiting to see what will emerge, baseball, basketball, snakes, the girl behind Keith Jarrett’s Köln Concert, ‘Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years,’ and ‘My Man Godfrey’ (1936).
Another Week: Number 116
Winter and spring are duking it out, an 11-year-old guitarist, ‘Stay off the news,’ Wisconsin Supreme Court Debate, ‘How to Talk to Anyone,’ ‘ Jesus Christ Superstar.’
Another Week: Number 115
March comes in like an ornery raccoon, Trump flicks his tariff switch like a toddler, ‘Crossing Delancey’ (1988), and ‘A Fish Called Wanda’ (1988).
Another Week: Number 114
Literal and emotional housecleaning, World of Books: Sell Your Books, Rick Beato: Why music is getting worse, and ‘Hoosiers’ (1986)
Another Week: Number 113
A polar vortex cold snap, a house explosion in my neighborhood, and the law of attraction per ‘The Secret’ by Rhonda Byrne.
Another Week: Number 112
An impaired driver with 335 million passengers, another Super Bowl, catching up on ‘WTF with Marc Maron,’ and ‘Harriet’ (2019).
Another Week: Number 111
Living alone can make you nutty. My steam iron is right. That Salesforce commercial is stupid. Also: clapping on 1 & 3 and ‘The Lady Eve’ (1941)