Comments for mlarson.org http://www.mlarson.org this what i like Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:55:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game (review:3.5/5) by Moneyball | Atlanta Bravos http://www.mlarson.org/2007/10/02/moneyball-the-art-of-winning-an-unfair-game-review355/comment-page-1/#comment-93318 Moneyball | Atlanta Bravos Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:55:07 +0000 http://www.mlarson.org/2007/10/02/moneyball-the-art-of-winning-an-unfair-game-review355/#comment-93318 [...] Moneyball Picture by marklarson quite great. www.mlarson.org/2007/10/02/moneyball-the-artwork-of-successful-a… [...] [...] Moneyball Picture by marklarson quite great. http://www.mlarson.org/2007/10/02/moneyball-the-artwork-of-successful-a…; [...]

]]> Comment on In which I ponder former selves by mark larson | Meditations (review) http://www.mlarson.org/2010/11/04/in-which-i-ponder-former-selves/comment-page-1/#comment-93315 mark larson | Meditations (review) Mon, 09 Jan 2012 04:06:33 +0000 http://www.mlarson.org/?p=2741#comment-93315 [...] to think how I am still very much myself. Same Mark, more detail. If you overlapped all my pattern-stereotypes I had around 1992, you’d get a pretty good [...] [...] to think how I am still very much myself. Same Mark, more detail. If you overlapped all my pattern-stereotypes I had around 1992, you’d get a pretty good [...]

]]> Comment on Favorite albums of 2011 by mark larson | Favorite movies of 2011 http://www.mlarson.org/2011/12/30/favorite-albums-of-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-93314 mark larson | Favorite movies of 2011 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 04:06:09 +0000 http://www.mlarson.org/?p=3112#comment-93314 [...] I had in mind after watching. Right now I’m too lazy to get images like I did for my favorite albums of 2011. So here’s the quick text-only run-down, mostly to give you an encouraging nudge if you get [...] [...] I had in mind after watching. Right now I’m too lazy to get images like I did for my favorite albums of 2011. So here’s the quick text-only run-down, mostly to give you an encouraging nudge if you get [...]

]]> Comment on Favorite albums of 2011 by Best of 2011 (not from 2011) « Snarkmarket http://www.mlarson.org/2011/12/30/favorite-albums-of-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-93312 Best of 2011 (not from 2011) « Snarkmarket Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:09:55 +0000 http://www.mlarson.org/?p=3112#comment-93312 [...] like Mark Larson’s favorite albums of 2011 because they’re not all albums from 2011. This is also what I like about The Millions’ annual [...] [...] like Mark Larson’s favorite albums of 2011 because they’re not all albums from 2011. This is also what I like about The Millions’ annual [...]

]]> Comment on Favorite Albums of 2009 by mark larson | Favorite albums of 2011 http://www.mlarson.org/2009/12/21/favorite-albums-of-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-93304 mark larson | Favorite albums of 2011 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:53:16 +0000 http://www.mlarson.org/?p=2331#comment-93304 [...] same rules hold from 2008, 2009, and 2010: these recommendations are selected from all the new-to-me music I listened to this year. [...] [...] same rules hold from 2008, 2009, and 2010: these recommendations are selected from all the new-to-me music I listened to this year. [...]

]]> Comment on Favorite Albums of 2008 by mark larson | Favorite albums of 2011 http://www.mlarson.org/2008/12/05/favorite-albums-of-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-93303 mark larson | Favorite albums of 2011 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:03:02 +0000 http://www.mlarson.org/?p=1487#comment-93303 [...] same rules hold from 2008, 2009, and 2010: these recommendations are selected from all the new-to-me music I listened to this [...] [...] same rules hold from 2008, 2009, and 2010: these recommendations are selected from all the new-to-me music I listened to this [...]

]]> Comment on The Best American Crime Reporting 2007 (review: 3/5) by Southern Maryland crime report http://www.mlarson.org/2008/10/19/best-american-crime-reporting-2007-review/comment-page-1/#comment-93302 Southern Maryland crime report Sun, 18 Dec 2011 09:57:20 +0000 http://www.mlarson.org/?p=1444#comment-93302 [...] The Greatest American Crime Reporting 2007 Image by marklarson okay, but with awesome components. my take: www.mlarson.org/2008/ten/19/finest-american-crime-reporting-… [...] [...] The Greatest American Crime Reporting 2007 Image by marklarson okay, but with awesome components. my take: http://www.mlarson.org/2008/ten/19/finest-american-crime-reporting-…; [...]

]]> Comment on When jazz cats cover classical by Martyn Croston http://www.mlarson.org/2011/09/22/when-jazz-cats-cover-classical/comment-page-1/#comment-93300 Martyn Croston Fri, 09 Dec 2011 22:59:23 +0000 http://www.mlarson.org/?p=3075#comment-93300 Interesting post! I had no idea Monk and Trane covered Abide with me although I'm sure sharing a surname with the composer may have had something to do with it :) Jacques Louissier is perhaps another jazz artist worthy of mentioning. Although I don't rate his music as highly as the guys in your list, he has done some creative arrangements, including pieces by Bach and Debussy Interesting post! I had no idea Monk and Trane covered Abide with me although I’m sure sharing a surname with the composer may have had something to do with it :)
Jacques Louissier is perhaps another jazz artist worthy of mentioning. Although I don’t rate his music as highly as the guys in your list, he has done some creative arrangements, including pieces by Bach and Debussy

]]> Comment on Spent: Sex, Evolution, and Consumer Behavior (review: 4/5) by mark larson | The Age of the Omnivore (review) http://www.mlarson.org/2009/07/27/spent-review/comment-page-1/#comment-93261 mark larson | The Age of the Omnivore (review) Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:37:29 +0000 http://www.mlarson.org/?p=2181#comment-93261 [...] stories is in how we use our money. (A book that’s become a sort of touchstone for me, Geoffrey Miller’s Spent, comes at these ideas from a similar angle): You’re not just buying a sneaker, you’re [...] [...] stories is in how we use our money. (A book that’s become a sort of touchstone for me, Geoffrey Miller’s Spent, comes at these ideas from a similar angle): You’re not just buying a sneaker, you’re [...]

]]> Comment on In Pursuit of Happiness (review) by Mark Larson http://www.mlarson.org/2011/06/25/in-pursuit-of-happiness-review/comment-page-1/#comment-93228 Mark Larson Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:23:56 +0000 http://www.mlarson.org/?p=2969#comment-93228 I'm definitely interested in some more Kingwell, if you've got any particular recommendations... And I hear you on the simultaneous book-reading. I've toned down a bit in recent years, but still seem to have 2-4 books going at any time. I’m definitely interested in some more Kingwell, if you’ve got any particular recommendations… And I hear you on the simultaneous book-reading. I’ve toned down a bit in recent years, but still seem to have 2-4 books going at any time.

]]> Comment on In Pursuit of Happiness (review) by Justin http://www.mlarson.org/2011/06/25/in-pursuit-of-happiness-review/comment-page-1/#comment-93227 Justin Mon, 27 Jun 2011 06:16:14 +0000 http://www.mlarson.org/?p=2969#comment-93227 Excellent! I always appreciate your reviews. The observation about the asides that hint at entire essays is spot on. It’s why I might read every Kingwell book, even though many of the topics don’t particularly interest me. I expect by now that he will surprise me many times over, and he’ll do so with such biting prose. You actually finished before I did. (I got sidetracked with some other books, plus I’m weird in that I sometimes have 10+ books going at the same time.) I dog-eared many of the exact same quotes. Well done again, sir. Excellent! I always appreciate your reviews. The observation about the asides that hint at entire essays is spot on. It’s why I might read every Kingwell book, even though many of the topics don’t particularly interest me. I expect by now that he will surprise me many times over, and he’ll do so with such biting prose.

You actually finished before I did. (I got sidetracked with some other books, plus I’m weird in that I sometimes have 10+ books going at the same time.)

I dog-eared many of the exact same quotes. Well done again, sir.

]]> Comment on Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game (review:3.5/5) by Dan Uggla holds on to the bat | Raw Sports - Atlanta Braves http://www.mlarson.org/2007/10/02/moneyball-the-art-of-winning-an-unfair-game-review355/comment-page-1/#comment-93226 Dan Uggla holds on to the bat | Raw Sports - Atlanta Braves Sun, 26 Jun 2011 20:30:24 +0000 http://www.mlarson.org/2007/10/02/moneyball-the-art-of-winning-an-unfair-game-review355/#comment-93226 [...] Moneyball Image by marklarson quite good. www.mlarson.org/2007/10/02/moneyball-the-art-of-winning-a… [...] [...] Moneyball Image by marklarson quite good. http://www.mlarson.org/2007/10/02/moneyball-the-art-of-winning-a…; [...]

]]> Comment on On Kindness (review: 4/5) by mark larson | In Pursuit of Happiness (review) http://www.mlarson.org/2010/11/04/on-kindness-review-45/comment-page-1/#comment-93225 mark larson | In Pursuit of Happiness (review) Sat, 25 Jun 2011 13:28:34 +0000 http://www.mlarson.org/?p=2754#comment-93225 [...] learned recently—in this book, for example, and Alain de Botton’s tweets, and that book on kindness by Adam Phillips and Barbara Taylor, a Borges story—that a lot of times when I’m reading deep-thinker types I get the most [...] [...] learned recently—in this book, for example, and Alain de Botton’s tweets, and that book on kindness by Adam Phillips and Barbara Taylor, a Borges story—that a lot of times when I’m reading deep-thinker types I get the most [...]

]]> Comment on The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century (review: 5/5) by Nice Amazon Books Reviews photos | Writers bloc http://www.mlarson.org/2007/11/29/the-rest-is-noise-listening-to-the-twentieth-century-review-55/comment-page-1/#comment-93217 Nice Amazon Books Reviews photos | Writers bloc Sat, 21 May 2011 06:01:46 +0000 http://www.mlarson.org/2007/11/29/the-rest-is-noise-listening-to-the-twentieth-century-review-55/#comment-93217 [...] The Relaxation Is Sound Image by marklarson Just arrived today from the Amazon Fairy! Can’t wait around to dig in… Update: awesomely amazing guide www.mlarson.org/2007/eleven/29/the-rest-is-noise-listening-to… [...] [...] The Relaxation Is Sound Image by marklarson Just arrived today from the Amazon Fairy! Can’t wait around to dig in… Update: awesomely amazing guide http://www.mlarson.org/2007/eleven/29/the-rest-is-noise-listening-to…; [...]

]]> Comment on Faint Praise: The Plight of Book Reviewing in America (3.5/5) by Nice Schulz & Schulz photos - Your Designology - Designology.tk http://www.mlarson.org/2008/02/19/faint-praise-the-plight-of-book-reviewing-in-america-355/comment-page-1/#comment-93214 Nice Schulz & Schulz photos - Your Designology - Designology.tk Wed, 11 May 2011 21:07:01 +0000 http://www.mlarson.org/2008/02/19/faint-praise-the-plight-of-book-reviewing-in-america-355/#comment-93214 [...] Praise – Charles Schulz: Conversations – Free for All Image by marklarson pretty good – DNF but enjoyable – [...] [...] Praise – Charles Schulz: Conversations – Free for All Image by marklarson pretty good – DNF but enjoyable – [...]

]]> Comment on SweetH2O 50K 2011 Race Report, or How to Run an Ultramarathon with Only Three Weeks’ Training* by Justin http://www.mlarson.org/2011/04/21/sweeth2o-50k-2011-race-report-or-how-to-run-an-ultramarathon-with-only-three-weeks-training/comment-page-1/#comment-93207 Justin Fri, 22 Apr 2011 20:45:26 +0000 http://www.mlarson.org/?p=2917#comment-93207 A few reactions: 1. That sounds amazing. I think I got a little runner’s high just from reading about it. 2. This is almost certainly a well-duh remark, but I think I just realized that ultramarathons are testing something other than the endurance of your leg muscles. 3. The world needs more Philosophical Observations. 4. Please post more often. A few reactions:

1. That sounds amazing. I think I got a little runner’s high just from reading about it.

2. This is almost certainly a well-duh remark, but I think I just realized that ultramarathons are testing something other than the endurance of your leg muscles.

3. The world needs more Philosophical Observations.

4. Please post more often.

]]> Comment on Stravinsky on remix and love by love list #18 « whollyafool http://www.mlarson.org/2009/03/15/stravinsky-on-remix-and-love/comment-page-1/#comment-93187 love list #18 « whollyafool Fri, 07 Jan 2011 13:46:27 +0000 http://www.mlarson.org/?p=1893#comment-93187 [...] “you respect, but i love.” [...] [...] “you respect, but i love.” [...]

]]> Comment on Favorite Albums of 2008 by mark larson | Favorite albums of 2010 http://www.mlarson.org/2008/12/05/favorite-albums-of-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-93182 mark larson | Favorite albums of 2010 Wed, 29 Dec 2010 22:07:08 +0000 http://www.mlarson.org/?p=1487#comment-93182 [...] Station, and The Black Album. What follows are more highlights from my year, month by month. As in 2008 and 2009, the general rule here is I don’t care if it actually came out in 2010, it’s [...] [...] Station, and The Black Album. What follows are more highlights from my year, month by month. As in 2008 and 2009, the general rule here is I don’t care if it actually came out in 2010, it’s [...]

]]> Comment on No Country for Old Men (review: 4/5) by No Country for Old Men :No Country for Old Men http://www.mlarson.org/2008/06/17/no-country-for-old-men-review/comment-page-1/#comment-92935 No Country for Old Men :No Country for Old Men Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:09:56 +0000 http://www.mlarson.org/?p=1311#comment-92935 [...] No Country for Old Men Image by marklarson excellent: www.mlarson.org/2008/06/17/no-country-for-old-men-review/ [...] [...] No Country for Old Men Image by marklarson excellent: http://www.mlarson.org/2008/06/17/no-country-for-old-men-review/ [...]

]]> Comment on Flash Fiction Forward: 80 Very Short Stories (review: 3.5/5) by Kurt d’Haeseleer / Filmfabriek : When I stopped reading fiction and started watching history (2009) | E - Blogs http://www.mlarson.org/2007/12/16/flash-fiction-forward-80-very-short-stories-review-355/comment-page-1/#comment-92934 Kurt d’Haeseleer / Filmfabriek : When I stopped reading fiction and started watching history (2009) | E - Blogs Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:21:34 +0000 http://www.mlarson.org/2007/12/16/flash-fiction-forward-80-very-short-stories-review-355/#comment-92934 [...] Some great, some good: www.mlarson.org/2007/12/16/flash-fiction-forward-80-very-… [...] [...] Some great, some good: http://www.mlarson.org/2007/12/16/flash-fiction-forward-80-very-…; [...]

]]> Comment on On Kindness (review: 4/5) by mark larson | What I’ve been reading, vol. iv http://www.mlarson.org/2010/11/04/on-kindness-review-45/comment-page-1/#comment-92933 mark larson | What I’ve been reading, vol. iv Mon, 29 Nov 2010 05:12:40 +0000 http://www.mlarson.org/?p=2754#comment-92933 [...] On Kindness. Another one that I really, really liked and shared a bunch of quotes from. Great brain food [...] [...] On Kindness. Another one that I really, really liked and shared a bunch of quotes from. Great brain food [...]

]]> Comment on The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century (review: 5/5) by mark larson | What I’ve been reading, vol. iv http://www.mlarson.org/2007/11/29/the-rest-is-noise-listening-to-the-twentieth-century-review-55/comment-page-1/#comment-92932 mark larson | What I’ve been reading, vol. iv Mon, 29 Nov 2010 05:12:22 +0000 http://www.mlarson.org/2007/11/29/the-rest-is-noise-listening-to-the-twentieth-century-review-55/#comment-92932 [...] 2. Listen to This. Alex Ross is one of my favorite writers. This book is mostly a collection of stuff he’s written for The New Yorker. The essays I dog-eared most heavily were Chacona, Lamento, Walking Blues, Infernal Machines, The Storm of Style, Song of the Earth, Verdi’s Grip, and his writings on tour with Radiohead and Bob Dylan were interesting, too. He’s also got a great audio guide for Listen to This like the one for The Rest is Noise (which is awesome). [...] [...] 2. Listen to This. Alex Ross is one of my favorite writers. This book is mostly a collection of stuff he’s written for The New Yorker. The essays I dog-eared most heavily were Chacona, Lamento, Walking Blues, Infernal Machines, The Storm of Style, Song of the Earth, Verdi’s Grip, and his writings on tour with Radiohead and Bob Dylan were interesting, too. He’s also got a great audio guide for Listen to This like the one for The Rest is Noise (which is awesome). [...]

]]> Comment on What I’ve been reading, vol. ii by mark larson | What I’ve been reading, vol. iii http://www.mlarson.org/2010/04/13/what-ive-been-reading-vol-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-92931 mark larson | What I’ve been reading, vol. iii Mon, 29 Nov 2010 04:59:48 +0000 http://www.mlarson.org/?p=2534#comment-92931 [...] are my first and second reading round-ups. Tuesday, September 28, 2010, 10:30pm. Books, Books I Reviewed. Permalink. [...] [...] are my first and second reading round-ups. Tuesday, September 28, 2010, 10:30pm. Books, Books I Reviewed. Permalink. [...]

]]> Comment on What I’ve been reading by mark larson | What I’ve been reading, vol. iii http://www.mlarson.org/2010/02/11/what-ive-been-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-92930 mark larson | What I’ve been reading, vol. iii Mon, 29 Nov 2010 03:20:48 +0000 http://www.mlarson.org/?p=2445#comment-92930 [...] are my first and second reading round-ups. Tuesday, September 28, 2010, 10:30pm. Books, Books I Reviewed. [...] [...] are my first and second reading round-ups. Tuesday, September 28, 2010, 10:30pm. Books, Books I Reviewed. [...]

]]> Comment on In which I ponder former selves by Tim http://www.mlarson.org/2010/11/04/in-which-i-ponder-former-selves/comment-page-1/#comment-92920 Tim Tue, 09 Nov 2010 19:57:51 +0000 http://www.mlarson.org/?p=2741#comment-92920 Wonderful food for thought, Mark. Wonderful food for thought, Mark.

]]> Comment on Finishing books vs. finishing movies by mark larson | In which I ponder restaurants http://www.mlarson.org/2010/03/22/finishing-books-vs-finishing-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-92910 mark larson | In which I ponder restaurants Wed, 29 Sep 2010 02:59:01 +0000 http://www.mlarson.org/?p=2504#comment-92910 [...] pork dish that I forget. Decent? Yes. Worth the price? Hell no. Like I did when considering finishing books vs. finishing movies, here’s some idle theorizing on why I often walk out of restaurants [...] [...] pork dish that I forget. Decent? Yes. Worth the price? Hell no. Like I did when considering finishing books vs. finishing movies, here’s some idle theorizing on why I often walk out of restaurants [...]

]]> Comment on The Bin Ladens (review: 5/5) by mark larson | What I’ve been reading, vol. iii http://www.mlarson.org/2008/12/02/the-bin-ladens-review/comment-page-1/#comment-92909 mark larson | What I’ve been reading, vol. iii Wed, 29 Sep 2010 02:36:55 +0000 http://www.mlarson.org/?p=1486#comment-92909 [...] and exhausting it is to take it seriously. The overall plot was merely okay. 11. Ghost Wars. I really liked another book of his, but I didn’t get chance to finish this. What I read was really good. 12. The Places in [...] [...] and exhausting it is to take it seriously. The overall plot was merely okay. 11. Ghost Wars. I really liked another book of his, but I didn’t get chance to finish this. What I read was really good. 12. The Places in [...]

]]> Comment on The Happiness Hypothesis (review: 5/5) by mark larson | What I’ve been reading, vol. iii http://www.mlarson.org/2010/07/13/the-happiness-hypothesis-review-55/comment-page-1/#comment-92908 mark larson | What I’ve been reading, vol. iii Wed, 29 Sep 2010 02:36:35 +0000 http://www.mlarson.org/?p=2667#comment-92908 [...] Jest”. 3. The Happiness Hypothesis. Did I mention that you have to read this book? Yes I did. Still standing as my favorite nonfiction of 2010. 4. I Love Led Zeppelin. Some of it is funny. 5. [...] [...] Jest”. 3. The Happiness Hypothesis. Did I mention that you have to read this book? Yes I did. Still standing as my favorite nonfiction of 2010. 4. I Love Led Zeppelin. Some of it is funny. 5. [...]

]]> Comment on Then We Came to the End (review: 3.5/5) by mark larson | What I’ve been reading, vol. iii http://www.mlarson.org/2010/04/28/then-we-came-to-the-end-review/comment-page-1/#comment-92907 mark larson | What I’ve been reading, vol. iii Wed, 29 Sep 2010 02:31:22 +0000 http://www.mlarson.org/?p=2595#comment-92907 [...] suburban broken dreams, etc. Eh. 8. Finite & Infinite Games. Skip. 9. Then We Came to the End. I thought it was a nice chronicle of life in an office. 10. Once a Runner. It’s one of the classics [...] [...] suburban broken dreams, etc. Eh. 8. Finite & Infinite Games. Skip. 9. Then We Came to the End. I thought it was a nice chronicle of life in an office. 10. Once a Runner. It’s one of the classics [...]

]]> Comment on A few weeks with my iPad by mark larson | What I’ve been reading, vol. iii http://www.mlarson.org/2010/07/13/a-few-weeks-with-my-ipad/comment-page-1/#comment-92906 mark larson | What I’ve been reading, vol. iii Wed, 29 Sep 2010 02:30:54 +0000 http://www.mlarson.org/?p=2655#comment-92906 [...] my reading of books has taken a nosedive since I got an iPad + Instapaper. But I’m not sure if I mind that much. The best of that stuff ends up on my [...] [...] my reading of books has taken a nosedive since I got an iPad + Instapaper. But I’m not sure if I mind that much. The best of that stuff ends up on my [...]

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