There is a new thing in the world of the blogosphere. I can’t help but think that it’s been created not only for the likes of me but by other likes of me, that being bloggers who’ve run out of ideas and have no earthly idea of what profound or interesting topic to address. And I truly am currently out of any interesting things to share, so rather than write a boring screed, I’m going to jump on the latest bandwagon and use the new “Currently” tag, which I can make use of once a month, and focus on the latest mundane happenings in my life. So, here goes – Currently, I am…

Watching

I recently shared about that great 70s/80s television series Barney Miller and how I was able to watch the entire series in the chronological order it appeared on the air. It’s a fantastic channel on my cable system that airs many of those oldie shows, going as far back as the 1950s. My newest endeavor of seeing an entire series began recently with the pilot episode of Benson, a comedy series that ran 1979–1986. Benson DuBois was the sharp-tongued former butler on the series Soap who became a governor’s “director of household affairs”. There’s an episode each day, Monday thru Friday, and once I see the entire 158 episodes, I can add that show to the list, along with Barney Miller, Soap, The Twilight Zone, Quantum Leap and the Outer Limits, of television series I’ve seen every episode of.

Listening To

I’ve shared several times about my love of what I refer to as blasts from the past, or those classic stacks of wax oldie moldies. Over the past few days, I’ve been digging through my massive record collection, searching for those classics I love. I came across a couple of 33 RPM LPs of that famous instrumental group, The Ventures, whose first big hit was “Walk Don’t Run.” And then there were the several original Simon and Garfunkel albums I’m lucky to have. I do wonder if any of these are considered collector items, possibly worth a few bucks? Not that I would want to get rid of ’em.

Reading

I just finished rereading Stephen King’s apocalyptic novel The Stand – for about the tenth time! – which was republished in an uncut version, restoring close to 400 pages which were left out of the original publication due to budgetary concerns. Like many King fans, this was my most favorite of his early works, though his later offering of The Dark Tower series I consider his magnum opus. I’m now about finished with a rather bizarre noir fiction titled Manhattan Nocturne, by Colin Harrison, and I’m rather anxious to get to the finale.

Looking Forward To

Today is the first day in my state that one can take advantage of early voting. And just as soon as I finish my work here, I’m off to the polls to do my civic duty. I do encourage all to do their civic duty and vote this election. That is my hope for this is an important time in our great country.

And that’s it for today. I’ve rambled on, here, hopefully not boring y’all too much. So, until next time, see ya, bye ya!