Raul's Finite Playlist: April 2011

01 "Good Day" - Tally Hall


02 "Sydney (I'll Come Running)" - Brett Dennen


03 "Down in the Valley" - The Head and the Heart


04 "Helplessness Blues" - Fleet Foxes


05 "Rewrite" - Paul Simon


06 "Everything, All at Once" - Correatown


07 "Home" - Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros


08 "ÜBerlin" - R.E.M.


09 "Tiny Man" - The Dears


10 "Civilian" - Wye Oak


11 "She's So High" - Tal Bachman


12 "Legend of a Cowgirl" - Imani Coppola

The More the Merrier

I can definitely vouch for this article's argument in favor of exercising socially. I probably would not have run all these marathons had I not trained with a group. They keep me honest and knowing that my friends are out there waiting for me gives me a sense of obligation.

My Sandwich Lady Misses Me

Egg Salad Sandwich, originally uploaded by savemejebus.

I love J&J Sandwich in downtown. I think they make a terrific egg salad sandwich. I try not to order it too often, so it has been a while since I've gotten lunch there. Today, though, I craved an egg salad sandwich. When I got there the nice Korean lady who owns the shop smiled at me and said, "Long time no see." She missed me! Of course the cynical side of me thought that she probably says that to everyone and is trying to guilt me into ordering more often. Still, it made my day.

There's something about the sandwich shops I visit here in downtown. The owner of the appropriately named Sandwich Shop knows my name even though I only order once in a blue moon. There is really something nice about going where the proprietor knows your name.