Each week (give or take one or two here and there) I share three things I like – It could be a book, a movie, a podcast, an album, a photo, an article, a restaurant, a food item, a beverage, or anything else I simply enjoy and think you might too.
1) SpotHero
You’ll hear from many Nashville locals that “we never go downtown” and that’s all fine and good. But frankly, they are missing out. I go downtown Nashville with some frequency because it’s an awesome city–restaurants, music, and a photographers playground. It is, however, also a tourist haven and a city that hosts a ton of events in a relatively small footprint which can make parking a real (expensive) challenge. Enter SpotHero, a website (and app) where you can reserve a parking spot in various lots/garages and lock in a price so you can avoid the stress of searching and the sticker shock of peak parking rates. It’s available all over the country, and a massive stress reliever for attending any sort of event or dinner reservation or whatever.
2) Big Boy Baseball Players
As a child of the 80s and 90s, it was more rare to see a physical specimen playing baseball than it was a guy who looked like an employee of the pipe fitters union and a regular at the neighborhood bar. Then the PED era happened and all of a sudden the American Gladiators were playing baseball. Then things settled down and now it’s just a bunch of cross fitters. And frankly, I miss John Kruk and Cecil Fielder. There are always a few tubby relief pitchers and portly catchers, but the big boy stars of the game are a thing of the past. And then I looked at the National league RBI leader board, and who should I see but Alec Burleson, a bearded and thick-bodied first baseman who probably keeps a 6-pack of Busch in his locker. (Actually, he probably keeps Creatine there, but grant me my happy delusions.) He looks like a lumberjack, a plumber, a mechanic–basically a 2.0 version of the stars of the 90s. Here’s hoping we find more like him and the game regains its dad bod charm.
3) “Stolen Moments” by Oliver Nelson
A jazz classic featuring solos by trumpet, flute, and saxophone and with a wonderful bluesy vibe. It’ll bring your blood pressure down.