2005

Album of 2005: Z by My Morning Jacket

Movie of 2005: Brokeback Mountain

Song of 2005: Knot Comes Loose by My Morning Jacket

Concert of 2005: Lucinda Williams, Brown Theater, Louisville, KY, 9/29



Ice Cream of 2005: Dulce de Leche Caramel
by Haagen Dazs (even the 1/2 fat version is transplendent)




Artist of 2005: Ryan Adams (He's prolific and ambitious; it works.)

Obit of 2005: Robert Funk, religious scholar, ultimate anti-fundamentalist, founder of the Jesus Seminar. I had the honor of meeting him briefly a couple of times. Book recommendation: Honest to Jesus

Book of 2005: A Short History of Nearly Everything

DVD of 2005: Wonderfalls (See below.)

TV of 2005: The Office

Biggest TV disappointment of 2005: Desperate Housewives (How much worse can this show get? It's godawful. Yet, I keep watching.)

Birthdays of 2005:
1. 100th birthday of our dear Fran
2. 100th birthday of Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity