Thinking: Queer country culture, a trip to Nashville with a group of Vietnam vets, and the worst student paper that I've ever graded. Also, a few recommendations of musicians whose work I'm enjoying right now.

Drinking: Ginger tea with lemon and honey.

Podcast music: "Following Spirits" by TeknoAXE

Reading: "Kissing cowboys: the queer rodeo stars bucking a macho American tradition" by Dale Berning Sawa; "Outlaw: Waylon, Willie, Kris, and the Renegades of Nashville" by Michael Streissguth