SSAB - August 20, 2026

They say you only clean when you’re trying to avoid something… I’m avoiding booking tickets because I’m still miffed about going to Toronto! But what else is there to do? So what was I cleaning? The Attic of course! Was requested for an old CD player, and I found one! Some of my first drum cymbals and… the family’s FIRST COMPUTER! (Listen til the end!Gotta finish up reading The Stand AND 1929… it’s coming due. And my apologies for digressions yesterday! As I was recording, my nose felt tickley! The logistics of podcasting is that if the episodes are longer than my transcripts don’t automatically get deposited into my master spreadsheet!Donate to the show! PayPal link below!https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA***Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.comTranscript and more available on Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1om1Geup1o6Adi-A8kTAnCf12Zo7nDkAt?usp=sharingNewsletter over at stevensirski.substack.comLanguage vlog on http://www.youtube.com/@stevenslanguagevlogGoogle Stock Tracker Sheethttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kbpCC2cieuq23zYyr0-WznPRogVX0aS86BF4_vPvgMY/edit?usp=sharingHope you have a great one!!00:00 Attic Cleaning Kickoff00:33 Podcast Length Limits04:00 Rebooting the Interview Show08:31 Cat Fur and Decluttering12:29 Sentimental Drum Memories20:35 CD Player and Digital Hoarding27:34 Sizzle Cymbal Storytime29:30 Apple IIc Time Capsule31:58 Finishing the Books32:52 1929 Crash and Margin39:29 The Stand Progress Update41:52 Wrap Up and Links