Well, it was bound to happen eventually. We’ve got another nonsensical overseas dance-driven track to challenge PSY’s dominance in that field. After the break is Wang Rong Rollin’s “Chick Chick.”
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Happy Thanksgiving! Back for now.
Well, I didn’t make it posting daily for a year (a 10-week gap is confirmation of that), but I’m pretty proud of the 350+ posts that now live here on the site; it’s grown quite a bit over the past two years since I kicked it off Thanksgiving weekend of 2012. I haven’t touched the site’s design since then, although I might going into the end of the year.
I haven’t been lacking for topics; I’ve got more than 50 drafts of saved content that I wanted to post about but failed to have the time to do so. I may fill in some posts with that content since I still want it to live here, or they may lead to future posts.
But the main reason, for those keeping score, for posts to resume is the holidays are here, and one of my most fun parts of the blog is the ongoing Christmas Present project, which begins year three tomorrow. I’ll be posting holiday songs by more modern artists, which will help balance out all the Burl Ives and Bing Crosby (nothing wrong with them, but I like the holidays to have a bit more energy sometimes). Because of the growing list of recommendations, the selections will likely come a bit more heavily this year, as long as I can keep up.
For those who missed it last year, I established a Spotify playlist, and will continue to add with this year’s selections. It feels good to get this back up and running; let’s begin, and happy Thanksgiving!
Postmodern Jukebox mashes Ariana Grande, Christina Gatti and Bond themes
Postmodern Jukebox rarely fails to hit it out of the park, but I particularly enjoy their collaborations with Christina Gatti. The latest maintains my high affection for them both.
Snoopy comes home next year with new Peanuts movie
Earlier in the year, I shared with you the initial animation preview for the upcoming Peanuts movie and noted how faithful the new movie appears to be to the source material. With a longer trailer now available, I continue to be hopeful overall that this reboot will keep things on track. Continue reading
A logical extension to puzzle apps
I’ve written here previously about my puzzle solving during my work commute. In the past few months I’ve reconnected with Penny Press and Dell puzzle magazines, which is how I got my start in puzzle solving at the age of 10 when my dad bought me a Dell puzzle magazine to keep me occupied during a flight. Continue reading
Mourning the death of the iPod Classic
I’ve been using various iPod Classic models for more than a decade now; I prefer the controls, especially when driving or commuting, as I don’t have to look at the device to perform certain actions – it’s intuitive thanks to the four buttons on the scroll wheel. The iconic scroll wheel was even parodied by The Onion in a viral video. Continue reading
This is why we’re fat: Zinger Double Down King
We’re certainly dealing with an obesity problem here in the U.S., but our counterparts in other parts of the world are still taking the cake for pushing the envelope on artery-hardening concoctions. Continue reading
Think you’re a heavy drinker? Think again.
Growing up, health classes taught us the definition of binge drinking is someone who drinks five beers or shots in a night. We were discouraged from being a binge drinker, but we all know people who did it at various points. But a new study shows just how much drinking it takes to be in the elite class of truly heavy drinkers. Continue reading
YouTube has everything: Comic Sans typewriter
Every time you think you’ve seen everything, a new item hits your eyeballs and makes you question our very humanity. Here’s one for that pile: An inventor has decided to take our collective love of Comic Sans as a modern abomination and carry it back to a different era – that of the typewriter. Continue reading
Skipping Windows 9: A technical reason?
Yesterday’s post talked about Windows 10 and the various lists that came from it, but the best article followed a day later by CNet asking if Windows 9 was skipped due to technical compatibility reasons. Continue reading