Happy Monday everyone! As I mentioned in an earlier blog post, Hank & Cupcakes recently finished a tour and headed into the studio to work on their second album. Little bits and pieces have started to come out since then. Continue reading
When is the appropriate time for holiday music?
November has arrived, and the holiday season, which has already been creeping into life, now will start to take over on a more full fledged basis. Door busters, Christmas decorations, holiday music… the season is arriving. But when’s the right time to break out the holiday music? Continue reading
Required viewing: Craig Ferguson
I’ve gotten back into catching bits and pieces of Craig Ferguson’s show lately. Ever since the days of Craig Kilborn I’ve always favored The Late Late Show; I’m not sure why, but I always favored Letterman over Leno, so perhaps it’s an extension of that. Continue reading
Flying on a new Boeing plane
Recently I flew to Albuquerque to see family and to attend the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta for the first time. Posts about the trip are coming up, but the actual flight part of the trip was eventful for one reason: I had the opportunity to fly on one of American Airline’s newer Boeing planes for the first time. Continue reading
Required viewing: Sour’s “Life is Music”
As I get back into the rhythm of posting, here’s a quick post to share something I saw on The Verge this week that I thought was pretty awesome.
Required listening: Aqua’s ‘Halloween’
At some point I need to get around to writing about Aqua. Moreso than many dance-centric artists of the late ’90s and early 2000s, they managed to spin a novelty hit into something consistently entertaining, surprising and high-quality for a pair of albums. They recently attempted a comeback, but a good chunk of the public isn’t familiar with some of their strongest work. Continue reading
Patrice Wilson emerges from the silence with ‘Chinese Food’
For those who can’t get enough of the insanely ridiculous Patrice Wilson will of course dig the latest entrant, “Chinese Food,” which follows in the same pattern as his other songs. Not much to say here other than enjoy, or hate, as the case may be.
Thoughts on Metro-North’s latest problems
Passengers await an “extra” Metro-North train as it pulls up to a crowded platform in Stamford this morning.
Wednesday morning, Metro-North had its latest problem strike when a feeder line powering a portion of the lower New Haven Line fail, eliminating all electric service into Grand Central Terminal. The resulting changes that have followed have been limited, challenging and at times frustrating. Yet it also shows an agency that manages to work through yet another emergency with some pretty skillful and creative strategies. Continue reading
Burger King thinks their new product ‘Satisfries’
Burger King seems to be focusing on heading down the french fries route to differentiate itself. Fresh off its announcement of the French Fry Burger, they’ve now announced the punnily-named “Satisfries.” Continue reading
Celebrating 100 posts with Mission Zero!
When I started this blog, I aimed high: Daily posting, building off of a project I had completed at the Connecticut Post. That didn’t really work out, but nonetheless today marks my 100th post, and I’ve managed to get into more of a rhythm this summer, so I’m still pretty happy with how far it’s come. Continue reading