Only - Nine Inch Nails

And the bonus song of the day is "Only" by Nine Inch Nails.

American Cliché - Filter

Today is December 12th, 2025. The song of the day is "American Cliché" by Filter.

Christmas at Ground Zero - "Weird Al" Yankovic

Today is December 11th, 2025. The song of the day is "Christmas at Ground Zero" by "Weird Al" Yankovic.

Wordle Wednesday #43

Aside from the fact that "swine" was used on both the 4th, and the 9th, I'm quite proud of this week's batch (the sentence for the 8th is in my top ten, easily), and am just going to present them without further commentary.

 12.3.25 - In her haste to make a new batch of tangy fluid, Olivia forgot to include the Tang.

12.4.25 - Each time the topic came up of whether it’s best to call them swine, pigs, or hogs, the drama club got into a huge fight that resulted in apology cards and tulip bouquets.

12.5.25 - Radar is among the many characters from the 70s who says, “Blast it!”

12.6.25 - I'd like to be remembered as a manic fella with a tiny waist.

12.7.25 - It was a fluke that the flute player was able to get the mule to budge.

12.8.25 - Tom, an old crony of mine, knew that wearing a derby made of gravy was a risky move, but he always was a turkey.

12.9.25 - We saw the ratings spike when the episode had the slime monster mention a bribe of eight dollars, and I made a snide remark that it was because the viewers were all swine.

Hollow Tune - Brick + Mortar

Today is December 10th, 2025. The song of the day is "Hollow Tune" by Brick + Mortar.

Eighties - Killing Joke

Today is December 9th, 2025. The song of the day is "Eighties" by Killing Joke.

Monkey - George Michael

Today is December 8th, 2025. The song of the day is "Monkey" by George Michael.

Good Vibrations - Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch

Today is December 7th, 2025. The song of the day is "Good Vibrations" by Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch.

Ooh La La - Faces

Today is December 6th, 2025. The song of the day is "Ooh La La" by Faces.

A Well Respected Man - The Kinks

Today is December 5th, 2025. The song of the day is "A Well Respected Man" by The Kinks.

I'm Free - The Soup Dragons

Today is December 4th, 2025. The song of the day is "I'm Free" by The Soup Dragons.

Wordle Wednesday #42

 11.26.25 - If you’re waiting in the lobby of the hovel, you can slurp on some cacti soup.

(Careful, it's spicy. Or, spiky?)

11.27.25 - I had to remit payment once more to see Taylor Swift, because what I originally sent was light by 22 dollars. 

(I thought she'd shake it off, and that we wouldn't have bad blood, but, you know Taylor. Always the anti-hero.)

11.28.25 - Playing Nirvana’s “In Bloom” was a solid cure for the baby’s colic, surprising me enough to say “golly”.

(This one - like so many of these sentences - is just dumb, but it amuses me.)

11.29.25 - The old man’s guess was gruff, but it did align with his long-held reputation as a grump.

(What is me, on Jeopardy!?)

11.30.25 - The animatronic weather forecaster was cute and fuzzy, but also a bit buggy - she’d cooly tell you it was “somewhat muggy” when in fact it was windy as hell, and if it was raining at all, she’d get pushy, demanding you take an umbrella. 

(Okay, this one takes the cake for the best of this week's batch.)

12.1.25 - Hearing the latch clink behind him, the mogul knew that escape was impossible as the sycophants started to leach his earnings.

(Yes.... eat the rich.)

12.2.25 - We knew the cacti were coming to visit, but we weren’t expecting a blitz.

(Interesting how "cacti" got used at the beginning and the end of the week. Anyway. "We knew the cacti were coming to visit" is a great sentence/concept on its own. Having the blitz included just makes it extra fun.)

Out on the Town - Fun.

Today is December 3rd, 2025. The song of the day is "Out on the Town" by Fun.

Violet - Hole

Today is December 2nd, 2025. The song of the day is "Violet" by Hole.

Mad World - Tears for Fears

Today is December 1st, 2025. The song of the day is "Mad World" by Tears for Fears.

November games

January's games

February's games

March's games

July's games

August's games

September's games

October's games

81. Stratego (avg score 6.5) - I LOVED this game as a kid, and a few years ago, Steph bought it for us. It mostly holds up, but, it's not as perfect as I remember it. This time around, specifically, was a bit drawn out. And, amazingly - perhaps the only time ever - it ended in a freaking TIE. Neither of us found the other's flag, and neither of us had soldiers left to capture it. I think we decided that I had won, simply because I had a few more pieces left on the board.  

82. Super Mario Uno (avg score 7) - it's Uno, but with Super Mario dressing. 

83. Twisted Cryptids (avg score 8) - brand new game that we bought as a replacment for one of the other games we had decided to just get rid of without playing. (I think it was Quelf?) Anyway. Steph, me, and Silas played this. Took a little bit of getting into, but, kinda cool. The wording in the rules is a bit off-putting, but, I guess I got used to it, because I ended up winning it. You play as a mythological creature  - a jackalope, a bigfoot, a mothman...or something else. And you either scare or attract humans into your habitat. Each round you earn points based on how many people you have near you (or not). Not a bad little game.

84. Skip-Bo  (avg score: 5.5) - Each player has 30 cards to get thru, by placing their cards in sequential order on a pile of 4. When you get on a run and can play a bunch of cards, it's EXTREMELY satisfying. But when you get stuck in a drought and can't play anything for like 5 turns in a row, it's a bit frustrating. Still, I think overall this was a pretty fun game - even if it is mostly luck based - and I wouldn't mind pulling this out to play more often.

85. Sushi Go!  (avg score 6.5) - card game where you have to choose cute little sushis to keep for points, and each round all the players pass their hands to the left. Once all the cards have been played, you add up your points. Pretty simple, but a solid game. 

86. Swipe (avg score 3.33) - you roll dice, and get little poker chips either from the middle pile, or from other players. It's 99% luck (the 1% strategy, which is being generous, really, is to decide WHICH player you're going to take from.)

87. Take 5 (avg score 6.66) - This  card game is fun, but it does crank up my anxiety for some reason. Everyone has 10 cards in their hands, and you have to pick one to place, trying to sequentially increase the batch in the middle, but not be the 6th one in the list. If you do, then you have to take all 5 that are already there, and each card has "punishment points" on it. Game ends when someone reaches 66 points, winner has the lowest score. 

Windy - The Association

Today is November 30th, 2025. The song of the day is "Windy" by The Association. (Oh, Breaking Bad, you've totally ruined this song for me, lol.)

Look Alive, Sunshine - My Chemical Romance

Today is November 29th, 2025. The song of the day is "Look Alive, Sunshine" by My Chemical Romance.

Bloody Well Right - Supertramp

Today is November 28th, 2025. The song of the day is "Bloody Well Right" by Supertramp.

Starlight - Muse

Today is November 27th, 2025. The song of the day is "Starlight" by Muse.

Wordle Wednesday #41

 11.19.25 - The buyer wanted the maker of the fader to prove that the cheer was produced from a tiger.

(Don't believe everything that you hear.)

11.20.25 - We should have realized earlier the money dealt at the grave was counterfeit.

(Yeah, cemeteries aren't banks!)

11.21.25 - Folks at the dance were mad, then had it made, due to the sweet power of the vowel. 

(This is one of my favorite sentences so far, and probably the best of this week's batch. Good ol' Silent E, doing superhero work.)

11.22.25 - I hate to point out that the stick is too thick to write with. 

(Sometimes it's a struggle to get the words to make an entertaining sentence.)

11.23.25 - The man in the dune buggy said, “Look, buddy, it's very black and white, us versus them, so get your broom and dustpan and attack that dust bunny.”

(Heh.)

11.24.25 - The farmer worked the butter churn, but the stuff that came out of the valve was dough.

(.....gross?)

11.25.25 - If you have a blade against your neck and have to plead for your life, it’s a strange time to make a request on the radio.

(Unless it's time for "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me". NPR's news quiz.)

You're So Vain - Carly Simon

Today is November 26th, 2025. The song of the day is "You're So Vain" by Carly Simon.

Capital G - Nine Inch Nails

And the bonus song of the day is "Capital G" by Nine Inch Nails.

Radio, Radio - Elvis Costello

Today is November 25th, 2025. The song of the day is "Radio, Radio" by Elvis Costello.

Vasoline -Stone Temple Pilots

Today is November 24th, 2025. The song of the day is "Vasoline" by Stone Temple Pilots.

Black and White - Three Dog Night

Today is November 23rd, 2025. The song of the day is "Black and White" by Three Dog Night.

Miss Jackson - Panic! At the Disco

Today is November 22nd, 2025. The song of the day is "Miss Jackson" by Panic! At the Disco.

Dance the Night Away - The Forces of Evil

Today is November 21st, 2025. The song of the day is "Dance the Night Away" by The Forces of Evil.

Money - The Drums

Today is November 20th, 2025. The song of the day is "Money" by The Drums. (Man, "I wanna buy you something, but I don't have any money" is SO relatable.)

Wordle Wednesday #40

 11;12;25 - Draw a card, but if it's a deuce, you must change all your decor to candy. 

(the origin story for the Hansel & Gretel witch)

11.13.25 - If you snack on food with a brown tinge to it, you will have a bad night.

(Well, excepting brownies.)

11.14.25 - The channel 4 reporter provided lurid details as the murky waters of the lake experienced a surge from a mass of zombies that started to lurch toward the city.

(Fake news. LOL)

11.15.25 - I’d wager that Caroline clung on to her lip gloss and eyeliner, but forgot to deal with the static cling problem.

(You never really hear about static cling anymore.)

11.16.25 = The newer guns are so easy to wield, you can hold them while you juggle.

(Oh good, more clowns with guns.)

11.17.25 - Frank thought, incorrectly, that he could stall the blaze with a clamp.

11.18.25 - Once the dragon got that shine in her eyes, licked her lips, and started to opine how she thought burnt peasants tasted better, we knew it was time to go.

(I mean, she's not wrong.)

Prove My Love - Violent Femmes

Today is November 19th, 2025. The song of the day is "Prove My Love" by the Violent Femmes.

Welcome to the Internet - Bo Burnham

Today is November 18th, 2025. The song of the day is "Welcome to the Internet" by Bo Burnham.

My Way - Frank Sinatra

Today is November 17th, 2025. The song of the day is "My Way" by Frank Sinatra.

Old Shit / New Shit - eels

Today is November 16th, 2025. The song of the day is "Old Shit/New Shit" by eels.

What's My Age Again? - Blink-182

Today is November 15th, 2025. The song of the day is "What's My Age Again?" by Blink-182.

Minimum Rage - Psychostick

Today is November 14th, 2025. The song of the day is "Minimum Rage" by Psychostick.

Scooby Snacks - Fun Lovin' Criminals

Today is November 13th, 2025. The song of the day is "Scooby Snacks" by Fun Lovin' Criminals.

Wordle Wednesday #39

 11.5.25 - Watching the short, meaty men try and snort Dorito dust was the worst sport ever broadcast.

11.6.25 - While some were surprised to discover that the “politician” was a guise used by a jellyfish, we did not freak out, because it explained the lack of a spine he had.

11.7.25 - If you drown your sorrows by consuming a berry pie at three in the morning, you are in peril of running out of desserts by 5am.

11.8.25 - The stingy miser refused to pay for the engraving of the word “arise” on his gravestone, claiming that the serif font was unappealing. 

11.9.25 - Even the noise made by the cows as they graze in the meadow was not enough to budge Suzanne from her dissociative fugue.

11.10.25 - “I’m allergic to tabby cats,” the robot sniffled.

11.11.25 - The gizmo we found allowed us to cross Omega Centauri instantly, but that also allowed humanity to spread doom and gloom. 

Carnival - Natalie Merchant

Today is November 12th, 2025. The song of the day is "Carnival" by Natalie Merchant. 

The Cross - Danko Jones

And the bonus song of the day is "The Cross" by Danko Jones.

Forkboy - Lard

Today is November 11th, 2025. The song of the day is "Forkboy" by Lard.

I'm a Robot - Weezer

Today is November 10th, 2025. The song of the day is "I'm a Robot" by Weezer.

99.9 F - Suzanne Vega

Today is November 9th, 2025. The song of the day is "99.9 F" by Suzanne Vega.

Missing You - John Waite

Today is November 8th, 2025. The song of the day is "Missing You" by John Waite.

Dropped - Phantom Planet

Today is November 7th, 2025. The song of the day is "Dropped" by Phantom Planet.

Fire Escape - Fastball

Today is November 6th, 2025. The song of the day is "Fire Escape" by Fastball.

Wordle Wednesday #38

 10.29.25 - The flare from the neighbor’s home, followed by the glare from the plush bear, indicated it was now alive and I knew the wizard was to blame.

(Freaking Tim.)

10.30.25 - I was attempting to bathe my tiny dog in the kitchen sink when the officers busted in and started to seize all my equipment, including the lathe, so to try and stop them I decided to quote Green Day saying, “I hope you had the thyme of your life”, as I showed them the spices, but they didn’t appreciate the pun.

(This one is, as the kids are possibly saying now, cinema. Plus, the Green Day pun is just absolutely great.)

10.31.25 - The only reason to abhor the new solar powered raven is if it causes your leg to cramp.

(I don't know if it's the *only* reason, but it's a good one.)

11.1.25 - It was impossible to deign the motel a safe place once they discovered the towel.

(I'm imagining a bunch of CSI types standing around a pure white towel, with crime tape around it.)

11.2.25 - It appears that any rabid hater can get a show on the radio.

(Outrage sells, apparently.)

11.3.25 - I awoke in horror as the army of crustaceans with laser guns approached the beach, but it did amuse me to find out that a penny was able to deflect them.

(Poor, stupid crabs, with their ineffective weaponry.)

11.4.25 - Under the venue was a secret gang that played anarchy chess - you can lunge a pawn at a rook or have a bishop teleport - anything is possible!

(The first rule of chess club... But, seriously, Calvinball Chess might be pretty fun.)

Master of Puppets - Metallica

Today is November 5th, 2025. The song of the day is "Master of Puppets" by Metallica.

Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia) - Us3

Today is November 4th, 2025. The song of the day is "Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)" by Us3.

Penny Lane - The Beatles

Today is November 3rd, 2025. The song of the day is "Penny Lane" by The Beatles. (Go get a soda!!)

High Enough - K.Flay

Today is November 2nd, 2025. The song of the day is "High Enough" by K.Flay.

I Am... I Said - Neil Diamond

Today is November 1st, 2025. The song of the day is "I Am... I Said" by Neil Diamond.

2025 Games - October

 January's games

February's games

March's games

July's games 

August's games

September's games

73. Settlers of Catan (avg score: 5) - Remember how like a decade ago, this was the BIG game that everyone loved? We didn't get on that train. We got this gifted to us a while back, and we've only played it a handful of times. It's an OKAY game - definitely was overhyped back in the day - and I think a large percentage of the fun that it can provide is dependent on how things develop early on. If there are some bad rolls and you can't get your production going, it can be extremely difficult to catch up as everyone else is busy making roads and growing cities. That happened to me this time around. All I kept producing was freaking wood, and wool, which nobody wanted or needed. Anyway... Might give this another shot at some point, because I do remember one of the earlier times we played it having a lot more fun than I did this go around.

74. Seven Dragons (avg score: 5.5) - Card game where you attempt to create a chain of seven colored dragons.  An okay time waster, but not anything I'd immediately think of playing.

75. Shadows of the Forest (avg. score: 1) - a mildly decent concept, beyond frustrating in execution. The game is played in as dark a room as possible, where one player - the seeker - moves a tiny lantern around the board, trying to locate the tiny cute figurines that are moved by the other players. So, essentially, a game of hide and seek, but on a board, in near dark. And the tagged players can "uncapture" their friends, meaning that the game just goes on. and on. and on. WAY past the amount of fun that it might provide.

The little forest creatures are pretty cute, though. 

76. Sleeping Queens (avg score: 6) - card game where 12 queen cards, each worth between 5 and 20 points, are laid out on the board face down and you attempt to wake them up. Other cards people can play can either steal them, or put them back to sleep (and there are defenses against those as well). Pretty simple, but decent enough for a round or two. 

77. Smash Up (avg score: 6) - another card game, where everyone has two factions of "cool" ....things. (Robots, Zombies, Pirates, Wizards, Dinosaurs, Aliens... you know.) Each card is either a 'minion' or an 'action'. There are 4 base cards set up at a time, which give various points if you play enough minions on them to score them. This FEELS like it could be a decent card game, but also like they wanted to jam as much stuff in there as possible, and so it feels overbusy. And the rules for what effects what is many times annoyingly vague. There was also a sense that things weren't exactly balanced very well.  

78. Sorry! (avg. score: 7.5) - I unabashedly love this game. I know it's far from perfect, and it's ENTIRELY (well, like 98.4%) luck based, but, the amount of weird coincidences that happen in this just make me absolutely adore it. Over the years, we've tweaked things to make it even more interesting/weird - like changing it up to where you have to get a piece in EACH of the 4 homes, rather than all 4 in yours. Or, adding a 5th piece. Or everyone starts with 5 cards in their hand to strategically play during the game. All of those make me like it even more.   This time around, we did start playing with just the normal base rules, but along the way, Silas decided to add in a 5th token...because he was going to win "too early". 

So, we all added an extra piece. And.... Steph ended up winning. LOL.  

I really do wish there were Sorry! competitions, like they have with Monopoly and other board games. Maybe there are. 

79 & 80 - Spot It! and Spot It! Basic English (avg score: 5) - children's games where you have cards with lots of pictures (and in the case of Spot It! Basic English, pictures and words) and you have to match them before your opponent.   Grouping these together, because even though they're different games, they're basically the same thing. Anyway, these were just ....you know. There. Really only played them because we're doing all of the games. 

Road to Nowhere - Talking Heads

Today is October 31st, 2025. The song of the day is "Road to Nowhere" by the Talking Heads.

She - Green Day

Today is October 30th, 2025. The song of the day is "She" by Green Day.

Wordle Wednesday #37

 10.22.25 - Animal rights activists were livid and called him a freak and a chump and dangerous, but there’s no denying that his last stunt - attempting to joust against an octopus - was a memorable one.

(I do love throwing animals into these. Anyway, a jousting octopus sounds like a pretty cool thing to see. You know, like via a cartoon or cgi or something. Not in real life.)

10.23.25 - The cashier at Walmart didn’t bat an eye when I bought a quilt, a chain, a drill and a bible.

(This one feels somewhat like cheating, since I was essentially just listing the words, but, hey, it still works.)

10.24.25 - Tuber themed decor for your home is inexpensive, super nutritious, and will amaze any potential buyer.

(I suspect eventually we'll all be living inside potatoes.)

10.25.25 - I’d gauge that cough drop to be at least two thousand kilometers wide.

(That is one massive cough drop.)

10.26.25 - The chart indicated the bluff should wield tons of plump blueberries, but six hours of searching resulted in one lousy blueberry picked with it making a sad plunk in my bucket.

(Blueberries for Sal getting a grimdark reboot was not on my bingo list, but, here we are.)

10.27.25 - On the tenth anniversary of taking over humanity, as a gift to the few survivors, the cyborgs released a retro killing machine made of metal, and that was a sweet thought, however, the fetid odor it produced somewhat cancelled out any appreciation we may have felt.

(It's the thought that counts, but it's the smell that REALLY counts.)

10.28.25 - The precinct experienced the full wrath of the chief when someone put up holly, tinsel, and Christmas lights in October. 

(additional sentence - Stephen King invoked the wrath of his fans when he made Holly Gibney the chief protagonist repeatedly.)

(Yes, super mad police chiefs are tired and done to death at this point, but, I love the idea of one getting pissed at someone putting up decorations too soon. And, yes, October is WAY too soon, you greedy bastards. Also, Holly is fine, but, I just don't get King's obsession with her. [shrug])

Playground - Another Bad Creation

Today is October 29th, 2025. The song of the day is "Playground" by Another Bad Creation.

Closer - Lemaitre

Today is October 28th, 2025. The song of the day is "Closer" by Lemaitre.

Girlfriend - Matthew Sweet

Today is October 27th, 2025. The song of the day is "Girlfriend" by Matthew Sweet.

Welcome to the Church of Rock and Roll - Foxy Shazam

Today is October 26th, 2025. The song of the day is "Welcome to the Church of Rock and Roll" by Foxy Shazam.

Wheels - Foo Fighters

And the bonus song of the day is "Wheels" by the Foo Fighters.

Bus to Beelzebub - Soul Coughing

Today is October 25th, 2025. The song of the day is "Bus to Beelzebub" by Soul Coughing.

A Day in the Life - The Beatles

Today is October 24th, 2025. The song of the day is "A Day in the Life" by The Beatles. Quite possibly my favorite Beatles song. What an absolute masterpiece.

Ball and Chain - Social Distortion

Today is October 23rd, 2025. The song of the day is "Ball and Chain" by Social Distortion.

The Future - Leonard Cohen

Today is October 22nd, 2025. The song of the day is "The Future" by Leonard Cohen.

Wordle Wednesday #36

Ehh. This week's batch ain't the best, but it's been a rough week.

10.15.25 - The apron was so plump, it was practically a spoof.

10.16.25 - My doctor’s advice was to avoid fatty pasta, but she said it in a catty way, and her clothes looked rather ratty, so I ate my ravioli happily.

10.17.25 - The group of vegan zombies started to growl that the soy brains were gross.

(Feel like there's a "plants vs. zombies" joke to be made here, but, eh.)

10.18.25 - The critic had labeled his haven of games as “fakey”, so the manager paced as he waited to see if his opinion held water.

10.19.25 - The girly drinks served at the bottom of the slide did belie that the park was perhaps not the ideal spot to drop off your kids.

(Unless you want them to be drunk.)

10.20.25 - If you claim to have no limit on how low you can go when playing limbo, you better have the skills to back it up.

10.21.25 - Every whale that went through detox had a tepid debut.

(Whales hate 12 step programs.)

Everybody's Changing - Keane

Today is October 21st, 2025. The song of the day is "Everybody's Changing" by Keane.

While My Guitar Gently Weeps - The Beatles

Today is October 20th, 2025. The song of the day is "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" by The Beatles.

Girls and Boys - Blur

Today is October 19th, 2025. The song of the day is "Girls and Boys" by Blur.

Down by the Water - PJ Harvey

Today is October 18th, 2025. The song of the day is "Down by the Water" by PJ Harvey.

Ventura Highway - America

Today is October 17th, 2025. The song of the day is "Ventura Highway" by America.

Always on My Mind - Pet Shop Boys

Today is October 16th, 2025. The song of the day is "Always on My Mind" by the Pet Shop Boys.

Wordle Wednesday #35

 10.8.25 - The mosquito’s to-do list read simply: “today - annoy people”.

(brilliant, if I do say so myself.)

10.9.25 - In an attempt to show how hardy he was, Randy, the new mayor, passed a bylaw stating that if you are tardy, you don’t get to have any pizza for a week.

(Randy's a hardass.)

10.10.25 - The piggy wondered if the lever near the table could remove the flesh from the farmer.

(That'll do, pig.)

10.11.25 - The pancake stack was great but no match for the waffles.

(They ARE thicker.)

10.12.25 - I found that if you wound the gnome, it will panic and head north.

(Feels like video game or role-playing game lore. But, it's probably also just a fact.)

10.13.25 - The weary pirate meant for us to be unable to guess the location he hid the pearl, but it was obvious it was in his beard.

(Oh, Pearlbeard, you silly goose.)

10.14.25 - Everyone in the forum thought that the guy in the suit of armor extolling the deliciousness of a wormy smore was a moron, but nobody said anything.

(I thought about ending this sentence with "everyone" discovering that wormy smores were actually good, and that you shouldn't prejudge. But, went with the warnings of groupthink instead. Both lessons are pretty relevant.)

Pleasant Valley Sunday - The Monkees

Today is October 15th, 2025. The song of the day is "Pleasant Valley Sunday" by The Monkees.

Army of Me - Björk

Today is October 14th, 2025. The song of the day is "Army of Me" by Björk. (This video is awesome.)

Glad All Over - Dave Clark Five

Today is October 13th, 2025. The song of the day is "Glad All Over" by the Dave Clark Five.

Panic Station - Muse

Today is October 12th, 2025. The song of the day is "Panic Station" by Muse.

Give Me Just a Little More Time - Chairmen of the Board

Today is October 11th, 2025. The song of the day is "Give Me Just a Little More Time" by the Chairmen of the Board.

This Could All Be Yours - Guster

And the bonus song of the day is "This Could All Be Yours" by Guster.

Piggy - Nine Inch Nails

Today is October 10th, 2025. The song of the day is "Piggy" by Nine Inch Nails.

Poppin’ a Wheelie! - The Aquabats!

Today is October 9th, 2025. The song of the day is "Poppin' a Wheelie!" by The Aquabats!

Wordle Wednesday #34

 10.1.25 - I hate to spoil your day, but the dress is still gold.

(Those who say it's blue are just nuts.)

10.2.25 - The pilot thought he was witty by measuring the width of the cage for the tiger and standing just outside it.

(Forgot about the length, though.)

10.3.25 - If you smash through a glass door and have a back spasm at the same time, it’s fair to say you’re having a bad day.

(No argument here.)

10.4.25 - I have to relay some bleak news, but relax, it isn’t local.

("Nukes have been deployed." "Oh my god!!" "On Mars."  ".....")

10.5.25 - The venal gremlin had already eaten one of the engines of the plane, but stopped eating the second one when we offered him a free seat on the Hindenburg.

(I love this sentence so much.)

10.6.25 - The tale was told to amuse the dragon, and she put up a good front, but I knew the part regarding how the townspeople lived to abuse mythical creatures was upsetting her, so I had to pause  and segue to something lighter.

(When I get Wordle in six, it's sometimes tough to come up with a good sentence.)

10.7.25 - If you wreck her nylon stockings, run.

(And then, there are the times I get it in two, which brings its own set of problems. I had like four different options for this one before I settled on what I went with. All that being said, this is a pretty amazing sentence too, if I do say so myself.)

Hunger Strike - Temple of the Dog

Today is October 8th, 2025. The song of the day is "Hunger Strike" by Temple of the Dog.

Wouldn't It Be Nice - The Beach Boys

Today is October 7th, 2025. The song of the day is "Wouldn't It Be Nice" by The Beach Boys.

Feels Like Summer - Weezer

Today is October 6th, 2025. The song of the day is "Feels Like Summer" by Weezer.

Eat the Rich - Aerosmith

Today is October 5th, 2025. The song of the day is "Eat the Rich" by Aerosmith.

Another February - Local H

Today is October 4th, 2025. The song of the day is "Another February" by Local H.

Glass Onion - The Beatles

Today is October 3rd, 2025. The song of the day is "Glass Onion" by The Beatles. (Going to go get myself a Pepsi, thanks, Universe.)

Stressed Out - Twenty One Pilots

Today is October 2nd, 2025. The song of the day is "Stressed Out" by Twenty One Pilots.

Wordle Wednesday #33

 9.24.25 - The surgeon, performing the procedure with just a blunt object, flung my liver into the garbage can and emitted a small cluck, because she was a professional, and a chicken.

(Animals doing human jobs is just a thing I like, I guess.)

9.25.25 - We had to break into the museum, look behind the golden drape, remove the frame made of platinum, and open the crate covered with barbed wire to find the newer grape soda.

(Ocean Spray Eleven)

9.26.25 - If we don't let the panda dally when ordering his daily Starbucks, he will freak out. 

(True. Pandas are notoriously high strung.)

9.27.25 - The sweet feeling of frith I felt from escaping the gator evaporated as my truck revealed it was on the fritz.

(Sigh. Stupid "Frith" being accepted.)

9.28.25 - Showing an extraordinary grasp of sarcasm, Stephen said with a goofy tone, “oh goody, another night of gooey gumbo.”

9.29.25 - Remain civil, even if your debate opponent continues to cling to the idea that a mouse will hatch out of an egg.

(I mean....they COULD be right.)

9.30.25 - The melee between the geese and the brine startled me, but when one of the fowl started to quote Churchill, I wondered if I was awake.

("If you're going through hell, keep HONK!")

Dr. Evil - They Might Be Giants

Today is October 1st, 2025. The song of the day is "Dr. Evil" by They Might Be Giants.

2025 games - September

 

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67. Santa Cookie Elf Candy Snowman (avg score:1.5) - A glorified slapjack, where the players place cards down, having to recite the mantra, "Person, Woman, Man, Camera, TV"... or, um, "Santa. Cookie, Elf, Candy, Snowman", and if a card matching the word the player is saying happens to be placed, then you slap the deck to give the cards to the other player. Goal is to get rid of your cards first. There's no real strategy, and nobody in the family likes this game, so we half-heartedly played it for a bit, and will undoubtedly be donating it at the end of the year.

68. Santorini (avg score: 8) - Fun little strategy game where each player has two movers on a 5x5 board, attmepting to get to the top of the towers they build after moving. After we played, Silas mentioned that this is a lot like Connect Four, but more spatial, and I guess that's the case, but I still really like this game, and want to play it more in the future.

69. Scattergories (avg score: 6) - Everyone's got a list of categories. A letter is rolled on a giant letter die, the timer is set for like 2 minutes, and you have to write down answers that match the categories starting with the letter rolled for htat round. Then, everyonoe reveals their answers and if your answer is the same as anone elses (or is invalid somehow), it doesn't count.  Fine enough game, although I think it's probably more fun with more people.

70. Scrabble (avg score:6.5) - Uh. It's Scrabble, yo. You build words with your letter tiles, and certain spots on the board are worth extra points. 

71. Scrambled States of America (avg score: 5.5) - Simple little children's educational card game where each player gets five state cards in front of them. Each card has the state name, the capital, and the state nickname, as well as a cartoon drawing of the anthropomorphized state. You then have to be the first to match one of your states to a card that has something on it. Things like, "Capital starts with an A, B, or C" or "State does NOT touch the ocean" or "State not showing teeth in it smile". At the end of the deck, player with the most cards wins. (Ironically, we both ended up with 24. ...I'm not sure where the remaining two went.) Anyway. It's purely luck, and not a super deep game, but it was fun enough. 

72. Set (avg score: 6.5) - Card game where you have to find sets of 3 cards where each "thing" (color, shape, number of  shapes, and solid-ness) is different (or the same). I like this game, normally, but, just wasn't feeling it when we played yesterday, for whatever reason. One of those games I think you have to be in the right mindset (heh) for.