Ænema - Tool

Today is June 26th, 2025. The song of the day is "Ænima" by Tool.

Wordle Wednesday #19

 6.18.25 - Here's the plan: munch on lunch, join a union, punch a Nazi or five, get drunk.

(Maybe not even in that order!!)

6.19.25 - Horse is to burro as tarot is to curio. 

(This FEELS correct, but I don't know if it actually is.)

6.20.25 - Picasso’s “Blue Period” was actually a reply to his lesser-known “Taupe Phase”. 

(This FEELS correct, but I don't know if it actually is.)

6.21.25 - If you lose your chair in the glade, you have no one to blame but yourself.

(Not my chair, not my problem.)

6.22.25 - Don’t just bitch about the constant thrum of the tv theme songs, either thank me or shoot me.

(Thank you for being a friend....)

6.23.25 - Oddly, trying to travel the globe in a lowly truck will only get you so far.

(Yeah, those stupid oceans are notoriously difficult to drive over.)

6.24.25 - It may elate you to know the elite must elect a new towel president once a decade.

("Towel president" is a neat phrase.)

Hallways - Islands

And the bonus song of the day is "Hallways" by Islands.

Black Hole Sun - Soundgarden

Today is June 25th, 2025. The song of the day is "Black Hole Sun" by Soundgarden.

(I remember when this video first came out it terrified me. All these years later, the effects are just silly looking. Still a great tune, though.)

25 or 6 to 4 - Chicago

Today is June 24th, 2025. The song of the day is "25 or 6 to 4" by Chicago. (See what I did there?)

Traumatized - Grouplove

Today is June 23rd, 2025. The song of the day is "Traumatized" by Grouplove.

Bitchin' Camaro - The Dead Milkmen

Today is June 22nd, 2025. The song of the day is "Bitchin' Camaro" by The Dead Milkmen.

Come on Eileen - Save Ferris

Today is June 21st, 2025. The song of the day is "Come On Eileen" by Save Ferris.

No Reply - The Beatles

Today is June 20th, 2025. The song of the day is "No Reply" by The Beatles. (Yay, Pepsi!!)

My Horse Likes You - Bonaparte

Today is June 19th, 2025. The song of the day is "My Horse Likes You" by Bonaparte.

Wordle Wednesday #18

 6.11.25 - That crazy plant was plaid!

(Plaid doesn't exist in nature, apparently. That ...feels like a fact I've read somewhere. But, I probably read it online, which means it's a lie. Which means that's NOT a crazy plant... Um. What were we talking about?)

6.12.25 - In the unaired finale of G.I. Joe, a vixen uses a genie to wish for Cobra Commander to simply plink out of existence.

(And now you know. And knowing is half the battle!)

6.13.25 - The captain of the ship was rather blase about how the bulge sticking out of the lake before us was on course to knock into the boat’s bilge.

(Freaking captains and their Laissez-faire attitudes. That's how you get shipwrecks!!)

6.14.25 - To make a ghost not shout, throw it a fifty.

(LOL)

6.15.25 - The quail had a bunny in its purse.

(Debated between having a quail with a bunny in its purse, and a bunny having a quail in its purse. I THINK this one's funnier.)

6.16.25 - A  few minor complaints I had about the restaurant were that all the waiters looked like Tom Petty; the steak was fed to you in a chute; and the four hour wait.

(The waiting...is the hardest part.)

6.17.25 - As a prank, Frank left a gross array of white sprinkles on the crumb cake.

(Good one, Frank. Good one.)

Union Of The Snake - Duran Duran

Today is June 18th, 2025. The song of the day is "Union of the Snake" by Duran Duran.

White & Nerdy - "Weird Al" Yankovic

Today is June 17th, 2025. The song of the day is "White & Nerdy" by "Weird Al" Yankovic.

I'm Not Bitter - The Minus 5

Today is June 16th, 2025. The song of the day is "I'm Not Bitter" by The Minus 5.

Pump Up The Jam - Technotronic

Today is June 15th, 2025. The song of the day is "Pump Up the Jam" by Technotronic.

Birthday - The Beatles

And the bonus song of the day (why, not!) is "Birthday" by The Beatles.

Gonna go get myself a Pepsi to celebrate. :)

Change - Boingo

Today is June 14th, 2025. The song of the day is "Change" by Boingo. 

It's also my 50th, birthday. 50! Crazy. 

And, yes, for a long time I considered this my absolute favorite song ever. I think it still ranks up there. It's 16 minutes long, and it's a journey.  It...is also just deeply deeply personal for me this year. 

Without going into it fully, I'll simply say, that I think that I can finally answer Danny's question with a "yes. I DO." (And... I think that I'm actually going to.)

Here are the lyrics:

Don't you ever wonder why, nothing ever seems to change
If it does it's for the worse, seems it's just a modern curse
Sometimes when I take a peek outside of my little cage,
Everyone looks so asleep, will they die before they wake

And, hey. . . Don't you know? We're just products of our time and Hey . . .
What d'ya say? Show me yours, I'll show you mine

Better dumb and happy than smart and without any friends
Better cute and better loud, better join up with the crowd
Keep up or be left behind, there's a dust storm in my mind
Seems I can't see straight these days, doesn't matter anyway
Hey . . . Don't you know? We're just products of our times and
Hey, what d'ya say? Show me yours, I'll show you mine

Hey, what d'ya say? Hey, what d'ya say? Please don't ever -
Oh God, here's that question now. The one that makes me go insane
I'd gladly tear my heart out if you never, never, never, never change

Do you want to change? Do you want to change right now?
Do you want to change . . . I like my stupid life, just the way it is
And I wouldn't even change it for a thousand flying pigs

And I like you just the way you are, I like your face just the way it is
And I wouldn't even change it for a herd of screaming kids
And I like you just the way you are, I like you though you may not like me back
I would dazzle you with brilliance, if I only had the knack

'Cause I like you just the way you are, I like this life just the way it is
And the castles all around me, have been melting now for years
And it kills my brain to think of all the time I wasted here
All the efforts, sweat, and broken hearts, the screaming and the tears

And I'm dreaming again . . . Floating in a pool of mud
Try to get back where I was and I don't really care

Got a little talking to, by the mirror in my room, and I don't really care . . .
Whispering voices from the dead, come from underneath my bed
And I don't really care . . .

I like my stupid life just the way it is
And the chaos that surrounds me like a flock of screaming pigs
And it hurts my brain to think of all the stupid things I've said
And if I could change the future I would change the past instead
And I'm dreaming again . . . and I'm dreaming again . . .

Baby - sometimes I worry about you
Sometimes you're so far away, tell me what to do
I say, Baby . . . sometimes I worry about you
Sometimes I just can't believe everything you do
I say, Baby . . . sometimes I worry about you
Every day I feel the same, don't you feel it too
I say, Baby . . . sometimes I worry about me
Seems I'm falling down a lot, in between the scenes
I say, Baby . . . sometimes I worry about me
Getting harder all the time, harder now to see
I say, Baby . . . sometimes I worry about me
Light another cigarette, have another dream

It's the same thing every day, nothing ever seems to change and I . . .

Do you really want to change?
Testaments and growing pains. Tranquilizers for the soul.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained - evolution's cruelest joke
Why is everyone upset? I once knew but I forget. Something happened,
Something strange, something it appears has changed

Hey . . . Don't you know? We're just products of our times
And hey, what d'ya say? Show me yours, I'll show you mine

Hey, what d'ya say? Hey, what d'ya say? Please don't ever -
Oh God, here's that question now, the one that makes me go insane
I'd gladly tear my heart out if you never, never, never, never change

I Know the End - Phoebe Bridgers

Today is June 13th, 2025. The song of the day is "I Know the End" by Phoebe Bridgers.

Cold Cold Cold - Cage The Elephant

Today is June 12th, 2025. The song of the day is "Cold Cold Cold" by Cage the Elephant.

Wordle Wednesday #17

 6.4.25 - Smart members of the class chase their passions and don’t cease, ever.

(Mm. Inspiring words, indeed.)

6.5.25 - The datum we can use to determine if the mayor is indeed human is if we know what album can amuse her.

(She likes Nickelback. Results: Inconclusive.)

6.6.25 - The American populace needs to be eased into the fact that they frequently elect people in error, but how can we edify them?

(Well, firstly, don't elect people who like Nickelback. I think we can all agree on that.)

6.7.25 - The truth is that if you reuse your sauce making jumbo shrimp, you will flunk your cooking classes.

("Why does my sundae taste like shellfish?")

6.8.25 - I doubt that our lease says anything regarding ranch dressing as a glaze on doughnuts.

(I don't know... there's a LOT of fine print...)

6.9.25 - I had to tell the Apology Committee that it was an honor to be chosen as the Chairman of the Board, but I’m sorry, I can’t do it.

(Sorry, not sorry. This sentence is brilliant.)

6.10.25 - The vapid worker at the taffy shop checked her watch as the laser beam demolished the tango studio across the street.

(LOL, so is this one.)

Crazy = Genius - Panic! At the Disco

Today is June 11th, 2025. The song of the day is "Crazy = Genius" by Panic! At the Disco.

Last Dance - Donna Summer

Today is June 10th, 2025. The song of the day is "Last Dance" by Donna Summer.

Ho Hey - The Lumineers

Today is June 9th, 2025. The song of the day is "Ho Hey" by The Lumineers.

Delicate - Damien Rice

Today is June 8th, 2025. The song of the day is "Delicate" by Damien Rice.

I Just Wanna Shine - Fitz and The Tantrums

Today is June 7th, 2025. The song of the day is "I Just Wanna Shine" by Fitz and the Tantrums.

Grace Kelly - Mika

And the bonus song of the day is "Grace Kelly" by Mika.

Eye - The Smashing Pumpkins

Today is June 6th, 2025. The song of the day is "Eye" by the Smashing Pumpkins.

Human Behavior - Björk

Today is June 5th, 2025. The song of the day is "Human Behavior" by Björk.

Wordle Wednesday #16

 5.28.25 - I knew my enemy would latch onto the idea of making a plaid blanket for a polar bear.

5.29.25 - The job of the Fun Police is to quash any topic that lets people feel merry or may make them blush.

(ACAB. Fun Police even more so.)

5.30.25 - Hearing the idiom, “Be grand, dodge stuff” just made me moody.

(Well, yeah. Cuz talk is cheap. Having to actually put the work in makes me upset.)

5.31.25 - I started my therapy session by admitting, “I have a light habit of murder, but that’s neither here nor there.”

(Dexter? Actually, I've never seen that show, but. I'm still semi-literate in pop culture.)

6.1.25 - We had to plead with the youth to not be so rough with the couch.

(*insert image of JD Vance here.*)

6.2.25 - The supposed talking ostrich went on live television and gave no reply to the questions, causing critics to call it a ‘preen conference’ instead of a press conference.

(Man. I SO want to see President Ostrich.)

6.3.25 - The chime from the disgusting miser would imply that the admin needed to unmix his vomit.

(This is possibly the grossest sentence I've written. The words 'unmix' and 'vomit' should never be that close to one another.)

Sell Out - Reel Big Fish

Today is June 4th, 2025. The song of the day is "Sell Out" by Reel Big Fish.

I Want You (She's So Heavy) - The Beatles

Today is June 3rd, 2025. The song of the day is "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" by The Beatles. 

One - go get a soda. Two - freaking MASTERPIECE. I think this is possibly my favorite Beatles song.

Rosanna - Toto

Today is June 2nd, 2025. The song of the day is "Rosanna" by Toto.

Purple Yellow Red & Blue - Portugal. The Man

Today is June 1st, 2025. The song of the day is "Purple Yellow Red & Blue" by Portugal. The Man.