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Saturday, April 05, 2025

The Sounds of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel

Today is April 5th, 2025. The song of the day is "The Sounds of Silence" by Simon & Garfunkel.

Friday, April 04, 2025

Home Sweet Home - Mötley Crüe

And the bonus song of the day is "Home Sweet Home" by Mötley Crüe.

Teen Angst (What the World Needs Now) - Cracker

Today is April 4th, 2025. The song of the day is "Teen Angst (What the World Needs Now)" by Cracker.

Thursday, April 03, 2025

Flyswatter - eels

Today is April 3rd, 2025. The song of the day is "Flyswatter" by the eels.

Wednesday, April 02, 2025

Wordle Wednesday #7

3.26.25 - If you are able to bleed from your elbow at will, a bad spot to do that trick is on a plane.

(True. Although, is there really a good spot to do it?)

3.27.25 - If you can raise the speed of how fast you fold a sheet by seven, you’ll get the laundry done in no time.

(Okay, but what if there's a trade-off? Like, sure, sheet-folding increased by sevenfold, but my sock matching skills decreased by ten!)

3.28.25 - Enact the verse oddly, and the prize will surge into your hands.

(Despite following this advice, Björk has never won a grammy.)

3.29.25 - See if you can shape your sorry to sound more authentic.

(Sorry, I can't.)

3.30.25 - Will the cost of the scary paint alter the total quota?

(I'm going to go out on a limb and say "yes", because everything costs more lately.)

3.31.25 - The bland crime did not boost the booty behind the booth.

(Well, crime doesn't pay.)

4.1.25 - Newer Jewel music is cool.

(Hey, Jewel's back in Wordle Wednesday. Is... is she even making new music, though?)

Save Me - Remy Zero

Today is April 2nd, 2025. The song of the day is "Save Me" by Remy Zero.

Tuesday, April 01, 2025

Mr. Wilson - Optiganally Yours

Today is April 1st, 2025. The song of the day is "Mr. Wilson" by Optiganally Yours.

Monday, March 31, 2025

We've fallen behind a bit in our challenge, this month was just not nearly as active as it should have been to stay on track. Hopefully April is more gamified. That being said, we did play SOME games this month...

16. Chess (avg score, 10. It's chess.) - I really thought I had this one, but, nope. Steph won again. Was a good game, though.

17. Chick-a-pig (avg score 8) - Another strategy game, with a handful of luck thrown in. You have to arrange to get your pigs off the board, they move essentially like rooks in chess - they can move as many spaces in a horizontal or vertical direction until they run into another pig, a hay bale, or a cow (or the edge of the board). Hay bales move like kings (just one space in any direction). And the cow moves like a teleporting king, whenever a 1 is rolled. The cow also leaves poop spaces behind, which, if your pig moves thru one, results in a penalty of some sort. Pretty fun little game, with a nice bit of silliness included in it.

18. Dos (avg score 6) - Uno's slightly more sophisticated cousin, maybe? It's Uno, but a little more complicated. Once we got into the rhythm of how to play, though, it became easier. You match colors or numbers on the cards face up, and if you can't, you draw another card. Pretty fun time-filler game, and we should play it more in the future.

19. Dragonwood (avg score 6.5) - Card and dice game (so a LOT of luck involved) where you have to draw cards that allow you to roll dice to collect monsters with points on them. Not a horrible game, just aimed at a younger demographic, I think, and not really anything that made this a standout game for me. It's perfectly acceptable, just don't think it would ever be somethng that would be my first pick if we were going to have a game night.