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Music Monday – “Everybody sour like a lemon tree/I’m just smiling down upon my enemies/Do this shit, I love it on the daily/You say you hate your job, but you’ll never leave, never leave”

“Vacation” – Dirty Heads

Posted 18 February 2019 § Humour § Travel § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “I don’t practice Santeria, I ain’t got no crystal ball/I had a million dollars but I’d, I’d spend it all.”

“Santeria” – Sublime 

Posted 11 February 2019 § PopCulture § Travel § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “And there’ll be sun, sun, sun all over our bodies/And sun, sun, sun all down our necks/And there’ll be sun, sun, sun all over our faces/And sun, sun, sun, so what the heck”

Hey look!  I went through an added an “allinclusive” tag to all my posts about various aspects of our all-inclusive holidays over the years to make them easier to find instead of just using the “holiday” tag which is a bit broader. I’m clearly getting excited with three weeks to go (and songs like the one […]

Posted 04 February 2019 § PopCulture § Travel § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “Stick it up, mister, hear what I say, sir, yeah/Get your hands in the air, sir/And you will get no hurt, you say”

Countdown is on to our Mexico vacation – less than a month now! Plus the temperature is -35 and falling as I type this so our holiday can’t come fast enough. Maybe this song can warm me up? “54-46 – That’s My Number” – Toots and the Maytals

Posted 28 January 2019 § PopCulture § Travel § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “I am flesh and I am bone/Arise, ting ting, like glitter and gold”

Guest post by Shea who introduced me to this song/artist… “Glitter and Gold” – Barns Courtney

Posted 21 January 2019 § Shea § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – “She asked me to change the station/Said the song just drove her insane/But it weren’t just the music playing/It was me that she was trying to blame”

“Far From Me” – John Prine

Posted 14 January 2019 § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – “I can’t take my eyes off you/I can’t take my eyes off you/I can’t take my eyes off you”

Goddamn, this is a good song. “The Blower’s Daughter” – Damien Rice

Posted 07 January 2019 § PopCulture § UK § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – “It’s Christmastime in Washington/The Democrats rehearsed/Gettin’ into gear for four more years/Things not gettin’ worse”

“Christmas in Washington” – Steve Earle

Posted 24 December 2018 § News § Politics § United States § Video § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , ,

Music Monday – “Where is Santa at his sleigh?/Tell me why is it always this way?/Where is Rudolph? Where is Blitzen, baby?/Merry Christmas, merry merry merry Christmas”

“Merry Christmas (I Don’t Wanna Fight Tonight)” – The Ramones

Posted 10 December 2018 § PopCulture § Xmas ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “Lord it’s like a hard candy Christmas/I’m barely getting through tomorrow/But still I won’t let/Sorrow bring me way down”

The phrase “hard candy Christmas” refers to a time in American history when many families who did not have much money could only afford to give penny candy to their children at Christmas…The hard candy metaphor suggests that life can be hard and sweet at the same time. “Hard Rock Candy” – Dolly Parton

Posted 03 December 2018 § Library § PopCulture § Work § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,