Easily my favourite song of the year (I can’t believe I haven’t posted it before!) “Letter to Madeline” – Ian Noe
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The Only Connection Between 9/11 and Christmas?
9/11 might be the favourite day of the year for the conspiracy-minded posters on r/conspiracy. 🙂
Music Monday – “She said, “Andy, you’re better than your past”/Winked at me and drained her glass/Cross-legged on a barstool, like nobody sits anymore”
“Elephant” – Jason Isbell (This reaction video where a couple commentators slowly realize what the song’s about is a pretty good supplement to what some feel is the best song of 2013.)
Friday Fun Link – Top 20 Electric Guitar Riffs of All-Time
A bit heavy on the classic rock stuff but still a pretty decent list…
Music Monday – “A civil war vet went to see/If he could get a bit of timber for a new barn/The number 4 sped/From the train overhead came the itty bitty newborn”
“Sarah Jane and the Iron Mountain Maiden” – Steve Martin and Edie Brickell
Secular Sunday – Atheist Summer Camp
As summer comes to an end, I thought this video was appropriate for a Secular Sunday post (and yes, it’s a Christian making fun of atheists for a change!) The gist of the guy’s bit is what kids would learn at an Atheist Summer Camp and the irony is that Shea and I frequently lament […]
Friday Fun Link – The Most Astonishingly Unconventional Children’s Books of 2019
Lots of intriguing titles on this list.
Music Monday – “Now Campbeltown Loch is a beautiful place/But the price of the whiskey is grim/How nice it would be if the whiskey was free/And the Loch was filled up to the brim”
One of the best things about traveling is the people you meet. I met a young guy from Scotland at the Banff Hot Spring and during our conversation, mentioned my grandmother was born in Campbeltown, Scotland. He asked if I knew this old folk song and I admitted that I didn’t (though I quickly filed […]