Yeah, twenty this time…I haven’t done this in a couple of weeks, so I figure I owe it to my devoted random ten following, if such an entity actually exists. And, as I compile this (Thursday night), I’ve got the time to sit and listen to my portable music collection while I pack up my […]

The year’s almost up; and more importantly, I’m done travelling for the year. Of course, I pick up again the first full week of January, but I’m not going to think about that right now, as that way lies madness. Here’s some tunes, as the name suggests, chosen at random by my mp3 player: “Naive” […]

Come the end-of-year holidays, I get a bit down; not sure why, but we all have our things. And, I deal with it, usually well enough, especially when there aren’t people constantly telling me “snap out of it” (with our without slaps from 80’s Cher), and that I’m supposed to be excessivly cheery during this […]

nothing to see here; move along….just today’s tunes: “Chains” – The Beatles “Turning Japanese” – Liz Phair “Sweet Child O’ Mine” – Guns n’ Roses “Duchess” – Genesis “Hungry Like The Wolf” – Duran Duran “Nugget Man” – Paul and Storm w/ Coulton “It’s Like That” – Run DMC “The Big Money” – Rush “Pirates” […]

Seeing as this was one of the least eventful weeks in recent memory, but in order to avoid this site from turning into nothing but a succession of “random ten” entries, I’m going to just play stream of consciousness and toss some random observations and links out into the aether for anyone who’s interested…. ♦If […]

A little while back, I mentioned my dramatic victory in the weekly “guess the song lyrics” contest at work. Today I received my spoils: That’s my trophy, three inches high and constructed of the highest quality injection-molded plastic, with a hand-lettered inscription commemorating my devastating victory in the cutthroat sport of lyrical recall. And a […]

I am glad that I am not out in the trenches malls today. There’s a reason why I do all my shopping online. You folks have fun, though – I’m just not up to having to fight crowds of soccer moms in full make-up and designer sweatsuits skirmishing for a limited supply of cheap 720p […]

Just wrapped up another week on the road where I probably didn’t need to be on the road, which is a little frustrating – if it’s all the same, I’d rather sleep in my own bed, thanks. The only uniquely travel-necessary thing I accomplished is victory in the weekly “guess the song” trivia contest that […]

It’s been quite a week, mostly lows, but a few peaks here and there. Still, I’m rather glad it’s winding down, and I can have a day or two to rest a bit, and take care of some routine things that have fallen by the wayside. In any case, hit it: “Love is Nothing” – […]

I’m kind of tired thanks to some irregular sleeping patterns while I was off of work, but other than that, overall, this has been an historically damned good week; moderately for me in my little corner of the world (yay, new toys!), and really very good for the country at large (yay, new leadership!). Next […]