How to contain a legend
09 December 2022
The rings in the Twelve Days of Christmas
18 November 2022
The holidays are here!
05 November 2022
The holidays are here at last, and I can play and sing Christmas songs without fear of seeming like a weirdo. I know it’s the holiday because I went to a Starbucks the other day, and they had switched to their holiday decorations and beverages. And they were playing holiday music. But the thing that truly marks the start of the holiday season is Mariah Carey’s Halloween/Christmas transition video. For the last several years, Carey will release a video after all the festivities of Halloween have ended. The video often transitions into her singing, “All I want for Christmas Is You.” (see tweet below) What an earworm of a song. The other day, I was listening to a podcast, and the host posited how many times a person could listen to that one song on a loop without getting tired. I could give it a good hour before bailing, I think. Mariah Carey certainly has some great hits, but that song and its parent album. I am sure her progeny will continue from the royalties for generations.
A new look at Jupiter
24 August 2022
Images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) show Jupiter in such a beautiful light. I have seen pictures of Jupiter before, and you get a sense of the size and scope of this planetary behemoth. But, it always seemed dull, muted, a lumbering giant. But these new pics from the JWST, my god, it so vibrant. Of course, it’s an aggressively hostile environment to human life and existence, but still, it’s gorgeous, like looking on an icy tundra after a blizzard.
Adventures with Lyft - Vomiting passengers
23 July 2022
Had a passenger vomit in my vehicle to the point where.
America leaps backward
26 June 2022
It has finally happened. The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS).