Wisdom and whimsy in moderate doses
Music is magic. It can set a mood, change a mood or break a mood. Which brings me to my brilliant idea of the day. A soundtrack for your life. I want a website that builds a soundtrack. Crappy day at work? There’s a song for that. Dog ran away? Fired? Made a delicious cake?… Continue reading There’s a song for that
Kevin came to St. Louis on Thursday! What do you think we did first? Shimmy up the Gateway Arch? Meander through Forest Park? Take a nap? Hide from Bear? Watch “Take me to St. Louis”? Nope. We talked to web celeb Ross Mathews. And then we spent the next two days singing “The Trolley Song.”
Text message conversation of the week: Me: Why does the government care where I went to high school? Won’t that count against me? My brother: I’m not sure if the Marshall High School is such a big deal for them. I think it actually makes the background check easier because so many people from Marshall… Continue reading It’s sad because it’s true
The Marist Institute for Public Opinion put together a poll to try to find the most annoying word or phrase. “Whatever” won, followed by “you know.” “Gussied up” is at the top of my list. Ick. There’s also something about the word “panties.” And words that have double vowels are weird — like “beer” or… Continue reading Whatever, you know?
Improv Everywhere took to Brooklyn’s streets with 2,000 invisible dogs. My grandparents had an invisible dog. Here they’re taking it for a walk along the beach at South Padre Island, Texas. They were so ahead of their time. (Cleaning up after invisible dogs has to be easier than cleaning up after real dogs. Although it… Continue reading Have you seen this?