Perhaps you've seen the series on Amazon - Bosch - or read the books written by Michael Connelly on which the series is based. I was all caught up on my Harlan Coben reading, so I was looking for a new author to start in on, and after a bit of searching, I came across … Continue reading The Music of Detective Harry Bosch
I was checking my Twitter page the other day and I noticed I had a new follower (quite the rare event), and it was from a band I had never heard of. I have no idea how the band came across my Twitter page, but I decided to check them out and see if I should … Continue reading Music Monday: Discovering a Great Irish Band – We Banjo 3 – Thanks to Twitter
Apparently, alcohol is the answer to all of life's problems. At least that's the impression you might get if you read Dan Ariely's latest column in the Wall Street Journal. Here's the first email he received: Hi, Dan. At work we have a large code base—all the source codes for our computer programs—and it’s managed … Continue reading Behavioral Economist’s Latest Solution to Every Problem? Alcohol
In honor of Martin Luther King Day, here is a compilation of some of his favorite songs. Those who knew him say hymns, spirituals, and other religious songs helped carry him through troubled times. While I found several songs mentioned as among his favorites, a few seemed to be mentioned repeatedly. First among these is … Continue reading Music Monday: Martin Luther King’s Favorite Music
My wife and I finally got around to watching Bruce Springsteen’s Broadway show that was released on Netflix on December 18. We would have loved to have seen it live, but the price and logistics made it difficult. From first line to last bow, the film includes the full length of Springsteen’s theatrical creation. Watching … Continue reading Music Monday: Springsteen on Broadway, via Netflix
As I was cutting up our weekly purchase of a dozen bagels so that we could freeze them, I realized how much I loved having a bagel slicer (or as Amazon calls it, a bagel guillotine). We've only had it for about a year, but now I can't remember how we were able to live without … Continue reading Things That Make Life Worth Living
Sometimes I can't remember the name of people I met five minutes ago, but somehow I can sing all the lyrics to both the opening and closing theme songs from the Beverly Hillbillies, from 50 years ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvE9zJgm8OY And when I watched this video until the end, the memories came rushing back as I heard Daisy May … Continue reading Music Monday: Classic TV Theme Songs
It's that time of the year for "best of 2018" lists, and since it's Music Monday, I thought I'd share this "Favorite Songs of 2018" list that Barack Obama put together (and my wife made me aware of). I have to admit that I am not familiar with a single song on this list, and I've … Continue reading Music Monday: Barack Obama’s Favorite Songs of 2018 (AKA songs I’ve never heard of)
My favorite Christmas song is O Holy Night; I think at one point I had at least 20 different versions in my iTunes playlist. So I thought I'd write a blog post that contains links to a variety of versions of the song so that I would always have easy access to them. At the … Continue reading Music Monday: O Holy Night – from Josh Groban to Cartman
I've noted before that Christmas commercials in the U.K. are like Super Bowl commercials in the U.S.; it's one of the highlights of the advertising world. I've already written about my favorite British Christmas commercial of 2018, the ad by John Lewis featuring Elton John. If you missed it, here it is; if you've seen it before, … Continue reading The Best of Britain’s 2018 Christmas Commercials
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