I’m a Loser
I could not figure out today's Wordle puzzle. And that's OK. I didn't share that one to the thread I use for my results because I don't really need to…
Making the Grade … Barely
As many people are wont to do in their mid-40s, I have turned nostalgic. I have always had this streak, but the good times of college have really flooded back recently.…
Going (Back) to the Go-Go’s
In January 1982, my brother Kevin took me to my first rock concert. Ostensibly. we went to the Cap Centre in Landover, Md., to see The Police, but the opening…
ITEOTWAWKI: Pageant Anniversary
I first truly discovered R.E.M. through "Life's Rich Pageant," the band's fourth album. I bought a cassette over Christmas break from college in the summer of 1987, almost a year…
Old 97s videos
A couple more to come when I get a chance.
A Little Song, A Little Dance …
Thanks to my friend Heidi, I discovered that today is a very important anniversary. Thirty-five years ago, the Chuckles Bites the Dust episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show aired.…
Play the Game Right
I have long maintained that the game the kids today call Beer Pong is not really Beer Pong. To play something called Pong, you need to hit the ball with…
ITEOTWAWKI: Eating Crow
OK, the last time I did one of these updates, I expressed disappointment that the re-release of "Reckoning" would be paired with a disc from the Dublin rehearsals prior to…