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Let's Listen
To A Flock Of Seagulls.
... and The Cure.
A similarity I just noticed.
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You're welcome.
We Barely Knew Ye
Six months later, we have to replace the replacement hot water heater.
A least it's under warranty.
WIP
Time to wrap this album up. It's been in progress for far too long. The oldest song here, "Blue Demeanor", was finished in September 2021. And the latest, "Baloney", was finished last week.
I give you WIP.
(Work In Progress)
Bonus fact: six of the titles are puns related to the scale/mode use in that song. When there are no lyrics, what a song is about isn't always obvious, so titles don't mean much. Obviously, there's nothing about a Delorean in the instrumental "Delorian Dream", but it is in D Dorian. At one point, there was a concept to do all songs in modes of D (because D is really handy on a guitar neck).
At the time, I didn't know King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard used a similar concept for their fun 2022 album "Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms and Lava" - each song is in a different mode, and the first letter of each title identifies the mode.
Baloney
Let's listen to Smaller Animals!
"Baloney", Smaller Animals
You're welcome.
Small Government Conservatism
Last month, Louisiana became the first state to require an ID from residents to access pornography online. Since then, seven states have rushed to follow in Louisiana’s footsteps. According to a tracker from Free Speech Coalition, Florida, Kansas, South Dakota, and West Virginia introduced similar laws, and laws in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Virginia are seemingly closest to passing. If passed, some of these laws could be enforced promptly, while some bills in states like Florida and Mississippi specify that they wouldn’t take effect until July.
On The Brink
I have a feeling.
I have a feeling that we're all about to learn about the hobby of DIY high-altitude balloons.
Perspective
Maybe it's because I've spent too much time in Blender lately but I feel compelled to try to make a model of that interior and animate it.
My New Least Favorite
"Click to get your one-time code"
It's now nearly impossible to use the internet without a phone.
Spelling
I just learned something fundamental about English spelling / pronunciation. And I'm shocked I was never explicitly taught it.
Rule:
A vowel that precedes two identical consonants is always a short vowel.
Egging
Logging
Stuff
Spill
Conning (ex vs coning)
Purr
Related rule:
Short vowels can also precede single consonants. So the former rule isn't actually super-useful.