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Complaints & Observations
Complaints
&
Observations
Blog Posts. *Disregard the poor formatting. I'm not a website builder or what have you*
Jul 11, 2022
Friday Thoughts XXII
It ain't Friday, but who really cares? I've been saying for weeks that I wanted to blog, but I'm too scatterbrained and lazy to do it,...
May 6, 2022
Friday Thoughts XXI
The Agony of Defeat & Craig Finn This music was burned into my brain at a very young age... "The agony of defeat." That ski jumper is...
Apr 29, 2022
Friday Thoughts XX
I'm a mostly useless individual, jobs (again) and Weird Al It's another Friday where I essential journal a bit for my own self...
Apr 22, 2022
Friday Thoughts XIX
Writing simply for the sake of writing, kakistocracy & Kakistocracy Another week has passed and American society is finding new ways to...
Apr 18, 2022
Friday Thoughts XVIII
Disappointments and the best way to handle them. Also, a bit of Musk. Disappointments are a part of life and without them, the highs...
Apr 1, 2022
Friday Thoughts XVII
It's been almost 2 months since my last Friday Thought... ...and like a tree falling in the forest when no one's around; did it really...
Feb 4, 2022
Friday Thoughts XVI
Attractive People, calling with good news & new music I'm terribly sorry to the zero people that read this blog that I was unable to post...
Jan 14, 2022
Friday Thoughts XV
Strip club food, a movie trailer revisit & INXS As I write this I'm in the midst of another dumb Twitter thing as a bunch of people can't...
Jan 7, 2022
Friday Thoughts XIV
Hello...it has been a long time. Finally back on this shit that no one reads, but that I enjoy writing so...uhmm...yeah. Coming up with...
Dec 10, 2021
Friday Thoughts XIII
Sudden moments of realization, the Midwest & new music As I'm wont to do, I spend far too much time thinking. Thinking, in general, isn't...
Nov 26, 2021
Friday Thoughts XII
Oversharers, Thanksgiving and new music Had the somewhat unenjoyable experience recently of spending time with someone who just could not...
Nov 12, 2021
Friday Thoughts XI
Tardiness, delivery apps and country music I abhor tardiness. I don't want to use the word hate, but I hate it. I hate being late. I hate...
Nov 5, 2021
Friday Thoughts X
Memories, football and the current state of things I'm incredibly envious of people who can remember...well just about anything. My brain...
Oct 22, 2021
Friday Thoughts IX
More Adele, a 13 year old blog post and #GreatBandName. I've never really had anything specific against Adele's music. I've always been...
Oct 1, 2021
Friday Thoughts VIII
Aging rock stars, sex toys & trends I'm writing this while listening to Spotify's new releases. It's a killer algorithm based on all the...
Sep 24, 2021
Friday Thoughts VII
A bunch of albums turning 30 makes me feel both old and thankful Today, September 24 is a monumental day in music. It's the release date...
Sep 14, 2021
Looking For...Answers?
Searching for something, but not knowing what that "something" is. Over the past 18 months or so, I've read a lot about Stoicism,...
Sep 10, 2021
Jobs, LinkedIn & Coconut Water
One of these things is not like the others. More than a month or so ago, I got a call from a recruiting company that I had interacted...
Aug 30, 2021
Monday Mornings
Nothing in particular. Just musings. It's Monday and the start of a new week. Huzzah. Time marches forward as it's wont to do and I'm...
Aug 16, 2021
Ok, now what?
When does asking yourself this question over and over again become too much? As I sit here during another lunch break from what is...
Jul 30, 2021
Catchy Blog Post Title
I'm not entirely sure what I wanted to title this post so here we are. I had mentioned on today's show that I was going to have a blog...
Jul 8, 2021
"Ladies & Gentlemen...The Beatles!"
*Cue absurdly high-pitched, ear piercing female screams* This morning I read the daily newsletter from Craig Calcaterra, he's a "former"...
Jun 29, 2021
Merchandise. Stuff. Et Cetera
It's suggested that hashtags go here. #merchandise #stuff #etcetera Greetings, lost internet traveler. If you've landed here, chances are...
Sep 18, 2020
Friday Thoughts VI
Short and sweet today. Happy Friday. I trust you're all well and are ready for what I hope will be a fun and or relaxing weekend. Busy...
Sep 11, 2020
Friday Thoughts V
A look at the Celtics Game 7 tonight, Lock of the Week picks and some thoughts on the 19th anniversary of 9/11 Well here we are again for...
Sep 4, 2020
Hello. It Has Been A Long Time
Lock of the Week picks, The Pour House and some other crap It's been far too long since I've done this mainly because I'm lazy. Ok it's...
Jul 24, 2020
Friday Thoughts IV
Billy Joel sucks, etc. Seriously, Billy Joel's music isn't good. There is one solitary exception. That's it. I won't apologize for being...
Jun 12, 2020
Friday Thoughts III
I need to do a better job with this website. I had wanted to do a LOT more writing with this site, but that hasn't happened as I wanted...
May 22, 2020
Friday Thoughts II
Yeah, I missed last Friday. So what? You're not reading it anyways. Here we are on careening towards 'the official start of Summer' or...
May 14, 2020
No, seriously, the guy pissed himself in front of the RMV.
Seriously. (Courtesy @BlueCalifornia6)
May 13, 2020
Better to listen to than the podcast...
Another weekly feature? Sure, why not, I've got nothing else to do. In an effort to spare you from non-stop podcast advertising, I wanted...
May 8, 2020
Friday Thoughts
Another week has passed so let's talk about it. And, let's also talk about what's coming next week. Christ, I can't even come up with a...
May 6, 2020
Episode One Preview
Totally missed May the Fourth, but I'm going to talk about Star Wars anyways. I enjoy Star Wars. I always have and I probably always...
May 1, 2020
The Start Of Something That You'll Tell Your Friends "it's not the worst thing I've heard before."
The long wait that you didn't know you were in the midst of is now over. Complaining on the internet has a new home! Well this is the...
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