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I’ve got nothing with animal crackers. Sometimes there are Animal Crackers in Happy meals though.

This one is the topic, but not (quite) a toothpick. Almost.

It’s not about a toothpick but it mentions one. Try again?

The guy is a great writer and storyteller. Pick a random topic (maybe anything other than sci-fi) and I’ll. Bet I can link a great song. Go.

Anyone like the cop show Bosch?

The original is and all time great. Saw MK play it live in 2015 and my jaw was on the floor. He has a great band. He’s done some work the the artist who made the remake below. This is one I think is better than the original.

Mine was probably basketball because I wasn't able to get much better despite playing pretty frequently. I was good with effort which allowed me to be useful defending and rebounding. Beyond that and brief spurts of hitting jumpers for a two minute span (with a three week wait in between spurts), I wasn't good. I was worse at tennis but at least have the excuse of not playing a lot. I could never get the hang of serving. Is pool a sport? If it is, that would be my worst. We had a nice table in my college apartment and decided to keep standings. There were four of us and we decided to play each other thirty three times each to end up with ninety nine games each. Is 2-97 a good record? I had one legitimate win and another time when my opponent scratched on the 8 ball. My roommates were all good players but 2-97 is 2-97.

This song drove me crazy because they played it so much (and because it’s terrible) that I actually called a radio station to request that they NOT play it.

I took the wife to see this trio in November. Regardless of what type of music you like, don’t miss a chance to see them if you get one. There were ten jaw dropping moments because of their sheer singing talent. They sang the song below. I knew a lot of their music but not this one. It’s a cover of the last song Warren Zevon wrote (he knew he was dying). It’s sad enough on its own but we had just put our dog to sleep. There is a line that says I’m tied to you like the buttons on your blouse which couldn’t be a more perfect description of how that dog looked at my wife. I couldn’t look over at her or I’d have lost it.

I grew up a big Yankees fan but quit them at about fifteen for what are probably unusual reasons. The Yankees had just begun to win World Series’ but a lot of my favorite players were not prominent and were replaced by more expensive guys. Fred Stanley, their shortstop, really contributed to their 1977 championship. He was my favorite player and was rewarded by being ditched for Bucky Dent. I hated Dent more than Red Sox fans did. Roy White got shoved aside. There were others too so I quit. The wins felt more like relief than excitement. I picked the Padres in part because the Buffalo Braves had moved to San Diego so I had two teams in each city. Then they lost Dave Winfield to the Yankees so I actually hated the Yankees for a while. I’m Yankee neutral now and have been for a long time but the Padres were solidified as my favorite team for good once the incomparable (player and person) Tony Gwynn came along.

This woman's voice is too much to believe. Everything she sings is great but when she does live versions, her talent level is scary.

I was referencing Going Home (Local Hero) by the great Geordie Mark Knopfler.