Posts Categorized: music, the internet, and life

Music Video: The Shins

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The Shins make me grin wide and scratch my befuddled head at the same time. What do these lyrics mean? Frozen into coats, White girls of the North, Fire past one, fire the one, They are the fabled lambs, A Sunday ham, The ancient snow. I still don’t know exactly what the whole song is… Read more »

Tegan and Sara: The Con

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Why I like it, a lot: Even though all the songs basically sound the same, they still manage to be catchy. I like their vocal harmonies. It probably helps that they are twins. The perspective they communicate on heartbreak: painful honesty, taking responsibility for your own feelings. I think of it as a kind of… Read more »

Do I have a mission?

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Over at the Puffin Ranch, Westi asks us if we have a mission.

What is a mission, exactly? I like this definition pretty well, partly stolen from the dictionary, partly my own:

A strongly felt aim, ambition or calling that guides most of one’s waking hours.

I think I used to have a mission or three, back in my twenties and thirties.

Bottled water straight from the tap?

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Not too long ago I asked some coworkers why they buy bottled water rather than using their tap water. “It’s healthier.” “It’s better for you.” I was skeptical of these vague statements, and when questioned, they couldn’t back them up. Turns out they, and millions of Americans, may be wasting their money and creating tons… Read more »