Posts Categorized: music, the internet, and life

Song shuffle tarot

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OK, I’m playing this game that user waitingtoderail introduced and I love it, you can play it as many times as you like and still amuse yourself, at least. I love accidental meaning in general; the illusion of meaning, that is, arising from randomness. The million monkeys pounding keyboards and that sort of thing. Oh,… Read more »

Audio: Sharon Shannon

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You’re up for some Irish accordion and fiddle, I just know you are. (Skip down to start listening and to rate the music.) Some years ago, I was lucky enough to first hear Sharon Shannon and the Woodchoppers in concert. What a rousing, joyous party of a show! What I didn’t know until recently is… Read more »

Review: The Mother Hips

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The latest Mother Hips album, Kiss The Crystal Flake, is so good I can hardly stop listening to it. It’s rousing and swoon-inducing by turns (especially if you close your eyes and visualize demi-god Tim Bluhm ;-) I’m in danger of overdosing on the ballad “Let Somebody.” I always did have a sweet tooth. The… Read more »

Quick trick for peeling garlic

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I find peeling garlic in the normal manner very tedious. I use this trick to speed it up. Put your unpeeled garlic clove(s) in a microwave oven and heat for a few seconds. How long depends on how much garlic you have and how powerful your microwave is. I usually set it for 10 seconds…. Read more »