TGIF For Sure....

(Note to self: Must not wake neighbors with laughing)

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Unhealthy Shockingness

During a very disturbing conversation on San Antonio Area foods that can be bought off trucks & at concession stands, I discovered that people in this town have wacked out eating habits. Examples:

Salt on Cantelope / Watermelons - I like sweet/sour combinations but seriously?

Pickle Flavored Snowcones – Not with actual pickle brine (which as someone who has drunk pickle brine I would understand) but pickle flavored syrup expressly producing for making super-disgusting snowcones....Because using real pickle brine would be inauthentic?

Limon-Hot Cheetos with Nacho Cheese (!!!) – The latest hit at high school football games

Just thinking about that last one caused my arteries to harden....In other news, I had a lovely salad for dinner.

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Spree of Auditory Delights

Man, it’s either feast or famine with me music-wise. Last month was gluttony central. In addition to music purchases, I’ve found (via BoingBoing) another wonderful source of internet radio awesomeness! Podomatic offers podcasts that play in your web browser or that are available for download. They have something for everybody, both music and talk radio. Personally, I don’t like talk radio so here’s my favorite stations in the music category:

The Casbah – Only 4 episodes available but what episodes! Produced by someone right here in San Antonio, it’s a wonderful combination of Surf, Oldies, Garage & Punk.

Ready Steady A Go Go – Lots of episodes dedicated to the bands of the British Invasion Era. Really good foot-stomping music from some bands mainstream “oldies” stations often ignore.

Texas Blues Cafe – Exactly what it sounds like. Texas-style blues with a bit of a bawdy twist. Not necessarily for family listening but great fun anyway.

Now for the usual suspects:

CD Baby
Erin Jordan & The Whiskey Temptation “Gateway To Temptation” – Bluesy swing with a wry sense of humor. Not to mention the main singer has a fantastic voice.

Fiddlefire “Playing With Fire” – A family trio, the oldest of which is 15(!). Very good selection including both upbeat numbers and ballads.

Sleepy Horses “Somewhere Out West Lonesome For You” – WOW. Incredibly mellow alt-country that manages to be haunting, fun and diverse all at the same time.

Divahn “Divhan” - Arabic-influenced Jewish music. No really. Great stuff with unique sounds and the harmonies of the four ladies singing are gorgeous.

Amazon CDs:
Atomic Fireballs “Torch This Place” – Amazing modern swing with a unique lead singer. Although the album is normal length, the songs blast out at such a frenetic pace, it’s over too quickly.

“Vintage Collection: Tennessee Ernie Ford” – I bought for “16 Tons” classic song but it’s a really solid collection of standards. I’d never heard of Ernie Ford before but the guy had one heck of a voice.

Amazon Downloads (best of recent):
The Undertones “Bye Bye Baby Blue”
The Adverts “Gary Gilmore’s Eyes”
Rainbow “Sixteenth Century Greensleeves”
Calexico “Attack El Robot! Attack!”
Jonathon Coulton “Someone Is Crazy”
Bedlam Bards “On The Drift (instrumental)”
Rosemary Clooney “Come-On-A My House”
Dr. Horrible's Sing-A-Long Blog Soundtrack "My Eyes"

On a sidenote: Dear God, Amazon Prime is addictive!! I talked myself into signing up for the 3-month free trial a while ago....Seriously, it’s completely awesome to just click on something and know it will be at your doorstep in exactly two days. I’ve been ordering so often that the UPS guy doesn’t even bother dropping off my packages at the apartment office anymore. He just tosses them onto my balcony and adds a little arrow to the sticky note left on my door (I’m not certain if he’s saying “I Threw It Over There *points*” or “Go Over Rail For Package”).

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Study Says Lefties Natural Worrywarts

While I don't necessarily agree with how overwrought they portray us southpaws, I have to admit this study on left-handed people makes a lot of sense just based on my own personal experiences. This in particular is right on the money:

Wright, a lefty, agrees. “They [left-handers] like to colour-code things, they like to write lists, it’s almost a way to alleviate their stress,” she says, adding that she is the classic example of the things that she finds in her work – "which is frightening”.

*Looks at my 4-5 To-Do lists* So, that might be a teensy bit true....

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Well, Damn.

So, I didn't vote for Sen. Obama and am not at all thrilled about his positions on most issues.

On the other hand, America just elected somebody as President who wouldn't be able to eat in certain restaurants, drink at certain fountains or attend certain schools less than 50 years ago. While I don't agree with his specific proposed changes, that is change I can believe in.

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