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A Sucker for Sorkin

Sometimes I have ideas which I’m not sure whether or not to post here. It’s true that this space is really mostly for me, but I like for the things I post to at least be interesting to other people (other people being the small circle of friends who I know read the site). I had one of those moments tonight.

My relationship with TV is kind of an odd thing. On the one hand, I have this oddly personal and emotional connection to the TV shows I like. I get the feeling it’s a bit atypical (and probably a bit comical at times *grin*). On the other hand, I get a weird feeling occasionally and decide that I need to make a new post that’s very similar to a post on my old web log. 🙂

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The Name We Didn’t Know (that includes me)

He wasn’t quite 7 years older than me. He was born on Halloween 1967 and died from a complication of COVID-19 in April 2020. His name is Adam Schlesinger.


It’s only about his band and his music, but the YouTube video taught me things I didn’t know:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrsUeuBPFhM

He wrote the theme song for “That Thing You Do”. The filmmakers actually held a contest for the theme song, and he won. He wrote the main song for the film “Josie and the Pussycats”, and he was the executive music producer for the TV show “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”. That was all writing/producing for other artists, though. The biggest hit for Schlesinger’s actual band (Fountains of Wayne), was “Stacy’s Mom”. The song (and its video) was just perfect. Ironically, it was probably a big part of what ended the band, though.

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Ada Lovelace

Take a little while and watch this YouTube video about Ada Lovelace. I had no idea she was the daughter of Lord Byron, and I didn’t know about her deep friendship with Charles Babbage. All I knew was that a computer language inherited her name.

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Random Orville Funny

I’m watching an episode of The Orville (title “Primal Urges”), and the writers threw in one of those random funnies just now, and I had to share.

What a dick!

Kelly Grayson

Eh. He’s a walking Speak & Spell. Screw him.

Ed Mercer
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Denotation and Connotation

A thought that I just shared with a friend:

There’s a distinct difference between denotation and connotation, and I hate the “sledgehammer-like language” that I have to use when I’m forced to pretend that connotation doesn’t exist.

–Jeff McClure, 31 July 2023
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Work On Not Wasting My “Up Moods”

At any particular moment, I could say I’m in either an “Up Mood” or a “Down Mood”. I need to stop wasting my “Up Moods”. It’s not useful (in this case) for me to try to figure out “the why”. I should, instead, be having fun during my “Up Moods”.

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Monte Carlo & Grand National (Regal)

You know, it’s pretty obvious to me that for the 1986 model year, both the Chevrolet Monte Carlo and the Buick Regal (and, thus, the Buick Grand National) were built on the same GM platform.

The car I learned how to drive in was a 1986 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Luxury Sport. 😉

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They Couldn’t Resist

Well, the BBC did it again, huh? Yet again, I’m a bit “late to the party”, but anyway…

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Free Guy

Have you ever been so “taken” with a movie that you just had to write about it? On one hand, I realize that it’s pretty much so good of a story… so transparent, that plenty of folks are going to roll their eyes and dismiss it. Honestly, though, it just hit me really “hard in the feels”.

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Max Headroom

Wait until you have about 30 free minutes, and then watch (and listen to) this YouTube video. After that, read the rest of this post.