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I probably own about 1,200 albums in various forms, scattered in various closets. It's not a colossal record collection (especially...
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Toddlb
- Jun 20
- 2 min
We know Who's (Been) on First
I wrote a piece some years ago about reparations. It concluded that the simple recognition of how impossibly lucky a white man is in the...
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Toddlb
- Jun 16
- 6 min
Fanbase Survey
There's been some chatter about Celtics vs. Warriors fanbases. There are perfectly objective (or mostly objective) systems for judging...
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Toddlb
- Dec 24, 2021
- 3 min
Todd Lb. 2021
Some sonic goodness to counter a fanatical, plague-filled Dark Age. As always, all songs were released or rereleased this year, except...
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Toddlb
- Jan 26, 2021
- 1 min
Whew
Honestly, it was not lazily constructed. First, there's Trudeau's historical insightfulness. Also, the source image needed to be re-inked...
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Toddlb
- Dec 12, 2020
- 4 min
Maxed Out - Songs 2020
No preamble this year's collection. We know what we know. Terms & Conditions: Since about 2010, I've tried to match the number of songs...
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Toddlb
- Sep 27, 2020
- 1 min
Mistakes
I tried various sizes. The containers were just too small to visibly fit 200,000 dead people (there are actually about 199,400...
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Toddlb
- Jun 22, 2020
- 2 min
Unsportsmanlike Conduct
About a month ago, despite losing his summer job coaching basketball, my son donated ten of his last 11 bucks to George Floyd's GoFundMe...
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Todd
- Jun 16, 2020
- 3 min
Rock in a Decade That Didn't
Preface: Among dozens of unpublished posts are a few worthy of the light of day but woefully out of date & step with most everything....
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Toddlb
- Mar 26, 2020
- 1 min
Dizzy Atmosphere
I started a thing. I usually don't. But last week I decided to serenade my neighbors with some optimistic music. Nothing obscure. Wasn't...
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Todd Pound
- Dec 30, 2019
- 1 min
Rubes + Rubles
Sunday's Doonesbury doesn't need a preamble, but I was reminded of that 2016 unauthorized recording in which House Majority Leader Kevin...
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Todd Pound
- Dec 5, 2019
- 3 min
In Defense of Humans
In defense of humans Lay down your power trip Stop toying with emotions and relationships Cause you don't rise when people fall In...
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Todd Pound
- Dec 2, 2019
- 3 min
Songs 2019
Songs released this year that captured my fancy (plus a few exceptions). Click here for Spotify Playlist 01. Love is Everywhere (Beware)....
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Todd Pound
- Sep 17, 2019
- 2 min
Keeping Score
A late-season series between the San Francisco Giants and Boston Red Sox – a contest with virtually no postseason repercussions – is not...
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Todd Pound
- Aug 16, 2019
- 1 min
The Alligator King
My dad was a Beach Boys fan. His favorites: "In My Room," "Wouldn't it be Nice," and "God Only Knows." He was also oddly fond of Barry...
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Todd
- Aug 7, 2019
- 4 min
Figures
My dad plays sudoku. He might be doing so right now in his hospital bed. A former math teacher, always a numbers guy... except in sports....
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Todd Pound
- Jan 26, 2019
- 1 min
No One's Leaving
Pretty dang fascinating to watch fearful conservatism (apparently, the inevitable devolution of conservatism) paralyze both the UK and US...
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Todd Pound
- Jan 22, 2019
- 1 min
Land Of Treason
Lorna Doom passed away last week. I missed the Germs (age 9 in 1980 & no older cousins, brothers). It wasn't until high school that...
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Todd
- Dec 30, 2018
- 1 min
Brainiac
Roland has been traversing presidential brains for decades, but his examination has never been more wholly accurate... (That hyperactive...
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Todd
- Dec 7, 2018
- 3 min
Songs 2018
2018 was bewildering. (And that's a kind assessment.) However, in an impressive display of balance, the year also provided perhaps the...
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