Today I fueled my car for the first time since March.
2020
“Freezing Fogâ€
“Freezing Fog†sounds more like a Dungeons & Dragons spell than actual weather.
“The Storm†by Dom & Roland
♫ “The Storm†by Dom & Roland — some good mid-’90s drum & bass for today’s threatening weather forecast.
Radio towers at night
I made a pixel-art GIF of radio towers at night.
Poules et guenilles
♫ “Poules et guenilles†by Édith Butler is a jaunty Québécois hoedown* that features chicken sounds in French. *(actually an adaptation of the American “Chicken Reelâ€.)
Moth-bat
The biggest moth I’ve ever seen swooped by my head the other night in my bedroom. It was as big as a bat! After it swooped a couple more times, I saw that not only was it as big as a bat, it was a bat! I retreated to the kitchen to strategize while the bat zipped around, occasionally darting down the hall and into the living room. In the end, I held the screen door open for a minute or two, and the bat left.
At midnight
At midnight, a black moth landed on my palm.
My new neighbor
My new neighbor: THE FLOWER FROM OUTER SPACE
S.O.S. (Dit Dit Dit Dash Dash Dash Dit Dit Dit)
♫ “S.O.S. (Dit Dit Dit Dash Dash Dash Dit Dit Dit)†by S.O.S. Band
Shall We Take A Turn?
♫ “Shall We Take A Turn?†by Korpiklaani — when you can’t decide between headbanging and folk-dancing so you just split the difference.
Ghostly purple flame
More sorcery practice.
Black Hole Sun
♫ “Black Hole Sun†by The Moog Cookbook (A chirpy, cheery, retro-synth instrumental cover of Soundgarden’s grunge hit.) There’s also a fun (though grainy & low-volume) music video.
Yesterday’s sunset in Winchester
Yesterday’s sunset in Winchester.
♫ “Medley: Emilia’s / Always In The Way / Helenaâ€
♫ “Medley: Emilia’s / Always In The Way / Helena†by The Stanislawski Polka Band (with Walt Solek)
The laughter-only verses in “Emilia’s†(0:32 & 1:18) always get me, especially when the second one goes off the rails. “Always In The Way†(1:51) has a surprising topic for a polka. And “Helena†is “cute and gayâ€.
Why did the banker bring chicken soup to COVID-19 patients?
Why did the banker bring chicken soup to COVID-19 patients?
He wanted to fill the coughers.
Happy Backup Day!
Happy Backup Day! If you don’t have proper backups setup, why not at least copy everything to an external drive and browse the tips at World Backup Day today?
♫ “Back That Thang Up†by Rick Lawson
(This is a reverse knock-knock joke.)
(This is a reverse knock-knock joke.)
Knock, knock.
Go away! Now I have to disinfect my door. :(
How many rolls of toilet paper
How many rolls of toilet paper does it take to survive a pandemic?
ALL OF THEM
How many pandemic-deniers does it take to change a lightbulb?
How many pandemic-deniers does it take to change a lightbulb?
Fifty-one, in violation of the ban on large gatherings.
What’s the difference between COVID-19 and a baseball?
What’s the difference between COVID-19 and a baseball?
Catching a baseball is fun.
Why did the coronavirus cross the road?
Why did the coronavirus cross the road?
To infect the other side.
Coronavirus Limerick
There once was a coronavirus
which in a pandemic did mire us.
“Wash hands,†said the docs,
“and stay home in your socks
so the numbers infected won’t tire us.â€
I’d have never gotten that
“Wow, I’d have never gotten that [reference/play on words] without helpâ€, I thought, which is funny in retrospect because I was dreaming and so had “written†the thing myself.
♫ “Electro Boogie Encounterâ€
♫ “Dynamicsâ€
♫ “Dynamics†by Dom & Roland
Great atmosphere of mystery and scale, grounded by solid, intricate beats.
gravel
“[T]he United States is the world’s leading producer and consumer of gravel.†— https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravel#Modern_production