I only have Spotify because the Sparrow pays for a family account so we, and his siblings and mother, all are able to use the same subscription. I don't use it very often. I tend to only listen to songs out there I don't yet have in my iTunes... er, "aPpLE mUsIc". They released their 2024 "Spotify Wrapped" thing which breaks down all the numbers. ( Read more... )

It's been raining off and on for two days now. The snow in front is mostly gone, though there is a huge lake halfway down the driveway. I've tried shoveling the remaining snow away from that spot, pushing the water off the sides and driving especially fast through it to disperse the flood when I come and go, but it doesn't resolve anything. There's ( Read more... )

It is so rare that I find any new music I like. The last time I found a song that excited me, it was a discovery on a Donna Summer record. A song from 1979 I'd never heard before. Her disco duet with Barbra Streisand called "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)". I honestly don't even try giving modern music a chance. I think it is all shit, and I ( Read more... )