Mandaris"Ms. Jackson" by Outkast
A song from the 2000s that you like or means something to you.
I remember people yelling I am for REEEEEEEAL
quite a bit when the song came out.
I don’t need the software to constantly wow me, I need it to consistently work.
Crucial Track for March 10, 2026
"Virtual Insanity" by Jamiroquai
A song from your teenage years.
This was the song that introduced me to Jamiroquai and really solidified my love of funk and disco.
It's crazy how this chorus still applies as I learn more and more how crazy this world is.
Futures made of virtual insanity, now Always seem to be governed by this love we have For useless twisting of our new technology Oh, now there is no sound, for we all live underground, whoa
Couple this with an awesome music video and you have pure magic.
Crucial Track for March 9, 2026
"Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor) [feat. T-Pain]" by Pitbull
A song from your most listened to artist of the last 20 years.
Looking at the number of plays in Apple Music, this one is in the top 25. In my home, the chorus is a bit of a call and response as one person will say the the "oh baby baby" and someone else will do the "la la la la la" part.
Crucial Track for March 8, 2026
"Just Kickin' It" by Xscape
A song from the 1990s that you like or means something to you.
I think this song came to me because I need some time to reset.
Kick off your shoes and relax your feet (Come on, yeah) Party on down to the Xscape beat, just kick it (Oh, baby)
It's been crazy the last couple of months.
Crucial Track for March 7, 2026
"Vedanta" by Clevers
A song from the last gig you went to.
My wife knows someone from the band. It was really nice to see someone play something live.
Crucial Track for March 6, 2026
"California Gurls (feat. Snoop Dogg)" by Katy Perry
A song from the 2010s that you like or means something to you.
This was the first single on the Teenage Dream album. I think it really cemented Katy Perry as a pop icon as it dominated the charts. When it came out, it felt like it was on the radio everywhere! I don't know if it's because I listen to top 40 stations and live in California.
It felt like song that you could just have on in the background and not cause too much fuss.
One of the things that really struck me is that this album is the first to have 5 number one singles after Michael Jackson's Bad. Good Job Katy.
John Wick 4 - ★★★☆☆
This is the fourth installment of a movie franchise that has been going on for more than a decade. There are countless memes and jokes about making sure you don't mess with John's dog. It's fun, but it has also gotten formulaic.
The formula goes a little like this:
- John is in a low point and things are really working out for him
- Things get a little better and he’s making some progress
- Big bad guy is introduced
- State that John is a unstoppable killing machine
- Big bad guy sets up a situation where lots of little bad guys go after John
- John overcomes said obstacle
- Queue something that increase the complexity of the lore around the franchise
- Big bad guy sends even more people to fight John. Maybe even a Little Big Bad guy
- John gets some help from someone
- John overcomes Little Big Bad guy and minors
- Brief reflection on how things aren’t getting better for John and he says he wants out of the game
- John Kills Big bad guy
Through it all, we would wonder how is he going to get past this?
There are variations and a couple jokes along the way. The film tries new things by adding some other characters, but I don’t know if I ever really care at this point. Maybe it was because I saw them all in the span of a couple weeks.
I would say the movie is good and it certainly brings the action, but I wouldn’t mind if this was the last one.
John deserves a rest.
Overview
With the price on his head ever increasing, John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and forces that turn old friends into foes.
Crucial Track for March 5, 2026
"She Don't Have to Know" by John Legend
A song you've seen performed live, or would really like to see performed live?
I saw him preform this song and talk about this song on stage. It was a funny exchange and he interacted with playfully with the crowd.
A little down in the dumps
I was walking Lilliewhen I saw this furniture by the garbage.
It’s old but it didn’t look excessively dirty. I started thinking about how long the people who had owned this had kept it. How it had probably moved from one place to another before ultimately ending up here.
How much of my stuff have the same story or will someday in the future?
