My Favorite Century: Part V

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My Favorite Century: Part V

One of the continual challenges of this is how to group the songs. Since I don't have a firm Top 100, with songs in a "place" or "spot," I cannot drop songs 87-80 one week and 79-73 the next. Instead, it's like curating mini-playlists or at least grouping them thematically.

This week's theme is "What Does A Billion Even Mean Anymore?"

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My Favorite Century — IV

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My Favorite Century — IV

And now, the music in my century, as featured in the OC.

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My Favorite Century — III

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My Favorite Century — III

Let’s jump right into it, since I am picking up the pace in terms of music per post.

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My Favorite Century — Part II

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My Favorite Century — Part II

Still a work in progress; let’s get to the music.

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My Favorite Century Part I

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My Favorite Century Part I

Sometime in the fall of 2023, a woman I work with commented on “You’re Beautiful” by James Blunt and said it was a top 10 song.

My mind raced. A Top 10 what?

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There’s a chance I am better at Instagram than I am at blogging.

Hard launch: strawberrry szn 🍓

Roman doesn’t have a social yet but it’s important for you to know I wrote about his birthday on The Samplings today.
When he was born I did secure RomeHasler as a gmail handle in case gmail is still required when he comes of age, in the

Great spring day here in Minneapolis. Stone Arch Bridge, learning how locks work, river parks, and a car wash.

What did we make

Coworker told me I looked ready for a commute in Paris, not Minneapolis, this morning. I wanted to take this opportunity to say "Merci." What a great compliment to hear on my return to the office.

Read a lot of books in 2023. These are the four I enjoyed most.
The Long Ships: a tale of a Viking named Gorm doing cool shit around Europe.
The Wager: a non fiction book that falls into that truth is stranger than fiction framework. Another boat boo

Gathered the boys and Duchess around tonight to remind them that we’re celebrating the fourth day of Christmas right now. And then I handed them all four calling birds.

I bought a 100 foot extension cord and in hindsight this was about 50 feet toolong for this task.
But alas, we’ve got Christmas lights up now so I guess it all comes out in the wash.
Stop by if you’re in the neighborhood. We love a pop in

Fun Fact

I had a professional photographer take this photo. Do I know what to do with it? Not at all. Is this a good spot for it? Sure. Don’t read this section. Go read the content. Content is king.