Here I was, January 2006, trying to get someone to enjoy the You Only Live Once alternate version of "I'll Try Anything Once" and getting no takers. I lamented to an older friend that none of my friends wanted to listen to the Strokes with me, and he said, "Get new friends." 

Then he sent me a link to a Facebook Group called "I Listen To Better Music Than Everyone Not In This Group." 

And voila, that's the day I became a music snob. 

I just read that the Ancient Egyptians celebrated three seasons: Inundation, Growth, and Harvest. These seasons corresponded to different agricultural activities and were influenced by the flooding of the Nile. I propose moving to a more attire-based seasonal chart: no coat, light coat, heavy coat.

It’s not a cycle as much as it’s a scale.

Today’s Theme: Longing

In corporate America, mired in late-stage capitalism and the churn of kickoffs, concepting, feedback, and delivery, there is no Spring Break. 

There is only Paid Time Off. 
This week’s theme: Songs That Take You Somewhere

In 2017, then-Netflix CEO Reid Hastings said, "Sometimes employees at Netflix think, 'Oh my god, we're competing with FX, HBO, or Amazon," said Hastings, "but think about if you didn't watch Netflix last night: What did you do? There's such a broad range of things that you did to relax and unwind, hang out, and connect–and we compete with all of that."

This week's theme: Thematic Downers

New Music Fridays killed Sam's love of music. 

So, I am bringing New Music Tuesdays back and rediscovering my love of music along the way.