Accordionists of the World, Something Something
Not to be outdone by
NegativeMode (and I hypertexted (how silly is that term, by the way) that because I'm referring to the blog, not the person; the convention, as a I currently understand it, is to not link when referring to the person but to do so when referencing the blog, though maybe the proper usage in this situation is and always has been just a "does-it-seem-right-in-this-case" kind of thing), NegativeMode being predisposed to posting news about National [fill in weird cultural phenomenon] Day/Month, and not to miss the opportunity while June is still with us, I am happy to announce that June is
National Accordion Awareness Month.
Accordionists of the World, Something Something
Not to be outdone by
NegativeMode (and I hypertexted (how silly is that term, by the way) that because I'm referring to the blog, not the person; the convention, as a I currently understand it, is to not link when referring to the person but to do so when referencing the blog, though maybe the proper usage in this situation is and always has been just a "does-it-seem-right-in-this-case" kind of thing), NegativeMode being predisposed to posting news about National [fill in weird cultural phenomenon] Day/Month, and not to miss the opportunity while June is still with us, I am happy to announce that June is
National Accordion Awareness Month.
One Way of Getting Yourself Excited about Going to Las Vegas
Las Vegasby
How's Your News?When you're down and out
There's one place to go
It's called Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Las Vegas
Jennifer Holloway, Jennifer Holloway
Las Vegas, Las Vegas
I perform with Jennifer Holloway-ay-ay-ay-ay-aay
Las Vegas, Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Las Vegas
Jennifer Holloway, Jennifer Holloway
I perform with Jennifer, Jennifer Holloway
I perform with Jennifer, Jennifer Holloway
Las Vegas, Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Las Vegas
Las Vegas…
Las Vegas…
Las Vegas…
Las Vegas…
*This post is primarily "dedicated" to NegativeMode, and his upcoming trip to Las Vegas, in hopes that all attendees can be as absolutely excited as possible about it.
**Also, thanks to
Howard Stern and his show for bringing attention and interest to this tremendous song.
Ways of Attracting Attention to a Website
I discovered earlier today that yesterday someone was directed to last week's post, "Can You Swim In Jello?", through a Google search of "is it possible to swim in jello" (I would note that this is not a very refined search). I have to assume they were disappointed in what they found (but again, partly their fault, as it was not the most well-constructed Google search ever), given that my post was really not designed to answer this question, but rather took the form of a social critique against a society that fails to answer it.
But this does serve to call attention to the fact that this is a question to which people around the world are desperate for an answer. I only hope that some industrious soul who is searching for this answer is mistakenly directed here, and is, in turn, further inspired to find the real answer.
Is It Rude to Wear Sunglasses Inside?
I sometimes wonder whether it conveys a negative impression when I leave my sunglasses on while riding the elevator when I arrive at work in the morning. No one really says anything, but I know from past experience that people often like to make snide comments to people wearing sunglasses inside (or, to
me wearing sunglasses inside). And that's fine, I guess, as I enjoy criticizing people's appearances as much as anyone. But the commentary invariably takes the form of a sarcastic reference to the relative brightness of the indoor environment. This is boring and uncreative.
People need to come up with a new sarcasticocritical comment to make to people who happen to be wearing sunglasses inside. "Pretty dark in here, huh?" is old and tired. And was never very funny. A replacement escapes me for now. But as we enter the natural-light wheelhouse that is midsummer in the Northern Hemisphere, the frequency at which these encounters are occuring is undoubtedly at or near its peak, and something needs to be done.
I suppose the only real impact I can have here, as the humble proprietor of a rarely-visited blog, is to say: if any PositiveMode readers are inclined to offer comment to indoor sunglass-wearers, be mindful of your choice of phrase. Make the world a better place and come up with something new.
On an unrelated note, Andy Rooney is really weird. What a whiner.
Also, there is a
shortage of yellow shirts in Thailand. (This is really not a very interesting story but I think the headline and concept are funny).
We're also out of coffee.
Can You Swim in Jello?
Why can't anyone provide a straight answer to this question? Simply put, if there was a pool or other large container filled with ordinary jello, and possibly pieces of banana and small marshmallows, could one swim in it?
The information available on this topic, as uncovered in my brief attempt at free internet research (in this case, free internet is probably the best source other than a personally commissioned practical experiment, and don't say a chemistry professor or something like that because there are plenty of their opinions available on the internet and they're no better than anyone else) is exceedingly vague or "conjecturous" (i'm a bit out of practice at presenting words that may or not be in the dictionary but nonetheless make sense (in this case, I believe the proper word would be "conjectural" (that one is in quotes not because it's not "real", but because I intended to call attention to it)); when I get used to it again I will stop using quotes and allow you, the loyal (and resurgent) PositiveMode reader to take these words as they come). I won't even bother providing any links, you can easily search for this yourself (okay, one:
this is one of the more thoughtful sources I found). But it still doesn't answer the damn question.
People have been wondering about this for a long time. It should be simple question to answer with a yes or no and why, not "Well, it depends on what kind of jello, if it's a very thin jello solution then you could [obviously] and if it's thick like a "Jiggler" [Reader Note: I hesitate to put that word in print; seeing it makes me slightly shudder, in a way I would not have expected from my experience in speaking the word] then you would probably just rest on the top and anyway how much jello would that take to fill a pool this is a ridiculous question and what about" JUST ANSWER THE QUESTION! CAN YOU SWIM IN JELLO??!
