Dito Van Reigersberg is no longer with us. 

This is definitely the worst timeline. 
Victor Fiorillo announced his passing on Facebook earlier today. I didn't know him personally, but anyone who has met him can tell you that simply being in the same room with him made you feel as though you were lighter and brighter. 
I saw him perform in Hedwig and The Angry Inch and several Pig Iron shows.

Dude. We are living in the dumbest timeline. 

Here are links to the podcast episodes we made in a way that you can listen to them wherever you prefer. 
The Old Woman All Skin and Bones Ted's masterpiece. 
Like and Subscribe is my script of the year. 

More in a bit. 

This friend speaks my mind. Warning: spoilers for Bridge to Terabithia. 

Did y'all go to Betsons or something? 

This is Archer. He is a Bergamansco Shepherd. 

Yes, he is covered in dreadlocks, which protect his delicate skin. They swing like curtains when he runs and flop like cheerleader pompons when he frolics, which is often. If you get your fingers in between his dreads and give his skin skritchies, he will love you and love you. He is the sweetest boy. Or, one of them, anyway. It's really hard to get a picture of him because he runs around playing so much. 

I'm really struggling with an article I'm trying to write for work. 
Matthew presented me with some data he wanted me to use in an article about what podcasts do for your brain. The data has no citation or explanation of how it was gathered. The information simply said, "there's a famous study where people had to listen to the 'I Have a Dream' speech and the study found that when people listened to it, they were more engaged and remembered more details when they listened to audio only, rather than watching and listening to a video."
Again, nothing to back this up. Were the participants in an MRI machine? Did they self-report afterwards? Who did the study, and when? 
I've been beating myself up trying to find a reputable, consistent study that proves audio is more memorable than video. Turns out, it's not true. They're stored in different kinds of memory in different ways.  Citations available upon request. It took me over a week to get this info because I'm using Duck Duck Go. 

Last night, I was so frustrated that I made this video. It's about eight and a half seconds long. Watch this, then close your eyes, and ask yourself: 
What did I hear? (and, if the question applies, how many?)
​​​​​​​What did I see?  (and, if the question applies, how many?) 

Your answer will help me figure out this effing article and stop obsessing about this section of the article. 
​​​​​​​Further details as events warrant.

My dog is farting up a storm. 

Heavy clouds came through and a rain storm slid right past us. Instead, we got this: 

Nature is wild. 

Fans of new wave, HP Lovecraft and VH1 Behind The Music, Rejoice!

Ladies and Gentlemen, The Automatics 

my next project will be about bunnies. 

Symone met a cool new neighbor on our walk tonight. 

Today's snow was cartoonishly beautiful. It didn't stick to the roads but it stuck to the branches all morning.