The first flower of the year has bloomed here at Headquarters.
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Touts
The social media is full of touts. Twelve tips to Twitter success. Fifteen must-do Facebook success tips. Top ten rules of social media engagement. Ten thousand followers in three easy steps. Twitter leadership success strategies. On and on.
I decided it was time I offered some tips too. Let’s see. Um, ah….accordion music. Post lots of accordion music. Everybody loves those toe-tapping rhythms. Um, there’s more. Let’s see here. Uhhhh…oh yeah. Post lots of pictures of your pets, and if you have Newfoundland dogs, there is no limit. Just keep posting them. Mushroom ID photos. Post lots of mushroom ID photos too. Be sure to use the Latin names. Everybody loves Latin.
Got it? Here’s the formula.
1. accordion music
2. pet photos
3. mushroom identification
Follow these tips and soon you will parlay your humble little blog into an internet empire just like me (insert Mister Anchovy picture, surrounded by babes). Yes, soon you too will be living the high life.
1500
Since I shut down the old blog, Mister Anchovy’s, and opened up this joint, I’ve made 1500 posts. If you want to get technical, this is post number 1501. Mostly the same old crap I know, but still it represents 1500 little ideas. This place has enjoyed 66,967 views. The old place had many more than that, but it was open for business a lot longer. The stats don’t show it but I know that of all those hits, half a dozen faithful pals account for the bulk of the action. You know who you are (and you know you rock).
There have been 3,191 comments. Compared to many blogs, this one gets very few comments. However, it gets quality comments from the best comment posters ever.
I’ve created 2,954 tags and 63 categories. See, it’s not just about accordions and dogs.
Earworm Alert
I’ve had this Johnny Cash version of this Steve Earle tune blasting in the car, and today (a long one) it lodged firmly into my brain. The only effective way to get rid of an earworm is to pass it on, so here you go.
The Devil’s Right Hand
An Early Season Swim
It was such a beautiful day today that after work I asked my pals Memphis and Ellie Mae to join me on a walk down by the lake. They didn’t need any paw-twisting.
Maple Sugar
What an amazingly beautiful day today. And as a bonus, I enjoyed lunch with a dear friend I hadn’t seen in ages. I think for the Daily Dose today it’s time to celebrate spring and what better way to do it than listen to my all-time fave fiddle song, recorded by the late Ward Allen, a fiddle great from the Ottawa Valley right here in Canada.
Is this the greatest fiddle tune ever recorded? Maybe it is. I think it might be. I know I could listen to it 100 times in a row and never get bored. So here it is, Maple Sugar
If you have other selections for the greatest fiddle tune ever, let me know. Let’s celebrate them all.
Time Travel
For tonight’s Daily Dose, let’s go back to the dreaded 70’s. You know what I’m talkin’ about. The Wheels on the Bus (go round and round). Here are Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers.
Covering all the Bases
Somebody slipped a flyer for a phychic under my wiper while I was parked at the drugstore this afternoon. This was no ordinary psychic with one or two specialties, oh no, no, no. She does palm, tarot, crystal, candle, face, full life, sand readings, aura, chakra, mind, body cleansing, and as a bonus, home blessings. She takes care of love, marriage, business and health problems, unnatural illnesses and skin disorders. She fixes up problems concerning children. If you have evil forces such as Jadoo, Obea, Black Magic or witchcraft destroying your family’s life, not a problem. Have you been wronged? No problem.
She can and will destroy all obstacles blocking God’s blessing from coming into you! She’s a 5th generation psychic with over 28 years of experiance. If other psychics have destroyed your trust and faith, she guarantees to restore all faith and solve all problems. No regrets, baby. 100% Accuracy & Satisfaction Guaranteed.
Also available for parties. And, on top of everything else, she’s in my neighbourhood.
Feel the Inukness
A friend of mine sent this over this morning. What a delightful way to start a Monday.
made by Becky Qilavvaq / starring Anguti Johnston
Songs about Places
For today’s Daily Dose, let’s head down to East Texas for a pair of tunes, East Texas Red by Woody Guthrie and Memories of East Texas by Michelle Shocked.
Here’s Mr. ISI with an excellent version East Texas Red
And here’s Les Acton covering Michelle Shocked wonderful Memories of East Texas
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