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A little down in the dumps

Furniture sitting next to a large garbage bin

I was walking Lilliewhen I saw this furniture by the garbage.

It’s old but it didn’t look excessively dirty. I started thinking about how long the people who had owned this had kept it. How it had probably moved from one place to another before ultimately ending up here.

How much of my stuff have the same story or will someday in the future?

Crucial Track for March 4, 2026

"West Coast Love" by Emotional Oranges

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A song that you discovered in an unusual way.

I got this song from my niece who I don't see usually. She's got pretty good taste in music.

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Crucial Track for March 3, 2026

"End of the Road" by Boyz II Men

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A song that reminds you of a particular friend.

This is the song that they played at my Junior High graduation. I remember feeling that I was never going to meet my friends again as we were going off to the next step in our lives.

We were done being children, we were going to High School!

I din't know it was a love song until much later. At this point, it marked the end of something else.

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Crucial Track for March 2, 2026

"Are You In?" by Incubus

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A song that reminds you of one of your favorite places.

My favorite place to be in is a zone of relaxation. Just chilling and having a good time with friends and family.

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Crucial Track for March 1, 2026

"Sh-Boom" by The Chords

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What song makes you feel like you're in a dream?

Oh man, it's good to hear this song make a little bit of a revival after the Cars movie. My wife used to have a CD of soda shop doo-wop and this was the first track.

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Crucial Track for February 28, 2026

"Holiday" by Madonna

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A song that reminds you of your last vacation or holiday.

I like to think of the version from The Wedding Singer where Adam Sandler's character is completely miserable while singing it.

Hopefully, I'll be able to make it somewhere nice.

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Sticking with 1Password

I’ve been reading some of the responses to the price increases coming to 1Password. I feel that a lot of the grumbling comes from the fact that it has been a little flakey after the change to the infrastructure in version 8 and the rise of some affordable alternatives.

For me, I will continue to use the application because I store more than just passwords in the system. I’ve also spent a lot of time training my dad to use 1Password.

Crucial Track for February 27, 2026

"Makeba" by Jain

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A song in a language that you don't know.

I don't remember where or when I came across this song, but I'm happy that I did. I tried listening to other songs but it feels like a different style. I'll try doing a listening session tomorrow to see if I feel the same way.

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Crucial Track for February 26, 2026

"It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" by R.E.M.

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If today were a genre, what would it be? Pick a matching song.

Just kidding, but this does remind me that I should watch "Don't look up".

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Crucial Track for February 25, 2026

"Walk This Way (feat. Aerosmith)" by Run-DMC

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What’s a remix or cover you like more than the original?

There's something about this that just rocks! 🀘🏾

I love hear about how Run-DMC wanted to change the lyrics, but kept them the same in order to really bring home how rock and rap have similarities.

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