MandarisCrucial Track for June 3, 2026
"Chicken Dance" by The Official Oktoberfest Band
What's a song that you like but most of your friends don't.
My daughters used to have a Father-Daughter dance every year and this was one of the songs that would play. It was my favorite because everyone could do and just be silly.
I love the lyrics that we made up for the chorus
I don't want to be a chicken I don't want to be a duck So, I shake my butt! clap clap clap clap
Some of the other dads did not like it as much, but doesn't matter, because I got to dance with my daughters.
Crucial Track for June 2, 2026
"Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat)" by Digable Planets
Post a song that's a different speed than you're used to
I like this song because it wasn't like anything that I had heard before or really since. It's three people rapping on a jazzy beat and just having a chill vibe.
I'm going to add this to a playlist and check out the album later today.
Crucial Track for June 1, 2026
"Not Like Us" by Kendrick Lamar
Post a song that mentions another recording artist or artists.
This is the most prominent song that comes to mind.
A lot of rap songs mention other rappers but it's been a while since I've seen one blow up like this.
They sung it at the Super Bowl!
Withering Watch
It’s close to the time that we will see new updates to WatchOS. I try to sum up some of my feelings.
DTF St. Louis (2026) - ★★★☆☆
I finished DTF St. Luis a couple weeks ago and the show really affected me. I didn't know what I was in for with watching it. All I knew was that someone was going to die and that there might be some laughs along the way.
This is a symptom
I saw this picture the other day on reddit.
I just sat there looking at it.
Lost in thought and feeling.
I don’t think of myself as being patriotic, but there was something in me that stirred.
It wasn’t pride. It wasn’t the hope that this was to build something better for the next generation.
It was the feeling of having something good and seeing it taken away.
Crucial Track for May 27, 2026
"Yellow" by Coldplay
Pick a song that reminds you of a color. What color?
My wife would listen to this song repeatedly. I used to hate it but now I think about it fondly.
I found out that the sharing buttons that I wrote about don’t work and I don’t know how long it’s been broken.
I’m a little disheartened.
