That’s what I’m asking you to do over at 300 Words a Day, today.
Name three bands or musicians that you hope to see live some day
I’m not going to answer. However, I will tell you one band I wish I had seen, back in about 1976… Little Feat. Their two albums, The Last Record Album and Feats Don’t Fail Me Now were incredible.
Alas, I won’t see them live now. I’m generally not into seeing old bands in their current forms. Most of the time, they are a sad shadow of their former selves. My son saw U2 a few weeks ago. I would have gone to that show, except for how I greatly prefer seeing live music in much smaller settings.
By the way, I would love to hear your answer to which three bands or musicians you would like to see. (And thanks to Plinky for that great prompt.)
Make some memories
I point you over to Elizabeth Howard’s blog where I’m guest posting today… thinking about ways you can make your summer last longer than just a few months.
Emergency chocolate
This bar appeared in our nearby 
A really really bad car
Nissan recently came out with a two-door convertible SUV – the Murano CrossCabriolet. It gets bad fuel economy, carries little, performs poorly, looks ugly, is hard to see out of and doesn’t do off-road very well. And it looks ugly.
A reflection of how hard this vehicle is to categorize is that Car & Driver magazine and Automobile magazine both gave it really unusual reviews. One was an epic poem – “The Oddity”. The other was a Q & A, in which the reviewers asked, “Does it do this well?” for 4 different categories, and the answer in every case was: “No.”
(My apologies if you just bought one. And also, please know that I have nothing against the regular Murano.)
The photo came from Car & Driver magazine.
Interview with Neenz
Yesterday and today on my Greener grass Media blog, I did an interview with Neenz. You really should go over there and read it. Even if you’re not into social media, I promise you will learn something!
I know that I said I wouldn’t mention any more about my posts over there, but I had to point you to this great interview.
Super encouragement
You never know when the past will meet the present.
Two weekends weeks ago, we attended the graduation ceremony for our dear friend Stefani. Little did I know, but that day the pastor from my junior high and high school years was being given an honorary doctorate. He also gave the commencement address (excellent).
After the ceremony, Heather, Rachel and I went to greet both him and his wife. They were super nice! I told them how their influence on my life so many years ago was still lasting to this day.
Moral of the story? You may be making an impact on someone today – and that impact may last a long time.
(The horrible photo is from my cel phone – but that is the couple, on stage.)
Poll results
I’m not sure if you saw that little link. If you click that link on yesterday’s poll, you can see the latest results.
I know you were wondering.
Poll: basements
[polldaddy poll=5040524]
Yes, I wonder that about where you live.
And it’s also my reminder that Shiny Bits of Life can be truly random.
A sad passing
Smart Car Denver is closed.
They tried. America just wasn’t ready for a car that was much smaller than a Toyota Prius but did not get as much fuel economy.
I was sad. It’s a fun car. I would never buy one, but the idea that someone could was a good thing.
