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Blogocentric Formulations

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Logocentric (adj). Regarding words and language as a fundamental expression of an external reality (especially applied as a negative term to traditional Western thought by postmodernist critics).

Blogocentric (adj). A portmanteau of "blog" and "logocentric" devised by a word nerd with way too much time on his hands.

Sometimes I just write whatever I feel like. Other times I respond to prompts, mostly scavenged from the following:

"Blogging Circle of Friends Prompt Forum"
"Blog City Prompt Forum"
"Invalid Item"
"Invalid Item"
"Take up Your Cross Blog Forum"

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10 Most Recent Blog Comments:

BIG BAD WOLF is Lucky

Mar 16, 2026 at 12:44pm
In response to "Plot Twists"

There are plenty of twists.

Jeff

Mar 7, 2026 at 5:06pm
In response to "Watch List - February 2026"

@Annette

- I doubt I'll track where I watched something by default, but I'm always happy to tell anyone who asks. We Own This City is on HBO Max. Or Max. Or HBO Now. Or whatever Warner Bros. calls its streaming service currently before Paramount buys them and changes it again.

Steal and Vox Machina and Leverage: Redemption are on Amazon Prime, and "Memory of a Killer" is on Hulu.

Annette

Mar 4, 2026 at 1:25pm
In response to "Watch List - February 2026"

I watched Predator Badlands in the theater and had this to say: "Predator Badlands - a no spoilers review"

One suggestion for these entries: could you put a little add on where you watched the shows? I know Lincoln Lawyer is on Netflix. I've watched the previous three seasons and will likely watch the fourth one also. Thank you for writing about it without spoiling anything. I would be interested in watching "We Own this City" if it's on a service that I have.

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Brandiwyn🎶

Mar 4, 2026 at 12:12pm
In response to "Watch List - February 2026"

Thanks for the recommendation. We just upgraded our Prime to the no-ads version, so we're looking for things to watch.

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I Heart My Sox

Mar 2, 2026 at 6:14pm
In response to "undressed"

I like the song, but I probably wouldn't have listened to it otherwise.

💙 Carly: Happy New Year

Mar 2, 2026 at 9:46am
In response to "undressed"

Oh yeah. thanks. I will be checking that out.

Jeff

Mar 1, 2026 at 4:26pm
In response to "undressed"

💙 Carly: Happy New Year

- The song is called "undressed," and the artist is named "sombr"

💙 Carly: Happy New Year

Mar 1, 2026 at 12:18pm
In response to "undressed"

I'm not able to play the video. Could you tell me the band and the song so I can find it on my own. thanks. Don't know why it does this. Sometimes the link works and sometimes it tells you to Watch Video On YouTube as an error. Odd.

Jeff

Feb 28, 2026 at 4:47am
In response to "Forever Your Girl"

The intro deal was something like 6 cassettes (and later, CDs) for a penny each. That was how they got you, because to get the deal you had to enroll in their subscription plan where the regular price of the albums was seriously jacked up (to like $20-$25) and if you didn't make a selection every month, they'd bill you and send you a featured one every month. Most people signed up for the freebies, then ended up canceling just as soon as they could get out of their one or two year long contracts. But hey, when you're a teenager and building your music collection? The first batch of albums is practically free.

And I remember those days of calling into a radio station, requesting a song, then trying to record it off the radio when they played it. Yeah, you'd always miss part of the song, or the recording quality would be terrible because most people just put a tape recorder in front of the speaker to record it and you'd get ambient noise or interruptions all the time. I don't want to admit how much time and money my teenage self invested in a stereo system designed to optimize recording songs off the radio.

Annette

Feb 28, 2026 at 3:52am
In response to "Forever Your Girl"

You could buy an album for one cent? Dang, I got ripped off growing up in Germany.
I had to buy empty cassette tapes and record off my radio, always missing out on the last ten seconds of each song because the radio host was talking.

December 24, 2025 at 12:27pm

#1104354

All I Want for Christmas Is You

"All I Want for Christmas Is You"
by Fifth Harmony

On the Twelfth Day of Christmas, last but certainly not least, I had to include "All I Want for Christmas Is You," a perennial favorite of mine. In this case, I decided to feature the version by Fifth Harmony (pre-Camila Cabello departure), just to mix it up a little bit. I think the group does a pretty good job of covering the different range of notes that Mariah Carey hits in her original... if you can get past some of the blatant product placement in this video.

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December 24, 2025 at 12:20pm

#1104353

A Nonsense Christmas

"A Nonsense Christmas"
by Sabrina Carpenter

On the Eleventh Day of Christmas, I went with another Sabrina Carpenter song, this one of her own design. I really enjoy her music, especially the way she's unapologetically suggestive and sometimes even raunchy. I don't know anyone else who could make lines like, "I might change your contact to 'Has a Huge North Pole'" and, "When you're coming down the chimney, ooh, it feels so good / I need that Charles Dickens" actually work and sound lyrical.

This is definitely not a song you'd want to play at an all-ages Christmas party or family gathering (unless you enjoy watching your friends and loved ones' befuddled looks as they wonder whether they just heard what they thought they heard in the lyrics of this song

), but this is a great one to play when you're alone in the car or listening with your headphones.

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December 24, 2025 at 12:10pm

#1104352

Winter Song

"Winter Song"
by Sara Bareilles (feat. Ingrid Michaelson)

On the Tenth Day of Christmas, I picked a collaboration by two of my favorite indepdent female singer/songwriters. Ingrid Michaelson and Sara Bareilles are both incredible talents, and hearing them do a duet on a track is really incredible. I suppose this isn't technically a "holiday" song because "Winter" isn't a holiday and the song doesn't make any explicit reference to Christmas or any other holiday... but I'm including it anyway because it fits with the theme of the season and, well, I really like it.

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December 24, 2025 at 12:06pm

#1104351

Merry Christmas, Please Don't Call

"Merry Christmas, Please Don't Call"
by Bleachers

On the Ninth Day of Christmas, I picked something from Bleachers, which is one of my favorite bands in recent years. Jack Antonoff is an incredibly talented music producer, and an unexpectedly good musical artist. Like yesterday's song, I like the alternative sound of this song and, while I wouldn't necessarily listen to this song on repeat over and over again like I would some other holiday classics, it does a great job of adding some texture and depth to a Christmas playlist that's also filled with more traditional Christmas songs.

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December 24, 2025 at 12:01pm

#1104350

Christmas in the Sand

"Christmas in the Sand"
by Colbie Callait

On the Eighth Day of Christmas, I wanted to pick a nontraditional Christmas song and I've always liked Colbie Callait's voice and musical style, so I thought this was the perfect song to feature this year. It's fun, lighthearted, and makes for a good palate cleanser between the more formal, traditional, and familiar songs on a Christmas playlist. It's always fun when this one comes up on a playlist at a party.

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December 24, 2025 at 11:55am

#1104348

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
by Lauren Daigle

On the Seventh Day of Christmas, I wanted to pick "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" and was tempted to do a more popular version like the one from Michael Buble or Sam Smith, but went with Lauren Daigle - a popular contemporary Christian artist - because I like the instrumentals on this version. It's got a classic, acoustic sound that I really like and think fits the intent of the song perfectly.

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December 24, 2025 at 11:37am

#1104346

You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch

"You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch"
by Lindsey Stirling (feat. Sabrina Carpenter)

On the Sixth Day of Christmas, I chose my favorite version of "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch," which is the version done by American violinist Lindsey Sterling with featuring the vocals of Sabrina Carpenter. I'm a huge fan of classical artists who can add some contemporary flair to their instruments, and Lindsey Stirling is one of the best, often combining EDM beats and choreographed dance with her classical compositions. And, in this case, I think her choice to feature Sabrina Carpenter's sultry vocals was a great choice. This is the kind of song I could definitely see played at a lot of holiday parties over the years.

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December 24, 2025 at 2:22am

#1104322

Hallelujah

"Hallelujah"
by Pentatonix

On the Fifth Day of Christmas, I had to settle on a Pentatonix Christmas song to feature. There are so many great options, but I finally chose this one because I think their vocal talents really lend themselves well to the style and the tone of the song. Some of the songs they do don't always lend themselves well to a capella stylings, but in this case I think it really works. It's one of my favorite songs to listen to every Christmas.

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December 24, 2025 at 2:15am

#1104319

This Could Be Heaven

"This Could Be Heaven"
by Seal
from The Family Man

On the Fourth Day of Christmas, I picked the song from the end credits of The Family Man, one of my family's favorite Christmas movies. We just watched it again tonight and Nicolas Cage does such a great job as the lead role in the adaptation of It's A Wonderful Life. Rewatching it tonight, I was surprised at how many other established actors made an appearance, from Jeremy Piven to Kate Walsh to Ken Leung to Amber Valletta.

I'm a sucker for movies that explore alternate timelines and the "what ifs" of what could have happened if a character had made a slightly different choice at one point in their life, and this was a particularly good version of that story. I had also completely forgotten that Brett Ratner of all people directed it!

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