10 Songs I Detest

I almost titled this post, "The songs that most make my ears bleed." Now there are a lot of songs that I just don't get or like. For instance, any country song makes that list. But for this post I picked songs from artists that I follow and enjoy. We all have bad days and artists are no exception.

Of course some artists don't have the luxury of a deep catalog of songs to be known for, they only got one shot at stardom. Songs such as: Terry Jacks - Seasons In The Sun, Morris Albert - Feelings, Bo Donaldson - Billy Don't Be A Hero, Hues Corporation - Rock The Boat, Debby Boone - You Light Up My Life, and many, many more!

So just like there is a deep emotional attachment to the songs that I love the most, (click HERE for that post) there is an equally visceral response to the songs that I absolutely loathe. Without further ado, here is that list:

Flight or Flight or Freeze

(This is a reprinted article by Donovan Walls) (2020)

Human beings aren’t so different from the many types of creatures that roam the planet, One of the universal traits shared by so many species is this. Fight or flight or freeze.

In a situation that presents danger, living creatures will perform one of these actions. Fight, meaning we leap into action and confrontation. Flight, meaning we try to remove ourselves from the danger. Freeze, where we are facing an unfamiliar situation and do nothing.

As the last several thousand years of recorded history has shown, humans have yet to grow beyond these basic instincts. It’s a part of who we are.

The brilliance comes in exploiting this mindset in a military situation. Consider a classic military tactic.

 Encirclement.

The idea of encirclement is simple. Use your forces to surround an enemy and isolate them. Cut off their means of supplying themselves with material and reinforcement. Strangle them as you make sure that you don’t run low on supplies. It’s classic thinking for military warfare, especially in regards to sieges.

But I want you to think of that in terms of what I just told you. “Fight, flight or freeze”.

If you take away an enemy’s ability to retreat, you are actually giving them a subtle advantage.

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Did you know?

• ESPN was incorporated on July 14th, 1978. 
• The original vision was to broadcast sports in the Connecticut area. 
• When researching broadcasting options it was discovered that satellite's were cheaper than regional coverage and 24-hour satellite access was cheaper than regular platform channels. (Satellite was first used by HBO in 1975)
• Bristol was picked as the headquarters because the land was fairly cheap, ($18,000) because it was located on a dump and because the satellite feed was unhindered at the location.

"Art Is A Lie That Tells The Truth."

Picasso once said, "Art is a lie that tells the truth." The reason I like this quote was beside Picasso being one of my favorite painters, he is the creator of one of my favorite paintings. The painting is, "In Mandolin and Guitar". And the reason I like this painting is the mystery behind this creation . . .

Some people allude that in this painting Picasso honors his poet friend, Apollinaire as well as mocking his rival (Matisse) who was attempting his own attempt at Cubism. Let's check it out together . . .