Crappy, Thankful, Better – A Musical Trilogy of Song

I had the flu. Okay, I didn’t really have the flu as folks who have had the flu will tell you that you were just sick, but in any case, I was feeling like crap on Monday.

I was fighting something, and on that day the sick was winning. I decided not to post the song that day.

On Tuesday I still didn’t feel that great, but thanks to the love of my wife and some soup, I felt I was starting to take charge, but I still didn’t have the energy to get that day’s song up on the web.

Then came today. I felt better! A lot better!

This song will take you through the three days: My first day of crappy, my second day of being thankful I have a good woman who takes care of me, and the third day of triumph over sick.

Sorry for the delay in getting my song posted, but hey, consider it a bonus to get three songs in one!

It’s crappy to feel crappy during the summer. Thankfully my crappiness didn’t last too long.

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Hunger For a Half Pound Burger

On the way to my day job there is a coffee shop and grilled called Fred’s Place. On their sign they proudly announce “We serve 1/2 pound burgers,” as if to taunt me as I drive by.

The odd thing is I haven’t stopped there to eat, yet. It looks like an awesome diner, gets mostly good reviews, but I keep resisting it’s greasy-spoon charm. Fred's Place in Elmhurst, ILMy other fear is that I’ll completely love it, they supposedly have a great breakfast sandwich, but for now I just hunger for that 1/2 pound burger.

If you have been to Fred’s Place, is it as awesome as it looks?

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You May Not Pass

I know I sing about Milo and his Kong a lot, but I generally find it humorous how he has his Pavlovian actions, spurred on by us of course, with his morning ritual including the “paying of the toll” as my wife and I call it.

First he blocks the stairs, then he patiently waits while we fill the Kong, and when we finally make the move towards the stairs it’s time for a spin and him to his waiting spot. It’s cute, like he is.

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It’s Only Four Months and a Few Days Away

Yes, that’s right, it’s never too early to start thinking about the holiday, I mean Christmas (since we’re allowed to say it now), season.

The Christmas MooseAs I sing today’s song that special time of year is only a few days and four months away. I really need to start paying attention to the cues my wife gives me of what to get her this year. I mean, who would end up getting your wife socks for Christmas like i heard some guy did last year?

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I’m Ready for the Eclipse

It’s solar eclipse day. You didn’t know? What, have you been living under a rock?

I know some people don’t care, but it is kind of interesting, although even I am sick of the news stories. The problem here in Chicago is that after all of this hype, after all of this “get your special glasses,” there is a good chance it’s going to be cloudy and we won’t see crap.

I’ve got my special glasses, though, direct from a lakefront bike ride to the Adler Planetarium, so I am ready, and if this one goes bad, I can keep them in a drawer until 2024 and maybe visit Austin, in the Spring, at least so says www.timeanddate.com

Be safe out there, use the special glasses, or a Ritz Cracker.

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Winter Won’t Be So Bad

It’s love song time!

I really noticed the mornings being darker, having to turn on a light now to not fall down the stairs, and that just means winter is coming. Usually I dread the winter, but there are some positives that come along with the cold.

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Just Lookin’ Around

I’m looking at things while sitting in my car while recording this song.

Maybe I should have just been looking at the camera.

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Ignore That Last Tweet

For a brief moment the folks in the Twitterverse had a tweet from me that wasn’t meant for the public.

My sister texted me, and as I was driving I did the hands-free things, asked Siri to read her text, and then, probably my error because Siri never makes a mistake, asked Siri to reply back, but somehow my reply to my sister ended up on my Twitter feed at @aplabis instead of as a text message back to her.

Lucky for me, but less entertaining for my followers (Hey, why aren’t you following me on Twitter?), it wasn’t anything racy, didn’t mention hate groups nor Donald Trump, but was simply “We are still thinking about it, why don’t you try to remember to call me tonight, because I’ll probably forget to try to call you.”

About the only thing my followers in Twitter gained from it was that I’m not that great at returning calls.

The tweet is gone, but the song lives on, although I’m sure that in some weird Twitter archive it might still be there.

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Just Fart

Holy crap! Am I getting fancy, or what? I added sound effects and cheesy animation to a song about farting!

Can you call farting shooting a beaver?Do you like to fart? Doesn’t it make you feel good when you let one fly? As my 12-year old self took hold when I thought of this song, as acknowledged by my wife when she replied after seeing it, I couldn’t help but accentuate the original video with wonderful artwork and sound effects. The sound effects were needed as I didn’t have to fart at the time of the song, although that would have been awesome!

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You Never Know When It Will Come Along

I was feeling a little sentimental this morning, thinking about some of the early emails this person who would become my wife sent back and forth with me, and the important questions that needed answering like favorite songs (Mine – Thunder Road, Hers – Turn the Page).

Sometimes things just turn out right, and not when you expect them. Thank God!

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