Sorry, I’ve been sick

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Very sick, as a matter of fact. I don’t think I’ve had an infection this bad in several years, and it’s left me bed-bound for the most part. Back then my computer was actually up against my bed, so I could keep bouncing around online as much as I wanted then, but now it’s kind of an effort to stay sitting here for any period of time. I just hope I get over this bug in time to enjoy the start of winter vacation.

Still, it is a Friday, so let’s do the Olbermann thing here. Today marks the anniversary of the end of that most bitter of American conflicts, the one that pitted brother against brother, and sister against sister, like none other before. Yes, on this day in 1836 the Toledo War ended. If you can believe it, Ohio and Michigan once raised militias and were prepared to wage all-out war just for the rights to have our little piece of the Great Black Swamp considered an official part of their state. Facing pressure from Congress, Michigan eventually gave up its claim on the land in exchange for most of what is now Michigan’s Upper Penninsula. It sounds like a bad deal, but Michigan got the best out of it considering all the iron and copper deposits that were eventually found in the U.P., not to mention all the lumber they were able to sell, whereas Toledo … well, we’ve got glass, or something that rhymes with glass, anyway. On that note, let’s play the friday5.org Friday Five!

1. What’s your favorite song about growing up?
Good, just what I need: questions about music that require very short answers. This one’s easy: Tom Waits’ "I Don’t Wanna Grow Up."

2. What’s your favorite song about cars or driving?
I’m not sure if this counts, but once before I die I swear I’m going to rent a convertible, put the top down, and drive around all day long blasting Tori Amos’ "Cornflake Girl" at top volume. That song just strikes me as the perfect "convertible song" for some reason.

3. What’s your favorite song whose title is a person’s name?
I’m assuming fictional people are allowed in response to this, so Björk’s "Isobel" gets the nod.

4. What’s your favorite get-up-and-dance song?
Given all the dancey games I play I’m tempted to answer with a song from one of those, but instead I’ll go with Tori Amos’ "Raspberry Swirl." It’s the only song I can dance to without the aid of arrows.

5. What’s your favorite novelty song?
Given how addicted I was to Dr. Demento’s radio show back in the early 90s, I could come up with a million answers to this. (My father’s song that Dr. Demento played on the air back in 1994 would not be one of them, thank you very much.) 2nu’s "Ponderous" comes to mind the most readily, so I’ll go with that.

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