Word Traps

There comes a time in every man’s, woman’s, and child’s life when a word gets trapped in the brain. A trick might help get the word out again. But what is the trick? The words that have been stuck in my head lately are Superfluous and Extraneous. It doesn’t help at all that people at …

Amazing Music

Music is amazing. Music is eternal and temporary all at once. Eternal because it will live in memory forever. A song can outlast the most familial memory. Some people remember their children’s names by remembering songs. Other people even name their children after a song, their favorite song. And then there are those who name …

Headphones

Headphones were invented in 1910 by a man named Nathaniel Baldwin. The reason he invented them was because he couldn’t hear the talks in a General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Like any inventor, he made a number of varieties before he started to develop a durable, working product. …

Rock and Roll Car

What if car names were like rock band names? What kind of music would your rock and roll car play? Sonoma (GMC)? Definitely something with a horn section, and a stand-up bass. Jetta (VW)? …would play some hard and heavy licks like “Are You Gonna Be My Girl?”. Impala (Chevy)? Probably would play some otherworldly …

Tobymac vs. Duran Duran

It may be no secret that I love music. We all do, don’t we? Music keeps us sane during the dull moments of a day. Music propels us through exercise routines. Music gives us a reason to pretend we’re fantastic singers when we’re alone. It also gives us emotional stimuli. That’s a fancy way of …