I don't know what other people typically use YouTube for (and maybe in some cases, I'm happier to not find out), but I usually use it to listen to music. Sometimes I pick a series of songs in succession, but other times I just pick one and then let YouTube select what I hear next. I've found some great new-to-me (but often decades old) songs this way. But today when I was listening to music over YouTube, what should I hear but the instrumental section at the beginning of a song I've liked for years but knew neither the title or the artist?!
Tracking down random songs I like has always been a thing for me, and as internet searches have improved, it's become easier. But I liked this particular song mostly because of the instrumentals, and I never knew a long enough string of lyrics to find it by searching.
Anyway, if anyone is curious, the song in question is "Steppin' Out" by Joe Jackson, and now that I know the lyrics, I like those, in addition to the instrumental section. Definitely an unqualified triumph.
Unfortunately, I was also dealing with a mysterious anti-triumph today. In my opinion, certain annoyances belong to certain seasons. Heatwaves belong in the summer and blizzards belong in the winter. Along similar lines, bug bites definitely do not belong in the late fall. Yet, yesterday, I somehow ended up with two very itchy bug bites on my left foot. The kicker is that yesterday I was wearing tights, thick socks, and boots, so I don't understand how a bug got anywhere near my foot. All I can conclude is that either (a) I'm having an extremely delayed reaction to bites I got the last time I wore sandals, or (b) the bugs have decisively outsmarted us and we're all in trouble.
Wishing everyone a weekend full of triumphs and free of any out-of-season annoyances!
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