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I’m an admitted music addict. When @jnomina told me about SongPop, I knew it was going to be a problem. The game gets a lot of credit for the design and forethought but for me, part of its credibility is lost when it comes to the use of re-recordings, live performances, and covers of the songs you’re expected to guess during the challenges.

A recent game that I played included the song “Play That Funky Music” by the group, Wild Cherry but that band wasn’t identified. After I picked an incorrect choice, the correct answer was highlighted as Singers. Here’s the problem, the game’s makers are using poor compilations of different musical genres.  For this game to have true credibility, the company needs to use the best known recordings and have someone fact checking the music samples and answer choices.  Otherwise, it’s akin to asking a player to guess a celebrity’s face using a celebrity look-a-like. It doesn’t work.

I don’t see me tiring of the game soon but I do see my frustration level continuing to build as I’m asked to listen for “Stand By Me” by Ben E. King using a re-recording that the singer did years after the song was a hit. I do give the SongPop crew credit because it seems like they are hearing their community’s concerns and trying to fix them as they are reported. You can report any incorrect answers or problems you have at SongPop’s community support page.

I know I’m not alone with my obsession and frustration of the game. I hope the SongPop designers correct some of these problems so that everyone can enjoy the game.

Cookie Ingredients

1 cup of butter or margarine
1 1/8 cup sugar
3/4 teaspoon vanilla
2 Eggs
2 tablespoons milk
3 cups of flour

(Makes about 3 dozen)

Icing

1/2 stick of butter
1 pound of powdered sugar
1 teaspoon of lemon flavoring
splash of milk

Enjoy!

It’s easy to think about all of the things we have going wrong in our lives and overlook the things that are going right. Today, reflect on the positive! It’s sure to put a smile on your face or a tear of joy in your eye..
 

As a heavy social media user, you can imagine what life’s been like for me since my Twitter account has become problematic. I can’t log into the website because it gives me the “fail whale”. I can’t access Twitter through my phone because it gives me a “Bad Gateway” or “Service Unavailable” error. Luckily, only by using Tweetdeck can I see what other people are saying. I can only see the “All Friends” feed from the time I launched Tweetdeck. I can see my “Mentions” and “Direct Messages” columns everywhere.

I’ve alerted Twitter about the problem. It appears that I am not the only person with this issue. At last check, some 62 pages of complaints are logged from people who are experiencing a similar situation.

This morning, my trouble report that I filed with Twitter was updated to “This request is currently being processed by our staff. Hopefully, that’s a good sign that a resolution will be quick.

Say a prayer, send good vibes, I’d like my Twitter back.

Here’s the setlist from the Jack Johnson Concert on July 21, 2010 at Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.

G. Love (acoustic)

Just for starters, I’m not sunburnt. But after years of letting the sun beat down on my body and leaving me painfully red, I’ve really started to embrace the lesson of applying sunscreen.

I spent a considerable amount of time outside yesterday. It was hot. It was humid. For me, it was unbearable. I’m not a fan of the heat. No, not at all. Before I learned my lesson, I would have spent the day outside sans SPF. So far this year, I haven’t had to endure the pain of sunburn. Knock on wood.

There’s another lesson I have to learn: wearing gloves. If you’re going to do a lot of shoveling, wear gloves. Before my SPF lesson, I may have gotten a blister or two from a bad sunburn. Now, I have blisters from some heavy lifting. I guess it’s a lot of living and learning.

Learn from my lesson and skip the pain, wear sunscreen and gloves, too!

There are days when technology makes your life so much easier. Yesterday wasn’t one of them.

Things aren’t good when your computer and phone decide to go down the tube at the same time. The devices weren’t mine but I spent the better part of yesterday trying to fix them.

After failing to fix the problem last night, I woke up today to try again. A call to Dell helped me identify the problem with the laptop. The hard drive is bad.  FedEx will be delivering a new one on Friday.  A quick shout-out to Dell. The phone representative was in India and was very helpful with the problem. We even had a conversation about the weather there and here. I was pleased with his knowledge and service.

The phone went to the Sprint store.  The technicians couldn’t fix it. Instead, a new HTC Hero will be delivered tomorrow.

When you use your phone and your computer for work, it makes it difficult to get anything done. It’s not a fun process. We have one computer still working. Cross your fingers that one doesn’t become a victim of a technical gremlin, too!

After some big thunderstorms rolled through our area, this is how the sky looked at sunset. No, I didn’t do any photoshopping. This picture accurately shows the color of the sky. It was strange to see. I wanted to share with everyone.