1. Sunday is my dad’s birthday. Happy birthday, Dad! Your gift this year is me not buying a house that has to be fully remodeled. (Just kidding, you’ll get something else, too.)
2. If you’re feeling irritable or defeated, I’ve discovered that all you have to do is listen to ABBA. This is my personal favorite:
3. This helps, too, and is endorsed by the man who discovered penicillin:
A good gulp of hot whiskey at bedtime — it’s not very scientific, but it helps.
(Sir Alexander Fleming)
August 20, 2010 @ 1:44 pm
Whoa, creepy. But with better dancing than “Take a Chance.”
August 20, 2010 @ 1:23 pm
I’m partial to “Does Your Mother Know?” myself: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkL7Fkigfn8&feature=related
The ’70s was a strange time… at least two of ABBA’s biggest hits flirt with the idea of statutory rape (“Does Your Mother Know?” and “Dancing Queen”) but the songs themselves are so sweet and carefree-sounding that I doubt many people ever notice.
August 20, 2010 @ 9:45 am
That is my ABBA fav too!