Special Feelings

Most people associate April Fool’s Day with jokes and pranks since The Fool is an archetype associated with comedy and silliness But fools have feelings too. Jesters, jokers, clowns, and… Continue reading Fools Have Feelings Too

LEARN ABOUT NAMES – WHAT THEY MEAN AND WHERE THEY COME FROM!!!! Animal Collective – Kinda Bonkers Bo Diddley – Hey! Bo Diddley Cake – Shadow Stabbing Daft Punk – Face… Continue reading AKA: Musical Names A to Z

10,946 days + 5 minutes If I spend five minutes working on something, people would think only five minutes of work went into that piece. This misses an essential reality… Continue reading 10,946 Days Old

Let me put you on gameDon’t you know that I run this placeAnd I’ve begun this raceMust I rerun this paceI’m the reason it’s become this wayAnd their love for… Continue reading Fiasco

What does $10,000,000 feel like? What does $1,000,000 feel like? What does $100,000,000 feel like? What does $10,000,000,000 feel like? It’s likely impossible to know unless you already have this… Continue reading $10,000,000

I whistle this tune from time to time and only today realized that I have had the Harlem Globetrotters theme stuck in my head throughout my whole life even though… Continue reading The World Revolves Around Special Feelings

I like making and using personas. Professional wrestlers use them, celebrities use them, and artists use them too. Every since I’ve published Sweat and Shiver, I’ve been fascinated by the… Continue reading The Human Experience of

Right Now Until Further Notice Visitor Center You Are Here Walking Stick Take a Hike Trail Shortcuts Touching Tips Thrifty A Tall Tell All Tale  Every Kid Needs a Treehouse… Continue reading Take a Hike!

“The main aspect of the film I want to address is Russell Crowe’s bizarre choice in tone and cadence. Yes, it’s a very meme-able performance. But it’s actually not a… Continue reading Matt: Do You Hear the People Sing?

One Halloween I dressed up as Willy Wonka Jr. or Tyler Wonka. I had a brown top hat and wonky clout goggles and everything Every dream is a special feeling… Continue reading The Dreamers of Dreams

“It’s largely accepted that the original version of the familiar smiley face was first created 50 years ago in Worcester, Massachusetts by the late Harvey Ross Ball, an American graphic artist and… Continue reading Origin of the 🙂

I discovered Dirty Projectors in 2012 through their Swing Lo Magellan and specifically the songs “Offspring Are Blank” and “Dance for You” I still vividly recall dancing and singing along… Continue reading Eight: Tyler Loves Dirty Projectors

Are you caught in a pickle right now? Do you love baseball and pickle reminds you of a baserunner caught between two bases? Do you love to eat pickles? Do… Continue reading Seven: Pickle, Pickles, Daily Vinegars

“Pharrell Williams On Juxtaposition And Seeing Sounds” Bittersweet and Sweet & Sour If you describe someone’s mood or personality as bitter or sweet or sour, you are demonstrating how language… Continue reading Bittersweet: We All Have Synesthesia

Color is everywhere; on us, near us, in us, around us. Color is instantly recognizable for children and every single adult and company in the world relies on colors for… Continue reading Colors: Uncolor Everything, Invent New Colors

It’s helpful to use scenarios when planning for the future. Many people get trapped into thinking only of the Worst Case Scenarios There are truly millions of scenarios any one… Continue reading Six: Another Scenario

Butter: I feel like a balloon in a tornado, ready to pop in a magnificent display of sound. I feel like everyone’s pulling me in different directions. One day I… Continue reading Butter: A Balloon in a Tornado, Ready to Pop

Share your special feeling(s) with the world You submit one or more special feeling(s) You can submit a word, phrase, song, link, emotion, sense, idea, fact, fiction, nonsense, rants –… Continue reading You: Submit Special Feelings

That’s right. Sean Paul. Suh mi guh suh den. I’ve loved this song from the moment I heard it around 2002-03. What does it mean? What is he even saying?… Continue reading Five: Like Glue

My one very good friend is a walking, talking, living, breathing, singing resource for musical knowledge of every type. From the technicals to the feelings, he is an absolute expert… Continue reading Four: Earworms Playlist

Spilling water is a total pain in the ass. It’s unexpected, causes shock, and potentially ruins other materials such as important documents or floor rugs. Marketing told us to not… Continue reading Three: Don’t Cry Salt Water Tears Over Spilt Water

Ty: can you send me why you love whistling…like a who what when where why how about whistling…as you see it? i need it for Essay Two on my new… Continue reading Two: Inconspicuous Whistling

I wrote my first song when I was seven years old. I was on a swing set in the backyard of my childhood home.  It goes a little something like… Continue reading One: I Hear the Birds Flocking to My Song