It’s Mink Car Day! With the last song of the Factory Showroom behind us, let’s start getting cozy with the first They Might Be Giants album of the new millennium. Starting with no-skip banger of a song called BANGS. Link is on my profile or visit kissmesonofblog dot com

HR Rep: Some people in the office feel that you are a bit pedantic. Me: No. Pedantic would be someone who is excessively concerned in matters of the minutiae while exuding their level of academia. At best, I am a verbose sesquipedalian.

Coworker has declared “HOLY GUACAMOLE” three times in 5 minutes but then follows it with “well JESUS CHRIST.” Then what are they

THANK YOU (And also Thank You 🙏)

Ladies and Gentlemen! This week on @cbbworld.bsky.social , the listener submitted plugs theme was a heavy nod to @tmbg.bsky.social’s SPIDER! (Yes, I am catching up on Monday podcasts.)

I went to a fancy place for lunch with friends and decided Rockefeller oysters with a side of deviled eggs was exactly what the day called for. Also a “purple” Negroni which, by all accounts, was a normal shade of Negroni color.

Dripping with nostalgia, difficult to hear instruments, a reminders that time is marching ever forward. Whether we think about it or not. “I Can Hear You” by They Might Be Giants

Day before my first Valentine’s Day after my Divorce last spring. Why is my therapy app coming for me like this

A top tier example of what writing without thinking about what you’re writing can look like. open.substack.com/pub/chaserop...

I swear to god. If this captcha thinks that scooter is a motorcycle, I’m gonna launch this PC out my office window

Hot off the press. Absolutely zero to do with football, Seahawks or the Super Bowl. www.kissmesonofblog.com/p/pet-name-f...

Im all for anti-AI conversations but how about less public discourse at this coffee stand and more making everyone’s coffee

For any new residents of Western Washington, yesterday is what we call First Fake Spring. We’ve still got more rainy grey weather before Fake Spring and Spring Week 1. Then winter Part 2 and then Spring.

Facebook dating is the Dollar Tree of dating apps.

What is YOUR spiraling shape? www.kissmesonofblog.com/p/spiraling-... #tmbg #theymightbegiants

I’m actually more of a boneless, skinless couch guy.

I dare anyone to make it out of a Costco without even so much as accidentally purchasing something Dubai chocolate related.

I’m going cold plunging this morning for the first time since my aneurysm and brain bleed that hospitalized me after Xmas. Wait, did I ever mention that my brain exploded after Xmas and I went to the hospital? I gotta get better at posting on Bluesky

My cat decided that he did not like me having a candle lit on my desk. #cats

New EP @tmbg.bsky.social has entered the chat! music.youtube.com/playlist?lis... #music #tmbg #theymightbegiants

New personal essay up about “Your Own Worst Enemy” by They Might Be Giants.” Two weeks late because I almost died from an exploding blood vessel in my brain which ironically coincides perfectly with my relationship to this song. #tmbg #theymightbegiants www.kissmesonofblog.com/p/your-own-w...

My votes have been cast. May the gods of CBB give favor to my wishes.

If the temperature of the coffee didn’t drop by about 10 degrees, then there isn’t enough creamer in there yet.

If any of you happen to live in the Montana area and are thinking of buying a car/truck: I highly recommend going to Butte Auto and asking to speak with Jaedyn. You are welcome.

Everyone might be texting her a “good morning, beautiful.” But I’m the only one texting a “good morrow, Mistress of Chaos. How many names are we adding to our list of souls to collect today?”

My next “big” “idea”: use all of the matierial I’ve already written about the first four They Might Be Giants albums, plus additional album summaries and b-side essays, locally sourced art, and interviews with fans to create a Kiss Me, Son of Book: The Duo Era.

ICYMI I wrote about the second track on Factory Showroom. From @tmbg.bsky.social , it’s ‘Till My Head Falls Off. www.kissmesonofblog.com/p/till-my-he...

Oh, is she responding to your DMs? She’s calling me. Daily. Texting. Letting me know That my appt is next Friday and to reply Y to confirm.

There are still people making the trip from their home to their bank for the sole purpose of asking the teller how much money they have in their checking and savings accounts. And those people are voting.

I stayed up late having drinks with friends and woke up 6am for KMSU’s 11th annual They Might Be Giants marathon. Currently chilling out in their Topia virtual world: TMBG Country. Come find me. (password is MancampTheHamster) topia.io/tmbg-demo-q4...

They Might Be Giants called S-E-X-X-Y their “ode to getting it on.” Two days ago, I kicked off the next album on Kiss Me, Son of Blog with this one. www.kissmesonofblog.com/p/s-e-x-x-y-...

I cold plunge now. Just get up early on a day off so I can walk into the Puget Sound and watch the sunrise.

Today, I begin the era of They Might Be Giants’ sixth studio album: Factory Showroom! First up, tmbg’s sexiest(?) song. S-E-X-X-Y www.kissmesonofblog.com/p/s-e-x-x-y-...

Official announcement! You can now snag my book for about five bucks, practically anywhere you buy your ebooks. If you’ve ever thought about your thoughts, thought about other people’s thoughts, or thought about what other people think about your thoughts - this book might speak your language.

Today is my birthday. But it also happens to be the 38th anniversary of the day @tmbg.bsky.social released their first single, Don’t Let’s Start. Check out one of my earliest posts about this pivotal song in my life. Please. It’s my birthday. www.kissmesonofblog.com/p/dont-lets-...

The second to last song on They Might Be Giants’ John Henry album is ‘Stomp Box.’ Here are my words about it. www.kissmesonofblog.com/p/stomp-box-...

Carl Jung said that love is a projection of oneself onto another. @tmbg.bsky.social said "I wish I'd gotten to know her, before I fell in love." This week I finally got to writing about 'Out Of Jail' three months after my divorce and, oh boy. www.kissmesonofblog.com/p/out-of-jai...

Never thought I’d willingly get up before 7am, 2 weekends in a row to cold plunge. But just look at this.

Happy birthday, Dan Miller - guitar player extraordinaire with for @tmbg.bsky.social ! Enjoy the majesty of this extended acoustic solo that he’s been doing during their recent tour for Istanbul (Not Constantinople). It involves a looping pedal and it is beautiful. youtu.be/Vp1QHPMRWkg?...

“wrestling with my own depression, growing up in a family full of mental health struggles, and then reeling from a family suicide, Thermostat was catharsis.” www.kissmesonofblog.com/p/thermostat... #tmbg @tmbg.bsky.social #music and #memoirs

Sometimes, a song that’s probably meant to be about a literal broken thermostat can take on a very deep and personal meaning. This is that song. open.substack.com/pub/kissmeso...

Hey LinkedIN, I promise I’m never going to care about what you’re doing with your terms of service.

On this day, 37 years ago, one of my all time favorite albums released. Happy 37th to the @tmbg.bsky.social masterpiece - LINCOLN! I’ve written about my love and personal connection to every song on this album. The link below will take you there. www.kissmesonofblog.com/t/lincoln?so...

“I don’t know what’s wrong with me,” she said. “You don’t?” I replied. This week I wrote about the difference between feelings and facts. open.substack.com/pub/chaserop...

I can hear someone in my office talking about the rapture and how she’s disappointed that it happen because shes ready to go home to Jesus. And you know what, let me share that disappointment with you.

I hope the guy who programmed Windows to constantly change the default pdf viewer to Microsoft Edge gets raptured today.

Can’t wait for all the worst people to get raptured the hell out of here.

Instead of sharing bits of my life as it relates to this They Might Be Giants song about the Belgian painter, James Ensor, I wrote a highschool style report on Belgian painter, James Ensor. Bonus clip of my fav live performance at the end.

It’s been a minute since I’ve done this so I thought I’d take a second to say “HI!” I’m Chase. I write Kiss Me, Son of Blog, a dive into the songs of They Might Be Giants.

So here’s a post about a song that’s based on a true story. It’s called “Meet James Ensor” by @tmbg.bsky.social www.kissmesonofblog.com/p/meet-james...