Hidden Connections 5 MD04 Q1: Oof, gonna have to come back to this one. There are lots of LA neighborhoods and I don't remember the song at all. Q2: No clue. Let's come back to it. Q3: ugggh no idea. We'll come back. Q4: Oh, this has got to be [counts out] bic-ent-enn-ial. Q5: Aqua, definitely.

Hidden Connections 5 MD04 Q1: "A fire station... California" is "light bulb". I'd remember it without Jon Bois' 17776, but I'll still recommend it. Q2: This is about the Chinese zodiac. I remember people pointing out earlier this month that no, 1/1/26 is not yet The Year Of The [something]...

Hidden Connections 5 MD03 Q1: Knew this was "lightning (strike)" before hitting the NHL part, and that cemented it. Q2: Probably "galileo", esp. with the apology in the '90s. Q3: Well, this was a ride. First thought, of course, was Rocky Mountain High. We'll come back to it.

Hidden Connections 5 MD02 Q1: "thermomeda" and "sea monster" must be "andromeda". Hm, probably something about galaxies, since they wouldn't make it a mythology clue if it were about mythology. Q2: Ah, the Wilson-nickel thing is "cigar".

George is doing Hidden Connections 5 and doesn't feel like recording every day, but maybe he'll remember to talk about it here. MD01 Q1: Had to be "cooper", started thinking "Hmm, as in 'Hanging with Mr...?"

Stay warm, everyone.

Sort of a two for one day today.

Finish the week strong.

Keep grinding.

School’s closed. Have a day.

With bonus alarm noises!

This doesn’t count as a swear because it’s in the question.

Finish the week strong.

Less Cats Thursday!

Oh huh, they accepted Somosa.

Lots of cat support in this one.

Hi John!

Short week. Hit it hard.

Recharge.

You know the deal: finish strong today and recharge over the weekend.

Aaany time now.

Phenomenal complaints.

Full week this week. Go hard.

Stuff intervenes, but here we finally are. Not a great day all around.

Finish the week strong.

And now we’re BACK back.

And we’re off.

LET’S GOOO

How was your season?

One more day to go.

One and one to go.

Only a few more. Keep pushing.

Home stretch. Push hard.

Not the worst day to start a week.

Study up on your tennis over the weekend.

Okay, this is only a *little* late.

Let’s hope this one works.

Keep on plugging.

Start heavy, keep pushing.

Use the weekend to study the entire summer of human knowledge. Or watch the Women’s Rugby World Cup.

Finish the week strong and take that momentum into the back half of the season. You can do it.

Keep pushing.

The long weekend is over. Restart your brain.

Okay, now really back again.

Back again, sort of.

Study up over the weekend.

Finish the week strong.

Keep pluggin’.

How’s your start?

Here. We. Gooo!