In 2011, this space was mostly used to introduce free downloads for 52 weeks in a row (see www.52freesongs.com).  Now, I sort of feel like returning to blogging.  You see, there are thoughts I have – thoughts SO profound – that they can’t be communicated in 140 characters.  These thoughts are so crucial to the prosperity of mankind, I would be remised if I shared them only with my Facebook friends.  Thus, these thoughts that have changed my life – and will surely change yours – will be posted exclusively here on this blog.  Let’s get started.

I have a new EP coming out next week on Valentine’s Day.  It’s called You Don’t Have the Heart.  As with each previous record release, I find myself soul-searching.  What are the truly important things in life?  Here are my thoughts as of this very moment:

IMPORTANT: Pedestrian Right of Way

I hold the pedestrian right of way to be an unalienable, nearly-constitutional right.  Had our forefathers foreseen moving vehicles sans horses, they would certainly have at least included this in the Bill of Rights.  I do not take the pedestrian right of way lightly, and as such, I often put myself in situations in which moving vehicles might hit me.  When the Don’t Walk light is illuminated, the driver takes priority.  When the Walk light is illuminated, I take priority.  I don’t care how fast they’re driving.  In the end, if they hit me, they will most likely go to prison for involuntary manslaughter, and I will be able to sue them for every penny they have.  Granted, I will most likely be dead.  Which is why in future weeks and months to come, I will be establishing a consortium of friends, willing to take up the cause of my untimely death.  I would like a portion of the settlement to go to certain charities, but the rest can be split up amongst the members of said consortium.

NOT IMPORTANT: My Debit Card

The other morning I had brunch at Peels NYC, a southern-style restaurant that serves biscuits and gravy and the like.  In case you were wondering, I had a delicious buttermilk biscuit with friend chicken and pepper jack cheese.  After paying, I accidentally left my debit card on the table.  I realized this several minutes (and several blocks) later, when my flatmate and I discussed stopping for ice cream.  I was faced with a very crucial decision:

1.) Walk back several blocks, secure my debit card, and then stop for ice cream; or

2.) Use this an excuse to return to Peels later in the week to try the buttermilk biscuit with country ham and pepper jack cheese – in the meantime, leaving my debit card open to consumer fraud.

The buttermilk biscuit with country ham and pepper jack cheese was delicious, just in case you were wondering.  And my debit card is safely back in my posession.  These are the moments when you feel the universe is finally  aligned in your favor.  Although, I wouldn’t be surprised if someone was just fraudulently using my identity to purchase a new car.  But that’s just how these things go.  All that matters in the end is how much you enjoyed the buttermilk biscuit with country ham and pepper jack cheese…