Day 283 - Japan out U.S.'s us (The U.S.)

July 17

Japan 2 - USA 2

It was a fun ride I didn't know about three weeks ago.  Couldn't be a better story than Japan's team.  They didn't have enough electricity to practice a few months ago, now they're winning it all.  Glad you all could join me on the USWNT bandwagon.  Now get off, you're using all the armrests.  Come back next summer for the Olympics.  

Or will you have forgotten about "your new favorite team" by them?

Spotify

Speaking of bandwagons, I received an invitation to Spotify.  I'm not really sure why it's different than other free music services out there, but people seem to think it is.  Hey, it's big in Europe.  

What more do you need to know?

Linkage:

Pokey LaFarge Album

From NPR

It kind of sounds like a joke, like this should be playing in New Orleans Square at Disneyland, but he's for real (and he's kind of catchy).

One Week of Road Construction in One Minute

Oh, so these guys actually do a ton of work and we probably shouldn't give them crap considering the enormity of what we ask them to do?  Right.

Neil deGrasse Tyson with Jimmy Fallon

His podcast (Star Talk Radio) with Jon Stewart is solid as well.  “Carbon is the slut of the periodic table.  It bonds with everything from every direction.  From the top, from the sides, from below.  Carbon doesn’t care.”

NPR explains Spotify

Boing Boing Review of Spotify

Daniel Ek’s Spotify: Music’s Last Best Hope

From Business Week