Good lord, I love lists.

On our family trip to California in 1988, I obsessed over my Uncle Don’s copy of the original 1977 printing of The Book of Lists by David Wallechinsky, his father Irving Wallace, and sister Amy Wallace. Uncle Don let me have it and it still sits in my collection.

Later in life, I had an account on listgeeks.com (RIP) and kept a series of lists, some of which are included here.

last updated: April 9, 2025

Favorite Seltzers

  • Nixie Ginger Lime
  • Polar Ade Tart Cherry Limeade
  • Waterloo Ginger Citrus
  • Aha Orange and Grapefruit Blend
  • Aha Citrus and Green Tea with caffeine
  • Polar Orange Vanilla
  • Canada Dry Mandarin Orange

Magazines I Miss

  • Herbivore
  • Satya
  • Video Watchdog
  • Elemental
  • Rap Sheet

Things I've misplaced for many years

  • My copy of Star Dog, a childhood favorite book
  • An interview I did with my grandfather in the mid-1980s about his life
  • The tape of the first Wu-Tang Clan radio appearance (WPRB)

Some Charities/Media Orgs I Like

  • Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary
  • Progeria Research Foundation
  • Internet Archive
  • Electronic Frontier Foundation
  • My state's ACLU
  • My county's abused women's shelter
  • Our local wildlife conservancy
  • Sweet Peeps Microsanctuary
  • The Trevor Project
  • Alight
  • Assorted local dog/cat rescue orgs
  • ProPublica
  • 404 Media

Old Electronics/Tech I Still Use Regularly

  • Kindle Keyboard (2010)
  • Cambridge Soundworks surround speakers/subwoofer (1999)
  • Epson V550 scanner (2015)

Headphones/Earbuds I Own, ranked

  1. Sennheiser Momentum 4
  2. Sennheiser HD 599SE
  3. Thinksound ms-01
  4. Anker Soundcore Space Q45
  5. Sennheiser HD457
  6. Pixel Buds A-Series
  7. Monoprice over-ear (unknown model)
  8. Shokz OpenRun Pro 2 Mini
  9. First Harmonic IEB6

Sites/Services That I Miss

  • 8tracks
  • The Dissolve
  • Google Reader
  • Listgeeks
  • Maddie on Things
  • mecawilson
  • MOG
  • Technorati
  • Yahoo! Pipes

Favorite TV Shows

  • Black Mirror
  • Card Sharks
  • Community
  • Family Ties
  • Freaks and Geeks
  • Gamechanger
  • Glitch
  • The Golden Girls
  • The Good Place
  • Joe Pera Talks With You
  • Joker's Wild
  • Make Some Noise
  • The Office (US)
  • Parks and Recreation
  • Schitts Creek
  • The Returned (French)
  • Taskmaster
  • Ted Lasso
  • Tic Tac Dough
  • Undeclared
  • The Walking Dead
  • Welcome to Flatch
  • What's Happening?!!
  • Wonderfalls

Favorite Spices (and Blends)

  • Nooch
  • Paprika
  • Rosemary
  • Tumeric
  • Everything Bagel Seasoning
  • Papa Joe's (original)
  • Za'atar

10 Favorite Hip-Hop Years, ranked

  1. 1988
  2. 1994
  3. 1993
  4. 1998
  5. 1986
  6. 1992
  7. 1999
  8. 1987
  9. 1989
  10. 1995

Words I Always Spell Wrong the First Time

  • knowledgeable
  • genealogy
  • accommodating

Song Covers I Can't Get Enough Of

  • Somewhere Over the Rainbow
  • Summertime
  • Chase the Devil
  • Don't Explain
  • Crazy He Calls Me
  • Thank You for Being a Friend (Golden Girls Theme)
  • Ain't No Sunshine

Best Reggae Riddims of All-Time

  • Truth & Rights
  • Dub Fire
  • Tonight
  • Satta-A-Masagana
  • Rockfort Rock
  • Conquering Lion
  • Jacqueline
  • Drum Song

Words I Hate

  • nestled
  • crisp
  • fresh
  • catheter
  • garb
  • cool/tool/school (when pronounced with more than one syllable)
  • suicide (when used as a verb)
  • lather

"Night of ..." Movies I've Seen

  • a Thousand Cats
  • the Bloody Apes
  • the Comet
  • the Creeps
  • the Dark Full Moon (aka Silent Night, Bloody Night)
  • the Demons
  • the Hunter
  • the Lepus
  • the Living Dead
  • the Living Dead '90
  • the Living Dead 3D
  • the Zombies (1980)
  • the Zombies (1981)

Things to Love About Maude

  • Bea Arthur (duh!)
  • Conrad Bain
  • Adrienne Barbeau
  • In episode two, Conrad Bain’s character has a pager, but since it’s the 1970s, he refers to it as his “bleeper.”
  • Maude’s kitchen. Holy hell, it’s awesome.
  • Rue McClanahan – It was like a warm-up for The Golden Girls
  • The theme song (Lady Godiva was a freedom rider!)