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Day 4727: Strange

Yesterday, when I was driving home after a chiropractor appointment related to the strange noises I’ve been hearing in my head since August 2023 every time I talk, I saw this strange sign:

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Apparently, there is room for the strange in my head and elsewhere.

This morning, I’ll be driving to see an acupuncturist who helped me get rid of a strange orange coating on my tongue years ago after many other practitioners kept asking me the same strange question, “Did you recently eat a bag of Cheetos?” I continue to have hope that somebody will help me get rid of these strange noises although I could always stop them just by shutting up.

Is it strange that I am now thinking about one of my favorite Tom Lehrer quotes?

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I find it strange and wonderful that people have compared my songs to Tom Lehrer’s.

Do you see anything strange in my other images for today?

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Here’s what I find when I look for “strange” on YouTube:

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Thanks to all who are here for this strange post, including YOU!

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Day 4684: Catching up

I’ve got a lot of catching up to do today, including completing the information for my upcoming appearance on the podcast Therapist Uncensored.

In case you need catching up with my personal saga as told through this daily blog, I often experience waves of different feelings (from joy to dread) when I am doing something new.

Also, many people I know are deliberately NOT catching up with the news because they just want to know, “Who is going to stand up to the chaos and injustice?”

Do you see catching up in my images for today?

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I am always cat-ching up to our cats, no matter what day it is.

Let’s do some catching up on great animation together.

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Thanks to all who are catching up with this blog today, including YOU!

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Day 4662: Resplendent

When I shared the cover for my new single “Artificial Intelligence” yesterday on Twitter, a friend said I was resplendent.

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Here’s a definition of “resplendent.”

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Yesterday morning, this resplendent person was very grouchy about having to leave her home so early to get a flu shot at the hospital before she started her work day. The grouchiness went away when I saw the resplendent moon.

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Here are my other resplendent images for today’s blog post.

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I’ve loved noodle dishes since my resplendent mother’s resplendent tuna noodle casserole. Indeed, I’ve started writing a parody of the resplendent Stevie Wonder song “Part Time Lover” called “Pasta Lover.”

©️ Ann Koplow, 2025

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I need to include today’s resplendent list of holidays and observances …

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… and the resplendent Daily Bitch Calendar.

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Yesterday morning, I sang my song “Everybody’s Somebody’s Asshole” to the ticket taker as we stood alone on the resplendent top deck of the ferry. It reminded us of the ending of this resplendent scene from Funny Girl.

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Thanks to all my resplendent readers, including YOU!

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Day 4661: Options

I often encourage people to recognize and explore their options in therapy.

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Going back to sleep is NOT an option for me right now, because I have to catch an earlier-than-usual ferry to get to the hospital this morning.

Yesterday, I had to choose among many options when pitching my new single Artificial Intelligence to Spotify playlist editors before its release on November 7.

As usual, I have many options of visuals to share here.

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Here’s a music genre option recommended by Mister Fox, above.

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Thanks to all who have chosen the option to be here for this Options post, including YOU!

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Day 4637: Times of Trouble

During times of trouble, I turn to those I love.

Yesterday, I spent the day with my camera-shy husband, as we took the ferry to Boston’s Seaport district, which was no trouble at all.

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We’ve been having trouble with our new sofa from Blue Dot furniture …

… which we showed to Greer.

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Greer said that Blue Dot would take the trouble to replace the entire sofa, which surprised me. In times of trouble, I appreciate connecting with good people, so Greer and I exchanged cards.

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I’m overcoming my shyness about troubling others and promoting my songs, which I hope are helpful during times of trouble.

I often deal with times of trouble by capturing and sharing images.

Dogs are usually helpful during times of trouble.

Here’s the song that many of us hear when thinking about times of trouble.

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Thanks to all who help me through times of trouble, including YOU.

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Day 4619: Strange

These are strange times, my dear readers, and my fear is that we are getting too complacent with strange.

It’s going to be strange to facilitate groups without my patient who recently died.

The week before I leave on vacation always feels strange to me.

Last Monday, the ferry into Boston was cancelled at the last minute because of choppy waters, which was very strange.

It’s strange that my music is now on Spotify and that Spotify somehow puts together lists of songs that are as strange as mine.

Do you see anything strange in my images for today?

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Here’s what I find on YouTube when I search for “strange.”

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Thanks to all who are here for this strange blog post, including YOU!

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Day 4617: Unfinished Business

Today I have unfinished business from yesterday’s blog post, which announced the release of my live album.

Here is the link to my album on Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/album/2jquX5MTakvlpm5zw7Lzfh?si=PhLcGqIHRLSwMGmcJyZAfQ

Here is the link to my album on Apple Music:

https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-singing-therapist-live-at-the-lilypad/1832060396

The album is streaming elsewhere but sharing more about that will be unfinished business for now.

My unfinished business for today includes writing remarks I’ll be delivering at a memorial service for a dear departed member of my support groups.

While I might feel like she had unfinished business on this earth, I think that is just a reflection of how much I am going to miss her.

Do you see unfinished business in my images for today?

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Here’s what I find on YouTube when I search for “unfinished business.”

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Now it’s time to finish some unfinished business: thanking YOU for being here, now, with me.

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Day 4591: Music for Difficult Times

During these difficult times, I’m working on my album of original songs and thinking about music that has gotten me through difficult times.

When I was a kid, the late Tom Lehrer’s music got me through difficult times.

As I’ve gotten older, Paul Simon, Todd Rundgren, Pat Metheny, and Jacob Collier have helped me get through difficult times.

Do you see music for difficult times in my images for today?

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Here’s the Tom Lehrer album that helped me get me through difficult times when I was a little kid:

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What’s been your music for difficult times?

Thanks to all who help me get through difficult times, including YOU!

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Day 4556: Wouldn’t You Like to Know

Last night I saw Todd Rundgren in concert and I loved all of his songs, including “Wouldn’t You Like to Know.”

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Wouldn’t you like to know about my images for today?

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Wouldn’t you like to know that I’m on a diet and that I’m writing this before my 7 AM audiology appointment before I work a full day at the hospital?

Wouldn’t you like to know how much gratitude I have for Todd Rundgren and for you?

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Day 4356: Words and Music

As a songwriter, I think a lot about words and music. Lately, I’ve been writing words but not so much music.

Spotify is the app I use to listen to words and music and here is some year-end data from them:

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I love the way Joni Mitchell puts words and music together.

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Here are more words and images for this words-and-music post.

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I’m thinking I might put new words to old music and write a parody song about technology, since technology has been driving me crazy.

Thanks all who help me put words and music together, including YOU!

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