Midweek Rant: Masks

I know many people have made up their minds about the "to mask or not to mask" issue. I respect both sides. The science is all over the place. And whereas, I have pretty much made up my mind about it, I keep reading on it. 

But more and more, I read conflicting "data" and "statistics", even from my favorite sources that I have found reliable for years. We have to face the face that we may never understand how it all works. Hindsight is ALWAYS 20/20. 

 So, here is my point. For everyone who is being pissy, judgmental, and condescending about it: GROW UP!! The world doesn't revolve around you. If someone, for example, me, has more than one "underlying condition" and want to play it safe, that's cool. Whereas I don't think I would die if I caught C19, I don't need or want to spend time in the hospital gasping for breath and feeling like crap. Personally, I do think A LOT of the hype is just that, hype. I look forward to being about to go out again. But I will do it cautiously.

My Top 40 Radio Pop Hits of the 1980's

One of the characteristics of 80s pop is the expanded use of electronic keyboards. This turned a lot of rock fans off. I didn’t make assumptions and judge each band on their own merits. As long as they were using the electronics in a creative way that appealed to me.  

So, here is my similar list or the 80s. These are in no particular order and my only restriction is only one entry per artist. There are many more other than these. But these are just a sampling.

  1.   Don’t Stand So Close to Me - The Police

  2.   Better Be Home Soon - Crowded House

  3.   Don't You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds

  4.   There She Goes - The La's

  5.   White Wedding - Billy Idol

  6.   Love Is A Battlefield - Pat Benatar

  7.   Higher Love - Steve Winwood

  8.   Town Called Malice - The Jam

  9.   Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer

10.   They Don't Know - Tracey Ullman

11.   Wouldn't It Be Good - Nik Kershaw

12.   Stepping Out - Joe Jackson

13.   Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime - The Korgis

14.   Change - Tears for Fears

15.   In A Big Country - Big Country

16.   My Ever Changing Moods - The Style Council

17.   Breakout - Swing Out Sister

18.   Our House - Madness

19.   I Ran (So Far Away) - A Flock of Seagulls

20.   The Doctor - The Doobie Brothers

21.   Senses Working Overtime - XTC

22.   Lessons In Love - Level 42

23.   Everybody Have Fun Tonight - Wang Chung

24.   Fashion - David Bowie

25.   It’s My Life - Talk Talk

26.   Hazy Shade of Winter - The Bangles

27.   Back on the Chain Gang - Pretenders

28.   I Melt With You - Modern English

29.   Mexican Radio - Wall of Voodoo

30.   Voices Carry - Til Tuesday

31.   Tenderness - General Public

32.   Love Plus One - Haircut 100

33.   Under the Milky Way - The Church

34.   Overkill - Men at Work

35.   Come Back and Stay - Paul Young

36.   More Than This - Roxy Music

37.   Always Something There to Remind Me - Naked Eyes

38.   Pleasure and Pain - Divinyls

39.   Owner of a Lonely Heart - Yes

40.   Rio - Duran Duran

I'd love to hear your thoughts, additions, etc., in the comments.