Are You a Swifty?

Ms. Swift is a lovely, talented singer/songwriter that puts it all out there for her audience. I’m really trying to like her music but haven’t discovered that magical moment that fully resonate with me. I’ll keep trying.

The Swift/Kelce bond has been good for business. They have successfully leveraged their careers and images, once again reminding us that 1 + 1 CAN be greater than 2. Their individual fortunes are better for it, as well as financial benefits to the NFL and drug companies. Whether this is a good thing, or a bad thing depends on your viewpoints of the NFL and the pharmaceutical industries.

Absolutely! I use Swiffers™ to dust off my equipment regularly. My wife’s a fan, too. Could be why we live in harmony?

About "role models":

History will demonstrate that deeply flawed individuals can be competant public servants. And those who fit the wide definition of "strong role model" can make the world a much more dangerous place.

"The opposition" uses a tool whereby they require supporters to "defend the indefensible", which is highly effective to force the other side to play defense, and kill (meaningful) conversations. The ability (and willingness) to connect the dots pertaining to major issues while minimizing the impact of (often trivial) individual flaws doesn’t make a person complicit, or a bad person. It makes them an adult capable of sorting things out, assigning priorities, and solving real problems. This also requres a high risk tolerance for being proven wrong.

@waltersalas 

"The popularity of any given music is certainly not proof of its artistic merit, but neither is it proof of the lack of it. "

Well stated.  +1

@wesheadley 

Thanks for the "new" music suggestions.  I've created an "AudioGon" playlist on Tidal and added these.  Hopefully, something there will resemble something like Carol King, Supertramp, and America tossed into a blender?

@wesheadley 

Thanks for the SECOND list of music suggestions.  You are very kind and generous.

And, yes, these will be added to my playlist.

@tylermunns 

"Those two things are not alike.  
1) is a radical shift in what popular music sounded like.  
2) is more or less just a continuation of the same"

Nice summary.

I think sometimes an artist's "imperfections" can be their most enduring qualities.  It makes them human, and relatable.  Perhaps even vulnerable.  Like the rest of us?