A dusting of "snow"
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Tasty, tasty email content
Salutations! I’m Adam Keys and you’re here because, at some point in your past, you subscribed to my newsletter about interesting things you can enjoy and/or...
The halls were decked, now clear the decks
I remember when I left college in 2003 and started my career in earnest, the days between Christmas and New Years were more busy. What I don’t remember is...
I hope you're having just a swell day/week/month!
I wrote a bunch of things! Such as, using Things to capturethings that aren’t just things I want to do, but things I want to think about too. I pondered the...
Automotive form, Eddie Murphy, DC, the Goodfellas/My Blue Heaven connection
I wrote a little bit on cars, form, and function. I’m firmly in the “function determines form” camp, but the future of cars has me wondering if this will...
The good stuff, but also the not-so-great stuff
Spoiler alert: it's all good with me! I hope it's all good with you. Funny that, in a more personal medium like email newsletters, I feel like even alluding...
Increasingly a condition you find enjoyable
Is there anything more joyful than Stevie Wonder’s music? I find that there is not! Any song, any era. It is somehow still quite warm in Austin. I’m okay...
Waning warmth
I rather like, and am currently enjoying, a very warm day of 95 degrees Fahrenheit heat. It won't be long before a cold front blows through and takes us into...
Just lovely
The Siri command of the summer for our HomePod: “Hey Siri, play music by Lizzo.” What ‘Song Exploder’ Has Taught Us: So where do songs begin? In states of...
Emerging from a vacation bubble
I don’t want to brag but: I’m getting good at vacation. It helps that the vast majority of them are to a Disney park and that my wife does a lot of the...
The rule of three turned up to five
Wrapping up a long weekend here. Turns out, four-day weekends are just _excellent_. When all else fails: the rule of three. Parquet Courts’, Wide Awake- it’s...
Wherein long form is made
I wrote a longer thing about problem solving on computers. I feel, only fifteen years into my career as a developer, that I’m (finally) confident I can...
I'm rebooting this newsletter
Howdy friends, It’s been quite some time since I wrote! Things have changed, things have stayed the same. We’ve learned things. We’ve stuck to our...
Enjoyable things
Internet Todo List for Enthusiastic Thinkers, S2E07Hello, friends! I enjoyed things last year, and what would the internet be if I didn't use it to share...
Learning about the world, and east Texas
Internet Todo List for Enthusiastic Thinkers, S2E06I've owed you a newsletter for an intimidating number of weeks. Everything is peachy in Adam Keys land, so...
Making music, remembering music, ordering music, great TV
Internet Todo List for Enthusiastic Thinkers, S2E06 Four things: Classic Albums, wherein the performers and producers who made some really great pop music...
The Quality, Longevity, Billy Joel, and Beethoven
Internet Todo List for Enthusiastic Thinkers, S2E04There is a quality I want the things I code and write to embody. I'm not entirely sure what that quality...
What's another Beatles cover between friends?
Internet Todo List for Enthusiastic Thinkers, S2E04I almost let this week slide, but a fantastic Beatles cover fell in my lap. How could I deprive you of a...
The Downsides of Live Music
Internet Todo List for Enthusiastic Thinkers, S2E03Ed. As promised, the things I find unenjoyable about attending live music performances. Everyone loves a...
Drums are a lie
Internet Todo List for Enthusiastic Thinkers, S2E02Ed. I'm working on a longer piece on my numerous grievances with live music. Turns out I had a mini-essay...