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Week #28 – 5 x 5

On 11.04.09, In 5 x 5, By Mike

My 5 least favorite public officials
Nancy Pelosi
John Boehner
Joe Lieberman
Harry Reid
Michele Bachmann

5 Favorite Desserts
Cheescake
Creme Brulee
Key Lime Pie
Boston Creme Pie
Apple Pie (cold)
(Can’t recall the last time I ate any of them)

First 5 Random Songs on my iPod
When My Love Crosses Over – John Hiatt
The Bottle – Gil Scott-Heron
We Used to Vacation – Cold War Kids
Big One – Nellie McKay
First Kiss – Tom Waits

5 Things I Won’t Miss About 2009
Wasting my Time on a Helpless and Futile Project
Cash for Clunkers
The Yankees
The Jay Leno Hype
Kate Gosselin

5 Things I’ve Learned about Blogging
You don’t develop a following outside your friends and family
It alternates between being fun and being a chore
Blogging regularly is a lot easier than blogging sporadically
Laying out your life story has some risks
Lists are a good way to take the pressure off of writing

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Week 27 – 5 x 5

On 10.22.09, In 5 x 5, Food, Golf, Golf In Scotland, Scotland, St Andrews, etiquette, By Mike

5 Cars I have owned
505 Peugeot STI
British Rover
Challenger
Delta 88
Lexus LS400

5 Favorite Food Styles
Italian
Sushi
Shabu-Shabu
Spanish
French

5 Underrated Pleasures
Peanut Butter Sandwich
Serendipity (movie – Kate Beckinsale is in it!!!)
Any bodily function (All in moderation of course – yawn, sneeze, well you know the rest)
Survivor Samoa
Looking out the window at nothing (like in the third grade)

5 Things to Consider When Emailing
Don’t get the last word. (Writing back “Tks” is unnecessary)
Never hit “reply all” when you meant to respond to just one person.
Don’t write with anger or lust. (sit on it for a day and reread it)
Email is a permanent record. Nothing off color or something to come back and haunt you.
ALWAYS check the “to” field before you hit send

5 Things I am Looking Forward to When I Get to Scotland
Visiting with friends
Playing the Castle Course
Drinking a McEwan’s /80
Walking around St Andrews seeing what has changed
Awaking to a Scottish sunrise

St Andrews' sunrise from my bedroom window

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Week 26 – 5 x 5

On 10.07.09, In 5 x 5, By Mike

5 things I have missed writing about
Freeing of the Lockerbie bomber
Jim Rice getting inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame
My favorite new music
The imbecilic Glenn Beck
Healthcare overhaul
5 things I have been doing while not writing
Honing my cooking skills
Navigating Endway through the paradoxical new music business
Helping friends with a variety of projects
Planning my next career move
Spending time with my wonderful bride and pals

First 5 random tunes on my iPod
Instant Karma! – John Lennon
Sweet Little Sixteen – Beatles
Painkiller – Turin Brakes
Is That All – U2
The Northern Song – The Superimposers

5 movies on my may see list
The Damned United
(500) Days of Summer
The Invention of Lying
The Informant
Where the Wild Things Are

5 things I will never understand
The concept of investment clothing
Donald Trump
The rules of cricket
Cullen Skink
The disappearance of common sense

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Week 25 – 5 x 5

On 11.17.08, In 5 x 5, Boston, Economy, Food, Football, Movies, Music, By Mike

FIrst 5 Random Songs from my iTunes Shuffle
You Shook Me All Night Long -AC/DC
Animal Bar – Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Misere, “straight” concluded – Jelly Roll Morton
The Lad with the Silver Button – Mark Mothersbaugh
Don’t Panic – Coldplay

5 Things to Know about Professional Football this Past Weekend
Never take Detroit on the road (Don’t ever take them this year.)
Great teams are always lucky
Yesterday’s win by Pittsburgh over San Diego is the first time a game has ever ended with a score of 11-10
The Philadelphia Eagles should be ashamed of themselves. They could only manufacture a tie (first since 2002) against the lowly Bengals
You know Fantasy Football is whacked when Matt Cassel leads the week in points

5 Things to Do if the World Turns Upside Down
Consolidate/eliminate debt
Buy shelf stable food
Buy and take delivery of gold
Work in a recession proof job
Pray

5 Great Burgers in Boston
The Paramount (Diner)
Bukowski’s Tavern
Lucky’s
Mr. Bartley’s Burger Cottage (Technically, Cambridge)
The Bristol Lounge at the Four Seasons

5 Favorite Bond Films
From Russia with Love
Goldfinger
Casino Royale (w/ Daniel Craig)
Goldeneye
Live and Let Die

And for the record, Quantum of Solace is another good fun Bond romp.

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Week 24 – 5 x 5

On 11.03.08, In 5 x 5, Barack Obama, Election, John McCain, Politics, Presidential Candidates, By Mike

All of you have endured my politi-speak for months on end. It’s all wrapped up tomorrow night and while I will still occasionally post about politics, it won’t be an every day occurence. With that in mind, I thought I would take a look back at the election that wouldn’t end through the beauty and simplicity of the 5 x 5. John McCain and Sarah Palin, I’ll miss you even if the reader’s of Aye Wonder won’t.

5 Defining Catchphrases of the 2008 Presidential Campaign
Straight Talk
My Friends
Maverick
Yes We Can
Change

5 Mistakes John McCain Made in the General Election
Not vetting his Vice Presidential candidate
Snubbing David Letterman
Telling the world that “the fundamentals of our economy are strong” just before the financial collapse
Referring to Obama contemptuously as “that one” in front of a national audience.
Trotting out a gas tax holiday concept that was both patronizing and impractical

5 Mistakes Obama Made in the General Election
Creating an uphill battle for himself by saying during the primary season that Western Pennsylvanians bitterly cling to guns and religion
Should have repudiated Reverend Wright sooner.
Should have worked harder to get Bill Clinton on board sooner.
Using a mock Presidential seal
Letting Joe Biden go off-message

5 People Who Have Seen Their Reputation Advanced During Election Season
Rachel Maddow
Tina Fey
Ron Paul
Terry McAuliffe
(tie) Keith Olbermann and Joe the Plumber

5 People Who Have Seen Their Reputation Sullied During the Election Season
Sarah Palin
Geraldine Ferraro
Carly Fiorina
Bill Clinton
(tie) Keith Olbermann and Joe the Plumber

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Week 23 – 5 x 5

On 10.08.08, In 5 x 5, Movies, Music, My Wife, Women, By Mike

5 Things Sarah Palin Might Say Before Election Day
Gee Whillikers
Dagnabbit
Goodness Gracious
Easy Peasy
Geez Louise

5 Bits of Good News
OJ is going to jail
George Bush will be President for only 103 more days
The Taliban want peace/Split with al Qaeda
Halle Berry named sexiest woman alive (that I am not married to) by Esquire Magazine
The new phone book is here

5 Great Songs Under 2 Minutes
All Shook Up – Elvis Presley
My Funny Valentine – Chet Baker
Kinda Fonda Wanda – Neil Young
Not Fade Away – The Rolling Stones
Just Another Sucker on Vine – Tom Waits

5 Favorite Paul Newman Movies
Cool Hand Luke
Hustler
Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid
Nobody’s Fool
Hud

5 Albums That Were the Toughest to Leave off of My Recent List
Greetings from Asbury Park – Bruce Springsteen
Achtung Baby – U2
Lets Get it On – Marvin Gaye
Time Out – Dave Brubeck
Forever Changes – Love

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Week 22 – 5 x 5

On 08.22.08, In 5 x 5, By Mike

5 x 5

5 People Who Have Over Stayed Their Welcome
George W. Bush
Brett Favre
Joe Lieberman
Madonna
(tie)Donald Trump
Bill Clinton

Poll Answers

More 5 x 5 behind the tab

The Other 4 5s

5 Favorite Songs Mentioning a Girl
Jessica – Allman Brothers
Sweet Jane – Velvet Underground
Amie – Pure Prairie League
Carrie-Anne – Hollies
Rosalita – Bruce Springsteen

5 Last Full Albums I Added to My iTunes
All Rebel Rockers – Michael Franti & Spearhead
Journey to the West – Monkey
Dreams of Breathing Underwater – Eliza Carthy
Hold On – Tyrone Wells
Chemical Chords – Stereolab

5 Most Searched for Names Today on Google
Melanie Chisholm
Matthew Syed
Gwen Stefani
Gavin Rossdale
Bryan Clay

5 Oldest URLs
15-Mar-1985 SYMBOLICS.COM
24-Apr-1985 BBN.COM
24-May-1985 THINK.COM
11-Jul-1985 MCC.COM
30-Sep-1985 DEC.COM

And you wonder why all the good ones are taken now.

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Week 21 – 5 x 5

On 08.07.08, In 5 x 5, Blogging, Fashion, Music, Reading, Scotland, St Andrews, St Andrews Grand, By Mike

5 x 5

5 Actors/Actresses That I will not Pay Money to See
Tom Cruise
Renee Zellweger
Kevin Costner
Ben Affleck
Alec Baldwin

More 5 x 5, including a visual series, after the jump..

More 5 x 5
First 5 Random Songs on My iPod
Skateboarding Pt 2 – Jan & Dean
Beautifully Broken – Govt. Mule
Sister Fatima – Don McLean
Passion Play – The Sugarhill Gang
One of These Days – The Velvet Underground
(Honestly, I can’t make this stuff up!)

5 Subjects I Plan to Write About Someday
The Requiem for the St Andrews Grand (the story of an ego bigger than the great outdoors & how he deceived a town, a nation and a sport)
Sons & Dads
How to hire & build a team
My autobiography
The complete dossier of golf in Scotland (after I finish playing the rest of the courses there)

5 Magazines I Subscribe to
The Week (the greatest magazine ever)
Links Magazine
Entertainment Weekly
The Economist
Mac Life

5 Favorite Ties in My Closet Today

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Week 20 – 5 X 5

On 07.14.08, In 5 x 5, Apple, Business, Cape Cod, Computing, Education, Food, Friends and Family, Gadgets, Geo Bush, Golf, Government, Health, London, Music, Religion, Scotland, St Andrews, Technology, Travel, United Kingdom, etiquette, By Mike