The Goodness: Jeff’s Best of 2018

January 16, 2019

If you ignore the crushing weight of America being fleeced and humiliated by the current President, 2018 was an okay year. Some fun moments, some not so much. The worst? My little buddy Winslow passed away after 17 years of ruling the roost. He was an independent yet loving soul who brought me and my family a lot of joy and laughs. It’s still hard to believe he is gone. The best? A few months later we welcomed Shelby and Starr into our home. Despite a couple of daring backyard escapes and many bark-laden bouts of separation anxiety, the bonded pair of 5-year-old girls have settled in nicely.

Staying on the positive tip, here are a few of my favorite things from last year, and lucky for us, many can still be enjoyed this year…

Hummus
Sabra Classic Hummus

Tea
Celestial Seasonings Sleepytime Vanilla

Beer
Bell’s Winter White Ale

Margarita
Big Azz Frozen Marg at Mad Mex

Pizza
Vic’s – NJ
Nomad – Philly
Anthony’s – PA Burbs

Veggie Food
Kaya’s Kitchen
Vedge
Hip City Veg

Cookies
Fudge Sticks
Double Dark Chocolate Milano
Social Tea Biscuits

T-Shirt
I’m so sorry

Thing I Thought Was a Snake
Stick

Technology
The wireless earbuds I had for two weeks then lost

Books
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou
The Book Dragon by Kell Andrews

Book from 2017 Read in 2018
The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. by Neal Stephenson and Nicole Galland

Reading Glasses
Sportex Readers – AR4160

Songs
Very Good Songs for 2018

Records
LP5000 by Restorations
Cheer by Drug Church
Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves
Little Acts of Destruction by Red Hare
Last Building Buring by Cloud Nothings

Live Shows
Paint It Black, Screaming Females, HIRS Collective and GIVE in Asbury Park
“Once” at The Arden
Chip Chantry at Helium

Song Composed While Doing Laundry
“Super Starr”

Vinyl Purchased
Propagandhi and Uncle Tupelo

Radio
Jon Solomon on WPRB
Sleepy Hallow with Chuck Elliott
MusicOn with Musikoff

Tweets from Very Funny People
Very Funny Tweets from 2018

Top Tweeters
@KarenKilgariff
@trumpetcake

Nasal Mist
Simply Saline

Running Shoes
Brooks Ghost 10

Runners
Desiree Linden
Yuki Kawauchi

Trail
Forbidden Drive

Run with Friends
The Forbidden Five and Dime

Champions
Eagles

Animal
Eagle

Mascot
Gritty

TV
Maine Cabin Masters
Drunk History
Great British Baking Show
The Zoo
Secret Life of the Zoo
Bob’s Burgers
Lodge 49
Adam Ruins Everything

Shout Out on TV Show
Regular Show

Documentary
Joan Jett Bad Reputation

Movies
Game Night
Teen Titans GO! To The Movies
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Annihilation

Magazine
Jeff Monthly

Podcasts
Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend
Volcano Vinyl
Dave Hill’s Podcasting Incident
It Happened in Hollywood
Essential Tremors
Deadcast

Animal Shelters
Main Line Animal Rescue
Morris Animal Refuge
Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)
Street Tails Animal Rescue
ACCT Philly

Congresswoman Scaring The Shit Out of The GOP
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Lawnmower
GreenWorks Pro

Puzzle
Ravensburger 1,000-piece Cottage

Doppelganger
this guy

Anniversary
Our 20th

Have a good new year, take care of each other.

Jeff Lyons

Author: Jeff Lyons

I am the proprietor of this dumb site and Philly Trail Runners. I also co-host Junk Miles with Chip & Jeff. You can follow my daily nonsense on Twitter and Bluesky .