The Goodness: Jeff’s Best of 2018
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
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.
this Chinese four generations meme is so wholesome omg pic.twitter.com/bozR6rB93w
— kassy cho (@kassy) January 4, 2019