Today’s word: Giddy
Giddy Having a reeling, lightheaded sensation; dizzy. Causing or capable of causing dizziness: a giddy climb to the topmast. Frivolous and lighthearted; flighty. Word History: The word giddy refers to fairly lightweight experiences or situations, but at one time it had to do with profundities. Giddy can be traced back to the same Germanic root...
REM: The Good Years (1981-1996)
Eight years ago a friend sent me seven tapes consisting of his entire REM non-album track collection spanning 1981-1996. It's a great bunch of music that includes most every tune REM recorded (beyond the regular album stuff) up until the point where I mostly stopped buying their music. A couple years ago someone ...

