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πš™πš˜πšπšŒπšŠπšœπšπšŽπš› . πš πš›πš’πšπšŽπš› . πš–πšŠπš— 𝚘𝚏 πš˜πš™πš’πš—πš’πš˜πš—πšœ . πš‘πšŽ/πš‘πš’πš– OurGeekThisWeek.com ThisTrackIsFire.blogspot.com/ kybercast.com https://matadornetwork.com/author/michaeldiaz
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πš–πš’πšŒπš‘πšŠπšŽπš• 𝚊. πšπš’πšŠπš£ πŸ‡΅πŸ‡±πŸ‡²πŸ‡½πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡²β€οΈπŸ•πŸ“»πŸŽ™οΈ @michaeldiaz101.bsky.social Β· Aug 18
How can an album released in 2025 tie me to my father, who died 11.5 years ago?

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#IrvineWelsh #IrvineWelshandtheSciFiSoulOrchestra #GoodMusic #Bandcamp #Disco #Funk #Soul #Motown
Irvine Welsh & The Sci-Fi Soul Orchestra "A Man In Love With Love"
This is going to be a longer entry than most, so please bear with me. Last Friday would have been my dad's 72nd birthday, had he not passed ...
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πš–πš’πšŒπš‘πšŠπšŽπš• 𝚊. πšπš’πšŠπš£ πŸ‡΅πŸ‡±πŸ‡²πŸ‡½πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡²β€οΈπŸ•πŸ“»πŸŽ™οΈ @michaeldiaz101.bsky.social Β· 2h
The Life and Death of My Dog, Delilah (A Series)
Part 6: The Old Lady Gets Spayed

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#delilahmaydiaz #dogs
The Life and Death of My Dog, Delilah (A Series) - Our Geek This Week
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πš–πš’πšŒπš‘πšŠπšŽπš• 𝚊. πšπš’πšŠπš£ πŸ‡΅πŸ‡±πŸ‡²πŸ‡½πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡²β€οΈπŸ•πŸ“»πŸŽ™οΈ @michaeldiaz101.bsky.social Β· 1d
I am the farthest thing from "street." I am soft. I come from the suburbs, yo.

And yet, I like this song.

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#sheckwes #mobamba #thistrackisfire
Sheck Wes "Mo Bamba"
What I am about to confess will probably cost me any "cool points" I may or may not have with anyone that reads this blog, but this seven-...
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πš–πš’πšŒπš‘πšŠπšŽπš• 𝚊. πšπš’πšŠπš£ πŸ‡΅πŸ‡±πŸ‡²πŸ‡½πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡²β€οΈπŸ•πŸ“»πŸŽ™οΈ @michaeldiaz101.bsky.social Β· 2d
I read a book that received all kinds of accolades, and, well...

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#TheEmperorofGladness #ourgeekthisweek
Review of The Emperor of Gladness - Our Geek This Week
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πš–πš’πšŒπš‘πšŠπšŽπš• 𝚊. πšπš’πšŠπš£ πŸ‡΅πŸ‡±πŸ‡²πŸ‡½πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡²β€οΈπŸ•πŸ“»πŸŽ™οΈ @michaeldiaz101.bsky.social Β· 3d
Hey, you got your dubstep in my indigenous music!
No, you got your indigenous music in my dubstep!

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#thistrackisfire #TheHalluciNation #Babylon
The Halluci Nation feat. Northern Cree "Babylon"
Hey, you got your dubstep in my indigenous music! No, you got your indigenous music in my dubstep! I admit that I would not be the first per...
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michaeldiaz101.bsky.social
πš–πš’πšŒπš‘πšŠπšŽπš• 𝚊. πšπš’πšŠπš£ πŸ‡΅πŸ‡±πŸ‡²πŸ‡½πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡²β€οΈπŸ•πŸ“»πŸŽ™οΈ @michaeldiaz101.bsky.social Β· 3d
NO KINGS, good food, football, sweatshirts & soup, and good sleep; not a bad weekend!

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#TheWeekend #NoKings
The Weekend! (20-Oct-25) - Our Geek This Week
The weekends have become my brief reprieve from work. I get that this is true for most people, but it’s Monday and already I am eager for the
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πš–πš’πšŒπš‘πšŠπšŽπš• 𝚊. πšπš’πšŠπš£ πŸ‡΅πŸ‡±πŸ‡²πŸ‡½πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡²β€οΈπŸ•πŸ“»πŸŽ™οΈ @michaeldiaz101.bsky.social Β· 4d
If you have a car and just want a traditional greasy spoon, then Grand Coney:

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πš–πš’πšŒπš‘πšŠπšŽπš• 𝚊. πšπš’πšŠπš£ πŸ‡΅πŸ‡±πŸ‡²πŸ‡½πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡²β€οΈπŸ•πŸ“»πŸŽ™οΈ @michaeldiaz101.bsky.social Β· 4d
I have yet to be disappointed by anything I had at Little Bird:

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πš–πš’πšŒπš‘πšŠπšŽπš• 𝚊. πšπš’πšŠπš£ πŸ‡΅πŸ‡±πŸ‡²πŸ‡½πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡²β€οΈπŸ•πŸ“»πŸŽ™οΈ @michaeldiaz101.bsky.social Β· 6d
This is it, the final @depechemode.com song that I picked for my birthday week, appropriately titled "Insight."

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#DepecheMode #Insight #Ultra #thistrackisfire
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πš–πš’πšŒπš‘πšŠπšŽπš• 𝚊. πšπš’πšŠπš£ πŸ‡΅πŸ‡±πŸ‡²πŸ‡½πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡²β€οΈπŸ•πŸ“»πŸŽ™οΈ @michaeldiaz101.bsky.social Β· 7d
Not an obvious pick for a great @depechemode.com song, but also one of their few that has an❗in the title.

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#GetTheBalanceRight #thistrackisfire #goodmusic
Depeche Mode "Get The Balance Right!"
I know that Depeche Mode is a well-established band with over 100+ million in record sales and admission into the Rock'N Roll Hall of Fame b...
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michaeldiaz101.bsky.social
πš–πš’πšŒπš‘πšŠπšŽπš• 𝚊. πšπš’πšŠπš£ πŸ‡΅πŸ‡±πŸ‡²πŸ‡½πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡²β€οΈπŸ•πŸ“»πŸŽ™οΈ @michaeldiaz101.bsky.social Β· 7d
Happy birthday, Norm Macdonald!

A piece from a couple of years back:

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#normmacdonald #ourgeekthisweek
Happy Birthday, Norm Macdonald! - Our Geek This Week
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πš–πš’πšŒπš‘πšŠπšŽπš• 𝚊. πšπš’πšŠπš£ πŸ‡΅πŸ‡±πŸ‡²πŸ‡½πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡²β€οΈπŸ•πŸ“»πŸŽ™οΈ @michaeldiaz101.bsky.social Β· 7d
It's becoming clear that not enough of y'all motherfuckers read 1984.
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πš–πš’πšŒπš‘πšŠπšŽπš• 𝚊. πšπš’πšŠπš£ πŸ‡΅πŸ‡±πŸ‡²πŸ‡½πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡²β€οΈπŸ•πŸ“»πŸŽ™οΈ @michaeldiaz101.bsky.social Β· 7d
🎢
You'll stumble in my footsteps
Keep the same appointments I kept
If you try walking in my shoes
You'll stumble in my footsteps
Keep the same appointments I kept
If you try walking in my shoes
Try walking in my shoes
If you try walking in my shoes
Try walking in my shoes
🎢
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πš–πš’πšŒπš‘πšŠπšŽπš• 𝚊. πšπš’πšŠπš£ πŸ‡΅πŸ‡±πŸ‡²πŸ‡½πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡²β€οΈπŸ•πŸ“»πŸŽ™οΈ @michaeldiaz101.bsky.social Β· 7d
#NowSpinning

Next up on the playlist!

There's always time for @depechemode.com on #vinyl I believe.

#DepecheMode #songsoffaithanddevotion #nowplaying
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πš–πš’πšŒπš‘πšŠπšŽπš• 𝚊. πšπš’πšŠπš£ πŸ‡΅πŸ‡±πŸ‡²πŸ‡½πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡²β€οΈπŸ•πŸ“»πŸŽ™οΈ @michaeldiaz101.bsky.social Β· 7d
#NowSpinning

Some days it's all about the #shoegaze, amiright?

@jesusandmarychain.bsky.social @thirdmanrecords.bsky.social #psychocandy #psychocandy40 #psychocandy40thanniversaryedition #vault65 #Vinyl #GoodMusic
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πš–πš’πšŒπš‘πšŠπšŽπš• 𝚊. πšπš’πšŠπš£ πŸ‡΅πŸ‡±πŸ‡²πŸ‡½πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡²β€οΈπŸ•πŸ“»πŸŽ™οΈ @michaeldiaz101.bsky.social Β· 8d
The @usmnt.ussoccer.com team is a fucking embarrassment.
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πš–πš’πšŒπš‘πšŠπšŽπš• 𝚊. πšπš’πšŠπš£ πŸ‡΅πŸ‡±πŸ‡²πŸ‡½πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡²β€οΈπŸ•πŸ“»πŸŽ™οΈ @michaeldiaz101.bsky.social Β· 8d
In celebration of my birthday, here's the first Depeche Mode song I remember enjoying, from back when I was 10.

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@depechemode.com #DepecheMode #PeopleArePeople #thistrackisfire
Depeche Mode "People Are People"
While "Personal Jesus" was the song that made me fall in love with Depeche Mode, in the Spring and Summer of 1984 little Michael heard a so...
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πš–πš’πšŒπš‘πšŠπšŽπš• 𝚊. πšπš’πšŠπš£ πŸ‡΅πŸ‡±πŸ‡²πŸ‡½πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡²β€οΈπŸ•πŸ“»πŸŽ™οΈ @michaeldiaz101.bsky.social Β· 9d
52.

Wherein I try to adjust my attitude towards getting older.

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52 - Our Geek This Week
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πš–πš’πšŒπš‘πšŠπšŽπš• 𝚊. πšπš’πšŠπš£ πŸ‡΅πŸ‡±πŸ‡²πŸ‡½πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡²β€οΈπŸ•πŸ“»πŸŽ™οΈ @michaeldiaz101.bsky.social Β· 9d
What multinational-North American company employee doesn't know at least approximately when Canadian Thanksgiving is?

#CanadianThanksgiving
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πš–πš’πšŒπš‘πšŠπšŽπš• 𝚊. πšπš’πšŠπš£ πŸ‡΅πŸ‡±πŸ‡²πŸ‡½πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡²β€οΈπŸ•πŸ“»πŸŽ™οΈ @michaeldiaz101.bsky.social Β· 9d
I'm dedicating all entries to my music blog the next few days to Depeche Mode because it's my birthday week.

Of course, this isn't much different from most any other week, but at least this time I have a reason.

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#ThisTrackIsFire #PersonalJesus #Violator
Depeche Mode "Personal Jesus"
This week is my birthday week, so I have decided to dedicate this week to the band that I love the most: Depeche Mode. "Personal Jesus" is t...
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πš–πš’πšŒπš‘πšŠπšŽπš• 𝚊. πšπš’πšŠπš£ πŸ‡΅πŸ‡±πŸ‡²πŸ‡½πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡²β€οΈπŸ•πŸ“»πŸŽ™οΈ @michaeldiaz101.bsky.social Β· 9d
Never decline an opportunity to watch DRIVE with your family.

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#TheWeekend #Drive
The Weekend! (13-Oct-25) - Our Geek This Week
Overall this weekend was still pretty good, it would have been nice to see both the Tigers and MSU win. Friday: Another late night of work on the
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πš–πš’πšŒπš‘πšŠπšŽπš• 𝚊. πšπš’πšŠπš£ πŸ‡΅πŸ‡±πŸ‡²πŸ‡½πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡²β€οΈπŸ•πŸ“»πŸŽ™οΈ @michaeldiaz101.bsky.social Β· 11d
Well, shit.

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#RIPDianeKeaton
Diane Keaton Dies: Oscar-Winning β€˜Annie Hall’ & β€˜The Godfather’ Actress Was 79
Diane Keaton, the actress known for roles in 'Annie Hall' and 'The Godfather', has died. She was 79.
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πš–πš’πšŒπš‘πšŠπšŽπš• 𝚊. πšπš’πšŠπš£ πŸ‡΅πŸ‡±πŸ‡²πŸ‡½πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡²β€οΈπŸ•πŸ“»πŸŽ™οΈ @michaeldiaz101.bsky.social Β· 12d
Though released back in April, this track still resides firmly in my current playlist.

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#WetLeg #CatchTheseFists #GoodMusic #Thistrackisfire
Wet Leg "catch these fists"
I know this track came out all the way back in April, but I didn't start this blog until a couple of months later, so I am going to cut myse...
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πš–πš’πšŒπš‘πšŠπšŽπš• 𝚊. πšπš’πšŠπš£ πŸ‡΅πŸ‡±πŸ‡²πŸ‡½πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡²β€οΈπŸ•πŸ“»πŸŽ™οΈ @michaeldiaz101.bsky.social Β· 13d
#currentlyreading

I tore through this book.

If you are a fan of @scalzi.com or the #OldMansWar series/universe, I think you will as well.
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πš–πš’πšŒπš‘πšŠπšŽπš• 𝚊. πšπš’πšŠπš£ πŸ‡΅πŸ‡±πŸ‡²πŸ‡½πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡²β€οΈπŸ•πŸ“»πŸŽ™οΈ @michaeldiaz101.bsky.social Β· 14d
Hey, check us out!
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Heard this track live on Sunday night and it's been running through my mind ever since.

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#Elbow #Sober #AudioVertigo #goodmusic #thistrackisfire
Elbow "Sober"
Look, I realize that I just posted a song by Elbow on Friday , and to be clear, this isn't an Elbow fanatic blog now. That said, I was antic...
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