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I love these moments of iPod serendipity, one of which happened just now: I had decided to open a small can of pineapple chunks for a light evening snack, my iPod was playing in shuffle mode for the third consecutive hour, and as I scooped those chunks, I heard nice, mellow tinkles from the speakers. [...]

It’s been sitting there on this site for almost a year now. You may not have noticed it. It’s an essay (or whatever you want to call it) called “The Good Bit”, and it’s mainly about Tunnel of Love by Dire Straits. It contains a personal story of a fledgling guitarist (me) in the shadow [...]