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Well folks, it’s been a while since we posted here at tellhimfred.com. Sure, we’ve been pretty active on the forums, but we’ve neglected the blog. Sorry about that.

I’ve been trying to think of a post, and came up with nothing whatsoever. I don’t just want to add a post for the purpose of adding a post. So I waited. And waited. Then inspiration hit me.

This morning I needed some funk. It’s been one of those mornings, as I realized I’d bitten off way more than I can chew.  On Friday I was feeling pretty ninja-like, as I figured out a way to do some xml grabbing, saving, etc. It was pretty badass when you consider the fact that I haven’t really been coding for about a year now. I was feeling pretty good, then this morning happened. Because of what I’d done, they asked me to take it 10 steps further and do some wild drunken monkey level stuff. Grabbing the xml, parsing, saving data, and throwing it into a database. Stuff that’s really interesting to me, but above my head.

I was a little bit overwhelmed, and frankly, felt pretty stupid. This is stuff our engineers and science folks could do in their sleep, but I don’t know much about.  So, what did I do? Did I despair?

Nope. I went to the funk.

Being a lilly white male from upstate New York, it might be strange to some that I use the funk as my security blanket. The funk is my happy animal. And I honestly think that the funk is universal. I think the world would be a better place if everyone spent 20 minutes a day just getting a little funked up.

So, here’s my gift to you. A small sample of that which will change your entire perspective. Watch these clips, and I defy you to be in a bad mood. It’s physically impossible.

1. Gap Band- You Dropped A Bomb On Me

2. Brick- Dazz

3. Parliament- Dr. Funkenstein

4. Sly and the Family Stone- Thank You

May the funk be with you.

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