Todd Stadler's blog

Irony, retro-style

Julia and I were at the grocery store yesterday, when "Walking on Sunshine" came on over the in-store speakers. I said — mainly to myself, since I didn't figure that anyone else would care — that I didn't expect that anyone would play this song at this particular time.

The employee restocking sausage in the freezer case raised an eyebrow at me, but Julia kept looking for whatever item she was looking for.

"Because," I noted rather deliberately, "this song was performed by Katrina and the Waves."

To cover up the muffled sounds of frozen sausage logs being laid on top of each other, I continued. "You know. As in Hurricane Katrina. And the waves it is producing even now. In and around New Orleans." I gave up.

Later on I did a Google search for "Katrina and the waves" and found I wasn't even the first person to think of this. Of course. I'll get you yet, Internet!