May 2009
“The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are...”
– Maya Angelou
Adam Lambert: "Mad World"
Adam Lambert: “Mad World” - Performances
The original, wonderful performance on American Idol.
“Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion … . I...”
– Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Modern Technology
Five days of uninstalling & reinstalling Blackberry Desktop Manager. 20 minutes on the phone with Verizon. 64 minutes on the phone with Blackberry (the 1st time). 123 minutes on the phone with Blackberry (the 2nd time). Problem not resolved. Alan on his way to buy me the new Outlook program (and a bottle of tequila)….priceless.
“There is no season such delight can bring
As summer, autumn, winter and the...”
– William Browne
“One reason a dog can be such a comfort when you’re feeling blue is that he...”
Small Ohio Town Rallies to Save Baseball →
“The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.”
– Oscar Wilde
25 Best Pizzas in the US →
Happy to see more than one restaurant in San Francisco on the list. Now I just have to get over there to try them.
“Consider the daffodil. And while you’re doing that, I’ll be over...”
– Deep Thoughts (by Jack Handey)
The Switch Pitcher →
I can’t even imagine how odd it must be to pitch like this, or bat against it, or just observe.
“Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.”
– Napoleon Bonaparte
WatchSnuggie controversy.
Adam Lambert Not Shaken by Loss →
Perhaps when American Idol first began, it seemed that the only way to have a music career was to win. History has shown that isn’t the case. We haven’t heard the last of Adam (or some of the other top contestants).
7 Reasons Why Kris Beat Adam →
Adam is way more talented than Kris (and I like Kris), but Kris is a better fit for the American Idol crown. I think it may actually help Adam to have not won. Remember Chris Daughtry?
“Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that’s no reason not to...”
– Agatha Christie
Layoff Worries Keep Many From Taking Vacations →
Another sign of the times.
Adam Lambert or Kris Allen? →
I admit it, I watch American Idol. Well, I watch it once the sensationalized auditions are over. I don’t care to watch the train-wreck-wannabes, just the people who can actually sing.
This season has been refreshing in that there have been more than the usual number of decent singers in top group…once Tatiana was eliminated that is. And I think Michael Sarver and Megan Joy floated...
Random Fact
Average life span of a major league baseball: 7 pitches.
“Experience is not what happens to a man. It is what a man does with what...”
– Aldous Huxley
Alice in Wonderland
This is a bit how I feel after finding myself in the position of returning to the work force after nine years of staying at home with my kids.
Oh, I’ve kept my basic administrative skills in tact through participation in school and sports organizations, and by virtue of having to schedule activities for myself, my husband and three children. If that doesn’t entail juggling multiple...
“We labor to make a house a home, then every time we’re expecting visitors,...”
– Robert Brault
“Everything that I understand, I understand only because I love.”
– Leo Tolstoy (1828 - 1910)
“What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps me in a continual state of...”
– Jane Austen
In-N-Out Burger Secret Menu →
I’ve heard about this, but never saw a list of the options before.
Update: As a result of posting this, I had to go to In-N-Out for lunch, because I couldn’t stop thinking about it.
“Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way,...”
– Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey
Obama says his, graduates' best work ahead →
“I come to affirm that one’s title, even a title like ‘president of the United States,’ says very little about how well one’s life has been led.”
