I’m hereby exercising my right to change my American Idol pick. Several weeks ago I said I liked Adam Lambert, and I do think he’s got a terrific voice. But after what he did to Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire” (I’m a huge Cash fan and have been since high school) and then whatever it … Continue reading Dropping Adam; going with Allison
Itamar came to visit yesterday. The picture to the right is approximately what he looked like yesterday. The other pictures are from the Mississippi organization that rescued him. I’d already been told he was very shy, very fearful, and he was. Well behaved but totally withdrawn. He settled behind a chair while his foster mom … Continue reading Meeting Itamar
By now anyone who cares knows that Denver is in the middle of a spring blizzard. Moisture! Woot! Looks like about ten inches around here (say, a three-mile radius), although the wind is rearranging it in interesting ways. Roofs are bare or only thinly covered, but on the lee side of fences, porches, etc., I … Continue reading To shovel or not to shovel
Nested comments. You may have noticed WordPress added them a while back. I was excited about it at first, but it has several shortcomings for backwater blogs like this one. I don’t get enough visitors and discussion, with people addressing one another, to really take advantage of nested comments. I do keep the feature turned … Continue reading Some people are never satisfied
Small item for the Who Cares category. President Obama is holding a live press conference in about twenty minutes, and I don’t plan to listen. For one thing, the last time he did this and I tried to listen, I had to give up. Luckily I could turn off the TV; the reporters had to … Continue reading Press conference? Not listening. La la la la
You know you have a problem when your cable suddenly goes out and your house falls silent. Completely, utterly silent. You know you have a severe problem when, twenty minutes later, service still hasn’t been restored and you’re beginning to feel like a crackhead going cold turkey (I’m only guessing, of course). I’m all twitchy, … Continue reading One moment please …
