What WILL they conjure up next?
I don’t know about you, but the way the food industry targets our kids with their wares makes me rip–roaring mad.
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(Well, that’s not entirely true. I’m going to BlogHer next week. WOOT!)
Hey, if you’re reading from a feed reader, be sure to click over and see my new digs.
I’ve been dying to redesign for a while now, but I wasn’t quite ready to rebrand the whole site so I came up with this. I’ve been tweaking and nit-picking till my eyes are crossed but I think I’m done. For the moment, anyway.
Now it’s time to take my Kindle and my glass of blueberry wine to the front porch and enjoy my book and the low humidity while it lasts.
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I hope your Memorial Day is full of family and friends and sunshine and parades and hot dogs and strawberry shortcake. While you’re relaxing and celebrating the start of summer, take a few minutes to give thanks for those who gave their lives for our freedom. My prayers and utmost appreciation go out to those families who are separated from their loved ones today as they serve our country overseas.
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The Universal Language of Mom — Diaper Diaries
When Her Life Is Better Than Mine — (In)Courage
Adventures in Babywearing 2.0 — Adventures in Babywearing
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Weekend deals:
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Confession: I am not a huge fan of Harry or Frank. Suffice it to say, this is not a theme night I’ve been looking forward to. However, our final five are pretty adept at making songs their own, so hopefully they can breathe some 2010 into these classics.
Okay, well, I feel like I’ve just been flown back to 1964, pun very much intended. Aaron’s rendition of Fly Me To The Moon did nothing to alleviate my concerns about this evening’s offerings. Randy and Ellen are praising him. Thank you, Simon, for keeping it real.
Casey isn’t really singing Blue Skies, is he? I remember singing this in 10th grade high school Chorale. It is, and forever will be show choir fare in my mind. But hey, you know what? Casey’s kinda putting some cool into it. And he can really sing.
The judges are bagging it. Hunh. A lamb? LOL!! Simon nails it with, “This is really, really uncomfortable.” Snort. Poor Casey. Well, it IS Sinatra. Did they expect him to be comfortable with it? Harry says he killed it in rehearsal, so there you have it. I actually didn’t think it was as bad as the judges did. Thoughts? Am I on my own here? Hold on. I’m rewinding and rewatching.
I’ve actually never done that before. So here’s the deal. I still think it was okay, but I think what I really liked was the arrangement, more than the singing. So anyway. Let’s hope Casey can hang on for another week because this was so not his cuppa tea.
So this is exactly what I feared about this night. We’re trying to find the next big pop star, and Sinatra’s tunes just aren’t conducive. Crystal was good and all, but so not current. If she can’t make Sintatra relevant, then nobody can.
And one more thing. PLEASE DO NOT ARGUE WITH THE JUDGES.
So Mike nails it, which is no surprise. Of all the contestants, this genre of music is the closest to his personal style.
Okay, the show finally started. Lee is in the house. BEST. SONG. CHOICE. OF. THE. NIGHT. I still found myself wanting a bit more at the beginning, but he pulled it together at the end. And anyway, it was the only song tonight that didn’t sound like we were in a time machine. I stand corrected. Sinatra tunes can be current.
Best of the night: Lee.
Going home: Hopefully Aaron, but perhaps Casey.
What say you?
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