Sugarland

I love this group. I saw them in concert last year and Jennifer Nettles is the strongest, most incredible singer I've ever had the pleasure of listening to....twang and all. So I thought I'd share.

Sorry this would be slicker if they'd let me embed their video, but...gotta respect artist copyrights.

http://www.cmt.com/videos/sugarland/272213/already-gone.jhtml

I forgot to mention that my hubby stopped at Borders today to get his mom a birthday gift and brought me their new CD and the set of Twilight books. sigh. A much needed act of kindness for me. :-) I feel loved.

Rant

I think I'm a media hater.

Why do they call election races with only 2% precincts reporting? In what alternative universe is 2% a majority?

Why don't they just WAIT and actually Count. The. Votes. ??? How must the people in Hawaii feel when the election is all but over before their polls close?

Grrrrrr.

Dogs & Children

I don't have kids. I have dogs. But everyone I know has kids which means I hear ALL their kid stories. So, my observation is this: up to a certain age...maybe when children begin talking...I'm not sure there's much difference. Observe:

• Until their bladders are big enough to hold it, you have to get up with them in the middle of the night.


• You can't trust them to wander the house or yard unsupervised. My house is full of gates.


• They ruin your carpet.


• You have to take them to the Doctor regularly for shots. And it ain't cheap.


• You have to be careful what you leave within easy reach - trash, shoes, food on the counter, etc.


• They get spazzier when they're tired and will just run around until they drop.


• The more exercise they get, the better behaved they are.


• You need a variety of toys to keep them occupied, but not all at once. Put an old toy away for a while. When you bring it out it's as if it was brand new!


• You have to teach them to share. Their natural tendency is "mine, mine, mine!".


• They are sneaky! When you're not looking they do stuff they know they shouldn't! (I'm yelling at Henry as we speak).


• The obvious: they're cute, they're cuddly, they demand attention, they climb on the furniture even when they're not supposed to.
• There's never as many pictures of the second kid as there are of the first. (I'm #2)

Sound like your kid?

Henry & Dave
Oct'2007

The Case for Fall

Why Fall is better than any other season:

Beautiful trees!
Beautiful clouds!
Sweater weather!
Jacket weather!
TV shows come back on!
Football!
Halloween!
Thanksgiving!
Christmas!

(I know technically Christmas is in winter, but all of the fun...the anticipation, the shopping, the baking, the wrapping, the Gingerbread Lattes...that happens in Fall)!

House decorations! Wreaths! Lights!
Year end bonuses!

But most convincing of all....

An Extra Hour of Sleep!!

Fall wins.

Here We Go

N othing comes to mind except
A bstract thoughts that no one cares about
B ut me.
L ongwinded babbling
O bscures the point.
P ressure builds...
O h what shall I write?
M y mind is blank.
O r is it?

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

Love,
Mr. T & Don King

Ode to Fall by Dave Edwards

I love my ball.

My ball loves me.

I love this grass.

It scratches my ass.

I love my mom.

O look my ball!

Let's stay out and enjoy the Fall.

(As interpreted by Scott Edwards)