A few things for today.  Book Clubbers, we start our new book next Monday, 3/23/09, is this enough time?  We could probably delay it a week or so, but I’m excited to read this book.  I already started it actually, but I have put it on hold so we can all begin together. A few [...]

My office mate has the radio on today, I hate the radio.  Its the same songs every day and its driving me crazy.  They just had a live version of Alanis Morissete’s “Ironic”, it was sickening.  I vaguely like Alanis, but I hate that song.  The live version made me realize that she hasn’t exactly [...]

Check out the Billboard top 10 from 1999. 1. Believe, Cher 2. No Scrubs, TLC 3. Angel Of Mine, Monica 4. Heartbreak Hotel, Whitney Houston 5. …Baby One More Time, Britney Spears 6. Kiss Me, Sixpence None The Richer 7. Genie In A Bottle, Christina Aguilera 8. Every Morning, Sugar Ray 9. Nobody’s Supposed To [...]

I’m really enjoying the Best of 2008, I’m happy with how it turned out.  I was worried for a while, it seemed like I wasnt finding any good music.   Well, I found plenty of good music, hence the 4 cd’s full.  Here’s the tracklist for Leftovers Disc 3 and a chance to listen or download [...]

Yes, Where is Beth?  She’s at home taking care of 3 kids, Getting Christmas presents ready, painting, crafting (yes she still doesn’t like that word), and doing other Bethish stuff.  You can expect her to return from hibernation sometime after the Christmas Holiday.  In the meantime, you’re stuck with me and my musical dilemmas. Its [...]

I just finished the first draft of 2 Christmas Cd’s.  It took me a long time and has set me way back on my best of 2008 compilation which will hopefully be done before Christmas.  I’m overwhelmed with music right now.  Anyway, I gave you a taste of one CD in my last post, here’s [...]

Q:  Why have You been walking around singing “Rejoice, Rejoice”? A:  O Come, O Come Emmanuel-Aled Jones Q:  Why will your next child be named Luciano regardless of whether it is a girl or a boy? A:  Ave Maria-Luciano Pavarotti Q: Why are you Hearing Voices? A: O Holy Night-Leontyne Price (Also I’m reading “A [...]

It’s November 7th and I am finally believing that Autumn is here.  No not sweater weather autumn, not leaves changing colors autumn, not lighting the fireplace autumn, not flannel sheets autumn, not jumping in a pile of leaves autumn, and no, not sitting and listening to the wind whirling through the Naked trees autumn.  The [...]

I get the pleasure of singing songs to my daughters in bed at night.  Its part of our bedtime routine.  This bedtime routine is meant to comfort the children with familiarity and to calm them before laying down.  I have found that it is also a comfort to me.  Our routine goes something like this: [...]