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Sweet nothings

When I woke up this morning, the first thought that popped into my head was possibly the three sweetest words in the English language--

"I'm on vacation!"

One big happy

Now that all the grandchildren are growing up and spreading out, it gets harder and harder for all of us to get together. Fortunately, this weekend, most of the family was able to meet up and celebrate my mother's 80th birthday. We sure do laugh a lot when we're around each other! Mom was surprised and thrilled by her iPod and stereo--now she can download the Black Eyed Peas and Lady Gaga with all the other disco kids.

I had to miss the petting zoo excursion ("CORN!!") and I forgot to take pictures during the actual birthday party, but here are some photos of us in action:

Now, I can die a happy person

Very possibly the coolest email I've ever gotten--

Funny, or awesome? You decide!



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iQuest

Earlier this week, I was on a quest, searching iTunes for a song that I had heard snatches of on the radio. I found it, and it is currently my favorite song. In fact, I'm going to declare it my Official Anthem of Summer 2009:



Just makes me wanna dance.

I will admit that I also searched for and bought a couple of Michael Jackson songs. Even though I was never a HUGE fan, I do have one LP (remember those?) of his: Off the Wall. That was the one he released before Thriller. I was in college when Thriller came out, and MTV was such a big deal at that time; it was all anybody could talk about. "Have you seen Thriller yet?" Everybody, whether they were Jackson fans or not, thought the video was incredible. MTV would even announce when they would be broadcasting the video, so you could make sure to see it. Even after all these years, it still looks astounding.

So for the last couple of weeks, with all of the sad news, I've had an almost non-stop loop of Jacksons music playing in my head. But this is some pretty great music to have as an earworm. And in the end, this is how I would like to remember Michael Jackson: a talented performer who gave us some really good songs. Boogie down!

Happy to be here

Lately, I've been watching The Tudors, a sexed-up, soap opera version of Henry VIII's life. I've also been reading Ken Follett's World Without End, which is a historical novel set in 14th century England, so I've been immersed in court intrigue and knights and vassals and plague and corrupt monks and cardinals.

And may I just say that I am thrilled to live HERE and NOW?!!??? I am very grateful for private land ownership, women's rights, antibiotics, and hot and cold running water, among many other things. Oh yes indeed.

Why no new post?

Because nothing, absolutely nothing worth talking about has been going on. Really. So unless you want me to talk about how sleepy and achy I felt this weekend or hear me describe looking for songs on iTunes, I'd suggest you'd just move along now. Nothin' to see here, folks.