You know those Entertainment discount books? They have discounts and coupons for movie theaters, tourist attractions, restaurants, etc. Well, if 10 of you buy a book through this link, the Entertainment folks are going to send me a $250 Target gift card. So I thought, hey, I’ll give it a try. Here’s the link://friends.entertainment.com/r/e1f381d8fa1010298b39
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I think this is just a sports thing in general, but it cracks me up how several of the Preds have nicknames ending in “y”. Listen to post-game interviews and read quotes — they rarely call each other by their given names, preferring the “y” name most of the time. Some are pretty instinctual —
One of the most valuable lessons I learned in four years as a voice major is the importance of standing still. I saw several music performances over the holidays, live and televised, and they reminded of this valuable rule: just stand there and sing. Now sometimes just standing there singing is absolutely boring to the
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YOU MUST GO BUY THE NEW SWITCHFOOT ALBUM. RIGHT NOW. At the least, you must go to Rhapsody or Napster and listen to it. The new album, Oh! Gravity., is quite exquisite. I have been a Switchfoot fan for a long time, but I was disappointed with their last couple of albums. Too pop-focused, not
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[yawn….] [sleepy look] Wow….has it really been that long since I posted? Gosh…. Today is my birthday, and it has been a really terrific day. In honor of my terrific day, here is a list of things for which I am thankful (just a partial list, though): 1) Family2) Old Friends3) Husband4) Cat5) Dog6) Christmas
Just got to San Antonio after a 16-hour car trip from Nashville. Yay God for safe passage and good travel time. And, yay for Taco Cabana tortillas, which we grabbed shortly after our arrival.
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Lately I’ve been thinking about how awesome it is that my parents made sure I got music lessons as a kid. I’ve only started truly to appreciate that. Yes, it’s great that they sacrificed time and money for me to take piano and clarinet and to be in marching band and choir. But that’s not
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Ah, who can forget the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. First brought to fame with their rockin’ cover of “Carol of the Bells,” they gained further renown when an enterprising Christmas-lights lover coordinated his holiday lights to one of their songs and spread the video across the internet. But did you know that this Christmas mega-band, now filling
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Capgras Syndrome fascinates me. I first heard about it on NPR a few weeks ago. Here’s the deal: A person with Capgras Syndrome believes that someone (or several someones) close to them has been replaced with an imposter. Generally it occurs due to severe brain injury or schizophrenia. Example: Mary is married to Bob. Mary
I am rather grumpy this evening. Here’s why:1. I have been eating too much sugar over the past few days.2. I have not been getting enough sleep.3. The Predators lost to the Buffaslugs tonight, 7 – 2.4. In addition to the Preds losing, Predator Scott Nichol is in major trouble for fighting with a Buffalo