Saturday, July 28, 2007

WHITE STRIPES WHITE STRIPES WHITE STRIPES

Sept 16!!!!!!!
The peanut, Brad, and I will get to hear some awesome music!!!

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

8 weeks = 1.5 cm = our peanut



























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Thursday, July 05, 2007

Top Tens and Elevens

Top Ten Male Vocalists (pop music) of all time:
Chet Baker
Tony Bennett
Jeff Buckley
Ray Charles
Nat King Cole
Brian Ferry
Marvin Gaye
Elton John
James Taylor
Elliott Yamin

Top Eleven Singer-Songwriters of all time:
David Bowie
Bob Dylan
John Lennon
Joni Mitchell
Willie Nelson
Liz Phair
Loudon Wainwright
Tom Waits
Paul Westerberg
Stevie Wonder
Neil Young

Top Ten Female Vocalists (pop music) of all time:
Sheryl Crowe
Aretha Franklin
Judy Garland
Gladys Knight
Allison Krause
Billy Holiday
Patty Loveless
Cat Power
Bonnie Raitt
Diana Ross

Top Eleven Performers (pop) of all time:
Johnny Cash
Elvis Costello
Jimi Hendrix
Mick Jagger
Jim Morrison
Van Morrison
Prince
Iggy Pop
Elvis Presley
Tina Turner
Jack White

Wednesday, July 04, 2007

positive and not so much

If you haven't checked out Elliott Yamin, you need to.
I say he is one of the top 10 male vocalists of all time.

Not so much is...today I decided getting a PhD is like the hazing one endures to join a fraternity.

I also decided I want to move to the Pac NW. This decision could be likened to Brad's decisions to move into an earthship, buy a motorcycle, or build a geodesic dome. However, I like rain, I like cold rain, and that is a lot of what it is like in the Pac NW. Brad tells me Eureka, CA is lovely. I am going to check out vacationing there for us this summer.

Monday, July 02, 2007

Dear Meredith,

"Good job on your dissertation revisions. Here are 6 more things we would like you to change."
Love, 2 people
They were a lot sweeter than last time, however. Possibly due to my use of the ugly baby analogue. OK, this week. This is it.


For those of you who didn't get to see Ernie's Italian farewell cake, here it is.
I was trying to get done before he retired, but it didn't happen.
Congratulations, Pop!



Yes, it has been raining for 40 days and 40 nights, here. I am loving it. (Of course I do not love the flood damage done to homes). It is not that hot, and the yard looks awesome. Hoping to get to the mountains sometime in late July or early August.

Looking at taking a coaching job in the afternoons with coach Steve. It looks like I may get to teach swimming at UT, again. And keep training folks at the J. Meanwhile, have time to write these awesome manuscripts and at least that first chapter of the novel - Flora and Fauna in Northern New Mexico: [I am not sure what comes after the colon, yet, but something witty and philosophical].