“Dinosaurs didn’t die. Dinosaurs became mammals and then mammals became humans.”
— Young Extroverted One
She’s definitely not ready for the Kansas public school system.
The Adventures of Pete and . . . well, just Pete
So, the Nashville Predators added Peter Forsberg to their roster. At first I was excited and then it kind of spiralled down from there. Not quite despair. It seems that David Poile is building a team for Lord Stanley’s Cup. Nothing wrong with that but what about the future?
Now, I’ll be the first to admit I haven’t been following hockey as avidly as I used to when I had DirecTV‘s Center Ice package (insert longing ‘sigh’ here) so my observations aren’t as educated as they used to be. But, Forsberg is getting old. He’s on the tail end of his wonderful career. Is he still as spectacular as he was 7 or 8 years ago? Probably not. So, I’m not so sure this was a wise choice.
Selfishly though, it’s pretty awesome. As long as I can get some tickets and see some games! Which is probably why Poile made this call. Butts in the seats. Which kind of pisses me off. Nashville has this kick ass team and no one is going to see them. Plus, if you were a hockey fan you’d recognize the talent (both old and new) on this team. If I had the opportunity I would be there every night.
I miss hockey so much.
Songs to grow a tree huggin’, peace lovin’, pro choicen, gay weddin’, skin color-blinded, conspiracy-minded, protestor of corporate greed* gamma girl
I believe the following list of songs grew out of hearing the Young Extroverted One sing along with the chorus of Todd Snider’s “You Got Away With It.” Call it indoctrination of certain progressive ideals, call it brainwashing, call it what you will. The YEO is a very cool four-year-old and I’d like to say it’s all because of her wonderful parents. But, it could be what we listen to as well.
We do love our music and the YEO has been hearing it since she was a little parasite within the womb of the Elder Extroverted Holy One. I guess it’s only natural that she has had a certain groove (musically and socio-politically).
So, enjoy . . .(in no particular order):
- Siyahamba Dan Zanes Night Time!
- The Sharing Song Jack Johnson Sing-a-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George
- Shed A Little Light James Taylor New Moon Shine
- Hello Bonjour Michael Franti & Spearhead Yell Fire
- Anthem Superchick Beauty From Pain
- Conservative, Christian, Right-Wing Republican Todd Snider East Nashville Skyline*
- You Got Away With It (A Tale of Two Fraternity Brothers) Todd Snider The Devil You Know
- I Love Tom T. Hall Country Songs for Children
- I Look, I See Yusuf Islam I Look I See
- Give a Little Love Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers Time Has Come-The Best of Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers
- Sing Children Of The World Yusuf Islam I Look I See
- Your Mother Yusuf Islam I Look I See
- My Own Two Hands Ben Harper & Jack Johnson Sing-a-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George
- Free to Be… You and Me Marlo Thomas & Friends & The New Seekers Free to Be… You and Me
- Parents Are People Marlo Thomas & Friends & Harry Belafonte Free to Be… You and Me
- Housework Marlo Thomas & Friends & Carol Channing Free to Be… You and Me
- It’s Alright to Cry Marlo Thomas & Friends & Rosy Grier Free to Be… You and Me
- Stick to the Status Quo Martha Cox, Ryan, Sharpay & Zach High School Musical
- Peace Train Yusuf Islam Footsteps In the Light
- I Can Be Your Friend The O.C. Supertones Veggie Tales: Veggie Rocks!
- If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out Cat Stevens Gold
- A Song of Peace David LaMotte This Is My Song
- We Are Each Other’s Angels David LaMotte This Is My Song
- Love Is My Religion (Acoustic) Ziggy Marley Love Is My Religion
- Shalom Salaam Ziggy Marley Dragonfly
The majority of the songs in this list is available on the iTunes Music Store. If you’d like what you see go buy it and support these artists. Or comment below and we can discuss how wrong it is to steal music from big corporate monster record labels.
This is Where We Call Home
“Ah jest don’t see how you can take a man who’s already a high school
graduate and start gradin’ how he talks,” said Buddy Emerson, a session
musician who has played behind Porter Wagoner and Minnie Pearl, among
others. “Ah think it’s un-American to make people speak good English.”
This is great! I have always been a bit leery of this new English speaking only bill that has come about. And then I find this article to point out the silliness of it all. The majority of the residents that are American born citizens barely speak proper English. Where do you draw the line?
Listening to people talk around here brings to mind listening to Boomhauer. I wouldn’t call his dialect a different language, however, I can’t understand it as if it were a different language. Is it the ‘Queen’s English’ that we must speak lest we be arrested for not speaking the proper English? If so, the public schools and parents have a lot of work cut out for them!
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Happy Groundhog Day!
That’s better! 
On Groundhog day we had a little more snow. Not enough to sled on but enough to play in!
And then today we received another of what I’ll call a heavy dusting. 
. . . and there was much rejoicing.
Not only do we have a washer and dryer now but all of the modifications that I made electrically worked! AND I didn’t give myself electro-shock therapy while doing it.
You Call That Snow?
This place is a joke.
School are closed. All of the bread and milk are gone from the stores. The home improvement stores are probably all out of snow shovels and other winter/snow related accoutrements. I haven’t checked yet but I’m sure there car accidents all over the place.
Sigh . . . I’m going back to bed. Wake me when winter comes or spring arrives whichever comes first.
Is it Fair?
“Is it fair that 3 2 out of 4 Beatles are dead and, yet, all of the Monkees are still alive?”
Said by a coworker this morning.
Update: Thanks Bill! My recollections of past conversations aren’t recollected too well. =)
My Monophonic Life
Being sick really sucks. I’m much better now. No fever, less congestion, hardly any coughing. But my left ear. It is clogged up and has been for more than a week. Luckily, I was out of work only one day because the stopped up ear caused some dizzyness. Dizzyness . . . bad idea for a rigger, eh? Now I feel well except for being mostly deaf in my left ear.
This ear trauma has caused me to act a little weird or more weird than usual. It just feels like I’m in my own little soundproof chamber. I suppose I have withdrawn more because I am not able to engage in any type of conversation. I already feel I am annoying the Holy Extroverted Elder One by constantly saying, “Huh?” or “What?” or even ignoring her accidentally.
I keep promising myself that I will call the doctor to have him poke something large, pointy and rusty in my ear to clear it up. But, I keep telling myself, “It’ll clear up tomorrow.” Ugh. Still deaf! This certainly has made me appreciate stereo a whole bunch more.
For now, it’s mono for the introverted one . . . sigh.
Presbyterians and Pop Culture?
winterson.com: episode iii, the backstroke of the west
A big thank you to MTA for finding this one! This is from a pirated version of Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith that was found on DVD in China by an American living there. The full story is posted on this blog. The subtitles are re-translations from English to Mandarin Chinese and then back to English. Not really sure why, if the sound is still intact, they would feel the need to make subtitles in English.
Lucky for us Presbyterians this beauty of a screen shot exists!
Maybe it can be a new recruiting tool for the PC(USA).
Or it could hurt the Church.
I’m not really sure. 
It could go either way. But, how cool is it that the Jedi Council gets translated into Mandarin Chinese and then back to English as Presbyterian Church?
I see a new movement of Jesus was a Jedi Master themed PC(USA) propaganda.
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