Their supporters did a decent rendition of “La Marseillaise” but the Peruvians blew them away in the stadium in Ekaterinburg! :)
As a dear friend from Katie's dance studio starts her journey to Italy today to celebrate the life of Antonio Pittorru with her famiglia on Sardinia, I was reflecting upon one of my traditions for the many times when I've had to make a similar journey. I'll often find a favourite album that speaks to me of the person who has left us and that'll be my traveling music. I've often found that the bards…
By now, I'm sure you've seen that Roseanne Barr's new show is now in the bin because ABC parent company Disney wanted to distance itself from her vile comments toward Valerie Jarrett. And did so with remarkable speed, I might add… That rather begs the question of why in the world would Disney ignore one of their most famous characters and fail to insist that everyone who works for them who has had a history…
The cameras have rather fixated on Lewis Hamilton climbing into the cockpit of his Mercedes and the gyrations he performs in the fire suit before dropping into the tub prompted this gem from the commentators: “There is Lewis Hamilton making an adjustment … of a rather personal nature!” That was putting it mildly!
As I was busy cutting the video I shot of Katie's Spring Band Concert (where she totally rocked that French Horn even though she was shielded by a huge music stand!), I was thinking of today being another very special day for a very special young lady. As Katie gets inducted into her school's Beta Club this evening, I will be thinking of my cousin Hannah who will be walking across the stage at her…
Whilst the kids are enjoying a little more hibernation this morning due to the schools being closed so that our teachers can make their voices heard in downtown Raleigh…I've got a few minutes to put some thoughts out there for your consideration. There's a whole heap of teachers amongst my father's side of the family…all the way from university to the one room schoolhouse where my grandmother taught in greater metropolitan Raleigh IL (oh, the…
