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American Idol--Birmingham and LA Auditions
Birmingham produced one of the most promising individuals so far, Chris Sligh. He is a nice kid (pudgy, dark curly hair in case you don't remember him), has a good sense of humor, way above average voice, and made a good song choice in singing the Seal song. He's in my top two right now, and I'm predicting that Chris Sligh and Melinda Doolittle ( ( Read more... ) -
A Real Day Brightener
Tyson the skateboarding bulldog....hilarious video clips.....you will love him!
http://www.skateboardingbulldog.com/
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American Idol-Memphis and NY auditions
This week during the Memphis auditions I found Melinda Doolittle, the backup singer, to be interesting. She has a powerful voice but is incredibly, unbelievably meek. I am curious to see if she can overcome her meekness because her voice certainly deserves to be heard. Her voice will easily get her into the top 24 ( Read more... ) -
Warm Day, Icy River
I took a noon break today and walked to the river, my new midday routine that was interrupted for over a week because of really cold temperatures. The bitter cold is gone, today it was about 50 degrees. There is still a lot of snow down by the river (none in town), and today big chunks of ice were breaking loose from the banks and floating down the ( Read more... ) -
American Idol-Mpls and Seattle Auditions
After being beyond excited about the start of the new Idol season, I'm feeling very let down and discouraged today from yet another night of excruciating auditions. I feel sorry for some of the contestants who were mocked, particularly the two line buddies. The whole thing left me with a sick feeling.
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Waxwings!
Yesterday was a gloomy, bitter cold day. It was brightened a bit when I saw a flock of my favorite birds, cedar waxwings. Waxwings stick around here all winter, but they are fairly itinerant and roam around in groups. When they arrived yesterday, I hadn't seen any waxwings in months, and this was the biggest flock I've ever seen at any time. There ( Read more... ) -
Me and My Shadow
I took a midday break today and walked to the river. The sun was shining, which is most welcome this time of year, as we get a lot of cloudy days here in western Montana. The clouds moderate the temperature, so it doesn't get as cold as other areas of Montana which lack cloud cover, but I do miss the sun and feel rejuvenated when I get to get out ( Read more... ) -
Happy New Year!
This is my last painting of the year. It's 5" x 7", a portrait of our bunny, Traveler, chewing on a Wall Street Journal. You have to be a bunny owner to truly appreciate the chewing stuff! They love to play with paper, there's something about the sound of ripping paper that a rabbit really enjoys.
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