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  Proud to be

  05.21.08 | Permalink | 10 Comments

  I am not ashamed to say that I cried tonight, and not because Sally and Susan refused to go to bed before American Idol was over. Honestly, I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that American Idol represents all that is good about America today. And I know, yadda, yadda, there’s a lot wrong [...]

• music, tv shows

  Music soothes the savage

  05.20.08 | Permalink | 9 Comments

  Things were tense tonight. Tense and torn. We are positively torn between David A. and David C. I told Dick this morning that I planned to vote for Cook because his accidental rise to fame is so appealing. If you believe that whole thing about him only auditioning by chance while supporting his brother, you [...]

• commentary, politics

  Hillesha, Baracook, and McArchuleta

  05.14.08 | Permalink | 8 Comments

  Did you vote? I hope so, because tonight at 8 pm, the results of this most protracted primary runoff season will be announced and America will be down to the two major candidates. Will it be Hillesha vs. McArchuleta or Baracook vs. McArchuleta? Will anyone suggest that Hillesha and Baracook combine forces to battle McArchuleta? [...]

• american idol, motherhood, potty-training, tv shows

  American Idol Girls

  03.05.08 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  I want you to know that I think reality shows are completely trashy and of no redeeming value. And the worst is when I start watching a show and then can’t. turn. it. off. Have you seen any of that Moment of Truth show? It really is bad. But, since I’m in the baring-my-soul mood, [...]

• american idol

  Woooooh!!! We love you, David Archuleta!

  02.26.08 | Permalink | 4 Comments

  So, Dick and I have NEVER watched an American Idol season before, and here we sit, Dick on his laptop and me with my book, schlepping through all the contestants, and here comes our baby, David Archuleta, ours because he lives just a few miles away, and we are GLUED to the screen as he [...]