More Matt

5/30/2009

Left fielder.

Covering second.

Looking to steal home.

Stealing home. Slide ------- Safe!

Idol thoughts

As I guessed, Kris Allen won AI the other night. My theory is that he had a combination of things going in his favor. He and Danny Gockey are somewhat similar and probably many of Danny's voters chose Kris. AI is one of the few family friendly programs out there in tv land these days and Kris has more appeal to middle America than Adam. The third factor would be the cuteness of Kris. I'm sure he garnered many more of the female voters than Adam. All of that being said, I believe Adam to be the most gifted vocalist to ever appear on the show. I don't think he need worry one minute about his future as a singer. It was similar to last year in the sense it didn't really matter who finished first. The top 2 are both sitting pretty. On a similar "note" I recently learned that Randy Jackson for the first time ever is promoting and producing a former Idol - none other than my favorite Idol of all time, Brooke White. She's looking pretty savvy from where I sit. I believe she has a bright future ahead of her.

Matt's Photo

Just for Shae. Here's Matt at bat from the previous game we attended. I would've taken pictures yesterday had Matt pitched while we were there .

Father's Day in May

We decided we needed a new weed whacker to take out the overgrowth that used to be our garden so we went to Lowes and got a nice Troybilt. It was last years model on sale and we also got 20% more off for taking the display because it was the last one left. Kathy used a gift card she got for Mother's day so it was really father's day for me! I guess her payoff was getting the weeds knocked down. I think I got the better of the deal. It's one of those manly tools kinda like a Sawsall - arrgh, arrgh!!! Too bad I didn't get a "before" picture. You don't really get a good idea of the job that thing did from the "after" pic. We also checked out Di and Sam's new railing. It's beautiful. Sam doesgreat work. We then went to Matt's second ballgame today. If we'd know he was pitching the 1st game we'd have been to that one instead. People gotta let us know! I also threw in a picture of our new bedroom ceiling fan. That was a real Mother's day gift. It fought me all the way. Who knew a ceiling fan could be a pain to install. Anyway, we're loving it. We're heading for a 90 degree day Monday so we'll really appreciate it. Don't have the swamp cooler hooked up just yet.

Night Concert

There's Nancy Hanson performing for our church group. Might be a little grayer audience than she's used to, but they were appreciative! It's pretty sweet to get your favorite singer to come sing for a small group of family and friends. How many people have that opportunity. I'm dang blessed!

Announcement

I've had the good fortune to entice my favorite singer, Nancy Hanson, to come perform for my home ward this coming week. It will take place May 7th, Thursday, 6:30 PM on the church East lawn. Friends, family and any who may be interested are invited to come. There's plenty of room. Call me if you need directions. It's sure to be a delightful evening and the price is right - free!

DC

PS Here's a "cast your bread upon the waters" story about Eva Cassidy: http://www.evacassidy.org/eva/graceandeva.htm

I found out from Dr. Laura that Kohls hired Brittney Spears to represent thier junior girl fashions. I was so disgusted I sent them an email expressing said disgust and promising to no longer shop there. Here's part of their reply back to me:

"Ms. Spears is an international celebrity and pop culture icon who embodies the spirit of the Candies brand and personifies the iconic Candies Girl flirty, self confident and stylish. We respect Ms. Spears right to privacy, and her personal life does not reflect the views of Kohls Department Stores.

It is not our intent to offend our customers, and your feedback will be shared with Kohls Executives for future decisions. We value the opinions of all our customers and appreciate you taking the time to contact us. "

What's wrong with those people? I don't think I need to detail the reasons for being annoyed with this campaign. If you need to get up to speed on the tawdry details of Ms Spears life, you can check out Dr. Laura's blog on her website. Maybe if Kohls gets enough public backlash they'll think twice about using her in the future. Meanwhile, I hope everyone who cares about the corrupting of our youth will express their disgust to Kohls and boycott their stores.