Veteran's Day Story

I just don't know what to say about this story.

Milwaukee Reservist "Spared"

Thank You Veterans

Happy Birthday Marines

November 10th is the Birthday of the Marine Corp.  Being married to one causes you to take note of such things. 

Over at Big Hollywood, there is a post about the 10 best Marine movies of all time.  Don't know if I agree with the list..............but here it is.

10 Best Marine Corp Films

Semper Fi!

Dancing With the Stars - Update - Gossip

I haven't posted each week about the Dancing With the Stars shows.  For some reason, overall, this season seems less interesting than previous seasons.  Still watching every week around here.

It seems highly likely that Mya will win if it came down to sheer dancing abilities, but that's not what it comes down to each season.

On the like ability level, I can't help but favor Donnie Osmond, who was in all those Tiger Beat magazines I read at age 11.  Though I was a Bobby Sherman girl myself, I remember clipping a few pages with pictures of Donnie and adding them to the wall that Mom let me hang such things on.  He is by far the best entertainer and as a fellow over "50-er" I can't imagine how he keeps this pace up.  Let's hear it for squeaky clean types, GO DONNIE!

The surprise of the season as far as I'm concerned is Kelly Osbourne.  Since you don't choose who your parents are, she had a tough go of it since day one, being the daughter of the Prince of Darkness and all.  With their reality show, all of America got to witness first hand the mayhem that was the The Osbournes.  The former youth pastor in me, wants to believe this has been good experience for Kelly to be on the show, and when she lets go, she does surprisingly well.  I loved it when she danced to her Dad's song.

On the celebrities I could care less about front, it's a big tie between Could I Be Less Likeable Aaron Carter, and Joanna Who Is This Chick Krupa.  Clearly the only thing saving these two are their partners and maybe Joanna's outfits.  By the way.................WHO is she?

Anyway, now it gets interesting................

Drip, Drip, Drip

MELTING...................

We are melting here.........

This is the heavy Colorado snow we all know and love......................snow, snow, snow............

Next day............sun.............melting.

And driving home tonight we were all treated to the Denver phenomenon known as the Denver Bronco Sunset.

As the bumper stickers say, "If God Doesn't Love the Broncos, Why Are Sunsets Orange and Blue?"

Halloween Snow In Colorado

I promised the ScooterGirl and The Marine some photos of the nationally renowned "Pre-Halloween Blizzard of '09."  You know it's bad  or people want you to think it's bad, when Sam Champion from Good Morning America is doing his weather report from Denver.

So here's the photographic evidence.

Note the poor Mr. Finch hanging on by his tiny feet to get a few seeds.  These Colorado birds are a hardy lot!!

I'm snug in my Denver office.  More Halloween snow fun to follow!!!

Grey Today, White Tomorrow

It's coming .................or so they are telling us.  As I write this.........the rain turned to snow about an hour ago.  They are talking snow through Thursday night..............but maybe the 50's by Saturday.  Which would be great for the trick or treaters.  It's fall in Colorado which means just about anything can happen with the weather.  4 inches to 24 inches.  Which will it be???

Updates to follow.

Oh, by the way................I love the snow.

Get in the Middle of The Middle

I love this show.

Wednesday night is the night for one of the most creative and funny new sitcoms I've seen in a long time.

"The Middle"

I don't "do" sitcoms.  Not really.  Not since Seinfeld went off the air have I been a fan of a sitcom.  "Rules of Engagement"  was funny but not nearly as good.

Now this little show comes along, and while Modern Family is getting all the press, I think this show is the gem.  The basic plot is a Middle America Family.  Dad and Mom both work, three kids, two of which are teenagers and the youngest, "Brick" is the joy of the family.

 

From the show's website, they describe him.

"Brick is the youngest child of Frankie and Mike Heck. He's known both in the household and out for some, let's say odd behavior—his best friend is his backpack—but that doesn't mean that he can't pull it together when he needs to in order to help his mom make a sale. While he might be the strangest among his older brother Axl and his older sister Sue, we can't help but love the little guy, and we're sure you will too."

Anyway, I love this show.  It's funny, offbeat, quirky, and somehow............dead on. No doubt they will cancel it  So head over to ABC.com and watch the episodes online while you still can. (while you still can).