I've picked a theme and can't wait to start blogging at the new site.
I still haven't "migrated" my archived embedded video, which means if you want to see old posts with video, you're SOL.
I just kept putting it off and right now I'm so busy with other stuff that I just don't have the time to do it. Anyway, bookmark and rss the new site, I won't be posting at this location any longer.
Ok, I swear it's just about ready to go - but good music waits for no one. Last weeks free itunes download was no disappointment. Here's the live/acoustic version of "Car Crash" by Matt Nathanson - he's been on the circuit for some time - I've never heard him or of him; my loss. This guy is one of my new faves.
No, I'm not hiding - I'm learning to use WordPress and working on building a site that has more features/functions at another location.
I haven't given up on writing posts, in fact, I can't wait to tell you all about some of the brilliant minutia in my life - like my recently joining a soccer team, considering relocation, finding out my little one needs glasses, etc. etc.
Nothing thrilling, but then, when have I written a thrilling post?
Anyway, keep reading, RSS this page and I promise to let you know in the next week or so when I've officially migrated over to my new site and put all the final touches on it.
Here's a little trivia/minutia for you while you wait ;)
Okay, not all of you will remember the lyrics to Rupert Holmes' "Escape" aka "The Pina Colada Song" but check out how his prophetic lyrics played out in a real-life uber modern kind of way.
I mentioned in an earlier post the trip we made to the lake late this summer. One of the "fun" things we decided to do was rent one of these rafts to drag behind the boat. We spent hours on the water either leisurely towing the kids or nastily trying to get the other grown up to fly off the raft by gassing the boat and whipping erratically around the lake. The latter, it turns out, is GREAT FUN! Two days later -- not so much.
Surely about to die from the shock my barely-there-muscles underwent, I was unable to lift my arms to feed myself and found that even laughing as I recollected the day was painful. Not as painful, I imagine, as a similar excursion was for some of my good friends on a recent team outting.
Caleb (Left in video) says he's sure he's putting the chiropractor's kids through college, having already been to 4 of 44 visits he'll have to make, no doubt, over the next few months.
Recently in Chicago for an interview - Deb and I got together to spend some time on the town. For years we've met up annually in the windy city to stay on Mag Mile where we'd shop to our heart's content, and spend evenings dancing or hitting the lounges on Rush/Dearborn.
Instead, this year we spent days riding the L to the lake, Chinatown, and to one of the greatest hot dog places I've been in a while (AJ's). Evenings, given that Debbie is still in a walking boot from her unfortunate sledding event in February, were spent modestly and relatively quietly.
One night I managed to convince her that she could have just as much fun on the town in a walking boot as she normally does in heels - we got dressed and headed to Buddy Guy's Legends.
WHAT A GREAT TIME!
The place is literally a legend, having had its share of them play on its stage. Eric Clapton, Willie Dixon, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and recently John Mayer, just to name a few. Anyway, on this random visit we saw John Primer who I met personally and who was generous enough to gift me a free cd (that I love!). He was a fabulous and entertaining talent. In talking to him I learned that he'd played with a number of greats including John Prine, my all time favorite folk singer (Dad used to do covers). In fact, John Primer played with my favorite blues artist too - Muddy Waters. Here's John doing "Hoochie Coochie Man" which was written by Willie Dixon and first performed by Muddy.
If you get a chance to check out Buddy Guy's while in Chicago, I personally think it beats the BIG mainstream House, hands down.
