All right, playtime's over...back to work

I took a brief hiatus, but I’m back, y’all!

And WOW! Lots of things going on…maybe I should hiatus more often. I’m sure some folks might relish that!

I’ve been bad…I’ve discovered http://www.limewire.com/, and I’m finding all kinds of music files to download. I still can’t find George Benson’s take on “White Rabbit” or “Here Comes the Sun”, but I will, by God! AS GOD IS MY WITNESS, I’LL NEVER GO HUNGRY…oops…sorry…channeling Scarlet O’Hara for a minute.

Anyway, back to the weirdness…

First, in the “Awwwwwwwwww…how sweet!” department, Richard Dreyfuss not only gave a lecture last weekend, but got married to his longtime girlfriend. According to the article (which you can read by clicking on Dreyfuss’ name), it was a total surprise to the girlfriend. I think that’s cool! I’ve only been surprised like that once in my life, and it was when my 1st husband proposed to me in an Iowa City restaurant. Looking back, I probably should have shoved the ring up his nose but I didn’t know what he’d be like. You live and learn, I guess.

In the “Why can’t this guy’s sperm dry up?” department, The Donald and his wife Melania (who, by the way, really looks like she’s been smacked in the back of the head with a fireplace log) have reproduced. Of course, it’s all over the papers, which I’m sure makes the children from his first two marriages feel like a million bucks. I’ve never understood that about celebrities’ reproductive habits and the need to have a publicist in the birthing room. I mean, COME ON! Folks have been birthin’ babies for millennia at all levels of economic success. Why should The Donald be any different? What, is his sperm gold-plated with satellite radio installed? Please…

Next, in the “WHOA!” department, “The Simpsons” has been renewed until 2008. Correct me if I’m wrong, but shouldn’t Lisa be in grad school right now? And Maggie would be starting college, Bart would be in jail, and Marge and Homer would be…well, let’s not think about that, shall we? At any rate, it’s really good to see that voice-over artists at the caliber of Dan Castellaneta, Nancy Cartwright, Julie Kavner, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer, Yeardley Smith and many others are getting steady work. Let’s hope that “King of the Hill” gets the same treatment…anymore, I feel I can relate to it more than “The Simpsons”. I think my dad would have liked “King of the Hill”…but he never got into cartoons of that nature.


And finally, since the one-year anniversary of the Oak Ridge Boys spreading the message of the Star-Spangled Banner and right-wing conservative, evangelical Christianity and politics therein, via The National Anthem Project, here’s an ending to this entry that truly sums up how I feel about them, from an inspirational song written by The Austin Lounge Lizards…

Put the Oak Ridge Boys in the slammer,
Throw away the key,
Give ‘em all a 9-pound hammer,
Just keep ‘em away from me!
(lyrics courtesy of The Austin Lounge Lizards)

God Bless America, y'all!
Sudiegirl