You know, neither of our most recent presidents have “won” my heart. Mainly because my heart is not for sale on the political market, but between this little outburst and the hate that seethes from the right daily, it does nothing but put a bad taste in my mouth for politics. At least we have a dude in there that seems to give a crap and has intelligent things to say that at least seem to come from his own head. You know?
RVA Mag just posted this video of The Hot Seats, formerly known as Special Ed and the Short Bus. Now I have yet another reason to follow and visit The Camel.
Never seen these guys live, but it makes me miss George Winn and the Bluegrass Partners… While many Richmonders were heading to the clubs in the bottom on Saturday nights, I would pass them and hang @ Poe’s Pub for good beer on tap and some very fantastic bluegrass.
I wish I knew what happened to them because I quit going out as much and they seem to have disappeared. From Poe’s at least. Anyone know?
Another RVA Bluegrass treat is Slack Family Bluegrass Band. You can find them at Shenanigans on North Side and Legend Brewery just across the river.
Makes you wanna sing that McDonald’s song doesn’t it…. I never mastered it, but do recall it being on a record of some kind….
Also… notice how awesome the drive-thru guy is….
Earlier this month we had a new set of “pictures” taken of the soon to be baby. So first off…. IT’S A BOY! Also, after the pile of more specific images were taken for more important reasons, like verifying that, in fact, everything looks perfect thus far, they were kind enough to give us a couple of shots of our very own…
This is the little guy from the front.
And here he is from the side!
It’s amazing how much things have changed since last time we had pictures taken back on New Years Eve…. It’s also amazing how though only separated by some skin and tissue, the baby seems far away and almost not real.
We’re getting to the real part though… and quickly. I have taken interest in new things too… strollers, carriers, those weird sling things (Some of which look very questionable if bought by the wrong person). We have picked more normal looking stuff so far, but man there’s some weird stuff out there. Strollers that look like they belong on ET’s space ship that start at over $1000.00. How about the fact that everything seems to have something that requires batteries… Sorry, I don’t need a light show, sing song, vibrating play pen… a normal “keep my kid confined” play pen will do just the trick. Never thought there would be so many options in the bottle category either.. there’s drop-in, air-vac, glass, BPA Free, Wide, Air System Super Anti-Colic… Take your pick, it will probably be the wrong one. May as well buy them all.
Whew.. Anyway, the baby market is, like pretty much every other retail market, saturated with way more choices than we happen to need. I am so thankful for the news that our baby looks perfectly normal so far. Looking forward, I anticipate finding the K.I.S.S. method will apply and will work gloriously. That’s “Keep it Simple Stupid”. Bells and whistles have been around for a long time and though some come in handy on occasion, most are nothing but a waste of plastic or whatever it happens to be made out of.
One more thing… This is going to be awesome!
