Elton John beats my parents to 50 states...

And ol' Elt has stricter rules than our family's 'must eat in a state to count' guideline. Nope, to get on John's list of states, he has to perform. And last Monday, after 39 years of American shows, he added his 50th state -- Vermont!

And not only did he achieve the magical full complement of states -- but he got an even rarer treat: his own Ben & Jerry's icecream, Goodbye Yellow Brickle Road. Ok, I have no interest whatsoever in purchasing icecream described as "an outrageous symphony of decadent chocolate ice cream, peanut butter cookie dough, butter brickle and white chocolate chunks", but still, pretty cool. Congrats Reggie.

Up, up & away

Now really really congratulations & happy anniversary Mom & Dad -- and enjoy your balloon ride over the wilds of Seattle! (I was so keen on sending my best wishes I got a little ahead of myself this weekend & thought Saturday was the 21st!)

Look forward to seeing the pictures!

Left is all right

I always knew lefties were the better half -- but nice to have Frank Deford confirm it for me on NPR. And we all know statistics never lie! (er, but not so sure about the 'goofier' comment at the end of the article...)

Happy Ruby-versary Mom & Dad

Here's to many many more years of exciting, fantastic adventures!

Goodnight Bush...

I can't decide if I find this clever and amusing, or a sacriligeous desecration of a beloved classic... hmm...

Note to self: for any future holidays, be sure to plan an extra day between return home and back to work. Coming back 5pm Sunday evening and into work 8:30 Monday a.m. means it's Wednesday already and I'm still not fully unpacked!

Roll on the weekend is all I can say...