The thirteen finalists of American Idol performed the music of Michael Jackson Tuesday night. Two of them will be eliminated Wednesday night. Opening the show was Lil Rounds, who sang “The Way You Make Me Feel,” from the 1987 Bad album. She did a good job, although I wouldn’t have ...

This weekend I'm off to Ocean City for a handbell festival. Do stop by and say hi if you are there. I'm the one in the blue shirt - that narrowed it down for you, didn't it? Before I can even contemplate leaving on Friday morning, I've got to get all my ducks in a row around here. LLB has a million ...

Yes, this is Apple’s fault. By allowing the App Store to be overrun with Fart apps (you know the apps that do nothing but make fart sounds), they’ve unleashed the decline of civilization as we know it. Apparently some kid brought a fart noise machine (no word on what it was) into a town council ...

‘My Serious Pose’ This is Yoda Ears. The boy calls her Chicken Wing Ears. I like it. She looks like a tomboy now. This is the whole famdamily on the bed. During school. I made this during school. fake chicken burger…. Yummy. From here Giant Book of Tofu Cooking. and mushroom tofu b...

Big event of the weekend, the first Winter Movies on the Wall series starts with “The Mummy,” 7 pm Saturday night - then hours later, spring forward - set your clock one hour ahead at 2 am Saturday night/Sunday morning. But you’ll never miss that hour of sleep, just too much to do:...

Apparently Saudi men, (where no Jews are even allowed) are seeking Israeli brides. Ha. “I’m asking for your help. I would like to meet an Israeli woman for marriage purposes,” Abdullah, a resident of Saudi Arabia, said in a recent letter to the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem. Arab m...

Nerd Merit Badges start off with this Zero Inbox badge; something that I’ve only managed once… for a couple of days! [via]...

The election is over. It is time to repair friendships with the other party. Governor Sarah Palin is doing her part to do just that. The rest of the world cannot understand how, after bitter election campaigns, American politicians can kiss and make up. For instance, Governor Palin has invited to he...

  Mardi Gras masks! You'll have to pardon this post, because I am ending up the week with a cold and three sick little boys. (The littlest boy was sick over the course of the week, but was he sick with what we've all come down with today or with the last mild cold that passed thr...

I mean to link to this earlier when it came across my radar, but life’s been just a bit too crazy. If you can stand the f-bombs and other expletives, this is a pretty good Onion parody. (If you aren’t warned away by the previous sentence and the video still below, this video is laced with Not Sa...