An Offering of Myself to the World

And I Remember When George Murdock was God.

Awesome Bernie...thanks for the link. I needed some good news for today! I hope this incarnation is as exciting as it looks. I did hear earlier that Zachary Quinto was playing a young Spock and I thought that was an excellent choice.

Happy 2008!

Well, another year has come and gone. A year which was sorely lacking of blog posts from yours truly. For this I am sorry but I cannot promise that next year will be any better. I didn't make any New Year's resolutions except to listen to more music. And, unlike the resolution to lose weight or exercise more, this is one I am more likely to keep.

I made a turkey today for lunch and I tried an experiment that I had seen on Food Network. I used fresh herbs like rosemary, sage and thyme...hmm, makes me think of song lyrics... and I mixed them with softened butter. I then separated the skin from the breast meat and placed the herbed butter in between. I covered the turkey loosely with foil and then baked it as usual. It was excellent...the butter made the turkey very moist and the herbs gave it a flavorful taste. And it added taste to the gravy as well.

My Christmas gift this year was a digital camcorder so be prepared for some video posts this year. I am not promising Oscar worthy posts but just something different. With a new baby coming this year and another wedding in the works, I won't have a shortage of events to film. 

Unfortunately, I will not be attending a Mika concert this year. The concerts which were close enough for me to attend were at dance clubs which means no seats. Which means I would have to jostle and climb over kids who are less than half my age and I just don't have the energy to do that anymore. The venue in Boston was an actual concert hall with seats but to get to Boston I would have to step on a plane. And I just can't do that, not even for Mika. Anyway, it's not like the "old days" when the only way to see your favorite performer was either live or on a television program. With the advent of YouTube and DVD's, it doesn't matter if you see your favorite performer live or not. I have seen Mika's concert countless times, just not in person. And you never know, some acts even make it to Montana...though usually that's when they are on a downhill slide or about to retire. 

Oh yeah, and try to watch the movie "Sweeney Todd" anywhere in Billings. I guess the theater monopoly we have here thought we might be too stupid to enjoy watching a movie like that. You know, as much as I love Montana, it is frustrating at times to live here.