Upside Down Cats

It never ceases to amaze me how the same period of time can seem simultaneously like an eternity and the blink of an eye.

Such is the case with the last sixteen years. Continue reading "As Time Goes On" »

I am inspired to share a photo I took today of our Winter Wonderland. We are currently situated inside an "ice sandwich" - packed snow on the ground covered in a tasty solid layer of ice from last night's ice storm, topped off with a fresh dusting of today's snow. I am so moved by the weather in fact, that I am finally going to put the finishing touches on the following Holiday post and share it already!

There are several subjects I won't broach here on Upside Down Cats, namely, religion, politics and sports. Simply stated I have nothing good to say about any of them and Mom always told me" If you can't say something nice..." and well, you know the rest.

I do believe, however, that a person's Christmas song preferences are every bit as personally subjective as her opinions on the aforementioned subjects. Yet in the spirit of the season I am perfectly willing to divulge my favorites, knowing full well that they are likely to spark as much controversy as my opinions on those other highly-charged topics of discussion.

Sadly, an appreciation of Christmas songs is not a memory Scott and I can share. Not having been raised celebrating Christmas is a bulletproof excuse though, so I really can't fault him for not waxing nostalgic when it comes to the seasonal tunes. Recently Scott has posted an awesome list of his favorite Non-Traditional Christmas songs on his blog. Although he has developed an appreciation throughout the years for songs about Christmas, Scott would be the first to note that it is different than the songs being ingrained in one's psyche since day one.

It's OK, though...fear not for our shared cultural reference quotient. We'll always have Trilogy of Terror and Caddyshack, so we've got that going for us...

Continue reading "It's Beginning To Sound A Lot Like..." »

On day thirteen of National Blog Posting Month I am feeling a little sleep-deprived because we were out late at an awesome concert last night. In accordance with my NaBloPoMo plan to post about a person I know/knew each day of November in exactly thirty words, I introduce you to someone whose acquaintance I made only last night, and briefly at that. Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you Vignette #13...

"Romping Man with White Plastic Bag"

You "entertained" us during Gov't Mule's intermission by prancing maniacally, swinging your concert merchandise bag around like a windmill. When you wandered behind the forbidden curtains, security sprang into action.

Here's what we were up to...

Continue reading "What Were You Doing 15 Years Ago Today?" »

Sunny Spot...

Here comes the sun...finally!!!

Here's Abbey and Cooper worshiping the Sun King!

And while we're on the subject, (what subject was that, exactly?) let us take a moment to enjoy a very cool musical interlude...

Continue reading "Happiness Is A Warm..." »

I am usually a bit insecure about expressing my musical opinions. My Sweetie, Scott, at his blog, My Thermos, posts about music on a regular basis and with well-deserved confidence. As for myself, I lack the brand of conviction he possesses in his musical knowledge and taste.

The truth be known, I am probably every bit as opinionated as he when it comes to music...I just don't feel I have the "cred" to back it up, so I generally keep my mouth shut...

Today all that changes.

I have - for the first time in my life - mustered the nerve to proclaim my own choice for...

The Greatest Song Ever Written...

Continue reading "While My Ukulele Gently Weeps" »

It's been a while since any of my daycare children said anything that cracked me up, but our funny-drought ended this morning, so my Too Cute! feature returneth...

A little girl who will turn three years old next month was singing The Farmer in the Dell and this is what I heard...

"The farmer takes a life...!"

We've got to stop watching Law and Order at quiet time...!!!

The daycare kids and I are dancing away our post-holiday stress at our Friday Afternoon Dance Party.

Yippee!

(The word "Yippee" in response to the words "Dance Party" is a Jack's Big Music Show reference, in case you are interested...)

But even if you're not, you may like to join us as we get down and get funky...

Continue reading "Shall We Dance?" »

I need an energetic push to get me through to the end of the week..

Let's try this lively selection from my Life Is Good Songs list...



I feel much better now...was it good for you, too?

I'm just about sick to death of the Christmas music I've been hearing since September, anyway!

This is the next-to-last day of NaBloPoMo! I'm almost finished with my month of posts on the topic of things for which I am thankful. When I originally made my list of 30+ things for which I am thankful to blog about, today's was one of the first I committed to writing. Since I'm choosing my topics - for the most part - at random from that list, I've been looking for daily inspiration as to which one to choose. I've been waiting, and waiting, and waiting...I'd nearly given up on this one altogether!

I'm happy to say, however, that the inspiration arrived last night, from the unlikely source of Law and Order: Criminal Intent... It was just a snippet of a song, but it was exactly the example for which I'd been waiting!

I wanted to include a clip illustrating precisely what I mean when I say I am thankful for soulful saxophone!

Continue reading "There's Nothing Better Than Good Sax" »