Need I Say More?

Arkansas is one state that is celebrating tonight! Congratulations to our own Kris Allen for proving the Idol judges wrong and coming out on top! And kudos to Adam Lambert for displaying the style and class he showed all season. Really couldn't call either of these guys a loser. What a great Idol season! Cannot wait to see what they both do...

So Glad I Went....

Today, Kris Allen, one of the American Idol Top 3, came home to Little Rock & Conway to perform and film footage for the Homecoming show on Tuesday night. I am sooo glad I decided to go. It made me really proud to be an Arkansan & really proud to be a part of something, that for Kris, is HUGE. The turnout was wonderful, especially considering that he is appearing more than a couple of times today in different venues. It made me hope that I do as good a job turning out a boy as his parents have. Not a star, but a good boy. He just reeks goodness and humility. His family made an appearance about an hour before he did & his mother just seemed to be bursting with pride and overwhelmed by the support for her child. It sounds corny but the entire experience was just heartwarming. I really can't say enough good things about Idol, because I think it's been a great catalyst to bring families together. I can't tell you the last show we all viewed together before Idol began. And although our teenager is a bit too cool to join in now, it really is something that we all enjoy watching and commenting on. Overall, it's fairly positive, feel-good, reality tv, and that's something that's hard to come by these days. And have I mentioned how much I truly love Simon???

Official White House Photostream

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Originally uploaded by The Official White House Photostream

I think it's pretty cool that there is an official White House Photostream on Flickr. This was one of my favorite shots, though I couldn't help but think of the criticism that would abound if the same shot was a Republican office holder. "What?? The economy & swine flu & war and pestilence & Britney possibly pregnant and he has time to play with a football?" Love that the photostream gives a glimpse into their lives and shows that they're just human like the rest of us. You should browse it. Just click the link under the photo. The shot of them watching a 3D movie is pretty neat too.

R.I.P. Bea Arthur

As I logged on to my computer Saturday, I was so sad to see in my Yahoo newsfeed that actress Bea Arthur had died of cancer at her home. Actually, what went through my head was, "Dorothy Zbornak was suffering and I knew nothing of it? While I've been laughing my ass off at re-runs of the Golden Girls every morning for the past 10 years or so, she was enduring endless rounds of chemo and suffering?" I know that no one can live forever and we all have to go to that golden retirement home in the sky, but there are some voices that should live on and Bea's was one of those. What a wonderful gift she shared with us while she was here....