JabberWocky!

I suppose unless you live on the Moon or under a rock then you are aware that the 2009 Academy Awards were presented last night.

Many of the Oscars given out were of no great surprise but who watches or goes to this spectacle for the Oscars anyway?

I dare say that many people only watch or attend them to see the fashion show that goes on Before the “main event” and I must say that it certainly was one memorable fashion show indeed!

In case you missed it then here is a slide show of some of the best of the best!

Red Carpet Fashion Show

And for those few of you that are really interested in which star picked up which Oscar here’s a list for you to check out!

Academy Awards 2009 Winners

That’s all for me today hope you enjoy the show and hope to see you back here soon for some more good old fashioned…

It seems as though there are a couple of eRumors going around recently about boycotting McDonald’s and Burger King because they are buying beef from foreign sources.

One of the eRumors states that these companies are buying beef from South America but McDonald’s and Burger King are vehemently denying this stating that they are Not purchasing beef from South America but rather they are conducting a small experiment using less than 1% of their beef and purchasing Lean beef from Australia and New Zealand and furthermore this is nothing new as it has been going on for years and they are not suppose to be the only ones buying foreign beef as most major fast food restaurants such as Taco Bell, Wendy’s and Carl’s Jr. are also using up to 50% imported beef in their restaurants.

One of the eRumors states that McDonald’s has claimed that there is a shortage of beef in the United States and that is why they are purchasing beef from other countries but McDonald’s denies saying this, McDonald’s states that what it said was: that there is a shortage of LEAN beef in the United States.

McDonald’s is the largest buyer of beef in the United States per year with Burger King coming in second and of course any beef purchased and/or served is 100% USDA-approved and inspected.

That’s about it for me today, hope you have a good one and see you back soon for some more good old fashioned…

In case you missed the 2009 Grammys last night U2 opened the show with “Get On Your Boots.” And this was only the beginning of the star-studded production.

Some of the other rich and famous included Paul McCartney performing “I Saw Her Standing There”, Whitney Houston, Justin Timberlake, Chris Martin, Jay-Z, Carrie Underwood, Kid Rock and the list goes on and on.

But don’t take my word for it! A list of all of the winners of the 2009 Grammy Awards and the other festivities can be found here:

2009 Grammy Award Winners

That’s all for me today, hope you have a great week and see you back again soon for some more good old fashioned…

A friend of mine sent me a link a few days ago that I absolutely must share with you.

It is a video about a 12 year old little girl…but not just Any 12 year old little girl, (I realize that all 12 year old little girls and boys are very special), no, this little girl is one of the most talented artists that I have ever seen. Actually she is now 15 as the video is a few years old but the artwork you will see is from when she was 12 and before.

She is a self taught artist that claims her inspiration comes from Above, which is a strange statement considering that her mother was an atheist, and while much of her art is on the spiritual side there is much that is not.

If you are an art lover…and even if you are not, this video is well worth the time it will take to watch it I promise you!

Spiritual Young Artist

And if her amazing art weren’t enough, a few months ago she decided that she was going to learn the piano and now she is beginning to compose her own music!

Well, that’s it for me today and in fact this week, I hope you enjoy the video and your week-end of course and see you back here again soon for some more good old fashioned…

Well it’s that time of year again, the time that many wait for all year. It’s time to find out if winter will be over soon or if we will have another 6 weeks of winter?

Today is Groundhog Day and I want to wish each and every one of you a very Happy Groundhog Day!!

For any of you out there that doesn’t know what Groundhog Day is then I will tell you.

Every year in the United States and Canada on February 2nd many people gather in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania and anxiously await to see if Punxsutawney Phil, the resident groundhog, is going to see fit to make an appearance from where he has been hibernating all winter. When he does pop his cute little head out then they check very carefully to see if he sees his shadow.

If he does see his shadow then that means that there will be 6 more weeks of winter and he will generally turn around and go burrow again for another 6 weeks but if he Doesn’t see his shadow then that means that winter is almost over and it will be an early spring this year!!

As you can see it’s all done very scientifically and that’s what I personally like to see, I like to know for sure if winter is over or if it’s not!!

Here is a link giving you some idea of the festivities each year on this day in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania!

Groundhog Day 2005 Celebration

That’s all for me today as I’m off to get my Groundhog Day outfit ready and hopefully when I’m back again next time I will know for sure that winter is over and an early spring is on the way! See you back again soon for some more good old fashioned…