• Music

    Music For Choco-holics

    Did you even know it’s National Chocolate Day? I put up a playlist in honor of the occasion (and a post about how the meaning of “candy” in music has changed a lot over the years) at Music Savvy Mom! Click here to check it out!

  • Do I Really Want My Readers To Know This?,  I've Got Mad Skillz,  Music,  Roxie

    Hey, That’s No Lady!

    Every year, I get a Halloween costume for Roxie. Yes, she’s a dog. Yes, I know that this is bizarre behavior. Do you know what else is bizarre? I get the costume ONLY for a photo shoot. She doesn’t actually wear it for longer than about a ten-minute period. So maybe I’m bizarre, but not completely weird. (RIGHT?) Anyway, in the past, Roxie has been a devil (that one lasted two years: the puppy years!), a hot dog, and a princess. This year? I had a stroke of genius. I put my dog in a costume that is not only unique, but timely. And way more hip than that stupid…

  • Best Thing Ever,  Music

    Gone Gaga

    I am a huge fan of Lady Gaga‘s music. As an artist, I think she’s really something, and no matter how people criticize her sense of “style” or her “art”, there’s no denying her impact on the current pop music landscape. I have enjoyed each and every song that has appeared in heavy rotation (though “LoveGame” and its Disco Stick had to grow on me for a while before I finally loved it!). Her latest song, “Paparazzi” is my all-time favorite. I saw her perform it at the MTV VMA’s and, though her performance was pounded by some because it was so avant garde, I was transfixed. When I told…