Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Bleak House

Song of the Day: You Send Me by Sam Cooke

Yesterday was a beautiful spring day, close to 70 degrees, sunny, warm, fresh, with daffodils blooming everywhere:
Enchanting daffodils at Reynolda

Today, however, quite a different picture:

Don't worry, those aren't aliens, just the reflections from our kitchen lights.

We are immersed in pea-soup-thick fog today, and we're not sure it's going to get any better. And that's OK. A good excuse to sit on the couch and read. Katherine has finished Mockingjay and and highly recommends the trilogy. She'll start reading A Burial at Sea on the couch later. Fitz is still working on Nightwoods by Charles Frazier and is enjoying it. One of his favorite books, Cold Mountain, is written by Charles Frazier as well. 

Fitz went to the Duke vs. Wake Forest basketball game last night with his co-clerk. Dave pulled for Duke, and Fitz, amazingly, pulled for Wake Forest. It looked like a run-away game for Duke for most of the second half, but Wake Forest rallied and came within six points or so. However, the Devils were just too much to handle and Wake Forest lost the game. Still, it was a fun event and Fitz was very appreciative to go to an ACC basketball game, the first of the season for him. 

Meanwhile, Katherine sat on her couch watching whatever she wanted to: wedding shows, cooking shows, and fashion shows. 

Tonight, we are very excited about the return of Psych on USA! It's one of our favorite shows. Ever. Here are the top 5 reasons why:
5. This sums it up.

And oh, Happy Leap Day!

4 comments:

  1. Since I am the resident responder...I will. Seek and listen to the Steve Miller version of You Send Me. Excellent cover, indeed I use it as an example to radio stations as an alternative to Take the Money & Run. A perfectly awful song that has been overplayed since 1975!

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    1. That's so weird. Just yesterday I was thinking to myself how much I truly love the Steve Miller Band. However, Take the Money & Run is totally overplayed as is The Joker. I have to say, the Sam Cooke version will always be my favorite of You Send Me, but the SMB version is crazy awesome. Had not heard that cover, so thanks! And speaking of money, be sure Fitz tells you his "show me the money" story this weekend...

      Kat

      P.S. You are always welcome to make your thoughts know here, Resident Responder. Indeed, encouraged to do so!

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  2. Sam Cooke one of my favorites!! You Send Me was one of his greatest hits, maybe his greatest. I was lucky enough to see Sam Cooke in person at the Greensboro coliseum. So sad the way he died. I am glad to see some of the younger generation still knows who he is.

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  3. Oh, I know, so tragic. But we love Sam Cooke! I think Fitz discovered him in a music class at UNC and my dad introduced me to his music. And that's so cool you saw him in person performing! I bet that was amazing : )

    Katherine

    P.S. Are you going to be stalking the RH halls today?

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