05/19/04’s illustrious band:

Not Just Me

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And here I thought I was being so creative. But apparently I’m not the only person who sits around and thinks up names for bands that don’t exist. If you go to BlogWeb.org, a simple search for “band name” will bring up at least four band name-related blogs (out of 3 million blogs registered with the site), including mine. Typing “band name of the day” into Google’s search yielded 316 hits today, including one on my blog. A similar Yahoo search resulted in 714 hits, the first two of which were my blog. (Lots of repeats in that list.) I must be one heck of a trendsetter.

Today is the day Mother Media arrives for a two-week visit. I’m excited! We’ve got a lot of things planned, some of which MM is aware of and some she’s not. The main goal is to get some painting done at Sensational Acres, and maybe some weeding in the yard. We’ll also be borrowing a pickup and transporting some bookshelves, applying for a passport for me, attending a Nia dance/exercise class (optional for MM) and at least one T’ai Chi class (also optional). We’ll do some walking and/or biking around the local lakes and rivers if the weather isn’t too lousy -- although after checking the prognosis on Weather.com, I’m losing optimism.

It won’t be all work and no play, though. Not by a long shot! There’s plenty of entertainment to be had around town, or at home with a bowl of kettle corn if we choose. And of course we’ll do our best to sample the local cuisine at every opportunity. The Soup Group is petitioning for a meal with Mother Media, and we’re meeting some family friends for brunch or dinner, we hope. I think Mom needs a Juicy Lucy burger at Matt’s Bar, don’t you? And a stop at the Grand Ole Creamery or the Cold Stone Creamery for dessert.

Today around the world: May 19 is National Play Day for Health in the U.S. -- but the staff of the award-winning health magazine I work for didn’t get the memo, so it’s a bit late for that now. However, there’s still time to participate in the Holiday of Poetry, provided you’re Turkmenistanish.

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