Beethoven by Beaker

Sorry for all the Muppet posts lately, but I found this and it stopped the whole house. It may be the most entertaining 1:41 I ever spent on the Internet.
Trust me, you won't regret watching it.

Manamana (Do-do-do-dooo-do)

This is very popular in my house now.

For those of you who are worried about higher gasoline prices ...

Here's a story I wrote almost 10 years ago on this subject.
The key lines:

Gas prices dropped recently because supply is catching up to demand, according to officials from the petroleum industry.
In late May, gasoline prices rose to nearly $2 a gallon, but in the past week, prices have fallen below $1.30.

Rather quaint, isn't it?

What did she think of Miss Piggy?

While watching re-runs of "The Muppet Show," Izzy, 3, saw a scene where Miss Piggy karate chopped Kermit the Frog. What did Izzy say?
"I don't like that piggy. She's a mean piggy."

One morning at breakfast

INTRO: The family is nearing the end of breakfast.
MARY, 1, has eaten all her food and thrown her plate on the floor.
HALLIE, the mommy, is picking up the plate and telling IZZY, 3, to finish eating.
JEFF, the daddy, is loading silverware, plates and juice bottles into the dish washer.

HALLIE: (Looks up and sees a pile of eggs still on IZZY'S plate) Izzy, eat your eggies!
IZZY: (Bites into a strawberry) Huh?
HALLIE: (Standing up, definitely annoyed) Hurry up and eat! You haven’t touched anything and you need to eat!
IZZY: Huh?
HALLIE: (Getting a little louder and more forceful) You heard me! You know exactly what I said! Don’t pretend you can’t hear me!
(Pause)
HALLIE: (Turns to Jeff who is still loading dishes) Daddy! Tell Izzy to eat her eggs! She she can’t eat just strawberries and yogurt for breakfast!
JEFF: (Looks up from the dishes) Huh?

Play Dough with teeth?

The best bad dream ever:
Izzy, 3, came crying into our bedroom this morning at about 5 a.m.
When Hallie picked her up and asked what was wrong, she said, "I had a bad dream!"
Naturally, Hallie asked her what he dream was about.
"I dreamed I was playing with my Play-Dough and it grew teeth and tried to bite me!" she said, crying.
Hallie took Izzy back to bed, and she fell back asleep with no more dreams of masticating Play Dough.
What caused this dream? Yesterday, I watched the following video, with the Sweedish Chef making some dough.
I am not sure if Izzy watched it over my shoulder or not.
Could her dream have been just a coincidence?

Only the Cleveland Indians

Only the Cleveland Indians would sign a two-time gold-glove winning shortstop, Orlando Cabrera, and announce they are going to play him at second base.
It's even worse when you consider the incumbent at short, Asdrubal Cabrera (no relation), is considered to be better at second than at short.
So, you want to make your middle infield defense better? Flip-flop two players so that both are playing at their weakest position. Makes perfect sense to me.
Somewhere, Gabe Paul is probably smiling.

They Might Be Giants Might Have a Newer Video

One of my favorite newer TMBG songs. I had to buy a DVD to watch the video. How times have changed!

They Might Be Giants - What Is a Shooting Star? from They Might Be Giants on Vimeo.

They Might Be Giants Might Have a Pretty Old Video

This is the first TMBG video I ever saw, probably really late at night on MTV's "120 Minutes."
If I am not mistaken, MTV gave up showing videos some time ago.
Does this say more about the quality of the music videos of recent vintage, or more about how audiences tastes have changed?
Are there any 15-year-olds out there who would have crush on Martha Quinn?
Are there any who would watch this?

They Might Be Giants - Don't Let's Start from They Might Be Giants on Vimeo.

Serial cereal blogging

My lovely and talented wife purchased for me a few weeks ago two boxes of "Berry Berry Kix." Now, longtime readers of this blog (yes, all two of you) may remember that this was my favorite cereal, but after moving to Virginia, I could no longer find it.
Well, apparently, Super Wal-Mart, where we rarely shop for cereal, in this area carries it.
To this point, I have eaten one box, and put the second on hold whilst I cleanse my palate with some "Frosted Mini Wheats."
My review?
Well, first of all, they have changed "Berry Berry Kix" somewhat since I last encountered them. They used to be regular "Kix," which are kind of bland, with little round, purple "berries."
Now, they are not so distinctly colored, ranging in tone from yellow to almost purple.
At first, I thought they tasted a little different than I remembered, maybe not quite as sweet and berry-y, but after eating a whole box, i think they taste pretty much the same.
I shall report back upon the completion of the second box, but in gnereal, I'd say they are still very good, but I may prefer the blueberry "Frosted Mini-Wheats." You can never go wrong with "Fruity Pebbles," either, as far as I'm concerned.
Side note:
The people who make "Trix," have changed the shape and color over the years, too. I wonder if they do it when sales slump, or if the good idea fairy strikes cereal developers, too?
"Hey, let's take this classic cereal that everybody has eaten for years and change it!"
Another side note:
On the General Mills Web site, there is an entry for "Kix," but not for the berry berry version. I wonder if this means anything?

My Super Bowl prediction

I predict that one team will win, and the other team will lose. beyond that,I have no idea.