Man of the Hour: Blake Shelton

Apparently this cowboy fascination runs deeper than I thought.

Stuck at work and wishing I were at the beach, I created a new Pandora station for myself.  I suppose it should be no surprise that since I seeded it with Jimmy Buffet and Kenny Chesney, Blake Shelton is all over it.  And now I can't get enough of this song.

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So romantic!  Such passion!  The blue eyes and scruff don't have anything to do with Blake Shelton being the new Man of the Hour.  Nope, nothing at all.

Doggles Required

Love this commercial.  Love when dogs do this.

Giggle like a Girl

I know it's old news but I want it here so I can find it easily.  Thank you, Anderson, for insuring I can always have a giggle.

Be Well, Caleb

Go ahead and cancel the whole tour and please get the help you need.  It seems to me (and Lainey) that your management is a bunch of assholes.  Lean on your family, instead.  Listen to them.  Take your time.  Take however long it takes.  I will still love your cold, cold sailor's heart no matter how long it takes.

Max Vadukul for Rolling Stone

Just please don't break my heart.

Man of the Hour: Eric Northman

Because he pulls good string.

I'll Take Nerd Alert for $400, Alex

Remember when I took the annual online test to qualify to be a contestant on Jeopardy!?  I must not have done very well because I never heard from them.

But a life goal isn't something you attempt once and then give up on.  So, I took the test again this year.

And I passed.

I've been invited to audition in person in Lexington, KY next month!

I'm a little embarrassed to admit this: I haven't been this excited about something in years.

Professional Cycling Never Fails to Entertain

It's like the most deliciously, juicy episode of my favorite, trashy, soap opera.  Some people have General Hospital or Gossip Girl.  I have professional cycling.



Let me be perfectly clear: I am 100% certain that many many many competitive cyclists use performance enhancing drugs.  And yet, I still adore professional cycling.  That they use PEDs is as non-controversial to me as the fact that they use aerodynamics labs to fine-tune their form.  Doping is part of the culture of the sport.  And I don't give a damn.  I still love Lance Armstrong.  I will always love Tyler Hamilton.

Because, even with the drugs, what those men do is astonishing.  Mind-boggling.  Super-human.  Above all, it's immensely entertaining.

And that's all I want from cycling.  Another juicy installment in the on-going soap opera.