Quote of the Day

“When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.”

~John Lennon

DearKimmie

Hello Friends,

I wanted to announce DearKimmie. I have been working on a new design for my blog site for the past month and it is finally up and running. I have transferred most of my posts from the past four years to the new site. I would love for my visitors to follow me there as well. There is a subscribe area & my Tweets from Twitter there also. If you want to follow me on Twitter feel free at @dearkimmie. I hope to get some feedback on what everyone thinks of the new design. I can be found on Tumblr and Wordpress so come follow me there too.

I look forward to sharing my thoughts with you for more years to come.

Love, Luck & Laughter to you all

~Blessed Be,
Kimmie

Blue haired, blue plate votes win over obvious talent

We are so silly, TV Watchers. We assumed that Wayne Newton, who very much cannot dance, would be gently asked in his good ear to leave last night. Or maybe Mark Cuban, the rich guy who is also not good at dancing, and an annoying mouther of lyrics. What a ridiculous assumption! So silly! And you may be familiar with my number-one rule: There will be no silliness. I'm very disappointed in all of us.
Lest we forget, Dancing With the Stars is purely a popularity contest — just a rather odd one in which the prettiest specimens are the biggest losers. You know how people take on a derisive tone and say, ''That's so high school,'' when you make catty remarks just for the hell of it? Dancing With the Stars is so not high school. So it does have that going for it. Hey, do you like how I've already cranked out two paragraphs about a show in which practically nothing other than three fabulous pro dances happened? Me too.
So goodbye, Albert Reed, and goodbye Albert Reed's hips, perfectly adequate dance moves and chiseled face. Terrible!!!
I already miss you.
Jane Seymour's mom passed away late on Monday, so she missed results night. Tom declared Jane and Tony the first safe couple of the night, and Jane plans to continue in the competition to honor her mother, a longtime fan of the show. In his most graceful move yet this season, Wayne Newton delivered a short blessing from the cast and crew. Of course, no one seemed surprised that Jane was safe. Mark Cuban? Different story.
On the second results show of ''Dancing With the Stars,'' we learn that stiff Wayne Newton and Mark Cuban got more votes than the pelvically gifted Albert Reed...

To you I say...~Albert, your performances and energy were a sheer gift. I was shocked when they said your name and even thought it would be followed by 'you will be coming back next week'. Unfortunately, right when you started winning a fan base your 'Dance' card was pulled. Very upsetting. I do look forward to seeing what network picks you up after witnessing the obvious talent that you have. I know there are plenty of us that want to turn on there sets and see you on television again, since we have no more interested in that show. Stay focused, grounded, balanced and never lose that energy. Best of luck! Such a good boy...

Now who's the "underdog"?

Well, week one of Dancing with the Stars is over and one couple is on there way home. Everyone looked beautiful. Sabrina did wonderful, Wayne was all smiles but a little stiff and my personal favorite Albert Reed shocked everyone. I sincerely believe that he has caught the eye of many after lastnight. Between his quirky sense of humor, energy, looks and of course performance all the online articles that keep saying "Albert who?" should give him credit for shining through being the "underdog". Bravo Albert, you did fantastic.
Another highlight of the night was Dolly Parton who clearly fills her water bottles from the Fountain of Youth. She has so much spunk...so much fun.

Looking forward to the weeks to come!!!!!