Holy guacamole! Can you believe last night’s American Idol results? I never would have picked Syesha and Carly as the bottom two, much less Carly being the one out the door! I was absolutely stunned. I thought this week was one of Syesha’s best performances, and Carly’s wasn’t bad. It was certainly far better than Brooke’s and Jason’s. Obviously, this show is getting to be more and more of a popularity contest than an actual singing competition.

Has anyone seen the new Discovery Channel commercial? It’s fantastic! In case you haven’t figured out by now, I am addicted to the Discovery Channel. History comes in a close second. This new commercial has a catchy tune and I have been singing it all week. It’s brilliant!

Yesterday I really made a big step – I visited an old folk’s home. Well, it’s not really an old folk’s home. It’s actually a rehabilitation center where older folks go after they break a leg or a hip or something of the sort. They have physical therapy and their meals are prepared for them, you get the point. This particular place is also an assisted living facility and is also a gated retirement community. It’s one of the nicer places I’ve seen of this sort. The point of this never ending description is that I’m not really good at visiting old folks homes or hospitals or retirement villages or assisted living homes, again you get the point. These types of places give me the creeps and I typically become faint in hospitals. Obviously I did not go into the medical profession. So, yesterday, I actually visited a lady I know who recently broke her leg. She wasn’t in her room when I first arrived and I had to wait around for about 15 minutes. Finally, I found her and I visited with her for about an hour. This may not seem like a big deal to you, but to me, the person that freaks out at the thought of an old folks home, well, this was a huge development in overcoming my “fear.”