The new Robert Plant album is coming out in September. They released a single from the album, called “Angel Dance.” The video for the song is on the label’s web site and will probably hit Youtube shortly.

I watched it tonight and like the song. I don’t like the video, but I’m sure no one at the label cares much about my opinion. I think it was deliberately made to be controversial and I am frankly getting very tired of being manipulated by marketing and media people for the pure sake of them selling more stuff.

I don’t know if I’ll buy the album or not. If my suspicions are true about the deliberate staging of the video, then I doubt I will buy it. I’m going to let my wallet speak for me.

Have a Happy Fourth of July!

We rented the new Sherlock Holmes movie tonight. It is an interesting movie. The personalities of Holmes and Watson as portrayed by the writer and the actors are the best part of watching this movie. They have always been figures in my mind, but this time they were actually brought to life.

The story was OK – it kept you watching it. The best talent was the director. The effects and cuts between scenes, the perspectives, the action scenes all made this a very well crafted movie.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

When someone in your household is allergic to chocolate, you tend to take a fresh look at candies and sweets. So many Christmas candies and treats are chocolate-based. We decided to fight that by building a gingerbread house this year for a family Christmas project.

We were inspired by a kit at Kroger, but I don’t think we need a kit to make one of these. I found a picture of what we want to do and we can use that for a guide.

Found this video in my Care2 email newsletter. The idea is pretty cool and the video is really cute. Gave me a fresh eye on my own stray gloves. Kind of an “Annie Hall” approach to wardrobes and accessories.