And Another Superior!

Eric was entered into two pieces and played in front of two different judges. Both were very impressed by his performance, especially since he is in 6th grade.

He played beautifully on the Marimba, performing a great rendition of Beethoven's Turkish March with piano accompianment.

Tonight also marked the first time Eric has worn a tie and dress shoes... 

Superior!

Eric entered two pieces into the "Solo & Ensemble" competition sponsored by the Florida Band Association Friday night.

His drum piece was graded "Superior!" which is the top grade.

Eric was one of only a few 6th graders to enter the competition. 

Betsy thinks about having a Martini

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Dog Meets Spongebob

NSA Intercept picked this conversation up.

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Black Cadillac Tour Dates

Rosanne Cash is playing the Florida Folk Festival in White Springs, FL on May 27. That would make it worth going to this year.

Black Cadillac Tour Dates

Beached Sailboat Removed From Flagler Beach - Yahoo! News

Beached Sailboat Removed From Flagler Beach - Yahoo! News

Eric won 3rd place in the school oration contest. The competition was school-wide. First he won his class competition, then faced off against the top 24 performers in the entire school including 6th, 7th & 8th grades.
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Eric won third place in the school-wide oration contest
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CNN.com - Vengeful mouse sets house ablaze - Jan 8, 2006

CNN.com - Vengeful mouse sets house ablaze - Jan 8, 2006

Priorities: Find dogsitter, leave kids home alone.

The Courier-Mail: Holiday couple abandon kids - but not pets [06jan06]

A HUSBAND and wife who found a dog sitter for their puppies, but left their nine-year-old son home to care for his younger autistic brother while they celebrated the new year in Las Vegas, have been arrested.

Jacob Calero and his wife Michelle De La Vega left Calero's sons Joshua, 9, and Jason, 5, at their San Ramon home early on Friday while the newlyweds headed out of town for a five-day trip, police said.

The Perils of Driving your kids to school

Rude mother trys to push teacher out of the way after ignoring proper etiquette in dropping her kids off gets arrested. All in lovely Cape Coral area.The News-Press: Local & State

Dog Deaths Surpass 100 Despite Toxic Pet Food Recall - Yahoo! News

Dog Deaths Surpass 100 Despite Toxic Pet Food Recall - Yahoo! News

Betsy Gets A New Printer

On the way from Buy.com - HP Business Inkjet 1200dtn PrinterBuy.com - HP Business Inkjet 1200dtn Printer - C8155A#A2L

Networked -- can be used when Betsy's machine is turned off.

2 trays -- 250 pages and 150 pages. 1 can be used for 8.5x11 and the other for Betsy's legal paper.

Print Speed - Up to 28 ppm - black draft Up to 9 ppm - black normal Up to 4 ppm - black best Up to 24 ppm - mixed text/color graphics draft Up to 8 ppm - mixed text/color graphics normal Up to 4 ppm - mixed text/color graphics best Up to 8.1 ppm

Each of the four individual ink cartridges holds a single color. When one of the black or color ink cartridges runs out, only that cartridge needs to be replaced.

Eric in Charlotte Harbor. December 29, 2006
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Cayo Costa State Park near the lagoon. Great picture of Eric
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Home sales still setting records - OrlandoSentinel.com: Business

Home sales still setting records - OrlandoSentinel.com: Business

Pelican Bay - Christmas sail destination?

Pelican Bay (Page 1) - Florida Sea Grant

CD Baby: THE GOTTLIEB-DANIELSSON PROJECT: Extended Journey

Eric's percussion tutor is married to a famous drummer Danny Gottlieb. They appear together on THE GOTTLIEB-DANIELSSON PROJECT: Extended Journey Danny has appeared on over 300 albums and was a founding member of the Pat Metheney Group.

Rounding out the Gottlieb-Danielsson Project, and indeed making it a "family affair" is saxophonist Tamara Danielsson and percussionist Beth Gottlieb. Beth Gottlieb, a successful percussionist, dedicated teacher (Interlochen, Rollins College), and wife of Danny, brings her considerable skills to the project, adding even more color and texture to help define the group's sound.

Gov. Jeb Bush and other state officials have encouraged students to read the book and to see The Chronicles of Narnia

Students might go to 'Narnia' -- or not - OrlandoSentinel.com: Lake County News

Katrina Christmas Display

WWLTV.com | News for New Orleans, Louisiana | Top Stories

Frank Evans thought the tiny blue-tarped roofs, little toppled fences and miniature piles of hurricane debris he included in the Christmas display he builds every year for a suburban New Orleans shopping mall struck just the right humorous tone.

The call of 'D'oh!'

The call of 'D'oh!' - OrlandoSentinel.com: Television

IOL: Lawyer determined to get The Simpsons off air

IOL: Lawyer determined to get The Simpsons off air

Moscow - A Russian lawyer plans to take his case against The Simpsons to the European Court of Human Rights.

It comes after a Moscow Court rejected Igor Smykov's appeal to have the show banned from Russian TV.

Mr Smykov wanted to have the cartoon series taken off the air in Russia, or at least shown at a later time, claiming it promoted drugs, violence and homosexuality.

He also demanded £6 000 (about R4,5-million) in compensation from TV channel REN-TV saying the show had morally damaged his nine-year-old son.

FOXNews.com - Politics - Capitol Holiday Tree Is a Christmas Tree Again

Let's hear it for small victories in the ongoing fight against petty people with counter-culture agendas. FOXNews.com - Politics - Capitol Holiday Tree Is a Christmas Tree Again