Ads From the 30's

Times have changed! Here are a couple of ads from the 30's:

#1 Ad claims that you can eat all you want and remain thin by just purchasing a can of tape worms and taking a couple a day.

# 2 Ad claims that most doctors smoke Camel cigarettes.

And my personal favorite ----

# 3 Ad claims that you can stay happy by eating LARD! My kind of diet!

All Except One . . .

9 of my top 10 made it through the first round of eliminations. Joanne was voted off. I think she was better than people realized but they are all nervous in the first few rounds and none of them do their best until they get a little more experience.

When they get down to 12, we will have our family pool which in the past has resulted in my two daughters winning the pot - Amy won in 2006 and Susan won in 2007! Maybe I will win this year!

American Idol

After hearing some more renditions from our Idol contestants, my top 10 at this point (in no particular order) are as follows:

Syesha
David A.
Ramiele
Carly
Michael
Asia'H
Jason (with the long hair)
Joanne
Aliana
Alexandrea

I reserve the right to change my mind on this but I was not too impressed with most of them for the past two nights. I thought the song choices were awful!

American Idol Musings

Yes, I admit it - I'm an American Idol junky! It is much too soon for predictions but I have a few observations.

I can't place many names with faces yet but the little Josiah guy had a pretty good voice but I got tired of his blubbering! He cried all the time - I didn't like it.

The little guy named Kyle who said he is running for Governor one day sounded terrible until he sang "You Raise Me Up" made famous by Josh Groban. That song stands on its own and makes anyone sound good so I don't think that was any indication of his ability.

I liked a girl name Carly, a guy named David, and a girl named Asia'H or something like that! After tonight's elimination and they are narrowed to 24, maybe it will be easier to decide which ones I like .

WHAT ??????

Gov. Mitt Romney withdrew from the Republican race for President today and was quoted as making the following statement to the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington:

"If I fight on in my campaign, all the way to the convention, I would forestall the launch of a national campaign and make it more likely that Senator Clinton or Obama would win. And in this time of war, I simply cannot let my campaign, be a part of aiding a surrender to terror."

So is he saying that Sens. Clinton and Obama are terrorists ??

P.S.

Well, the pictures in the post about my trip to Orbix were no good and the link to the site didn't work but other than that, it was a good post! :) In case anyone is interested in the Orbix site, you can see it at www.orbixhotglass.com .

A Trip to Orbix

Saturday, I along with some other family members, visited Orbix , the art studio of Cal Breed, which is located at Little River Canyon. Cal is a glass artist who has become well known for his beautiful work. He has been recognized in "O" magazine, Travel & Leisure Magazine, Gourmet magazine and many other publications. His glass is displayed in art studios throughout the United States.

We were impressed with his friendly personality and his work is absolutely gorgeous! They offer opportunities for the public to go to the studio and blow glass ornaments and other simple glass items. I think I will do that sometime.

The pictures are of the two items I purchased plus a small waterfall in the canyon which was right in front of the studio.

Saturday was a good day!