Aretha is great! A voice of a lifetime. The voice of a many generations. An original.

Aretha Sings the Blues. Damn, what a recording.

You know who else sings the blues? Janis Joplin. Just listen to Janis sing "Little Girl Blue", "Summertime" or "Me and Bobby McGhee" and tell me that she hasn't lived, loved, and lost.

Of course, there's always BB King and Buddy Guy too.

Bette Midler sang the blues in "The Rose". Just listen to her singing, "When a Man Loves a Woman" or "Stay with Me."

Beth Hart sings the blues. Check out, "Am I the One?"

I loves me some Stevie, but I wouldn't consider her a blues singer. Although she is and always will be my favorite. Check her out at www.nicksfix.com.

I love the blues, but I loves me some Stevie even more. but tonight I'm listening to the blues.

I'm not blue. I'm just listening to them.

Aretha is singing now. Next will be BB King, then Buddy Guy. because i loaded my cd player with nothing but the blues.

I love the honesty and compassion with the blues.

So I'm making my Christmas list early, but if any of you want to get me a Christmas present or an early Christmas present you may want to consider checking out this link:

http://www.akc.org/breeds/norfolk_terrier/index.cfm

However, I would like to mention that you should also be prepared to be me a house with a yard or a townhouse with a yard.

If I ever achieve homeownership status I think I may get a dog. Possibly the one mentioned above.

If not one of those then maybe a...http://www.akc.org/breeds/boxer/index.cfm or a http://www.akc.org/breeds/bulldog/index.cfm or possibly a http://www.akc.org/breeds/miniature_schnauzer/index.cfm and if not one of the ones above then one of these: http://www.akc.org/breeds/dachshund/index.cfm

I think I've decided against one of these: http://www.akc.org/breeds/italian_greyhound/index.cfm because they vomit a lot and ten to be excessivley needy. However, if I get one of these I want a blue and white one.

But for now and until I have a place of my own I'm not making any changes. The links above are more like a wish list than a reality list. Although I have no reason to believe that my wish list will not become a reality list because I'm good enough. I'm smart enough and doggonit, people like me.

I wanna 'pologize for what went down at school yesterday.

and now back to what's important. Me.

However, me (I) am tired and need to go to bed.

later