A great controversy is brewing in the the city of Pittsburgh, and no, it has nothing to do with my Bengals beating up Dino’s Steelers. In fact, this could eclipse even that emotional defeat! The Steel City has an injustice on its hands that deserves to be quieted immediately. They have turned their native son and one of children television’s icons…Mr. Rogers…posthumously into a mud monster statue for eternity! How did this happen? The depiction is not the gentle, shoe-wearing, cardigan-changing, soft-spoken children’s television icon we grew up comforted by each day. And this is the best they could do for the man? I have made sand drizzle sculptures on the beach that looked more flattering! What a shame.  The family seemed OK after the fact…but what do you do? You can’t criticize a free public tribute to your loved one. So, there it sits, in it’s “Monster from the Black Lagoon”, glory, for all to see. See if you agree? It’s not such a “wonderful day in the neighborhood”, Mr. Rogers. So Sorry!

(”Apparently King Friday has no say in what takes place outside of the “Land of Make Believe”, or he would have put a stop to this!”)!

So, yesterday I was in a pickle, a meeting ran late at work and I was cutting it close to be at the bus stop for Cydney when the bus dropped her off.  Frantically, I tapped out a text to her…”Hi? What’s up? You heading home? ”  (the opening line was the proverbial Mom trying to sound younger while connecting with her teenager)! The reply was a confused…”What??????”. I had accidentally texted my niece. So, I tried again. This time it was…”I will get you at 3:15″. This time the reply was “Wrong Kid! And I’m at work anyway!”. I had again texted the wrong person and this time it was a friend of mine! I guess I am lucky my damage was minimal, but I know some of you may have had an accidental text land in the wrong hands with embarrassing consequences! What are your careless texting stories?

So, I decided to take dancing lessons. I know! I KNOW!!! I am not sure what came over me! I was asked by a friend, who just happens to be Cuban and an amazing dancer, to venture into the land of salsa dancing.  Salsa dancing lessons to be specific! I have always wanted to try it and so I agreed. However, then, I did the smartest thing possible; I invited 5 friends to accompany me and make me feel less like a loser!! I have to admit it was fun, but boy there was a lot to remember! That’s why I chuckled when I saw this latest dance video from the Filipino prisoners who brought us the Thriller video recreation. It’s a bit long…but it’s to the Queen tunes (mostly Queen tunes) we all know and love and it is all in sync! A goal I never could reach on the salsa dance floor!!!! Have fun watching!!!

Where’s the ChaChaCha???