On the Telly

I'm happy that the new Fall Television has started, but was having a great time with some fun finds on the BBC. Kirby and I now have all of these on Tivo. A lot of British humor (no worries, one comes with captions in "American English") Enjoy!


Gavin and Stacey - A truly hilarious show. You need to watch it from the beginning, so check out the episode guide on the web site. It is about a young couple who fall in love. The characters that surround them are outrageous. Very well written and acted. http://www.bbcamerica.com/content/327/index.jsp


Skins - We are addicted to this show. It is funny, dark, crazy and a lot of other things all at once. It is about a group of young kids, but it is definitely not for kids. There is a lot of explicit language and nudity. Gossip Girl and 90210 are so shallow and Hollywood especially compared to this show. Watch them in order. http://www.bbcamerica.com/content/328/index.jsp


Star Stories - Ok, this one make Kirby laugh so hard that I laugh watching him watch the show. It is British parody at its finest. They take on current stars like Madonna, Britney, Tom Cruise and parody their life. Crazy is all I can say....and they play the band ABC in the background which reminds us of when we were dating (yes, way back then). http://www.bbcamerica.com/content/326/index.jsp


OK...not on the BBC, but equally great is ZRock on the IFC channel. This is a story about a rock band (the real guys) who play for kids (like the Wiggles) but WAY NOT. The real band is playing themselves. They have funky guest stars. NOT for kids. http://www.ifc.com/zrock

One more not on the BBC, Slacker Cats on ABCFamily. There is no way that this is a kid's show. Episodes can be watched on the web site. I have no words as to how funny and nutty this show makes a cat's life. It is animated which I usually don't watch, but these characters are very funny. http://abcfamily.go.com/abcfamily/path/section_Shows+SlackerCats/page_Detail

American Girls

We celebrate Phoenix and Faith's Birthday on September 11th. They turned 7 this year.

It was on that day in 2001 when realized that we were not really living and wanted to bring more life into our home. These two little feral girls were ours the minute we saw their photo. We had no idea what we were getting ourselves into by adopting them. We know they were born around date on the Stanford University Campus. They had no food and were terrorized by bullies shooting bb guns at them. Phoenix had yet learned to clean herself and did not smell very pleasant for about the first year. Faith is our stoic girl who helped her sister learn everything. They are truly the loves of our lives.

We hung our flag on 9/11. It reminds us to be grateful and humble. I only wish that I would have seen more flags that day.

As babies, their names were Mimi and Momo...

Now Faith and Phoenix are the rulers of their Queendom...

Training for Cycling in Puglia

Well, only 3 weeks until our cycling trip to Italy. We had such great training plans. We were going to start early in the year, ride two Centuries, take on the Ralston hill and of course, lose excess weight. Needless to say, life happens. Since my little water skiing accident kept me on my booty for close to eight weeks, I have not even watched a Century on TV. I have driven the car down the Ralston hill. And I probably won't have to worry about wearing padded shorts...

So, we decided last Saturday to take on some different type of training for the trip. This training consists of sitting at a sidewalk cafe with a cappuccino to people watch. We figured that we will need to do this a lot on the trip, so we should get used to the caffeine and the sights. For those of you who have not been to Pamplemousse, it is a great spot for training.

We were not disappointed. Only in Redwood City can you see a guy riding a Sequeway to coffee and of course, the Foster Farm Chickens taking the bikers to breakfast. Can't wait for next week's gruelling training session...

Change, Change, Change......

"Change is not a destination, just like hope is not a strategy".