Yeah, I said it...

Grey's Anatomy, which once held a place in my heart like no other show, has been on a downhill slide for several seasons.  It's no wonder with the constant reshuffling of cast members, the try-every-combination coupling and the lazy writing, resulting in ridiculous plot lines.  So when they announced a few weeks ago that they were going to do a musical episode (a la Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Scrubs) well color me jaded, but I was all "impress me."  They do have cast members who CAN sing but that doesn't mean the SHOULD.  Fans were tripping over themselves to gush how much they loved it but there was another camp who just as adamantly proclaimed it sucked.  I went up on ABC's Grey's Anatomy Writers blog and told them which group I sided with...

"This musical episode was silly, indulgent and unrealistic (even for Grey's). As a fan from the very beginning, I have hung on as this show has slowly lost it's way and became a joke. What once was smart, compelling and fun is now the shell of it's former self. Using gimmicks like this musical abomination is insulting and tired.

I had thought the arc that included the hospital shoot-up at the end of last season was a resurgence of the brilliance I saw in the second season but this current season has been one heaping disappointment piled upon another. How can you guys be proud of this?"

What does this mean for my future viewing?  I'm willing to go on record and say I'll stick until the end of the season.  They'll probably give Meredith a pregnancy/baby in the finale just to soothe die-hards like myself but I'm really not sure what else this show has to offer me anymore.  But if anybody has any new perspective on the show that might reboot my attitude, I'd love to hear it.

Financial Literacy Month continues...

While this is a little political in tone, the explanation is stark and eye-opening.

Stuff Sidney is up to...

Since we have a whole blog devoted to Sidney, I don't tend to write about her directly here very often.  But she just recently turned 19 months and she's really a pistol, as they say.  Funny, clever and definitely knows what she wants.

• Tonight in the bath Sidney was able to count to ten (with a little coaching from Daddy).  It was delightful to watch and funny when she said five comes after two.  
• In the last week or so, I've noticed that she interacts in an "engrossed" way with her stuffed animals and voicing what they are saying.  She can play with them for extended periods of time and is quite content.  And then for no apparent reason, she will vigorously rub monkey's face on her face.  It's quite surprising.
• She gleefully strides about the house, shrieking and squealing like giving a proclamation that something awesome is about to happen.
• She LOVES Caspar Babypants (kids musician) especially his song "Run Baby Run" which has lots of fun physical directives (running, singing, clapping, spinning, jumping).  Of course she requests the song everyday but expects her father and me to act it out with no participation by her whatsoever.  Yes, we will be your entertainment for this and every evening.
• She is also getting more and more willful where sometimes if I have to take something away from her (because it's dirty, dangerous or just came out of the cat) there are instant tears and she will plop down on her butt where ever she is and wail like I just told her giant talking tacos who poop ice cream don't exist.  Oh wait... Occasionally a rational explanation will work to calm her but usually I have to brush up on my car salesman skills for a bait-and-switch routine.  "You can't have the creme brulee torch but you can have this cheap piece of plastic that lights up and makes noise.  It's just as cool--really."

Stephen Colbert: Walgreens for Medical Needs

This is just awesome.