Grandma's Briefs is for grandmothers and others. Bits onthe good, bad, humorous and heartwarming of being a baby boomer, grandparent, parent to adult children, wife and writer. Features include lifestyle articles, reviews, recipes, grandma profiles, and more.
It’s high time I get back to sharing something or another on Saturdays, be it a movie review, inspirational—or informative or humorous or must-see—video, or merry music-making of some sort.
I’ve chosen to restart Saturday posts with the latter, a short spot of siblings sharing their souls through song. It’s sweet and simple and something all our souls…
Julia Child's birthday was this past Wednesday. She would have been 100 years old. In honor of her birthday, PBS cooked up this:
Today is the birthday of my very own Julia Child, the Julia Child of our family: Brianna. She turns 30 years old today! I'm nowhere's near as talented as PBS in cooking up birthday fun, but I'm hoping Brianna's birthday celebration will end up being just as tasty and fun as the mashup above. At least to Brianna.
Two weeks from today, my oldest daughter will turn 30 years old.
THIRTY!
How can that be?
I'm not usually one to balk about my age or getting older, but by golly, I think it's time to stop this train—or at least slow it down a bit, just long enough for me to wrap my head around this thing.
Stop This Trainby John Mayer
No I'm not color blind I know the world is black and white Try to keep an open mind but... I just can't sleep on this tonight
Stop this train I want to get off and go home again I can't take the speed it's moving in I know I can't But honestly won't someone stop this train
Don't know how else to say it, don't want to see my parents go One generation's length away From fighting life out on my own
Stop this train I want to get off and go home again I can't take the speed it's moving in I know I can't but honestly won't someone stop this train
So scared of getting older I'm only good at being young So I play the numbers game to find a way to say my life has just begun Had a talk with my old man Said help me understand He said turn 68, you'll renegotiate Don't stop this train Don't for a minute change the place you're in Don't think I couldn't ever understand I tried my hand John, honestly we'll never stop this train
Now, once in a while when it's good It'll feel like it should And they're all still around And you're still safe and sound And you don't miss a thing 'til you cry when you're driving away in the dark
Singing stop this train I want to get off and go back home again I can't take the speed this thing is moving in I know I can't Cause now I see I'm never gonna stop this train
Even if you're not a baby boomer (born 1946-1964), I'm pretty sure you can relate to this video.
For those of you who couldn't tell who the guy was on the posters they waved around at the end, I couldn't tell either. So I checked into it, and it's George Clooney. Yeah, baby!
Happy Saturday, my boomer and non-boomer buddies!
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Grandma's Briefs is for grandmothers and others. Bits onlife's second act and the empty nest: the good, bad, humorous and heartwarming of being a baby boomer, grandparent, parent to adult children, wife and writer. Features include lifestyle articles, movie reviews, recipes, product reviews, auto test drives, grandma profiles, and more.
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