Wildflower

Just got Sheryl Crow's new CD - Wildflower. I've never been that interested in owning any of her stuff but now that she's hanging around Lance and all... I was in Borders the other day and happened to see it. I gave it a test listen at one of those headphone/lice nursery kiosks and it sounded pretty good. Upon full listen, it is great! I heartily recommend this album. There's really only one, maybe two slightly pop-sounding tunes and those are really catchy. The rest are beautiful ballads. She really has a fabulous voice and she puts in little inflections here and there that just make it that much better. Go get this one.

A Karma is threatening to run over my Dogma

Surprise, surprise! Kyle wants a car. This has been the running theme in the house for about a month or so now - probably longer but I've been able to ignore it up until now. The persuasion tactics seem to oscillate between the utter despair that "Everyone has a car but me" to calm, reasoned arguments such as "Everyone has a car but me." He's even got Carly ganged up on me. They point out how much more convenient it would be if Mom didn't have to run around and pick them up from their various activities and so on.

I've always maintained that I was not going to get them a car in High School. Heck, I didn't get my first car until I was graduating from college and look how I turned out...OK, skip that part. Anyway, I still really have a tough time seeing how the minor increase in convenience outweighs the added cost. It seems especially irresponsible with college coming up in less than a year. Still, they do have a point. Virtually every kid in Kyle's class does have a car and it would help in situations where he's going to practice or work or wherever.

I've even asked people at work about it. Of course, I got one guy who said getting one was a good thing and another who said he didn't get his kids a car and they turned out alright.

Such a dilemma. WWJD.