<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xml:lang="en"><title>Latest entries from ironic1.blog-city.com</title><rights>Copyright 2009 ironic1.blog-city.com</rights><subtitle></subtitle><author><name></name></author><updated>2009-06-18T19:57:00Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/index.rss"/><id>tag:ironic1.blog-city.com,2009:1</id><entry><id>tag:ironic1.blog-city.com,2009-06-18:links.412174574</id><title>Hi There, I&apos;m New</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/hi_there_im_new.htm"><![CDATA[... around these here parts, or so it seems.&nbsp; I&#39;ve been busy playing over on Facebook (if you know me personally, then you probably already have my FB info) (if you don&#39;t know me personally, there is a large possibility that I won&#39;t]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/hi_there_im_new.htm"/><dc:creator>ironic1</dc:creator><author><name>ironic1</name></author><updated>2009-06-18T19:57:00Z</updated><published>2009-06-18T19:57:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:ironic1.blog-city.com,2009-05-26:links.412171869</id><title>The Better-Late-Than-Never Update Post</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/the_betterlatethannever_update_post.htm"><![CDATA[&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;  &lt;w:WordDocument&gt;   &lt;w:View&gt;Normal&lt;/w:View&gt;   &lt;w:Zoom&gt;0&lt;/w:Zoom&gt;   &lt;w:DoNotOptimizeForBrowser/&gt;  &lt;/w:WordDocument&gt; &lt;![endif]--&gt; &lt;!--  /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/the_betterlatethannever_update_post.htm"/><dc:creator>ironic1</dc:creator><author><name>ironic1</name></author><updated>2009-05-26T01:00:00Z</updated><published>2009-05-26T01:00:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:ironic1.blog-city.com,2009-05-22:links.412171403</id><title>American Idol: The Winner</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/american_idol_the_winner.htm"><![CDATA[Try as I might last night to post while watching the final results of American Idol, this blog would not let me post a damn thing.&nbsp; I suppose that was OK since I was dozing in and out of consciousness last night anyway.&nbsp; I had my back surge]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/american_idol_the_winner.htm"/><dc:creator>ironic1</dc:creator><author><name>ironic1</name></author><updated>2009-05-22T01:40:00Z</updated><published>2009-05-22T01:40:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:ironic1.blog-city.com,2009-05-20:links.412171080</id><title>American Idol: The Final Two</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/american_idol_the_final_two.htm"><![CDATA[As you all know, it&#39;s down to Adam Lambert and Kris Allen.&nbsp; &quot;Glamliner vs. Guy Next Door&quot;... Kris won last week&#39;s coin toss and chose to go second during the show tonight.&nbsp; Each guy will sing three songs -- their favorite]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/american_idol_the_final_two.htm"/><dc:creator>ironic1</dc:creator><author><name>ironic1</name></author><updated>2009-05-20T02:47:00Z</updated><published>2009-05-20T02:47:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:ironic1.blog-city.com,2009-05-14:links.412169995</id><title>American Idol: Final Three Results</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/american_idol_final_three_results.htm"><![CDATA[Oooookayyy... Interesting opener.&nbsp; They had Ben Stiller, some dude from SNL Bill Hader, Hank Azaria, and Jonah Hill (Super Bad) introducing the fact that the American Idol desk is now in the Smithsonian.&nbsp; Jordin Sparks and Katy Perry are jo]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/american_idol_final_three_results.htm"/><dc:creator>ironic1</dc:creator><author><name>ironic1</name></author><updated>2009-05-14T02:09:00Z</updated><published>2009-05-14T02:09:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:ironic1.blog-city.com,2009-05-12:links.412169797</id><title>American Idol: Final Three</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/american_idol_final_three.htm"><![CDATA[Here we go.... we&#39;re getting down to the wire, my AI friends.&nbsp; Tonight, each finalist sings two songs: one is a song that one of the judges picked for them and the other is a song they chose for themselves.&nbsp; This could prove to be inter]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/american_idol_final_three.htm"/><dc:creator>ironic1</dc:creator><author><name>ironic1</name></author><updated>2009-05-12T11:08:00Z</updated><published>2009-05-12T11:08:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:ironic1.blog-city.com,2009-05-07:links.412168757</id><title>American Idol: Top Four Results</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/american_idol_top_four_results.htm"><![CDATA[We start off with the group singing Alice Cooper&#39;s School&#39;s Out... with Slash on guitar.&nbsp; I have to say that Slash sounded pretty damn good!&nbsp; Anyway, at least Danny Gokey can laugh about his missed scream-note at the end of his song]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/american_idol_top_four_results.htm"/><dc:creator>ironic1</dc:creator><author><name>ironic1</name></author><updated>2009-05-07T02:33:00Z</updated><published>2009-05-07T02:33:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:ironic1.blog-city.com,2009-05-06:links.412168548</id><title>American Idol: Final Four</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/american_idol_final_four_1.htm"><![CDATA[It&#39;s rock week, and Slash is here to be the mentor.&nbsp; You might think this is odd... but Slash is a rock god, and he is also classically trained.&nbsp; (I know!)&nbsp; Each finalist will sing one song, have two numbers, and there will be two]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/american_idol_final_four_1.htm"/><dc:creator>ironic1</dc:creator><author><name>ironic1</name></author><updated>2009-05-06T01:58:00Z</updated><published>2009-05-06T01:58:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:ironic1.blog-city.com,2009-04-30:links.412167432</id><title>American Idol: Top Five Results</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/american_idol_top_five_results.htm"><![CDATA[The Top Five performed some melody... these performances are getting better as they trudge through this season, as one would imagine, but they&#39;re still kind of dorky.&nbsp; That would be why I don&#39;t need to go see the American Idol concert to]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/american_idol_top_five_results.htm"/><dc:creator>ironic1</dc:creator><author><name>ironic1</name></author><updated>2009-04-30T02:08:00Z</updated><published>2009-04-30T02:08:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:ironic1.blog-city.com,2009-04-29:links.412167201</id><title>American Idol: Top Five</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/american_idol_top_five.htm"><![CDATA[Here we go again!&nbsp; Songs from the Rat Pack tonight.&nbsp; (Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, etc.)&nbsp; Two numbers for each contestant tonight... I&#39;ll be marking them in my notes, just for my reference.&nbsp; BTW, the mentor was a mystery... unt]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/american_idol_top_five.htm"/><dc:creator>ironic1</dc:creator><author><name>ironic1</name></author><updated>2009-04-29T02:18:00Z</updated><published>2009-04-29T02:18:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:ironic1.blog-city.com,2009-04-23:links.412165929</id><title>American Idol: Final Seven -- Two Gettin&apos; the Boot!</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/american_idol_final_seven__two_gettin_the_boot.htm"><![CDATA[We open tonight with a group number choreographed by none other than Ms. Paula Abdul herself.&nbsp; Holy Disco, Batman!&nbsp; I have to say that most of the guys look like George Michael, for some reason.&nbsp; And he&#39;s not even from the disco er]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/american_idol_final_seven__two_gettin_the_boot.htm"/><dc:creator>ironic1</dc:creator><author><name>ironic1</name></author><updated>2009-04-23T02:03:00Z</updated><published>2009-04-23T02:03:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:ironic1.blog-city.com,2009-04-22:links.412165707</id><title>American Idol: Top Seven Redux</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/american_idol_top_seven_redux.htm"><![CDATA[Due to the (premature use of the) save of Matt Giraud last week, we are still at 7... and two people MUST go home on Wednesday night.&nbsp; I will tell you that I am drinking a Smirnoff Ice Watermelon toLil Rounds sang Chaka Khan&#39;s I&#39;m Every]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/american_idol_top_seven_redux.htm"/><dc:creator>ironic1</dc:creator><author><name>ironic1</name></author><updated>2009-04-22T03:07:00Z</updated><published>2009-04-22T03:07:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:ironic1.blog-city.com,2009-04-16:links.412164503</id><title>American Idol: Top Seven Results</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/american_idol_top_seven_results.htm"><![CDATA[Without further ado:Allison Iraheta is safe.Adam Lambert is safe.Anoop Desai is NOT-SO-SAFE.&nbsp; (Bottom Three)&nbsp;]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/american_idol_top_seven_results.htm"/><dc:creator>ironic1</dc:creator><author><name>ironic1</name></author><updated>2009-04-16T02:52:00Z</updated><published>2009-04-16T02:52:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:ironic1.blog-city.com,2009-04-15:links.412164268</id><title>American Idol: Top Seven</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/american_idol_top_seven.htm"><![CDATA[Tonight the finalists are singing movie songs with Quentin Tarantino as the guest mentor.&nbsp; [Note on last week: I finally got to watch my TiVoed episodes from last week when I was on hiatus in Vegas... the show didn&#39;t come alive until about h]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/american_idol_top_seven.htm"/><dc:creator>ironic1</dc:creator><author><name>ironic1</name></author><updated>2009-04-15T01:38:00Z</updated><published>2009-04-15T01:38:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:ironic1.blog-city.com,2009-04-06:links.412162392</id><title>Airports, Falling, and Vegas, Baybee!</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/airports_falling_and_vegas_baybee.htm"><![CDATA[I&#39;m sitting in Cleveland Hopkins Airport, waiting for our flight to Las Vegas.&nbsp; YES!&nbsp; We are leaving the SNOW behind -- or so we hope!!!&nbsp; I am fighting a sinus infection AND a cold, and the medicine I&#39;m taking is making me supe]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/airports_falling_and_vegas_baybee.htm"/><dc:creator>ironic1</dc:creator><author><name>ironic1</name></author><updated>2009-04-06T19:00:00Z</updated><published>2009-04-06T19:00:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:ironic1.blog-city.com,2009-04-02:links.412161391</id><title>American Idol: Final 9 Results</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/american_idol_final_9_results.htm"><![CDATA[Do NOT read further if you don&#39;t want to know the results yet.I see that Paula is wearing some purple lingerie-looking dress tonight.&nbsp; Fancy.&nbsp; The group sang Journey&#39;s Don&#39;t Stop Believin&#39;.&nbsp; Not bad...]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/american_idol_final_9_results.htm"/><dc:creator>ironic1</dc:creator><author><name>ironic1</name></author><updated>2009-04-02T01:58:00Z</updated><published>2009-04-02T01:58:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:ironic1.blog-city.com,2009-04-01:links.412161188</id><title>American Idol: Top 9</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/american_idol_top_9.htm"><![CDATA[Um, maybe I missed when they stated tonights &quot;theme,&quot; but I think it&#39;s anything they want to do (within the Idol constraints, of course).&nbsp; Old skool, contemporary, whatever.&nbsp; This could be interesting, because it would allow t]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/american_idol_top_9.htm"/><dc:creator>ironic1</dc:creator><author><name>ironic1</name></author><updated>2009-04-01T03:04:00Z</updated><published>2009-04-01T03:04:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:ironic1.blog-city.com,2009-03-27:links.412160433</id><title>American Idol -- Top Ten</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/american_idol__top_ten.htm"><![CDATA[I know I&#39;m a bit late, but as I sit here watching my TiVoed American Idol Results Show, I figured I had enough time to comment.&nbsp; So, in other words, SPOILER ALERT below.Adam Lambert -- I LOVED his performance... but then again, I really like]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/american_idol__top_ten.htm"/><dc:creator>ironic1</dc:creator><author><name>ironic1</name></author><updated>2009-03-27T02:12:00Z</updated><published>2009-03-27T02:12:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:ironic1.blog-city.com,2009-03-03:links.412156684</id><title>The Music of the Wait</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/the_music_of_the_wait.htm"><![CDATA[I&#39;m currently on hold with Garmin International, waiting for a software techie-kinda person to come on the line to uh, &#39;fix&#39; my little problem with my Garmin Nuvi 255.&nbsp; I&#39;ve been holding for... *checks timer on phone* 68:04 minut]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/the_music_of_the_wait.htm"/><dc:creator>ironic1</dc:creator><author><name>ironic1</name></author><updated>2009-03-03T02:34:00Z</updated><published>2009-03-03T02:34:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:ironic1.blog-city.com,2009-02-18:links.412154712</id><title>American Idol Update -- Late</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/american_idol_update__late.htm"><![CDATA[I like the small changes that they&#39;ve been making this year.&nbsp; I like the new judge.&nbsp; I like that they brought back the group audition during Hollywood Week, but still kept or eliminated people based on individual performances within the]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/american_idol_update__late.htm"/><dc:creator>ironic1</dc:creator><author><name>ironic1</name></author><updated>2009-02-18T11:50:00Z</updated><published>2009-02-18T11:50:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:ironic1.blog-city.com,2009-02-16:links.412154471</id><title>Um, OK</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/um_ok.htm"><![CDATA[Oh, so I guess it&#39;s been a few days weeks since I&#39;ve posted.&nbsp; I have to say that it isn&#39;t my fault.&nbsp; Honest!&nbsp; I woke up on Super Bowl Sunday (HORAYYYYYYYY STEELERS!!!!!!!&nbsp; WOOOOOO HOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) and couldn&#39;]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/um_ok.htm"/><dc:creator>ironic1</dc:creator><author><name>ironic1</name></author><updated>2009-02-16T23:41:00Z</updated><published>2009-02-16T23:41:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:ironic1.blog-city.com,2009-01-30:links.412150913</id><title>Here We Go Steelers, Here We Go!</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/here_we_go_steelers_here_we_go_3.htm"><![CDATA[Even the White House is rooting for the Steelers to win the Super Bowl!&nbsp; Both the Prez and Vice Prez are supporting the Black &amp; Gold. &nbsp;]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/here_we_go_steelers_here_we_go_3.htm"/><dc:creator>ironic1</dc:creator><author><name>ironic1</name></author><updated>2009-01-30T12:06:00Z</updated><published>2009-01-30T12:06:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:ironic1.blog-city.com,2009-01-28:links.412150537</id><title>Ouch!</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/ouch.htm"><![CDATA[Wow... tone deaf singers on the American Idol auditions.&nbsp; Ouch!During my technology session with my 5th graders today, we were discussing the school district&#39;s Acceptable Use Policy for our computers and Internet connection, and how it&#39;s]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/ouch.htm"/><dc:creator>ironic1</dc:creator><author><name>ironic1</name></author><updated>2009-01-28T01:35:00Z</updated><published>2009-01-28T01:35:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:ironic1.blog-city.com,2009-01-25:links.412150121</id><title>Blech!</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/blech.htm"><![CDATA[I just had to complain somewhere.... so it might as well be here!&nbsp; I have a Cuisinart Egg Cooker , which I absolutely love.&nbsp; It takes the guesswork (OK, remembering how) out of making hard boiled eggs.&nbsp; You pour in a specific amount of]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/blech.htm"/><dc:creator>ironic1</dc:creator><author><name>ironic1</name></author><updated>2009-01-25T22:42:00Z</updated><published>2009-01-25T22:42:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:ironic1.blog-city.com,2009-01-21:links.412149316</id><title>Change Has Come</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/change_has_come.htm"><![CDATA[And it&#39;s been a LONG TIME a-comin&#39;.President Obama, I wish you the strength, knowledge, and humility necessary to lead our great country into the future.&nbsp; I, as do many others, have faith that you will do an excellent job.&nbsp; I know t]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ironic1.blog-city.com/change_has_come.htm"/><dc:creator>ironic1</dc:creator><author><name>ironic1</name></author><updated>2009-01-21T00:29:00Z</updated><published>2009-01-21T00:29:00Z</published></entry></feed>