MoseleyWorld

I stumbled upon a fun website, 20×200, whose motto is Great Art $20. Really.  20×200 offers a couple of new pieces of art each week. One photograph. One work on paper. The smallest size is reprinted in the largest batch (200) and sold for $20. 20×200 also offers two larger sizes for “bolder collectors.” 
 
Last week, I purchased this portrait of a Meadow Lark by Laura Levine. I paid my $20 and got a very nice print. One tip: they sell quickly, so get ‘em while they’re hot. 

In just a few short days, the life of Moseley Girl 2.0 will begin and I have begun to reflect, maybe an attempt to prepare myself to fully absorb and appreciate the whole miraculous process of a baby arriving in this world.

As I was searching my “contacts” in MS Outlook, I noticed I had quite a few people with whom contacting would be impossible. Impossible without a Ouija Board.

My dear, sweet grandmother, Mam’maw, and her husband, Bob.
Carey’s father, whom both of us wish could have lived long enough to have known our children.
My uncle Haywood, from whom I learned the fine art of napping while watching golf on television.
My friend, Terri, who died at 40 leaving behind two darling young daughters.
A fraternity brother who committed suicide last month.

These are just a few of the dead people that still live in my database. Truth be told, I didn’t discover these today, I come across them from time to time. Sometimes seeing their names makes me smile, other times sad. Although I cannot phone, email or write them, I keep them around. Maybe in today’s fast-paced, high-tech world, I subconsciously worry that my memories of them will be erased the moment I hit the DEL key. Maybe I think it is a disrespectful act, an anti-tribute. Who knows. They’re still there.

Do you delete dead people when they die?

Cabbage Patch Kids, Care Bears, Pound Puppies, Tickle Me Elmo, Razor Scooters, Razor Scooters, Wii video game consoles. Did you lose some holiday season sleep over trying to round any of these items up for your little tots? Over the past 20 years, these have been some of the most hard-to-find (if you waited until December) Christmas toys.

MoseleyWorld is glad to give you a tip on what will be THE hottest toy for the 2008 Christmas season. Pre-order your Elmo Live, the amazing, lifelike creation by the mad scientists at Amazon now.

Elmo Live tells stories, jokes, waves his arms, stands and even crosses his legs when he sits. All the convincing I needed was a look at the Elmo Live promo video.

Buying an Elmo Live right now is a very low-risk transaction. If you even think your kid might want one, order one now so you want have to pay double or triple on Ebay closer to Christmas.

Get Elmo Live at Amazon. Check out the the preview video at Wal-mart.