First, if you haven’t seen the new Mac ads on TV, visit the site and watch all six of them. They are a hoot, even if you aren’t a Mac user. One of them played tonight during American Idol. As my regular readers know, I joined the Mac "cult" in February of this year after 22 years as a PC user. I have truly fallen in love with my Mac (both the machines and operating system).
Speaking of AI, what will I write about in my blog when the season is over? Hmm. I chose not to "live" blog tonight. Whether the contestants did great or poor, I’ve got to salute these kids for how far they’ve come since try-outs began. Predictions for who will go home tomorrow? Most at risk, IMHO, are Paris, Taylor, and Elliott. That’s not to say they didn’t do well; I just think they are at risk. I didn’t care for either of Chris’s songs, but I think his popularity will carry him further than this. I loved Katharine’s second performance, and I think she is safe for now, too. No matter who goes home tomorrow night, I will be conflicted about it.
Recently, I had a reader write to me, asking how I handled infidelity in my novel, The Forgiving Hour. She said she didn’t want to read something that showed cheap/easy forgiveness for this type of betrayal. I answered her question as best I could. Tonight I heard from her again:
I cried and grew from the depth of your characters and how God moved in and through them. Like Francine River’s character Michael in REDEEMING LOVE, I marveled at Michael Dakota’s ability to reach the core of God’s forgiveness of sin and see beyond it toward his dad and Sara. Kevin was a blessed touch, especially for betrayed and widow part of me, wanting to see second chances at love. THANK YOU for your gifted work. May the Lord continue to bless you, Robin.
That’s the type of reader response that keeps an author going, day in and day out.
In the grip of His grace,
Robin
Robin,
My daughter and I watch America’s Next Top Model instead of American Idol, although these are the only “reality” shows we like. I depend on you to keep me up on AI, and you chose not to blog live???
Oh well! My daughter told me last night we will watch the finale of AI regardless.
Sorry I failed you, Nancy. I’ll try to do better. Last night was a so-so night. Nothing that was truly great from any of them. A couple of performances that were fun to watch/hear (Taylor and Katharine’s second songs). Several that were disappointing. This has been a weird season, in my opinion. Young folks with lots of talent but not always performing at their best.
Robin
Robin,
I figured out what you can write about after AI shuts down. No, wait! You can be a big star, too! Let’s launch a wildly popular TV program called American Writer. Same format as AI except that the contestants will read their original works every week. Let’s say 250 words of romance; then mystery; an editorial; some poetry; magazine ads; a restaurant review; photo captions—you get the picture.
The last few weeks, up the stakes to 500 words. Well-known writers like Dave Barry, Max Lucado, or Danielle Steel can “guest edit” on the shows. Viewers will vote via phone, but they can read the latest entries over and over again—on your blog! Well, you wanted something to write about.
The last writer standing will get a big contract, go on a writing tour (that’s a first), and write Oprah’s next book club selection. See what a wonderful thing you’ve created? Wow, Robin! You’re going to get famous—just in time for next season’s American Idol.
Ha! Paul, what a great idea. And I can be that third judge on the right. I pretty much live in T-shirts, although I don’t have those muscles. And my accent is definitely regular folks USA.
Robin
I should have included the sentences that “The judges will critique the writers in 25 words or less.”
Those Mac vs. PC ads are hilarious!