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Kurt’s Blog: An MJ Album…in 2014?

My best find of the year so far? Tractor Day at Living History Farms. It was this past Saturday, and it was a blast. The kids got to ride a “Monster Truck” tractor…we drove a Gator…they climbed on tractors…free lunch…pedal tractor races. They had a blast.

One of my favorite songs of the year…Eminem’s “Headlights” has just as powerful of a video (that sentence didn’t make sense, but you know what I mean)

My wife and I went and saw Neighbors last night. Hilarious. I hope Zac Efron doesn’t end up “looking for sushi restaurants in the bad parts of town a 2am” too often…he’s incredibly likeable.

If you told me that in 2014, I’d be doing a Michael Jackson list, I would have thought you were a tad off….but here we are…May 13, 2014…and Michael Jackson’s new album “Xscape” drops.

My Top 10 Michael Jackson SongsNew Michael Jackson album set for release

10. Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’

9. Human  Nature

8. You Are Not Alone

7. Billie Jean

6. Give In To Me

5. Beat It

4. Black or White

3. Dirty Diana

2. P.Y.T.

1. Man in the Mirror

Two summers ago…we had birds that nested in our wreath outside our front door. Last summer…we had Mama Duck (who set up camp 2 houses down from us…and apparently has already left)…this summer? The birds are back…

birds

AWESOME is as AWESOME does!

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