Santorini, Greece

A friend of mine and I were talking the other day about our “dream vacations”. It was a subject that I had an immediate answer for: Greece. My dream of Greece began in the sixth grade, when we were studying Greek mythology. I checked out all the books that our library had on the subject, poured over encyclopedias and maps, and drew in my mind’s eye the perfect vacation experience wherein I would gaze upon white-washed, blue-domed dwellings framed by azure waters, wander barefoot among the docks and piers, gaze longingly over the wares offered in the open-air markets, and sample artisan breads soaked in local olive oil.

Yes, even in sixth grade I had this idealized image of what Greece is like. I had nothing if not a very active and romanticized imagination.

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A more interesting question for country music fans – What is it about WHY that makes Rascal Flatts’ latest album Unstoppable such a big draw? WHY being the album’s 11th and last track, and also the one which packs the biggest punch.

Rascal Flatts

For starters, there’s Gary LeVox’s unique voice, Rascal Flatts’ own special brand of hard-hitting country music, and great lyrics with a very emotional subject – the suicide of a loved one. It starts off like this:-

You must have been in a place so dark
You couldnt feel the light
Reaching for you through that stormy cloud
Now here we are gathered in our little home town
This cant be the way you meant to draw a crowd

But it certainly proved to be the right way to draw huge crowds for the Unstoppable tour, packing the stadiums and helping sell Rascal Flatts tickets and records. And they’re not done yet – the Unstoppable tour continues into 2010.

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Keeping warm in Seattle - the Starbucks way.

Or in the case of these gentlemen, the same hot chocolate.  A great way to stay warm comes in 3 sizes and with varying degrees of kick.  Plus, it’s fun.

Photo by Whit Honea

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