Matthew the Great aka Special K

When Matthew played football, the players gave each other nicknames. Some kind of male bonding rite of passage? Maybe a teenage attempt to escape the bondage of the name his parents bestowed upon him? Go figure. The story is: Matthew's friend Jordan (aka "Sunshine") came up with the nickname "Special K" in a burst of inspiration at football practice. Matthew tells me that it is "SpecialK" with no space in between but my age prevents me from deleting the space. Oh, and those that don't call him Special K call him Matt. Not Matthew--Matt. I'm told that only his mother calls him Matthew. WOO-HOO, I'm special! He says I'm little-yellow-bus-special but hey, I'll take it.

I know I have said it before but really, how hard is it to say Keliipuleole?

I found Matthew's nickname intriguing because when William played on Pop Warner, they nicknamed him "Kellogg." You know what that means don't you? With a "Special K" and a "Kellogg" I hope I don't have a...
get ready...
wait for it...
drum roll please,
"cereal" killer in the family...
Thank you, thank you. I'll be here all week. Don't forget to tip your waitress...

With his two older brothers out of the picture, my handsome Matthew is now the leader of the general population in our insane asylum. I remind him to use his power for good and not evil, but like many other alien teenagers out there, he can hear an incoming text on his cell phone from two rooms away but can't hear a word I say when I stand right next to him. I tell him important things too like, take out the trash, empty the dishwasher, mow the lawn...Strange how he can hear with perfect clarity words like money, mall, shopping, Howie's, video games or a $20 bill falling in a forest with no one around...

Now I can admit that I listen to my kids occasionally and when William told me about a website that can play music completely in the genre that you specify, I decided to check it out.

It's so cool! I have Nickleback radio, Aerosmith radio and Rush radio. Groups that are similar on my Nickleback radio---Staind, Puddle of Mudd, Creed, Evanescence, Papa Roach---or Rush radio----Boston, Yes, Led Zeppelin, Van Halen---play continuously with no commercials or talk radio! The website also lists the history of the band if you want to check it out.

I can remember a time when I knew the album, the artist, the year the song came out but now, since I know what music I like but I suffer from CRS (can't remember stuff--I cleaned it up for you), I need to rely on things like this. I'm a serious head-banger at heart (right now I am listening to Pain from Three Days Grace followed by Better Than Me from Hinder) but with an eclectic taste in music.
Check out my playlist on this blog! Multiple personalities could be a logical explanation.

http://pandora.com