So I was watching the Today Show this morning, as I do every day of the work week, when something suddenly struck me. They were talking about the cost of oil, and how it has risen to over one hundred dollars a barrel for the first time in two years.

Then, it hit me like a ton of bricks... or a barrel of oil:


Mind. Blown.

Thank you, Jane Seymour

Today is Jane Seymour's 60th birthday. We all know and love Jane from 'Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman,' with which I am hopelessly obsessed. (See previous post.) She's a writer, painter, and philanthropist among other things, and has given us a lot to talk about in her long and illustrious career. But, perhaps her most amazing and influential contribution to society is her Open Hearts butt necklace.

The first time I saw Jane Seymour's Open Hearts necklace commercial, I may or may not have projectile spit liquid across the room. Sure, I love Jane and all that she does. (Who can forget her turn in 'Wedding Crashers,' eh?) Still, looking through my I-love-Jane-goggles, even *I* could see the Open Hearts necklace for what it really was: a butt. Seriously. The heart, the swoopy thing... and the butt. From that moment on, the "butt necklace" became a running joke in my life, and it has endeared Jane Seymour to me evermore.

So, on this, her 60th birthday, I would like to send out a hearty "thank you" to the woman who made hearts into butts and butts into necklaces. Thanks, Jane. You are made of awesome.



In commemoration of Jane Seymour's 60th birthday today, everyone out there gets a complementary virtual Open Hearts butt necklace, from me to you. You're welcome, America.

So, I was watching Frasier today and suddenly realized: I have met all three amazing people in this scene.

I must be made of awesome.

Lessons from DQ:MW

Some things I've noticed from watching 'Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman':