'i knew that elmo should represent love.'

- kevin clash

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tonight on pbs... 

what's your dream?

really? (think seth meyers)

really parents of america? you think that (maybe) b cup katy perry is inappropriately dressed as a princess in her video with elmo? really? you are offended by her decollete? do your kids watch disney? isn't that jasmine and ariel who wear strapless tube tops that bear their midsections? have you written to disney also? are you going to let your kids go to art museums? see works of art from ancient times, the renaissance and the modern era? is it you that might have hang ups about the human body? do you cringe if a woman discreetly breastfeeds?




i mean really - is it just me that thinks that this video (and i am not necessarily even a katy perry fan) is absolutely ADORABLE? 


i watched 'sesame street'as a child, i watched it again for probably another 12 years while my kids were growing up... they are always so surprised that i know so many skits - i did get the most viewing time i remind them... 


i don't know - we do have the right to voice our opinions, but the thought that sesame workshop had to keep this from running over the 'outrage' - just kills me... do these people participate in political decisions? are they as vehement about human rights/environmental/health issues? i wrote to them to support the airing - not that it matters probably, but i have a voice too... 


i am sorry, but when there is so much violence and ugliness (check out the most popular video games) - to get all worked up over such a cute video upsets me... because don't we really need more innocence and light-heartedness like this?

can you tell me how to get, how to get to ~

the special anniversary/event marked today on google.com is sesame street's 40th anniversary ~ i grew up watching sesame, the kids did too! the jim henson studio is still alive and well...

early mornings at the beach drawing faces in the sand - 

ernie, bert, elmo, cookie monster to name a few...

videos we watched, songs we listened to

put down the duckie, lady bug picnic,

'c' is for cookie, i love trash,

ernie frustrating bert - so we could learn patience

mr. hooper, mr. handford, david & alan

super grover

kermit the frog here

big bird (a.k.a. boo-ah)

ernie (a.k.a. ee-nee)

martian cutie - #9

jim carrey doing happy feet

knowing that savion was destined for fame

a soft spot for sesame? gooey marshmallow fluff filled cloud soft spot ~ thank goodness for pbs... any other station and who knows what would have happened?