March 15, 2008

Graffiti for the seati

Not much to add, really, except to say that Sophia didn't actually sign her name. Sebastian discreetly added that touch after our youngest hooligan had left her mark.

March 14, 2008

Another lyric butcher

Poor girl. With these bloodlines, she never had a chance.

It's long been an established fact that Opa has an uncanny ability to thoroughly destroy just about any song's lyrics, whether the tune is from the '60s or '90s. He's spread this memorable talent across the world's time zones and shared it with millions.

More recently, it has come to light that Cindy is equally blessed at butchering lyrics so obvious you have to really work at getting them wrong. Her most famous instance: Steve Miller's "Big Ol' Jet Airliner" became "Big Ol' Carolina" – even though the entire freakin' song is about traveling and planes.

Now Sophia may have topped them both, as well as every other karaoke hack on this planet. Last night at dinner, Natasja was eagerly telling us about her upcoming third-grade field trip to the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala. Not two seconds after she uttered the word "Alabama," Sophia broke into song.

"Sweet'N Low, Alabama..."

What would the boys above think of that as a new – and slimming – tourism slogan for their beloved state?