Where were you on 4/24/70?

I was 11 months old. I was probably at home, reading the encyclopedia or potty training myself according to my mother. However, I don't really know.

I do know where Bruce Springsteen was. He was in a band called Steel Mill playing in NJ. Sad but true.

Where were you?

M.I.C.H.A.E.L. ANAGRAM

GAME: Create as many 2-7 letter words out of the letters M.I.C.H.A.E.L. as you can.

Time Limit: none

Education Level Required: none

Language: English only, (sorry, no Ys in MICHAEL so no Pig latin), no Ebonics

Rated: E for everyone

FYI: I came up with 28 in my "spare/your taxpayer time."

Post your list in the comments section at your discretion.

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Top 10 Reasons I Wish Michael Was HERE!

As some of you know and most of you don't care, I am spending the week in Nashville at the AF Environmental Symposium. It is exactly as exciting as it sounds. I am inside a beigy-yellow room and will be here for 28 hours this week. That is about 27 hours too many. The good news is that I have CANDY! Alas, the bad news also is I have CANDY!

I am on my third day stuck inside the biosphere known as the Gaylord Opryland hotel and I haven't seen the light of day since arriving on Sunday. Several times a day (curiously, mostly in the evening), I have thought to myself, "I sure wish Michael was here!" In honor of Michael's rapidly increasing age, I present to you "The Top 10 Reasons I Wish Michael was in Nashville With ME!"

#10. Findley's Irish Pub - need I say more? I have been so validated by the southern-boy of a bartender who let me know it is okay to order lime juice in my Harp... apparently it is called a Lime & Lager.

#9. Rusty's Sports Bar & Grill - not as fun as Findley's, but they serve cocktails and that is always fun!

#8. FUSE - apparently there is a nightclub here and I would go but a)I don't dance and b) I can't dance... I would love to go to watch Michael dance, though!

#7. THERE IS A BOAT RIDE THROUGH THE LOBBY! - Shall I repeat that???? THERE is a BOAT RIDE through the lobby. And we all know that Michael loves to cruise.

#6. My room has a mini-bar.

#5. Good climbing trees in the atrium. (I will admit- this is filler)

#4. The Grand Old Opry is nearby, and I make my debut there tonight. I am nervous and I know Michael would help to ease the tension.

#3. I have always wanted a brother. Wait a minute... that doesn't sound right. I have always wanted a YOUNGER brother. 1 month and 1 day younger to be exact!

#2. Not enough diversity here. Michael's African-American, you know... Ask Kelly!

#1. I LOVE MICHAEL and he is one of the most fun people I know!