Constitution Day...A Day Late

Yesterday was Constitution Day and I did not write about in on my blog so I am making up for my oversight and writing about it now!

I'm so very grateful for the Constitution.  What a miracle it is!  All the law students, myself included, found on our carrels a pamphlet with the entire Constitution in it.  What a great gift for law students!  What a great gift for everyone the Constitution is!

To celebrate Constitution Day, albeit a day late, here's "The Star Spangled Banner" from my album As American As Jazz.

Singing the National Anthem

Waiting to sing the national anthem

Today I sang the national anthem for the BYU Women's Basketball vs. Pepperdine game.  The BYU Women won 68-42!

I always love to sing the national anthem.  I feel great respect for my country and the flag.  I wish I had more opportunities to sing the national anthem at events!

I also appreciate feedback on my performances and today's was all good!  One of the BYU assistant coaches took my arm and told me, "That was really good!"  The director in charge of BYU sports-related auxiliaries (like selecting people for the national anthem) emphatically told me that I "killed it."  And a woman on the front row said to me as I was returning to my seat, "It's a consensus.  That was amazing!"

I hope soon to have the recording of today's performance up on YouTube, but since I don't have it yet, here's "The Star Spangled Banner" from my album As American As Jazz.  I know I posted it yesterday, but it is the national anthem, so it deserves a second day!  I love the USA!

Gandalf: The Snow Storm?

Does anyone else think it's just a little weird that a snow storm has the same name as a fictional J.R.R. Tolkien character?  Is it mere coincidence that The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is currently in theaters and an active snow storm is named after a main character of said Hobbit movie?

Anyway, despite the pop culture references that have obviously infiltrated even the most benign of subjects--weather--I'm still enjoying the snow storm.  Admittedly, I didn't have to drive in it today, so I don't have a reason to enjoy the snow less.

Though I do have to drive in snow tomorrow on my way to sing the national anthem at the Women's BYU vs. Pepperdine Basketball Game in the Marriott Center at 2:00 p.m. MST.  So hopefully, Gandalf (the storm not the character) will have moved on by then...

In preparation for tomorrow, here's my version of "The Star Spangled Banner" on my album As American As Jazz.