More Pirates! More Grammar! More Fun!

I'll be leaving in just a few days for Austin, Texas, home of this year's Texas Gifted/Talented conference. It's a big event, and both John and I will be speaking. We've done that for several years in a row, but this time we'll also be having a booth in the exhibit hall.

That makes everything way more complicated. I'll let you know later if it was worth the trouble.

The reason I mention all this is this will be the first time in eight months that John and I will be in the same city. We do most of our writing with email, and sometimes the phone comes in handy too. I've figured out how to email John mp3 recordings of my initial attempts at music writing so he can give a little feedback. (I'm certainly not shy about telling him what I like and what I don't about his lyrics.)

Anyway, I'll be bringing with me a CD of my work on the new pirate/grammar show so we can figure out what's working and what's simply an embarrassingly.

There's a very fine line between creativity and making a fool of yourself.

Just to give you a hint of what we're working on, here's a song lyric sung by the Queen of Pronouns:

I'm the Queen of Pronouns
I'm the queen of "you"
I own "him" and "her" now
"He" is all mine too.

I'm the Queen of Pronouns
"They" will not rebel
"Hers" and "yours" and "ours"
I rule "those" as well.

"Both" and "few" and "some" and "each"
They're the same great part of speech
Pronouns do not need a king
Cause I'm the boss of "everything".

I'm the Queen of Pronouns
"It" is sure to please
"We" and "us" and "others"
I'm in charge of "these."

I lead "them" and "their"
"Someone" serves me tea
I¹m the Queen of Pronouns
"All" belongs to me.