American Idol picks to come… But 1st…I received an email asking more about what XML and RSS is.

I’m not going to pretend to have all the answers on this but, basically if you haven’t noticed it already, you’re going to start noticing more and more websites with this image on it. USAToday.com has the best example. On their home page if you scroll down to the bottom, you’ll see our friend . If you click it you’ll then be taken to a page with each XML separated by category. Basically, this is just an easy way of Syndication:

What is RSS?
RSS, sometimes known as Really Simple Syndication, is a popular means of sharing content (such as news headlines) without requiring readers to constantly visit a Web site to see what’s new. RSS feeds contain headlines and hyperlinks to longer articles or Web pages. USATODAY.com’s feeds are free of charge.

Basically…All the websites that have XML and RSS feeds are on top of the game. It just so happens that Blogs and most online journals already have these XMLs built in. Hope that didn’t sound too geeky.

One last thing before my American Idol picks. My friend Shelly and her family could use any donation you can spare. Her aunt is in need of a heart transplant. I can barely afford to feed myself at the moment but I can certainly spare $25.00. To read more or donate, here’s the link:
http://www.justgiving.com/pfp/secondchanceatelife No amount is too little. Thanks!

And now, on to the American Idol picks…..[drum roll please]….

MY GOD, THEY ALL SUCKED! I’m really at a loss for words. In fact, I’d never even heard any of those songs before. Were those hits? I think last night’s show will not be based on talent by any means… Rather…I thinks it’ll come down to a popularity contest. EVERYONE sang badly last night and none of the performances were memorable to me. Hell, I can’t even remember who sang what song. It was just that bad and everyone was out of tune it seemed. Are the songs that were released from 2000 to 2005 really that bad? From what I heard last night, I’d have to say YES.

I know I’d like to see Scott go… I have a strange feeling he’ll stay another week though. I really hope I’m wrong. Bo should be voted off just for wearing that shirt. Constantine’s vocal performance and kung-fu kicks [what the hell was that about?]last night was pretty painful. Painful enough to see him leave? I doubt it. He’s got quite a few fans out there but I hear his band [Pray for the Soul of Betty] already signed a recording deal just recently so he’s safe either way. Carrie? I thought she was just as painful to listen to but she’s got the cow-tipping “IILF.” factor going on. For a definition of IILF… It’s something like MILF ‘cept the M for Mom, is substituted for I for Idol.

And so…This is tough… Top 3?… Bo, Vonzell, Carrie….Bottom 3?… Constantine, Scott, Anthony… My guess is Anothony’s going to leave us even though his performance was better than both Constantine’s and Scott’s. Of course, I really hope I’m wrong. We’ll see tonight :-\