Crow Your Boat

Let me mentor you

Our final five American Idol contestants were mentored by Sheryl Crow. Each singer sang one current song and one from the 1960s. Who do you like? Who should get eliminated this week? Who is going to win?

I have a three-way tie for first place this week: James Durbin, Lauren Alaina, and Haley Reinhart. Scott McCreery is in fourth place. For me, Jacob Lusk is in last place.

• James: Sometimes pitchy but like when he sings normally with a softer voice.
• Lauren: Always on pitch and picks good songs.
• Haley: Started out last song acapella and really nailed it. She can do so many things with her voice.
• Scott: Hopefully will not win but certainly is going to get a lot of country music votes.
• Jacob: Who votes for this guy? This ain't a High Note Contest. He loses control and repels me.

Absaraka

While being driven across the state, I couldn't help but snap a passing shot of this exit sign to Absaraka. Perhaps this is alphabetically the first town in North Dakota.
Zap is probably the last.

It seems one of my favorite morning radio personalities in the area is always talking about Absaraka, North Dakota.
How else would I know their team name is The Crows?
And how else would I know this town has an airport?
Last Saturday when this photo was taken,
the landscape and sky looked very Vikings!