Jackson will be a focal point of the show, with an unprecedented posthumous tribute. The Grammys will broadcast a 3-D clip the singer made for his hit “Earth Song,” a video that was to be integral to his comeback concerts in London in July 2009 – shows that never happened because of his June 25 death in Los Angeles.

Usher, Celine Dion, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Hudson and Smokey Robinson will perform alongside the clip, which Ehrlich says will be the first time an awards show will feature 3-D.

“There are these incredible images of the beauties of nature, and then they are seen through the eyes of a little girl, and that girl falls asleep and when she wakes up, she is witness to the destruction of nature,” said Ehrlich. “It’s all about questioning what our values are.”

Viewers can get free 3-D “Grammy” glasses from Target stores nationwide from Jan. 24 through Jan. 31, when the 52nd annual Grammy Awards will air live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on CBS (8 p.m. EST).  TV viewers can see the clip without the glasses, but won’t see the 3-D effect.

Jackson will be honored with a lifetime achievement award from the Recording Academy during the show.

 The above information was taken from an AP story.

  Portland Firefly had the opportunity to view a TV commercial in 3-D last year and it is totally cool!  Be sure to stop by your local Target store and pick up your free 3-D glasses!

    In the meantime, please take this opportunity to get caught up on my past writings.   “Talk” to you soon.

     A dear reader commented on the Stuff and the Fluff associated with our lives suggesting that we should get rid of the Fluff and just deal with the Stuff in our lives.    That got me to thinking about the Fluff.  We all know about the Stuff in our lives and how it tends to be a time consuming bundle of necessities.  Ah, but the Fluff is just that  ~ Fluff ~ and not necessary, but enjoyable and I think that enjoyment is essential to living a complete well-rounded life.

   And so dear reader, I must disagree with you on this point.   I would rather dispense with the Stuff in my life and keep the enjoyable Fluff.  For to me, the Fluff is the Stuff of life!!!!

Posted by Heathervescent, Portland Firefly’s Daughter.

The painter just left picking up his last drop cloth and used paint cans and a brush that he was kind enough to allow me to borrow for a few hours while I finished up a project.   The biggest problem here is that the painters were happy to move all my heavy furniture out of their way so they could paint the ceiling and walls in the great room, but “because they had now had paint on their clothes” they didn’t move it all back!

Opps, sorry about that …I was called away from the computer by the plumber who is having a struggle getting the garbage disposal to seal properly.  Finally it is in and the sink is functional!  Yea!!

This big strong plumber is so kind…. He asked me if he could help me move my heavy dining room furniture back into place!   He asked me if he could help!!  I was so grateful that he offered, because I wanted to ask him to help me but decided not to.  It is so much nicer when someone offers help, isn’t it?  Anyway, getting the dining room furniture back into place was a big relief.  Now I am able to put all of the dishes back into the china cabinets and get them off of my new countertops.  Why is it that when you paint or redo one room all of the other adjacent rooms are discomboobled?  

Having my entire house “under redo” for several months has been a strain.  I sometimes think that I would like to just get rid of most of it….but then I look at all my pretties and think of all the fun I have entertaining with them and decide to keep most of it for a while longer.

Time to go and try to see if I can get the TV to work again after moving it so much.