Something lovely in Palm Bay, you say? Can't be so! But it's true. Palm Bay Lights is like a mini-Osborne Family Light Display at Disney MGM studios just a few minutes from I-95.

An enterprising guy took months, a radio station of his very own (91.7 FM for those of you keeping tabs) and millions (ok, not millions, but thousands) of lights to create an animated light show on his house that even kept my 3 1/2 and 2 year old entertained for well over 30 minutes.

The lights "dance" to the music, with all of the decorations timed perfectly to a rotating soundtrack of holiday music (kudos for the new tiny trees that were added this year - my daughter's favorite!). It's the kind of thing you expect to find in a theme park, plunked right down in good old Palm Bay.

Actually, we were pretty pleasantly surprised to see the effort people in the area have taken to decorate for Christmas, considering that many places in Brevard County currently look like they've been occupied by the Grinch. But if you're not one of the ones that "stink, stank, stunk" you'll enjoy a trip to see these fun sparkly decorations. Visit palmbaylights.com for all of the directions and stuff.

Oh, and don't forget to turn off your headlights when you're sitting there! It's so distracting having high beams in your mirror while trying to absorb some Christmas spirit. ]]> The Devil Wears Prada, this trashy summer selection follows the same sort of path, treading the same high-heeled lines of its best-selling older sister. My mom would be proud that I borrowed it from the library instead of buying it for my collection.

But, it is a quick read. That's the weird thing about this author's work. You can't put it down, you feel kind of dirty after reading it, but you're also thinking about reading the next thing she writes. (Funny, that's how I feel about romance novels - a subplot in the book as well.)

I applaud best sellers from their "at least somebody is making money writing" perspective, but this book makes me feel like I'm reading a National Enquirer....not fulfilling, no need to learn any new words (though, I may be mispronouncing Ferragamo...), but just entertaining enough to get me through the check-out line of life.... ]]>