A big congratulations to Norway’s Alexander Rybak and his lovely, playful “Fairytale” – a huge Eurovision win. Sasha was born in Belarus and speaks Russian as well as Norwegian. I still think that Sweden should have done much better, but “Fairytale” works on so many levels that it’s hard to fault anyone for voting for Norway.
In other work-related links, please hop on over to read David King’s “Estuary Sands, 11:00.” It’s the type of leisurely poem that sneaks up on you and makes your heart beat faster.
Finally – while I give props to the beauty of the Spanish countryside, I have decided that there is simply no better place to drink sangria than in Kiev, in May, under the stars.
Natalia A. 
This was the best Eurovision in years. The song quality was high, less time wasting and less of the dreaded tactical voting.
I was surprised Sweden and Malta didn’t do better.
Here’s hoping they get Morten Harket to present next year’s awards again.
Ah Eurovision…the show that introduced ABBA to the world 😉
I agree it’s a great song, and also with the above commenter that it was an excellent show last night.