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When I Grow Up

(if I ever do), I'd like to have the courage, intelligence, and insight of this guy.

Here You Go

Random Though for Today

Anybody remember the Teddy Ruxpin doll? It was a stuffed bear that you could put casette tapes into and it would move it's mouth along with the happy kids songs and educational stuff.

How long do you think it took us to figure out that the doll didn't know what it was lip sync-ing to? It was in with the heavy metal and rock tapes after that. It was much cooler that way than the drippy stuff that came with it.

Ba-BAM

Don't know why, there's no sun up in the sky
Stormy weather


It's also night, but we are getting some loud stuff from the sky.



And it's National Zucchini Bread Day. I'd really rather have butter on garlic bread.

:-)

I'd Hurt Myself

If I even tried this.

Tomorrow Is

National Jelly Bean Day
I don't know if all of you can get Jelly Bellys where you are. They make a vast array of flavors and a lot of them actually come very close to what they're supposed to taste like. I always liked the buttered popcorn, and the marshmallow, though not always at the same time. If you can get these, tell me your favorite flavor combinations.


I'm also looking forward to Wednesday, as it's National Pigs In A Blanket Day.


:-)

Serendipity

Hey Jade,
Tomorrow is Kindergarten Day.

How cool is that?


I Hope everybody has a good weekend.

:-)

EE&V

Eyes
Darkness, open space, stars.

Ears
Crickets and faint, distant music from a car radio.

Voice
"He's going to save her life."

"When?"

"Every time."

S-L-O-W

I'd post something cool and interesting, but I'm killing all my bandwidth downloading loud (free) music from Sweden.

Net Neutrality

Not Much of a Tax Fan

Tomorrow (okay, today actually) is National Cheeseball Day, which seems appropriate since we have to pay our taxes in the US.

Wednesday is International Jugglers Day. This is what we have to do to pay our taxes.

Then it's Garlic Day. Do I smell melting butter? Hmmmm. :-)

The Original

Everybody has done this to death, but I still like the original muppet version from Avenue Q.

Not Safe For Work, But Funny

Tired of the Crap

I'm getting annoyed with the hacks and nitwits on TV trying to startle and scare me into behaving the way they want.

"Almost two million people will be diagnosed with (some disease) this year alone."
Well, out of three hundred million, sounds like my odds aren't so bad.

"This will affect one in three families." What does that even mean? Affect how? How many poeple in the average family? Does knowing somebody count as being affected? How about hearing about somebody on TV? Does watching your ad count?

Convince your doctor to put you on our drugs. No. I think doctors know enough to recommend the best treatment without me trying to tell them how to do their job. Jerks.

"Our oil will reduce wear significantly." What qualifies as significant? Does that mean the same thing as "measurable"?

Note to advertisers and marketing flacks - I'm smarter than that and you're just pissing me off. You're making me *not* want to buy your overpriced, useless crap or donate to your causes. Talk to me like a person and I'll think about listening rather than pushing the mute button.

(rant ends)

You Know Who You Are

Kisses kept are wasted;
Love is to be tasted.
There are some you love, I know;
Be not loathe to tell them so.
Lips go dry and eyes grow wet
Waiting to be warmly met.
Keep them not in waiting yet;
Kisses kept are wasted.


~Edmund Vance Cooke

Whoa, Dude!

Tomorrow is Eight-Track Tape Day!

That means we all have to listen to the Grass Roots Greatest Hits over, and over, and over. :-)

Then Thursday is Look Up At The Sky Day. So be careful if you need to walk any place, okay?

And Friday rounds out the week nicely as Blame Somebody Else Day.

You decide what you blame them for, but be careful or they'll find something to blame you back with.


:-)

Bandits

If I were God I would do
all the things I'd like to do
I would never go to work
or pay attention to some jerk
I would jump from every mountain
I would sail the seven seas
I would fly up in the sky
if God was me

If I were God I would see
all the things I never see
I would always be with you
and make all your dreams come true
I would fill your days with laughter
I would live a million years
We'd be happy ever after
They would never see our tears
Guess how wonderful it would be
if God was me

yea...

I would save the seals from dying
I would rip down all my chains
I would always stop your crying
and make sunshine when it rains

There won't be no thing as time
I would find the perfect rhyme
everyone would love this song
there won't be no right or wrong
I'd uncover every liar
talk to birds and walk on fire
print my picture in the paper
I would have my private baker
how wonderful it would be
if God was me

hmm...

how wonderful it would be
if God was me

EE&V

Eyes
The horizontal, almost daylight brightness of a multi-story building fire.

Ears
Approaching sirens and horns.

Voice
"What was it you wanted to tell me?"

"It doesn't matter anymore."

Toys?

I kind of miss this show.

:-)

GGWS

If you have an hour and a quarter, go HERE and watch this.

Tomorrow Is

Tomorrow is Go For Broke Day.
Don't hold back, tell us what you really think.

The day after is Sorry Charlie Day.
I, luckily, am not named Charlie.

And after that is No Housework Day.
So nothing much will be different for me. :-)

Arrrrrrgh!

Sorry, I just had to let that out. Having a moment, feel better now.

Thank you for your patience, we now return you to your regularly scheduled program.

:-)

The Nodding Muslim of Xian engraves his gazelle

Go Here and try it for yourself.

See who gets the strangest one.

;_)