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Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Letters, we get letters........
Timmaay sent in this letter.
Well it's early Tuesday morning...and I just got done with a TV mini marathon of last night's Heroes and X-men 3...so naturally my sensory perception for the paranormal was very alert. So I made what I thought would be a normal stop at your blog to see what life has thrown at you lately, and what you threw back (up). "Sheesh he's been sick..." I thought. "Cool robot." I was impressed that the Brat did some soldering. And then I saw it... BA NA NAAAAHHH.
There near the top of the current month's page, just above the most recent post, was a link to none other than...."Next Month." Could this really be true? Was this truly a portal through the fabric of space and time itself that offered a glimpse of what will happen in the days and weeks to come!?! Could this be the tool I need to beat the stock market? To see a light at the end of the tunnel for this sickness that is home remodeling?!
No... wait a second... it would probably just inform me about Derek's next charfing... And then I clicked it and it didn't even do that much... Sigh... That was almost VERY cool.
Reply:
Tim, you may not realize it, but be clicking on the "Next Month" button, you traveled precisely 22.39 seconds into the future. Now, that may not sound very exciting to you, but what is truly astounding is that your displaced body was replaced by a highly intelligent three-toed sloth named Rex McGovern for those 22.39 seconds which you traveled. Rex serves as the "fill-in" guy for the International Society of Wayward Travelers of Time and Continuity (ISWTTC), of which you inadvertently joined by clicking the "next month" button.
Don't worry though, ISWTTC membership is free. Expect an ipod shuffle in the mail last Wednesday.
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Sunday, February 25, 2007
Hair today, gone tomorrow
I guess all of the sweating that I did when my fever broke really messed up my face. It was burning like crazy and I ended up shaving off my mustache because it was so uncomfortable. So here is the before, during, and after pics for your viewing pleasure.
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Just Me
This is the typical old "me." This is more or less how I have looked for the past 15 years or so, I've shaved it off before, but always immediately begin growing a new one. I just don't feel comfortable without it.
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The "Half-Stache"
Here I am with half of a mustache. I call this my "Bert or Bertha" look.
(10 points to anyone who gets this obscure ED Wood reference.)
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The Nazi
Ever wonder what I would look like if I were the reincarnation of Hitler? Yeah, me neither. But here is what I'd look like if I were.
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The Babyface
Here I am clean shaven and fresh as a newborn babe. If you like this look, you better enjoy this pic because I'm sure that this look won't last.
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Saturday, February 24, 2007
I haven't posted in a long time because I've had a really nasty case of the flu. I guess my money was wasted on the flu shot this year because it sure as hell didn't save me from it. I felt horrible. You know that feeling that you get right before you throw up? Where you can feel the acrid taste of your stomach acid in your mouth as you fight the urge to vomit? Well I had that feeling non-stop for two friggin' days! I never fully threw up, but I came close a lot. Maybe I should have just relented to the urge and spewed everywhere to get it over with, but I was afraid to open the flood gates. Who knows what would have happened?!
I tried to be the good Dad though and even though I missed work for two days, I managed to help the Brat with her science project. She had to build something that ran off of a "D" sized battery and carried three loads. So we built a robot with illuminated eyes and spinning arms. It could have been a lot cooler, but between the short time that she had to finish it and my being ill, we did the best that we could. She ended up doing a whole lot of it herself including the cutting, painting and even a little soldering. I was impressed. The project even had an on-off switch and carried four loads on the battery.
And speaking of loads..... As day three approached, my urge to puke was replaced by the overwhelming desire to fill my pants with runny poop. It was a blast. Nothing make a sick person feel better that a mad dash to the toilet every twenty minutes! Sorry for being so graphic, I hope none of you are suffering from morning sickness or have weak stomachs (right Sioux,? Heh, heh, heh.). But all is better now. I just hope Wendy and the Brat don't come down with it.
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Monday, February 18, 2007
Her Spirit of Vengeance
We went and watched the new Ghost Rider movie over the weekend. It was decent, but I don't think that I'd pay to see it again. The story was really cheesy, but the effects kicked ass – so I guess they kind of balanced out to be an “okay” flick. The Brat wasn't much for it though, but I think that's because she really hates Nicholas Cage. As a matter of fact, she told me that the best part of the whole movie was getting to see Nicholas Cage’s head catch on fire.
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Saturday, February 17, 2007
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Friday, February 16, 2007
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Thursday, February 15, 2007
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Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Resistance is futile.
I took The Brat out to play pool while Wendy was visiting her best friend. We had a good time and I was surprised to find out how much better she is at pool than she used to be. We played three of four rounds of pool and a couple of Air Hockey games and other misc video games. I’ve always loved games, and growing up in the 80’s fueled my fire. I always considered myself a pretty good gamer. I sat for months playing the Atari console that I'd gotten for Christmas and it helped that the local arcade was owned by one of my best friend’s father.
So when I got the high score on the driving game this weekend, I was thrilled to know that I still have “it”, even at the ripe old age of 36. But I'm no kid anymore....... And I realized that when I got to add my 3 initials to the high score hall of fame and I entered my name as DAD.
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Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Ice, ice baby
There was an ice storm here in Illinois that makes the snow in New York look miniscule. When I left my building for lunch, there was enough ice on my car that I almost couldn't open my car door. So instead of driving to the park, I had to sit in the parking lot and dethaw my windows. It was horrible. I barely survived!
Then I saw this giant feral penguin scooting on the ice as I tried to make it back to work!
Never trust a penguin after it has tasted human flesh!
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Monday, February 12, 2007
Blast from the Past
Over the past 6 months or so, I've been trying to locate some of my old friends who served in the Marine Corps with me back in the early 1990's. I've had some decent like so far, but got a surprise when I found the whereabouts of my ex-Commanding Officer last night. It was an unlikely way to find him, but I saw him on TV.
We had rented a newly released DVD called "The Marine." It promised to be an old Swazeneggar style ass-kicking movie, but fell short in my opinion. I think the movie sucked quite honestly, but we went ahead and suffered through the entire thing.
Now I'm a sucker for the extra features on DVDs. We always make sure to check them out, even if the movies were bad. Hell, sometimes the extras are better than the movies themselves!
This movie in particular had a short film covering the premier of the movie's release at Camp Pendleton in California. Of course I was interested since I spent some time there back in 1989. And as the feature began, a familiar face appeared on the screen! It was my former CO Captain Seaton! Now a Colonel, he is in charge of the entire base!
I excitedly told Wendy, who didn't remember him. So I went to the book case and dug out my old Mediterranean Float book and showed her a photo of him. The same James Seaton, who's appearance ironically hasn't changed much over the years.
That in itself is strange, because Marine Corp years usually equals four civilian years. Meaning that if you see a Marine that looks 35, he's probably only 23. The Corps has a way of weathering long-timers' appearances.
It was cool to see him again and know that he's doing well serving our country.
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Saturday, February 10, 2007
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Friday, February 09, 2007
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Thursday, February 08, 2007
Piss-poor photo choice.
Captain Alex spotted this rather disturbing ad for a stock photography agency. Take note of the strange placement of one of the stalks of wheat. Is this an accident? Are Alex and I just sickos? Or did the photographer slip this one in because it looks like the girl is peeing through her jeans?
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Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Real Sea-Monsters.
Have you heard about the bizarre prehistoric shark that they found in Japan earlier this week? It totally blew my mind when I saw it, and if you think the pictures are strange be sure to check out this link that shows a video of the thing swimming around.
Stuff like this makes me think twice about how we disbelieve in the old sailor’s tales about sea serpents. If there is anything comparable to the old wood cut illustrations of sea monsters, it's this shark. This shark IS a sea monster in my opinion!
Can you imagine seeing something like this thing swimming towards you? I swear I'd instantly turn into a “human squid”. And by that, I mean that I imagine that I'd immediately shoot out a dark cloud behind me as I'd swim away.
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Tuesday, February 06, 2007
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Monday, February 05, 2007
Letters, we get letters........
Back in December, I posted a photo of "Old Folks Sausage" that I discovered at the grocery store. Today I received the following email from a gentleman named Dick:
Subject: December 4, post
Somebody must like Old Folks Sausage. The business has supported three generations of their family. (They are my cousins and their kids). The commercials are pretty funny, tho.
- Dick Purnell.
Well, there certainly wasn't anything creepy about this email, so maybe I'll have to give the "Old Folks Sausage" a try. I'll keep you all posted. And thanks for the email, Dick!
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Sunday, February 04, 2007
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Saturday, February 03, 2007
A Shattered Ego.
I noticed the tag on these hand towels this morning! I was thrilled that Wendy had these custom monogrammed for me, but then she told me its just the brand name. Bummer.
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