Tuesday, March 16, 2010
i have a thing for guys named charlie
inspired by evolution? or scott baio's adult career? I dunno but it's a good one. Cause i personally believe in both. Well not really Scott Baio, but he doesn't seem to be a really bad guy. You may just notice, I'm not a huge fan of creationism.
it's your move
this was mostly formed from my nephews' chess interest but it got me going on good ways to outsmart my opponent with my little castle guy. he's a crafty fella but watch out your boardgame geek girl/boy friend just may be thinking of something else. eh? ehh? ehhhhhhhhhhh?
Friday, March 5, 2010
this shirt is your shirt, this shirt is my shirt...
Many, and i do mean many of you will have no idea who the hell this is, but chance is you either know his music very well, or if you consider yourself a music savant (and if you do, then you would now who this is) then you know his son Arlo.
Well this here is Mr Woody Guthrie. He's a folk singer from way back in the day. He traveled this great country of ours from the dust bowl depression days leaving his native Oklahoma to Texas often going by jumping railcars, hitchhiking or just plain ol' walking. He himself was a ramblin' man touring the with his Almanac Singers country mentoring other great American musicians like Jack Elliot and the always conversational Bob Dylan. Chance is you've heard his music many a time but had no idea who it was other than some scratchy recording of a guy mumbling a twang. His wry sense of humor was one thing that came out in his music and his anti fascist leanings were literally written on his guitar. If you don't know of him, you really need to. Go read up!
here some of it!
Well this here is Mr Woody Guthrie. He's a folk singer from way back in the day. He traveled this great country of ours from the dust bowl depression days leaving his native Oklahoma to Texas often going by jumping railcars, hitchhiking or just plain ol' walking. He himself was a ramblin' man touring the with his Almanac Singers country mentoring other great American musicians like Jack Elliot and the always conversational Bob Dylan. Chance is you've heard his music many a time but had no idea who it was other than some scratchy recording of a guy mumbling a twang. His wry sense of humor was one thing that came out in his music and his anti fascist leanings were literally written on his guitar. If you don't know of him, you really need to. Go read up!
here some of it!
a big Giant a-hole
I know he's off the radar, but Barry Bonds stands for everything that went wrong with baseball over the last few years. Not to say that two other homerun hitting giants were any better but this guy was a jerk. If it wasn't for his mammoth Phil Nevin-like head and body growth plus the fact that he hit homeruns at will against a team (Dodgers) that I have a fleeting fancy for. It's the fact that he was just unapproachable and hawkish with all that confronted him. Albeit he seemed to be nice to kids [unlike my onetime childhood interaction with Reggie Jackson (2nd on my baseball a-hole list)]. I don't think any of them should be in the hall other than in a needle wing for the last 30 years. I'm happy that Mark Ecko bought the ball and decided to brand it.
I can not express how happy I was that in 2002 I got to watch him sulk in the dugout as my #1 team "The Angels Angels of Anaheim (literal translation)" beat Bonds and Giants in game 7 of the series.
I think Maris' record should be reinstated but with the caveat that these "exaggerated" records be recognized as something that happened but do not supercede the original record. I just say the baseball gods go back to having drunks on the field. I also think the player should still leave their mitts at their respective positions. Oh and ARod, you're next!
In closing, SCREW YOU BARRY, I hate you, and I won't forget.
I can not express how happy I was that in 2002 I got to watch him sulk in the dugout as my #1 team "The Angels Angels of Anaheim (literal translation)" beat Bonds and Giants in game 7 of the series.
I think Maris' record should be reinstated but with the caveat that these "exaggerated" records be recognized as something that happened but do not supercede the original record. I just say the baseball gods go back to having drunks on the field. I also think the player should still leave their mitts at their respective positions. Oh and ARod, you're next!
In closing, SCREW YOU BARRY, I hate you, and I won't forget.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
push it, push it reaaal gooood
With the completely intended double entendre, this is a goodie from our vault. But seeing as how winter is nearing an end it's time for your girl to get into good shape and tell you to mow the damn lawn. Plug on yard soldier, the weeds don't cut themselves!
AAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUGHHH!
You ever feel like the football is being pulled out from in front of you at the last second? Does your kite get stuck in a tree everytime? Do you worry if your dog is living a fulfilled life as a WWI flying ace? Does that little red haired girl ever give you the time of day?
THEN YOU MAY BE A BLOCKHEAD!
THEN YOU MAY BE A BLOCKHEAD!
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
WHEN DINOSAURS ROAMED THE EARTH...with men?
not too long ago, my girl and i went out to Palm Springs and we stopped at the iconic dinosaur monument in cabazon. Many decades ago Claude Bell made the two structures named Dinney and Rex. They've been a staple off Interstate 10 for years and were also featured in Pee Wee's Big Adventure.
i thought it would make a good shirt for you to accompany the story below. Esoteric yes, but that is how we roll. Hopefully, now, we can find a roadside dino-rodeo with raptor jerky.
photo cred and tounge in cheek story at Uptake Vacations. They traveled out there only to find the same thing I did. A christian agenda poorly stating man and dino had walked the earth together and equally as poor arguments that science was wrong. See it for yourself, it's laughable.
i thought it would make a good shirt for you to accompany the story below. Esoteric yes, but that is how we roll. Hopefully, now, we can find a roadside dino-rodeo with raptor jerky.
photo cred and tounge in cheek story at Uptake Vacations. They traveled out there only to find the same thing I did. A christian agenda poorly stating man and dino had walked the earth together and equally as poor arguments that science was wrong. See it for yourself, it's laughable.
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