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Are You Kidding Me? (first in a series) - April 21, 2006
The other day I was at my Toyota dealer, getting some routine maintenance done. While waiting for the work to be completed, I was browsing the wall of stuff they sell to "Pimp my Ride". I am considering a couple of things, (chrome license plate holder, running boards) and ran across an item that made me do a double-take.
Doggles. Protective Eyewear for Dogs.
They even have Black Inserts for Blind Dogs.
And don't forget the "DOGG Fashion Line" where you can make sure your dog looks its best on the Red Carpet.
They should probably sell ear protection too to shield your dog from all the other dogs laughing at him.
Adventures in Parenting - Easter Edition - April 18, 2006
Sometimes there is such a thing as too much information.
Our kids are food challenged. Most people I know think I'm food challenged, but my kids take the concept to the extreme. If it's not a hot dog, macaroni & cheese, or peanut butter and jelly, my offspring won't eat it.
It's something we've come to terms with as parents. Hoping they will learn to experiment as they get older - but at this point in our lives, the battle is not worth fighting.
We have however, been successful in getting them to try new things to earn a reward. We have a food chart, and every new thing tried gets added to the chart, with a reward at milestone 15.
Garrett reached his milestone, and Sara is about 2/3 the way through hers. The only mistake we made on this was not setting guidelines for what "try" means. To them "try" means getting some on their lips. Early on, we realized our mistake, but once again, it is progress and the looming battle to change the rules was not worth fighting. The "next food chart would require more effort" we said.
For Easter, Ham was on the menu. Ham is not on the "already tried" chart so on the way to the Grandparents house, we encouraged them to try it. Seemed like they embraced that concept - at least on the journey.
When we got to our destination, the smell was terrific. Grandpa showed the kids the cooking ham in the oven, and they were still interested. But then came the termination of interest.
Grandpa told them where a ham comes from.
They latched on to "Pig Butt".
That was the end of the possibilty for adding Ham to the food chart.
Eggs come from the Easter Bunny.. right? That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Skimming ads can be entertaining - April 17, 2006
I clicked on a link today to a commercial news organization. Not a big deal - suspected killer of registered sex-offenders kills self - some might think a feel-good story for the day - but the page made me laugh.
One of the ads on the page caught my eye - here it is:
I misread it to say "Inmate Dating" and wondered how a dating service for those incarcerated in both state and federal accomodations might work.
That would have probably required another couple of dropdown selections - "Offense" and "Remaining Term".
SSLYBY. WTF? - April 14, 2006
Some days it is hard to find something to blog about on my Dead Pool picks. Boris Yeltsin is on my roster but the man has basically disappeared from public. Sure, news alerts help, but trying to find something appropriate for the Dead Pool Blog that is entertaining is sometimes a stretch.
But then, something so odd comes up that it's impossible not to post it there.
Show the rest of the story...Fun With Yahoo Alerts - April 11, 2006
My Dead Pool pick Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, supposed (and recently speculated deposed) leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq who became important in the news world today because of the US Military. Read it in the extended entry.
One other thing somewhat off topic... does anybody else find it sad that during the initial stages of war the US and coalition forces bent over backwards, let known insurgents get away, and probably sacrificed some of our own people while trying desparately not to damage any of the mosques in Iraq - yet the terrorists/isurgents there seem to have no issue with suicide bombers walking into the mosques and blowing themselves up?
Show the rest of the story...The Scythe Swings... and Misses - April 07, 2006
It has come to my attention that some of my readers don't appreciate my participation in a Dead Pool and would rather not read the entries that Dead Pool rules obligate me to post.
Since I am outnumbered by my readers by at least a 2 to 1 margin, I will post these entries in the extended version so that your delicate sensibilities will not be offended by my macabre sense of humor. Read them at your own risk and don't whine about it to me via back channel discussion when you don't like what I've written.
On the other hand, if you like it, if it made you chuckle a little, or if you learned something, make a comment. Mojo likes comments that are not about online poker, ringtones, viagra, levitra, or hair growth potions (while hair growth potions might be a good idea for me, since I hit 40 hair prevention is probably more important).
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