I feel like dancing...I think I'll go to the prom

hatin' armadillos

As far as the East is from the West - that's how much better the second episode of The Office was than the first.

and if the Christian Slater vehicle, "My own worst enemy" is half as good as Kuffs - well sign me up Mister...and make room for a fella named Emmy to stop by Slates...

the trivialist of pursuits

What was John Wayne's real first name?

What's the point difference need to be if you were to tech fall a wrestler?

What's the deal with the first episode of The Office this season?

Spell C A N T E L O U P E

Stacy - a boy's name or girl's?

Name two things that don't taste better with bacon.

What two members of The Monkeys auditioned for the role of The Fonz on Happy Days?

Why are the New Kids on the Block back?

Who let the dogs out?  Who? Who?

Robert Zimmerman's stage name?

If a train left Chicago going 75 miles an hours towards New York - and at the same time a train left New York going 65 miles per hour headed to Chicago - wouldn't it make more sense to just fly?

What movie is this from?
'Visions are worth fighting for. Why spend your life making someone else's dreams?'

What number am I thinking of?


Why did the caged bird sing?


Who was the winning quarterback of the first two Super Bowls?


Why haven't they made The Godfather on ice?

keep on truckin'

I think I'll join young Steven and move on for awhile from talking about the election.  It's beyond getting old. I've honestly not met one person open minded enough to walk out of a conversation and say, "you know what, I've changed my mind now that this has been openly talked about"...on either side....so what are we doing?

I've heard for weeks  folks telling me that "you hate liberals" even though I've never said anything about either them being a liberal or hating liberals.  Living in a stereotype box gets tiring.  Beyond that - it's a step higher to actually discuss issues than to watch hilarious videos about non-issues...(that sadly will sway the kids)...it's still frustrating and old.

If we're just trying to win our side of the argument - I'm not sure that's a win at all. 

So I'd rather start talking about Griff's baseball team and my new leg waxer.  It's time to start talking about Ron Pallilo and how sound energy will save a planet...but not ours sadly.

I'd like to wax poetic about what the expression "to wax poetic" actually means.

I'd like to buy the world a diet coke and then lecture them on the dangers of aspartame.

But most of all, this political talk has me thinking that I've ignored one of the all time greats for far too long...

all you need is love?

love is all you need if it is patient, kind and not self seeking...

love means discipline & love means forgiveness...

love leapfrogs mercy and goes straight to grace...

if by love you mean putting off your needs and focusing on the needs of others...well I agree...

love get messy...

love is sometimes words, but most often action...

love is anything but platitudes and promises...

love takes time and can be given at first meeting...

love is not superficial, gimmicy and doesn't always appear on the surface to be nice...

love can mean consequences that you don't necessarily want or feel like you need...

love is a father in a hospital waiting room and a mother waiting by a phone...

love sees beyond partisan squabbles...

love doesn't always seem to win...

love is Courtney's last name...

nice doesn't come close to love...

I agree that love is all you need if you really know Love...

cold at the moment...

I feel like we're jumping around with this temperature thing lately.  I've been looking forward to shorts and a sweatshirt weather for a while now and don't feel like we've actually landed on it yet....at least not for more than 20 minutes at once.

We went from mandatory air conditioning in my car and house to scrounging through my car looking for a coat during Griffin's game.  I learned my lesson and wore jeans to the next game...and was hotter than Brad in his spandex bike shorts.  The next day I was looking for my ear muffs...because that's how comfortable I am wearing protective ear wear.

I wake up cold and go to bed warm.  Years ago I installed a digital thermostat so my house would figure out when to turn on the heat or the air conditioning.  Turns out that I still had to get up and switch it from air to heat.

I'm looking for a nice steady temperature range somewhere between shorts and a sweatshirt and shorts with a long sleeve T.  The bottom line is when you have legs like these you've gotta share them with the world.

I'm just not sure that this is the message for our children

I would think they'd want us to vote.  It just seems like they're saying bad things.
Shouldn't we vote.  This is very confusing...


"that sounds like a t-shirt company to me"

good times

I know if I say anything about the debates that people will get defensive/irate/insecure - but it's what I'm thinking as I sit down.


I actually enjoyed the debate.

Things I learned:

Bosniaks is a funny name.
Biden really doesn't like McCain, but he seems cool with Palin.
Palin really doesn't like Obama and she's frustrated by Biden changing his mind from his debates with Obama.
Biden came off as likable. Palin came off as competent. Neither of those two things were a forgone conclusion going into the night.
I write this because my rule of thumb is to just start typing whatever I’m thinking when I sit down. This isn’t an attack against you because we might disagree on who we’re hoping is the next president.   It's ok.  We can still play racquetball on Thursdays and take pictures of Alton while he's sleeping.

Life goes on.

that's really cool

You'll rarely find the word "Golly" not preceded by the word "By" or followed by "Gee Whiz".

I know I know - Prove it Sean.  Let's see you put your money where your mouth is hot shot.

Well I can't.  It's just something I feel.  It's like when Bragg instinctively knows a puppy is lost and needs our help - you can't teach it...it's just who I am.

I'll go one step further.  I don't think you'll hear the word "Golly" not uttered sarcastically for the rest of this year.  2008 will not be the year of unsarcastic golly.  I'm thinking we're looking at 2013 or 14 at the earliest.

I can't do it.  Oh sure I could give it a shot..but who am I kidding?  I could get away with an "that's awesome" perhaps a "nice!" but "golly"?  It'd take a better man than I young fella...

I miss golly.  I hope he's safe out there.  And before you get all feminist and insist on a gender neutral description of that long forgotten word...he's a he.  Don't ask me how I know...I just do.

Living La Vida Loca

It occurred to me that today would be a good day to celebrate popular thought and culture. Let’s thumb our noses at those in the minority and celebrate everything that’s popular. We’ll let them talk about how great their vinyl jazz albums are while we listen to whatever American Idol is producing these days. Let’s call our Dave Matthews fan-friends and proclaim our love for Ants Marching.

Let the snobs turn their noses in the other direction as we watch reality television and proclaim our obsequious devotion to that bad girl that is nice to everyone to their faces…but she’s really a naughty little girl 14 months away from her first Playboy cover.

We will worship at the altar of fast food restaurants and $100 million dollar movies. Today we’ll ignore art house documentaries and eat our popcorn in front of our anthropomorphic technicolor gods chasing girls and cars.

You drink your $7 coffee and $3 italian stale bread – we’ll grab a free cup of joe from the front desk and grab a handful of m & m’s while we’re up there.

I know that popular does not equal cool, but today that’s ok. If that means dancing with the stars…well that’s where I draw the line. I personally am going to abstain from that, but not because I’m above it…it’s just that it’s “stars” dancing and…come on. I also am going to have to sit out on Desperate Housewives. Tell you what – I’ll watch an Ultimate Fighter marathon and we’ll call it even.

Snobs – you’ll have your day back soon…never you mind.

and oh yeah...that's clip art my friend