Maybe Kachow!!!

Bubba wanted more than anything... ANYTHING!!! to be his great hero Lightning McQueen for Halloween. Oh my gosh did he want to. We looked at the very limited store options and finally decided we would just make a McQueen costume. It is pretty much all I have heard for two months straight as I walk in the door from work: "Dad, are we going to make my McQueen costume!?"

Well... the little kid's dream came true. Not sure what else he has to look forward in life.




Yes, we do have pictures of the kid actually in the costume, but they are on The Nurse's camera, so....

Maybe The Swansonator...

I was Ron Swanson for Halloween.

It was magical.

Magical like when I was a bear...

Maybe Caves Are the Worst!

Every time I see someone helping another in need I can’t help but remember that episode of Silver Spoons about Ricky helping that poor kid (played by Joey Lawrence) by decorating the cave he and his family lived in… LOL!!! They lived in a cave! In a friggin’ cave! And Ricky ‘helped’ them by decking their cave with Christmas. Ha ha!!!

This has been another blog post brought to you by the greatest lessons ever learned from 80’s afterschool television.

Maybe Boobs... Don't Suck...

Every time I see another bad boob job I can’t help but remember how that episode of Punky Brewster about “over the shoulder boulder holders” proves irrefutably and incontrovertibly that eating Cheetos puffs while chanting “I must, I must, I must improve my bust” in reality will not increase nor improve your bust. Actual quote: “Cherie, the size of your chest has nothing to do with who you are as a person.”

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Maybe Caffeine Pills Suck...

Every time I see a teenage girl popping caffeine pills in order to pass a geometry midterm I can’t help but remember how that episode of Saved by the Bell about Jessie Spano proves irrefutably and incontrovertibly that overloading on caffeine pills will make you sing “I’m so excited!” like a crazy person until your friend Zack rescues you from yourself.

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Maybe Smoking Sucks...

Every time I see a person smoking I can’t help but remember how the episode of Different Strokes about Dudleys’s dad proves irrefutably and incontrovertibly that smoking destroys your health and leads to ridicule from Willis.

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Maybe A Rare Gem...

As some of you amigos are aware, I dabble in the ancient art of woodworking. Accompanying that actual act of molding and shaping wood into functional items is the somewhat obsessive act of studying woodworking techniques, reading woodworking articles and forums, and bookmarking several woodworking websites that I visit on a daily basis. One such site is a place where professionals and hobbyists alike come together and post pictures of their latest projects. The vast majority of them are incredibly impressive. Even the ones I don't love, I often am able to respect the craftsmanship that went into them. However, every now and then, there pops up what I have affectionately labeled"Gems". As in, "Wow! That's a real gem!"

Gems are pieces that I personally just think are awful. My first thought is usually, "This guy obviously has some woodworking ability, why in the world did he spend time and effort building that!?" Which is usually accompanied by the thought, "And why the heck did he post it on the internet for the whole world to see!?" Cause let's be honest, we have all made pieces or projects that we're not real proud of.

This is one of my favorite Gems of all time. The below piece is a magic table that a fellow lumberjock built for his stepson Bill. Bill is trying to get into the magic show business in order to support himself through college. And no, I truly did not make that up.

A picture really does say a thousand words. A thousand funny ones in this case:



I can't decide if Bill's "crossing-guard reflector jacket" is part of the magician outfit or not.

$100 bucks says Bill loved the Harry Potters.