Just like the movies
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It will be a golden memory to last a lifetime.
On the way back home from spending a great day with my entire family, I was driving home with my wife Sheila in the passenger seat, and three of my kids - Ryan, Dallas, and Logan. We started talking about this and that, and then someone brought up the subject of the internet, which then brought up the subject of Rick Astley popping up all over the place on the net (if this hasn't happened to you, you are just not hopping around enough, or you are reading too much news and useful information).
Anyway, when Sheila asked Ryan to sing something that Rick Astley has done, he started singing the words to "Never Gonna Give you Up."
He started singing, without fear or hesitation - "We're no strangers to love, you know the rules and so do I...."
As he got to the chorus, EVERYBODY joined in at the top of their lungs. "Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down, nNever gonna run around and desert you! Never gonna make you cry, never gonna say goodbye, never gonna tell a lie and hurt you!"
It was amazing. EVERYONE knew the lyrics, even LOGAN who is only ten years old. It was reminiscent of that scene from "My Best Friend's Wedding", when everyone breaks out into "Sing a Little Prayer for You."
Not that scene, but an equally important scene in movie history, as it teaches EVERYONE that you can SUCK, and still have fun at karaoke!
Then, Ryan broke into the second chorus, and we did the same thing again. It was SO MUCH FUN, it was weird!
Even though we spent the whole day having fun, doing this and that all over town, it was this simple thing that stood out as the highlight.
"Please allow me to introduce myself....."
Category: Blogging
I am in hell. No, really.
My kids are here for the summer. Along with my wife and our three kids from her side that makes six.
And now my sister came to visit for the summer....with her three kids.
That makes nine kids.
You know what makes it worse? Seven of them are boys.
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You want me to PROVE I am in hell?!??! Well, this weekend we went to the Islands of Adventure, and guess who we saw there.....You won't believe it!!!!
In fact, I asked him if I could take a picture. I am sure he had no idea that I was getting photographic evidence of the event, which would be needed to convince skeptics. However, several photo experts have already examined the evidence and are convinced that the photograph is real.
I have Dallas and my sister standing next to him just to PROVE that we met him, and that this isn't someone that we happened to see from a distance. This is no big foot - it's the real deal.
I am certain that without DEFINITIVE PHOTOGRAPHIC PROOF, I would have Penn & Teller calling B*llsh*t on me, so I got CAREFUL DOCUMENTATION. Take that, Penn Jillette!
If you don't see what is so significant about the picture, take a closer look at the name tag......
Oh...and notice where he's from. Don't be surprised if the Chinese do surprisingly well at the Olympics this year.
So this weekend everyone and I went to BLIZZARD BEACH, a Disney water park. I didn't think it would be as much fun as it was, but it was a total blast!
The "big" slides at the park, which are awesome and nasty at the same time....
While we were there, we all got temporary tattoos - you know, to "Look dangerous."
I put mine on my shoulder, and here is a very poor photo of it.
I will have you know that no bikers messed with me after I started wearing this little baby....
Anyway, we all got various tattoos, and Dallas got one with a Chinese character on it which supposedly meant, "LUCK." Hmmm. Okay....
I see people with Chinese characters on tats, shirts, and jewelry all the time, and they usually have no idea what these things mean. In fact, I remember when I studied these characters in Japanese that they can mean quite different things, especially when used in combination.
Anyway, it reminded me of being in Japan, where Japenese people do the same thing. You see, in Japan it's cool to put ENGLISH on their T-shirts, even though they have no idea what their shirts say.
I was reminded AGAIN of this phenomenon today when I was on Facebook, and one of these Tshirts came up.....a particularly 'good' one.
It is important to "laugh gentry" when ever you play hide and seek. Now...how cool is THAT? A T-shirt with a Japanese accent!
SO...it ends up with some pretty interesting results. Here are a few I found on the internet...
EVERY SMILED is the PURE LOVE. I knew that.
Here's a shirt that celebrates GETTING! And all this time, I bet you thought GIVING was better....
Just a reminder to TAKE HEART when you're FEELING PARKY...
On a more grotesque note, here are a couple of signs with similar issues.....
I thought it was particularly outrageous that they would steal the Coca-Cola font for a Thai Restaurant.
Must be one of those "OB-GYN" chocolates I have been hearing about....
Anyway, I thought I would post these things as a warning, in case you ever get a hankering to put something permanent on yourself. You better get someone who knows how to read it...and make sure it's someone you trust!!
Here is a guy who thought he was being spiritual...but is really telling you he is a fan of SWEET AND SOUR PORK. YUM!
Gee, Just a few more changes.....
Category: MySpace
...and MYSPACE can be just like FACEBOOK!!!!!
MYSPACE - 1. better for blogging. 2. better for music (Facebook music SUX) 3. better for stalking 4. better for pretending to be someone you aren't
FACEBOOK:
1. better for games 2. better for finding old friends 3. LESS ADVERTISING! 4. Did I mention the games?
I find it annoying that whoever the people are that are working for FACEBOOK and MYSPACE think that they have to match each other to be as good as each other. Personally, I think if they spent a little more time MAKING THINGS WORK PROPERLY, their time would be better spent.
Now, even the FONTS are the same, and MYSPACE is putting things into convenient little boxes.
I actually prefer the freedom of Myspace over Facebook. My fraternity brothers and sisters are on FACEBOOK, and I had to teach most of them how to use it (they have this thing called "email.") I am NEVER going to get them to be on Myspace!!! That is a lost cause.
Oh well. Time to sit back and watch the big corporations EXACTLY simulate one another.
You think that will happen????
For the history buffs out there, COCA-COLA actually started out as a drink that you could legally take COCAINE with. You won't find that piece of history in the COKE MUSEUM, but it is a true fact. It was made from the COCA plant, and cocaine was put into a syrup which was mixed with seltzer water and given out at drug stores. When they found out that cocaine was BAD for you, they kept the ingredient in...until they were forced to remove it during the early 1900s when cocaine was made illegal.
Pepsi got it's name from PEP, because it gives you PEP. It was originally made as an alternative to COCA-COLA in 1890, and Pepsi has been MUCH BETTER about "burying" its original ingredients, and now says that it only had CAFFEINE.
Okay......
Anyway, when COKE went to caffeine, PEPSI changed it's "secret ingredients" also.
Drugs are bad. Don't do them.
COCAINE is ESPECIALLY BAD. I have seen functional MRIs in people who do cocaine, and it causes little "pits" in the brain, giving it the appearance of a "GOLF BALL." I used to call these patients "golf ball heads."
It's not a good thing.
What is funny is that these people THINK they are actually SMARTER than everyone else. Hmmm. That doesn't explain why their lives get out of control, they lose their jobs, they lose their cars, they lose their loved ones...They take a baby steps into the world of become a total loser.
Successful people didn't do drugs BEFORE they became successful. The successful people who do drugs started AFTER they became successful - and it is the reason they STOP being successful.
So don't do drugs.
Unless you enjoy being unsuccessful. Then go ahead and do them.
But stay away from the golf course. Someone might mistake you for a golf ball.
What the heck was going on?!?!?
Category: Blogging
So I am listening to the oldies station while I am driving, and this song comes on that I remember from my childhood. It's kind of a boppy song, and I start singing the words...but because it is a woman singing it, and because I don't want to look too girly, I always turn my radio OFF at the red lights and turn on the CD, which always has something manly as a "back up." You know, something like AC DC, Korn, or Rob Zombie. I know, it's weak. I can't help it.
Anyway, back to the song.
The song that comes on is "Band of Gold," a song sung by Freda Payne from 1970. It's catchy enough - the tune could have easily been used to push chewing gum or Mentos. So, I start singing (to myself), and I actually pay attention to the words of the song...and that is when it hits me.....
This song is about a woman who married a guy who is gay!!!! Holy crap!!!! I mean, to people living in the 21st century the implications are obvious, but back then I don't think people were paying that much attention! Remember, there was no Maury Povich or Jerry Springer to illustrate the wild sides of life...and since women marrying gay men is apparently something that has been going for quite some time (particularly when things were more oppressive for homosexuals), it is OBVIOUS that this is what is going on.
In the song, the girl is says, "That night, on our honeymoon, we stayed in separate rooms." Okayyyyyyyyy........
One of the later verses goes like this:
" Don't you know that I wait In the darkness of my lonely room Filled with sadness, filled with gloom Hoping soon That you'll walk back through that door And love me like you tried before"
Get it???? She is HOPING SOON that her guy will come back and love her.....but NOT like he loved her before, but like how he TRIED to love her before! Apparently it didn't work out so well when he tried the first time!!!!
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I felt kind of sorry for the poor girl. I mean, talk about stringing the girl along....that just sucks.
Someone needs to pick the girl off her feet and help her gain a little self-respect. I mean, it's not her fault that the guy can't provide his marital duties...however, it IS her fault that she sits around and waits for him, and stares at that stupid ring.
But then, I do a little internet search, and I find out that Freda Payne's "Band of Gold" was the number 4 song on the Billboard Charts for 1970, and I feel much less sorry for her. I figure the attention she got from having a hit probably improved her chances of meeting a nice guy.
"I am already sick of the Tony Soprano jokes.....
Category: Blogging
....and I haven't even heard one yet."
(It's in quotes, because I stole it from someplace else.)
For those of you who do not know what I am talking about, Tony Soprano was given the job of Head Coach of the last place Miami Dolphins.
When I saw the news on ESPN (while I was on the treadmill), I thought it was something funny someone came up with ....but it was for real. Apparently Soprano was assistant coach on the Dallas Cowboys, and was bumped up to the top position on the Dolphins.
Bumped off before getting bumped off, right? Ya don't have to think too hard to come up with something to joke about.
The Dolphins suck so bad, anything that they do has GOT to be an improvement.
Wow! The coolest gift ever!!!!!!
Category: Blogging
One of "my girls", Liz, sent me this ---- it is SO COOL, and I am so honored that I had to share it with everyone!!!! (I call the ladies in my office "my girls" because I am very protective of them ---- and Brett, who she mentions in her email, is her husband).
Liz is the greatest, and she is SO pleasant to work with. She really is the best.
Anyway, everyone who knows me also knows that I am a big nerdy goof, and my hero is IRON MAN (my kids got me an IRON MAN ring for Christmas this last year). I know it is dorky, but that is who I am so whatever.
Anyway, I am SO COMPLIMENTED that someone would compare me with my hero! That is awesome.
Here it is:
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Dr. Iron Mahan
All day at work I kept thinking about the movie Iron Man that I finally saw and how much Robert Downey Jr.'s character reminded me of someone I know! And I realized it was you! Iron Man is very cool and quick witted, drives a cool car, and cares about saving the world. The people that were envious of him and greedy kept trying to screw him over but he never gave up! It's like so you and seriously…you kind of look alike. Scary! So, since I have so much time on my hands (not really) I made this for you and Brett is like sitting here thinking I'm nuts, but I just had to :) The movie was AWESOME by the way...thanks!
Joke - I know I am going to get into trouble over this one...
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Okay, please forgive me for this one. Don't get pissed - and remember, I was raised in both a Catholic church and a Lutheran church - which were basically the same, only one of the two groups were going to get nicer real estate in the after life (not sure which one yet).
However, I thought the joke was pretty funny.
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So, this lady dies and goes to heaven. When she gets there, she is greeted by an angel.
"Welcome," says the angel. "We are SO glad you are here! I think you will like it here, because up here everyone gets what they want THE MOST!"
"Really?" The lady smiled. "That sounds wonderful!"
The angel took the lady by the hand and led her down a path. "Let me show you around."
Soon, they pass a group of people bowing on mats and praying in the same direction. The angel explained, "These people are muslims. What they want the most is to pray, so here in heaven they get to pray all the want, and they are very happy."
A short while later they pass a tree in a field, and under the tree are a group of people sitting with their legs crossed. The angel continued, "These people are Buddhists. What they want the most is to meditate, so we let them meditate all they want, and they are very happy."
After another short while, they pass a large 12 foot wall. On the other side of the wall, the woman can hear people singing and chatting. She can hear the sound of ice clinking in drinking glasses. It sounded a lot like a party.
"What's going on in there?" she asked.
"SHHHH!" said the angel. "Be quiet or they'll hear you! Those are the Christians....and what they want the most is to think they are the only ones up here!"
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