I promise...I will return!

Once again, time for a little apology. I still don't know how many readers I have...a few, but not too many. I know of one constant and a few that come here from time to time. I'm sure there are others who never comment and that's fine. What I do here is rather slack blogging. I find things, usually through other blogs, "linkdump"-type sites and occasionally by just typing in certain key phrases in youtube and pass them along. I have not forgotten about my band history, but it may be a little while before I pick up on that again. Also I sort of want to get away from the direction I've taken this thing in...but I've been saying that for a while. My life is a whirlwind right now and I've been a busy guy. Soon though, things will get back to "normal" for me and I shall return...hopefully with a renewed vigor...to amuse and make you think. I would like to do more of the latter, as well as write more daily observations. Though for the past few months I've been pretty much a shut in. All this should change in the near future. As a matter of fact I have an outing planned thisSaturday and hopefully will have some pictures and stories to go along with it. Look for me to pick up the pace on posting next week...maybe not much, but at least a little. The T-Shirt of the Day may return, or may not. It really didn't add too much to the blog. I would like to continue showcasing my collection, but it may be on a less frequent basis (or the betterscenario would be to move it to it's very own blog and keep it daily and possibly post more than one a day). I do tend to ramble when I write...ifyou can't tell already, but I need to focus more on original content. I know I sound like a broken record in this regard, but I honestly feel like my lfe is getting ready to lend itself to such. Just hang tight and your regularly scheduled programming shall return...

Update on why my blog sucks
lately...

I've been terribly busy, or
at least occupied. While unemployed I'm watching my girls for the
summer and between that, trying to get ready for a yard sale and also
reconciling with my wife, I just haven't had the time to devote to this
blog lately. I do plan on picking up the pace again soon, but for the
time being that will mean less posting of the strange things I find and
no T-Shirt of the Day posts...I may still post one from time to time,
but not on a regular basis for now. I am going to continue to post a
video from time to time when I find something I like, but even that may
not be everyday. Some days you may see more of me on here than others,
but for the next couple of weeks anyway I will be mostly absent.

With that said, I do want to share this with you...

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Beef and Cheese

This is just plain weird. Oh, and I realize I've been slacking on my duties here the past couple of days but I will try to play catch up soon...

Fett Dance

Happy 4th of July

I'll probably be taking a break tomorrow and over the weekend. Here's some dumbasses with fireworks in honor of the holiday. Do not try this at home...but if you do, be sure to catch it on video and put it on YouTube so people like me can laugh at your stupidity!

T-Shirt of the Day

Sorry, this one's a little wrinkly, but I didn't have an iron handy! This one was a birthday gift from my kids and wife and features Milton Waddams (played by the incomparable Stephen Root) from Office Space, the awesomely funny Mike Judge comedy. I think it was bought at Target, but I'm sure you can find them elsewhere on the Internet if you were so inclined.

Wu Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck

I have abandoned the daily music posts, but I will still post a video I like from time to time. This is one of those times....

Christopher Walken's Three Little Pigs

Somewhere Over the Rainbow (backwards and backwards reversed to forwards?!?!)





And here's how she did it...



Visit Tara Busch's blog here!

Game & Watch

I had some of these when I was a kid and played them for what seemed like hours. These days I would probably get frustrated withe them pretty quickly. Still it's a nice walk down memory lane!

Another Interesting Wikipedia Find

List of problems solved by MacGyver

Unusual Book Find

This is an interesting post from an online bookseller, turned blogger to chronicle interesting stories that may come up in his usually "mundane enterprise". Caution, one NSFW picture, but the blog itself is good, harmless fun.

T-Shirt of the Day

Today I'm featuring yet another beer shirt bought at The World Beer Festival. Thomas Creek Brewery is an excellent brewery in Greenville, SC. I wish I could say I was actually drinking a Thomas Creek beer in the first picture, but I had some the night before and earlier in the day when me and my buddies Lee and Richard were at the beach...that's a PBR I'm holding and there's nothing wrong with that! If you find Thomas Creek beer, I suggest you pick some up...especially their Deep Water Dopplebock or the Class Five IPA. Tasty stuff indeed!

Front of shirt:



Back of shirt:

Wikipedia to the Rescue

Where else would you learn about stuff like this?

What are some of your favorite Wikipedia entries? I'll be on the lookout for more oddities myself...

Amuse Me

My friend, Jessica O's tumblr page. If you like what I post here, definitely check out what she has to offer. I've linked to it over there on the side as well.

Another Great Hellboy Video

This is an animated prologue to the upcoming Hellboy 2: The Golden Army

Speaking of Christians...

I didn't intend to bag on them today, but that last post reminded me of a blog post by my good friend Gwendolyn on MySpace. I don't think she wrote it, but just passed it along (and if she did write it then kudos to her!). I think it is now my turn to share it as well...

Top Ten Signs You're a Fundamentalist Christian

10 - You vigorously deny the existence of thousands of gods claimed by other religions, but feel outraged when someone denies the existence of yours.

9 - You feel insulted and "dehumanized" when scientists say that people evolved from other life forms, but you have no problem with the Biblical claim that we were created from dirt.

8 - You laugh at polytheists, but you have no problem believing in a Triune God.

7 - Your face turns purple when you hear of the "atrocities" attributed to Allah, but you don't even flinch when hearing about how God/Jehovah slaughtered all the babies of Egypt in "Exodus" and ordered the elimination of entire ethnic groups in "Joshua" including women, children, and trees!

6 - You laugh at Hindu beliefs that deify humans, and Greek claims about gods sleeping with women, but you have no problem believing that the Holy Spirit impregnated Mary, who then gave birth to a man-god who got killed, came back to life and then ascended into the sky.

5 - You are willing to spend your life looking for little loopholes in the scientifically established age of Earth (few billion years), but you find nothing wrong with believing dates recorded by Bronze Age tribesmen sitting in their tents and guessing that Earth is a few generations old.

4 - You believe that the entire population of this planet with the exception of those who share your beliefs -- though excluding those in all rival sects - will spend Eternity in an infinite Hell of Suffering. And yet consider your religion the most "tolerant" and "loving."

3 - While modern science, history, geology, biology, and physics have failed to convince you otherwise, some idiot rolling around on the floor speaking in "tongues" may be all the evidence you need to "prove" Christianity.

2 - You define 0.01% as a "high success rate" when it comes to answered prayers. You consider that to be evidence that prayer works. And you think that the remaining 99.99% FAILURE was simply the will of God.

1 - You actually know a lot less than many atheists and agnostics do about the Bible, Christianity, and church history - but still call yourself a Christian.

We've Heard that God Hates Many Things...

...but now he hates Goths. Or so this website would lead you to believe. I thought the "Christian God" was supposed to be a loving god? Just one of the many, many problems I have with Christianity and many of it's followers.

Forget Batman, Hellboy is the Movie I'm Most Looking Forward to this Summer!

The first movie was awesome and this one looks to be even better. I can't freakin wait! And here's an Inside the Actor's Studio spot for us ubergeeks.

Some Funny Videos for the Geek Set

LoadingReadyRun makes some pretty funny shorts...those who are not geeks or nerdslike me should proceed with caution.