Apr 21, 2009

Photos for LIFE


OK so the good folks at GOOGLE have come up with something I think is fantastic.
They've partnered with LIFE magazine and created a searchable archive of all of the publication's photos.
Don't know if it's new or if it's a permenant fixture but it's very cool.
Check it out HERE.

A moment for art


The work of 2 Illustrators i love...

Apr 19, 2009

Emily-isms

For some reason my 5 year old daughter always manages to come up with some memorable one-liners on Sunday mornings when we're getting ready for church this morning was no exception...

While brushing our teeth together...
"Dad you're old"

While walking through the room shirtless...
"Dad, mommies have boobies like those"

About to leave...
"Dad, I've just gotta tell you. You look really handsome today" (my personal fave)


Apr 14, 2009

Don't judge a book by it's cover

Check this out

They don't just make cars

So a couple of weeks ago my Dad told me about a diet he was trying called the GM diet. This 7 day "cleansing" was apparently scientifically developed by General Motors in an effort to give their employees and option to shed some weight in a hurry and cleanse their minds and bodies in the process...or something. I won't even mention the fact that perhaps a little bit more focus on selling cars may have avoided a trip to Bail Out-ville.  Of course you know what this is really about is saving money on health costs, with these large corporations it's ALWAYS about money, trust me i'm an expert.

Anyhoo, it's a bit of a weird little plan but i decided, having become a wee bit flabby after 6 months of beer and frozen dinners, to give it a whirl. Bottom line is that for the last 3 days i've done nothing but eat vegetables and fruit and drink water. I've also along the way relieved my body completely of the ability to make solid...well you know. Let's just say carrots don't change a heck of a lot on their "journey".

Tomorrow, Day 4, promises a succulent buffet of bananas and milk. And thats it. Banana and milk. All day. For the entire day. And i fully expect by this time tomorrow to be pooping spackle. TMI? Oh well sorry.

In other news...I made some appointments today to have a round of tests to make sure nothing has developed in the past year since ending treatment for my alleged Sarcoidosis. The sad part is that i would have done all this sooner had it not been for the fact that thanks to the wonderful (insert sarcastic tone) health insurance provided by the good folks at JCP, a CT scan and some blood work still costs a fortune even after insurance.

So there we have it. One large corporation who make you crap so you don't get sick and another who don't give a crap if you do.

By the way i didn't initially type "crap" but you never know, my mum might read this.

Apr 5, 2009

And that was the weekend

It was pretty crowded in my one bedroom abode this weekend. In addition to Ben and Emily we had Samson, the kids' one year old Schnoodle (Schnauzer/Poodle). Aside from the fact that Samson did battle with and defeated a number of Ben's Star Wars action figures and did battle with and defeated my blinds, he was otherwise perfect. Of course every time Samson needed to do what dogs do we had to up and down 3 flights of stairs.

Saturday we took Samson to a big dog park here in Plano and found ourselves in the middle of a French Bulldog convention. Now those are weird looking animals. They look like they're grinning all the time, are completely hyper and breathe in an unusual gargling way. 

I took the kids to church this morning. I got ready in the bathroom and upon exiting Emily announced, "Daddy you look very hamp-sun." Awesome, made my morning anyway.
After church we proceeded to our favorite pizza place, Sal's in Plano. The waitress took our order and was no more than 2 feet away from the table when Emily (sans tact or volume control) asked, "Do you think that lady wanted to make pizzas when she 'growed' up?" There wasn't quite enough room to crawl under the table, i checked.

So it's that time on a Sunday. I'm exhausted. I don't wear my usual earplugs (very light sleeper) when the kids are here and Mr. Lunesta (very good sleep aid) is definitely out of the question. So my mind starts to race and there goes the night.

Exhausted but otherwise very happy having spent the weekend with my 2 favorite people (and their pooch).

Apr 3, 2009

Karen Oakes is a WEIRDO

That's about it really