See crafting for
the most part, unless we are talking about newer dolls that eat things, poop
things or get recalled for ripping little girls’ hair out or having their
computer chips replaced by some prankster so that they utter vulgar profanities
when activated. Those are not dolls, those are simply mass-merchandised
attempts to suck every last dollar out of your pocketbook. And they seem to be
doing this very well, judging by the number of new ones that come out each
year.
Bears are
useless for the most part. Except for the cute ones that you can send on
Valentines Day to your girlfriend, if she likes those. Like most stuffed
animals, men would never buy them unless a girl wanted them. Although we have
been known to use them for target practice with large caliber firearms after
consuming mass quantities of alcoholic beverages. This also necessitates the
use of flammable liquids afterwards to destroy the evidence, another male
bonding thing that seems to occur during these same drinking episodes.
Crafting is probably one of the oldest hobbies in America’s
history. Even the pilgrims crafted, history tells us. On the first
Thanksgiving, I am sure that at least one of the Pilgrim ladies gave one of the
Native gals an embroidered scrap of linen as a gift. The recipient using it to
blow her nose on probably countered the intentions behind this, but it was the thought that was
important.
Crafting
flourished in the New World, probably because there were no WalM...
Stereos and televisions and personal MP3 players and such… a
few more things that take away from quality time, for the most part, but on
rare occasions can add to it if properly applied. “Music is the gift that keeps
on giving,” I was recently told by a close friend of mine. Of course, I think
they just wanted a copy of a new CD that I had just purchased, but the thought
was still a good one. Although I have to say that music has been a great part
of my life. It h...
What can
I say about computers and networking, really? I sit here using mine, typing
away. I check my email, research my writing, play my online games and Google
myriad things on a daily basis. I have met people online that I would never
have run into without a computer, and have learned so many things through the
Internet that my mind feels nearly overwhelmed. Why, just in my junk email
alone today, I got my home loan refinanced, met horny women in my area while b...
These are things
like autographs and baseball cards and movie props, I suppose. That fact that
people collect these things astound me, I have to say. These are all things of
Man, and will fade into history except for those few people who have no lives
other than to dwell in the past. I am not talking about people like
archeologists, who study layers of the earth so that they can tell me that 1500
years ago my ancestors ate fried chicken too, because stuff like t...
Coins are a
pain. I think everything should cost an even dollar amount. After I buy things,
then the government can get their odd portion. Speaking of the government, am I
the only one that thinks that Congress and the House of Representatives are
useless and should be dismantled? After all, the President doesn’t have to
listen to them, or consult them or anything, that has been proven over the last
few years. We can invade a country without them even knowing abo...
Well,
what can I say other than the obvious fact that if we didn’t have these, there
would be a lot of ugly people running around naked… so in my opinion, clothing,
shoes and accessories are basically a good thing.
I am not a
dresser-upper. That is a fact. I will wear a t-shirt till someone makes me
throw it away or it finally self-destructs. Now before you think that I am a
slob, I am talking about in the home environment. I know that T-shirts have no
pla...
Cell phones…
what can you say? They are a lifesaver at times and a pain at others. There
seems to be no escaping them, except for the good old excuses “I must have been
out of my area is why I didn’t get your call” and “I guess I left it turned
off.” But the few times when I broke down or ran out of gas in the middle of
winter a mile from the gas station… that is when they were worth their weight
in gold. Talking to that special someone for hours whil...
My life
has revolved around cars, vehicles, and parts. Not so much around boats, I
really don’t have much use for water other than making iced tea with it and
showering in it. Although swimming pools surrounded by beautiful women do have
their allure, I have to admit. Having been born and living most of my life in
Kansas, I really wasn’t exposed to the water much. We did have a farm pond, but
it was more mud than water, and I am not sure that you could sink if ...
I enjoy
taking pictures immensely, as proven by the boxes of photos that I have. Photos
of my children doing all sorts of things, pets, cars, scenery, weather, snow,
ice, rain… you name it, I have probably taken pictures of it. Some of the
time, I have even had the film developed and have gotten to see the pictures
that I have taken. My house has scads of rolls of film lying around that I have
never “gotten around to” taking in to get...
See crafting for
the most part, unless we are talking about newer dolls that eat things, poop
things or get recalled for ripping little girls’ hair out or having their
computer chips replaced by some prankster so that they utter vulgar profanities
when activated. Those are not dolls, those are simply mass-merchandised
attempts to suck every last dollar out of your pocketbook. And they seem to be
doing this very well, judging by the number of new ones that come out each
year.
Bears are
useless for the most part. Except for the cute ones that you can send on
Valentines Day to your girlfriend, if she likes those. Like most stuffed
animals, men would never buy them unless a girl wanted them. Although we have
been known to use them for target practice with large caliber firearms after
consuming mass quantities of alcoholic beverages. This also necessitates the
use of flammable liquids afterwards to destroy the evidence, another male
bonding thing that seems to occur during these same drinking episodes.
Crafting is probably one of the oldest hobbies in America’s
history. Even the pilgrims crafted, history tells us. On the first
Thanksgiving, I am sure that at least one of the Pilgrim ladies gave one of the
Native gals an embroidered scrap of linen as a gift. The recipient using it to
blow her nose on probably countered the intentions behind this, but it was the thought that was
important.
Crafting
flourished in the New World, probably because there were no WalM...
Stereos and televisions and personal MP3 players and such… a
few more things that take away from quality time, for the most part, but on
rare occasions can add to it if properly applied. “Music is the gift that keeps
on giving,” I was recently told by a close friend of mine. Of course, I think
they just wanted a copy of a new CD that I had just purchased, but the thought
was still a good one. Although I have to say that music has been a great part
of my life. It h...
What can
I say about computers and networking, really? I sit here using mine, typing
away. I check my email, research my writing, play my online games and Google
myriad things on a daily basis. I have met people online that I would never
have run into without a computer, and have learned so many things through the
Internet that my mind feels nearly overwhelmed. Why, just in my junk email
alone today, I got my home loan refinanced, met horny women in my area while b...
These are things
like autographs and baseball cards and movie props, I suppose. That fact that
people collect these things astound me, I have to say. These are all things of
Man, and will fade into history except for those few people who have no lives
other than to dwell in the past. I am not talking about people like
archeologists, who study layers of the earth so that they can tell me that 1500
years ago my ancestors ate fried chicken too, because stuff like t...
Coins are a
pain. I think everything should cost an even dollar amount. After I buy things,
then the government can get their odd portion. Speaking of the government, am I
the only one that thinks that Congress and the House of Representatives are
useless and should be dismantled? After all, the President doesn’t have to
listen to them, or consult them or anything, that has been proven over the last
few years. We can invade a country without them even knowing abo...
Well,
what can I say other than the obvious fact that if we didn’t have these, there
would be a lot of ugly people running around naked… so in my opinion, clothing,
shoes and accessories are basically a good thing.
I am not a
dresser-upper. That is a fact. I will wear a t-shirt till someone makes me
throw it away or it finally self-destructs. Now before you think that I am a
slob, I am talking about in the home environment. I know that T-shirts have no
pla...
Cell phones…
what can you say? They are a lifesaver at times and a pain at others. There
seems to be no escaping them, except for the good old excuses “I must have been
out of my area is why I didn’t get your call” and “I guess I left it turned
off.” But the few times when I broke down or ran out of gas in the middle of
winter a mile from the gas station… that is when they were worth their weight
in gold. Talking to that special someone for hours whil...
My life
has revolved around cars, vehicles, and parts. Not so much around boats, I
really don’t have much use for water other than making iced tea with it and
showering in it. Although swimming pools surrounded by beautiful women do have
their allure, I have to admit. Having been born and living most of my life in
Kansas, I really wasn’t exposed to the water much. We did have a farm pond, but
it was more mud than water, and I am not sure that you could sink if ...
I enjoy
taking pictures immensely, as proven by the boxes of photos that I have. Photos
of my children doing all sorts of things, pets, cars, scenery, weather, snow,
ice, rain… you name it, I have probably taken pictures of it. Some of the
time, I have even had the film developed and have gotten to see the pictures
that I have taken. My house has scads of rolls of film lying around that I have
never “gotten around to” taking in to get...
