2 Vans, 12 People, 36 legs, 200 Miles!

My wife, Kathy, has run with the same core group of people for about 5 years now. They got together to form a relay team when they heard about the Wild West Relay. This relay goes from Fort Collins Colorado to Steamboat Springs Colorado, traveling mostly on small side roads and even cattle roads. They go all the way up into Wyoming for a leg, before dropping back into Colorado for the finish.

Kathy has also run with the same group in the Colorado relay, which goes from Georgetown Colorado over to Glenwood Springs, Colorado. That one is longer, and has more altitude to deal with, but the team likes the Wild West better because it goes over less traveled roads.

Their team name is "It's Only A Flesh Wound", and they are one of the better masters teams in the races. Last year they finished second in the Wild West!

One of the team members was Skylers 6th grade principal, and he is a great guy. He is one of the few who believed in Skyler when we were in school, and he makes the team a video after each race. I thought I would share that with you:

Childhood toys

Mnmom from Happy to be from Iowa is doing a series of posts of some of her best childhood gifts, so I thought I would play along. Through the wonders of the internettubes, you can actually find some old toys from back in the days of my youth. Just after the bronze age I believe...

There was one toy tow truck I remember called Big Bruiser that I just loved. It was huge! It came with a truck that had a snap on flat tire, and a snap on crumpled fender. You could hook it up and tow it around, pretty cool stuff for a little kid back then.



I snagged this image from Ebay, where they wanted 79 bucks for it, and there was a bid on another in the original box for 188 bucks - insane!!

Check out the commercial for it:

Monday Morning Madness presents:

Back Fat, the musical.

No? Not catchy enough? Ok, how about:

Back breasts, or how I learned to wear a bra the other way.

Still no good? Hmmm, picky audience this morning...

I've got it!

Who is the favorite cell mate in prison! Yeah, that's it!!

What in holy hell is going on with these people?





















And last but certainly not least, I didn't know whether to put hm in here or wait until Bat tat Tuesday...

Little kid plays I'm Yours on a Ukelele

This is so damn cute I will overlook his complete lack of vocals. Check out all of his facial expressions!


Kid Plays Im Yours On Ukelele - Watch more Funny Videos

This may have been the best thing I have seen on SNL in years!

Brought to you by Vagisil!!

We Interrupt Bad Tat Tuesday for an Important Announcement!

I am a winner! Wheeee, I never get the right numbers on lotto tickets, or pick the right dog at the track, or bribe the right NBA official so my team wins. So imagine my surprise when Jeanne over at The Raisin Chronicles told me I was a winner!!

That's right folks, your old buddy Sky-Dad pulled in the prestigious From Me To You award:

Ain't she a beauty?

With this award comes great responsibility, namely answering questions on a meme. The original was "7 Things You Don't Know About Me", but Jeannie has improved upon this and changed it to "7 Things That Are Hard To Do".

I like this version more since I have already answered several questions about myself, and I am sure that the rest of blogdom out there is tired of hearing about my one extra long pubic hair...

So here we go with 7 things that are hard to do:

1) Since it's Christmas season and I will be soon starting to do this, I will say wrapping presents. Unless my gift comes in a perfectly square box, my gift wrapping sucks big time. I usually tear paper or wind up leaving a part of a finger in the wrapping paper.

2) Painting a straight line. You want me to paint? Then turn me loose outside with a sprayer, but don't let me near your floorboards. I get more on myself than I get on the damn wall!

3) Drive the speed limit. I have a bit of a heavy foot, and let's face it, aren't those side street speed limit signs more of a general guideline than a true speed limit?

4) Watch reality TV shows. I have tried, and my wife really likes Amazing Race. I want to be supportive and enjoy it with her, but the constant back stabbing and bickering on these shows kills me! And where do they find these people? I wish for the commercial to get there so I can watch professional actors.

5) Not swear. I have tried, damn it I have tried, but I can't stop dropping f bombs and using my "Navy words". It's a good thing I have a non-verbal son, or I would have had a lot of explaining to do in grade school.

6) Eat healthy. I try, but I do love me some fat in my food! And chocolate is my biggest downfall. Well that and lard... and fried food... and beer... Mmmmm beeeeer. What was I talking about?

7) Be serious. This is very difficult for me. (Oh really? how did I not know this until now Sky-Dad?) I have to make fun of life, and laugh and kid about things. Because if I don't, life catches up with me and I get to serious and depressed. And sometimes I think that if I ever let it all sink in, I will start crying and never stop. Because it is hard, damn hard.

Now you know that with memes comes the pass-along and tagging, which I am generally against. I like to let people do this if they wish to, so have at it people.

It's Monday Morning Madness

Where we take pause to celebrate the little things (or large things) in life that make us scratch and wonder what the hell?...



Look at the size of that damn snake!


he he he...


Food chain (updated version)


I seem to fly next to this dude every time I get on a plane!


I have questions like this also...



Best diagram ever!



Just let him sniff you, he won't hurt you! He's just a big softy...


My personnel favorite Craigs list ad of all time!


Old joke on a sign.


More Engrish!

Yeah, I know this was hastily put together and follows no pattern. Oh well, better luck next time.

Blog Pimpage

It's that time of year again ladies and gentlemen. No, not some silly over-hyped holiday, I am talking REAL NEWS! This is the season of the world famous 2009 Drysdale Awards!!



I will pause for a moment while you collect yourselves, recover from the vapors, and possible change your pants...

That's right, the The 2009 Drysdale Awards put on by supreme blogger leader Grant Miller of Grant Miller Media is a yearly event (event seems inadequate of a term, lets go with phenomenon) and yours truly is up for the pestigeous "Blog with the Most Stolen Material" award.

While there are many other categories in the Drysdale awards, few have the luster, the hubris, dare I say the panache of "Blog with the Most Stolen Material".

I feel that this year I have earned this award. Nobody else spends more time scouring the internettubes than I in my constant quest to eviscerate the soft underbelly of the online world, just to find that one special video/story/joke.

I do it all for you people.

There is no end to my giving.

Also, I am a lazy troll who has no original ideas.

But mostly I am a giver, yeah, I am sticking with that one.

So get on over there and vote early and vote often. Make me proud!

Elephant Birth; or how I learned to kick my kid into the world.

This is a rather graphic video to watch, but I wanted to share it because I thought it was fascinating! Graphic footage of the first ever elephant birth filmed in Bali, Indonesia. The founder of the Elephant Safari Park at Taro, Bali, Nigel Mason talks us through the experience.

Bad Tat Tuesday: The Head Edition.

I wonder what it is that makes people want to put artwork on their head? Even if it is the best looking tat in the world, isn't it always just a bit distracting from the real you?

Perhaps it is the need to be different, or to make some sort of statement? I just don't know, nor do I get it. Even if a hiring boss is the most non-discriminating person in the world, I just don't think that some of these folks are getting the job.



From a London Tattoo convention, I admire the use of metal to go with the ink.



Same convention. The dude on the right looks like his eye is going to get eaten.



This is like one of those illusions that looks like it is moving.



Clever.


Mr. Bisected man. The Hello Kitty is a nice touch...



I'm not even certain what is on his forehead, but it looks like barbwire. Proof that there is somebody for everyone out there.



I wonder if Shaq has a dispute with this?



Perfect for frightening your kids to death.



I stand corrected. This is much more frightening.



Do his eyelids really say "Pure Sex"? I assume this is from several years ago...



Guy on the right sings "He ain't heavy, he's my brother" to himself a lot.



Wha wha wha wait a moment! She is really good looking!!

why?...