Some days it's not worth chewing through the leather straps

We were dressed, and ready to go out for the New Years Eve Party. We turned on a night light, turned the answering machine on, covered our pet parakeet, and put the cat in the backyard. We phoned the local cab company and requested a taxi. The taxi arrived and we opened the front door to leave the house. As we walked out the door, the cat we had put out in the yard, scoots back into the house. We didn't want the cat shut in the house. Because she always tries to eat the bird. My wife goes on out to the taxi, while I went back inside to get the cat. The cat runs upstairs, with me in hot pursuit. Waiting in the cab, my wife doesn't want the driver to know that the house will be empty for the night. So, she explains to the taxi driver that I will be out soon, 'He's just going upstairs to say Goodbye to my mother.' A few minutes later, I get into the cab. 'Sorry I took so long,' I said, as we drove away. 'That stupid bitch was hiding under the bed. I had to ...

Here is a mess (Swarm? Covey? Murder?) of fun stuff I have picked up along the way that I didn't find a use for, but know that some of you just might appreciate them!

Loyal readers, I think this whole theme has just about run its course now.  (several of you mumble something about this whole blog has run its course, and I agree) So today I will clean out the bad tat folder and that will be that.  For the record, as I have told several people I am not anti-tat, I actually really think that most are very cool.  It is just the bad work or the weird themed ones that I find peculiar. And without further ado, here we go... Wow, bad work and the kinda 3-D look? You only jizz 5 times? That is actually pretty cool! That is actually not cool.  That is horrific. Nice use of the belly button. One word - Unemployable. These *are* the droids I am looking for! Amazing work, but scary. Worst ever. This is way cool! Another scary and WTF one. I am as big a Trek fan as there is, but no way. Even burly guys can appreciate a tramp stamp...

These past two weeks have been rather tough here at casa del Skydad.  My company, Cisco Systems, has gone through yet another Limited Restructuring (read layoff).  This has happened a few times in the past and they have shuffled some people around, dissolved some business units, and I have made it through. But this one was different.  This one hit very close to home.  My two best friends that I work with, Isy and Kerry, both were laid off along with another team member.  And we found out that all of the work our group was doing is going to China and India. Did I mention I am a technical writer?  And all of our work is going to other countries with English as a second language?  I'll pause and let that sink in for a moment... That's right, it appears that all of the smoke up the ass blowing about our people are our greatest asset is secondary to handing our work to teams that will do it for half the cost. You want to know the worst part about my...

Because I got nothing. Seriously, nothing...

A jet is making its final approach into St. John's Airport. The pilot comes on the intercom and announces, "Ladies and gentlemen, this is your Captain. We're on our final descent into St. John's Newfoundland. I want to thank you all for flying with us today and hope you enjoy your stay on "the ROCK."" He forgets to switch off the intercom. Now the whole plane can hear his conversation from the cockpit. The co-pilot can be heard saying to the pilot, "So, Skip, whatcha got planned while we're on the Rock?" "Well", says the skipper, "first I'm gonna check into the hotel, take a big crap, then I'm gonna take that new stewardess with the huge tits out for dinner. I'm gonna wine and dine her, take her back to my room and give her a ride on the baloney pony all night long." Aghast and amused, everyone on the plane hears this and immediately begins looking up and down the aisle, trying to figure out who this new stew...

Skyler is happy for awhile playing a DVD, and I have a few minutes to write something down in this little electronic corner of the universe. But why on earth would I try and organize any thoughts on a snow day?  That would require effort and ambition, both of which are in short supply today...