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

Hi everyone, I am breaking out of my self-imposed silence with something of worth. If you have ever wanted to catch just a glimpse of what Kathy and I have been beating our heads against for the last 10 years or so, go over to this link and watch the trailer for the movie. I wish I could embed, but there isn't an option, so please click over and look.

So I guess you have noticed that I have not posted much lately, and what I have been putting up has been pretty much pure crap. Truth be told, I have not felt much like digging deep into any particular subject, nor have I had the time to really collect my thoughts or even string more than a few sentences together. There are just too many things pulling at me from all different directions right now: Work has been so busy that I actually have been doing weekends and a lot of extra hours, which I always swore I wouldn't get sucked into. While working from home has been nice in so far as I am able to help out a lot, my personnel relationships with friends has gone by the wayside.  There has also been the tendency for my wife to abuse it a bit by scheduling lots of stuff in the middle of the day. Skyler has simply been kicking our ass.  I wrote awhile back about how he seems to have given up a bit on trying to work with us and the school.  That hasn't gotten any better....

This is from 2009, but I wanted to re-post it because today is "Spread the word to end the word" day. Every time I hear somebody refer to Skyler as "retard" I die a little more inside. Our-kids is a group of over 1000 people who all are people who are in one way or another in the special needs community. Most of us are parents, but there are teachers, doctors, therapists, siblings, and some are the person with the diagnosis. It is a worldwide community, but most are from the United States. We benefit from having an international membership, because it can be quite interesting to hear about viewpoints or medical procedures that are going on in other countries. Over the years, I have had faceless names become close friends, engaged in discussions about body functions you wouldn’t mention to your doctor, and gained a valuable sounding board for advice and ideas. I have grown to care about a lot of these people, and their lives as much as some of my own friend...

Please enjoy this wonderful, totally real, advertisement for FERD trucks. Seriously, they had me at chest hair upholstery, because I am so manly like that.

Watch this through to the end.  It is more than the usual sex sells piece.

I received an email from Leslie, a frequent commenter, asking me if I had ever done a celebrity edition of Bad tat Tuesday. She was even kind enough to send me a link with some creepy celeb ink. Thanks Leslie, this one is for you!  First out of the gate is Iron Mike.  Mr. Tyson decided he wasn't scary or deranged looking enough as is and went tribal on his face.   Rihanna has one of the more famous tats on her neck, the trail of stars. According to the web link, that says " Never A Failure, Always A Lesson". Alyssa Milano can put whatever the hell she wants on her body as far as I am concerned.  This is supposed to celebrate her Roman Catholic upbringing. Because it's all about her, Christina Aguilera tattooed her alter ego name on the back of her neck. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has his family history inked on his shoulder in the art of Oceania. I hope the guy who did the work screwed him and put something on there that says he is the female ...