I like her reaction after she knocks them down.
July 9, 2008
Buttercup
Adelaide and I have been working on a few moves. We’re going to be reenacting Olive’s dance in Little Miss Sunshine soon.
July 3, 2008
American’t Dress
I like the Fourth of July a lot. I think it’s great the country still celebrates our independence in such an over-the-top way. I like the fireworks, I like the barbeque, I like it all. However, there’s one thing I’m not looking forward to: the clothes.
Most years, we go to the Round Top Fourth of July Parade the morning of the fourth. It’s a unique experience that everyone should have at least once in their life. It attracts all types of people from all around and is definitely worth the trip.
The only thing that rains on my parade is the attire everyone chooses to sport. I know as soon as I pull up, I will be greeted by 3 guys walking by in American Flag polos.
I’ll throw up a little in my mouth. Then I’ll probably notice that, thanks once again to Old Navy, everyone else is wearing a variation of the same dang patriotic shirt.
But don’t worry, a few others will have found a way to stick out…with shorts. Sort of like the guy who decides to wear his American flag running shorts and a white tank top while pushing a stroller next to his wife who’s wearing Teva’s. Or maybe these guys too.
But maybe, JUST MAYBE, someone will bust out the pants. Eh, I know what you’re thinking…too aggressive for such a hot occasion. Or is it? I’ll throw up in my mouth again.
Luckily, this actual guy probably won’t be there in Round Top. I’m not sure I could trust a guy whose mantra is “I shall respect Rex/I shall never misuse Rex Kwon Do/I shall be a champion of freedom and justice.” Sounds a little too Cobra Kai for my taste.
Ok, so my opinions are strong about patriotic attire. I’m not sure they count for much, however. This is what we looked like last time we went to the parade.
Oh well. Happy Fourth of July.
June 15, 2008
I Have a Boy Blog
My wife says I have a boy blog. She says she likes how different it is from hers. I’m not sure whether that’s good or bad.
Since I don’t want to brag about my offspring like girl bloggers, I’m going to brag about myself.
That’s me on the left. I jumped the highest. I think that’s cool.
I also just realized that this picture could be construed to make me look like a fairy. I’m choosing to think I jumped the highest.
Also, this was totally unplanned. We really got that excited every time Kristin and Clay made out. It was special.
Congrats Kristin and Clay.
May 5, 2008
Not the American Way…
I just saw this post on one of my favorite sites. It suggests a $100 rule where you divide the price of whatever it is you’re thinking about purchasing by $100 and that’s the number of days to think about whether you should really buy it. So for instance, if I want an iPhone (if, haha) and it’s $500, I’d need to stop and think about that purchase for 5 days before I make it.
What these responsible folks don’t realize is that we didn’t get our GDP this big from convincing ourselves not to buy things. It’s just not the American way. Who knows, maybe it should be.
The only consolation for me is that the idea to buy something pops into my head so far in advance of when I can actually afford it that the waiting period has long passed (see the iPhone example above). I really need to apply this to my music consumption, though. I hold myself back as best I can but I like music like girls like dessert. It’s entirely impulsive sometimes. Be that as it may, I don’t complain about how fat I feel after I buy an album and music never makes me look bad in a swimsuit so I guess I could have worse problems.
As an alternative to this little life tip to trick ourselves into avoiding impulsive purchases, maybe we should just all save a lot of money on car insurance by switching to Geico.
April 22, 2008
Whoa.
The North Texas Tollway Authority released their Top-10 offender list. The winner(s)?
Two cars registered to Sonia S. Gonzales and David Mikeska owe $85,592.65 in tolls and administrative fees.
I hope they get a reality show. These people sound like the kind that I’d like to watch in real life.
April 22, 2008
The Un-plain Plate
Beginning in January of 2009, the new Texas license plate will look like this:
TXDOT had an e-vote open to all citizens for about a month or so to choose the new plate. I don’t remember which one I voted for but I don’t think it was this one.
It just seems like there’s a lot going for me. I’m not sure why every state thinks they need to have a post card for a license plate but it looks like we’re following the trend. The star with blue and red smeared in the corner throws a little finger painting into the mix. Real classy. Also, why did we use a picture of Afghanistan as our background? I don’t know about you but the Texas I know looks nothing like that. If you look real close, you can see Osama bin Laden. Oh, I see you Osama! You silly rascal.
(Note: In the interest of avoiding an increase in deaths resulting from being backed over by a Texas vehicle, you cannot actually see Osama bin Laden in the license plate. That was just a joke. This may have been the reason why my idea for a Magic Eye license plate never got any traction.)
February 20, 2008
National Healthcare – Justice or Injustice?
Here is a very interesting article about some of the problems with the NHS in Britain. They’re not allowing people who can afford for advanced care that is declined by NHS to pay for it privately as long as they’re receiving NHS care. They say it goes against the basis for the NHS’s creation 60 years ago: to provide the same health care to everyone, regardless of income.
So even when there’s a nationalized, socialistic system of health care, consumerism still creeps in.
