Barn Paint

Baked sized, French fried--how they love Tomatoes.
So, dress em up with Heinz Ketchup,
Ketchup loves Potatoes.
Ketchup loves Potatoes.

--"The Ketchup Song", by Stompin' Tom Connors

Take a Big Bite

A Clue

My Brain (Ate)

This is My Brain, in the Future*.

* Outcome may vary, depending on events.

My Brain (7)

This is My Brain, coming back down the hill.

Early One Morning

The following is based on a True Story:

• Drinking beer and whisky until 5 AM leads to a short sleep and a long day.


• Mature and functional adults don't blame others--they Take Responsibility.


• Mature and functional adults, probably, don't stay up drinking until 5 AM.

...

I blame Andrew. If it wasn't for him I Definitely would have gotten to bed by 3 AM!

My Brain (6)

This is My Brain, going up a hill.

My Brain (*****)

This is My Brain, in a snow storm.

My Brain (fOUr)

This is My Brain, waiting for the bus.

My Brain (III)

This is My Brain on Dougs.

Television

Watch me.

That's what I'm here for, that's why I exist.

All day, all night, in bed, when you wake up--watch me.

Hundreds of choices--always available.

You can watch me all the time.

Watch me.

My Brain (more)

This is My Brain, on Your brain!

My Brain

This is My Brain.

Word of the Day

From the Depths of My Vocabulary I present--a word I have never used in conversation, nor previously in writing--yet there it was, lodged in my brain:

Foist v. 1. To introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant. 2. To force another to accept especially by stealth or deceit. 3. To pass off as genuine or worthy.

Torment (Desk Job)

Desk--screen,
keyboard and mouse.

Headache--pulsing,
right eye throbbing.

Tension--sore
neck and shoulders

Hands--numb fingers,
wrists on fire.

Mind--wandering;
sleepy and distracted.

Waiting--five o'clock,
weekend, retirement.

Life--wasted,
nothing accomplished.

World--rotting,
worst then ever.

Nonsense

A pack of wild, red-assed baboons,
howling and shrieking throughout the night

By dawn they are tired--worn out--
so they eat a light meal and retire to their beds.

Tomorrow night the baboon rampage will resume,
meanwhile, apparent-order has been renewed.

...

This Official Report blog entry
is dedicated to the memory of Dennis,
whom I remember seeing last night.

Communication

Rules for Communication

1. Don't explain yourself

Rules

Rules to Live By

1. Don't limit yourself

Five Things

1. Coffee Cup


2. Nickel


3. Hand Sanitizer


4. Paper Napkin


5. Portable Sewing Kit

Stinky Fridge (finale)

I have removed the offending broccoli yet the Smell lingers.

I guess it'll take a while to Air Out.

Meanwhile, my garbage smells Funny.

Not Funny "Ha Ha", but Funny stinky!

Stinky Fridge (con't)

It turns out that the Chinese food was not the culprit.

It turns out that somebody did sneak some Food into my fridge.

And the cause of the the Stink?

Broccoli!

Stinky Fridge

There's a funny smell in my fridge.

It's not a Good smell.

I didn't think Chinese leftovers every went Off.

Maybe somebody snuck some Food in there (while I wasn't looking)?

Hat: Pickelhaube

A spiked helmet.

It is most closely associated with the Prussian military.

The Pickelhaube is a spiked helmet worn in the 19th and 20th century by German military, firefighters, and police.

This isn't true, but, soldiers used to stick sausages on the spike so they could cook their lunch while ducking-and-covering, during aerial fire bombings.

Hat: Slouch Hat

A wide brimmed felt hat, with a chin strap.

It is a survivor of the felt hats worn by eighteenth century armies.

The distinctive Australian slouch hat, sometimes called an Australian bush hat, has one side of the brim turned up or pinned to the side of the hat in order to allow a rifle to be slung over the shoulder.

Jack Kerouac wrote a poem called "I Had a Slouch Hat Too One Time."

Hat: Pith Helmet

A lightweight helmet, made of cork (originally sola pith) covered with white cloth.

The Pith Helmet was used by all European armies, by troops deployed in tropical locales.

The Pith Helmet was the common headgear of the tropical tourist.

Until the 1930s, it was believed to be required, in order for people of European descent to avoid sunstroke, while in the tropics.

Hat: Sombrero

A high tipped, wide brimmed hat.

The Sombrero is the quintessential Mexican head wear.

You just can't beat the good ol' Sombrero.

Mexican wizards, wear blue Sombreros, covered in a pattern of yellow stars and moons.

Hat: Kepi

A flat topped, circular cap with a visor.

Famously, the headgear of the French Foreign Legion.

Much more practical than the unwieldy Shako, the Kepi was once the most common hat in the French Army.

It went on to become a very popular style of hat for public transit conductors worldwide.

Hat: Shako

A tall, cylindrical military hat.

A style of hat typically worn by overblown blow-hards.

...the "Regency" officers' shako of the British Army of 1822 was eight and a half inches in height, eleven inches across at the crown, with ornamental gold cords and lace. The headdress was topped by a twelve-inch plume and held in place by bronze chin scales.

"Shako", From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hat: "Magic" Hat

A wide-brimmed, pointy hat.

A style of hat typically worn by witches and wizards.

In the case of witches, the hat would be completely black.

For wizards, it is likely to be blue and covered in a pattern of yellow stars and moons.