A Trick Play

Proof that a trick does not have to be complex to be effective!

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Photo Contest at ‘Are WE There Yet Mom’

There is a photo contest going on at are we there yet mom and it looks like she will hold more contests in the future. This particular contest has no theme, simply submit what you like. As a prize she is offering the book, Closeup Shooting: A Guide to Closeup, Tabletop and Macro Photography written by Cyrill Harnischmacher. The contest is going on until April 28th so hurry.

I thought I'd try this one which was taken this Easter.

and sorry
you may have seen this recently in a March post,
but I felt compelled to use it again here.
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Spring or Not?

Is it spring yet? In my part of the world we generally get excited when we see the first Robin in our yard. To us this usually denotes the yearly genesis of spring. Well, I have seen my first Robin today only about an hour ago. Yet, I contrast that against my workday and I become confused (some say this comes quite easily for me). In all my journeys this winter I have not gotten my vehicle stuck even once. Until today that is. With the nasty weather we received last night and this morning I was able to get my truck stuck not once but three times! So, please tell me . . . is this spring or not? Ah, I guess I should not complain too loudly as I hear they received 27 inches of the cold powder just one hour to the north of me. 'Slurp.' Ah, this hot coffee sure is good. 'Slurp'. Maybe time to pour another. 'Slurp'.

Now that I think of it, I've seen ducks sitting motionless on ice covered lakes, the last two weekends in eastern North Dakota. They were probably thinking they were a little too early. I wish I could have photographed them because it was striking to see them in this predicament.

and this little bugger sat forever
(almost motionless) today on my ice covered deck

Time For a Mac

Losing the War

Especially meaningful for Veterans of the Viet-Nam Era


General Vo Nguyen Giap


General Giap was a brilliant, highly respected leader of the North Vietnam military. The following quote is from his memoirs currently found in the Vietnam war memorial in Hanoi :
"What we still don't understand is why you Americans stopped the bombing of Hanoi . You had us on the ropes. If you had pressed us a little harder, just for another day or two, we were ready to surrender! It was the same at the battles of TET. You defeated us! We knew it, and we thought you knew it. But we were elated to notice your media was definitely helping us. They were causing more disruption in America than we could in the battlefields. We were ready to surrender. You had won!"

General Giap has published his memoirs and confirmed what most Americans knew. The Vietnam war was not lost in Vietnam -- it was lost at home. The exact same slippery slope, sponsored by the US media, is currently well underway. It exposes the enormous power of a biased media to cut out the heart and will of the American public.
A truism worthy of note: Do not fear the enemy, for they can take only your life. Fear the media far more, for they will destroy your honor.

sent to me by Highpower

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What an April Fool's Joke

What a joke for the 1st of April! Just when I thought spring was arriving, we get dumped on by that famous frozen white stuff. This photo shows my once bare-to-the-blacktop driveway is quickly filling up with snow, again. This means I will have to plow the driveway once more.


It, also, means my mentally-challenged, asshole neighbor will be snowblowing, again. Isn't there enough pain in the world?

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Monkey Rides a Mini Bike

A monkey is actually riding a mini bike on very busy streets, no less.
It reminds me of my brother riding his V65.
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Hillary Does Not Lie

See, doubters, Hillary wasn't lying after all!

Hillarious Bathroom Humor

Check out this short video. It should get you chuckling. I especially like the steaming toilet and Charlie Chaplin himself could not have done some of these pratfalls.

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Please, Please . . .

Please, please . . . let there be a Giant chocolate bunny in on of these eggs !
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What Did I Do, Mommy?

Ford's New and Revolutionary Restraint

Ford Motors have developed a new safety restraint for their vehicles (patent pending). It has been test marketed for the past six months and the results have enticed them to offer the new system in all of their '09 vehicular offerings. In the preliminary tests they have found a whopping 68% decrease in vehicle crashes that can be decidedly attributed the the proper use of this new device. Much speculation is debated about how the device actually works but, the point here is that it does work. In another clinical study, a surprise secondary benefit has been attributed to this restraint - increased emotional stability among men!

Yes, psychologists from all over the globe have found this devise, when used properly, to actually increase a man's happiness and zest for life. Some men have claimed that they haven't been this 'gleeful and optimistic' since their early youth. These astonishing results are even being obtained immediately with the very, first use. Who would have thought?

Chevrolet and others - are you listening?

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Scenes From A Redneck County - 3

Medical Humor

Lawyer Humor

A lawyer is standing in a long line at the box office. Suddenly, he feels a pair of hands kneading his shoulders, back, and neck. The lawyer turns around.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?"

"I'm a chiropractor, and I'm just keeping in practice while I'm waiting in line."

"Well, I'm a lawyer, but you don't see me screwing the guy in front of me, do you?"

Odd Signs

I wonder . . .
who came up with the name for this road?
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Scenes From A Redneck County - 2

Parking Lot

Parking Lot at the 'Toasty Frog'

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Multimedia message

My Saturday Drive Home

This was my drive home Saturday.

It was actually much worse than this - I only took a pic when I felt it was safe to do so.
As such, you only get to see the best conditions.

There was a car directly in front of me in both pics.

I think you can barely make it out in the 2nd photo.

By the way, I meant to moblog these but, have forgotten how.
Time for a refresher.
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