It is funny how your perspectives on things differ depending on your surroundings. As mentioned in my "About Me" section, I work in the office of a large insect farm. We grow and ship millions of bugs (one type) every week.
Today, when I strayed out of my "bug-free" zone to go to the bathroom, I was struck by an oddity in the bathroom. A blue sequin was sitting on the bathroom floor surrounded by living and dead bugs. The normal person might find the oddity to be the living and dead bugs. Not so. Here at the farm, that is the norm. On any given day, you could be joined by a dozen to a hundred bugs while going to the bathroom (closed toed shoes are a plus!). The oddity was the blue sequin. Most (all) blue collar farm employees do not have sequins on their clothing. Odd.
Thursday, May 26, 2005
Monday, May 16, 2005
The Hunt, Llama, Yoda, and The Dog
Not much to blog about recently. Last weekend we went to 4 different stores looking for a Dirt Devil #9 belt so I could vaccum the piles of dog hair deposited daily by Booker The Dog. Never found the belts, but I did find a 6 inch llama at World Market. I by no means needed the llama but felt compelled to spend $13 on an item that said "Not a toy" on the label. It sits on our TV watching us right now.
Along with the belt hunt, CK has felt compelled to get a mini Yoda figurine from Burger King. Three kids meals later (each - over the course of 3 days)he finally got his mini Yoda (who does flips) tonight. When he asked the lady if they had Yoda tonight, she looked at him and said, flustered, "I...I have no idea what you are taling about." She looked around frantically and after she didn't understand his explanation she looked for a pictoral overview of all the toys so he could point to the one he wanted. She was more amused than annoyed. My question. WHO DOESN'T know who Yoda is!?
I have no comments on Booker The Dog, that will come another day. I just wanted to share some pictures. :) Enjoy.
Along with the belt hunt, CK has felt compelled to get a mini Yoda figurine from Burger King. Three kids meals later (each - over the course of 3 days)he finally got his mini Yoda (who does flips) tonight. When he asked the lady if they had Yoda tonight, she looked at him and said, flustered, "I...I have no idea what you are taling about." She looked around frantically and after she didn't understand his explanation she looked for a pictoral overview of all the toys so he could point to the one he wanted. She was more amused than annoyed. My question. WHO DOESN'T know who Yoda is!?
I have no comments on Booker The Dog, that will come another day. I just wanted to share some pictures. :) Enjoy.
Friday, May 06, 2005
Love is in the air...
Well, spring has finally shown up for a few days in Michigan. On Monday and Tuesday we had snow (very light, but none-the-less). Today it was in the 70's.
What does this have to do with the title? This morning when I let the dog out the back door, he rushed down the stairs, barking like crazy at a large swan that was hanging out in the yard. Oh, by the way, we live on a lake so larger birds in our yard is not so uncommon, but usually it is a gaggle of geese or a lone blue heron, the swans prefer the other side of the lake. In 3 and a half years this is the first swan to hang out in our yard.
Back to the title. Oddly, the swan waddled off and hung out close to the shore staring him (the dog) down. The dog lost interest and went about his normal business and yet the swan remained. We (the dog and me) were intrigued so I grabbed the binoculars and headed upstairs to watch from above. About an hour later (I was reading a book and watching, I don't normally just sit and stare out the window at large fowl) a second swan floated up.
He, too, waddled out of the water, again absolutely unheard of on this side of the lake, and strutted towards the first beast. She seemed shy and waddled towards the yard next door. Mr. Swan, with his feathers ruffled like a peacock (though not as long and flamboyant) diligently followed.
I know you expect me to go into some graphic and yet amusing anecdote about swan love, but you are going to be disappointed. Like a Disney movie, they waddled behind a large burn pile of yard waste and hung out for a while. Twenty minutes later Mr. Swan waddled his way back to the water and floated away. What happened behind the burn pile, we (the dog, me, and now you) will never know, but I can tell you that I didn't hear any slurps similar to those made by Joe Millionaire and the blonde lady with the foot fetish videos.
Happy Spring!
What does this have to do with the title? This morning when I let the dog out the back door, he rushed down the stairs, barking like crazy at a large swan that was hanging out in the yard. Oh, by the way, we live on a lake so larger birds in our yard is not so uncommon, but usually it is a gaggle of geese or a lone blue heron, the swans prefer the other side of the lake. In 3 and a half years this is the first swan to hang out in our yard.
Back to the title. Oddly, the swan waddled off and hung out close to the shore staring him (the dog) down. The dog lost interest and went about his normal business and yet the swan remained. We (the dog and me) were intrigued so I grabbed the binoculars and headed upstairs to watch from above. About an hour later (I was reading a book and watching, I don't normally just sit and stare out the window at large fowl) a second swan floated up.
He, too, waddled out of the water, again absolutely unheard of on this side of the lake, and strutted towards the first beast. She seemed shy and waddled towards the yard next door. Mr. Swan, with his feathers ruffled like a peacock (though not as long and flamboyant) diligently followed.
I know you expect me to go into some graphic and yet amusing anecdote about swan love, but you are going to be disappointed. Like a Disney movie, they waddled behind a large burn pile of yard waste and hung out for a while. Twenty minutes later Mr. Swan waddled his way back to the water and floated away. What happened behind the burn pile, we (the dog, me, and now you) will never know, but I can tell you that I didn't hear any slurps similar to those made by Joe Millionaire and the blonde lady with the foot fetish videos.
Happy Spring!
Sunday, May 01, 2005
Con
It is after midnight and I am too lazy go get up and go to bed so I am watching a show on Comedy Central called Con. I find the show slightly offensive for several reasons.
1.) The local news felt the need to have a ridiculous story about the show because the "star" (please read in as much sarcasm as you wish) is a "Grand Rapids native".
2.) "West Michigan native, so-and-so" is making a living out of scamming as many people, places, businesses, etc as he can - all while being followed around by (and talking directly to) a Comedy Central camera. Much of what he does is what I would consider stealing and lying.
3.) During the credits, in tiny print, it states that Comedy Central reimburses the people involved. I.E. They've just been Punked, not Conned. Although, I supposed they were Conned, for a few minutes, before the producer trailed behind the "West Michigan Native" to pay for all the things he stole or pay the people who were "hired" to work a job and ended up wasting their time and making fools of themselves.
I am obviously not impressed...yet, I continue to watch, because now I am committed for the 3o minutes to see how it ends. [[curse-ed laziness!]]
1.) The local news felt the need to have a ridiculous story about the show because the "star" (please read in as much sarcasm as you wish) is a "Grand Rapids native".
2.) "West Michigan native, so-and-so" is making a living out of scamming as many people, places, businesses, etc as he can - all while being followed around by (and talking directly to) a Comedy Central camera. Much of what he does is what I would consider stealing and lying.
3.) During the credits, in tiny print, it states that Comedy Central reimburses the people involved. I.E. They've just been Punked, not Conned. Although, I supposed they were Conned, for a few minutes, before the producer trailed behind the "West Michigan Native" to pay for all the things he stole or pay the people who were "hired" to work a job and ended up wasting their time and making fools of themselves.
I am obviously not impressed...yet, I continue to watch, because now I am committed for the 3o minutes to see how it ends. [[curse-ed laziness!]]
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