Sunday, December 25, 2022

First Santa

Anikka’s first visit with Santa Claus; Dec 2021. 


Santa wasn’t actually being scary immediately. Anikka just started crying like crazy when he welcomed her. He did the scary pose real quickly and on the fly for the benefit of a photo when her back was turned to him. He just did that for a second and I’m glad Ericka was ready with the camera.

Saturday, December 10, 2022

Mesa Verde

With Ericka at awe-inspiring Mesa Verde National Park, home of the cliff dwellers; May, 2015.




Friday, December 9, 2022

The Pool, the Cone, the Bird, and the Table (by Chatgpt)

Once upon a time, there was a guy named Jonnie who lived in a house with a beautiful swimming pool named Harriet. Jonnie loved to spend his days lounging by the pool and playing Pokemon Go. Harriet, the swimming pool, was always happy to have Jonnie around and loved the way he would splash around in her cool waters.

However, one day, a traffic cone named Mike was thrown over a fence and landed near the pool. Mike was always mad and upset because people kept kicking him around. He didn't want to be near the pool, but he had nowhere else to go. Whenever Jonnie tried to swim near Mike, the traffic cone would yell and scream, annoying Jonnie and ruining his peaceful pool day.

Meanwhile, Sue, a bird, was flying overhead and watching the chaos below. She felt bad for Mike, the traffic cone, who was always angry, and Ben, the picnic table, who nobody ever sat at. So, she came up with a plan to make everyone happy.

Sue swooped down and landed on top of Mike, and they struck up a conversation. She listened to his frustrations and suggested he move to a quieter spot away from the pool. Mike was hesitant at first, but he eventually agreed and found a peaceful spot under a nearby tree.

Sue then flew over to Ben and chirped in his ear, encouraging him to spruce himself up with a fresh coat of paint and some decorations. Soon enough, people began to take notice of Ben and started using him for their picnics, much to his delight.

With everyone happy and content, Jonnie was finally able to enjoy his pool days in peace, and Harriet was thrilled to have such a great group of friends around. From that day on, the pool, the traffic cone, the bird, and the picnic table all lived happily ever after.

This story is sometimes also known as:

     * Mike the Cone and the Power of Positive Thinking

     * The Joy of Summer: A Tale of Sun, Swimming, and Surprising Friendships

     * Beauty in the Ordinary: How a Picnic Table Found Its Purpose


Thursday, October 6, 2022

Supplement to "My Experience Falling Through a Bathroom Ceiling"

Regarding an earlier post, My Experience Falling Through a Bathroom Ceiling, I always wished somebody had taken a photo. Now, with the magic of A.I., I've generated a rough estimation of what it might have looked like to see me fall through the bathroom ceiling of a high school restroom.

First try:


I thought this image suffered from the lack of  accompanying ceiling debris, it also didn't include the detail that I was wearing a suit jacket and looked like Gary Neuman.


This one is more like it. It included the broken ceiling and showed me coming down on top of a toilet. Also, I look like Ryan.


I look like Brother Todd in this one - kick open the door!


This one captures my confusion pretty well, though the toilet is halfway up the wall.

Anyway, I guess you would have had to have been there.

Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Sunday, August 21, 2022

Bedtime Tingler


Chuck Tingle might have restored my joy of reading.

Publisher's summary for "Bigfoot Pirates Haunt My Balls":

After years of having their natural habitat encroached upon, bigfeet are finally forced to leave the forest and head out into the open ocean. At first, we think that it's the last we’ll ever see of them, until bigfoot piracy becomes rampant across the Seven Seas.

When the most notorious bigfoot pirate, Lorko the Black, is killed off the coast of Santa Monica, a man named Andy begins to feel a mysterious throbbing in his balls. After a trip to the doctor, Andy soon learns that what seemed like a coincidence is actually an acute case of haunted balls, and the only prescription is a bigfoot ghost pirate gangbang!

Now, that piques my interest. Who cares about Merry Christmas, Alex Cross?

Saturday, August 20, 2022

Birth Announcements

Baby announcements for Anikka and Llyr, posted on social media:

Anikka Kathalyn.

Llyr Liev.

Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Found: Marilyn


Found while browsing one of my mother's old yearbooks.
Marilyn was apparently hell on wheels at Lancaster (Indiana) High School in the late 1960s.

Thursday, March 10, 2022

Tuesday, March 8, 2022

Fucked Up

Photo with Damian from Fucked Up, right after their show. 


 August 22, 2014; The Glass House, Pomona, California.


Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Cat TV

Ericka and I put on this show that was developed for cats, mostly we put it on as a goof, but the cats were, in fact, very into it! It featured footage of various birds in a woodsy environment and it really brought out our little guys' predator natures! In terms of entertaining cats, I rate this show 5 out of 5, at least based on One-Stocking's, Wispurr's, and Trinket's reactions.