It's a housework day here at the blog. I just got off work for the day at a little after 9PM. Patrice leaves for the Portland Brew Festival with 300 wooden tankards on Wednesday. And I've only got 200 of them finished.
This is the beginning of my busy season. Depressing, but the next few months bring in most of my yearly income. Equally depressing is the fact that Patrice gets to go to the beer festival and I have to stay home. But that's for the best. Sending me to a Beer fair is like sending Jack to sell the family cow; and at least he brought home some beans.
Today on the shop radio, I heard a commentator say that the current Congress is "Spending money like a drunken sailor on Shore leave." This particular saying really pisses me off. Having some experience in my younger years as a drunken sailor, I note two major differences. One, at least I was spending my own money; and two, the next day I was back at work defending my Country.
New Awards!
Sorry for the delay in getting to these, I'm sure I appeared ungrateful, but I had my Presidential announcement and the Idaho thing already lined up.
Oh yeah, and as far as the "Oh Idaho" post goes, a couple of my commenting visitors seem to think that the fellow holding the big gun at the beginning of the piece is me.
While it is true that I could stand to lose a few pounds, that fellow in the picture is twice the man I am, both in girth and strength. I'd need a half-track to haul that baby around. (The gun...well I suppose the guy too.)
Anyway off to the awards.
I received the coveted Arte y Pico award from Chat Blanc at Wit's Bitch
Wit's Bitch is a delightfully funny blog and I highly recommend it. on the basis of her taste in award designates if for no other reason. (Go there, you will read the other reasons.)
If I understand it correctly, the Arte y Pico award (Which sounds like an TexMex entree at the El Cuspidor Mexican restaurant and looks quite like a radiator cap off a 1938 Studebaker.) is given to : someone, who in the opinion of the presenter deserves this award on the basis of: creativity, design, interesting material, and also contributes to the blogger community, no matter the language.
Upon receipt the awardee is to post the following:
1) You have to pick 5 blogs that you consider deserve this award, creativity, design, interesting material, and also contributes to the blogger community, no matter the language.
2) Each award has to have the name of the author and also a link to his or her blog to be visited by everyone.
3) Each award-winner, has to show the award and put the name and link to the blog that has given her or him the award itself.
4) Award-winners and the one who has given the prize have to show the link of “Arte y pico” blog, so everyone will know the origin of this award.
5) To show these rules.
Chat Blanc had the following to say about my blog:
"It’s a funny thing
This is a snort-worthy-funny, unique and awesomely blunt blog. Don, the self-proclaimed International Man of Mystery is a one-of-a-kind cool character. (I'm sure this isn’t the first time he’s gotten this award, but his site is missing the graphic for the award given by DrowseyMonkey so I’m hoping to help him fill out his awards trophy case)"
In point of fact, and I know this will come to a surprise to all of those who've seen my vast array of awards to the right, but no, in fact, I've have not received this particular award before. Which makes it all the more special. The missing award from DM is for the Good Buzz. (It had a happy bee on it, that's all I remember. Apparently, the original host went out of business.)
OK. Giving it to five other blogs:
The Predator Press.
To my traveling mate and blogging buddy LOBO, because I am always sure, absolutely sure, to get a laugh every time he posts. He may not be in touch with any firm and unyielding reality, but at least whichever dimension he's in, it's a funny one.
The Wheel is Turning, but the Hamster is Dead
Sy is much like the English version of LOBO and so, like LOBO, should be restricted to blunt scissors. But he also has a funny blog (Even though the accent is hard to understand.) I recommend him highly.
Just a Girl in short shorts talking about whatever
Is anything but. Becky C has a brilliant mind (and actually does look pretty good in short shorts) which dissects the political and sociological insanity of the World with CAT-Scan thin finesse. Plus she does it with girly pictures, so it covers two of my hobbies. But if you don't care to indulge your prurient interests, turn off the graphics and read. She's a tough one to argue with. Unless you've no interest in the truth.
Dead Rooster
I've mentioned William at Dead Rooster before. At that time I said that he was a threat to the limited humor-blogging customer pool and I intended to find some way to stop him. So far, he's resisted every effort and only gotten bigger and funnier. Now I'm down to giving him awards in the vain hope that a closer association with me will prove his undoing.
Naked In Eden Blog - Robin Easton
Get your mind out of the gutter. It's crowding me. No, you won't find any girly pics here. Robin Easton is an amazing soul and a true environmentalist; meaning NOT someone who enjoys the "environment" from within the dubious safety of an asphalt jungle, but someone who lives, loves, and breathes the wild. And is willing to roll around in it a bit too, despite the cleaning bill. Her blog is a breath of fresh air. Literally.
My next award is from...I think I'll save the next one for a day or two. I'm falling asleep in the chair. See you all tomorrow or so49krpl;.f...dang.
Please, if you would be so kind click here and vote for me at humor-blogs.com If you find that you can't, because you aren't a member...well you can join. And then vote for me. Thanks again.
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