In case you missed it, KC Sponge has put up a new blog template and new blog name.
Luckily for us she still has the same great attitude and writing style (not to mention the same URL (no rickroll)). Go check it out if you haven't yet.
tagged: Kansas City, sponge, blog, blogging
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
YouTube Tuesday: A Bush Spring Break
Okay guys. I really shouldn't pass this on, and it will probably end up getting me targeted by the Department of Homeland Security. But when I saw the news yesterday that Laura and Jenna Bush were going to be in Kansas City in a couple of weeks, I knew I couldn't pass it up.
I got this email from a friend of mine a few weeks ago. I can't divulge the name of my friend (see the aforementioned Department of Homeland Security issue), so for the purposes of this post I'll just call her Flora Spoil.
Anyway, Flora works on my floor at work and she told the story of a Spring Break "social" she attended a few years ago while still in college. According to her story she was at a party in a certain town in Texas (I think you know what I'm talkin' about) at this fancy hotel when she sees these two young women arrive in a big black car accompanied by big official dudes in dark suits.
You guessed it, it was the Bush Twins.
No doubt you're already aware of the Twins' reputations for partying hardy. Well, as Flora told it, the reputation is well earned. She said the Twins went all kinds of crazy at the party. Drinking, smoking, dancing -- no report of drug use, but...
Well evidently things got really out of hand when Jenna got up on a makeshift bar and started doing a dorky dance. She slipped of course and fell down on a pile of beer-filled plastic cups.
Flora always said it was the funniest thing she had ever seen because of who was involved. Frankly, I always suspected the story was 85% BS until I received this email a few weeks ago.
It had a link to a video of the incident taken by one of Flora's friends at the party. It shows the whole hilarious affair and I have to admit, it's LEGENDARY!
It's safe for work but be sure your not drinking any coffee or anything because it will likely squirt out your nose when you laugh.
tagged: Jenna Bush, spring break, party, alcohol, video, Bush
I got this email from a friend of mine a few weeks ago. I can't divulge the name of my friend (see the aforementioned Department of Homeland Security issue), so for the purposes of this post I'll just call her Flora Spoil.
Anyway, Flora works on my floor at work and she told the story of a Spring Break "social" she attended a few years ago while still in college. According to her story she was at a party in a certain town in Texas (I think you know what I'm talkin' about) at this fancy hotel when she sees these two young women arrive in a big black car accompanied by big official dudes in dark suits.
You guessed it, it was the Bush Twins.
No doubt you're already aware of the Twins' reputations for partying hardy. Well, as Flora told it, the reputation is well earned. She said the Twins went all kinds of crazy at the party. Drinking, smoking, dancing -- no report of drug use, but...Well evidently things got really out of hand when Jenna got up on a makeshift bar and started doing a dorky dance. She slipped of course and fell down on a pile of beer-filled plastic cups.
Flora always said it was the funniest thing she had ever seen because of who was involved. Frankly, I always suspected the story was 85% BS until I received this email a few weeks ago.
It had a link to a video of the incident taken by one of Flora's friends at the party. It shows the whole hilarious affair and I have to admit, it's LEGENDARY!
It's safe for work but be sure your not drinking any coffee or anything because it will likely squirt out your nose when you laugh.
tagged: Jenna Bush, spring break, party, alcohol, video, Bush
Monday, March 31, 2008
Fundamentals
It was one of the best moments of fatherhood so far (and there have been many).
Let me set the stage for you:
I had just settled down with some pretzels and a Flat Tire to see if North Carolina would beat Louisville to keep what's left of my final four intact. After a few minutes of play, our 5-year-old daughter ambled in and climbed up on my lap.
And... ACTION:
Then I get this gem of a question:
tagged: family, basketball, North Carolina, Tarheels, Louisville, parenting, sports
Let me set the stage for you:
I had just settled down with some pretzels and a Flat Tire to see if North Carolina would beat Louisville to keep what's left of my final four intact. After a few minutes of play, our 5-year-old daughter ambled in and climbed up on my lap.
And... ACTION:
"Is K-State playing?"This is followed by about a minute of quiet as we watch the Tarheels stretch their lead to 14-9.
"No. Sadly the Wildcats won't be playing anymore games this year."
"So who's playing?"
"This is the North Carolina Tarheels verses Louisville."
"Which ones are the good guys."
"Well, there aren't really any good guys left since K-State isn't playing. But I'm hoping North Carolina wins this game."
"Which team is North Carolina?"
"The guys with white shirts are North Carolina. The guys with red shirts are Louisville."
"Which one is winning?"
"Well, North Carolina has 10 points and Louisville has 9 points. So North Carolina is winning by 1 point."
"One point!?"
"Yup. Oooh. There was a foul."
"What is a foul?"
"That's when you break the rules by playing too rough. See, now that guy get to try a free shot and if he makes it he gets another free shot... Now North Carolina is ahead by THREE points."
Then I get this gem of a question:
End scene.
"Dad, why are those guys brown."
"What are you talking about?" I say.
"Those guys, some of them are brown. You know, like on their skin."
"Oh. Well, they just have a different color of skin. That's all. Like your friend Noah and his little sister."
"Oh. But why is it brown?"
"Well it's just a different color. You know how you have blond hair and I have brown hair? It's like that."
"Oh. Yeah... Daddy?"
"What is it kiddo."
"Can I watch a cartoon?"
tagged: family, basketball, North Carolina, Tarheels, Louisville, parenting, sports
Friday, March 28, 2008
Friday Blogthing: Gone Wild
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Friday Feast: Minimalist version
Appetizer
What does the color dark green make you think of?
Absolutely nothing
Soup
How many cousins do you have?
10 first cousins.
Salad
On a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being highest, how honest are you?
I can not tell a lie, I'm a 1.
Main Course
Name something that is truly free.
Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose. Nothing ain't worth nothing, but it's free.
Dessert
Using the letters in the word SPRING, write a sentence.
Some pranks really irk nice girls.
It was a light meal, so if your still hungry you can find additional feasts here: Logtar, H-Train, Bea, Chimpo, Shane, Nuke
tagged: meme, Friday Feast, Janice Joplin, cousins, green
What does the color dark green make you think of?
Absolutely nothing
Soup
How many cousins do you have?
10 first cousins.
Salad
On a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being highest, how honest are you?
I can not tell a lie, I'm a 1.
Main Course
Name something that is truly free.
Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose. Nothing ain't worth nothing, but it's free.
Dessert
Using the letters in the word SPRING, write a sentence.
Some pranks really irk nice girls.
It was a light meal, so if your still hungry you can find additional feasts here: Logtar, H-Train, Bea, Chimpo, Shane, Nuke
tagged: meme, Friday Feast, Janice Joplin, cousins, green
There were door prizes
It sounds a bit repetitive, but everyone seemed to have a great time last night at the big blogger meetup in KCK.
I mean how could you not have great time with cheap drinks (I drank a Flying Monkey three various Boulevard brews and bought two more for friends, and even with the food I ordered and tip factored in I still spent less that $25 on the night), great company and even a little science thrown in.
Yes, science. I met Keith Sader for the first time, and the first thing he did was offer me a free DVD all about stem cells, cloning and the like. I mentioned that it would come in handy as I build my evil clone army to take over the world.
That's why I like going to these things -- because there's always a chance to meet new and interesting people. I met A.Librarian in person for the first time, Nuke, and of course Keri Oke. And I particularly enjoyed conversations with blogging power couple Bea and her sidekick Logtar (who was bustin' my chops all night, the little scamp. I totally owe him a noogie next time I see him).
But perhaps the best conversation I had as I was leaving. I was just walking out the door when one of my favorite commenters was walking in. This guy doesn't have his own blog per se, but he spends a lot of time reading other's blogs and leaving his incredibly varied thoughts and opinions as comments.
It's kind of a meta-blogging experiment that I really admire. Anyway I had a great conversation with this guy. His online handle is "Anonymous" and we talked for maybe 15 minutes.
He mentioned how cool it was that everyone was getting together like this, but that we are all still pretty lame for getting together like this. He also said that he is totally against the war in Iraq and that everyone who doesn't hate it as much as he does is a redneck idiot. But he also said that most Liberals are American-hating communists (and really, who can argue with that).
You can read more about the big event here, here, here, and here.
tagged: Kansas City, bloggers, blogging, Jaywalkers, door prizes, meet up, anonymous, stem cells, clones
I mean how could you not have great time with cheap drinks (I drank a Flying Monkey three various Boulevard brews and bought two more for friends, and even with the food I ordered and tip factored in I still spent less that $25 on the night), great company and even a little science thrown in.
Yes, science. I met Keith Sader for the first time, and the first thing he did was offer me a free DVD all about stem cells, cloning and the like. I mentioned that it would come in handy as I build my evil clone army to take over the world.
That's why I like going to these things -- because there's always a chance to meet new and interesting people. I met A.Librarian in person for the first time, Nuke, and of course Keri Oke. And I particularly enjoyed conversations with blogging power couple Bea and her sidekick Logtar (who was bustin' my chops all night, the little scamp. I totally owe him a noogie next time I see him).
But perhaps the best conversation I had as I was leaving. I was just walking out the door when one of my favorite commenters was walking in. This guy doesn't have his own blog per se, but he spends a lot of time reading other's blogs and leaving his incredibly varied thoughts and opinions as comments.
It's kind of a meta-blogging experiment that I really admire. Anyway I had a great conversation with this guy. His online handle is "Anonymous" and we talked for maybe 15 minutes.
He mentioned how cool it was that everyone was getting together like this, but that we are all still pretty lame for getting together like this. He also said that he is totally against the war in Iraq and that everyone who doesn't hate it as much as he does is a redneck idiot. But he also said that most Liberals are American-hating communists (and really, who can argue with that).
You can read more about the big event here, here, here, and here.
tagged: Kansas City, bloggers, blogging, Jaywalkers, door prizes, meet up, anonymous, stem cells, clones
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
There Will Be Door Prizes
There will be door prizes to the first people who show up (after me that is, or, whatever), so you better freakin' be there or I'll... drink... your... milkshake!
tagged: Kansas City, bloggers, blogging, Jaywalkers, doorprizes, movie, There Will Be Blood
tagged: Kansas City, bloggers, blogging, Jaywalkers, doorprizes, movie, There Will Be Blood
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Casting Call
I just read The D's Awesome® post about the upcoming movie remake of The A-Team.
The D gives a great (as far as I know) suggestion for the cast of the movie:
I'll pick Bloggers to play the lead roles in the film:
Okay, who are you're nominations?
tagged: television, TV, The A-Team, Bruce Willis, Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Michael Clark Duncan, Megan Fox, pop culture
The D gives a great (as far as I know) suggestion for the cast of the movie:
These are great picks, and I probably couldn't improve upon them. So I'll take a bit of a different approach in my casting call.
- Col. John "Hannibal" Smith = Bruce Willis
- Lt. Templeton "Faceman" Peck = Matthew McConaughey
- Capt. H.M. "Howling Mad" Murdock = Woody Harrelson
- Bosco B.A.(Bad Attitude) Baracus = Michael Clark Duncan
- Hot chick that needs their help (you know there has to be one) = Megan Fox
I'll pick Bloggers to play the lead roles in the film:
- Col. John "Hannibal" Smith = The D himself (The Man, The Myth, The Legend!) He does have previous military experience, which will come in handy.
- Lt. Templeton “Faceman” Peck = Chimpotle (changes his blog template like most people change underwear. Not me of course, since I don't wear underwear).
- Capt. H.M. “Howling Mad” Murdock = Happy In Bag (that dood is craaazy!)
- Bosco B.A.(Bad Attitude) Baracus = Is there anyone with a worse attitude than Xavier Onassizzle, the Hip(hop) Suburban White Guy? I think not.
- Hot chick that needs their help (you know there has to be one) = Gotta go with Spyder, the nicest, sexiest chick out there (after my Supermodel Wife, of course).
Okay, who are you're nominations?
tagged: television, TV, The A-Team, Bruce Willis, Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Michael Clark Duncan, Megan Fox, pop culture
YouTube Tuesday: The best in terms of pants
Believe it or not I've had an experience very similar to this. Still, there's nothing quite as funny as a public pantsing.
tagged: movie, YouTube, video, Jonathan Coulton, Mr. Fancy Pants, humor, World of Warcraft, machinama, music
tagged: movie, YouTube, video, Jonathan Coulton, Mr. Fancy Pants, humor, World of Warcraft, machinama, music
Monday, March 24, 2008
Bracket Update
Well, despite currently being tied for first place with two others in our group, it's clear that my anti-KU bias has essentially scuttled any shot I had at winning the bracket challenge.
That, and my lack of faith in #2 seed Georgetown, who I had going to the final four after beating the 'Hawks in the Round of Eight (I absolutely refuse to use the term "Elite Eight" - ah damn! I just did!).
Anyway, I wasn't too worried with Duke lost, since I figured most people had them going at least to the Round of Eight. I have UCLA beating them and then losing to Memphis.
But that's all academic. With Georgetown and Vanderbilt both eliminated, it looks like KU's toughest test will be either Wisconsin or Davidson. And even a die-hard KU hater like myself has hard time picking against the Cheathawks in that scenario.
You can click the image to enlargify.
tagged: sports, basketball, NCAA Tournament, bracket, KU, K-State, Kansas
That, and my lack of faith in #2 seed Georgetown, who I had going to the final four after beating the 'Hawks in the Round of Eight (I absolutely refuse to use the term "Elite Eight" - ah damn! I just did!).
Anyway, I wasn't too worried with Duke lost, since I figured most people had them going at least to the Round of Eight. I have UCLA beating them and then losing to Memphis.
But that's all academic. With Georgetown and Vanderbilt both eliminated, it looks like KU's toughest test will be either Wisconsin or Davidson. And even a die-hard KU hater like myself has hard time picking against the Cheathawks in that scenario.
You can click the image to enlargify.
tagged: sports, basketball, NCAA Tournament, bracket, KU, K-State, Kansas
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