Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Foods that start with the letter "X"

At Corbin's kindergarten orientation today, we were told that there is a project called "Eat the Alphabet" or something like that. Basically, each child chooses a letter and on the designated day, the child brings in a snack that begins with that letter. So I took Corbin over to the sign up sheet and we talked about what letters would be good and what he wanted. I gave him the pen and said, "Sign up for one." His pen moved up and down the page as he perused the options only to settle on...X. Before I could say anything he was writing his name on the line next to X. I nodded, not wanting to disppoint him, but X? What food starts with the letter X? All I have found is a rare fruit from Africa called a ximenia fruit. Not thinking that is available at the local supermarket. Aw, the joys of parenthood. But seriously, as soon as he wrote his name next to the letter X, my heart was pained by how much I love that boy. I can't believe he is his own little person...starting kindergarten.

Thursday, August 10, 2006

Flying turds

This story made me laugh as I am making my lake plans for the weekend:
From CNN:

WILDWOOD, Florida (AP) -- A man riding a personal watercraft was injured after a 4-foot-long sturgeon jumped out of the water and hit him, wildlife officials said.
Blake Nicholas Fessenden, 23, was heading north on the Suwannee River on Sunday when he was hit and fell off the craft, according to a statement from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Fessenden was knocked unconscious.
His girlfriend was riding another watercraft behind him and was able to get to Fessenden and hold his head above water before passengers on another vessel arrived to pull him from the water, officials said.

Although the chances that I would get hit by any type of flying fish are slim to none as I am fairly convinced that there are few creatures still alive in that lake. Chances are I am more likely to get hit with a flying piece of poop or something equally disgusting. Who wants to go swimming?

Tuesday, August 08, 2006

The latest debate

According to details from a Reuters story, Antoine Yates was keeping a 10-foot tiger and a 6-foot alligator as pets in his New York apartment. This was discovered after an anonymous tip led the police to find Yates in his apartment screaming from the pain of a leg wound that exposed the bone. The genius then claimed that he was bitten by pit bull because CLEARLY a wound from a 10-foot tiger looks somewhat like that from a pit bull. Good cover there, buddy. I am glad your 450-pound tiger mulled you. So anyway, he was suing the city for searching his apartment without a warrent to confiscate the wild animals he was keeping as a pet. Clearly, a violation of constitutional rights. Although, shouldn't I be able to live in the comfort of knowing that my crackhead neighbor is not raising deadly animals? I do feel comforted in knowing that no matter what kind of stupid, idiotic thing I do, there will always be a lawyer willing to take my case.

Here is the important question I pose to the two people who actually look at this blog: if the tiger and the alligator got in a fight, who would win? We had this very discussion at work today. I mean, the tiger has size and strength, but the alligator has speed and a generally pissed off disposition. It's a toss up.

Can't believe someone would want an alligator for a pet. You can't spoon with an alligator like you can a tiger. Well, until the tiger eats your face.

Monday, August 07, 2006

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em

After being absolutely appalled about the fact that Mel Gibson's DUI and subsequent anti-semitic remarks have gotten at least as much or more U.S. media coverage as the wars raging in the middle east, I finally read an article that made me succumb to the madness.

http://people.aol.com/people/article/0,26334,1223467,00.html

So, the latest star to defend Mel is Patrick Swayze.

"The Dirty Dancing star calls Gibson "a wonderful human being (who) is not anti-Semitic." Blaming Gibson's problem with alcohol, Swayze said on British television's GMTV, "People say stupid things when they happen to have a few, and especially if you don't drink anymore, or have limited your drinking for a long time and all of a sudden you decide to have one too many with the boys – you are stupid."

Patrick Swayze is still alive? And doing interviews? Who knew?

(Source: People.com)

Wednesday, August 02, 2006

Quote of the week

"Mom, if I were magic, I would never disappear you."

"I love you too, buddy."