Drowsey Monkey, who dreams about ME, has created a new photo meme. It’s called Mellow Yellow Monday.
Here’s her description of how to play…
“Basically you post a photo every Monday with a little or a lot of yellow. I chose yellow because it's my favourite colour and I think the world is a better place with a splash of yellow.”
(remember, she’s Canadian so she gets to put an extra “u” in the words “favorite” and “color.”)
Anyway, if you want to play along just click RIGHT HERE to get all the details.
Interview time…
There are many differnet kinds of memes out there. Some of them suck balls and some of them can be kind of fun. I don't do too many of them unless I feel like it, or the person tagging me is new or just really wants me to do them. The meme, not "them." ;-)
But, one of the few memes that I did like was the interview meme. That's where someone asks me five questions. I had a good time with that one, not just answering questions but reading everyone else's answers to other people's quesitons. This meme has been revived and I decided to let a couple of people interview me. Avitable will be interviewing me whenever the hell he feels like it and M from Rumblings and Bumblings is interviewing me today.
1. What is your most favorite blog to read? The one you just could not do without? (don't try to weasel out of this one)
Oh this is impossible! It's like asking my which shot of tequila last night was my favorite. They were all so wonderful and tasty.
This question took some serious thought and time. I actually did think of a couple of ways of weaseling out it. I thought about naming a blog written by someone who stopped blogging. That would be clever. Or maybe one of the "pro" bloggers. Or maybe one of the trashy celebrity blogs where they post pics of hot young celebs running around in bikinis. These were all possibilities.
And there is a bit of unfairness to the question because it puts me in position of possibly hurting some people's feelings. Or having to listen to a bunch of whining from people. That's why I don't do those little blog awards. I did it once and I got a couple of emails from people bitching because I didn't give THEM the award. It was so silly.
But, I think my original analogy of "my favorite shot of tequila last" actually does work. As I sat and thought things over, it became obvious that my favorite blog is the first blog I read consistently and my first blog friend. You probably already know who I'm talking about.
Pickled Beef by Tink. Yup, I think the first blog you love will always be your favorite. And that will always be Pickled Beef and the amazing, charming, wonderful, brilliant Tink.
So there you have it. It doesn't mean that I don't love everyone else though!
2. Favorite meal of all time? (restaurant or homemade)
I'm a pretty simple guy. So my favorite meal of all time is a pretty simple, comfort food meal. It's meat loaf, mashed potatoes and green beans. Or maybe roasted carrots in place of the green beans. Maybe tack on a couple of rolls if you want and even a glass of wine.
3. Crawfish, crawdads, or crayfish?
In Shreveport, Louisiana they call them "mudbugs." I know this because that was where I was first exposed to these creepy little fellas. It was at Mudbug Days Festival there and there were people eating those things by the pound. I didn't try them, but I did have aligator on a stick. That was pretty tasty.
Anyway, here in Redneckville we have Crawdad Days. So, I call them "crawdads."
4. What is your idea of a dream vacation? (with location)
Another tough one. I think my favorite place that I've ever been to is Monterey, California. It was soooo beautiful there. If somebody handed me a bunch of money and told me to take off right now for a vacation I would go to Europe though. I've always wanted to backpack through Europe. I missed my chance back when I was college aged when most people do that type of thing. But, anyplace where I can wander around and explore and visit historical sites would be great.
5. What color are your bed sheets?
Come on over and find out ladies! I have a set that are kind of an off-white, a set that are light blue and a set that are maroon colored.
Okay, so the next part of this game is where I'm supposed to tell people to let me know if they want me to interview them.
Not. Gonna. Happen.
The only time I did that I had to come up with questions for 40 people. Way too much of a hassle. LOL
But, thanks for the great questions M. Hope I answered them for ya.
Brought to us by Tink of Pickled Beef. This week’s words are Contribute and Pine. And you may remember that last week’s words were Mature and Immature.
A maturepine tree…
A fake pine tree. And yes, that helmet on top of the tree might be a bit immature…
I guess it’s pretty immature to flip off another driver. No matter how bad they suck …
Me contributing to everyone’s Merry Christmas …
Me contributing to Annie and Burl Live. And that might have been a bit immature too.
My very good friend Tink has created a little Christmas meme and since it was Tink, I decided to play along. Of course this means that Tink is now the Queen of Memes, so be sure to tag her with all of your memes people! ;-)
1. What was the best present you've ever received? When I was in 3rd grade (I think) I got a really sweet bicycle. I think it was my first real cool bicycle too. Freedom baby! Of course there have been others through the years, but that was probably my first best present ever.
2. What was the worst? I don't think I've ever gotten a really shitty Christmas present or one that I just hated. I have, from time to time gotten some PJs that everyone knew I wouldn't wear, but that's okay. haha
3. What is something you really want this year for yourself? I really would love a new laptop, but that's not exactly reasonable. Otherwise I don't really want anything.
4. What is something you really want this year for someone else? Nothing that is affordable. haha
5. What's your favorite Christmas memory? Probably back when we were kids and we would have Christmas over at dad's house. Then over at Nana Creta's and then the three of us, my sister, mother and I, would have Christmas at home on Christmas Day. And on Christmas Eve mom would always read "The Littlest Angel" and "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" to us and then we would sing Christmas Carols.
And since I'm on a meme roll here, I thought I would do this one too. Just for the hell of it.
Layer One: - Name: Jay - Birth date: March 7 - Birthplace: Yellville, Arkansas - Current Location: Arkansas - Eye color: Hazel green - Hair Color: Rapidly graying light brown. - Height: 6' … not 5'11" and 3/4 dammit! Exactly six feet! - Righty or Lefty: Pretty moderate most of the time … oh, that's not what you meant. Right handed. - Zodiac sign: Pisces.
Layer Two: - Your Heritage: On my mother's side: Irish, English and some German. On my dad's side: Irish and Indians & Outlaws. -The shoes you wore today: New Balance. - Your weakness: Strippers. - Your fears: Dying alone. - Your perfect pizza: All meat. - Goal you'd like to achieve: There are so many places I would love to travel to.
Layer Three: - Your most overused phrase on AIM: Probably LOL - Your first waking thoughts: Oh crap my back hurts and I really have to pee. - Your best physical feature: My HUGE … er … uh … My eyes, I guess. - Your most missed memory: Being happy and thinking the future was bright.
Layer Four: - Pepsi or Coke: Pepsi - McDonalds or Burger King: McDonald's … and it's not even close. - Single or group dates: Single - Adidas or Nike: All Day IDream About Sex -Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Yuck. - Chocolate or vanilla: Chocolate, but vanilla shakes are good. And so is vanilla ice cream with chocolate syrup poured over it. - Cappuccino or coffee: Yuck.
Layer Five: - Smoke: Never. - Cuss: Way more than I should. - Sing: Only to punish people. - Take a shower everyday: Unless I'm sick and/or just plan on lying around all day. - Do you think you've been in love: I think I have once or twice. - Want to go to college: University of Arkansas alum. - Liked high school: High school sucked great big hairy, nasty donkey balls. - Want to get married: Who's asking? - Believe in yourself: On occasion. - Get motion sickness: No. - Think you're attractive: Not particularly. - Think you're a health freak: No, but I wish I was. - Get along with your parents: Mom yes, dad died 11 years ago. - Like thunderstorms: I love them. Hell, I go outside and get video of them. - Play an instrument: Nope.
Layer Six: In the past month…. - Drank alcohol: Yes - Smoked: No - Done drugs: Only over the counter sinus meds. - Made out: Who's offering? - Gone on a date: Nope. - Gone to the mall: Yes, but it's not much of a mall. Here's my Mall Video. - Eaten an entire box of Oreos: No, I haven't had Oreo's in quite some time. Mostly because I CAN just sit there and eat the whole box. - Eaten sushi: No, not since my sister tried to kill me with Sushi back in the day. - Been on stage: No, but I've been on internet radio. - Been dumped: Nope. - Gone skating: No and I would probably brake lots of bones it I did go. - Made homemade cookies: No but cookies sound yummy right now. - Gone skinny dipping: It's been a bit cold for that around here. - Dyed your hair: No, but I'm seriously considering getting rid of the gray though. - Stolen anything: Nope
Layer Seven: Have you EVER…. - Played a game that required removal of clothing: Yes I have, actually. - Been trashed or extremely intoxicated: That's what college is all about - Been caught "doing something": Something illegal? No. Something else? Yes. - Been called a tease: Yes, actually. - Gotten beat up: No, although I probably deserved it sometimes. - Shoplifted: Yes. - Changed who you were to fit in: Back in the day I tried to, but I still didn't fit in, so I stopped doing that.
Layer Eight: - Age you hope to be married: I'm 40, so I'll go with 42. *shrugs shoulders* - Names of children: "Prove it!" and "Bullshit!" - Describe your dream wedding: It would be in Las Vegas, with Elvis presiding, Frank Sinatra as the best man, Marilyn Monroe as the maid of honor and Sammy Davis Jr. singing. That's total class. Otherwise just a quick trip to the Justice of the Peace on a Friday afternoon. - How do you want to die: Right after saying "Wonder what this button does?" - Where do you want to go to college: I already have, aren't you paying attention? -What do you want to be when you grow up: When I was a kid I wanted to be a lawyer or a sports writer. Now, I don't know. - What country would you most like to visit: England, Scotland, Ireland, France, Italy, The Netherlands, South Africa, Israel, Thailand, Japan, Brazil and the list goes on and on and on. Oh and Canada. ;-)
Layer Nine: - Number of drugs taken illegally: Only a couple of pain pills that were prescribed to someone else. Other than that, ZERO. - Number of people I could trust with my life: Probably three. - Number of CD's that I own: Bunches - Number of piercings: Zip - Number of tattoos: None, but I'm open to the idea of getting one. - Number of times my name has appeared in the newspaper: A few times, but never in the police blotter. - Number of scars on my body: A few. Couple on my arm from when I broke it in jr. high. One on my left thigh, a couple others here and there. And then there are my deep, emotional scars. - Number of things in my past I regret: That's actually a pretty long list.
And since this is a kind of Christmasy type post, I'll leave you with a short video of my Christmas tree (totally copying off of Matt-Man here) while you are serenaded by one of the greatest entertainers of all time, and a really cool dude, Mr. Dean Martin …
First I want to send out my condolences to Melissa and Adam who's father died over the weekend. If you get the chance maybe you could send some good thoughts or prayers their way.
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Brought to us by the very damn soon to be married Tink of Pickled Beef. This weeks words are Feet and Hands. And last weeks words were Now and Then.
As you might recall I didn't do last week's words cause I couldn't come up with anything. Well, I didn't do much better this week, but at least I have something this time.
Then (about 2 months ago)...
Now...
Anyone know how to read the lines on the palm of my hand?
Feet...
I wonder if this little guy has any hands or feet?
Flood stage on Crooked Creek is 16 feet...
So uh yeah, that's all I've got. Don't forget Tink is going to be away next week for some crazy ass reason, and she's tossed me the keys to the WWC car and asked me to drive it around. So I'll be hosting WWC next week. I hope I don't ding it up too badly.
Oh and if you haven't already done so, get out there and vote!!!
Brought to us by the adorable Tink of Pickled Beef. This weeks words are Then and Now.
Here’s what I got. Enjoy …
Uh … yeah. I kind of didn’t get anything this week.
See .. wha .. wha happened was .. oh hell, those words were hard! I looked around and tried to get some ideas, but I just couldn’t come up with anything. But, I promise that I will at least try and make it up next week. No promises though. I’m not that creative, ya know.
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So, what I thought I would do today is do what Death Chic did last week. Ya’ll know Death Chic, right? Cause you totally should. Anyway, she decided to sit down and write out her F-List. As in F-whatever is annoying you. So here we go …
F –
Kids roaming around town during the day when they should be in school. Kids in general. Screaming babies. Touchy, whiny people. All politicians. Political ads. Stupid mailers from politicians. Undecided voters. Flat tires…
Noisy neighbors. Anonymous internet trolls. Left and Right wing extremists. Sleep. Zits. Gray hair. ESPN The Amish Fox Sports Radio. Private blogs. Bloggers who just up and quit blogging. Hemorrhoids Back pain. The NFL Junk mail. Spam email. Reality TV. Commercials. The NBA Halloween. The holidays. Crappy service in restaurants. Crappy drivers. NASCAR Laundry. Liars. Cheaters. Sports columnists. Fox Sports Radio (a little less politics and more sports please) SUVs
F – these words: Gaffe Battleground States Swing States Polling Endgame Endorse Game-changer Straight Talk Maverick My Friends Redistribution Spread the Wealth Tax Burden Elitism Real Americans Change Moderates Political Center Landslide Bailout Wall Street Main Street Reform Tested Community Organizer Race Card Gender Card Identity Politics Values Voters
*Okay so yeah, some of these were on my original F-list that I did in comments on Death Chic’s blog last week. But, since I put them here again, you know I really mean it!
Just like Napoleon returning from exile in Elba in 1815.
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Much like General Macarthur’s dramatic “return” to the Phillipines in 1944.
Umm …
Just like Bobby Ewing improbably stepping out of the show upon his dramatic return to “Dallas,” I have returned to the bloggin world.
Last week was damn busy. Lots and lots of driving around and all that fun stuff. But, things are getting back to normal today. Kell, Al and Cosette are back in Omaha, Grandma has turned 90 and I’m trying to recover and get back into the swing of things.
