Cheyenne made an observation about a week ago that amuses me each time I think of it. She observed that her brothers Noah and Cory are like Bert and Ernie of Sesame Street fame. If you are unfamiliar with this duo, you can learn more about them on the Sesame Street website where they both [...]
Tag: Humor
Terminally distracted and derailed…
I struggle with some retailers who don't think through product placement. I was quickly glancing through The Lakeside Collection's Spring 2013 product line online yesterday when I was terminally distracted and derailed. Upon recovery, I pondered what the marketing team was thinking when placing the products in the order below. Did they intend to abruptly [...]
Damn straight Keith Ternes!
I am a law abiding citizen, for the most part. I have a healthy respect for laws and law enforcement, most of the time. I may violate an occasional traffic law by exceeding the speed limit or by parking in a wrong location, but that is the extent of the daredevil criminal in me. I [...]
You call it chaos…
I purchased a sign from Kirkland's online that spoke to me. Not the same way as the things speak to shoppers in the Pier 1 ads, but the same in theory. When I see something that resonates with who I am, I buy it. Well, that isn't 100% true. A convertible Mercedes resonates with who [...]
Back to reality…
I want to sleep for a week, and when I wake up I want the sun to be shining and the birds singing as if I am in a Disney movie. I'd like my to-do list to be on a mini post-it note and I would like it to have only three things on it: [...]
The fast-track to the naughty list…
Our fabulous Santa that became part of our family a couple of years ago has been kidnapped and is being held for ransom (albeit, no ransom note has materialized as of yet). I know the perpetrators well. They are a dastardly duo these kidnappers. They are reminiscent of the kind of kidnappers in old silent movies - those with an [...]
Limit one free face clamp per guest…
I am not exactly sure when it became my regular habit to check the weekly Menards ad, but suffice to say it has been going on for a few years now. I realize that the pairing of me and Menards is probably an unlikely one in most folks' minds. I am not at all personally [...]
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