I know I haven't posted anything in some time. In fact, this post has changed at least 4 times. One of the last permutations involved "mommy bloggers". And since I have a rather to-the-point way of writing, I was sure there would be a couple who may feel a bit attacked. (Hi, Lisa! Hi, Kelley!) The gist of it was there are so many mommies who get so caught up in keeping their kids safe, they don't let kids be kids.
But the worst part is that it was uninspired. All my writing is falling into the same banal fodder. It isn't writer's block. It really is worse than that.
*meh*
Maybe there will be a topic to rant or opine about soon.
August 21, 2008
July 17, 2008
Top 6 - A Celebration of Cars
So, I was watching Cars again, for about the 400th time. With Chase, at least for most of it. He's obsessed with construction vehicles, so this holds his fascination for a bit. And Daddy gets a breather right before nap time. For both of us...
Anyway, I was thinking about the price of gas, and wondering if this movie was scheduled to come out, say around Christmas, if it would garner as big an audience as it did back in 2006. Would we as a society be put off by a movie about cars and racing? Then one of the songs started. And I realized that we celebrate our cars, no matter what. Both in film and in music.
So, with $4.00 a gallon for gas, here is my Top 6 list for celebrating all things automotive:
1. Life is a Highway - Tom Cochran, 1991 (And the song that inspired the list)
2. I Can't Drive 55 - Sammy Hagar, 1984 (A must on any car song list, even if they have raised the speed limit.)
3. Little Duece Coupe - Beach Boys, 1963 (They invented the car song genre.)
4. Drive - The Cars, 1984 (Yeah, I know. Way too obvous a choice)
5. Hot Rod Lincoln - Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, 1972 ("Son, you're gonna' drive me to drinkin' If you don't stop drivin' that Hot Rod Lincoln")
6. Little Red Corvette - Prince, 1983 (Chevy used the song as part of an ad campaign where the slogan was "They don't write songs about Volvos". I had to include it in my list just for that!)
Right now, I want to get into a Mustang, crank up the stereo, and drive until I'm out of gas!
So, let me know. Agree? Disagree? Your choices?
Anyway, I was thinking about the price of gas, and wondering if this movie was scheduled to come out, say around Christmas, if it would garner as big an audience as it did back in 2006. Would we as a society be put off by a movie about cars and racing? Then one of the songs started. And I realized that we celebrate our cars, no matter what. Both in film and in music.
So, with $4.00 a gallon for gas, here is my Top 6 list for celebrating all things automotive:
1. Life is a Highway - Tom Cochran, 1991 (And the song that inspired the list)
2. I Can't Drive 55 - Sammy Hagar, 1984 (A must on any car song list, even if they have raised the speed limit.)
3. Little Duece Coupe - Beach Boys, 1963 (They invented the car song genre.)
4. Drive - The Cars, 1984 (Yeah, I know. Way too obvous a choice)
5. Hot Rod Lincoln - Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, 1972 ("Son, you're gonna' drive me to drinkin' If you don't stop drivin' that Hot Rod Lincoln")
6. Little Red Corvette - Prince, 1983 (Chevy used the song as part of an ad campaign where the slogan was "They don't write songs about Volvos". I had to include it in my list just for that!)
Right now, I want to get into a Mustang, crank up the stereo, and drive until I'm out of gas!
So, let me know. Agree? Disagree? Your choices?
July 09, 2008
My Things To Do List
It has been one hell of a month. An impromtu move is perhaps the most frustrating and exhausting thing that you can do with a two-year old. Hastily packed boxes with vague descriptions (at least on the ones I packed) coupled with a small someone obsessed with unpacking them before the movers arrive has meant that the unpacking process has been just as much fun.
Now July is one-third over and I have several unfinished projects in disarray. This is my Things To Do list for the next few days:
1. Complete 5 applications for teaching positions for the fall.
2. Send out reference forms to those who kindly have agreed to speak well of me.
3. Complete 4 to 6 drawings for a concept called "I Got It!"
4. Finish a second draft to a children's book called "The Flirds of Borida". (I cannot decide if I like Flird or Flyrd better.)
5. Crank out a few posts to this blog.
6. Get back to a daily posting on Orlando Daily Photo.
All this on top of a regular job, a little boy who needs pony rides, and a loving wife who needs small breaks from a little boy.
*sigh*
I think "Take a nap" just moved to the top of the list...
Now July is one-third over and I have several unfinished projects in disarray. This is my Things To Do list for the next few days:
1. Complete 5 applications for teaching positions for the fall.
2. Send out reference forms to those who kindly have agreed to speak well of me.
3. Complete 4 to 6 drawings for a concept called "I Got It!"
4. Finish a second draft to a children's book called "The Flirds of Borida". (I cannot decide if I like Flird or Flyrd better.)
5. Crank out a few posts to this blog.
6. Get back to a daily posting on Orlando Daily Photo.
All this on top of a regular job, a little boy who needs pony rides, and a loving wife who needs small breaks from a little boy.
*sigh*
I think "Take a nap" just moved to the top of the list...
June 07, 2008
It's a Guy Thing
Today, my son took that next step to manhood. Belching.
Not a burp. Not one of those chesty, breathy kinds of release of pressure. No. This was a belch. Deep from the pit of the gut, belch.
It did surprise him. He was not sure what had occured. Was it good? Was it bad? He looked to me for guidance.
I gave him a knowing smile, took a deep breath, and answered his with one of my own.
And then we laughed together. He laughed until he fell over. I wiped a proud tear away from the corner of my eye.
Today, we bonded. Bonded in a way no female could ever understand. And now I wait for another of those moments meant to strengthen that bond. Both those that involve bodily functions and those that don't.
Yeah, it's a Guy Thing.
Not a burp. Not one of those chesty, breathy kinds of release of pressure. No. This was a belch. Deep from the pit of the gut, belch.
It did surprise him. He was not sure what had occured. Was it good? Was it bad? He looked to me for guidance.
I gave him a knowing smile, took a deep breath, and answered his with one of my own.
And then we laughed together. He laughed until he fell over. I wiped a proud tear away from the corner of my eye.
Today, we bonded. Bonded in a way no female could ever understand. And now I wait for another of those moments meant to strengthen that bond. Both those that involve bodily functions and those that don't.
Yeah, it's a Guy Thing.
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