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Tiny Elvis’ Las Vegas Adventure Book
By the time you’re reading this, the plane should be in the air or we’ve arrived for what is my ninth trip to Las Vegas. Woo hoo! I thought the day would never come with how long the Summer of … Continue reading
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Tagged Las Vegas, Overdue Story, Playmobil, Silliness, Toys
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More fun with Legos
A favorite little activity I love to do at the Lego Store is go through the build-your-own-figures bin and try to create three funny people with the random pieces found there. It’s a great treat kids for a mere $10 … Continue reading
A belated birthday to Elvira with her shoes!
Yesterday was Elvira’s birthday, it’s not nice to reveal a lady’s age, even when she is a Horror icon. To celebrate, I finally broke out the special Chucks Somara bought me for my birthday a couple months ago. These are … Continue reading
Key sticker for Ben’s memorial lab
Dexter was one of Ben’s favorite characters so when I found a site that sold stickers, I had to get this. Originally I was looking for the Batman symbol to go on my new work portable. These guys had both! … Continue reading
This can’t be how more balloon animals are made…
…since all their parts are made of latex.
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Happy Labor Day Everybunny!
The day isn’t completely over yet so I can post this photo with its pun. This morning while we were carrying out our house-/catsitting duties, I went out front to throw away the trash from the fast food we ate … Continue reading
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Teen Titans Go!
I’m grateful Converse went with the Aughts’ cartoon version since their new show is mediocre. The Titans’ 1980 incarnation with the Perez art would’ve better, but these were on sale, I couldn’t resist. They followed the Batman tradition by putting … Continue reading
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Anushka for the 21st Century!
While The Onion celebrated its 25th birthday yesterday, this brought up memories of a hilarious infomercial my ex-roommate and I watched a couple times on late-night TV; yeah, we should’ve been sleeping or studying. This fraudulent product was called anushka. Allegedly … Continue reading
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Epilogue: Ben’s memorial service
I’m getting better every day over the loss of my co-worker and friend Ben. Monday afternoon was part of the healing process with the memorial service. As you can see from the photo above, Ben did make an impact from … Continue reading
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Farewell Peace Chucks (or is it a Chickenfoot?)
To those who doubt my resolve and claim I have an addiction to accumulating too many pairs of Chucks, I say “HA!” Over my birthday vacation, I turned these in to the Converse Store’s recycling bin. In time these shoes … Continue reading
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Do you think this rack will suffice?
The Container Store definitely has my number. Over the Summer, the company sent me a limited-run coupon for the Elfa line of shelving. It was good until I think the end of June but we didn’t get around to assembling … Continue reading
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Superman Chucks #2 (to be photographed)
This pair I consider my lucky Supes since I was wearing them on the day our GWD team won the Austin Rumble in the Pub; there was even a question about Superman! “Who killed him in the Death of Superman … Continue reading
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Simpsons Chucks II: Homer Simpson
I saved wearing my favorite Simpsons character until 7/29. I remember the days when I was younger than Homer, now I’m much older. For those who don’t follow the show (anymore), Homer is permanently 38. These are also the best … Continue reading
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Helping out with back to cool!
There was a sale at the Converse Store on the day I returned to get a pair exchanged, and yes, the nice young lady from last time rushed to the back to see what arrived in a size 11. However, … Continue reading