October 31, 2012 Some Scary Shit

This morning, I looked in my mirror and this horrible picture was staring back at me.  I thought the Romney and Nixon photos were bad, but this one was the worst of all.  Not only because it scared the piss out of me, but because it is Sarah Palin, spawn of Satan

Clearly, I am going to need an exorcist in the not too distant future.  I'm not far from spewing green pea vomit to be perfectly honest.

When Luke was a kid, he loved to carve Jack o'Lanterns.  He called them "Janks".  I don't know why.  The name, however, has stuck. 

This evening Luke and I carved Janks and they are awesome!  Evidence:

Luke's jank:

Mine:

We made a mess.

Luke cleaned the mess up.

I paid for the pizza.

It was a very good day.

Except, that I am back in the Boot from Hell.  Have been referred to an orthopedic surgeon (the "surgeon" part of that makes me a little nervous.  I've been cut on enough, thankyouverymuch.).

Right about now, Blue Cross/Blue Shield is shitting little green apples about my medical bills.

I couldn't care less.

October 30, 2012 Punked

I discovered horrible things when I arrived home.  A photo of Richard Nixon framed on my dresser.

The screen saver on my desk top computer had been changed to a huge photo of Willard Romney and the words "Mitt Romney for President".

And this picture.  This one made me throw up a little bit.  Before it was tampered with, it was CB, Roger, me and Karin.

Luke says that he didn't have anything to do with all this offensive nonsense, but he did mention that I haven't begun to find it all yet.  I'm walking around the house looking at all the photos, wondering what will make me scream next!

Updates to follow.

Octoberr 29, 2012 No Picture - Driving Too Fast

CB and I left San Antonio at 4:30 a.m.  We drove north on a brand new highway.  The speed limit on this road is 85 miles per hour.  That's right!  85 miles per hour!  I told CB that I'd drive the first part of the trip because I love to drive fast.  It was fun driving that fast, legally.

Later in the morning, we heard on the radio that the authorities were having trouble with wild pigs running out on the highway and being hit by cars.  We didn't see any pigs, of either the 2 or 4 legged type. 

We zoomed north at close to the speed of light.  I told you that I like driving fast!

Unfortunately, I had to slow down a little the further north we got.  I also drive slower when CB is awake and screaming in the passenger's seat.

October 27, 2012 A Very Full Day

The best place for breakfast in San Antonio is a diner in the barrio called the "Blanco Cafe".  I had breakfast tacos which were soooooo good.  We go to the Blanco just about every time we are in San Antonio.  The place is culturally authentic just like the food.

After breakfast, we went shopping for, what else, jeans for CB.  By the end of the shopping trip, we had purchased a lot more than jeans!  Everyone got something (I got some slippers!) and CB got lots of things.

It was beer time, or a little past, by the time we were done shopping so we headed to the Flying Saucer for beer and pretzels.  You could buy a glass and "vote" for president.  As you see, Obama was leading Romeny.  This means a couple of things.  First, Democrats drink more and second, Democrats drink more.

We went tailgating where we drank beer and ate hotdogs before the homecoming  game.

I may or may not have been involved in an incident with this police officer.

I'm not telling.

Four years ago, University of the Incarnate Word got a football team.  Naturally, that means that they had their first homecoming game.  CB and I have gone to each homecoming game so we have enjoyed watching a tradition being born.

Unfortunately, the team is more form than substance.  They ran on to field through an inflatable Cardinal head, into a wall of fog, appearing on the other side pumped up and ready for battle.

Except that they weren't all that prepared for battle.  And got the shit kicked out of them.

The beer was cold and the moon was full.

It was a perfect evening for football.  Or a reasonable facsimile thereof.



October 26, 2012 Bright and Early

CB and I got up early to finish our trip to San Antonio.  It was colder than crap.  CB was unhappy since he didn't pack any jeans or warm clothes.  (And this is a guy to over packs for every, single trip we've ever been on.)

So we headed south, hoping we'd run into warm weather.  We didn't.

I suggested that we stop at an outlet mall and see if we could find some jeans for CB.  We did.  But we didn't.

Roger and Karin were waiting for us with cold beer and the weekend began in earnest.

October 25, 2012 On The Road

Curtis and I left this evening for San Antonio.

We got all the way to Ardmore, Oklahoma.  When we checked in to the Holiday Inn, the wind was howling and it was colder than crap. 

You are probably wondering just how hard the wind was blowing.  Anyone would.  Well, it was blowing so hard that the flags were standing straight out from the pole. 

This was the most exciting thing in Ardmore and I got it on film!

True story: we walked into the hotel room which had two beds.  CB turned to me and said "Which bed do you want?"  Married too long?

Or just tired of being married to someone who doesn't bend?

October 24, 2012 Another Scrapbook

CB and I are headed to San Antonio this weekend.  My friend, Karin, turned 60 a couple of months ago and I let the occasion go unobserved.  However, in anticipation of our visit, I did a birthday scrapbook for her.

It's 60 sayings (most of which are as offensive as I could find) matched up with 60 photos which I have taken over the years.  It's pretty awesome.

I'm glad that I thought ahead about this because it's all done and I'm not stressing about finishing it right before we leave.  I love to plan ahead.  Wish I did it more.

On another subject, I bought 2 pumpkins today and am taking bets on who carves them.  Odds are 100 to 1 it's me.  But, I did notice Luke eyeing them, so don't count him out.