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Peeps Hit the Stores

Add comment February 14th, 2010

While Valentine’s Day has hardly come and gone Easter is hitting the shelves of the stores already. Target had PEEPS on the shelves Saturday when I stopped in to pick up a few goodies. I love Peeps. I especially love the Peep Shows that the Washington Post has every year. I just wish they would open it up to more than DC and the surrounding areas. I reall, really want to enter. Guess I could make my own…and maybe even have my own contest too….hmmmm. That’s what I am going to.

Okay, everybody get to working on your Peeps dioramas contest information will be coming soon…for now get some ideas brewing in your heads. At least in my contest you won’t have to deliver anything but a photo of your diorama to me.

Here are some of my favorite dioramas from the 2009 Peep Show III.

Kitty Cats and Their Duckie Club

Add comment June 18th, 2009

Boris and his pals on Twitter are at it again! They started a way fun Duckie Club and all you need to join is a Ducky with a rather interesting name.

Boris Named his Kong Ducky Sir Quacky McGee. (He had to have a little Simpson’s in him since he is so yellow.)

These are great, fuzzy little refillable cat toys that kitties and their humans will like since you can refresh the catnip inside the toy any time your cat seems to lose some interest in it. Being so fuzzy gives them a great texture to lick and bite.

Stores like CatToys.com and Supplies Just 4 Pets are chipping in and donating toys to needy cats and kittens in rescues too. How cool is that?

Want to have your cat join the club too and help cats in shelters have fun at the same time? All you have to do is visit either Boris’ Blog or Manxington’s Duckie Club and buy a Kong Duckie through CatToys.com (the links on this blog work too — and you save 10% off your order). For every 25 Kong Duckies sold through those links they will donate 1 ducky to charity. While you are at CatToys.com you can do even more for the charities by adding one of their donation items to your shopping cart as well. You’ll get your items and CatToys.com will ship the donations out to shelters already waiting for toys and treats from animal loving people like us.

Check out the Offical Duckie Club Members list managed by a sweet dog Shawnee the Shepherd.

Even if you don’t join the Duckie Club you should join them on Twitter

Caution Time Travel Ahead

1 comment June 2nd, 2009

 Every day on my way to work I pass this sign (okay not exactly this sign since I photoshopped it — the real one says Travel Time Ahead). And in my dislexic mind I ALWAYS read it as Time Travel Ahead (so I went ahead and made it say that since that is what I see in my mind’s eye anywho).

 Just some random silliness.

Signs of the Times and the Missing Comma

Add comment June 1st, 2009

Below you will find two signs I happened across. Both of which are missing commas therefore making the meaning of the sign slightly different than intended. Not quite as much fun as the Blog of Unnecessary Quotes, but almost. I am not quite sure what an alcohol dog is and I have never heard of a drying vacuum either…

Bad Dogs Shouldn’t Be Put Down Give Em a Job

Add comment May 1st, 2009

Mean dogs are given a second chance at life in Idaho. According to the Associated Press dogs that are too mean to be pets are now patrolling prison grounds.

It is good to hear that dogs that would normally be put down because they are un-adoptable are finding a home in the prison system there. Apparently they are just as good if not better than their human counterparts when it comes to being a prison sentry. This mix of German Shepherds, Rottweilers, Belgian Malinois, Pit bulls and Boxers haven’t allowed a single escape since 1986. No one has even tried since the 90s. Officer Amos was quoted as saying, “What makes them a bad pet makes them good sentries.”

Keep up the good work of being a bad dog and keep those bad humans where they belong prison. My only hope is more states see the value of putting these dogs to good use instead of simply putting them down.

Go Trek Yourself Part 2

Add comment April 10th, 2009

After making the me as a Vulcan I had to try the others (and I will look for a better picture of myself to do more later).

Here I am being the best human possible

Go Trek Yourself

Add comment April 9th, 2009

Cheez-it gives us all a chance to turn ourselves into a Star Trek character online. Why not head on over and go ahead and Trek Yourself too?

I started out as the Vulcan, which I liked, but I had to try others.

I Want It Wednesday: Zombie Pets

Add comment March 18th, 2009

 I saw these and thought I have to have those. These are just TOO funny. Little Zombie pets for your pockets. Set includes a zombie cat, zombie dog, zombie rabbit, zombie bird and zombie fish. I think they should do even more zombie animals. I would like to see a zombie farm set with a zombie horse, cow, sheep, goat, chicken etc.

So go ahead and run out and buy the Zombie Pet Shoppe figures before I do.

Weird Dreams

Add comment March 13th, 2009

Had a dream the other night where I was stuck in this little town (one I dream about often but have never been in) and I was circling the same three block radius. Every time I would pass this one intersection there was an accident. A different accident each time I passed. Finally after about the fifth time around I stopped to talk to someone about all the accidents. After that I all of the sudden find myself dumpster diving. I am digging coke reward points out of the trash.

I know the trapped part of the dream means I am feeling trapped or stuck about something in my life but what in the world is the meaning of dreaming about diggin through a trash dumpster?

Dreams are just weird. I tell you.

Stupid Laws: Shovel Snow Off The Grass

Add comment March 3rd, 2009

Our friends Gary and Faith were fined because they did not shovel their grass! Can you believe that? When I first heard about this from my friend Scott I thought it was the stupidest thing in the entire world then I saw the news tonight and I changed my position. Now I think the mayor of Laureldale is the stupidest thing in the entire world or at least his position on the fining of his constituents over not shoveling snow from the grass around their homes is. Anyone wanna place a bet that a certain mayor won’t be re-elected next term?

Well, this travesty of justice is no longer just a Reading news tidbit it has made it to the Philadelphia news (maybe we can take it national).

If there is no sidewalk then people should not be walking there in the first place. Heck, I would not want my lawn destroyed by people walking all over it let alone destroyed by having to shovel a bare spot in it. If the town wants people to have public walkways around their homes then they should put in sidewalks on all sides of all homes. Then and only then can I see enforcing a law about snow removal, but removal of snow from a yard, no way.

It is a little ridiculous to be digging out 50-year-old laws and sticking people with $110 fines without any warning. If Laureldale wants there to be a safe walkway there then put in a sidewalk, but don’t ask them to ruin their lawns by shoveling or even allowing people to trespass on their private property. No sidewalk makes it a private lawn not a public thoroughfare.

Watch the news clip and/or read the whole sad sorted story at 6ABC.com.

Pet Cemetery Makes It To Top Ten Places of Rest List

Add comment February 27th, 2009

The Hartsdale Pet Cemetery near New York City has made it to the Top 10 Places of Rest list “alongside the Taj Mahal in India and the Great Pyramids of Giza in Egypt” according to ZooToo Pet News website. Lonely Planet published the list in their book 2009 Best of Travel (I assume it is a book of lists about traveling in 2009). I don’t know about the rest of the book but this list in particular interests me quite a bit and I will be adding it to my TO DO LIST (which may or may not ever get done).

The Hartsdale Pet Cemetery is the world’s oldest operating pet cemetery started way back in 1896 by Dr. Samuel Johnson. It also happens to be America’s first pet cemetery.

Poking around their website they have a war dog memorial at the cemetery that I would really like to see at some point. Maybe this summer we can take a trip up there (if my car can make it that far).

Name the 50 Aliens on This Shirt

Add comment February 21st, 2009

I had so much fun with my friends trying to figure out the 51 Robots on my other Chop Shop t-shirt that I thought I would do the same here with the 50 Aliens shirt. (Both of which are highly recommended by me as being both uber cool and uber geeky.)

Here’s what I got (feel free to comment below with additions or corrections to the list):

1. Ignignokt the Mooninite - Aqua Teen Hunger Force

2. Alien

3. Space Invaders ?

4. Preditor

5. Yip Yip Martians - Sesame Street

6. ?

7. Marvin the Martian - Looney Tunes

8. Bug - Starship Troopers

9. Kodos or is it Kang? - The Simpsons

10. Glactus - Marvel Comics (not the Silver Surfer movie, slackers)

11. Vorgon - Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Movie

12. Mos Eisley Cantina Band Member - Star Wars: A New Hope

13. ?

14. Tribble - Star Trek TOS

15. ?

16. Diva - Fifth Element

17. Howard the Duck

18. E.T.

19. Alien - Close Encounters of the Third Kind

20. ?

21. X-Files?

22. ?

23. Klaatu - Day The Earth Stood Still (original)

24. Space Invaders

25. Nibbler - Futurama

26. Space Invaders

27. Great Gazoo (Kazoo)- The Flinstones

28. Spock - Star Trek

29. ?

30. ?

31. ID4 Alien - Independence Day

32. Mork from Ork - Mork and Mindy

33. ?

34. Uncle Martin - My Favorite Martian

35. MIB Worm - Men in Black

36. Sand Worm - Dune

37. ?

38. Beldar - Coneheads

39. Martian - Mars Attacks

40. Kanamit - Twilight Zone To Serve Man

41. Quark - Star Trek Deep Space Nine

42. Ziggy Stardust (David Bowie)

43. Zim - Invader Zim

44. ?

45. ?

46. ?

47. ?

48. Zoidberg - Futurama

49. Alf

50. Dalek - Doctor Who

So as you can see there are holes in this list. So your help is appreciated!

Animated Star Trek - One Red Shirt, To Go

1 comment February 12th, 2009

Here is a fun little animation for you all with two of my favorite subjects Star Trek and Red Shirts

GoAnimate.com: One Red Shirt, To Go

Like it? Create your own at GoAnimate.com. It’s free and fun!