Monthly Archives: April 2013

MMeM, Vol. 9 Issue 50 – Future cat burglar? Don’t think so.

…never have have to wonder what she had for breakfast.

My daughter doesn’t cover her tracks well, at all. She does get up on her own and get ready and off to school with no prompting whatsoever. Then, when I’m getting ready to leave shortly after her departure, I never have to wonder what she had for breakfast.

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…other trailblazing, or markings, from previously. That is an empty Pop-Tart wrapper on top of the recently folded laundry stack of towels.

This is one that I saw when I needed some Tylenol one time and my daughter had gotten some Ibuprofen a few minutes earlier.

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Remember that old tag/graffiti game that was really big a while back? What was it, “Kilroy Was Here” or something like that. Well I looked it up and the origins of what it means and how it started are very much largely unknown, for sure. One site I found lists 9 possible reasons for the cultural icon catching on back in WWII and others even say it was in WWI.

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Yeah, I have a version of that at home… However, the incidents are different today. Instead of some autographed icon and statement, it’s evidence of “someone” having “been here”.

I love my daughter, she’s the best. But, she’ll never have a career as a burglar, which is also great of course.

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MMeM, Vol. 9 Issue 49 – Cutting Corners

…isn’t the kind of corner cutting I’m in favor of here

I have heard the term “cutting corners”. Gosh, who hasn’t cut some corners? Sometimes it only makes sense to do so and hell, it saves time too.

But. this isn’t the kind of corner cutting I’m in favor of here…

Look, habits are hard to break. I’ve spoken with the offenders in question, but it’s not something anyone feels like they can stop right away.

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So, what kind of corner blocker should I install in this new fresh muddy pit? A shrub? A flower? Thinking… I’ll post my response and the subsequent failure in due time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MMeM, Vol. 9 Issue 48 – Bathroom Humor, part 4

cleanliness comes from effort and sacrifice

I don’t know if this is just me, but I’ll bet that it might be, just me. First of all, my hands are dry, cracking, and almost bloody stubs from so much hand washing. Come to think of it, I don’t remember the last time I got “sick” so maybe this really works. I’m referring to the washing of hands in the Men’s restroom.

It’s a scarce species in the land of male-dom (go ahead, spell that as you’re thinking…MALE-DUMB). Yes, we’ve covered this topic, Bathroom Humor,  many times before. But, I’ll bet I sing Happy-Birthday in my head a 1/2 dozen times a day.

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So, when faced with 3 options, which one do you choose? Think of “Let’s Make a Deal” and pick a door. Everyone picks one of the options on the left or the right. The reason for this is that they are trying to avoid being sidled by another participant, side to side, urinal to urinal or, whatever.

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But, if a person really is somewhat, or even mildly concerned with being CLEAN, wouldn’t they choose the less used option when referring to restroom fixtures? See, no one chooses one of the middle options because they are fearful of being sidled on one or both sides. Rather, they choose the option with the least likelihood of getting a neighbor, the right or left side with a wall.

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However, if you realize that the middle stalls or the middle urinals are used far less than the end options which only have one side to be sidled upon, then you can see that middles are less filthy. I mean seriously, would a person choose a seat or urinal with more discharge activity or one with less? Sure, you run the risk of gaining a neighbor during a deposit, but cleanliness comes from effort and sacrifice.

MMeM, Vol. 9 Issue 47 – Life of the dog

 

…put on a sad face and look look deprived with the worst of them.

The dog might be trying to tell me something, what do you think?

Now, it’s not like she doesn’t get to go outside but when it rains well, then I take her out on a leash to lessen the muddy paw prints upon returning into the house. I mean come ON! I can put on a sad face and look deprived with the worst of them but this is ridiculous!

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You can almost hear the sad SAD song playing in her brain as she stairs out the sliding glass door into the backyard, err mudpit swamp land.

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