LilBear

Have a happy 4th of July....a little early....

At the time I am writing this I am sitting just over 24 hours away from heading back to the midwest for a vacation over the week of July 4th. I am looking forward to it since this will be my first extended vacation in.....*thinks and ponders*....well, damn....quite a while.

It will be nice to be away from the office, and hopefully the weather will cooperate and the week will be filled with cookouts, drinking, sitting out on porches, drinking, golfing, and .....well, other restful things. And drinking. There definitely will not be a shortage of things to do and people to see. Not when my dad is the oldest of 9 kids and my mom is one of 7 kids. Highlights hopefully will include seeing the first daughter of one of my favorite cousins and my parents 35th wedding anniversary.

But this already will be different than the last trip that was made to see all these relatives in March of 2006. That trip was made very hastily and under stress due to the declining health of my grandmother, who passed away the day after we got back to see her. But let me tell you, we threw one hell of a wake for her. My dad and his brothers and sisters all agreed that grandma would of been smiling down on the family that evening. That was also the first time I had seen a bartender keep a bar open past closing, then regret it a few hours later and ask us if we minded leaving because she would like to sleep a few hours before starting her day job.

So, anyways....I hope everyone has a happy 4th of July, spending it with family and friends, and hopefully remember the reason for the day.

And, if you're one to be playing with fireworks, please remember two simple steps to fireworks enjoyment: (1) Light, then (2) throw. Repeat after me. (1) Light, then (2) throw. Do not (1) throw, then (2) stare. Nothing happens. No boom. No flash. Nothing. Also, do not (1) light, then (2) hold while laughing like an idiot. This will lead to the unfortunate condition of not being able to count to ten on two hands, and have an adverse affect on your typing ability.

And as for me.....well, if I wasn't with friends or family, I would be out someplace creating some fireworks of my own, enjoying my own little piece of American history:

Take care, be safe, see everyone in a while.

The joy of bad movies....

Well, a little tid bit about me here, I watch alot movies. I don't care for alot of tv shows, and with the invention of netflix, where they send movies right to your house, my friends and I tend to watch alot of movies. Especially during this time of year where most of nightly tv is in repeats, hockey is over, there is still a few months until football starts, and even though I like baseball, I can only sit down and watch so many games. So, dvds it is on those nights when I am not out of the house.

Of course, we all know with so many movies out there, some are good, some are bad, and some are so horrible that you can't help but laugh. Which is what the youtube link down below contains. Someone put together a handful of clips from a few movies that are just plan bad, but funny. Please watch it, but unfortunately you really need to watch until the end for the inclusion of two clips from one of the funniest bad movies I have every seen, Shark Attack 3. I have seen this movie in its entirety, with friends, after a bunch of drinks, late on a weekend night, after it was found in a $3 dvd bin at Walmart. And its bad, but funny. The basic plot has something to do with an evil oil company building a new pipe line that apparently angers a big shark. Thats it. Honestly.

So....click the clicky linky and enjoy some bad scenes from bad movies. And feel free to share some of your bad movies. I can always had some goofy stuff to my netflix list.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joADFkh48TY

Warm sunday drive....

Well, it was a nice quiet weekend here at the bear household. Spent saturday with the family at a baseball game, being a nice evening to catch up with them at the ball park. Beautiful weather, which luckily continued here into sunday. So, after getting some house work and laundry done, I figured I would do one of the things that relaxes me the most, take the top off the car and go out for a drive.

I am sure everyone has the things that they do to relax. Walk, run, work out, paint, whatever. For me, one of two things relax me from the stress of work and life. 1) Go for a nice drive or 2) sit down and play with one of my guitars. Well, between how nice the weather was and the desire to get out of the house for a bit, it was time to snag the car keys and hit the road for an hour or so. And what the heck, let me snag the camera and show everyone a few things around town.

 Anyways, I set off on the drive, hitting the road. I have a few routes I like to take through town, depending on how long I want to drive, and what I may want to see. First part of the drive is a nice hook through First Landing State Park, which is where the first settlers landed back in 1607 before heading up the river and establishing Jamestown. After through there its time to take a nice turn and head to the oceanfront. Unfortunately, with all the hotels built up now, you cant see the ocean from the road, but there is a beautiful beach behind King Neptune that leads on down to the water. And then a nice cruise through the oceanfront, hotels on one side, your typical beach shops and restaurants on the other. Lots of tourists out, but it still amazes me how many people are willing to step off a curb into a street full of cars. You have to imagine they know the math. One human adult = 150 to 200 pounds. One car = 2600 pounds. I know who is going to win that battle. Why are they so stupid?

Anyways, from there a nice loop on home. I have no idea how far I actually drove, but it was a nice hour or so out in the sunday sun. Enough to relax a bit before starting a new work week. Hope everyone has a nice start to the week.

Oops, I crapped my pants.....

No, not me. Honest. I am a grown up now. I don't do that anymore. Not in many many moons.

But, sit around a friendly group of people long enough, with good senses of humor, and who knows where the conversation ends up. The names and situations have been removed and ignored to protect those involved. And with that setup, I present to you, Oops, I crapped my pants.

*tap tap tap* Is this thing on?

I shall have to ponder what to do with this space soon in the future, but as a starter, I guess I can share a few of my favorite quotes I have accumulated over the years. And then just see what sparks my fancy to fill this space later.

 "All our souls are written in our eyes." - Edmond Rostand

"Anything not nailed down is a cat toy." - Unknown

"I know I am a sick person. The question is whether its charming or offensive." - Unkown

"Pooh hasn't much brain, but he never comes to any harm. He does silly things and they come out right." - Piglet