LilBear

Potato Heads

At one time Mr. Potato Heads were pretty simple. At one time it was just a box of parts to be used on real potatos, but that certainly was way before my time. And then only a few, Mr. Potato Head, Mrs. Potato Head, Brother Spud and Sister Yam. But now, it seems to have become a bit of a collectors market as well as a childrens toy. I am sure some of these you have seen in stores.

 There is the original Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head:

There is King and Princess Spud:

They also have bunny spuds and fire fighter spuds. 

And then in the last few years of course, are the movie tie in spuds.

Darth Tater and Artoo-Potatoo:

As well as Optimash Prime and Spider Spud:

But today.....

Today I saw a rumor of a Mr. Potato Head I may have to go out and buy if the rumor is true. In preparation for the release of "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" in May, Hasbro is expected to announce the release of The Tater of the Lost Ark:

Hmm...Indiana Jones Potato Head. I may have to buy that. I do seem to have a few empty spaces on my book shelf in my home office. Yeah, right there next to my Indiana Jones lego set.

Weird things from around the net....

Well, I do not know why this week more than others, but I have come across some weird items available on the net, or just discussions of weird items. So, let me put on my best home shopping network voice, and show you what I have found. Links are included if you want to go read more about the items.

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Do you need something better than a carved block of wood to store your kitchen knives? Do you  have an "ex" that you would like to play some voodoo on? Well, then just for you, the "Ex-Kitchen Knife Holder".

Would you like to spice up your parties and your drinks with something a little bit different from ordinary? How about some wonderful bacon vodka?

Do you need a Swiss Army knife? Hmm. Let me rephrase that. Do you need the ultimate Swiss Army knife? Celebrate 100 years of army knife innovation with this giant Swiss Army Knife, containing all 85 tools available in the different Swiss Army knife models.

Now a few things that I am sure will please a few people since I found a clump of off beat Hello Kitty items all at once, here we go:

First up, be prepared for those evil doers and fight back with the Hello Kitty assault rifle.

Or for those of you that are a bit more of the mystical vein of things, how about cushioning the shock of learning about your imminent death by using Hello Kitty Tarot Cards?

Or how about something that began as a "shoulder massager", but quickly found more use as a vibrator? Yes, it is the Hello Kitty Vibrator. Otherwise identified as a "personal massage wand". Available in many fun colors.

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Well, I hoped you enjoyed that little descent into weirdness. Yeah, there are some strange things out there.

Jan 2008, our first snow....

With a cold front coming out of the northern midwest, and a rainy storm coming up from the Gulf of Mexico, everyone started freaking out about the first snow storm in Hampton Roads in a while.

Possible freezing rain they said.

Two to four inches of snow they said.

HIgh wind and temperatures below freezing they said.

That talk started on Thursday. Continued to Friday. Picked up even more Saturday morning. It started raining Saturday morning. Turned to a mix of rain and snow early evening. It apparently snowed through the night.

I look through our local paper online this morning, reading some of the comments on the story about last nights winter storm.

"Stock up on groceries, check on your neighbors, let the young kids shovel the walk. Stay indoors."

"Don't go out on the roads, stay inside, it is safer for all of us if we don't leave the house."

"You should thank our weather men for the hard work they put in to let us know of these storms before they get here."

And what did I wake up to as I looked out my window this morning?

This:

Hmm.....what else can I say?

Hi. I am from south east Virginia. Most people down here actually are retarded.