Name This Dog

My dear friend, Dana, who manages a lovely Habersham Furniture and home accessory store gave me this dog as kind of a "bart-er" deal for some graphic design work I have done for her.

She said I need to name the dog... so I am asking for suggestions please.

So far the list I have includes these names:

Magnum
Brutus
Pokey
Rosco
Petey
Junior
Tippy

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Not On the Same Page

I heard back from the woman that wanted to hire me away from my self employment finally. She said that we "are not on the same page".... which is code for "you want how much money?"

Maybe I pushed it too far by asking for my own Seaside beach-front-condo. And I think I made her nervous by asking if shirts were required to comply with their business casual Friday attire. Hey... I have shirts!

Oh well ... at least I'll still have time to fullfill my blogging obligations.
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Lynard Who?

At the last moment Friday I get asked by a new friend if I want to go to a concert in Birmingham, AL. The band "3 Doors Down" is playing at the Oak Mountain ampitheater. They are really good ... even I have heard of them and know many of their songs.

So we get our tickets at a Birmingham grocery store and look on the tickets and who else is playing? Lynard Skynard... well well well.

I am so out of the loop I think that the Skynard is opening for 3 Doors Down.

Once the concert starts I realize that it is the other way around ... 3 Doors Down opened for Skynard... what am I... a hundred years old?

Darn, I would have worn my rebel flag dew rag had I know I was goingto a Skynard concert. Instead I had on a Polo shirt and my Bass Weejuns. Skynard fans don't care... they were full of love.

Many thanks to the two groupie girls just behind us for fanning us with your ankle length hair as you danced continously for the entire three hours. ALSO... Take note, groupie girls: maybe next time don't wear the denim short shorts in public as your beer-gut pushed them off your non-existent ass every time you stood up.

And there was no surprise that when the crowd screamed "FREEBIRD!" at the end of the show... Lynard Skynard actually played "Freebird" ... imagine that. That bird you cannot change.

My Update is That There is Nothing to Update

I have heard nothing on the new job.

My calls have not been returned therefore I don't know anything yet.

You know where to find me... I'll just be sitting here thinking creative thoughts and saving the world through innovative graphic images and well executed design and layouts.

Someone has to.
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Work for the Man? ... Again!!??

I got a call a few days ago at 6:30 a.m. from an owner of a local ad agency. She wants me to come work for her as the agency's Creative Director. Currently I am a single, stay-at home, work-at-home dad. I love my freedom and work hours. (which are basically whenever the heck I want to work)

I am going in the morning to talk with her and see what she has to offer. What it all boils down to is health care benefits. Which really is a a thorn in my side... I loath loath loath anything to do with health insurance. It has entirely too big of an influnce on where I have worked over the course of my career.

Anyway... wish me luck... I don't do well in public anymore.
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Under-Rated

"What characterizes the truly UNDER-rated icon is that its reputation is all out of proportion to the enjoyment, satisfaction, or benefit that can be, or commonly is, derived from it... blah, blah, blah."

In line with yesterday's theme...
here is my list of things
that I find to be under-rated:

Shaved-Ice
Hand Signals
Kreme Delite's Chilidogs
Pats on the Back
Contradictions
Stating the Obvious
Baby Wipes
White Space
Dogs
Un-salted Raw Almonds
Hand-Written Mail
Oscar Mayer Ready-to-Serve Real Bacon Pieces

Proper Use of Punctuation Marks

Silence
Plastic Ware
Big Stack of Quarters
4 Part Harmony
Gravy Boats
Old People
Secret Plays (any sport)
Plagiarism
Sweat

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Over-Rated

"What characterizes the truly over-rated icon is that its reputation is all out of proportion to the enjoyment, satisfaction, or benefit that can be, or commonly is, derived from it."

I would be interested in your
feedback on my list below of things
that I find to be generally over-rated:
(not always... but mostly):

Fireworks Displays
New Year's Eve
Being Single
Star Wars Sequels
Chocolate
Adulthood
NASCAR
The movie Scarface
Japanese Cartoons
Super Bowl Parties
Being Married
Sushi
Blog Lists
Local Parades
The Winter Olympics
Politicians
Coupons
Barbara Streisand
Starbucks
Prom
Being Normal
The Sense of Smell
Ben Affleck
Bumper Cars
Any Celebrity's Opinion on Anything
Poker on TV

Answers

Janet wins the contest being the first to answer all correctly. So she gets to spend the afternoon with me. No airfare included (sorry). Just drive on by next time your in the North Alabama area.

Thanks to all who played along...

The Answers:
1. "Dy-No-Mite!!!" - JJ, Good Times
2. "Heeeeeeeere's Johnny!" - Jack Torrance, The Shining and Ed McMahon on the Tonight Show
3. "Sit on it" - Happy Days
4. "Wheeeee Doggies" - Uncle Jed, Beverly Hillbillies
5. "Hasta la vista, baby" - The Terminator
6. "Houston, we have a problem" - Jim Lovell, Apollo 13
7. "Where's the Beef?" - Clara Peller in commercials for Wendy's
8. "Yada yada yada" - Seinfeld
9. "Don't have a cow man" - Bart Simpson
10. "Can you hear me now?" - Verizon Wireless ads
11. "BAM!" - Emeril Lagasse

Extra Credit:
"Wha' Happened?" - Mike LaFontaine (played by Fred Willard) in the movie "A Mighty Wind" so so so funny!

Catch Phrases

I am compiling the worlds most complete list of catch phrases. Not to be confused with my world's most complete List of Nicknames

First I want to have a little catch phrase contest. Check out the list of phrases below and guess their origin. some are obscure and the first one to correctly identify all of them wins a free afternoon hanging with me. (airfare not included) Answers will be posted later.

1. "Dy-No-Mite!!!"
2. "Heeeeeeeere's Johnny!" (2 answers accepted)
3. "Sit on it"
4. "Wheeeee Doggies"
5. "Hasta la vista, baby"
6. "Houston, we have a problem"
7. "Where's the Beef?"
8. "Yada yada yada"
9. "Don't have a cow man"
10. "Can you hear me now?"
11. "BAM!"

Extra Credit: "Wha' Happened?" - if you get this one... I might consider paying airfare

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I'd love it if you'd leave one of your favorite catch phrases for my list.

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Who Whated?

Finally getting around to changing blog name after my November 3rd '05 post. Didn't want to do anything too hasty. Thanks for the suggestions in the suggestion box.