I’ve had some minor yet nagging health issues lately, and mazes help me sort of zone out or meditate. I posted them on Instagram, & my account for just mazes. I thought I would collect & post them here as mazes seem to me something that brings page hits to the blog.
Check some out. Try to solve, post, & tag me on social media. Print & use a pencil like it’s 1999, or do it right on your screen like it’s the year 2000!
Amps, man. Chase the tone!
Just shapes:
The kids requested these ones:
I can’t stop. Ha. I’ve been in a maze mood apparently. Someone complete some of these damn things! Here they are from Instagram.
Mike Duke requested a maize maze.
Thanksgiving is my favorite.
Have you heard about August is Falling? See the Gloom O’ Lantern.
That’s Brussels Sprouts. My oldest is in 2nd grade, and has a journal for what they now call ELA. We called it Writing or English back in the late Triassic when I was in school. Pretty soon I may be up to her writing level. I certainly make about the same amount of spelling and grammar mistakes.
Her journal has some great entries, but I found this amusing and asked if I could share it. Her handwriting looks a lot like mine at that age. The whole thing is just too cute, IMHO.
The text, as originally written:
11-23-20
My least favite food is breslesperots. The time I tried it was at dinner. I took a bite. My dad said said, how do you like it? I said its discusting! My dad said I was crasy. One of his favite foods are breslsprots. The next time we had the my dad put one on my plate. I put it on his plate. I am relevd we do not have them very often only really on thanks giving. broulsprots are little balls that look like cabig. The worst food ever is braroslsprats.
Here’s my slight correction:
11-23-20
My least favorite food is Brussels sprouts. The time I tried it was at dinner. I took a bite. My dad said said, “How do you like it?” I said it’s disgusting! My dad said I was crazy. One of his favorite foods are Brussels sprouts. The next time we had them, my dad put one on my plate. I put it on his plate. I am relived we do not have them very often, only really on Thanksgiving. Brussels sprouts are little balls that look like cabbage. The worst food ever is Brussels sprouts.
Even though I wholeheartedly disagree, she builds a strong case. I’m anxious to see what the teacher thinks.
For years, I have teased my wife about a habit I have noticed when we are setting out seasonal decorations. It happened at the apartment where we first cohabitated, it happens at our house now. It happened long before our children were in the picture. She cannot leave anything that I put in place stay where I put it. I put it on the left of a shelf, she moves it to the right. I put it on the wall-shelf, she puts it on the Victrola.
I had to go out for work in the afternoon today, but I set the kids on a path of chaos this morning before I left. My daughter was excited to put out fall decorations. I told her to watch because Mommy moves every decoration that I set out. Then a light bulb went off in my head.
I told her to get a white board for herself, and a white board for her brother, and mark down a point every time they set out a decoration and mommy moves it.
The winner gets to move one of the decorations that Mommy places!
Apparently shenanigans ensued while I was at work. I think it will be a new holiday/seasonal event.
Do you have someone in the house that moves decorations?
Do you have any fun decorating traditions?
Let us know in the comments.
I have been posting them to Instagram, just not here much. I have a few I have drawn but haven’t shared. I may share them here. Is anyone interested in them? Should I save them for a publisher or Etsy shop? I need to get with CI3 and make some mugs!
Yeah, that one is on my guitar case. It would be killer if someone could complete that one… just not on the actual case. Ha ha.
Thanksgiving is my favorite. Maybe after Halloween.
I am so proud of my little artist!
You know you wanna print one and try it, or use an app on your phone/tablet to draw right on it. Then you wanna tag me in social media with the solution or leave it here in the comments.
Let’s express gratitude for our prosperity while ravaging a beheaded fowl carcass.
Happy Thanksgiving!
I mean, Happy Thanksgiving!
Let’s all celebrate much like we should on Columbus Day. Go to your neighbor’s house, call them heathens, kick them out, and claim it as your own. Make them teach you how to plant corn first.
Or, just read this to the kids: Bizarro Back Issues: Batman in The Worst Thanksgiving Ever
Yes, it actually says "…two Indians on the war path after that white man!"
Really, be thankful for things and people you have in your life, and take the time to celebrate the goofy, too.
Cover of Cloak & Dagger
OK, the last post was serious. This one can be goofy …ridiculous even. Help me out in the comments.
OK, I do a lot of goofy stuff here on the blog. I tend to rant about things, as this forum lends itself easily to that. Hopefully those of you that know me IRL know I’m not always a grumbly curmudgeon. I use ranting as humor, not as a way of life.
Tonight as this posts, we’ll be cleaning up the clutter, we’ve already chopped the bread for stuffing, and we’re probably prepping the turkey… but let’s not forget what’s important this time of year; It’s a great time to take stock of things, and be thankful for all that we have. You can thank a higher power, karma, yourself, or other people in your life who have helped or influenced you. When I think about it, I have a lot of things to be thankful for. As you get ready for the holiday crunch, anticipated gatherings, getting the place clean or packing the car for a road trip… think about what you’re thankful for. Pardon my foray into the mushy.
A wife that puts up with my shenanigans. We can be goofy together, and it makes life fun. We have different points of view on pretty much everything, so we’re always (OK, most of the time) looking at things from more than one perspective. She supports my Batman and Star Wars obsessions, and I hate to say I’ve learned to like Glee. That’s how we roll.
A big family. I’m an only child, but I’m always surrounded by & get along well with my extended family… now extended to my wife’s family since they’re all also close-knit. I’m thankful that things like Facebook exist to keep us all in contact. I’m not a phone person, but I can do FB to keep tabs on the fam. I’m thankful that when we get together at Grandma’s this year, we’ll be throwing dinner rolls across the dining room at each other, and discussing wildly inappropriate things at the dinner table.
A band that is pretty ridiculous. It’s cool to have a band that’s relaxed, and seems to get things done. I have fun playing, and I hope people have fun listening and watching. For me, it’s a creative outlet that can’t be matched. To have the opportunity to write stuff, gig out, and now to get an “actual” album pressed & produced is a big deal to me. When I say relaxed, I don’t meant to convey that a lot of effort doesn’t go into what we do… it’s just that we don’t stress about it. It’s difficult to find a group of people on compatible levels of taste, work ethic, stage presence, talent, and most of all personality. I think we have this one right.
Friends for the long-haul. I know a lot of cool people. I’ve met them through camp, church, rocking out with various bands, jobs, and all even these things that we used to call “message boards” back in the 1900’s. There are friends I see often, some I see less so, but I think we’re all solid on where we stand, no matter the time interval that passes between hanging out & catching up. You know who you are.
That’s just a few of the plethora of things I have to be thankful for… without even getting into material possessions, and resisting the urge to be a smart-ass.
Maybe I’ll add some more in the comments or another blog later.
What are you thankful for? (Real sentiments and smart-assedness encouraged.)
And now, the stuffing…
I can’t wait to make stuffing again. It’s ridiculously tasty. I love the carb overload. Maybe I will get those goggles, and I need to pick up some Yuengling. A week from tonight, I should be in the process of creating this awesomeness.
I’ll show you my stuffing recipe if you show me yours.
How do you do it?
Maybe this year, I’ll try to make some Potato Filling too. There are a bunch of recipes for it out there. Maybe stuffing balls would be good… Now I’m hungry.
STUFFING!
Beer
This is just a link to the one at Awkward Family Photos. You have to read this if you know anyone that’s over-organized and just a little out of touch with reality. AFP is a really entertaining site, too!
It’s genius, I tell you:
This is just an excerpt…
Now, while I do have quite a sense of humor and joke around all the time, I COULD NOT BE MORE SERIOUS when I am providing you with your Thanksgiving instructions and orders. I am very particular, so please perform your task EXACTLY as I have requested and read your portion very carefully. If I ask you to bring your offering in a container that has a lid, bring your offering in a container WITH A LID, NOT ALUMINUM FOIL! If I ask you to bring a serving spoon for your dish, BRING A SERVING SPOON, NOT A SOUP SPOON! And please do not forget anything.
Genius.
