Normal Rockstar

Kids Draw the Darnest Things

Being a new daddy, I saw this come through email the other day and thought it was too fun to pass up.

A child drew this picture as part of a homework assignment and took it to school. The teacher received a letter from the child's parent the following day:

"Dear Mrs. Jones,

I wish to clarify that I am not now, nor have I ever been, an exotic dancer. 

I work at Home Depot and I told my daughter how hectic it was last week before the blizzard hit.  I told her we sold out every single shovel we had, and then I found one more in the back room, and that several people were fighting over who would get it.    Her picture doesn't show me dancing around a pole.  It's supposed to depict me selling the last snow shovel we had at Home Depot.

From now on I will remember to check her homework more thoroughly before she turns it in.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Smith"

A Democratic Halloween

This was too good to pass up...

Howard Stern Interviews Obama Supporters

I heard about this segment of Howard Stern this morning on the radio and thought it would be worth posting in light of my last post - I guess I'm on a political roll these days (do two posts in a row count as "a roll"?). You can decide for yourself if you think there are legitimate interviews - either way it should carry you into the weekend with a small dose of laughter and a bigger dose of reality.

What Happens in the Bedroom Stays in the Bedroom... Sometimes!

I have mentioned my sleeptalking habits before here for your enjoyment. Well, the other night I had another "episode" - two, actually. The first was shortly after I fell asleep - before Erin fell asleep. I had my arm under her pillow and all of the sudden I started contracting my arm and putting it back down again. When Erin asked me what I was doing I immediately responded, "I'm lifting weights!" I guess I was doing bicep curls in my sleep!

Well, we had a good laugh at that and then fell back asleep. Then, early in the morning I started moaning - loud enough to wake Erin up. She asked me once again what I was doing (this seems to be an entertaining question for her in situations such as this!) and this time I responded, "I'm putting a live nativity scene together and I can't get the buffalo in place so that I can put baby Jesus down!"

Yeah, I know... we've been laughing for the last couple of days!

Man Candles = Mandles

It's Friday, so here's a little entertainment to help you get through the rest of the day...

Any other scents you'd like to see offered?

[Disclaimer: I haven't called the phone number, but you can go to the website here.]

Humble Pie: What NOT to Say to an Artist

This past Sunday morning I found myself having one of the more humbling conversations I've had with someone in a while. I will do my best to transcribe for you below the gist of our conversation. The whole conversation lasted no more than 4 minutes, and all the way I was thinking, "This is going to make a GREAT blog post!!" Please understand - I really don't believe there was anything malicious about this conversation... I'll just chalk it up to cluelessness. (Names have been changed to protect the identity of "Clueless Joe".) I've included some "What NOT to say to an artist" tips for those of you who may not catch them...

JT: "Hi, I'm Jeremy."
CJ: "Hey - I'm Clueless Joe. Do you play with downhere?"
JT: "Yeah, I do, actually."
CJ: "That's cool! My wife and I just picked up your album last week."
JT: "Oh, that's great, man! Thanks!"
CJ: "Yeah, we were in Lifeway and are suckers for that $10 discount rack." (Tip #1: Don't tell the artist his record is in the discount bin!!)
JT: "Oh, wow. Well, that's awesome man - I'm glad you got it."
CJ: "Yeah... my wife doesn't like it." (Tip #2: Don't tell the artist you don't like their record!!)
JT: "Oh..."
CJ: "Yeah - I guess I'd better listen to the album this week now that I've met you." (Tip #3: Don't tell an artist you feel obligated to listen to their record!)
JT: (Trying not to act too bewildered and deflated) "Yeah, I guess so!"
CJ: "I think it's in my car right now... right beside David Crowder. And if it's between you and Crowder, you know he's going to win every time!!" (Tip #4: This one's stinkin' obvious!!)
JT: (Attempting to bow out of the conversation and find a corner to lick my wounds and swallow the heaping serving of humble pie just shoved down my throat) "That's nice... Well, great to meet you! I hope you enjoy the album!"

My New Car

Okay, maybe not... But I had to take a picture when I saw this at the gym the other day. I mean, I live in Williamson County, land of the Hummer "SUV"... but even here we don't see this every day!

Wallpaper and Ice Cream Makers

What do wallpaper and an ice cream maker have in common? Nothing, other than the fact that they both showed up in a conversation I had with my wife the other night (you can guess which one of us was asleep).

Me: "My Grandparents gave us the wallpaper."

Erin: "Your Grandparents gave us the wallpaper?!?"

Me: "Yeah, don't you remember? That was the first thing they gave us. But that's okay - the ice cream maker's okay."

Interpret that one, Joseph!

Fun with Diet Coke and Mentos

Here's a fun video for the day. I came across this website through a desk calendar my father-in-law got me for Christmas for exactly this reason: to provide me with some random blogging posts! Enjoy - and keep this in mind next time you have a craving for diet Coke and Mentos...

A YouTube afternoon

Well, I've been attending re:Create, a conference for arts pastors, in Franklin this past week and I've got lots of good stuff to be blogging about - just no time to do it! Today is no exception... So you'll have to wait a few more days to see some of that stuff. In the meantime, enjoy this fun commercial from America's hat, Canada. And when you comment, leave me some of your favorite YouTube clips - I don't have time to browse for the funny/amazing ones, but whenever I get together with family I need to have new material to show them. So help me out!