Archive for March, 2006

Vampire Killers?

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Keith
on March 31, 2006
in Everyday Rambling
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I was outside talking on the phone last night about 9 o’clock when my new neighbors walked outside - you know, the ones I believe may be vampires.

The hair on my neck stood up as I watched them walk down the driveway towards me. That’s when it hit me:
A. I was standing all alone outside after dark.
B. I was quite a distance from the front door of my house - and I don’t run so fast.
C. I was’t wearing my steel turtleneck.
D. There wasn’t a single pointy stick anywhere and I was fresh out of holy water.

Turns out, they weren’t interested in me at all, but focused their attention on something on the edge of the road. I hung up the phone and headed over to see what was so interesting.

It was a dead bat. Funny, when I got home from work, I remember seeing several bats circling their house which seemed a little strange for late March. I just figured it was more evidence that we were living next to the undead.

But, maybe I had it all wrong. Maybe these two aren’t vampires, but vampire killers!

Bats circling their house (attacking?) and a dead bat at the end of their driveway (that they may have killed?).

This could be a benefit, especially if the new neighbors that are moving in on the other side of us turn out to be vampires!

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Love the Socks.

Published
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Keith
on March 30, 2006
in Everyday Rambling
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This is the danger in letting people see your photos online.

Sorry Scott but it was just too funny not to post. :-)

Nice job making the animation - Kudos Dave!

Scott

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Lori spilled it.

Published
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Keith
on March 29, 2006
in Everyday Rambling
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Lori told our “potential vampire” neighbors that I have a blog. She gave them the address to Monkeyjack, and let them know of my suspicions.

If I’m right, this could be one of my last posts.

On the plus side, I’m pretty sure she was talking to them outside — during the day. So, maybe they’re just “light sensitive.”

Oh, and if you’re reading this, Welcome to the neighborhood!

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Pizza Hut dweeb.

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Keith
on March 29, 2006
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I went to Pizza Hut last night to pick up a salad, and while I was there, I thought I’d splurge and get some garlic bread with cheese too.

Me: “Hi, I’d like a large salad and some cheese garlic bread too.”

Pizza Hut dweeb: “Uh, we don’t have that.”

Me: “You don’t have what?”

Pizza Hut dweeb: “We don’t have cheese garlic bread.”

Me: “What? You guys have had cheese garlic bread as long as I can remember.”

Pizza Hut dweeb: “Well, we don’t have it. We have Bread Sticks, Cheese Sticks, and Garlic Bread.”

I was a little taken aback at this point. Um, they have Garlic Bread, and they have cheese, but they don’t make cheese garlic bread anymore?? I must have been looking panicked at this point, because I glanced over at one of the other cashiers and she looked me in the eye and nodded. It was as is she was saying, “yes we do have cheese garlic bread, and yes, the guy you are currently talking to is a moron.”

This made me feel a little better. I started to ask the Pizza Hut dweeb if they could make me some regular garlic bread and throw some cheese on it when the neighboring cashier spoke up and saved the day.

Lady cashier hero: “Hey (Pizza Hut dweeb), we still sell cheese garlic bread.”

Pizza Hut dweeb: “Oh, ok.”

Now comes my favorite part of the story.

He looked at me and said, “Oh yeah, that’s right I just ate some for dinner an hour ago. I forgot what it was called.”

They actually let this guy handle money.

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What’s Film?

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Keith
on March 27, 2006
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I thought this cartoon was especially funny since I am in the middle (actually closer to the beginning) of scanning a trunk full of OLD family photos. It’s nice to know that Charlie will never have to worry about taking on this kind of task. We only take digital pics now. Funny, but he’ll most likely never have to deal with film in his lifetime, but he’ll sure get to hear me bitch about what it was like before digital!

I can already hear the words that will be coming out of my mouth as a sway back and forth in my rocking chair (insert dreamy music here):

“Oh, I remember when you couldn’t see the picture right away, you had to wait until it was developed!”

“All we had were 24 picutures! Somtimes we’d get lucky and get 25 or 25 and a half! That’s right, I meant half a picture.”

“I used to have to buy the film and pay to get the pictures printed. You had to go on a special day of the week if you wanted free double prints!”

So anyway, thanks for the cartoon Marc! Hopefully I don’t get sued for posting it here.

what-is-film.bmp

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Vampires - Maybe Not.

Published
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Keith
on March 26, 2006
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Ok, so maybe I was wrong in my previous post. I saw one of them outside this morning.

However I did notice he never stepped out of the shadows.

hmmmm.

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Living by the Undead.

Published
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Keith
on March 25, 2006
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Vampire Bat

I’m pretty sure my new neighbors are vampires.

I know that’s a hefty accusation, but I’ve got good reasons! First of all, they moved in about a month ago at 11 o’clock AT NIGHT. A classic vampire move.

Once they were moved in, they pulled down every blind in the house. Sure, that’s not really so odd, after all, it was after midnight once they finished unloading their truck. What’s odd is they have NEVER raised the blinds again and it’s been OVER A MONTH!

If that isn’t enough, I’ve still only seen them twice and both times were after sundown. They also made several comments about keeping strange hours because of their jobs. I guess if your job involves hunting down fresh human blood every night you would keep strange hours.

Come to think of it, they looked a little pale too and I’m pretty sure that I didn’t see any mirrors in their moving truck either.

All obvious signs that you’re living next to the undead. I think it’s time to invest in turtle necks and garlic.

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Things like this make me wonder.

Published
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Keith
on March 24, 2006
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Have you ever seen something on the side of the road, and just wondered why it was there??

Yesterday, I saw what appears to be a smashed car window on the side of the road. There was no other debris, just this smashed windshield - No blood, guts or gore.

So, why was it there?

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Sid.

Published
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Keith
on March 19, 2006
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Last Monday, we decided it was time to put Sid to sleep. She was obviously uncomfortable and had pretty much stopped eating. Her bulging belly made it almost impossible for her to lay down and sleep and you could tell the joy had left her eyes. My brain still burns with memories of the vet visit, and the image of Lori and I walking to the car carrying an empty collar and leash.

Now, the house seems quiet. There’s no more clicking of toenails on the wood floor. No more waking up at 6am to go outside and no more barking at the mailman or garbage man.

Everytime the wind bangs the backdoor my insides jump, thinking it’s Sid knocking to come inside. Everytime a piece of food hits the floor I have to stop myself from whistling for her. After spending the week walking by her dog dishes I finally packed them away last night.

It’s been a pretty depressing week adjusting to life without our girl. She was a great dog, and can never be replaced.

yensid.jpg
Yensid Cramer (1997 - 2006)

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King Kong Movie Spoiler.

Published
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Keith
on March 9, 2006
in Entertainment and Everyday Rambling
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The big monkey dies at the end.

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