Photo courtesy girlfriend
Me and a Flagpole cooked a turkey for Christmas. You get four gallons of vegetable oil and a defrosted bird no bigger than 14 pounds and go to town. Check the Internet for awesome flash fire accidents involving this method.
We cut the gas off and dropped Tom in then cranked the heat back up. Easy.
This is a cribbage board I made for my Dad. The “S” in his ear marks the skunk. I made a deck of cards for my Mom, so they can play together.
I hope to get these in the mail monday…
Christmas sure is merry this year. Doug wanted to drop acid and walk around the nearly deserted streets of the city. Instead we played with filters on his camera.
When’s Christmas over for you? For me it’s when they load the plywood Santa on the flatbed at the Christmas tree lot and drive away, perhaps back to the elf shop from whence they came in the North Pole.
Perhaps the joy is unholy, as its derived from misapplied prescription drugs and a case of winter lager. But can it be wholly counterfeit? Why not experiment this Christmas.
The little boy asked why Santa died for our sins. It was hard to explain. Everyone in the room had forgotten themselves.
Cal, the neighbor, installed new central heating. He cut away the sheet metal to attach an air intake. “Put a blanket or something over the motor so metal chunks don’t fall in and destroy it.” That’s a fine bit of advice.
There is a large brass belt buckle in the display case at the vintage store. “Spirit of ’76″ it reads. A small 17 sits above 19 in front of the ’76. The Spirit of 1776 was Democracy. It was revolutionary to demand independence, to want a loose union of states where representatives were elected by voters. I was a child in 1976, and bicentennial fervor in the air still sticks in my memory. The little village of Greenland New Hampshire put on Summerfest in July to celebrate our nation. Men and women dressed up in Revolutionary War costumes and made camp in the field between the grade school and the cemetery.
My brass buckle has a Ford truck on it, and I remember buying feathered roach clips from some traveling grifter who was on the Summerfest circuit. I was seven maybe. Had no idea. Just wanted to hang them off my jean jacket. Two canons stood dormant, having been dragged to the grassy area in front of the school after World War II. I climbed up on one and wondered when I could go to war.
This piece of grass isn’t stuck in my windshield, it’s growing there.
Found an old bedding catalogue, but the cover was missing. Don’t know the date or the company name, but this San Francisco bedspread will set you back $194.99. I also found a close approximation of the sun bedspread my cousin had on his waterbed in 6th grade.
Seems like people make friends with people who speak at the same pace as they do. Those who talk slower than you can be frustrating and you find yourself trying to finish their thoughts just to speed things up. Fast talkers make you suspicious, they’re probably smarter than you and gonna hustle you.
Then there are people who make no sense at any speed. Like whoever named the shop in the photo above.
The Flagpoles played the best show of our careers tonight, and Nikki Stixx (Poles drummer) opened up for us with his own solid band at Simple Pleasures. Yes, the best show of our prolonged youth’s was at a cafe in the Outer Richmond. So what?
Helped a woman pick out a Christmas tree today. The lot guy gives you a “fresh cut” with the chainsaw to help the tree suck up water. Notice the bar is on upside down.
I’ve tried and I’ve tried to get my images to rotate in Preview, but they won’t do it. So here is a snowman ornament we made tonight at Snacks and Crafts. Wish you could have made it. Thanks to those who did.
don’t try this on MTV
Snooki got decked and they got it on tape. What’s your kid gonna do on tape? Excuse me. Video. I’ve done some dumb things. Many are on tape. Actual tape. Others are on video. I’m an adult though, and one that isn’t worried about employers.
The rain has stopped and tomorrow night anyone who wants to stop by and have some dinner and make Christmas ornaments is welcome to come over. 7 till 9 or so.
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