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Wednesday, December 14, 2005
TheOneAndOnlyDave (aka Toaod) made a recent post on fireworks which jogged loose a memory fragment buried in the crusts of accumulated cerebellumic time.., eh..., whatever that means. In other words, I remembered something. Better?
Fireworks are as much fun as they are a danger to youth. And in my youth (as if I'm a thousand years old or something) I've pulled some stinker stunts as did my friends. The neighborhood kids would break out the bottle rockets and we would have wars. Fortunately nobody ever really got hurt - except due to the occasional fast fused firecracker that blistered and numbed thumbs + fore fingers.
Now for the story I promised Toaoder. I had been shooting off Bottle Rockets in the front yard in the broad daylight, aiming them across the street at an empty lot. Every once in a while one would zip from the bottle in a wild unpredictable arc..., sometimes low, sometimes too high, or extremely left then spiraling to the right.
I lit one rocket and just as I stood back, a police cruiser suddenly came blasting down our street, only then kicking on his siren! The fuse was lit - I eyed the cop car, then the rocket - the rocket - the cop car - the rocker... the look on the face of the cop as the bottle rocket went straight for his OPEN car door window - and exploded about 1 foott from the man's face.
My life flashed by me in several prison scenarios, me being the star player. The flushing of my face, the guts wrenching in my stomach - I knew I was dead meat. The cop and his partner screamed something out the window - faces red with fury - and kept going. I guess the call they were on must have been really big time serious. Non the less I packed up my fireworks and ran in the house hoping and praying the police didn't come back for me.
To this day my parents never knew a thing about that mishap - and no - the police never came back for me. Lesson was learned and I never was quite that reckless again... well ... sort of.
There was another fireworks incident - but I reeeeeaaaalllly don't wanna go there. And you thought it couldn't get much worse huh. Maybe I'll save that one for around the 4th of July. Anywho - that's all I got for ya right now.
Posted at 10:50 pm - Scribbled out by Daveman the Cool
-Alternate Reality Speak-
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
"...., I consider you a friend as well as my Dad. That's cool right? I wish more kids had a Dad like you. You're pretty cool and you really do have a good sense of balance between when to FATHER and when to be cool about things, you know what I mean? ...." etc.., etc - Love, Daughter
Such was the letter I just received by snail mail from my daughter as she informed me how well my Grandson, HBK ( Heart Break Kid), is doing and life in general. I guess all those, Father Knows Best and Leave It To Beaver's June and Ward Cleaver, episodes paid off. That and the thumbscrews, trepanning tool, and the sheer genius use of an ol' fashioned keel hauling. MAN! Am I a fun Dad or what! Oh PLEEEASE Let me baby sit your kids!!
 AHEM - actually - I'm done raising kids. Well, actually I only raised one kid but of all my kids, daughter is my favorite. When I use that line on daughter she says, " Dad! I'm your only daughter" - to which I resist the urge to say, " that you know of..." following up with a sadistic "Muahahaaaa!"
But I degrease. As I read Daughter's letter, a sense of completeness washed across my soul. An aire of closure to my always wondering if she held resentment for the times I had to be tough on her. Okay - I did demand respect and did not tolerate any child of mine doing otherwise. But that's not the same as commanding respect - or rather, earning, respect. Kapeesh?
When she was a small fry (as pictured) I'd often swallowed my pride and played dolls with her, and let her "fix" up my hair - YOU DID NOT HEAR THAT! - and while in the confines of the home away from public view, I often had hair doo-dads (barrettes, hair bands, etc) all matted in my hair far too often - thanks to my humoring the daughter and her newly found hair dressing skills. Yes - I humored my daughter and encouraged her the best I could. She once wanted me to wear this hair getup to the store - to which my humoring did find a stopping place... no way no how was that a happening deal.
Okay - I guess thats enough of the trip down memory lane. My eyes are starting to leak, especially thinking about the letter she just sent me. So until next time, I bid you a fondue... errr... a fond Adeu.
PS - word has it, daughter and son-in-law are planning a second baby. 
Posted at 09:48 pm - Scribbled out by Daveman the Cool
-Alternate Reality Speak-
Monday, December 12, 2005
And The Winners are.....,
The Space Quiz challenged your persperations of realty. Valium was your efforts to estigareamla hjdhhwq to arrive at whatever answers you gave. Chrysalis and Celandine - gave the correct answers to all three required fields or esdskdja wiu that was given. Herb was the origional main answer man covering the second criterionic of der thangees I presntificated.
The Answers Were..,
(1) Name of Ship: Jupiter II
(2) Name of Tv Show were ship deputed: Lost In Space (the original series) (3) Name of Producer: Irwin Allen.., who also brought you Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Time Tunnel, Land of the Giants and cool movies and other goodies.
AWARDS!!!!!! Everyone who participated walks away with a prize!
No one is obligated to display these on their perspective blogs or websites. Use them for toidy paper if you wish. Participants only may download - but not hotlink (directlink) images. Download as soon as possible because I'll
be removing them soon.
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Reserved for
Crysalis
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Reserved For
Celandine
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Reserved for Herb Thiel
who answered; Lost in Space
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Reserved for Everyone Else
who participated in the quiz only
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Posted at 05:18 pm - Scribbled out by Daveman the Cool
-Alternate Reality Speak-
Sunday, December 11, 2005
Good Morning Bedford Falls!
I'm a sentimental ol' fool. I'd love to live in a town like mythical, Bedford Falls, as seen in, Frank Capra's.., " It's a Wonderful Life". But really.., does it exist if not by some other name, some other place? Where the heck is that particular Bedford Falls supposed to be anyway? Funny. I never thought about its geographic location before. Do they even mention it in the film? It matters not. There is no such Bedford falls except in movies or perhaps an era long past never to be revisited again. Not in an age where Christmas is all but outlawed, and of that it's just a matter of time. The erasure of all things wholesome and good seems to be the destination.
We aren't talking about a Brady Christmas - no. That would be horrible. Those evil kids and that dog! Yes the Brady dog! A filthy beast that was eventually put away quietly. Why? WHY!? Is that what you asked? How should I know. I'm winging this entry so don't mess with my artistic on the fly improv by confusing my own disturbing imagery. Duh!
Anyway - now that YOU did destroy my concentration by asking the "Why" question.., I guess that's all I have to say about that. The SPACE QUIZ (last posted entry) is still open but not for long. Any last minute entry's best get hoofing before I post the winners and losers. Of course - nobody is really ever a loser, so I wont name losers. Not that there is any. OF COURSE THERE IS! Get with the program. You're not in kindergarten schoolen der hoffen umph.
We are grown ups for crying out loud. Okay - part time grown ups at the least. So roll up your brain sleeves and get jumping. If you don't know the answer - answer anyway. Partial correct answers are good. <nudge-nudge>
Posted at 07:19 pm - Scribbled out by Daveman the Cool
-Alternate Reality Speak-
Saturday, December 10, 2005
A Space Quize fer Coolness Points
FIVE COOLNESS POINTS to anyone who can answer ALL three of the following questions CORRECTLY. And NO Googling please and thank ya, thank ya very muhch. Wild guesses will do if you're blank - and obviously some of you are. 
(1) Name the Space Ship in my graphics header.
(2) Name the show where this particular ship made its debut.
(3) Name of the show producer of this show.
If you're not sure, your best guess will do. Everyone walks away a winner on this dealio. Just not everyone walks away with Coolness Points. Un-Winners, still get a generous door prize.
- - - Save your coolness points - ya just nebber knowed if you can use em to buy your way outta jail or get stuff in der future - - -
PS - the new Blog Drive Editor has Speil Chicken! Erm.., I mean, Spell Checking! Farm Out!
Posted at 09:38 am - Scribbled out by Daveman the Cool
-Alternate Reality Speak-
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