May 2013
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Kite star
This year my son is finally old enough to fly his own kite, which is really special for me since I’m such a kite nerd. I got him a simple foil kite that turned out to be a complete piece of junk, luckily the local souvenir shop had a few cheapy kites and one of them was silver with a star which made my son yell out “Tumbderbolt kite”. A reference to this P-47 Thunderbolt...
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Low Counrty Broil
While on vacation we got some AMAZING local jumbo shrimp which inspired me to make a low country broil.. a first for my son, who loved it!
It’s funny to me that I’ve tried to get him to eat shrimp several times in other dishes and he has always tuned his nose up at them. But when I serve them straight up with no sauces to cover them he dives right in.
Lesson learned, serve the...
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Summer vacation
Wish you were here..
(You. Not you over there)
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Pizza ink
Because everyday is a pizza party!!
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Fried Mac & Cheese at Home Grown GA
Reason 48 our family LOVES Home GA! Being told about kitchen experiments by Chef/Owner Kevin Clark, then minutes later one of them magically appears at our table for testing. (Fried mac & cheese with bacon and a ranch dipping sauce. Sorry boys, it’s not on the menu)
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It's funny becuase it's true
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DIY key: Drive it like you stole it!
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The gorgeous Lucille Ball
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Lesson for my kids: "The little hand is on the 5...
Not sure which I’m more happy about: 1. I handed him a beer in the kitchen and said “Give this to Mike” and he walked out on the porch and did. 2. He can palm a can of PBR. Both are pretty great!
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The anti-pizza
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Vader's little princess by Jeffery Brown
I received about 4 copies of Mr. Brown’s first book (Darth Vader and Son) and this is pretty much the same thing. It is NOT a children’s book, as many seem to believe, it is simply a collection of random images with somewhat humorous drawings of Darth Vader using quotes from the movies with a slightly different meaning. The above image (from the back cover) is by far the best one...
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He shall rise
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ME-262
I put this in my cart Saturday because the ME-262 is an amazing aircraft (world’s 1st operational jet-powered fighter aircraft), but then I put it back because I felt uncomfortable about buying my kid a Nazi toy. Is that weird?
April 2013
27 posts
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3 Days..
Robert Redford in 3 Days of the Condor (1975) is a great movie that gets over looked, check it out ASAP.
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Felt?
What happens when you are trying to take a cute thank you picture of the kids wearing a T-shirt that was sent by a friend..
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When are "Extreme" flavors to extreme?
I came across and end-cap display of Goldfish crackers at our local Target yesterday that stopped me in my tracks. OK Goldfish, you have me on the the first two, but “Baby flavor”? That’s just weird, and the guy that approved this one has some s’planin’ to do.
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Episode VII: The Gauntlet of Infinity
The best movie of all time!
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My son's 2nd birthday cake, and my second chance...
First, I should say that I’m a decent cook, but a horrible baker. So when I started thinking about making a birthday cake for my son’s 2nd birthday I was planning on keeping it simple after the struggles I had last year. But, then when looking at Pintrest for ideas I came across some pretty cool cakes made in construction themes, which my son is crazy for right now.
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Birthday balloon avalanche (with construction...
We set this up outside our son’s door the night before his birthday so that in the morning he could open the door and have a balloon avalanche. It went over pretty well!
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Nintendo sleeve
Another example of a positive influence tattoo for my kids.
(no dancing bears, PLEASE?)
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Gamer
Remember when this is what video games looked like?
And this is what you played them on?
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Target practice
If you are going to teach your kids to handle a blaster, you need to take it seriously. Starting with shooting at realistic targets.
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If you got it, flaunt it
We drove past this on I-75 North last week, and while I thought it was a cool car and a cool trailer, it seems like if have enough money to afford them that you would be above the need to show it off in everyone’s faces.. but I guess that is just me.
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Monday morning dance party!
Nothing gets us cutting a rug in the morning like a little Grease on vinyl! (by request of my son)
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Atlanta, family style!
One of the things I love about having lived in Atlanta for so long is seeing all the “punk-ish” people I use to run with now having kids, and how they leverage that lifestyle into being a good parent.
I ran into this van in the parking lot of our natural history museum and besides being a sweet ride, it had 3 car seats in it. You go badass parent!
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Walmart pricing
You should have been here yesterday sucker!
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Junk in the trunk
So I guess this ends the fight once and for all over who has the biggest stereo?
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Just sayin'
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Dream car
This is just what I need to take the family on vacation.
C’mon lotto ticket, do your work!
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Misery Machine
I would much rather watch this than The Walking Dead (now that it’s not about the zombies anymore)
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This is (not) the exit
As someone that pays attention to sings, I feel like this is a pretty universal sign for “No entry” (see above), so I was really confused by the decals on the doors at my local Toys R Us.
The sign that says “Exit” is on the “No Entry” symbol. To me that seems like a mixed message. And just to make it worse, the entry doors had the same sticker on the...
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Nosy driver
Yesterday in traffic I watched in complete amazement as this guy aggressively plucked his nose hairs with what looked like 2 chop sticks with a hinge at the bottom.
It was simultaneously disgusting and mesmerizing.
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Bedtime story?
Bioshock in the style of Dr. Seuss by DrFaustusAU
Even the monster under the bed will be scared with this tale..
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The Walking Dead Limited Edition Michonne Sword
..and just like in the show, no matter how bloody it gets, it always stay bright white!
March 2013
8 posts
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Since my wife sent me to a sushi making class I can’t stop thinking about it!
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Bar fly(s)
Tank’s Bar and Grill, even with the lowered age requirement of 1, was the first bar I snuck my daughter into (at 4 months).
It was a proud day for this daddy.
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2 ladies on the beach
Poor Mark Hamill can’t look tough no matter what. carrie fisher on the other hand looks like she is about to kick the shit out of this photographer.
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Best. Presidential Photo. Ever.
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Blue Force 1
I’m not sure why President Obama is flying Blue Thunder, but it’s Awesome!
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My Black Ops II Gamer Tags
‘Cause you know, you gotta keep it real.
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We hate Huggies diapers!
She’s still a bit too small for cloth diapers, and these Huggies were on sale. Now I know why. We will be sticking with Pampers for the next month until we can start our cloth diapers.
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February 2013
27 posts
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