I have spent most of the day doing nothing in particular. Well, that’s not really true. I have spent most of the day playing on the computer. I have not done anything particularly productive. No laundry. No dishes. No yardwork. No vacuuming. I did take out the garbage, but only because it was garbage day - that just makes sense.
So now I am sitting here on Friday night listening to Robert Randolph and the Family Band. My cowboy hat is firmly in place and I just noticed that the bracelet that my wife recently put on my wrist matches the Scooby Doo shirt that I am wearing. Did I mention that I’m on my fourth beer? Life is good.
It takes a lot of guts to wear black socks with sandals. I have recently failed the gut-check. Not necessarily because it creates a horrible image, it was too hot out for me to wear socks. I don’t have a problem putting on some golden-toe, knee-high, super elastic black socks and then slipping on my Birkenstocks. I feel that I have the guts. I know I have the socks and the sandals. So for those of you that may be reading this that do not know me, the next time you see a guy wearing black socks and sandals – and possibly a Scooby Doo shirt and cheap cowboy hat – stop him on the street and introduce yourself. It just might be me. For those of you that know me, be prepared – there will be a showing sometime soon.
From the Rug-Files: Does anyone actually ever TAKE a shit. Don’t you just leave one?
Have you seen the video for Jessica Simpson’s version of “Take My Breath Away”? First of all, let’s deal with the actual song. Berlin should have quit with “The Metro” before selling themselves to a cheeseball movie. That’s right, Top Gun was crap. From the point when Tom Cruise took a Polaroid of the Russian pilot to when Val Kilmer knocked his teeth together in the locker room, it was a cheeseball movie. Of course, the Berlin hit wasn’t the worst song on the soundtrack. That award goes to Mr. Movie Soundtrack, Kenny Loggins. Anyway, back to Jessica Simpson. This is a woman that has gotten a rep for being stupid yet beautiful. Any time her name happens to come up in a conversation a woman points out the she is stupid. I have to tell you, when I see Jessica Simpson I am not exactly thinking about discussing world politics with her. It’s kind of like when a woman points out fake boobs. Who cares? They’re fake? So what? Jessica is dumb? What do I care? I’m never going to meet the woman. Let me have my stupid little fantasy. Let me put her on the list.
There have actually been a number of remakes released lately. Just tonight I heard John Mayer perform “Message in a Bottle” by the Police. It was a pretty good rendition, but not nearly as good as when Sting sang it solo for The Secret Policeman’s Other Ball. One band that has made more than a few remakes is the Foo Fighter’s. Their take on Darling Nicki is very good. I’m amazed the FCC hasn’t banned it throughout the world.
One last word on Jessica Simpson - does anyone really know that she is stupid? There is a long list of actors and actresses that have portrayed stupidity, with a lot of ingenuity. Harpo Marx never spoke a word and his comedy was brilliant. Burns and Allen would never have made it without Gracie playing the idiot. And no one has portrayed a bigger dumb-ass than Carroll O’Connor as Archie Bunker. Maybe I’m putting Jessica on too high of a pedestal, but I think it is just as bad that women focus on her lack of intelligence as men focus on her beauty.
But it wouldn’t surprise me if she thought Dandelions were flowers.
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