Tree Goats

These guys are for real (that is, not photoshopped). I guess there were no mountains around to climb.

You know you're a redneck when...

Your bike has been in your front yard for so long that the tree is hugging it.

He Shoots!

He Scores!

Nuclear Holocaust

After all the atomic bombs have finished falling, the only thing that will be left on Earth are ants, cockroaches, and statues of Ronald McDonald asking us if we're lovin' it .

Perks of being the Emperor of the Galaxy

Great view.


Fantastic Dental.


All the lightning you want.


And your very own bottomless pit right in the middle of your office.

Google Targeted Ads

I love my G-Mail. Don't know what I would do without it.

However, today I got an invitation to a Christmas Party. Actually the verbage was "Annual Holiday Luncheon." So, what does Google think I would be interested in?

Those crazy Russians

You know your winters are too long when ice bathing is a national pasttime.

Death by butt

This chick is dead due to having one too many butts. Read about it here.

Reminds me of our 6 toed cat that couldn't climb trees. We named him "Fweek". I remember one time Fweek got freaked out, and instinctively went to climb a tree, and landed on his back.

Mr. Pelican has a snack

Click here to read the description of the pigeon struggling to get away from the pelican.
Good riddance...

All I want for Christmas...

So, the girls decided to start writing their Christmas list already. The older one is taking dictation from the younger one, since the younger one can't write. So, this is what I found laying on the dining room table this evening. Perhaps I won't get them EVERYTHING they want on their list...

TV of the Future

Expendability

Communism works

Satellite view of the Korean Peninsula at night. The big splotch below the line is Seoul. The little dot above the line is N. Korea's capital, Pyonyang. No doubt the lights in the North are the amusement park on the Dear Leader's compound...

Yummy cookies

Mrs. Wbobth brought home some cookies today. I'm excited!!!

Fighting Army Style - #2

First, we need to continue to learn how to stand before we go on to more advanced moves.

Right and Left Guard.
(BTW, you can click on the pictures to get the full sized view)


This text is taken verbatim from the manual:

Football Kick
a. Objective and use. The object of the football kick is to deliver a powerful kick to a vulnerable area anywhere on the body. It is used best when the opponent is on the ground but not close enough or in the correct position for a heel stomp. (Heel stomp described below.)
b. Description.
To deliver the football kick step close to your opponent, facing him.[ed. best not done backwards]
Plant your non-kicking foot firmly so you can maintain your balance.
When you kick with the other foot swing it to the rear and bend the knee. As you swing the kicking foot forward from the hip, straighten your knee and keep the foot close to the ground. The toe is pointed toward your opponent for maximum force.
Snap the leg forward as if kicking a football.


Heel Stomp
Objective and Use.
The purpose of the heel stomp is to dull the opponent's senses by a blow to the head or other vital area. This stomp is used best when the opponent is lying on the ground.
[ed. Who woulda thunk it? The Army is telling us to kick them while they are down.]
Description.
To execute the stomp you must be standing over the portion of the body you wish to stomp. Pull the knee up and flex the ankle as much as possible. To stomp, straighten out the knee forcefully, striking your opponent with the back edge of the boot. Attempt to drive your heel into the ground to insure that the full force of the kick is delivered to your oppnent.

In the full sized pitcures, notice the little ouch marks they put on the guys face.
Thats all for now!

Football?

Yes, I played football.
Yes, you may laugh.
(That's my cousin Gary, BTW)

Eyebrows

Ah, we have a fascination with eyebrows don't we?
OK, "we" don't, but perhaps I do.
Women spend money plucking and trimming them for having too much hair above the eye is considered unsightly.
Words like unibrow and monobrow have crept their way into our lingo. Even Merriam Webster recognizes unibrow as an official word.
We even have websites mocking those with the genetic code unfortunate enough to produce too much hair where it is not wanted.
However, copious amounts of hair on the brow is not such a stigma in all cultures.
Famous female Mexican painter Frida Kahlo accentuated what must have been her favorite feature in her self portraits.

To the Chinese, having long eyebrows is a sign of age and wisdom, not to mention fighting prowess.


And, whenever we think of the burly Russian man, we picture a big hairy guy with massive eyebrows.
There is the former Soviet premier Leonid Brezhnev...


..to the Cosmonaut Salizhan Sharipov who made the "Famous people with Unibrows list" on Wikipedia.


...and finally the reclusive Russian mathematician who recently won an award for some solving a supposedly unsolvable math problem, Grigory Perelman.


On the bright side, he could be a stand-in for Vorvon the Space Vampire...

Fighting Army Style - #1

We shall learn how fight - Army Style!!
When I was still in the Army, our unit was doing some house cleaning, and we came across an old manual on fighting dated from 1971.

The pictures and descriptions are rather humorous, so I will share the hilarity with everyone.

First, we need to learn to stand correctly.
Here is the Front Guard position.


If I stood like this is a real fight, I would get my butt kicked.