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Needles
Dec 29th
We DeChristmasfied the house today and we were left with this huge pile of needles from one Epic-sized Xmas tree.
I remarked to Jess that this is one silly tradition, and she told me that we have the Pagans to thank for this.
We spent a fair amount of time running the vacuum and now the whole house is infused with the aroma of fresh pine, so I guess we have Oreck to thank for that nice fresh smell.
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Loading ...Christmas Ingrates Put to Music
Dec 27th
You know, I’m proud to live in a country where there is so little poverty and everyone has a high standard of living, but Jeez, these kids of the current and next generation are spoiled and GET OFF MY LAWN!!
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(No Ratings Yet. Rate It!) Loading ...Midnight Music: Remy – “Grandma Got Indefinitely Detained (A Very TSA Christmas)”
Dec 21st
Remy is back just in time for the festive yule with this awesome lampoon of the TSA.
Now that the troops are home from Iraq, are any of the Patriot Act provisions or the retarded TSA going to be sunset? Of course not.
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(No Ratings Yet. Rate It!) Loading ...Family Night Fun
Dec 19th
We got to eat out at Cheeburger Cheeburger, pick up our “Roast Beast,” a gorgeous boneless ribeye roast for Christmas Dinner, and then we went exploring for Christmas Lights of Tacky Houses in Fairfax County, as outlined on a website Jess found here. And that’s how we stumbled on this house, which has a coordinated lightshow broadcast over an unused band of FM radio.
The narrow lane was packed for the Rocky Run Christmas Lights Show, so we only stayed for about 5 minutes, but we intend to go back for an extended viewing. And I’ll be packing egg nog.
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(No Ratings Yet. Rate It!) Loading ...Dear God! Creepy Gingers and Laughing Dolls!
Dec 6th
Wow, does this commercial stab at your soul with knitting needles or what?
Gotta love those head whips and the snaggled teeth!
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(No Ratings Yet. Rate It!) Loading ...New Obama Tax on Fresh Cut Christmas Trees
Nov 8th
This is our Christmas Tree from 2007. Every year we go up the street to a local nursery and get a beautiful Douglas Fir, likely grown in North Carolina, towering 9 or more feet in height, to celebrate our family and the Christmas Season.
Now, according to a recent Obama decree, every American who wants to enjoy a fresh cut, and need I say, ORGANIC natural tree, must now pay a 15 cent tax for that tree.
The tax doesn’t go to the general fund, but to some retarded organization, run by retards, in order to tell Americans how awesome natural cut trees actually are, because only retards need to be told that natural cut trees are freakin’ awesome.
And I guarantee you that these retards in the retarded Natural Xmas Tree Organization of America, or whatever the hell they call it, are each Democrat Donors and are probably godless retarded cretins to boot.
From Heritage here:
President Obama’s Agriculture Department today announced that it will impose a new 15-cent charge on all fresh Christmas trees—the Christmas Tree Tax—to support a new Federal program to improve the image and marketing of Christmas trees.
Acting Administrator Shipman had the temerity to say the 15-cent mandatory Christmas tree fee “is not a tax nor does it yield revenue for the Federal government” (76 CFR 69102). The Federal government mandates that the Christmas tree sellers pay the 15-cents per tree, whether they want to or not. The Federal government directs that the revenue generated by the 15-cent fee goes to the Board appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out the Christmas tree program established by the Secretary of Agriculture.
I never thought I’d say this, but can the ACLU please intervene in this? This is a tax on Christians. You certainly won’t see Muslims or Hindus having to pay this tax. Is this not a law respecting the establishment of religion?
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(No Ratings Yet. Rate It!) Loading ...R Lee Ermy Takes on Obama
Dec 30th
Oorah! R Lee Ermy makes an appearance for a Toys for Tots drive and expresses his awesome opinion on the Obama administration. Skip to 1:40 to see his comments.
Money line:
“They’re driving us into bankruptcy so they can impose socialism on us. That’s exactly what they’re doing, and I’m sick and damn tired of it and I know you are too.”
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What Does Zombie Santa Want for Xmas?
Dec 26th
Brains, of course!
Not enough of the undead jolly elf? Buzzfeed has 19 more.
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(No Ratings Yet. Rate It!) Loading ...Cartney Versus Ironman
Dec 26th
Cartney received an IronMan action figure that shoots missiles and walks. IronMan and Cartney had a showdown in the kitchen this evening. IronMan shoots first, but I don’t think he’s got much of a chance against the boy.
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(No Ratings Yet. Rate It!) Loading ...6.66 Million Hits for the Digital Nativity
Dec 25th
Almost 7 Million people have already seen this awesome modern version of the birth of Christ. It is fantastic and sums up so much of what I do every day on the Internet too. Well, except for the farmville stuff.
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(No Ratings Yet. Rate It!) Loading ...Christmas Boy
Dec 10th
Getting a child to pose for a Christmas Card photo at home is difficult. We must have snapped 20 shots and this turned out to be somewhat acceptable. To give you an idea, below will be a slideshow of some of the wilder rejected photos that will not be making an appearance in the Christmas Cards this year.
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(No Ratings Yet. Rate It!) Loading ...3 PM Music: David Bowie and Bing Crosby – “Little Drummer Boy”
Dec 9th
This was an amazing little gem I just found on Vevo- from some long lost Christmas special featuring two great singers doing a fantastic duet.
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(No Ratings Yet. Rate It!) Loading ...Nick’s Winter Wonderland
Dec 6th
This is a bit old, but I had it forwarded to me today by my buddy Tom and I snorted from laughing at this Jersey Christmas Tree lot. I got my tree yesterday, otherwise, I might consider getting to the IKEA and getting one from this guido-
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(No Ratings Yet. Rate It!) Loading ...Doggie Wants In
Nov 29th
The Osborne Family Spectacle of Lights at Disney’s Hollywood Studios was an awesome sight to see. 5 million lights on display that dance to the music was just a great ending to a fantastic first day of vacation. This photo shows a dog scratching to get back inside.
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Quiet Black Friday
Nov 27th
At least for the most part- I did manage to take part in some blu-ray sales at Target, but that was after 1 PM today after the crowds went away. Then we spent some time at Reston Town Center watching the tree get lit by Santa and his wife.
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(No Ratings Yet. Rate It!) Loading ...Finished Wrapping Presents and Trying to Stay Out of the Doghouse
Dec 24th
10 Worst Christmas Gifts for Her this year will land you in the Doghouse:
- Nosehair Trimmer
- Thigh Master
- Anything with a USB connector
- Hunting Vest
- Push-up Bra
- Plumbing fixtures like a padded toilet seat
- Automotive Services
- The Bump-It
- Anything Ferret-related
- The Snuggie®
If you havent seen the Original Doghouse clip, go here.
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(No Ratings Yet. Rate It!) Loading ...Check Out Prep and Landing
Dec 19th
This is a Disney Animated Christmas Special directed by Pixar’s John Lasseter, featuring special operative elves that prep Santa’s Landing Zones for present delivery. There is a scene at the end featuring a snow globe, and when it comes on Cartney runs to grab and turn on his own snow globe. There are too many cute metaphors, codenames, and other movie and military references to list, so just check it out at Hulu below:
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(No Ratings Yet. Rate It!) Loading ...Christmas Guitar Hero
Dec 15th
When geeky Dads have gamer kids, this is what you get. I think its kinda spectacular, but the kid should really take some time and sweep those leaves off that driveway!
For an explanation on how it all works, go here.
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(No Ratings Yet. Rate It!) Loading ...Reason 212 to HomeSchool: Your 2nd Grader Won’t Get Sent to a Psychiatrist to Determine if He is a Threat to the School For Drawing Stick Figure Jesus on the Cross
Dec 15th
In Taunton Massachusetts, a second grade class was asked to draw a picture of what Christmas meant to them. One little boy drew a stick figure of Jesus on the Cross. He was sent for a mandatory psychiatric evaluation to determine if he was violent because “Jesus on a crucifix is a violent image.” Seriously, WTF is wrong with teachers?
Behold the Violence!
From WBZ here via HotAir:
An 8-year-old boy was sent home from school and ordered to undergo a psychological evaluation after he was asked to make a Christmas drawing and came up with what appeared to be a stick figure of Jesus on a cross, the child’s father said Tuesday.
Chester Johnson told WBZ-TV that his son made the drawing on Dec. 2 after his second-grade teacher asked children to sketch something that reminded them of the holiday.
Johnson told the Taunton Daily Gazette, which first reported the story on Tuesday, that his son gets specialized reading and speech instruction and has never been violent in school.
An educational consultant working with the Johnson family said the teacher was also alarmed when the boy drew Xs for Jesus’ eyes.
The boy was cleared to return to school on Dec. 7 after the evaluation found nothing to indicate that he posed a threat to himself or others. But his father said the boy was traumatized by the incident and the school district has approved the family’s request to have the child transferred to another school.
Maybe the kid should have drawn Muhammad slaughtering infidels, then he wouldn’t have been sent to a psychiatric evaluation. They should fire the teacher and the principal.
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(No Ratings Yet. Rate It!) Loading ...Christmas Trees Used to be Ugly
Dec 12th
I spend about 70 bucks on my christmas tree every year, choosing what I think is the prized selection among the locally delivered Douglas Firs. Generally I choose a slender tree with soft bristles about 8 or nine feet tall. I love the way my tree looks, and to me, its the ideal American style for a Christmas tree. But trees didn’t always look this way. Below are some pics cribbed from my favorite photo site, Shorpy, along with comments about how trees assumed their present form:
This is more than a Christmas tree. This is Christmas tree as art installation.
I love the fact that it nearly takes over the room and that there is room to breathe between the branches that allows the ornaments and ropes of glass balls to be draped and displayed in all their glory.
This is the kind of tree my grandparents always had–very big and wide and decorated with the exact same ornaments. The only thing missing is Angel Hair (was it actually fiber glass?). My grandmother went through a big angel hair period before she moved on to tinsel.
I’ve observed that in old photos of plain and poorly shaped women as well as poorly shaped Christmas trees, many viewers raise the subject of appearance. We had trees like this when I was young, usually because Dad always got one that was way too tall and we had to cut off to fit it in the room. We had one as recently as about 20 years ago that looked like a giant tumbleweed, rather shapeless and sparse.
Wow. It never ceases to amaze me how different Christmas trees looked back in the day. I don’t mean the decorations, I mean the actual shape of the tree.
Is it because they were just chopped from somewhere by the homeowners? Or maybe there is a species that has been developed for mass consumption today?
That’s a big effin’ tree.
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