Hey There

Sometimes life throws curve balls at you. Not a wicked slider or a Tim Lincecum fastball, but a wicked curve ball that fools the hell out of you.

I have a friend who always answered the phone by saying "Hey there". Every time I called: "hey there".

Unfortunately we don't get a chance to talk much anymore. I didn't see it coming.

Just like that wicked curve ball.

Captain Crab's Thought of the Day

Watch Tim jump!

Go Giants!

How to Drive Your Cats Crazy

Just make them listen to this

Education does work!

Sometimes things work out the way they should. An entire graduating class is off to college!

Chantix: Ferrell Poodles with Petunias

I started taking Chantix a few weeks ago to help me stop smoking. It has helped me break my addiction to nicotine. Stopping the physical habit has been fairly easy. I am well on my way!

Chantix, like all medications, has side effects. This one is my favorite:

"You may have trouble sleeping, vivid, unusual, or strange dreams while taking CHANTIX."

Last night I had a dream about a pack of wild poodles. Their fur was filled with dirt and flowers were growing and blooming! Petunias, daisies, and sunflowers. The beauty of the dogs was amazing.

Dream of poodles tonight.

Christmas Gifts

I think this may be a gift that will be returned.

The Weather Outside is Frightful

I used to live in the south. I moved back. Stupid idea.

A Good Time Was Had by All

What an exciting New Year's Eve for PJ and I! She wandered off to bed about 9:15 last night, while I watched the tele. As i was getting ready to turn it off, I picked up my cell phone to check out the time. 11:59 pm CST. What was I to do? I could lay it down, turn off the tv and go to sleep or wait for the magical moment that it transported me into a new decade. I decided to wait for that moment. It was kind of like waiting for toast to pop up; I waited and waited and waited, then, in a flash, it said Fri. Jan 1.

That's when I rolled over and went sleep.

Now for a few leftover things from 2009:

A woman in South Dakota was arrested for DUI. That in itself is unremarkable. The fact that her blood alcohol was .708 is, however. She also missed her court appearance and was found in a stolen vehicle. The story from the Star Tribune is here.

Last year I also maintained my status with some hotel/motel chain reward programs as an elite member. I feel a bit like George Clooney in "Up in the Air".



But I do not consider my time at home "miserable" and I did not follow (or lead) any women into hotel rooms!

"Iowa State Doesn't Lose Turnover Bowl"

And that, My Friends, is your final Crab Sports Update of the year. But, with one fianl question:

What are these guys doing?

If you actually want to read about the game, the story is at the Des Moines Register*.

*photo via the Register

Piracy Does Have it's Rewards

Just because I was in the military

doesn't mean it was a good experience.

One of the best anti-war songs ever written, Boy Blue by the Electric Light Orchestra.

Hey Boy Blue, can't you hear all the noise, it's for you.
All the town's waiting there, let us go.
There's a show like you ain't seen before.
Weclome home, where you been all these years, look around.
All the crowd is in tears,
It's so good to see you in the streets of your town

CHORUS
Hey Boy Blue is back.
Hey Boy Blue is back.
Hey Boy Blue is back.
Hey Boy Blue is back.
Hey Boy Blue is back.
Hey Boy Blue is back.

I've seen bold knights, dropping down like flies,
I've seen kings, rolling in the mire,
I've seen God, point the finger of doom to our foes.
I have fought in the holiest wars,
I have smashed, some of the holiest jaws.
I've been jailed, been impaled, and been dragged through the world.
One thing, I have learned through these years,
Is that no man, should be stricken with fear.
It should be that he walks with no care in the world.
So my friends, who are gathered today,
Hear this clear, for I'll not further say.
That no man, shall cause me to take up arms again.

Hey Boy Blue is back.
Hey Boy Blue is back.
Hey Boy Blue is back.
Hey Boy Blue is back.
Hey Boy Blue is back.
Hey Boy Blue is back.

Afghanistan

Warren Zevon considers the war in Afghanistan during the Soviet invasion. Oh, by the way, the US backed the Mujaheddin, some of who would go on to become the Taliban.

Captain Crab's Thought (s) of the Day

Living out here in the country there is not a lot of traffic past our house on the gravel road. A couple of farmers, the guy who lives down the road, and the mail lady. Someday I am going to forget what time it is and be standing there in my boxers when she delivers the mail.

God is Great, beer is good and people are crazy.

C & W Song by Billy Cirrington

I watched "The Big Lebowski" last night while the H attended "Lebowski Fest" in Minneapolis.

I have been very stressed lately.

I never thought that I would make it to thirty, let alone fifty eight!

Motor Bikes

One of the best looking bikes I have ever seen.

Twitter

Dave Letterman and I feel the same way about Twitter.

Captain Crab's Thought of the Day

The best compliment I ever recieved:

"You were the only person I met in 1972 that made any sense."

Jesus was a Miracle

The rest of us are simply products of biology........

A New and Exciting Career

I am thinking of giving up piracy for a new career.

Blog Post #602

What the hell? I am bored.

Yeah, I still think about it