For those of you who have read Minivandians, I have a question. Which part of the book did you like more?
I’m outlining book 2, and where the first was 60/40 in favor of the short vignette’s of daily life, it looks like book 2 is tipping more toward the fictional, longer story.
So, of the two kinds of stories, either fictionalized real life or just plain fiction, which did you all prefer?
Posted by daddybear71 on December 9, 2014
https://daddybearsden.com/2014/12/09/a-question-2/
The time for honoring yourself will soon be at an end. — Gladiator
Real talent is self-evident. It doesn’t require attention, nor does it seek the spotlight. The more you beat your chest and proclaim your abilities, the more I suspect that you are no more than shadows and dust.
Posted by daddybear71 on December 9, 2014
https://daddybearsden.com/2014/12/09/movie-quotes-day-343/
Posted by daddybear71 on December 9, 2014
https://daddybearsden.com/2014/12/09/todays-earworm-584/
You say you hate Washington’s Birthday or Thanksgiving and nobody cares, but you say you hate Christmas and people treat you like you’re a leper. — Gremlins
You know, admitting to friends and family that I dislike the Christmas season is usually more jarring than telling anti-gun in-laws that I have a pistol on my belt. Even complete strangers seem aghast that I don’t walk around wrapped in tinsel and singing old Burl Ives ditties.
Please, enjoy your holiday, but leave me out of it. We’ll all be happier that way.
Posted by daddybear71 on December 8, 2014
https://daddybearsden.com/2014/12/08/movie-quotes-day-342/
It’s going to be one of those nights.
Posted by daddybear71 on December 8, 2014
https://daddybearsden.com/2014/12/08/todays-earworm-579/
Private George E. Elliott: [Telephone conversation from the radar station to the Information Center]
Private George E. Elliott: Sir, this is Private Elliott at Opana Point. There’s a large formation of planes coming in from the north – 140 miles, 3 degrees east.
Lieutenant Kermit A. Tyler: Yeah? Well… Don’t worry about it.
Lieutenant Kermit A. Tyler: [Click!]
There is a fine line between believing everything that comes down the pipe and disregarding something important. A professional knows what is normal, and what is not. Having your eyes open and your head on a swivel means nothing if you disregard the warning signs.
Posted by daddybear71 on December 7, 2014
https://daddybearsden.com/2014/12/07/movie-quotes-day-341t/
Posted by daddybear71 on December 7, 2014
https://daddybearsden.com/2014/12/07/a-day-which-will-live-in-infamy/
Oh, Christmas isn’t just a day, it’s a frame of mind… and that’s what’s been changing. — Miracle on 34th Street
If you’ve been hanging around here for more than a few months, you’re probably aware that I’m not a Christmas person. The religious aspect of the holiday is a good reminder for me, and I do enjoy the time I get to spend with the kids and Irish Woman. But Santa Claus, tinsel in every available nook and cranny, and all the noise, noise, noise, noise, noise makes me want to drive my truck into a railroad abutment. It’s getting out of hand. One of our local radio stations went to pre-programmed Christmas music before Halloween this year, which means that it joins the one that went over prior to Thanksgiving last year on the list of things I don’t listen to anymore.
Look, if you truly feel that there should be peace on earth and good will toward men, then act like it after December 26. If you want a couple of weeks of good behavior under your belt to salve your conscience for being an absolute prat all year long, go for it. But at least have the integrity to admit that Christmas is an excuse to shop, and not a state of mind.
Posted by daddybear71 on December 6, 2014
https://daddybearsden.com/2014/12/06/movie-quotes-day-340/
Today is the 81st anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition in the United States, so I thought I’d celebrate with a little drinking music.
As a plus, this is Christmas music for people like me who aren’t looking forward to doing the next few weeks sober.
Posted by daddybear71 on December 5, 2014
https://daddybearsden.com/2014/12/05/todays-earworm-578/
Is this gonna be a standup fight, sir, or another bughunt? — Aliens
It is amazing what people can accomplish when they know that their task will achieve something. Nothing is so corrosive than to give a task to a group that they know to be pointless. Tell us what we need to do and why it’s important, and then all you have to do is stand back and be amazed by the results.
Posted by daddybear71 on December 5, 2014
https://daddybearsden.com/2014/12/05/movie-quotes-day-339/
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