What's good for the Gander

Here a while back i saw a commercial on TV that made me giggle. The basic set-up was designed around something like "The Antiques Roadshow". In the commercial, a woman had taken her item to the appraiser and he gave his appraisal. She brought him a mannequin hand with a little yellow bird in it and he told her that her bird in the hand should be worth two in the bush. This one made me giggle pretty good. I like it almost as much as i like the one where the retired drill sergeant is a therapist. That one is just funny to me. !!Cry Baby!!

This commercial reminded me of a writing class i had in school where we had to write a number of aphorisms. You know, singular truths, like Beauty is in the eye of the Beholder and so on. This is the class where i penned my now infamous aphorism; Always a bridegroom, but never a bride. I admit it's not very original, but it's cute all the same.

I remember this exercise as it was quite difficult for me. I met my deadline, but i wasn't very proud of what i accomplished.

Anyway, it snowed like mad here last week. I mean about a foot or more and the wind was

blowing like hell and the kids were home for a day or two. So, i was off my groove. I was Marshalling TV channels when this bird in the hand commercial came on and instantly i was struck with an idea. Why couldn't i make a bird in the hand??

I started running all of the old adages i knew through my head. I didn't want to re-do the bird in the hand, a penny saved is a penny earned lacked something creatively and what's good for the goose is good for the gander just didn't sing to me. Then it came to me, my adage.

I've had this old clock for some time and i've wanted to do something for my sewing room with it. Though, i no longer actually have a sewing room. What i do have is a kitchen table that suits me just fine for now. So, i presented my adage in a clock. Which now only seems fitting. Now for your enjoyment and mine, of course, here's my adage clock for my sewing room when i get one again.

I'm not going to tell you the adage that was the inspiration for this, but what i will say is that every time i look at it i giggle and swell with a sense of pride. I'm such a Wacko!!!

My wife has a clock and watch fetish, so naturally, she loves it. I was sort of inspired by the museum watches put out by Movado. I got Donner one shortly after she first saw one and i took the hint it was something she had to have.

I hope you can guess the adage, but if you can't i'll post it in the comments in a few days.

While i'm at it, i should tell you that my next project is a pair of house shoes. My feets get cold here and well i wouldn't be me if the design for them wasn't ridiculous. Think Stingray meets Patent Leather.

Until the next time i write, may peace be with you, Dave

Rainy Days and Odin's Days

Okay, so sit back and enjoy the view:

Zeke: Dad, which mythological character would you be??

Dad: I don't know, maybe Odin.

Zeke: You wouldn't be Poseidon?

Dad: No, i think Odin would fit me just fine. Who would you be?

Zachary: Why wouldn't you be Thor

Zeke: Cause Thor is like you. I'd be Hephaestus!

Zachary: What do you mean like me. He kicks every ones butt with a hammer.

Zeke: Yeah, and a tiny brain.

Ain't love grand??

Just to be fair in all of this, it all started due to a series of books. If you liked the Harry Potter series or the movies of same, listen up. The 5 book series, currently, is called, Percy Jackson and the Olympians. The movie from the first book is due out in January. Search out the trailer for it on YouTube, it looks like it ought to be a hoot. It's a modern retelling of the pantheon of Greek Mythology. Oh, and it's in America and Mount Olympus is above the Empire State Building.

Well Zeke has read all five of the books and believes himself to be a subject matter expert on Greek Mythology. Okay, The little fart has read everything he can get on the subject short of Homer. Which he claims will mess up the movie for him. Whatever, is my comment.

Now, with that in mind, he has also been reading up on the Nordic Pantheon as well, though there is no modern literature that makes it fun, and has a pretty fair grasp on the cast of characters. Zachary on the other hand, is here to play football and maintain a B avg in school.

Although his English teacher, you might say, drew him off sides.

In Zachary's English class they read selections from the Odyssey. (Wait is that Homer??) It irritated him greatly that they couldn't read it all. I told him that there probably wasn't enough time in class to read it all but that if he wanted to read it, just do that in the evenings or when he had time to read. I assured him there was no law against him reading all of Homer. He seemed shocked and shaken, like how can this be? I can read outside of school?? Oh Wow!! When did i get old enough to do that. It was funny.

Now, being the guy i am, i bet him ten push ups that i had a copy of homer that he walks by everyday and if i didn't I'd do the ten push ups. He started laughing. He said, how about a hundred, i said sure and we shook on it. Then i winked at him and told him to start pushing. hahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!! He simply said, Crap and started bending for the floor and i went and retrieved my copy from the bookcase. I just love it when they are so positive they are correct and i know differently. So, he's happy and reading, the little one is happy and reading, and I'm just happy they're happy.

You guys take care of Y'all, Dave