As a kid, I loved die-cast cars. Hot Wheels, Matchbox, Johnny Lightning – they were all super-awesome. I had the orange track, I had the “launch the cars off the table” starting gate, even a loop-de-loop feature. Lately I’ve been hooked on this cool YouTube channel. YouTube user “baremetalHW,” takes beater Hot Wheels and other…
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“I know you and I know that bag!”
So I’m still working on my GLF Quality embroidered burlap bag, and hopefully I can get it done in time for entry into Competition Season 2018. Maybe even find a way to break the #syracurse with it. But embroidery is one thing. Now I have to figure out the taxidermy part of the project –…
Read MoreSome eye bleach for the day…
There are moments in my life where I need some eye bleach. No, I’m not planning to wash my face with Clorox. In internet parlance, “eye bleach” is watching something cute and sweet and calming after dealing with horrible, miserable moments. You know the ones … where you can’t stop watching MSNBC and hearing all…
Read MoreA drive-in flea market brings back great memories…
I love this idea. Love love love love it. According to this news report in The Saratogian, the Malta Drive-In will host a flea market on select Saturdays in 2018. It will start this coming May 12th, and then appear three more times during the summer. There’s even an upcoming “Malta Flea” website. This, plus…
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The GLF Embroidery Project, Part 3
Yes, I’m still plowing through my GLF gunny sack embroidery project. And I’ve gotten past most of the difficult parts of the project. Yes, it took a couple of weeks to stitch up that GLF Quality logo of days past … but I’m making progress and that’s important. As you can see, I’ve completed the…
Read MoreThe GLF Embroidery Project, Part 2
One of my current projects involves the upscaling of an old burlap gunny sack into a swank artwork. Part 1 of this project can be found at this link. This burlap sack, originally used by GLF Grange exchange stores in rural upstate New York, had a very cool logo on the front – the letters…
Read More“And how would you like your soup cooked?”
A “mondegreen” is the unintentional mis-hearing of something into a different and unexpected (and often hilarious) new concept. The best way to explain it is with this 1980’s vintage Maxell tape commercial, which takes the Desmond Dekker song “Israelites” and … well … tries to hear what the song is really about. I try not…
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The GLF Embroidery Project, Part 1
So I’ve been working on my “Trout Potatoes” burlap sack embroidery project for a while. And I’ve discovered some things in my creation of same. And in those discoveries, I’ve realized that if I do this project again, I have to make this work more effectively. In fact, I’m putting aside my plan to stitch…
Read MoreMore of the Whitney Avalon Show!
Had a rough day yesterday. Everything that could go wrong … did go wrong. I need something to make me smile. Wait. YouTube message. My friend, actress / singer / comedienne Whitney Avalon has made another YouTube video? Damn I gotta check it out.
Read MoreHoliday decorating in two minutes or less.
At some point later this morning – possibly after I finish writing my blog – I’ll add some holiday decorations to my apartment in the Town and Village. I’ll hang the plastic holiday wreath I bought a couple of years ago on my front door. I’ll place the small illuminated ceramic Christmas tree on a…
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