Power windows — ACTIVATE!
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February 3, 2010
So I decided to take my Honda for a little spin today…
Wait till you see what this hot rod does! 
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Oh, and Jonny of TheLifeThing put together a cool e-book on SUCCESS. In it, he profiled 40 bloggers from around the blogosphere on their definition of success. Go here to download it for free.
Latest Trend in Guard Dogs
Posted to: fun laughs
January 29, 2010
Forget security alarms, steering wheel clubs, and other theft deterrents. The latest in high level security protection is…
Enjoy your weekend!
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OH! And for all you new readers and cat lovers, there this!
What do you see when you look in the mirror?
Posted to: fun laughs
January 14, 2010
Fear?
Freckles?
Fatigue?
Or do you see FUN?!
Part of the joy of mentoring kids is that occasionally a project will come along, and you can’t resist but to hijack it and claim it as your own. Brian Chenowith, the mastermind behind this project, had a very simple aim: choose a word that best fits you and put it on the mirror as a reflection of who you really are.
The kids loved it. But I think I loved it even more.
The great thing about this project is the surface area of the mirror is small, so you can’t choose ugly words. Words like:
cynical
frustrated
depressed
sloghog
simply don’t fit. Words like:
smart
pretty
hero
big kid
stand out.
Which word would you choose?
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FUN FACT: I once had a co-worker Chris who had a mirror positioned above his phone, which I thought particularly odd as he wasn’t a vain kind of guy. He did field several calls during the day. He explained that in the Japanese culture the customer service teams will often put a mirror above their phone as a tactic to dissuade against becoming angry or hostile even if they are being attacked. The reasoning is that once you start to become enraged, you see your face, and as I would guess: it’s not the most flattering angle. In fact, you’re embarrassed. So you back off, and lighten up. This could be really fun for later. The next time you start to lose it with your friend/lover/mother/dad, simply pull out a mirror and look at yourself. Just the act of pulling out a mirror in the middle of a fight will be enough to quell the argument and probably have you both laughing. 
How you know when you’re at the wrong job?
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December 28, 2009
There’s an awesome movement occurring now whereby people are awakening to the brilliant souls they are and breaking free of mundane, safe jobs to pursue more active, passionate, and rewarding life’s work.
And there’s another movement of people reading about it.
How do you know which side you’re on?
When you just can’t resist trying on the emergency warden kit for size:
When you know why the caged bird sings…
…and the elephant, and the zebra, and the King Cobra:
When your eyesight starts to go:
And when your co-worker gets laid-off and you (secretly) wish it was you. And thereby make him into a hero.
You just know.
This year, join me, and make a leap!
PAPA
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Oh, and The Little Debbie drawing has been extended to Dec 31st! Last chance to win! Go now!
Vintage Holiday Cheer
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December 16, 2009
It seems like just yesterday I was standing next to our Xmas tree in my favorite Captain Donald nightgown…
This year our tree’s a little smaller…
But there ARE presents…
I sure hope I get a new nightgown.
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Kicked to the Curb!
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November 16, 2009
You guys are going to LOOOOVE me today!
Woke up this morning to find this:
Don’t let the picture fool you. That’s our neighbors across the street moving IN to their apartment, not OUT.
They hired one of those door to door moving services, but they had four storage units! The movers literally came, unloaded the units off the semi, and left!
Not sure that’s how I would want to “air my laundry.”
Look, they even stationed a security guard!
Meanwhile…guess what? Our neighbors upstairs are ALSO moving!
They are lucky. Very, very lucky!
They hired California Lucky Trucking!
Quick! grab the number!
I couldn’t make this up if I tried. Life truly is funny.
But wait, it gets better!
In two weeks: WE’RE MOVING!!
I told my wife “I want to get Lucky!!”
She said, “No, no, no…I already got the boxes.”
We’re going tropical, ya’ll.
Have a happy lucky Monday!
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Do you take your life too seriously?
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November 9, 2009
At dinnertime, do you save a seat for everyone…
…even the family dog?
When you clean, do you leave detailed notes…
to let everyone (your wife) know when the job will be done?
When you buy diapers, do you buy the box with…
…baby included?
And, finally…
When the mood strikes…
Do you make out with your lover like a star crossed sailor?
If not, you’re missing out…
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AROUND THE BLOGOSPHERE: I wanted to take the time to recognize some of my really cool readers. For awhile now, I’ve been meaning to open up a storefront with some CHEERUPNATION gear. Heather must have read my mind because she sent me this fun T-shirt which she designed: (Thanks, Heather!)
Last week, I put out a request on Twitter to help code a CHEERUPNATION badge. Bud of AboundlessWorld retweeted it and Oscar of FreeStyleMind responded the very next day with this:
He even gave me his skype address for any extra help. Cool, cool peoples. Thank you!
If you’d like to put the CHEERUPNATION badge on your site, copy and paste this code (it makes your site look hot):
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…Or skype Oscar for details.
On the Look for “Kook”
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November 3, 2009
Anyone who’s been reading here awhile knows I love to take walks. And that, I always carry my camera.
After all, you never know what you might see.
Today, I stumble across this:
Finally! A lost parrot!
How Amazonian!
But my favorite part? He “likes to say “HI” a lot.”
Me, too!
Finally! Someone that says “hi” in LA!
Call me Kooky, I’m going to find this crazy bird!
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[UPDATE: A reader just emailed that the sign reads "November 29." Surely, the owner meant October and that this isn't a posting for a future lost Kook.]
Your Daily Horoscope — Perfected.
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October 31, 2009
Back when I was a kid, I used to sprint out into the driveway each morning in my flannel Star Wars pj’s and grab The Kansas City Star.
I couldn’t wait to sit down with a bowl of Fruity pebbles and the devour the Horoscope page. It was my favorite pick me up. If I didn’t like my particular sign, I’d read another. It gave me the cheerup boost I needed.
So that you don’t have to run outside in your flannel Star Wars pjs, I’ve prepared for you, the perfect horoscope. If you don’t like your respective sign, choose another. Or another.
Or go online to the Kansas City Star.
Your DAILY Horoscope — Perfected:
Aries: Today, you find a $20 dollar bill in your pocket. This makes you incredibly happy. All day you wonder how you’re going to spend it. But all the things you want are more than $20 dollars. This makes you depressed. You decide to put the $20 bucks in your wife’s pocket. You know she has simpler tastes.
Taurus: Today, you have a perfect hair day. Your hair’s so perfect, in fact, you don’t want the day to end. So you go out to a nice dinner with a good friend and drop a hundred bones. When the server says “Have a nice night”, you look at his hair. It’s a satiny masterpiece. He has fabulous hair. In the car ride home you wonder if you should have asked him for a date. That’s when you look in the mirror and spot the huge piece of arugula stuck in your teeth. You stare in shock and wonder how long it’s been there.
Gemini: Today, you can’t make up your mind. Half of you wants to go see a movie, the other half want to stay at home and snuggle in a snuggie. And the other half of the other half of you reminds yourself that you don’t have a DVD player, cable or a TV. You opt for a good book. You snuggle with Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential. You wish you could be his friend on facebook…if you had a computer.
Halloween – Past and Present
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October 27, 2009
Halloween is almost upon us…and what better excuse for FUN!
(Interesting, the people that get super excited for this one day and then go back to being “serious”; why not embrace your wild side every day?)
Anyway…
Some years back while living in NYC, I had a huge acne flare up. HUGE. Pepperoni pizza huge. And, as enticing and daring as it was to go as ACNEMAN, I tried to think of something a little more creative, something to take the focus off my zits.
So I went to IKEA, bought some blow up bugs, scavenged up some random branches in my apartment courtyard, and went as BUGMAN:
My costume was a huge hit! But the best part? My zit storm disappeared. Magic!
This year I thought I’d switch it up. Scale it down. Less flair. Something to match the tight economic climate….Something simple, but freeing…Maybe even something a little photo-shopped…something kind of like, well… THIS
Finally, as reader Cammie reminds us: when decorating GO ALL OUT!
Happy Halloween!!
