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Prissy curled up in a new fall blanket on a Sunday afternoon.
As you’d expect, it’s finally showing its age by falling apart. We’ve looked at many other renditions of Old Maid, but none have ever been able to offer such a fun and colorful cast of characters as this deck did. None of them even come close. Silly and larger than life, these oddball cartoons bring back memories of childhood. Earlier this month, during a spirited game with Mom, Rodney, my niece, and me, I noticed my Mom made a comment that she wished she could find another set like this, only in better condition. I’ve scoured eBay every day since, hoping to find it. I came across two auctions, and lost both of them to last minute bidders. I have not seen another auction with these cards since. If I’d known those would be my only opportunities, I would have bid much higher. So I’m asking you, my dear readers, have you ever seen this deck? Perhaps you have one, stowed away in some old attic, collecting dust. If you do, it would mean so much to my Mom if I could get her another set in better condition. A simple gesture, but it would ensure the family tradition could live on for hopefully decades more to come. Anyone?
Is it that time of year already? America’s favorite TV serial killer, Dexter Morgan, is back for season 3 on Showtime tomorrow night. I personally enjoyed season 2 much more than the first season. A lot of risky plot lines, and they all paid off with an exciting finale. I’m curious to see where this season takes us. As usual, Showtime has leaked the first episode online. They do that for every series now. It’s a smart marketing move, at least in my opinion. Just push play: (I didn’t upload this, so I don’t know how long it will stay online.)
Catty gay bloggers and message forums are criticizing some new photos of Daniel Radcliffe from his performance in Equus. You think this is fat? Wow. If people think that’s fat, I must look obese, because even my stomach sticks out more than that and I’m considered a healthy weight.
I finally got bored with the results and decided to search for gay Halloween costumes. I don’t know what I expected to find. Judy Garland? To my surprise, Dan came up in the first few results. I clicked the link, which was silly, because I was around when he wrote it back in 2005. But I did it anyway, thinking to myself “I hope he doesn’t notice I clicked that”. Well, you know what? He did. I was caught Anyway this is the costume I had my eye on. I know I would never actually buy it though. I don’t have the abs for it. Or the arms. Or the tan. But my legs and feet are okay. You guys like those, right?
Look who’s all grown up. It’s the Hanson brothers. Lookin’ good guys.
It seems lately every one I know is losing someone they love to health related problem. Heart attacks, cancer… all in their late 60s. I don’t know about you, but dying in your 60s just doesn’t seem acceptable to me. It concerns me, and makes me question my own mortality. Earlier in the year, I made the decision that I’m going to live until age 150. I’m 26 right now. That would mean I have another 124 years on this planet. Yay! People sometimes wonder why I use anti-wrinkle cream in my 20s. Trust me honeys, if I’m going to be around for more than a century, it’s never too early to be working on appearance. Gravity is not going to be kind to a 150 year old man. But back to the topic… can we live that long? There are over 80,000 people currently living in America who are over the age of 100. Many studies are showing that thanks to modern medicine, combined with healthy diet, lifestyle, and genes, we could easily live to be 150 some day. Sounds promising to me, and I have high hopes. I love being alive, I really do. No matter what events go on around me, no matter how tragic, I always bounce back. Some people are just made that way, and I believe I am. I just keep going. I want to live a very long and healthy life. Here’s to good health and happiness. May every one reading live to be 150!
Oh, God, this is too silly to even type… The rumor is that Biden will drop out of the race in the next 2 weeks, citing “health reasons”, and Clinton will swoop in to save the day. Wow, it really does sound even more ridiculous after I’ve typed it out. But just for kicks… what if it happened? Would it guarantee a win for this election or completely sink it? (I can’t believe I’m even entertaining something that has all the signs of an urban legend.)
Look what I saw when I went to The Huffington Post this afternoon:
WTF? I thought everybody had a crack.
Never underestimate the power of a rumor… especially here in the South. When I was out on Friday at 3PM, I noticed there were some pretty big lines at the gas stations. Most had cars lined all the way out on the street. I played through a list of national holidays in my head. Hmmm, none that I could think of. Why would everyone be getting gas at 3PM on a Friday afternoon? When I got back home at 5, I noticed the lines were even worse. Things were really starting to concern me. Had something horrible happened in the world and I missed it? On the news, I heard that there was a rumored gas shortage. The whole city and surrounding suburbs had people panicking and lining up for gas. Some were in line for an hour or more. Security had to be dispatched to the gas stations to keep everyone calm. Gas stations actually did run out of gas! By evening, there wasn’t anywhere you could go for gas. Did Nashville get hit by a hurricane? No. Did Nashville get hit by a tornado or some other natural disaster? No. According to CNN, it was simply a rumor. (Yes, we made national news.) There was no gas shortage in Nashville, but due to the crazy rumor, we actually did run out of gas! Every other area in the state of Tennessee has gas. We are the only numb nuts without it. All of this because of everyone bought gas on the same day. Wow. (Sidenote: It has not been confirmed whether this was all due to a rumor, or if we actually did have a shortage. I certainly don’t want to start any new rumors! But no other area in the state ran out of gas, so I have to think it was due to public panic, not an actual shortage.)  ©2005-2008 Nathan Exposed . All Rights Reserved Meet the Cast
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Last Saturday, I was looking for Halloween costumes online. I don’t know why. They’re all the same. Every year I think about buying a Halloween costume, but don’t. They just look so unimaginative. Gee, look at me, I plunked down $50 for a costume that 10 other people will also have on.
This rumor is way too wild to ever come true, but it’s been rampant on the internet this weekend, and it’s human nature to ponder the “what if” question…
