#855 – Coleslaw =/= Sauerkraut

July 20, 2014July 20, 2014 | xeyeti

These are apparently not the same thing, as the Wife informed me this weekend. It’s the sparkling water debacle all over again.

#854 – Kickball

July 17, 2014July 17, 2014 | xeyeti

I am a kickball boss.

#853 – Bear Cannon

July 16, 2014July 16, 2014 | xeyeti

Sometimes, you just need a cannon that fires bears as ammunition.

#852 – Tacky

July 15, 2014July 15, 2014 | xeyeti

Back in 1992, I went to a friend’s birthday party. One of his presents was a tape of Weird Al Yankovic’s Off the Deep End, and we must have listened to that thing a half dozen times over the course of that night.

My other touchstone to Weird Al came from the Dr. Demento Show on the radio. I remember hearing the world premiere of the Japanese version of “Jurassic Park,” sitting up late at night in my bedroom.

I kinda drifted away from Weird Al in college and graduate school. I went through this phase where I thought music had to be serious and somber. I heard some of his stuff, but it didn’t connect with me as well, possibly because I wasn’t familiar with the songs he was parodying. I didn’t listen to rap, wasn’t familiar with the biggest songs on the radio.

And then I downloaded Mandatory Fun Tuesday morning. It’s everything you want in a Weird Al album. And I’m old enough to admit I enjoy fun music again.

And that video for “Tacky” is a slice of absolute brilliance.

#851 – Lopsided

July 14, 2014July 14, 2014 | xeyeti

Look, sometimes your leg falls off after you go on a walk. It just happens, okay?

#850 – Cue Bob Seger

July 13, 2014July 13, 2014 | xeyeti

It’s tricky doing the Risky Business slide thing on carpet, let me tell you.

#849 – The Bed’s Too Big Without You

July 10, 2014July 10, 2014 | xeyeti

The Wife and her sisters are off in Vermont for the weekend at a family reunion, so I’ve got he house to myself! Which means sleeping in the middle of the bed and not wearing pants around the house.