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September 29, 2015

Pop Quiz!

The neighbor of mine who mounted this stuffed beaver in their picture window is…
a. an enthusiast of aquatic rodent taxidermy.
b. an Oregon State University graduate.
c. insane!

September 26, 2015

It's time for an Oko-tober Fest!

Only the top left motto is real!
Okotoks is a town in Alberta, Canada. It recently unveiled a humble new tourism motto:
There are a number of things to do in Okotoks.” 

The folks at the Calgary Herald thought that was pretty funny, and they came up with their own riffs on it!

September 21, 2015

True Story!

Via Cache Mania.
At 10 PM last night, while walking home from the Hollywood Theater, I spied two bearded men on the deserted south side of the pedestrian overpass.

They were moving furtively and dressed all in black, complete with knit caps and headlamps.

Despite my better judgment, I approached: “Hey guys, what’s up?”

The two men exchanged a look, then the closer one faced me, his eyes flicking up and down the empty street. “I really shouldn’t tell you . . .”

My pulse quickened—were they taggers? Bad guys arranging a drug drop? Hipster ninjas? (It didn't help that the film I'd just seen was "Nightmare Alley.")

“. . . but we’re geocaching.”

Geocaching?!

So I made a citizen’s arrest and waited for the authorities to arrive. Later, the police officers told me, “Good job—these guys are hard to cache.”


(Okay, I made that last bit up!)

September 11, 2015

How tired was I this morning?


Let's just say that our dog sure gave me a funny look when I filled his bowl with oatmeal.

September 8, 2015

September 6, 2015

The Emu War was inhumane because it made emus feel "ostrich-sized"

The Emu War was a real thing! (And if that joke in the post title was too lame for you, the explanation is below.

September 2, 2015

The First Day of School:

“Oh, hi, I was just admiring your classroom door.”
“Thank you! Are you in my class?”
“No, but I would like to—”
“BEGONE, MUGGLE.

Classroom door decoration by middle school teacher Stephanie Stephens.