scooterguy-doug

Friday Cartoon

2007-12-28T12:42:00.000-08:00

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Did Everyone Have a Good Christmas?

2007-12-27T13:08:00.000-08:00

Hi all,
I hope everyone had a good Christmas
holiday. Ours was fairly quiet as we napped
a plenty. Lazy sods I know!

Dinner (and we're not exactly traditional)
consisted of pot roast stew & potato salad
for my wife & pork ribs & seasoned potato
wedges for yours truly.

Everyone now . . . It's your turn! Leave
me comments on your holiday. See ya
tommorow with the Friday cartoon.

Cheers & smile,
Doug
(aka Scooter Guy)

From Japan...It's Wrong in So Many Ways

2007-12-21T11:06:00.000-08:00

Hi all,
No Friday cartoon as usual but a
rather odd Christmas card from our
friends at http://engrish.com/

Sometimes things are lost in
translation. This time I think
everything was.

Have a great Christmas everyone
& I'll see you back next week.

All my best,
Doug
(aka Scooter Guy)

Our Very Own Charlie Brown Christmas Tree!

2007-12-19T16:43:00.000-08:00

Here's our Christmas tree in all of
its 3 foot glory. We got it last year
and it survived storage so up it went
again this year.

The first set of lights burned out so
I replaced them with some more.
If the second set goes, we'll just
say our tree is sleeping to conserve
energy.

Everyone enjoy your Christmas holiday
& I'll be back with the Friday Cartoon
on . . . you guessed it . . . Friday!

Cheers,
Doug
(aka Scooter Guy)

Friday Cartoon ... In Color!

2007-12-14T01:01:00.000-08:00

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Let's All Go to the Carnival!...Redux

2007-12-12T23:33:00.000-08:00

Hi all,
The following is a one of my
original blog posts from
several months ago.

I came across some saved text
files of older posts so I'll be
posting a few here and there.

Enjoy,
Doug

The Carnival

In the town I grew up in
we had a small amusement
park/carnival of the somewhat
low rent nature.
It was open year round except
when the temps got too low
which in balmy Southeast
Texas isn't very often.

Our visits were mainly on
Friday nights and being washed
in very bright lights gave it
a surreal look, similar to a
Salvador Dali painting.

Next to it was a really shabby
apartment complex which
added even more charm
to the park's theme.
Nothing like being asked
for liquor money when
you're six by a smelly
wino.

Rides included a small
creaky ferris wheel,
a mini train ride (that went
around the whole park)
ran by a guy old enough
to call God a kid.
A carousel with lead
painted horses complete
with music that cut in and
out at times.

The various carny booths
selling games no one rarely
won and prizes not worthy
of the effort.
Cotton Candy and Corn
Dogs left over from the
previous World War
but damn you wanted
it anyway.

The most celebrated (and
notorious) attraction was
the Spook House.
I use the term lightly as
it was nothing more than
a trailer with posters of
various movie monsters and
a scratchy horror record
playing in the background.

What gave it ( at least in
our circle) notoriety was
an incident courtesy of my
brother's friend Richard.

While visiting the park one
very slow day Mother Nature
called while he was in the
middle of his Spook House
tour.
With tummy burbling and
no time to reach the
nearest restroom he left
behind a gift that surely
made the next visitor
say " Smells like sheer
terror in here."

As he told us the tale
later.." What I left in
there is sure to be the
scariest thing that
place can ever lay
claim to."

Friday Cartoon

2007-12-07T02:26:00.000-08:00

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My Blue Man Group Toy....Wheeeee!

2007-12-06T01:13:00.000-08:00

The other day I got this in the mail via
my kindly UPS lady. It's a Blue Man
Group keyboard instrument / toy.

Though geared towards the younger
set (kiddies) I couldn't resist buying
one for my own cheap amusement.

I've become quite a fan of the Blue
Man Group since I first saw them
years ago in a series of Intel
commercials.

A few months back I saw one
of their concerts on PBS and
now I'm hooked.

Give them a look see sometime.
Maybe since I ride a blue scooter
making myself up like one of the
Blue Man Group would make for
an interesting ride.

Then again spending a day in
jail looking like that might be
a very bad idea.

Cheers until Friday,
Doug
(aka Scooter Guy)

Blue Man Group site link:
http://www.blueman.com/

Friday Cartoon

2007-11-30T08:02:00.000-08:00

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Peter Pan To Be Married

2007-11-28T13:50:00.000-08:00

First off, I know...the video blog
has yet to arrive. Doing a entire
blog via video is going to be too
labor intensive at this point so
I'll be doing one segment every
week or so with regular blog
stuff each week.
Tis ok?

On to my blog topic. Anyone out
there ever see this guy before?

http://pixyland.org/peterpan/updatenews.html

I first came across him on a website several
years ago. I'll let his site tell the whole story
but here's hope for anyone thinking true
love can never be found.

I mean if this guy can marry, there's
someone for everyone!

Cheers all,
Doug
(aka Scooter Guy)