My brain is constipated with random thoughts. It’s time to free up some space with another Mind Dump…
- “I’ll never get this back to the way I had it.” The thought you have after someone else drives your car and adjusts your seat.
- My wife said, and I quote, “you’ve got moves like Jagger.” Score.
- Did you go out for some Black Friday shopping?
- We went out on Black Friday but not because we wanted to. We ran out of baby formula. You’d think that if they could put HUGE TV’s on sale they’d be able to put baby formula on sale. No such luck.
- What the crap! Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is on TV. I don’t know if I’ve ever been as angry as I was after I left the theater seeing that movie.
- Oh wait! I was just reminded of another bad movie experience. Star Wars: Episode I is on TV. Why George Lucas…WHY!?
- “SANTA! I know him! I just watched a preview for Elf. I love Elf.
- Does it make anyone else feel old that Friends is on Nick At Night? That show might have the best theme song of all time.
- We put up our Christmas tree this weekend. When do you put yours up?
- I LOVE Christmas. It’s the most wonderful time of the year. One of the things that I love the most about Christmas is the chance to see friends who come back for a visit. Friends like this guy…
- Chad Johnson (no not the former talented football player) is my best friend from middle school/high school. God has a sense of humor by blessing me with an entire posse of Celtics fans. We thought we’d dress the twins up just for Chad’s visit.
- I ran a 10K on Thanksgiving. I haven’t run six miles since at least July. I hurt my Achilles in June and I have been taking it easy. I’ve run 3 miles a couple of times but that’s it. How did I do?
- I ran that 10K like the Honey Badger. Honey Badger don’t care.
- I finished in 1 hour and 10 minutes. My goal was to not walk, finish, and not come in last. Thanks to running the race with friends and a few old people that walked I was able to accomplish my goals.
- There was one girl that was about a football field away from us for almost the entire race. My friend Lee said that it was his goal to catch her. We kept a very steady pace and I guess she didn’t. We caught her around mile five and as soon as we did she sped up. It was funny.
- We caught up to her again right before the six mile marker. I thought we caught her for good, but when we got close to the finish line she passed us in an all out sprint with a smile on her face. My buddy Ryan said, “uh uhh” and took off in a sprint to the finish line. He beat her. That’s right.
- I ran the race while wearing a shirt that says, “Running Sucks.” It got a HUGE reaction. People cheered the whole race for that shirt.
- I don’t know how I haven’t seen the Honey Badger up until last week. If you haven’t seen this Youtube sensation then you should know that it’s going to be making up about 15% of all of my jokes for the next few months. He’s the Chuck Norris of the Animal kingdom.
- My mom made a Mtn. Dew dessert for Turkey Day. It was slap your mamma good!
- I went to the store on Thanksgiving Eve. Out front was a Salvation Army Bell ringer and he was in a really good mood. He was so cheerful. When I got to my car I heard him yell, “Treat Yo Self.” Because I’m a fan of Parks and Rec I immediately started laughing.
- Whoever coined the phrase there’s no use crying over spilled milk has never spilled an entire bowl of cereal on their lap while blogging. Yeah that happened to me. It was like someone slapped the bowl out of my hand. It didn’t slip. It jumped upside down and onto my lap. My wife looks at me and says, “I don’t even know what to do with that.”
- I love my kids! I really do. I love them but nobody told me how hard it’d be…to put pants on babies. Are you kidding me?! I put one leg in and they yank it out as I’m putting the other one in.
- Fact: If you pick up Domino’s Pizza in your car it will smell like pizza for the next 363.2 days.
- I’m not saying that’s a bad thing. It’s just a fact. I like the smell of pizza. Someone should make one as a car deodorizer. It’d be yummy.
- Have you seen the commercial for Plaque Blast for pets? It’s some spray that is supposed to remove plaque and freshen breath. They promise it works. I’m think that if it works so good I might have to try some.
Whew…I feel better now.
Well, I now know where Treat Yo Self comes from. I think I have watched about a total of 1.19 episodes.
We put up two trees this year.
Larry, two trees! I’m impressed.
I still feel that sprint. And that Chipotle burrito. I’ll feel bad about that one for awhile
Ry, don’t feel bad. It’s all good.
If your pets have plague, their breath is the last thing you should be worried about.
Oh yeah, you’re not a pet guy. Guess that works out pretty well.
Ricky, I don’t have pets and I don’t catch mistakes very well. That was a funny mistake though.
Thanks for starting my week off with a smile. I am getting ready to watch Honey Badger, without any cereal! 🙂
Kelly, good call. Let me know what you think.
I think my favorite was the one about “plague” breath.. At first I was going to correct you and tell you that it’s actually plaQue breath….but then I realized.. Dog breath is kinda like the plague! 🙂
Danielle, that was a funny mistake on my part. I didn’t know I made it till I saw your comment. Thanks.
Rob, this was quite mirthful! Good stuff here that got my day off to a great start.
Daniel, mirthful you say? I like it. I don’t know what it means but I like it.
Ha! So Funny Rob!
I didn’t go to black friday …my wife did…
and we put up our tree the the day after Thanksgiving…um…i think we call it…black friday…
Arny, nice. Do you have any cool ornaments? I have a collection of all things awesome. My tree is covered in superheros, Indiana Jones, and Lakers.
no but i do have an ornament that i made in 1st grade…i took it from my mom’s tree a few years back! lol…it’s pretty cool to have it after all these years…
We put up our tree the day after Thanksgiving. The kids like to help assemble it.
I haven’t run in a while either. I don’t run between Halloween and Easter. It’s too dark and cold in those winter months.
Some Guy, do you do anything for exercise in those dark months? I don’t want to jog but I also don’t want to make time to go all the way to gym.
No exercise – just eating chocolate to store up energy reserves for when I resume running.
I like how you think!
We watched Elf the day after Thanksgiving as we put our tree up and decorated the front of our new house. Decorating a house is infinitely cooler than decorating an apartment.
Honey Badger really is hilarious. Also, if you’re able to overlook swears, “Action Figure Therapy” is a series of YouTube vids that feature GI Joe characters being awesome. It makes me laugh till I cry, but some of it is objectionable/sensitive.
Kevin, I’ll have to check that out. I think I have seen it but I don’t remember it.
I don’t know which one had me chuckling the most Rob. I have this sneaking suspicion that if we ever had a chance to meet we might get kicked out of wherever we are (how about a church?) Your wife’s reaction to the spilled milk was classic but then goes ahead and ruins it with her jagger comment. What can I say?
Bill, I’m the worst in church. I get the church giggles and can’t stop. Maybe we should just meet at Chipotle.
Works for me.
Son of a Nutcracker that was a funny mind dump. I as well LOVE Christmas & the movie Elf, they seem to go hand in hand. We decorate inside & out Thanksgiving weekend. I’d say that the outside of our house looks a bit like The Griswalds. “Clark is your house on fire?” Yet another good Christmas movie. But the end all be all is A Christmas Story. Have a great week Rob!
Amy, “son of a Nutcracker” was my favorite line I’ve heard today.” That’s a great line.
How about Cotton headed ninny muggins? Since I joined WEC I do not swear any more. I want to walk the walk & talk the talk. So that is my new alternative to the other! Son of a Nutcracker, that way if my children repeat in a crowd then it won’t be such a big deal. Because most time that they choose to embarrass you when you are with family or in a crowd of people. But your time is coming!
Amy, I know. I already substitute cuss words. Where you there the Sunday I talked about Jack Hole?
Why yes I was. That was good but my fav is Jack Wagon from the Geico commercial. But when my road rage comes on I have let Jack Hole slip! : )
Honey Badger is so funny. I see a WEC video in the future with that in mind. Funny stuff Rob. Also, love Elf. Only Will Ferrell could be that crazy
P.S. Love the picture of Chad and the twins. He is so handsome
Kris, did you notice the twins Lakers jerseys?
oh yea, and I should have done another PS. Love the twins jerseys. Great pic of them
I would so totally cheer for a guy that is running with a “running sucks” tshirt! LOL.
Thanks for your mind dump!
Moe, you are most welcome! Great guest post on Michael’s blog!
Thanks bro! Keep running.. or trucking… or whatever.
*by the way… Sophia!!! OMG!!!!! (said in a teenage voice)
Moe, I know right! That was insane!
Jar Jar Binks ruined my life for about a week when I saw him on the big screen. As the Round Mound of Rebound would say–“Turrible.”
Matt, he is turrible! I just don’t get it.
Only 15% of your jokes for the Honey Badger? He don’t care. Also, nice work on the 10K!
Joe, it might be a higher number but I think that it’s worked out to about 15% as of now. Depending on how much people laugh it could up the percentage quickly.
My favorite post’s of ROBSHEP.com are the mind dumps. I am so stealing this idea..lol. I think I will call mine Brain Bail Outs. Once I figure out what in the world I am doing with my BLOG!
I have got to get Becca the recipe from your mom on the MT. Dew dessert, are you kidding! Also, I hear you on the dressing kids. I am seriously thinking about putting velcro on Trenton’s back, so when I lay him down to change him, he is fixed to the changing table. I feel a patent coming on.
Joseph, do it! I’ll test out that velcro changing table for you.
chad johnson has great taste in teams. you should tell him to change his name to ochocinco. your kids are adorable!
Thanks Rob. Please don’t tell me that you are a Celtics fan too?
yes, of course! with only 62 games this season, the old guys might even have a chance.
Rob, you are right. Lucky for me the old guys includes my Lakers.
Friends theme song is great, but I’d have to go with Full House as the greatest of all-time. That chummy ditty fit the show perfectly.
Hooray forever pizza smells in cars; boo forever ruined seat adjustments. Been there.
Congrats on the 10K. Ran cross-country in high school and have been running fairly regularly ever since, but I’ve still never run in a race longer than a 5K. Need to fix that.
Full House is a classic. The only difference is that I didn’t own the song. I downloaded the Friends theme.
Oh, and I wanted to thank you for changing my life by introducing me to the honey badger. Oh my word, was laughing so hard.
TMZ, you are most welcome! Have you seen Guy on a Buffalo?
I was also disappointed in Indy 4 and Star Wars Ep1. I was with Indy until the aliens showed up and abducted what could have been a decent movie.
For Ep 1 you should check out Star Wars Episode 1.1 The Phantom Edit (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzC-KdR5UHM). It’s a much better movie through the magic of digital editing.
Congrats on the 10K!
Randal, I’ll have to check out 1.1. Never heard of it. Thanks for the tip.
Don’t get discouraged. Just go and get certifications for all those web/software-related qualification prerequisites and work your way up at any job you have while doing so.