It has come to my attention that a few of you actually do check in on my Flickr account from time to time. Well then, if that is the case… You may have noticed a few changes. Such as missing photos or my photosteam seeming a bit stagnate. Not to worry, all those precious moments capture forever in time are still there, plus many more. However, I recently decided to change the permissions on several of the photos and make them available only to family and/or friends. If you fall into one of these two categories, and would like to see them all, please send me an email or add me to your contact list, so that I can add you.
While I enjoy sharing my photos, I have decided to make some private as not to bore the entire World Wide Web. If you don’t have a Flickr account, I would encourage you to sign up. Flickr is almost certainly the best way to store, search, sort, share photos. And basic accounts are free!
With all that said… Click HERE to view and/or download more photos of Christmas Eve or HERE view and/or download more photos of Christmas.
These, 20 Ways To Confuse Santa Claus, made me laugh. My favorite: Dress up like the Easter Bunny. Wait for Santa to come and then say, “This neighborhood ain’t big enough for the both of us.”
- Instead of milk and cookies, leave him a salad, and a note explaining that you think he could stand to lose a few pounds.
- While he’s in the house, go find his sleigh and write him a speeding ticket.
- Leave him a note, explaining that you’ve gone away for the holidays. Ask if he would mind watering your plants.
- While he’s in the house, replace all his reindeer with exact replicas. Then wait and see what happens when he tries to get them to fly.
- Keep an angry bull in your living room. If you think a bull goes crazy when he sees a little red cape, wait until he sees that big, red Santa suit!
- Build an army of mean-looking snowmen on the roof, holding signs that say “We hate Christmas,” and “Go away Santa.”
- Leave a note by the telephone, telling Santa that Mrs. Claus called and wanted to remind him to pick up some milk and a loaf of bread on his way home.
- Throw a surprise party for Santa when he comes down the chimney. Refuse to let him leave until the strippers arrive.
- While he’s in the house, find the sleigh and sit in it. As soon as he comes back and sees you, tell him that he shouldn’t have missed that last payment, and take off.
- Leave a plate filled with cookies and a glass of milk out, with a note that says, “For The Tooth Fairy. :)” Leave another plate out with half a stale cookie and a few drops of skim milk in a dirty glass with a note that says, “For Santa.”
- Take everything out of your house as if it’s just been robbed. When Santa arrives, show up dressed like a policeman and say, “Well, well. They always return to the scene of the crime.” Leave out a copy of your Christmas list with last-minute changes and corrections.
- While he’s in the house, cover the top of the chimney with barbed wire.
- Leave lots of hunting trophies and guns out where Santa’s sure to see them. Go outside, yell, “Ooh! Look! A deer! And he’s got a red nose!” and fire a gun.
- Leave Santa a note, explaining that you’ve moved. Include a map with unclear and hard-to-read directions to your new house.
- Set a bear trap at the bottom of the chimney. Wait for Santa to get caught in it, and then explain that you’re sorry, but from a distance, he looked like a bear.
- Leave out a Santa suit, with a dry-cleaning bill.
- Paint “hoof-prints” all over your face and clothes. While he’s in the house, go out on the roof. When he comes back up, act like you’ve been “trampled.” Threaten to sue.
- Instead of ornaments, decorate your tree with Easter eggs.
- Dress up like the Easter Bunny. Wait for Santa to come and then say, “This neighborhood ain’t big enough for the both of us.”
Yogi Bear creator Joe Barbera dies at 95 via Yahoo! News
Sad news in the world of animation: Joseph Barbera, of Hanna-Barbera fame, died today of natural causes at the age of 95. Barbera along with his partner William Hanna were responsible for creating some of the all time greatest cartoon characters. From Tom and Jerry, they went on to create other memorable characters like Yogi Bear, The Flinstones, The Jetsons and Scooby-Doo. But the list, by no means stop there.
Hanna-Barbera has inspired many animators and children alike in the last fifty-plus years. Outside of Walt Disney, It’s hard to think of any others who has influenced American animation more than Mr. Barbera did with his partner William Hanna. (Although Chuck Jones and Tex Avery do come to mind) Simply put, these guys knew how to make cartoons. And even though end of an era has come with Joe Barbera’s death. (William Hanna passed away in 2001) The cartoons left behind will still live on for millions of children (and the adults who are still children at hart) to enjoy.
I’ve been meaning to post about this for a while… For the last few weeks or so, I’ve been using a Greasemonkey script that I learned about HERE that will add referrers into comments on Flickr. And it’s great. Instead of adding to the annoying problem on Flickr, of never knowing how or where people that visit your photo have found it. This small script will add a line of text at the end of your comments saying where you came from.
If everyone starts using this script, then it will be easy to see where or how people have come to find your photos when they leave a comment.
It’s the end of the week and I don’t really feel like writing anything deep and meaningful. That’s not to say I ever have. Either way, I thought I would share a few of my favorite quotes.
“There’s no crying in baseball!” from A League of Their Own
“Get your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape.” from Planet of the Apes
“It’s 106 miles to Chicago, we’ve got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it’s dark and we’re wearing sunglasses. ” from The Blues Brothers
What are your favorite quotes?
Cool… It appears that my favorite screen saver, the Flying Toasters from After Dark is back at Screensavers.com.
Here’s another video keeping in with the seasonal theme that I seen to be running lately.
Remember the days when they would take cartoon characters from a TV commercial and then put them in a Christmas-oriented ad around the holiday? I found this commercial for Fruity Pebbles while browsing YouTube today. It definitely brings back memories of while watching Saturday mornings cartoons and eating Fruity Pebbles. I’m not certain when this is from… I think, maybe the 1980s?
But then I thought; Why would the Flintstones celebrate Christmas? They’re from B.C.
As I stated before, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is one of my favorite Christmas specials, but I have to agree… Santa is a jerk. From the way Santa treats his workers, from the flying reindeer to his elves, he comes across a little harsh. In fact, this video explains it further.
This past Friday night, the family and I sat down to watch one of the longest running Christmas specials in television history, Rankin/Bass’ Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Which remains one of my all time personal favorite Christmas specials. But, what was interesting about rewatching this little piece of childhood nostalgia was seeing it through the eyes of an adult. As an adult, just like I did the year before, I tend to examine this holiday classic in a new light. Observing the little idiosyncrasies.
For instance, what’s wrong with the doll? OK, I get it… The Jack-in-the-box is named Charlie. The cowboy rides an ostrich. The train has square wheels. And the squirt gun shoots grape jelly. However, I can’t see anything wrong with the “misfit” doll. She should have been voted off the island.