Off On A Dum Dum Tangent

Posted on October 29th, 2008 by Jean

It’s the simple things that bring joy to my children. Simple as in dum dum lollipops.

 
Natalie pulled a dum dum from our candy bowl the other day, and said, Mom, this one is pepper flavored. She mistook the sour apple for a green pepper.
 

Ewwww!
 
The idea of a pepper flavored sucker sent me off in two directions. The first direction was to find odd-flavored lollis.
 
Margarita Lollipop


Complete with salty exterior. Available at Firegirl.com.
 
Absinthe Lollipop


Available at Kegworks.com.
 
Javapops


60mg of caffeine per lolli. Available at ThinkGeek.com.
 
And the obligatory Insect Pops.


No thanks. Available at Hotlix.com.
 
The second direction was to check out dum dums. If you’d like to elect two dum dums (no comment), head over to DumDumPops.com
 


Go, Cool Lime!
 
I was surprised to learn that you can send in 20 wrappers plus $1.00 to receive a toy prize.
 


 
Really? What can you get for a dollar anymore?
 
• Have you tried an unusual lollipop?
• Would you try an unusual lollipop?
• Who are you voting for in the dum dum flavor election?

Tags: absinthe, candy, coffee, dollar, dum, firegirl, frisbee, Gifts, hotlix, insect, javapops, kegworks, margarita, suckers, thinkgeek, unique

Taking Out The Trash

Posted on June 21st, 2008 by Jean

I’ve been working on this blog for about 2 weeks. Tuesdays are our trash day. Invariably, on Monday nights, Tom rounds up all the trash and takes it to the dumpster. I filmed it, but when I put the short films together, the resolution was low. I tried to add music (trash-themed), but couldn’t accomplish that either. So now, here is a photoblog about taking out the trash.
 
If you’re at our home, and wonder where to put the empty beer bottles, just follow steps 3 and 4 below. Same goes for dirty diapers!
 

 
Taking Out The Trash
 
Step 1: Find trash.
 

 
Step 2: Take trash outside.
 

 
Step 3: Head towards the deck railing.
 

 
Step 4: Bombs Away!!!!
 

 
Same Step ~ Different Angle.
 

 
Step 5: Hook-Up Quad to Trash Trailer
 

 
Step 6: Drive to Dumpster
 

 
Step 7: Unload Trash
 

 
Step 8: Make More Trash
 

 
• How do you take out your trash?
• Who takes out your trash?
• Do you recycle?

Tags: bizarre, quad, recycle, trash, unique

Bathing Beauties and Bacon

Posted on May 26th, 2008 by Jean

WATER BABIES
 
I have water babies. My two girls LOVE water!
 

 
Yes, they’re cute & cuddly. Fondness for water is all good when it’s outside in the jacuzzi. But there is a menacing side.
 
It’s early morning. Everyone’s been fed. Spongebob is on the t.v. All seems normal. My mission: to take a shower…. alone!
 
It just isn’t humanly possible! The 2 little water nymphs have a 6th sense! They MUST join me in the shower. It is their goal in life.
 
They sneak in and soak up all the lovely shower spray, while I stand in the corner, surrounded in steam.
 

 
This phenomenon has been going on for at least two years. Here is a picture Natalie drew in 2006.
 

 
Don’t let her fool you. We do not have dual showerheads. Look how sad I am. Don’t look at my black nipples.
 
So I was searching google for some interesting shower images, and look what I found.
 

 
A Psycho Shower Curtain. How weird is that? Imagine taking a shower and seeing that silhouette.
 
Want to see another strange shower curtain I found?
 

 
That’s right. A raw steak shower curtain. Who is this for? Butchers?
 
While purusing the meaty website, I found these other clever items!
 

 
Bacon Band-Aids!
 

 
A Bacon Wallet!
 
Come on! Do these not scream out HAPPY FATHER’S DAY?If you must shop for meat-inspired products, here is the BaconAndMeat.com website! Have fun! And let us know what you bought!

Tags: bacon, bath, Gifts, meat, shower, unique