tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post8165843209266220369..comments2024-01-09T13:55:46.379-05:00Comments on 15 Minute Lunch: Pearl Slaghoople DesignsJohnny Virgilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07914217086250206369noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-53086193016194949232013-02-27T17:46:04.423-05:002013-02-27T17:46:04.423-05:00Oh no. Not by the bathroom, I hope. Those zimtron...Oh no. Not by the bathroom, I hope. Those zimtronians eat nothing but sausage and beans.Johnny Virgilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07914217086250206369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-77043436012172773772013-02-27T17:30:28.206-05:002013-02-27T17:30:28.206-05:00Ah yes, maximum noise is key when selecting toys f...Ah yes, maximum noise is key when selecting toys for OTHER children not your own. I certainly followed that paradigm. Unfortunately, I was paid back in spades by relatives hell-bent on visiting the same kind of torture on us that we'd inflicted on them. Can anyone say, little plastic firetruck-themed tricycle/Big Wheel thing with lights and sirens?? And plastic wheels that made a swell racket rumbling over any floor with grooves? Just what you want your toddler enjoying at 7:00 AM on a Sunday.<br /><br />Fortunately, we were given an excellent piece of advice from a friend whose kids were a little older than ours. Here's what you do with noisy toys: you take the speakers apart and either permanently disable them or stuff them with cotton. Works a treat. I'm no electrician, but I value my sleep and sanity enough that I was quite happy to spend an couple hours with a tiny screwdriver adapting all of my son's toy firetrucks, Buzz Lightyear spaceships and what have you. Even talking books met with the "cotton treatment." This way, kid still gets a reaction when s/he pushes a button, but Mom and Dad are not driven completely mad.<br /><br />Just a little advice to someone who doesn't need it. :-) RiderWriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05679157278313699794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-63718770375755423442013-01-13T23:12:16.107-05:002013-01-13T23:12:16.107-05:00I wish I had known about the noise before I gave i...I wish I had known about the noise before I gave in to Mrs. Smith's desire to get a rock tumbler for our youngest for Christmas. It's already making me crazy.Officer "Smith"https://www.blogger.com/profile/16053602205443157704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-4976823477077570002012-12-22T15:54:06.230-05:002012-12-22T15:54:06.230-05:00About that alien ship. Do you recall your seat ass...About that alien ship. Do you recall your seat assignment? I was picked up late and all the good seats were taken so I had stand in the back all the way to Zimtron 13.willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590217997145761582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-68964684438266154282012-12-18T20:09:19.872-05:002012-12-18T20:09:19.872-05:00I love your mom's sense of humor. Glad it live...I love your mom's sense of humor. Glad it lives on in you!Allinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-12273016688578005222012-12-14T18:37:31.883-05:002012-12-14T18:37:31.883-05:00I love Neko Case. I liked this video of Hannah Bet...I love Neko Case. I liked this video of Hannah Bethel too. She is adorable. However, Mumford & Sons is my favorite band right now. They are the best group ever! I rarely listen to any other music...well, except for maybe The Lumineers.leeunahttp://leeunafoster.com/humorblognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-63615211501579141902012-12-14T12:24:45.151-05:002012-12-14T12:24:45.151-05:00Yeah, country music and female vocalists were two ...Yeah, country music and female vocalists were two separate things. When they overlap, I have even less interest. But Patty did write some great songs that were covered, er, mangled by the Dixie Chicks, so some of her stuff might be considered Country. Maria was cowpunk with lone justice, then her first solo record was sorta-country, but still amazing. So yeah, I agree with you on Patty. Johnny Virgilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07914217086250206369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-43459153763408296802012-12-14T12:21:19.224-05:002012-12-14T12:21:19.224-05:00I don't consider Patty Griffin Country at all,...I don't consider Patty Griffin Country at all, she reminds me of a female Bob Dylan - her music is like poetry. Kirbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-15729943629842556602012-12-13T06:49:34.260-05:002012-12-13T06:49:34.260-05:00Maximum educational noise! That's the goal.Maximum educational noise! That's the goal. Johnny Virgilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07914217086250206369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-55213876105510624612012-12-13T06:47:34.563-05:002012-12-13T06:47:34.563-05:00My parents were gluttons for punishment. They let...My parents were gluttons for punishment. They let me play the drums, too.Johnny Virgilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07914217086250206369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-27762851744876428392012-12-12T00:19:20.676-05:002012-12-12T00:19:20.676-05:00Oops suttleOops suttleSpirit of Hope and Kindness Awardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15650491316099355387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-9376440148575767132012-12-12T00:18:49.401-05:002012-12-12T00:18:49.401-05:00I haven't laughed this hard in too long....hil...I haven't laughed this hard in too long....hilarious. Your poor dad..he wanted to be shuttle about the size. Her lobes would've been ruined...lol!Spirit of Hope and Kindness Awardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15650491316099355387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-34553365119519853942012-12-11T11:32:18.147-05:002012-12-11T11:32:18.147-05:00I just knew where that heavy earring link was goin...I just knew where that heavy earring link was going to take me before I even clicked on it. My parents would not allow for a rock tumbler, even though I wanted one badly. Their thinking was that I was already capable of making more than my share of noise.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515601646237120374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-41885452835014564512012-12-11T00:20:30.843-05:002012-12-11T00:20:30.843-05:00I had one of those! And yes, it drove us all crazy...I had one of those! And yes, it drove us all crazy! Fortunately, I was more or less ADHD so the "wonder" wore off pretty quickly. I had no patience for things whose results took more than 5 minutes!!!!<br /><br />But OK, this line got me: "I have to pick up one of those tumbling kits for my nephew."<br />Whenever I couldn't find great educational toys for my nephews and nieces, I went for MAXIMUM NOISE!!!! My siblings still hate me. My nieces and nephews still love me. <br /><br />Peace <3<br />JayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-69246542171740833902012-12-10T22:03:18.771-05:002012-12-10T22:03:18.771-05:00Quartz was like gold, wasn't it?Quartz was like gold, wasn't it?Johnny Virgilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07914217086250206369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-18474252897630038182012-12-10T21:47:05.626-05:002012-12-10T21:47:05.626-05:00I too was a rock tumbler kid. I still have some s...I too was a rock tumbler kid. I still have some shiny treasures from those days . There was nothing as sad as when you ran out of grit and had to beg your dad to order some more from Montgomery Ward. Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05382815893023585849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-90554131079257555412012-12-10T15:48:30.257-05:002012-12-10T15:48:30.257-05:00Surely you have some stories about Christmas ornam...Surely you have some stories about Christmas ornaments you made as a kid. Ornaments containing cardboard, dry macaroni, gold spray paint, and glitter?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com