Nana

On December 27th 2006 my grandmother went home to be with her Lord. She was 85. I already miss her more than I could ever imagine.

Jackson is not afraid of much....

We knew for sure that Jackson had an unhealthy fear of Japanese restaurants but today we learned that we can add preschool Christmas programs to the list.

Year of the Mustache

Well, it is almost 2007 and I have some goals for the new year. These are not resolutions as I do not have much resolve to do anything. They are goals! So in the year of our Lord 2 007 here are a few things that I would like to do.

1) Grow a mustache. They are going to be really hot this year and I need to be on that trend.
2) Sell a small, green house.
3) Spend more time playing with my kids.
4) Buy a small batch coffee roaster and start making my own blends in my garage. (If anyone wants to invest in this let me know)
5)Put together a team and train for Primal Quest and mop the floor with team Nike. http://www.ecoprimalquest.com/2006/race/ Read through the materials and let me know if you are interested. I need three more people.
6) Go to my 10 year reunion sporting said mustache.
7) Grow my hair out long.
8) Drop about 271lbs.

This is not everything that I want to do in 2007. It is just what I could shoot out off the top of my head. There may be more to come.

Experimental Chili

I Love Chili!!!!! I just wanted to get that out int the open. To Nick Burns, thanks for the venison chili....oh wait. Like any red blooded American I typically will never turn down a bowl. In hindsight yesterday I should have. I am pretty sure that some irreversible damage has now been done.

So I am out visiting a client who makes and packages food for M.R.E. We walk past the test kitchen and I catch a whiff of something.

Chris "I smell cayenne"

Client "you have a good nose that is some experimental chili we are working on"

Chris " smells good"

Client "want some?"

Chris "you know it"

At this point we detour in to the test kitchen. My clients proceeds to get me a pouch of chili marked batch 13 out of a box. He cuts the seal and pours it into a bowl throws it in the microwave for 60 seconds and sets it in front of me. I should note that at this point I am still excited about having chili at 10 in the morning.

As I take my first bite he mentions that they have not been able to get FDA approval for it yet. I should have stopped then and there but I pressed on. When it hit my lips I knew something wasn't right.

Client "What do you think"

Chris "that is interesting"

Client "It is our vegetarian chili, we make it from curdled soy and color it to look like chili"

At this point I am in to far to turn back. It was the worst thing that I have ever finished off. My stomach as bee speaking to me ever since. what is more concerning to me is that it feels like my inside are coated with something heavy.

So if anyone ever offers you some"experimental chili" just say no.

Henry....Old Hank

We got some pictures made of Henry. Jackson wanted in on a couple. I think we have some good looking boys. Mighty handsome.

Shirts I might like for Christmas

Coffee

So...I am out of coffee at the office. As I have not yet had my daily limit my hands are starting to shake, I am having trouble focusing, and I think I am starting to get light headed. So before I tear somebody apart please bring a cup of that black meth. Seriously If someone could please run me up a little this morning I would compensate them well. By compensate I am saying you will probably get a mug or something else with my company logo on it. Come on people it doesn't even need to be hot.

Wagon Wheel -- Old Crow Medicine Show

So I have been a fan now for a few years and I thought that I would share it with you. If you don't know who these guys are you need to go to www.crowmedicine.com or follow the link on my blog and pick up an album or two. They make great Christmas gifts.

The Proclaimers - 500 Miles

One of the most popular songs when I started HS

Christmas Came Early

So I got me some new coveralls tonight. As some of you may be aware mine were tragically destroyed last year during a freak grilling accident. Although they were almost completely engulfed in flames I kept them around for a year thinking that Jenny could fix them. They were great, I had them since I was a sophomore in High School. With any luck these will last more than 11 years.

Ice + Roof + Ananamas = Trouble

Ask me about the roof of the Money Pit and why I decided to get on it tonight in the middle of an ice storm. It is too fresh to write about. Al I will say for now is that if I ever tell any of you that I am planning on climbing a roof in weather like this you need to stop me.

The boy loves trains

Did this just happen?

So I am sitting in my office looking out the window. It is like 3:20 and the school across the street just let out. I see a kid coming down the alley behind my office carrying a toilet plunger. I think that this is a little strange so I sit back to watch the show. He creeps slowly toward the privacy fence, raises his weapon, takes aim and releases it at his intended victim. This kid hit a squirrel off of the top of the fence from like 10 feet away way a plunger. That squirrel went flying, he never saw it coming. It was the most amazing shot I have ever seen with a plunger. So if you need me tonight I will be in the backyard trying to replicate the plunger massacre of 06.

And the winner is......

Rachel Burch

You have a large amount of company swag coming your way.


Favorite movie starring Robin Williams? Popeye

Favorite movie starring Benicio Del Toro? The Usual Suspects

Favorite movie starring Kevin Spacey? The Usual Suspects

Favorite Movie Starring Kevin Pollak? The Usual Suspects

What does Ananamas think is Tom Hanks best movie? The Burbs

What does Ananamas think is Matthew McConaughey's best movie? Dazed and Confused

Who is Ananamas' favorite actor? Tom Hanks

Who is Ananamas' favorite actress? Julia Roberts

What was the first movie that Ananamas took Mrs. Ananamas to see on a date?
Hint, it starred Matthew McConaughey and had Ashley Judd in a supporting roll.
A Time To Kill

What was the name of the movie theater that Ananamas worked at? Dickenson's Fremont 3

What cartoon character was the mascot of this chain of theaters? Popeye
The answer to this is also the answer to question #1

Big Movie Contest

This is a get to know your Ananamas contest. The first person who can post the highest number of correct answers by Monday will win a gift pack of company swag. This may include but is not limited to coffee mugs, insulated travel mugs, shirts, umbrella, etc, etc. In the event of a tie the first person to post will win.

Favorite movie starring Robin Williams?

Favorite movie starring Benicio Del Toro?

Favorite movie starring Kevin Spacey?

Favorite Movie Starring Kevin Pollak?

What does Ananamas think is Tom Hanks best movie?

What does Ananamas think is Matthew McConaughey's best movie?

Who is Ananamas' favorite actor?

Who is Ananamas' favorite actress?

What was the first movie that Ananamas took Mrs. Ananamas to see on a date? Hint, it starred Matthew McConaughey and had Ashley Judd in a supporting roll.

What was the name of the movie theater that Ananamas worked at?

What cartoon character was the mascot of this chain of theaters? The answer to this is also the answer to question #1

You have until monday to get inside the mind of Ananamas. Good luck.

Clarification

There have been several questions on my first post. I will do my best to answer them.

Yes that is my office.

Yes he fell asleep waiting 10 minutes for his interview.

Yes those are overalls and yes he did undo the bib to make himself more comfortable.

Yes I let him sleep for approximately 45 minutes.

No I did not hire him.

I think that should about cover it.

Stay tuned there is a competition coming with actual prizes.

When you want a job

Checklist for getting a job....

1) Stay awake for the interview

2) Keep your hand out of your pants