189 times too many

Posted 26 Jan 2012

Events, Language, People, Places | 1 Comment 

A 50% discount on a jacuzzi room, with a king size bed, roses, buffet, and an incredibly romantic evening at one of the local area hotels.

This is where Groupon fails. I do NOT want to know that there are 189 other couples about to have the same experience.

The ups and downs of coming back to earth

Posted 24 Jan 2012

People, Places | 4 Comments 

In thinking about the life that astronauts lead when they are in space, I wonder about how well they adapt to the day-to-day of existence once they return to gravity-effected earth.

I’ve made a short list of some pros and cons about returning to life on earth after an extended stint on the international space station.

Pros

1. Not having to drink recycled piss
2. Being able to go for a walk outside without an extensive ‘getting dressed’ session

Cons

1. Actually having to walk everywhere and all the time if wanting to change locations
2. Not flying
3. Not being able to pick up and throw everything
4. The standard hum-drum of the office routine
5. Not being allowed to throw food at the dinner table

What pros and cons would you add to my list?

Party like you’re four!

Posted 16 Jan 2012

Blog, People | 14 Comments 

Hey, hey! Chickenmonkeydog is four years old today! Can you believe how the time flies?

As we celebrate another successful year, we wanted to take this opportunity to give our readers some birthday gifts. All you need to do to enter is to leave us a comment wishing us a happy birthday!

(1) For people who have not commented here before, we’re giving away a FREE t-shirt to the first four who wish us a happy birthday. So, if you have never left a comment on our blog, simply be one of the first four to share your birthday wishes with us via the comments, and we will send you a FREE t-shirt. Yep … anywhere you live!

(2) For our wonderfully loyal and consistent commenters, we’re offering the chance to win a FREE coffee mug. If you’ve left a comment on our blog before, simply leave us a birthday comment and we’ll enter your name in our drawing to win a big chickenmonkeydog coffee mug. This part of the competition will close at midnight EST on Friday, 20 January 2012.

Thank you all for sharing in our quirky adventure for another year!

The Three Magi: Typical Guys

Posted 9 Jan 2012

Events, People | 11 Comments 

In thinking about the gifts delivered to Jesus by the three Magi (or Wisemen), it occurs to me how typically male those three guys were. Gold, frankincense and myrrh are all wonderfully useful and valuable gifts. Yet all three still require someone to go to the store to buy baby clothes, diapers (nappies), and food.

I bet the Magi didn’t even bring a baby toy.

And I am pretty sure they brought Joseph the biblical equivalent of a six-pack or bottle of Scotch, although that seems to have been left out of the official story.

Let’s hope it’s not too much of an emergency

Posted 28 Dec 2011

Commuting, Daily Life, People, Places, Signs | 2 Comments 

This empty box usually holds simple pamphlets with directions to the nearest hospital (or so we assume, given the label).

Seeing that it is empty makes me think, on the plus side, that directions were clearly needed from this place, so it is great that this was here!

On the negative side, for anyone who may have an emergency here now, I hope it is not TOO MUCH of an emergency!