Grooming

Aaron at my desk on a Sunday. His priorities are straight. Spiderman.

sad

this man's name is Andrew Koenig.  He is an actor that committed suicide.  Obviously, things were amiss in his life, and he killed himself.  I have no idea WHY, but I find it sad.

i find it sad that he took his own life, but also that everywhere in the media, they are referring to him as "Boner", a role he played as a teenager.  It's one thing to mention in his obituary that he once played "Boner" in a sitcom, but to constantly splash "Boner found Dead" or "Boner Commits Suicide" is disrespectful and disgusting.

my baby boy

David Benjamin Schooley.  8 lbs, 8oz.  22" long.  I'm exhausted, and HAPPY.

fat

So WOAI told me this morning of a new initiative where people went to the eastside of town, gave cameras to overweight kids and told them to take pictures of "things that cause them to be overweight."

Their first and only quote from one of these precious snowflakes: "I took a picture of that house."  Why?  "It looks scary so I can't walk past it.  I just stay inside because I don't want to run past the house, or even walk near it."

So "I'm fat because there is a house on my street I don't like" is now a plausible excuse.  Apparently walking in the opposite direction is simply not an option.

Oh, and the best part: the study was funded by Obama money.

My head hurts.

it's Friday again....

Yes, that's Axl with a Shiner.  And it's Friday, so I'll follow his lead.

teaser pics from the REK shoot

my day with REK

WOW.  What an awesome time.  Highlights include sitting in his music room listening to him play Knocking on Heaven's Door with his daughters.  Talking books with him in his bedroom.  Learning the TRUE story behind The Road Goes On.  Seeing the actual picture of the guy that was running from the DEA in Gringo Honeymoon. 

And having this picture taken.
I can literally say that I know how to play almost every single REK song.  I have stood in the front row, beer held high, and screamed my idiot head off dozens of times at his shows.  To chill out with him in his home, get a hug from his wife, and to see him as a family man was priceless.

bet you can't beat that for a Tuesday morning.

men

This book is for sale on Amazon, and is geared at young girls.  This from the book's description:
Girls, here it is—everything you need to know about boys: 1. Boys come from the Stupid Factory. 2. Boys are pretty much smelly and useless. 3. It is possible to have fun with boys, however..... 4. If you decide to keep a boyfriend, he will need to be housebroken.

With a South Park-for-girls edgy freshness, artist and entrepreneur (David & Goliath clothing) Todd Harris Goldman updates the eternal battle of the sexes. And this time the girls win. Packaged in soft, puffy cover (so if you do keep a boyfriend around the house, he won't hurt himself too much when he tries to figure out what it is by putting it in his mouth), this bright, irreverent book is the perfect girlfriend gift

Can you imagine what would happen if I had written a book called "Girls are nasty - punch them in the face."?
There is only one group of people left that you can make fun of - white men.  But this book goes further and encourages YOUNG GIRLS to throw rocks at boys. 

and did you see how Tim Tebow's commercial with his mother was condemned by NOW as glorifying violence against women?  But this book?  It's ok.

Sorry, but this really bummed me out late on a Monday.

yelling

this should be great fun. I've lost my voice. We've passed a bug around the entire office. I can only whisper. fabulous.

have a great Monday

this is a vast shift from my normal Axl-Monday posts, but I heard this song yesterday, and it really warmed my heart. Hope it brightens an otherwise dreary Monday for you.