Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!

You didn't think I'd forget my most loyal readers, did you?  LOL.  Happy St. Patrick's day my friends and hope these hot guys can make you smile :-).  Make sure you wear green, and don't party too hard.

 Want to see more hot guys in green?  Check them out after the jump...

Must Watch: Have A Happy Google Doodle Valentine's Day.

Here's something really cute you absolutely have to watch this Valentine's Day.  It's a Google Doodle Happy Valentine's Day!  And it's so darn cute.

The little boy in the video is trying so hard to get the attention of the little girl, until he figures out what he needs to do.  

Thank you Google - for making me smile.

Must Watch: Happy Valentine's Day Rube

Nearly a month ago I showed you a video from Joseph Herscher who put together A Real Page Turner.  He set up a Rube Goldberg to turn a page of newspaper for him.  It was pretty darn impressive.

Well, since it's Valentine's Day in two more days, why don't we have a Date Night Rube?

Courtesty of 2D House, this Rube took them several days to complete, but I'm more than sure it was fun and challenging to say the least.  

Watch as a styrofoam ball falls onto a piece of wood, knocking it off and starting a chain reaction that will have a toy Spiderman twirling around a stick, kicking a golf ball that leads to the eventual pouring of wine through a funnel which ends up into two wine glasses.  But it doesn't stop there.... the Rube continues, turning some music on, some lights, and so forth... check out this excellent video to see what happens next.

Alone on Valentine's Day?

I know that people often complain about being alone on Valentine's Day, and I completely understand - we've all been there.  But really you should...

Back To The Real World

photo courtesy of David Kozlowski

Ryan and I took a mini-winter break to the flatlands of South Texas near Corpus Christi, and visited my family over the Martin Luther King holiday weekend.  It was a much needed break, and so well worth it.  We arrived at my Mom and Dad's around 4 in the afternoon on Saturday and stayed until Monday afternoon.  We didn't get home until 5:45 PM, yesterday.

On Saturday, my mother was making Tamales when we walked in.  For those who have made them before, you know it takes a long, long time to prepare and cook them.  She worked on these for two whole days, in between spending time with us children, and our niece.

After posting a picture on Facebook of my mom and a huge pile of tamales she had just finished cooking, everyone started commenting that they were coming over. So we did end up visiting with old friends and family from our younger years.  It was nice.

Other than the disappointing loss by the Texans on Sunday afternoon, everything else was great.  My sister dressed up our niece in a Texans Cheerleader outfit Ryan and I had bought her for the game, and she looked absolutely stunning. LOL.  She wore it for her uncles despite the backlash she would receive from her Dallas and Eagle fans.  My sister and brother-in-law Luther are Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles fans respectfully.

We didn't get to see Luther until late Sunday, as he was deep sea fishing with his Dad.  They caught 70 lbs of fish!

On Monday (yesterday), Mom also made a huge breakfast for us. She made fresh homemade tortillas, refried beans, papas fritas (fried potatoes), bacon, sausage, and Eggs.  Luther, Vicky and Lily also came over to have breakfast with us before we left.  Overall we had a great time and appreciated all that my mom did for us.  I will definitely have to do something for her, or send her something for all the hard work she went through.  Regardless if she says it makes her happy doing it for her babies.

I'm glad to be back and will blog as time permits.  Unfortunately, I don't have any pre-scheduled blogs that will post automatically. So please stay tuned...

Peter aka Blade 7184

2011, Buh-Bye

As 2012 draws nearer and nearer, what better way is there to say, "Buh-Bye" than with a video by JibJab?

From Charlie Sheen's #winning tweets to the debt ceiling crisis and global protests, it seems the whole world went nuts in 2011. Join JibJab as they reminisce about the most notorious moments of the year in their 7th annual year in review... this time sung by a popsicle stick puppet choir! Catch the lyrics after the jump...

Ungrateful Christmas Twits on Twitter

SA Goon Jon “Johnny ‘DocEvil’ Titanium” Hendren — who most recently convinced Smash Mouth frontman Steve Harwell to eat a whole bunch of eggs for charity — spent his holiday weekend using his popular Twitter account to catalog the Christmas complaints of Twits who were pissed off at Santa for not bringing them a car or the Apple product of their choice.

via tdw

Christmas By The Numbers: The Infographic

Wow, this is pretty impressive when you consider the amount of time that's actually spent observing the day for what it's meant to be celebrated for.

350 Million future Christmas trees are being grown on farms at this very moment, because Americans buy 25-30 million trees each Christmas season. Wow.  Mind boggling, isn't it?

by Column Five Media via

We Have The Tallest Tree!

Nobody, and I mean nobody is going to tell us we can't have the tallest tree in the neighborhood. LMAO.

Celebrity Voices Recite Twas The Night Before Christmas

Celebrity impressionist Jim Meskimen's tribute to movie, film and political stars reciting Clement C. Moore's immortal "A Visit From St. Nicholas".

Of course leave it to a lunatic to leave this comment on his YouTube page:

"YOU ARE SATAN ONLY SATAN CAN HAVE THIS MANY VOICES. YOU NEED TO BE NAILED TO A CROSS AND BE CURED FROM ALL YOUR DEMONS"

Isn't This The Truth? Drunk At Your Holiday Office Party

Yes, oh yes!  I guess it all depends if you're hanging around some cool people or not so cool people.  Oh, and for those who don't know what the slang "cog in the machine" stands for, it just means the unimportant people at your job.  You know, the majority of us.

Must Watch: Just Put the F*cking Turkey in the Oven

Seriously, just put the f*cking turkey in the oven.  According to Mary Risley (aka Tante Marie from Food Runners) we shouldn't be wasting so much time on a damn turkey.  In the end, a turkey is a turkey, whether brined, cooked in a paper bag, barbecued, deep fried, no matter how you cook it, it's just a turkey, you'll never have an outstanding turkey.

I simply adore this woman, she's funny, and makes cooking so much fun.  

Mary Risley started Tante Marie's Cooking School as a full-time School almost 30 years ago. In 1997, she was honored "The Cooking Teacher of the Year" by BON APPETIT magazine. In 1998, she was awarded "Humanitarian of the Year" by the James Beard Foundation, for her efforts to help alleviate hunger in San Francisco, through the volunteer organization she directs called Food Runners. In 2008 she received the Jefferson Award in San Francisco for Food Runners. She is the author of THE TANTE MARIE'S COOKING SCHOOL COOKBOOK published by Simon & Schuster in 2003.

Have Yourself A Mountain Dew Christmas

Oh my lord Jesus!  He is rolling around in his grave right about now.  Oops, sorry, he's up in heaven looking down, wondering what on God's green earth has happened to His world.  A Christmas tree out of Mountain Dew cans, really?  Check out the astonishing photos.  Go ahead, you know you want to.  You already made it this far.

OMG Hilarious! - Turkey

Everyday Is Thanksgiving Day

To me, everyday is Thanksgiving Day.  I don't think a day passes by that I'm not thankful for something.  A lot of people take their days for granted.  They look at yesterday as a mistake or wishing that day would never have happened.  At some point in that twenty-four hour period you had to be grateful for something.  Whether it be another breathing day of life, waking up next to the person you love, or for simply having that cup of coffee in the morning.

We often times encounter difficult days... the loss of a loved one, a terrible disease, a hurtful breakup, a car accident, unpaid bills, trouble at work, or you're just having a bad day.  One thing to remember, there are people out there who have it far worse than you, and they're thankful for every day they get the chance to live.  They pray that they're not hung from a noose for being gay, stoned to death for having an affair, or humiliated in front of millions of people for speaking against their government.  

So the next time you feel at your worst, take that tiny glimmer of hope (that one second, minute, or hour), and be thankful that you're you.

Have a Safe and Happy Thanksgiving.

- Peter aka BLADE 7184

Thanksgiving Warning

Be careful what table scraps you give to your dog this Thanksgiving.  Many are toxic to dogs.  Do your research and NO Turkey Bones!!

Thanksgiving Seating Chart

Pro Tips For Surviving Thanksgiving

hahaha, check out these tips and many more. LOL.

Don't Use Chopsticks. It Makes You Look Like A Douche.

Stuffing Makes Everything Better.

Annoying Family Members Can Be Easily Silenced With More Food.

Political Debates Are A Buzzkill, Unless You're Right.

What a Hot Mess: Have Yourself A Very Merry Biebmas

Seriously?  It's October.  OCTOBER!!!!!  WHAT A HOT MESS!

Justin Bieber has released his first Christmas single, "Under The Mistletoe", and with all the flak they give Lady Gaga, this song sounds eerily familiar to other tracks I've heard before.

But guess what?  You're going to hear this song over the holidays over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and... do I need to go any further?  Might as well start listening to it now.

7 million views on YouTube and it's only been out 3-1/2 days.  Jesus Christ!  Sorry Jesus, It's the Biebs, he's in charge now - everyone idolizes this kid. 

Christians Perform Live Crucifixions

I'm going to say, you're not a true Christian unless you can do what your fellow brethren in the Philippines do every Easter.  PERFORM LIVE CRUCIFIXIONS.

YES, you just read that. 

Every "Good Friday" Christians in the Philippines partake in annual ritual (that's what I will call it) where they re-enact the bloody crucifixion of Jesus Christ by beating, and nailing volunteers to an actual wooden cross.  Those who wish to portray the son of God, say its a blessing to take part in something so true to their hearts.  One American, who wanted to witness a "live" crucifixion went so far as to say, "from what I've seen so far it seems pretty exciting, pretty crazy, but totally a unique experience, something that I would never see in America."  No Fucking Shit!