The Rodeo

All men who go to church need to read this: Man Laws for Christians.

Church Man Law 1: Men should not hold hands with other men while praying.

I second this motion. Also when singing. I was once bugged because I didn’t want to stand in a circle and hold hands while singing a song at church… sorry, not for me thanks. And think of any visitors who might have come in then, how would they feel?

Back to the post, there’s gold in them thar’ comments. This one had me in stitches:

Perhaps some kind of “Pound it law” where instead of holding hands, men can simply pound their fists together after the prayer is finished as an expression of both unity and awesomeness.

Also:

1. No “groin to groin” hugs with another man.
2. All complements are followed by a loving insult (this of course, is never to be practiced towards a lady).
3. No high fives ever unless it is somehow part of a joke.
4. Crying is allowed in three possible scenarios a) you’re alone with your wife (bonus points!) b)you get kicked in the family jewels or c) Guinness brewing company shuts down.

The one true man hug^TM consists of a chest-bump combined with three pats on the back. I’m. Not. Gay.

Although predominantly funny, there are some really important points made there too. What do you think the Man Laws of Church should contain?

RodeoClown: a manly man.

I had a mate at school whose eyes closed when he laughed.
It was great. You could tell him a joke, then punch him in the guts. And he never saw it coming.

RodeoClown: cruel.

Mat wants to play Gamecube with me. He used to sit next to me while I played and just watch, every now and again having a game of Rogue Leader (which pretty much involved giving an 18 month old the controller, switching to the training level and watching him fly in circles with a huge grin on my face and intense concentration on his).

This morning he told me he wanted to play Mario with me. I told him that maybe we could play Super Monkey Ball instead. He thought that was a good idea as monkeys are “pretty funny”. So coming up is Super Monkey Ball Saturday. I love it when he displays an interest in my hobbies.

My Resident Evil 4 disc was sitting on the lounge last night. Which was slightly odd as the last place I remember putting it was in the Gamecube several weeks ago.

I went to replace it and saw that The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was in it’s place. I don’t like the boy playing with my expensive toys when I’m not around, but at least he has good taste.

RodeoClown:’s grandmother-in-law had a pet monkey. Once upon a time.

… is made up of nerds.

I received an enigmatic message from Jen the other day whilst at work. It consisted of “hello” and a blog address. My dear wife has taken up blogging. Hoorah!

My father (Big Col) is the head of IT at Wentworth Falls TAFE (although Outdoor Rec is truly his dream). Last weekend I saw a blog address scrawled across a notepad on his desk. Dad has a blog.

Annelise (sister the youngest) has had a blog for some time now. A blur of emotions and colour, she is more than happy to take your comments. Once she finishes her HSC, I think she should write Teen Angst: The Musical (an autobiography in song).

Mum has commented once on my blog, but she is insanely busy, so no online presence (that I know of) yet.

The elder of my sisters doesn’t read stuff on the internet. She doesn’t like it. So she won’t know when I say she smells of mouldy cabbage :).

RodeoClown: nerding it up.

If I link to this comic here, I can delete the comic from my RSS reader.
This is possibly the funniest comic I’ve read for some time.

RodeoClown: you’re not invited!

Miss Shyborg Goes To America: A Word on Profiling
I’m down with profiling. But I’m a white Anglo male, so what I think doesn’t count. What say you?

The Atom
It’s a car. It’s awesome. I want one.

Know Thy Enemy
Orson Scott Card explains the key players in the current middle east conflict. And why he voted for George Bush.

YouTube - Darth Vader being rude
When you’re a Sith lord, you don’t have to be polite.

Out of our minds: learning to be creative
Sir Ken Robinson talks about fundamental changes to our education systems. I happen to agree.

1 Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb = 1 Nuclear Power Plant
I’d pretty much decided we’d be using these from now on anyway, but this makes it all look so much more appealing. Only problem… I can’t find the 100W equivalent bulbs anywhere local…

How to give feedback
Seth Godin outlines how to give feedback that will improve things.

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On August 24 (one week from now!), the International Astronomical Union is voting on a new planetary line-up for the solar-system. Should the vote pass, the new list of planets will be (from the sun): Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Ceres, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, Charon, Xena. The only new pronunciation I’m sure of is Xena, the others are a bit trickier.

In this new billing, Charon (”K-aron”, or “Sh-aron”?) gets a promotion from being Pluto’s moon, to being a planet in his own right. Simmo thinks that if we are upgrading Charon, all Jupiter’s moons should get a boost in status too. I disagree, Pluto’s moon is pretty much as big as Pluto anyway, so calling them both planets will stop them squabbling.

Ceres is an asteroid at the moment, so it jumps fully two places on the ranking of cool stuff you can be if you are in orbit around a star.

My buddy Cork thinks that changing the solar-system is a bad idea as there will be huge costs involved in re-training all the kids to know the new layout, building new models for classrooms and updating all the encyclopaedias.

I love the idea of new planets. I realise the Union isn’t building them and hurling them into orbit (although that would be super-cool…) but the more planets the better I say.

RodeoClown: from Planet X.

I’ve enabled email subscription to comments, so you can get an email whenever someone comments after you. I used to have this before, but it got lost in an upgrade I think.

Anyway, you can also subscribe to comments without actually posting anything.

A quick question - should I default this to on or off?

RodeoClown: conversational.

We met with a friend of Jen’s on Saturday and she shouted us drinks at Mash café in Glenbrook.

We were trying to decide what side dish to order with our drinks, garlic bread or chips? After a long period of indecision, I made the call - garlic bread.
Shortly thereafter the waiter (not the one who took our order) came out with our garlic chips…

Yep, the original waiter had misheard, and the chef had made our fancy-sounding, not-on-the-menu order.

We told him that we’d take them any way. And they were delicious, absolutely fantastic. I guess the chef put garlic butter on the wedges and cooked them that way, they were served with a small dish of aioli, and that just perfected the small meal.

RodeoClown: wants more.

It’s like two of my favourite comics got married and had an extremely cute baby. I would like to add that the topic discussed by said offspring is also dear to my heart. Five out of five!

If you care to see it, step this way.

Actually, you’ll probably hate it, unless you are Angus or Shy. Maybe Callum.

RodeoClown: ‘they’ rocks my socks.

… is the title of Richard Beeston’s new CD.

I’ve heard a few singles on the website, and he sounds pretty good. Also heard a few positive reviews from people who have heard him live.

Pretty rock-y, but not rockin’ out. More contemplative rock. Great lyrics.

Check him out.

RodeoClown: loves the logo.

Or… They killed Pluto.

Well, that sucks. There’s no Ceres or Xena either. Charon is right out.

Ah well, I think they are just doing it to keep solar-system model makers in business.

RodeoClown: has seen Saturn, but hasn’t seen Uranus. Heh.

See here.

Callum recently pointed me to The Adventures of Dr. McNinja. It’s now in my list of comics I like lots. Note: lots of violence - in black and white.

I’ll post up that list soon (in annotated form).

RodeoClown: Arrrr!

I had a crazy dream last night where I went to Tasmania and met Angus and his hockey team. He seemed like a pretty decent bloke.

While we were talking in a classroom, we all got rounded up and sent to a space station. A Sydney Swans puddlejumper came to rescue us, but a super soldier smashed the door in before we could leave.

We got away somehow, and I think there may have been a dance sequence lined up, but I was woken by a crying child.

Oh well.

Plenty of Crazy Linkage in there for you

RodeoClown: dream weaver.

I organised a (small) surprise party for Jen last night, as it’s her birthday today.
It was pretty cool - Jen was the first to arrive and I was the last, so it was kind of inverted. She didn’t realise it was a party till after dinner when we broke out the cake and presents, so it all worked out nicely.

We had a game of Ticket to Ride:Märklin and enjoyed some delicious cake and brownies.

Happy Birthday Jen.

RodeoClown: surprise!

Note: This is primarily for Jen, but if you are reading, feel free to offer suggestions to her in the comments…

Happy birthday my most wonderful of wives!*

I know I gave you your present last night, but I have hidden a few small somethings around the house for you to find today as well. I love you.

The Clues
1) There’s loads of notes, but only one you can take. - found
2) I left something under the mat. - found
3) In an American yard plus four inches. - found

*I only have one, though.

RodeoClown: wishes you a happy birthday, should it be today (so pretty much just Jen. And Andy).

I did it!
The Poddy is back for another week. Also, I believe that this is the first time I have been referenced in song.

Thanks guys!
Keep up the great ‘cast!

RodeoClown: has an updog shirt!

The Tick Vs. Season One
The Tick is awesome. When this DVD arrives in Australia, I think I would like to get it

YouTube - Vader Sessions
Mashup of Darth Vader and James Earl Jones from The Great White Hope. Awesome (one or two swear-words).

Save Pluto
OK, last Pluto post. Check out these signs for saving Pluto. They are fantastic.

Alcohol excess begins at home
Does this just seem like common sense to anyone else? If parents don’t approve their kids’ drinking, the kids are less likely to drink. Attention parents: Your responsibility for your kids has not been absolved!

What Did Historical Swords Weigh?
Swords for killing people really didn’t weigh much at all. Even the big ones.

CNN.com - With shovels, AOL looks for retribution
I think we should ALL dig up the yards of spammers. Makes AOL look pretty piratical though…

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