Category: Fun

Just in case you need some inspiration for Christmas gifts for a baby this year, I read this article on CBSMarketwatch about what makes good gifts. Let me point out a few specific items I saw:

Cold hard metal always makes a nice gift for babies. Especially the discerning type. Little babies need cold hard things to chew on as they get their teeth, so these gifts will end up serving dual purposes,

From Tiffany for Baby:
• Man in the Moon cup. Sterling silver, $325
• Man in the Moon porringer. Sterling silver, $475
• Man in the Moon rattle. Sterling silver. $100
• Barbell rattle. Sterling silver, 5″ long. $175
• Tooth Fairy box from the ABC BEARS Collection. Sterling silver, 2″ high. $150
• Loop baby fork. Sterling silver. $125
• Loop baby spoon. Sterling silver. $125

If you’re not into hard cold metal as a gift this Christmas, there are always nice comfy plush toys from some retailers. Instead of settling for those plush Elmos and why not turn to a fine cashmere and wool brand that has staying power:

From Hermes:
• Baby Blanket and Booties in cashmere and wool. $635.
• Baby Blanket and plush toy horse $970. (I remember getting a toy horse for Christmas once)
• Bath wrap, terrycloth, and small plush toy, horse-shaped. $270.

Just wanted to give ideas to anyone that might be having a hard time thinking of things to get new babies.

(all posted in jest… I can’t believe they make this stuff for babies)

December 02 @ 22:50:13

2004-11-27 20:22:51

I upgraded the photo gallery software that I use to power the photo galleries for englers.org this weekend to the latest beta version of Photostack.

The new gallery is a little more classy, and should be easier to navigate through, so I hope you enjoy it.

In the process, I rediscovered some old galleries that are just too fun:

• Armor Officer Basic: Photos from my AOBC class (God I was skinny back then)
• First Bellville Cookoff: My first cookoff with Evan… also where Reese and Karen Lockett met.
• Sophie Kate Beuerlein: The most beautiful little girl we know that isn’t technically related to us. I mean look at that face.
• Sint Maarten Anniversary: Great photos from our favorite vacation.
• Hot Wings: Josh and I making Hot Wings in our Travis Heights house
• Aunt Murrell Visits: We love our Aunt Murrell!!!
• Cute Ella: The Kilroy pictures.

Anyways, there’s more to explore in the Gallery.

This comic was in the paper last weekend:

That’s soooo Wesley!

I put some recent pictures of the spoiled dog online, wouldn’t you agree he’s a “Poo Poo the Male Bichon Frise”?

Got this in an email from Dub today:

From: The People of Texas

To: All Concerned Voters

With the presidential campaign in full swing, Texas has a message for all those complainers out there. After seeing the whiners, the folks from Texas have decided that we might just take matters into our own hands.Here is our solution:

1. Let Kerry become President of the United States (all 49 states).
2. George W. Bush becomes the President of the Republic of Texas.

So what does Texas have to do to survive as a Republic?NASA is in Houston, Texas. We will control the space industry.We refine over 85% of the gasoline in the United States.Defense Industry – we have over 65% of it. The term “Don’t mess with Texas, ” will take on a whole new meaningOil – we can supply all the oil that the Republic of Texas will need for the next 300 years. Yankee states – sorry about that.Natural Gas – again we have all we need and it’s too bad about those northern states. Mr. Kerry will have to figure a way to keep them warm.Computer Industry – we currently lead the nation in producing computer chips and communications: Small places like HP, Texas Instruments, Dell Computer, EDS, Raytheon, National Semiconductor, Motorola, Intel, AMD, Atmel, Applied Materials, Ball Semiconductor, Dallas Semiconductor, Delphi, Nortel, Alcatel, Etc, Etc. The list goes on and on.Health Centers – We have the largest centers for Cancer research, the best burn centers and the top trauma units in the world and other large health planning centers.We have enough colleges to keep us going: Texas A&M, U.T., Texas Tech, Rice, SMU, University of Houston, Baylor, UNT, Texas Women’s University, etc. Ivy grows better in the south anyway.We have a ready supply of workers. Just open the border when we need some more.We control a good portion of the paper industry, plastics, insurance, etc.In case of a foreign invasion, we have the Texas National Guard and the Texas Air National Guard. We don’t have an army, but since everybody down here has at least six rifles and a pile of ammo, we can raise an army in 24 hours if we need it. If the situation really gets bad, we can always call Department of Public Safety and ask them to send over a couple of Texas Rangers.We are totally self sufficient in beef, poultry, hogs and vegetable produce and everybody down here knows how to cook them so that they taste good. Don’t need any food from anywhere else.This just names a few of the items that will keep the Republic of Texas in good shape. There isn’t a thing out there that we need and don’t have.Now to the rest of the United States under President Kerry: Since you won’t have the refineries to get gas for your cars, only President Kerry will be able to drive around in his 9 mile per gallon SUV. The rest of the United States will have to walk or ride bikes.You won’t have any TV as the space center in Houston will cut off your satellite communications. You won’t have any natural gas to heat your homes but since Mr. Kerry has predicted global warming, you will not need the gas. Signed, The People of Texas

Too funny… Thanks Dub.

So, outta the blue Josh emailed me a link to Engler Machine and Tool. It seems that a distant relative named Tim is a long time Tractor pulling star and has gone into business for himself, selling high performance engine parts. Looks pretty interesting, and I have a feeling Evan should look into contacting Tim about selling his parts and services here locally. I’m sure there’s a market for high performance tractors in Bellville or Sealy, if you just pound the street a little.

just ran across this at work and I thought I’d share it with you

WGirls

Enjoy, and yes, it’s all clean… and really really funny…

Now this is funny…

Some guy has put a “Bill Clinton” quarter on ebay, and it’s a Dutch Auction, so you can order as many as you want…

The auction ends soon, so don’t miss your chance to buy one now 😉

ok… this is just dumb…

Pepsi, Yahoo, or maybe even Britney herself, is auctioning off the Britney Spears clothes from the latest round of commercials…

What really annoys me is that you know that the only people willing to bid this much money on this crap have to be old men, who should know better…

Then again… that’s just an assumption on my part… but it is sad that some clothes that Britney wore are going for over $10, 000. ugh… at least the proceeds benefit some form of charity… even if it is the “Britney Spears Foundation” (who does that support?)