“Jimmy James, Macho Business Donkey Wrestler”
Had a gift certificate, so I got Newsradio Season 4 on DVD. It’s the last season with Phil Hartman, and includes some of my favorite bits, as when Mr. James’ flop of a business book (Jimmy James, Capitalist Lion Tamer) was translated into Japanese (Jimmy James, Macho Business Donkey Wrestler) and became a bestseller there. So he had it translated back into English and gave a reading.
Good times, good times.
The daughter and I fed some friends’ dogs this morning, as we’ve been doing while our friends have been out of town. Afterward, we stopped off at a bridge over a creek. A man was fishing there, and we talked with him and watched him catch and release a few fish. We talked about fishing terms like “cast” and “hook.” We dropped sticks in and saw which would get to a stretch of whitewater first. Good summertime fun.
Then we stopped at Manifest Disc to look over their selection of used DVDs. Before we taught Emily the importance of holding DVDs by the edge, she totally scratched her Winnie The Pooh disc up, so at my father’s suggestion, we looked there. They didn’t have it, but somehow, I didn’t realize jut how many they do have! They hadStar Trek: TNG Season 5 for $40, and I remember when it was selling new for about a hundred. They had other seasons too, but this is the one which apparently has the special feature of Captain Picard in a straw boater singing “A, You’re Adorable” on the bridge of the Enterprise. I kid you not. If you haven’t seen this before, you must click on the link. Many thanks to my dad for finding this mind-blowing video extravaganza.
Last night was the first time in a long time that a random stranger asked me if I’d knit them something. I was knitting a Jayne hat while waiting for the deli guy to get my order ready, and another deli guy said, “Hey, what’re you doing?” I told him I was knitting a hat, and he said, “Hey, will you knit me one?” I thought he was joking, so I said, “Sure, I’ve got this baby devil hat here I’m making. I’ll put the horns on, and that one can be yours.” He said, “Yeah, now that’s what I’m talkin’ about.” Then his buddy piped up with “Man, she ain’t gonna give you that hat.” I swear, I thought he’d been joking! So I explained that I sell my knitting, so I can’t just give it away, and then all was well. (Note: I don’t sell the baby devil hats, that’s prohibited by the copyright. Just in case anyone got anxious there.)
(Note: I know the hat is small – it’s for a toddler. Once again, everyone please stop having babies!)
The socks are continuing, but at a much slower pace, as my mother now has a cast on one foot. However, I did get accurate measurements on her other foot, so I’m going from that. Being immobilized has got to be murder on my very active mom. If we’ve got any podiatry experts out there, let me know!
In honor of the Newsradio purchase, I leave you with this quote from Macho Business Donkey Wrestler, as translated into and back from Japanese, along with an illustrative drawing by myself and my daughter. (Okay, it was of a donkey she wanted to pin the tail on – or rather draw the tail on – but it still works!)
Glorious sunset of my heart was fading. Soon the super karate monkey death car would park in my space. But Jimmy has fancy plans… and pants to match. The monkey clown horrible karate round and yummy like cute small baby chick would beat the donkey.
And that about sums it up! Have a great day!