Mag-Nuts!!!

Have you noticed all the crazy freakin' bumpersticker magnets people have been sporting?!! Let me make this clear....I HATE them! What another worthless thing to waste your money on. (yes, I'm jealous I didn't think of it...) At first, it was just a yellow ribbon. But now, you can proclaim a miriad of thoughtless sayings on a non-commital bumper magnet.

So what's a gal to do besides mumble profanities under her breath when she sees them all over town? Make a game of it. The kids and I have developed a game called....Mag-NUTS. (In case you're wondering, the people are actually the Mag-NUTS) We drive about town and count all the bumper Mag-nuts we spy. So far, our highest number in one outing was 20 (of course, 5 were on one car). For the more competitive crowd, you could play against each other a la 'slugbug' style and think up rewards or punishments for the outcome. In the previous case, you could designate a point system for the different types of Mag-nuts. Go wild!

Some hints:
The most prevelant Mag-nut drives a minivan or a cadillac.
If they look Republican, they are probably a Mag-nut also.
Church parking lots are breeding grounds for Mag-nuts.
As well as WalMart...

Have fun and don't run into anything!

Bubble-rific

This last Saturday we went to the Northwest Renewable Energy Festival in Walla Walla. It was the second day of the festival and by the looks of it, they were winding down at 12:00 when we got there. There were some cool booths with displays but no one was really willing to talk to you about it. They had a kid's zone that was again, ok, not really worth the trip.

Right when I was ready to give up and load back up for the ride home, a performer started. His name is "The Bubbleman". He was sooooo cool. He finds all these cool found objects at thrift stores and along the side of the road and creates bubble frames out of them. Then he twirls around and spreads bubbles all over the place much to the delight of all the kids around him.
Here is his "bubbleosophy":

bubbleosophy

I bubbelieve that we the people are just like bubbles.

We are all different shapes, colours and sizes, just like bubbles

and some of us last longer than others, just like bubbles...

and though our surface tensions may vary,

we all come from the same Source, just like bubbles.

All bubbles come from joy.

All people come from Love, because only Love exists.

When we don't know we come from Love,we fall in Love.

When we realize we come from Love,we rise in Love...

just like bubbles.

© 1992 garry golightly

Check out his site. If you ever have a chance to catch him perform do so, your kids will love you for it.

Welcome Back

(Since I have no way to do this, in your head, play the theme to "Welcome Back Kotter")

Welcome back,Your dreams were your ticket out.
Welcome back,To that same old place that you laughed about.
Well the names have all changed since you hung around,But those dreams have remained and they're turned around.
Who'd have thought they'd lead ya (Who'd have thought they'd lead ya)Here where we need ya (Here where we need ya)
Yeah we tease him a lot cause we've hot him on the spot, welcome back,

Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back.