Warm Fuzzy feeling :-)

Not to toot my own horn or anything... but two different customers at work today said they were impressed with my knowledge and ability to help them with their cycling needs.  Particularly the Trek PDX and the Gary Fisher Monona.

Now that just gives me a warm fuzzy... 'cause that's my main goal.. to get the best for my customers' cycling needs.

It is especially warm & fuzzy as I felt a little like I was 'running in circles' near the end of a 'very productive' week that included a POS software changeover, store remodeling, and major one day sale.

Props to my co-workers... we all help everything happen for each other!

the optic nerve of things...

So whilst ponder what would happen if my eyeball popped out of it's socket and into my honest tea bottle of coffee...

We decided said eyeball would hang by the optic nerve but could be moved around... allowing said individual to literally stare one's self in the eye! Well, at least stare yourself in in the other eye!

Here's a pic of a 'Bigfoot Staredown' from www.oregonbigfoot.com. Check out the art gallery and Peter Oberdorf's work... from where I linked this bigfoot pic. Or just ponder your own eyeball for a bit.
btw. my 10th grade Geometry Teacher, Mr. Muruz, had a glass eyeball and had the desks arranged at corner to corner angles rather than front to back; so he could see the students with his good eye.

Origami w/ a plastic bag

Discussing folding plastic bags at work... someone thought of plastic bag origami.

We chuckled a bit. Then I took the plunge not expecting to find much by image google searching "plastic bag origami." The results rolled in. Why i'm stunned, i'm not sure.



Apparently, they mostly reference instructions on how to 'football' fold a plastic grocery bag to take up less space. My thoughts... just use a reusable canvas shopping bag.

"ooooh... mr. cable... why won't you go there. Uhhh.. i'll be right back."




Here's a more creative use of plastic bag origami... as a wreath. Check out the Craftzine blog for additional recycle / reuse ideas.

Dave the Destroyer

Today was not an ordinary day at the shop (East Coasters) for the Forest Leprechaun.

Today... behold... an appearance from 'Dave the Destroyer!'

-insert smoke, explosions, fire, and rabbit from 'Search for the Holy Grail.'-



Recent remodeling at the store has brought about a certain 'Clampettiness' appearance behind the shop. If you aren't familiar with 'Clampetty,' think Beverly Hillbillies and your redneck neighbors with junk out back.

Today, 'piles to the left and piles to the right' did not leave me 'stuck in the middle again.' Instead, Dave the Destroyer was unleashed! He called upon his friends 'Hammer' and 'Big A$$ Screwdriver' while keeping tabs on the whereabouts of 'SawsAll' should things really get nasty.

Well, the 'broom sweeping' commenced. Although, 'SawsAll' was never called into the fray, his assistant 'Hacksaw Bob' made a brief appearance. One of the young ladies from next door even added joined in with some 'Office Space' style kicking! (she said it felt Gooood.)

The result... a much more tidy appearance. Sure there's a few large pieces of plywood, but nothing our friend 'SkillSaw' can't overcome during the sequel and final chapter.

It's a much more tidy world. Thank you, Dave the Destroyer.


btw. Here's a pic of someone claiming to be Dave the Destroyer. Well, perhaps there may be a second Dave the Destroyer out there. Boccie is pretty tough...

sometimes... i'm just different

A bit ago, we were talking about something in the shop when 'Capt'n Slappy and the Crawfish Daddies - Born from the eye of the Hurricane' came up as a good band name (by me).

"That's better than this band I saw named 'Sloth loves Chunk.' Who ever heard of a name like that?!" said someone else.

Pause ... silence...

Pause... silence.... some more.

(crickets chirp)

"Uh, the Goonies?" I replied.

Everyone just looked at me with blank eyes.... very blank eyes.

"The Goonies? The movie from the 80's. Chunk and Sloth were key characters? Theme song by Cyndi Lauper? Bunch of kid's get together before their low rent side of town becomes a golf course, and they stumble through an adventure that leads to hidden pirate treasure!?

Still the blank eyes.

Um. yeah. Goonies.... They're Good Enough for Me.

Cindy Lauper - Goonies (Uncut) -
by Sunskynet

Check out the trailer..



pause...

silence...

Thank you, Mr. Steven Spielberg. Another cult classic... Good Enough for me and for midnight showings at a local theatre near you.

heart full of cheetos

"I've got more heart than a bag full of Cheetos."




(insert pause and thought track jump here.)


art comes in the strangest settings sometimes but I kind of like the bathtub pic; so i included it out of interest while the first pic best fits the quote.

General Tso

"Why is it General Tso's Chicken? 'Cause it's Tso frickin' awesome!"


Thanks for the insight Gordon. How true it is. It's nice to have you back in the shop this summer.

btw.. who is General Tso? Check the Wikipedia article HERE.

Gel Seat Cover Description

Gel Seat Cover Description

'It's like an omelette in a zip-lock between you and the seat.'

(All credits are due to Frank Deal for this statement.)