life, and a little more

Continuing the Quest for the Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bomb Beanie part 3

Jun 21

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As I continue to wait for my Stryper concert (see this post for part 1, this post for part 2), so Calvin continues to wait for his Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bomb Beanie!

to be continued….

Continuing the Quest for the Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bomb Beanie

Jun 18

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Yesterday I compared my waiting for the Stryper concert to a favorite Calvin & Hobbes comic strip.

As promised, here is the next set of comics in the story:

to be continued….

Anticipating A Dream Come True

Jun 17

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I have done something that I’ve wanted to do since I was 16 years old…..I bought a ticket to go see Stryper in concert!  Yeah, yeah I know – insert bumble bee stupid jokes here.  You can read my story about how I became a Stryper fan here.

Stryper will be supporting their new album, entitled Murder By Pride, which will be released July 21st, 2009.  The six songs I’ve heard so far are top quality and are a great addition to the Stryper legacy.

The concert will be on November 14th, 2009 in Los Angeles.  So I have to wait a little over 5 months until I can drive 4 hours to see the concert of a lifetime!  5 looooong months of waiting……….my anticipation made me remember a story in the Calvin & Hobbes comic strip where Calvin sends off for a beanie and he dies a thousand deaths waiting for it.  Because I love Stryper and because I love Calvin & Hobbes and because this is my blog, I’m gonna share that comic strip in the coming days.  (check out this website where a fan lovingly scanned in the entire Calvin & Hobbes library)

to be continued….

The Future of Calvin and Hobbes

Mar 12

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I saw this post on Digg and absolutely had to share it.  I’ve been a HUGE Calvin and Hobbes fan ever since it was in the papers.  I still read the collected books to this day.

No other comic has touched me as Calvin and Hobbes.  I actually choked up a little upon seeing this picture!  I was never so proud as a dad as when my daughter Bekah started reading through our Calvin and Hobbes Collection.

If you don’t have the books, you can view the entire collection of comics here.  Someone has lovingly scanned every comic strip and sorted them by date.

Man I miss Calvin and Hobbes….

Cursed With A Thin Beard

Feb 01

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I empathize with Calvin’s plight.  I’ve not shaved for over a week and this is all I have to show for it:

What’s going on here?  This much jaw hair grows on my brother’s face in just about 4 hours.  Don’t I share the same gene pool?  So I ponder, like Calvin, why am I cursed with a thin beard?  It just doesn’t seem fair!

What kind of beard would I grow if I could?  A big viking beard that could be braided would be awesome!  Something like Zakk Wylde….

I mean, what screams “metal god” more than long hair and a big beard?

So, What Is The Answer?

Apr 18

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C’mon all you math nerds, I need your help! How is Calvin’s dad’s statement true? Something with the radius of the record? I need to know!