Through my late teens and early twenties, one of my favorite comedians was Barry Kennedy. These days, Barry is host of Out in the Cold on Discovery Channel in Canada - kind of a frozen version of Mike Rowe’s Dirty Jobs.
I used to watch Barry perform quite regularly at a local pub. I don’t think any one person has ever made me laugh so much. In one of his routines, he talked about how having a few beers made him say stupid stuff. But he figured that it was nature’s way of getting the dumb stuff out of his head to make room for more smart stuff.
He referred to that process as “pruning”.
Well, with a tip of the hat to Barry, and skipping the beer part, I’ve decided to empty some thoughts that have been cluttering my head into this post, with the hopes of making room for some more smart stuff down the road.
I hope you enjoy these random bits of…well, randomness.
And hey, you are welcome to do your own pruning right here. Leave some of your random thoughts in the comment section below!
A-pruning we will go…
- Milk-Bone dog biscuits do not taste like meat. Yes, that’s the voice of experience talking.
- Wayne Gretzky and I are exactly the same size – 6’0″, 190 lbs. I wonder if he has any clothes I can borrow.
- Have you ever caught yourself wondering what Arsenio Hall is doing these days? Yeah, neither have I.
- When I found out that Lady Gaga referred to her fans as her “Little Monsters”, I thought it would be cool to refer to Christian in the Rough fans as “Rough-ians”. But when I explained the idea to my wife, she looked at me like I had just hatched out of a giant plastic egg or something.
- My favorite word is “phlegm”. I just like the way it’s spelled. That’s all.
- It’s said that arsenic tastes like almonds. How exactly did they talk someone into making that determination?
- I think most of those guys who wear knee-high socks with sandals actually know that it’s a fashion faux pas, and are just doing it for the attention.
- Why does my dentist always ask me whether or not I floss? Do my bleeding gums not give it away?
- If I had to choose my favorite grain, it would definitely be rice.
- Notice I didn’t use a “U” in favorite. I am Canadian, but I use American spelling. Unless I’m playing Scrabble. Then I’ll tuck in an extra “U” if it means more points.
- My wife rocks.
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Why does it tell you on the package a curling iron comes in, not to use it in your sleep…really?!
Shelley recently posted..Doing It All At Once
Somebody somewhere must have tried it. Yikes!
How about calling us Rough-necks?
Jason recently posted..Little things: Kind deeds
Hmm…that is much better than Rough-ians.
Am I still allowed to be called a Rough-neck if I ride a desk all day long?
You would think at 3:45 am, I would have a lot of random thoughts, but eh!
Why can my kids not walk to the garbage can, but can walk across the room to put clementine peels behind a picture frame on the fireplace mantel?
Why does the weatherman consistently predict snow and get it wrong and people STILL get excited when they predict it?
Ooh, we have a similar problem involving dirty dishes and the dishwasher!
Why do dogs spin around in circles to lay down as well as do their business when they usually start and end in the same position?
Susie Lindau (@SusieLindau) recently posted..Photo Prompt for 100 Word Flash Friday Fictioneers!
Good question, Susie.
-how many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop.
- why does a soda not spew when you get it from a vending machine after all of what goes in there, but if you bump it over on your desk an open it it goes everywhere. #justsayin
Adam recently posted..Growing My Faith #bettermyself
Good question, Adam. I’ve never made it to the center without crunching.
Cleaning is just putting stuff in less obvious places.
Kevin Martineau recently posted..Write your hurts in the sand, carve your blessings in stone!
Somebody just cleaned my keys!
I haven’t had enough coffee to come up with “pruning” items, but I love the idea of calling it “pruning”. As a gardner, I love cutting back or pruning the plants, bushes and trees only to watch them flourish and become stronger. When I prune, I somehow know, or have FAITH that more beauty will come in time.
Seriously, why do I hold onto “dead branches” in my mind? Too much clutter = less space for the important things. Thanks for the reminder, Larry!
Carol Rives recently posted..Better Late Than Never ~
Great analogy, Carol. I had a feeling there may be a lesson in this post somewhere!
I’m RATHER disappointed that you spell like an American. If I hold on to anything tightly, it is my Canadian spelling.
Mandie recently posted..Oh hello!
Sorry to disappoint you, Mandie. If it’s any consolation, I still use Canadian pronunciation.