Being a US Citizen living outside the USA I get alot of interesting and sometimes StRAngE questions/comments on the USA from people in other countries. Thought I'd share some of them with you.

Wednesday, February 22, 2006

My first HNT!

(I'm a few hours ahead of thursday but I needed to do this from my home computer and won't be able to tomorrow since I won't be home. So there!)

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Seduce me Baby!

Your Seduction Style: The Charmer
You're a master at intimate conversation and verbal enticement.
You seduce with words, by getting people to open up to you.
By establishing this deep connection quickly, people feel under your power.
And then you've got them exactly where you want them!

Go Here to find---> YOUR Seduction Style

My Personal DNA...

Thanks to Siren and JY-Bisquit for posting this pretty cool (and revealing) test on their blogs first.

Here's my Personal DNA:

My Personal Dna Report

No surprises in how it turned out... well maybe the high ranking on attention to style. I've never exactly been a fashion maven.

What the???

Strange story but so bizzarely funny I had to share it with you all.

You know how infants will get up on hands and knees and rock back and forth? Nicholas does that too, except that, well... he seems to have a different style that's hard to explain for a 10 month old.

I walked into the room as I was getting ready for work, and saw that he was doing that, but noticed something odd. He was doing it on top of one of Marisa's dolls. He then stopped. Grabbed the doll. Lifted it up and looked it in the face, said something to it in his baby talk, stuffed it back down under him, and went at it again.

What the???????????

I told my wife about it and we both just laughed like crazy about it. Then about 30 minutes ago (I'm now at the office about 4 hours after that event) she called me as I was just getting into a meeting. She said at first she wasn't sure whether to believe me or not even if it was funny, but she did now because he was doing it again!!! Including the holding it up, talking to it, and stuffing it back down there!

What on Earth has gotten into my 10 month old boy?! That's just not right!

Maybe he's some kind of a savant? Mozart was composing symphonies at age 4.... but somehow I don't think there's a category for this kind of talent.

Thursday, February 09, 2006

Name That Tune...

I'm in a music mode recently. Does it show? From one of my ALL TIME FAVORITES:

Come with me
And you'll be
In a world of Pure imagination
Take a look
And you'll see
Into your imagination

We'll begin
With a spin
Traveling in
The world of my creation
What we'll see
Will defy Explanation

[Chorus]
If you want to view paradise
Simply look around and view it
Anything you want to, do it
Wanna change the world?
There's nothingTo it

There is no
Life I know
To compare with Pure imagination
Living there
You'll be free
If you truly wish to be

[Chorus]
If you want to view paradise
Simply look around and view it
Anything you want to, do it
Wanta change the world?
There's nothing to it

There is no
Life I know
To compare with pure imagination
Living there
You'll be free
If you truly wish to be

Wednesday, February 08, 2006

Hooray for ME!

Yeehaw! I just googled my blog and I'm the first in the search result!!!

I typed "outside looking inside blog" and got...

Results 1 - 10 of about 26,500,000 for outside looking inside blog

I know that doesn't even win me a cup o'joe at the local iHop, but hey... it's the little things in life that give the most satisfaction!

I'm So Confused...

Okay, after that last blog (all of 5 minutes ago). I got to thinkin'. I find the music industry somewhat confusing as a life-influencer. As an impressionable teenager I was told variously to...

1. Hold on Tight by ELO
2. Hold on Loosely by 38 Special
3. If You Love Somebody Set Them Free by Sting
4. to Don't Dream it's Over by Crowded House
5. To be Footloose by Kenny Loggins
6. and Dance Goddammit by Sparks
7. to be Nasty with Janet Jackson
8. but also Lets Wait a While by Janet Jackson
9. and that Love Will Never do Without You by Janet Jackson
(I think she needs medical attention)
10. But Tina Turner asked me What's Love Got To Do With It?
11. because, according to Bryan Adams it Cuts Like a Knife
12. But John Mellancamp thinks it Hurts So Good
13. and Pat Benatar thinks Love is a Battlefield
14. and Quaterflash thought it better to Harden My Heart
15. but Howard Jones Don't Want to Fight No More
16. And while David Lee Roth thought it was Just Like Living in Paradise
17. Yes was an Owner of A Lonely Heart
18. Billy Ocean wanted to be your Loverboy
19. and Tina Marie wanted to be you Lovergirl
20. Chaka Khan could Feel For You
21. REO Speedwagon Can't Fight this Feeling Anymore
22. and The Smiths said Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
23. Even though Motley Crue thought we were Too Young to Fall in Love
24. and Styx thought you were Fooling Yourself
25. because according to Asia it was just the Heat of the Moment
26. Loverboy said we were all Working for the Weekend
27. Duran Duran thought we should Say a Little Prayer
28. The Outfield said I was a Stranger in My Own Town
29. Rat thought we were just going Round and Round
30. while Cheap Trick was telling us we were Caught in a Trap
31. Swingout Sister thought we should Breakout
32. and somehow Journey knew we were going to go our Separate Ways

So is it any wonder we've turned out the way we have?

Hold on tight!

Okay. I've been away from the blog for a bit. Sorry about that, circumstances were conspiring against me. But a friend sent me an email which reminded me of a song from yesteryear. So, back to the blogging world I wander and offer the following:

Hold On Tight to Your Dream
ELO

Hold on tight to your dream
Hold on tight to your dream
When you see your ship go sailing
When you feel your heart is breaking
Hold tight to your dream.

It’s a long time to be gone
Time just rolls on and on
When you need a shoulder to cry on
When you get so sick of trying
Just hold tight to your dream

Chorus:
When you get so down that you can’t get up
And you want so much but you’re all out of luck
When you’re so downhearted and misunderstood
Just over & over & over you could
Accroches-toi a ton reve
Accroches-toi a ton reve
Quand tu vois ton bateau partir
Quand tu sents -- ton coeur se briser
Accroches-toi a ton reve.

Repeat chorus:

Hold on tight to your dream
Hold on tight to your dream
When you see the shadows falling
When you hear that cold wind calling
Hold on tight to your dream.
Oh, yeah
Hold on tight to your dream
Yeah, hold on tight...
To your dream.