Yes, yawn is right. Super Bowl Sunday doesn't mean much around our house unless someone else is having a party. If I was sitting at my computer working I'd most likely have the TV on another station rather than on the Super Bowl.

Why? I can't really put my finger on the exact moment that I lost ALL passion for the NFL but it was many years ago. I think the game is just boring. The Super Bowl is boring and the half time show is so overrated it's a bigger let down than the game.

The best part of the Super Bowl? The commercials! And luckily you don't have to watch the Super Bowl to see them any longer. Just watch the news and the Internet and you'll get to see the best commercials. They don't even save them for the Super Bowl much any more.

I think the NFL has lost its luster because players are no longer loyal to their teams, coaches are no longer loyal to their players, owners are no longer loyal to their coaches and you can't even count on a team staying in one city any longer. The team you like this year could be divided into eight others teams, a new coach and a new city by next year. Why follow that crap?

So here's a half ass cheer for the Super Bowl this year... yippee.

Labels: football, TV

I'm currently learning to build some really fun websites and blogs using Wordpress. I tried once before and ended up frustrated that I could not get the code to do what I wanted. Today, with CSS, I am able to much more than before so I'm trying it again.

On top of the Wordpress code I am using a great theme called Thesis. I have enjoyed learning everything this combo can do and they can do bunches!

My first website is taking shape. It may not look exactly as it does now but it should stay pretty close. I'm combining my love of web design, amateur photography and entrepreneurialism to create my latest venture.

I am uploading many of my funnest and best photos, along with a collection of vernacular photographs, and will be offering low resolution images for free use on non-commercial websites and blogs. High resolution images will be available for print with just the click of a button.

Check out the site and give me some feedback! As I stated above, it is currently a work in progress... Life's A Photograph (www.lifesaphotograph.com).

Labels: entrepreneur, Internet, make money, niche, Photo

Wow! Already January 20th and I'm behind on posting to my blogs! Ugh. The 2010 goal is at least three GREAT posts a week (starting in February of course). So stay tuned and give me some ideas of what you would LOVE to read about.

I'm trying to go gang busters with my ChuckleBerry's Paper Cards and have licensed them to a few new ventures. You can now personalize one of my cards and have it mailed directly to the recipient! Follow this link and starting sending today! http://tinyurl.com/chuckleberrys

Keep smiling, stay happy and laugh everyday!

Labels: greeting cards

Like most other kids, Christmas was always the holiday to look forward to. Over the years there were many things that seemed to reoccur and made the holiday special. These are just a few of the most memorable things I remember from Christmas's past. Enjoy and Merry Christmas!

1. The Christmas TV specials! I always had to watch Charlie Brown, Rudolph and The Grinch. Frosty, The Little Drummer Boy and It's a Wonderful Life are also notable. This was before cable, VCR's, DVD's and DVR's, so if you missed a special you wouldn't get to see it until the next year.

2. Getting a real tree. My mom would take us to the local grocery store to find a real tree. My sister and I always got to decorate the tree. In those days icicles were big so the tree had to be covered with a good layer of shiny silver icicles.

3. In later years my grandma decided it was easier and cheaper to wrap everything in tin foil. It became a family joke but always reminds me of Christmas. She always wanted to collect the foil and reuse it the next year.

4. Eating cream peas and poofy marshmallow salad. The only time we got to eat these treats was Thanksgiving and Christmas. We also always had a good selection of hot rolls.

5. Always having one big unwrapped gift from Santa. That gift was the first thing you saw and made the entire morning. We were never allowed to open anything on Christmas Eve.

Labels: Christmas, Family, Memories

I've been trying to remember what the coolest toys were that I received as a kid in the 70's. Here's a list of the ones I can remember...

1. Hot Wheels and MatchBox cars
2. The orange Hot Wheels track with dual loops - (I used to string these pieces of track all over my room and would create these huge, long roller coasters that we would send marbles down.)
3. G.I. Joes with the fuzzy beard
4. Figure 8 electric racing car set
5. Rock'em Sock'em Robots
6. HO size electric train set
7. Spirograph
8. Aurora Karate Men - these guys were cool.
9. Plastic green army men
10. Green can of Slime

Labels: 70's, Christmas, Memories

Travis and Presley, "Greatest American Dog" winners were in Enid this week promoting their new DVD and book on teaching kids manners. The two won the CBS competition series that aired in summer 2008.

Their newest endeavor is called "Adventures with Travis and Presley", the good manners series. The video for the DVD was shot by KJ Productions and the book was illustrated by me!

The team was at PetSense signing books and taking pictures. A steady stream of loyal fans dropped by to shake hands and paws.

If you're looking for a inexpensive educational Christmas gift you should look into getting the DVD/book. They are available through TravisandPresley.com.

Labels: Daughters, Fun Events

"Adventures with Travis and Presley, Part 1" is a DVD and book set that teaches children the importance of good manners while helping Presley find his bone. The series, the first of eight, is designed for ages 2 to 6, but it is entertaining and fun for all youngsters.

My company, The Curtoons Cartoon Company collaborated on the project to help bring it to market.

The DVD/book combo can be ordered for $9.99 at www.travisandpresley.com.

Watch the trailer here... http://www.youtube.com/user/travisbrorsen1

Labels: Cartooning, entrepreneur, make money

Yikes! Life keeps getting in the way of my blogging! I guess that means I'm out living it rather than sitting here reporting on it which is a good thing.

Of course my goal for 2010 will be to post more often. I hate to miss out on what the girls have been up to and all of those fun memories from the 70's that keep popping up in my mind.

Here's an old photo we ran across of me, my sister and my great-grandmother Ethel Valentine Erwin. The photo was taken by my crazy uncle Richard who, at the time, was going through a photography phase in his life.

The second photo is an up-to-date photo of me and my two little crumb crunchers. More wacky antics on the way! Stay tooned!

Labels: Curtis Tucker, Daughters, Photo