I love watching thrillers, monster flicks, zombie stories and other scary type movies. Here is my list of the best movies to watch on Halloween. These are not what I consider the scariest Halloween movies of all time, just the best to watch on an October evening.

1. Halloween
2. Halloween II
3. The Lost Boys
4. Dawn of the Dead
5. An American Werewolf in London
6. Signs
7. 28 Days Later
8. The Blob
9. From Dusk Til Dawn
10. Phantasm

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Many of you may be wondering why I have all of my websites and why I put so much crazy stuff out there on the Internet. Well, the simple reason is that the more I have out there, the better chance something is going to stick. Stick where, I don't know, but I'm hopeful somewhere that creates a cash flow.

I just finished my first "real" photo shoot today and did a corresponding interview last week. I will have my own one page story in the regional magazine called Midwest CEO. They do a monthly feature on a unique occupation that takes place in an interesting workspace. They call it the Goat Locker.

The editor of the magazine was looking for a cartoonist in his next issue and went searching the Internet for a cartoon studio. Who's funky cartoon studio do you think pulled up in Google while he was searching. Of course it was mine. Why? Because I started this goofy blog and posted some photos of my cartoon studio.

Are you now with me on this "throw it out there and see what sticks" thing? Maybe one day my goofy videos will lead to a Saturday morning kids show or even my own blockbuster movie. Then again, maybe they won't.

Anyway, I will be in the December issue of the magazine and will keep you posted and hopefully upload a photo or two from the shoot.

That's all for now and I will see you later!

Labels: Curtis Tucker, Internet, Press

1. Apple G4 Laptop 2. Apple G5 monitor 3. (3) iPhones 4. (3) iPods 5. Wallet 6. (2) TV remotes 7. (3) Mouses 8. Cannon Powershot camera 9. Cannon Rebel camera 10. Nintendo DS 11. Cordless phone 12. Old Palm 12. Old Sony Clie 13. (7) Poker chips 14. Wedding ring 15. (2) Hard Rock guitar pins 16. 44 oz. cup of tea 17. (2) Computer speakers 18. Small Wacom tablet 19. Miniature Red Wagon full of reciepts and business cards 20. Mickey Mouse soup mug full of pens 21. Zip drive 22. (2) External hard drives 23. External A drive 24. Mickey Mouse feet holder thingy full of stuff 25. (4) Small notepads 26. Bills 27. Stack of papers 28. Ruler 29. Lucky clover coin 30. Bead anklet 31. Braclet 32. Business cards 33. (3) iPod chargers 34. Assorted storage chips 35. Tiny wire basket filled with more business cards 36. A few greeting cards 37. A lighter aunt Sally left at our house 38. Checkbook 39. Coaster 40. Large mousepad

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Every now and then I get a Flash of Genius. One Flash of Genius came when I needed to create a homemade Halloween costume several years back. I had no idea what I wanted to make but somehow started piecing together one very unique costume.

I don't even remember how I started the design but I had a crazy idea that I could create a coffin and somehow cut a hole in the bottom in which I could slip my body. I figured I could make it look like I was in a coffin and use my legs to move the coffin around. It didn't take long to figure out that I could create another body on the outside that looked like it was carrying the coffin.

I made everything on this costume from things I had around the house. The coffin was made out of cardboard and the legs in the green sweats were even made out of rolled up cardboard. I even made every finger of the monster hands carrying the coffin out of rolled paper which I made look bloody.

I would slide under the box through the hole and into the coffin. My head at the top of the box is what would actually keep the costume on. My hands were free to move around which really added to the effect.

I actually wore this costume to some Halloween contests and won a few prizes. From time to time I'll pull some idea out of the air and it turns out to be a Flash of Genius. Now, if I could only figure out how to repeat that at least once a week. That would be a real Flash of Genius.

Labels: Halloween, hobbies, Memories, Photo

I showed my true devotion to my hot wife by making a second trip to Soonerville in Norman. We are a true house divided seeing as how I attended OSU and she attended OU. Both teams are ranked in the top 10 for the first time in years which makes the Bedlam game something to really look forward to. But first, the Cowboys have to get passed Texas which beat OU. This is gonna be good!

Here we are doing a little pre-game at the Mont and then a photo taken from our upper deck seats of the "Red Sea".

Labels: Hot Wife, Memories, Road Trips

These pictures were taken along the way on our latest road trip. They are taken with an iPhone and then emailed to an address set up on this blog. Only moments after each picture is taken they show up on this page.

We started doing this because our daughters get a little sad every time we leave home. This way they get to track what we are doing during the day and we get to send them little messages. This has been a real help in allowing us to leave town while keeping the girls happy. They especially love the photo that comes through saying we found them a surprise.

At Starbucks on our way to OU/Kansas.

At The Mont in Norman for lunch.

Hot Wife with Sooner Swirl.

A little shopping in Campus Corner.

The walk to the stadium.

Our cool seats. High up in the shade.

Dinner at Cheesecake to watch the 4th quarter.

Hot Wife supporting her team.

The End.

Labels: Dining, Fun Events, Hot Wife, Road Trips

Oldest daughter was a little under the weather with a tummy ache. I shot this pic 90 seconds before she threw up.

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I'm not sure if I should be posting this or not. I'm going to go ahead just because of the humor factor.

We are a family not known for eating at home very often. There are a half dozen restaurants in town that not only know us by name but know our orders before we sit down. Because of this habit we rarely eat at home and even rarer yet, hot wife cooks something. When we do eat at home it is usually cereal, microwave pancakes or mac and cheese.

Hot wife threw a loop in the household today by firing up the crock pot. It was full of pot roast and vegetables. The house very quickly became filled with the smell of home cookin! In most homes that would bring memories of hot meals and family dinners. In our house it brought a bit of confusion.

I had been home with youngest daughter while she played with the Wii. Oldest daughter arrived home from dance and I met her at the door. The first thing she noticed was the smell. She asked, "What's that?" With a light laugh I told her mommy was cooking dinner. She looked confused and asked, "Who's coming over?" I laughed a little harder and said that just because mommy was cooking it didn't mean someone was coming over.

The funny moment came when youngest daughter said, "Wow, I thought that smell was my feet."

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A few weeks back we had a big get together in OKC with the couples in our tennis crew. We did a night on the town in Bricktown and spent time at a bowling restaurant. The next morning I opened our window at the downtown hotel and started taking a few photos of the area with my iPhone.

As I was taking pictures and spying on the people walking down below I noticed I, myself, was being watched. I spotted two kids across the street in the adjacent hotel very high up. They looked like a brother and sister pair and were also spying on the people down below. They had an advantage I did not, they had binoculars! As soon as I noticed that they had spotted me I waved. You could tell they were thrilled and both waved back and passed the binoculars back and forth.

The lesson, watch what you do in your hotel room with a curtain open. You just never know who might be watching.

Labels: funny moment, Memories, Road Trips

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Hot wife and I ran down to OKC to see a musical. Before the show we stopped at BJ's to watch the big OU/Texas game. Bj's has huge TV and did have the sound on. A great place to watch a game and good chips and salsa.

Labels: Dining, Road Trips

The cooler weather has brought falling leaves, gray skies and the need for warmer surroundings. Many seniors are packing up their belongings and heading south for the winter. The kids are digging coats out of the closet and I'm starting to dust off my blue jeans in preparation of exchanging them for my coveted shorts.

The squirrels are hiding acorns in our yard and to my recent surprise, a neighborly mouse decided to take up residency in our laundry room. My hot wife was zipping through the living room just days ago when she spotted the fast moving varmint scurrying across the floor heading to the laundry room. Once there, he planted himself behind the washer and began to set up his new little bachelor pad.

My hot wife was not having any part of a furry little rat like creature running about the house. On day one I was not to worried. I actually hoped the little guy would leave by the same hole he crawled in through. Unfortunately, late that night under the cover of darkness, he ventured deep into our house somehow finding his way to our bedroom.

Let's just say that the sound of a disease infested mouse running around our bedroom at 3 a.m. in the morning was not the comfort I was looking for. Hot wife practically crawled on top of me (which was not all that bad) and barely slept the rest of the night. Of course it was my duty as man of the house to rid our happy home of this tiny invader.

I set out on day two to buy mouse traps. Mouse traps. You know, those funny wooden things with the hair trigger metal kill bar. I grabbed two traps and headed home knowing it would only be hours and our guest would be gone.

I've set traps before and quickly lathered a bit of peanut butter on the yellow kill spot. I very carefully pulled the kill bar back and set the spring. I was now at the crucial point of letting the kill bar go without it whacking the snot out of my finger. Like the Flash, I let go really fast and grabbed the wooden part of the trap. Mission accomplished. This was going to be a cake walk.

I very, very slowly lowered the trap next to the washing machine and oh so carefully pushed it back with a broom handle. There it was, ready to snap the neck of any critter brave enough to take the bait. I left the trap and the room satisfied that I had done my job.

Later in the day I tiptoed back into the laundry room to eye my catch. As I peaked around the corner of the washer there it was... a very empty mouse trap. Not only was there not a mouse, there wasn't a spec of peanut butter. That little booger had licked the mouse trap clean and left the kill bar locked in its kill position.

I grabbed my broom handle and used it to drag the mousetrap back into the open. This ritual went on through the end of day two and carried over to day three. Each time I would load the trap with peanut butter and my new compadre would lick it clean. I even tried setting two traps next to each other so he would have to go over one to get the goods off the second one. Of course he did this in no time flat actually setting off the first trap to get it out of his way. I began to get the idea that these traps were wound a little to tight. At one point I thumped the trap repeatedly and it never triggered the kill bar. Okay, so these traps were created for 30 pound rats.

At least I knew where the mouse was and we had him secluded to the laundry area. Hot wife got a bit tired of my enjoyment in feeding the mouse so she ran out and bought some new traps. The new traps had space age looking hoods on them and required the putting of the peanut butter on the roof of the hood. Well, half way through day four Mr. Mouse got hungry again and went for hot wife's new trap. Zap!

Yes, in one split second my adversary was gone. From the look of the twisted body it was probably a broken back compounded by a skull fracture in conjunction with a collapsed lung. He was gone and my mouse caper was over. On a happy note, he died with a full stomach and just a smidgen of peanut butter on his chin.

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We took the girls to the airshow this weekend to see the USAF Thunderbirds. Despite the strong wind and lack of places to sit, they were real troopers. The loud jet engine noise was a big hit. We saw helicopters, B1 Bombers, B2 Bombers and several vintage aircraft.

Being somewhat of an Air Force brat and having an entire family that worked on an Air Force base, I've seen my share of airshows which included the Thunderbirds and Blue Angels. Being on the base brought back many memories of the times I spent there as a kid.

My dad was an MP in the Air Force which led to a few stints on or around bases when I was little. I was born on Fort Sam Houston military base, lived on a base in Turkey and also lived on Clinton Sherman Air Force Base in Oklahoma.

Check out additional photos on the Photo of the Day page.

Labels: Daughters, Memories

Since May I have been asked and have given four speeches about myself and my businesses. I have spoken to two groups of sixth graders and two groups of AMBUCS. Although I'm not the most eloquent speaker I do have an unusual enough job that many people are interested in listening to my story.

Most people are fascinated by my path to becoming a freelance cartoonist but the majority are in awe of the fact that I can build a website, put a code on it and earn money. Google AdSense has created a few millionaires and helps thousands of people earn a full time living.

I really enjoy explaining how Google pays people money just for putting a tiny piece of code on their sites. I believe every person that can turn on a computer should have a website or a blog and should be earning some extra income on the side. I will have to admit that it is not easy and does not happen overnight. It may also be impossible for some people to earn a large income because it does take a large amount of traffic to earn big money. But! The opportunity is there for anyone that wants to give it a shot.

The reason for this post is to let my daughters and others know that I believe people should get out and give speeches any time they have the opportunity. It helps build confidence and also alerts others to the interesting facts about your life. Volunteer to speak at every chance you can. If you are truly passionate about what you are doing you will look for any opportunity to tell others about it.

On that note, I am available for talking to groups about entrepreneurship, cartooning, advertising and marketing, search engine optimization, web design or parenting. Please let me know if I can help, I especially like speaking to groups of young people and would like to inspire them to create a business of their own well before they have to get out and find a 9 to 5 job.

Labels: Curtis Tucker, entrepreneur, Speaking