She aint gettin any! That is why she is hitting herself.

Barb better love her rabbit! She aint gettin any

So after a hard fight, I have decided to let barb put up the decorations early. Even though she did not reach the 250 mark. 205 is close enough. She gave it a good try. I found it really cute how everyone tried to rally together and get her the 250. Even though I normally have no problem kicking tiny tim while he is down, I'm not gonna do it this time. So ladies, gentlemen and "CL ladies", you all came so close. So I'll just give it to you. Charity or pity does not have to be a bad thing. I feel like this is my way of celebrating Thanksgiving, well the giving part.

My top 10 comments will be up by the end of the week. There we some good ones!

Christmas Count!!!

205 and counting as of 10:56am!

-National Organization of No Santa before the Bird!!!

Mr.T pities the fool who puts decorations up before thanksgiving!

Close but no cigar! :-)



I think Chuck Norris would cry if he sees the decorations up before thanksgiving!!!

VOTER FRAUD!!!

THIS TRAIN IS SLOWING DOWN! I don't think its gonna happen

Baby jesus and Donna Martin will graduate!

Christmas Decorating

Four years ago the great debate started. One of the greatest debates that has plagued man kind for centuries. And that debate is when do we put up the Christmas decorations? We both came from two different views on the situation. My side of the family put up their decorations after thanksgiving. While barbs side of the family, pretty much has Christmas decorations up by October, and if she (Donner) had it her way would never take them down. She even wearing holiday clothing throughout the year, which I have to say it part of her charm. So after some heated discussions and a trip to St. Louis for the weekend, we decided we would start our own tradition and put the decorations up the weekend before thanksgiving. We both gave a little, and times were happy.

Now lets fast forward to the day after this past Halloween. Barbara says so sweetly to me, “Mike when can we put up the Christmas decorations?” Which then I replied “the weekend before thanksgiving like we normally do.” Barbara wasn’t to happy with my response and since has been on a crusade to change my mind. So should I then change my mind and go back to my original belief that the decorations should wait until after thanksgiving?

Don’t get me wrong, I also love Christmas. But when its Christmas time, not the season of thanks. See I do not diminish the hard work of the Indians or the elf’s. I just say lets be fair. Let the pilgrims and Indians have their time!

I do believe in keeping tradition. I believe having traditions are a important building block to every single family. So why should we break our tradition? The one we decided works best for us? And since I decided to compromise with my wife 4 years ago to move the day of decorating to the weekend before thanksgiving, why does it need to be different this year? Why should I be called meanie or scrooge?

If we decide that we want to have children, do we teach our kids that its ok to break our family tradition, while they are under our roof? Or do we just remove all forms of tradition before they are even born to avoid that? Should barb and I stop praying and offering up gifts of sacrifice to the piece of floor that the all mighty Christian Moody signed, in hopes of a successful basketball season that we have done for the past few years? Should we teach our children that thanksgiving is a speed bump or road block to Christmas, and not what it is truly meant for? Down the road, if we decide to have children, should we feel guilty about maybe wanting to stay home and just celebrate the holiday with our kids and break the tradition spending time with our entire family?

See I believe that the holiday season is more than just Christmas. I feel it does include Halloween and Thanksgiving which barb says is just a speed bump to Christmas. A speed bump to Christmas? Really? Shouldn’t it be given its own time and not treated like the middle child. Should thanksgiving really be overlooked like Jan Brady? I don’t think so. It should be a time of thanks, and reflection. The stories of the pilgrims coming to America and taking the Indians land and savagely enslaving them shouldn’t be swept under the rug because people believe Christmas should have more time in the spotlight. Nikki Hilton, don’t you want to be in the spotlight too? Or should we only pay attention to Paris? For you Kansas fans, its kinda like Kansas football. You know what I’m talking about. Always being the red headed step child to the basketball team.

The point of this post is in response to barbs crusade to basically by-pass thanksgiving. I wanted to get my campaign across on why its important to maintain tradition. So I told my lovely wife that if I received 250 emails explaining why I should give her my blessing to put up the Christmas decorations one week early, I would give it to her. I’m not telling her she can’t, because who really can stop barb from doing anything? So if after reading this you agree with me and want to revoke your previous email, I will remove it from the official count. Or if you agree its ok to by-pass thanksgiving and brush the idea of thanksgiving and what it stands for under the rug, then please email me at runkumike@gmail.com.

Please lets not treat thanksgiving like Jan Brady!

This is completely right on!

Obama Win Causes Obsessive Supporters To Realize How Empty Their Lives Are

Douch bag

Go cubs

Steve Wilkos Show

So tomorrow the episode of the Steve Wilkows show which barb and i sat in the audience for will be on tv tomorrow at 2pm! Barb wants me to explain that we went to the show for fun and because it was free. Not because we are white trash! It tells the story of a man who beats his pregnant wife.

On the subject of babies, we are not ready for one yet. And from this point on, every time we are asked about when we are having babies, we will add on a year!!!