I've got no problem with being called a 'kid' either. I've got so used to it, I kind of take it as a semi-compliment. :D
Karin
· 2 years ago
Hi my friend.
Oh, canoeing. Once spend a very leisure/active 14 days doing that in the most wonderful weather accompanied by 10 strangers (only for on day, turned out to be a great international group: Dutch, Germans and Swedish) in Varmland Sweden.
And with my partner (then not in 'the picture' ;-)) during our holiday in British Columbia, very good 'sport' indeed.
Where've you been canoeing? anywhere nice?
You want me to teach you Dutch by any change?
Craver-VII
· 2 years ago
Congratulations for the blog honor! Yes, we really like you.
Pirate party? What a fun dad you are. How did that go? It sounds like a really good time. There is so much party potential with that theme. Say, did you hear how much Johnny Depp paid to have his ears pierced for “Pirates of the Caribbean?†I heard it was a buck-an-ear.
Marcus
· 2 years ago
Karin, I'd love for you to teach me Dutch! Of course, you'll have to come to Texas so we can have our class on the Guadalupe River...
Another one of my goals is to canoe the border lakes between USA and Canada. Beautiful area.
Marcus
· 2 years ago
David, you are some kind of ubermensch. How did you comment so fast?
As for the link love, you earned it man. I wish I could have had students like you in my English classes. We would have changed the world.
Marcus
· 2 years ago
Craver, oh no. That was terrible! I can't take credit for the pirate party. My wife did most of the work.
However, I did help with the treasure hunt and jiggle the pinata up and down while little kids ran at me with a bat. (Who created that sick tradition?)
The icing on the cake was, um, the cake. Amy made a two layer cake with a little island where some pirates had landed. They were digging into on of the cakes for some buried treasure. It was cool.
It was also fun to make the kids "walk the plank." Stick a board in the yard and yell piratey stuff at six year olds and they can imagine the entire Pacific Ocean.
Glenda Watson Hyatt
· 2 years ago
Marcus, congrats on being named a SOB, too. I never imagined that would be a good thing.
And happy birthday to your little princess. Sounds like quite a party.
Amy
· 2 years ago
I love you, but it's Sally Field, not Fields.
Actually, the cake was a 9x13 white cake frosted blue with an 8 inch cake on top frosted brown (with graham cracker crumbs for sand) in the shape of an island. There were treasure hunting pirates and even a shark in the "water". I can't take credit, though - I got the idea from www.coolest-birthday-cakes.com.
Marcus
· 2 years ago
Amy, I love you too.
Marcus
· 2 years ago
Glenda, I don't love you in the same way as Amy, but I appreciate the comment! Your interview with Liz was awesome. Good luck with your book.
Jenn
· 2 years ago
Re: the pirate party--how could we NOT have missed it when you didn't invite us? Sheesh.
P.S. One time I went to a pirate party thrown by some reenactors with whom I worked at a living history museum. I knew I couldn't compete with their historical authenticity, so I figured out how to get some CD's to dangle from my ears (though not the lobes--ouch!), wrapped a modem cable with more CD's on it around my waist, and pretended I was a "music pirate." This worked because ipods, etc, had yet to make much of a . . . um . . . splash.
Ted Gossard
· 2 years ago
Wow, what a fun blog. This is just too much......!!!!!.......
But, oh yeah, congrats. And Dutch ain't so bad. I live among them here in Grand Rapids. I like to watch them in their wooden shoes.
Jessica Doyle
· 2 years ago
Congratulations on becoming an SOB. Just came here via KnifeGunPen. Cheers!
Jenn
· 2 years ago
;)
Marcus
· 2 years ago
Jenn, hilarious! When my daughter asked me if there were still pirates today, I tried to explain digital piracy, but I don't think she got it.
Marcus
· 2 years ago
Ted, you make me laugh. I enjoyed this post too. It was my little celebration party.
Marcus
· 2 years ago
Jessica, thanks for coming over from Robert's blog. He's got a great site there--Liz just listed him as one of the first 15 truly unique blogs she could find. I especially loved your cumulative sentence on that older post!
Charity Singleton
· 2 years ago
SOBs, pirates -- hope my firewall doesn't start blocking this site!
Congrats, Marcus. Your blog is one of the best. Your consistent, engaging, thought provoking, and very funny.
The pirate party sounds like a blast. When I read Craver's comment, I at first thought he was asking if you charged a buck-an-ear to get in. (I really shouldn't skim!) Maybe next year your daughter could turn her birthday party into a little money-making venture!
Marcus
· 2 years ago
Charity, you make me laugh. Thanks for your kind words, and I hope your filter doesn't start blocking me. It's true that I am a little earthy for a lot of Christians. I have to really control myself at church...
All Comments
I've got no problem with being called a 'kid' either. I've got so used to it, I kind of take it as a semi-compliment. :D
Oh, canoeing. Once spend a very leisure/active 14 days doing that in the most wonderful weather accompanied by 10 strangers (only for on day, turned out to be a great international group: Dutch, Germans and Swedish) in Varmland Sweden.
And with my partner (then not in 'the picture' ;-)) during our holiday in British Columbia, very good 'sport' indeed.
Where've you been canoeing? anywhere nice?
You want me to teach you Dutch by any change?
Pirate party? What a fun dad you are. How did that go? It sounds like a really good time. There is so much party potential with that theme. Say, did you hear how much Johnny Depp paid to have his ears pierced for “Pirates of the Caribbean?†I heard it was a buck-an-ear.
Another one of my goals is to canoe the border lakes between USA and Canada. Beautiful area.
As for the link love, you earned it man. I wish I could have had students like you in my English classes. We would have changed the world.
However, I did help with the treasure hunt and jiggle the pinata up and down while little kids ran at me with a bat. (Who created that sick tradition?)
The icing on the cake was, um, the cake. Amy made a two layer cake with a little island where some pirates had landed. They were digging into on of the cakes for some buried treasure. It was cool.
It was also fun to make the kids "walk the plank." Stick a board in the yard and yell piratey stuff at six year olds and they can imagine the entire Pacific Ocean.
And happy birthday to your little princess. Sounds like quite a party.
Actually, the cake was a 9x13 white cake frosted blue with an 8 inch cake on top frosted brown (with graham cracker crumbs for sand) in the shape of an island. There were treasure hunting pirates and even a shark in the "water". I can't take credit, though - I got the idea from www.coolest-birthday-cakes.com.
P.S. One time I went to a pirate party thrown by some reenactors with whom I worked at a living history museum. I knew I couldn't compete with their historical authenticity, so I figured out how to get some CD's to dangle from my ears (though not the lobes--ouch!), wrapped a modem cable with more CD's on it around my waist, and pretended I was a "music pirate." This worked because ipods, etc, had yet to make much of a . . . um . . . splash.
But, oh yeah, congrats. And Dutch ain't so bad. I live among them here in Grand Rapids. I like to watch them in their wooden shoes.
Congrats, Marcus. Your blog is one of the best. Your consistent, engaging, thought provoking, and very funny.
The pirate party sounds like a blast. When I read Craver's comment, I at first thought he was asking if you charged a buck-an-ear to get in. (I really shouldn't skim!) Maybe next year your daughter could turn her birthday party into a little money-making venture!