World Cup Hero

So the World Cup has come and gone, and I find myself missing it. I really enjoyed watching those games early in the morning and then again in the middle of the day. I think my interest in watching soccer has probably never been higher than it is right now actually. There were a few heroes from this past world cup, and I thought I would share them with you. So here goes...

1. Vuvuzelas! I have seen a couple of MLS games on TV and without the buzz, it just doesn't feel the same. I also keep imagining what it would be like if fans brought 10,000 of them to a college (let's just imagine for the sake of imagining that this college is Texas A&M) football game and blew the crud out of them. Sounds like fun to me.

2. Paul the Octopus! If you haven't heard by now, there was this octopus that correctly picked the winner of something like 6-7 matches in a row. Pretty dang cool.

3. Spain! Hey, they won, so I think that qualifies. And I was rooting for them because my wife spent a summer there in college. Which leads me to my last hero.

4. Amanda, and her World Cup bracket! Before the World Cup started some friends and I filled out brackets to see who could accurately predict the most winners. Well I filled out two. One with Amanda's help, and one without her help - she didn't know that I filled out the second one without her until later. I say until later because she found out when I informed her that after the second round, the bracket she helped me fill out was in last place. She was a little upset and maybe a little mad that I filled another one out because she felt like it made her look dumb, and me smarter because my bracket was better. However, when it was all said and done, it was just the opposite. Her bracket came in second place and mine near the bottom. That should teach me!

Anyway, I hope you all enjoyed the world cup as well. Anything you miss about it?

Fun at the Walmart Checkout!

So, there I was with my wonderful wife at the checkout at Walmart. We were getting some gifts, for her sister who is due to have a baby this month, and also some toiletries just for us. After scanning the checkout lanes for a couple minutes to see which one had the shortest line - and none of them did mind you - we settled on one and began to wait our turn. And, since I have ADD, I killed time by looking around to see what "goodies" I could find around me in the check out lane.

Usually most stores put things there that are "impulse buys". As in, you weren't planning on buying it, but after you saw it, decided that 2 Snickers bars for a $1 is a pretty good deal. Walmart had these type of goods to my left - things like gum, candy, cokes... the usual suspects. But to my right was a different story. Walmart has taken the idea of putting random things that people might want as they are checking out to the next level. So, the following is a photo montage of what I saw with my thoughts about them. First up though is the entire shelf. Take a moment, look it over, and see if you can spot anything that pops out to you....

I actually can do all my shopping in the check out lane next time...

"The Germans made it, so you know its good!"

If you refer to the first picture as well, you will have everything you will need to watch your favorite soaps: CBS Soaps magazine, a remote and AA batteries for the remote!

I thought this was strange, random, and sad.

The original Squirmles!
click the link to see the youtube video

And last, but not least, if you feel the impulse to get your cat a scratching post while checking out, Walmart has your back!

So, what do you think? Did I miss anything? What is the strangest thing you have seen in the grocery store check out lane?