Here we go again..

 

Commercials. What can be said, except they are dismissive of our intelligence. Given that bit of wisdom,  commercials that can make one smile and think, "Dang! That was good!" are just fine.

 Geico and Progressive are amazing in its creativity. Go down the photos, see what commercial catches you.

                                                                                                                                                          Geico with White Snake

                                                                              wedding 30 seconds          

 

Here, Geico explores

 the horror of teenagers with a garage

 full of sharp weapons, along with a mass murderer

About 1 minute

                                                               

                                                   Progressive, about 1.5 minutes

 I can identify with each one in some way or another.  Where are you?  Are you motivated to hide in a garage filled with tools made to be used violently?

 

In this age of who knows what is on the TV what commercials will surprise us. If we ignore the Super Bowl, Olympics, and the Oscars,then focus on these, we will survive.

Gary Larson: a Unique Perspective

 

 

Gary Larson is a brilliant, unusual cartoonist. No Beetle Bailey, Blondie, Dennis the Menace. Those came from previous decades and did not seem to come to the modern ages. And that was where Gary Larson flourished.

Larson enjoyed creating cartoons that captured the most unlikely characters. He enjoyed drawing about a variety of strange people and COWS!  There are the usual cows, in the fields or just hanging around. Or, are they?     

 

Gary Larson loves Western themes. This particular wild west exists in his mind and lacks lots of violence. Dogs are always  bordering on insane. Hunters are doomed by any animal around. Wild games' goals are survival and take revenge. 

 When one discovers an artist like Gary Larson, head on to his site and then appreciate this talented man. In this crazy time, he is the one to put it all into his peculiar and a bit crazy focus.

If you would like a view into the man, go to the sites below. You will not regret it.

Brief history of Gary Larson  Gary Larson, cartoonist

 

Balderdash, I say!

 

Forget about watching re-runs of NCIS.  Forget about Netflix.  Forget about texting.

Grandpa and I gathered our daughter and husband, along with our two teen granddaughters for a night of Mexican food and game playing.

A "Game Night" is above and beyond all definitions of fun.  This was a family fun game as we played Balderdash.  Not just the average Balderdash, but we played the Beyond Balderdash version.

The word chosen was molebut, which elicited a bunch of creative answers. This is Sunshine's false answer:

Brilliant child. Then, she was eleven years old, now is almost 16. Sunshine thinks outside, way outside, the box.

To truly understand this game, you will need to visit the above YouTube site. I have preserved this paper for five years on a bulletin board, hence the punched holes.

 Please put your guess in your answer. Don't cheat.