WordPress, who provides the great software that powers this blog, has now added the option of assigning an avatar to each blog.  If you’re unfamiliar with avatars, it’s a small picture that represents you.  Often people put a mug shot of their face, but we don’t want to do that.  My face is mostly boring and not all that random.  This is where you come in…

We are having a contest to help us determine what type of picture we should use.  Naturally, we want something random and/or funny.  So if you have any suggestions, list them in the comments section of this post.  Our panel of celebrity judges will meticulously examine each entry.  If your idea is selected, you will become eligible for lots of fabulous prizes.

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On the radio I heard a commercial about preventing forest fires, then at the end someone said, “This message brought to you by Smokey the Bear.”  But he wasn’t in it.  So I wondered — is he retired?  Is he just sitting around collecting a check while people use his name to teach people about preventing forest fires?  Must be nice…  I’d like to sit at home while someone does my work, then after it’s done, says, “This work brought to you by Beppo.”  I wonder how I can make this happen…  hmm…

For all you out there that would like to hone your poo-flinging skills… check out this game.  It looks to be loosely based on the old Donkey Kong games, except you get to fling poop!  The grapics look a bit dated/generic… but you get to throw POO!!!  Seriously, what more could you ask for in a game?

Today is National Boss’s Day.  It started on October 16, 1958, because a woman was appreciative of the job her boss (who was her dad) was doing, so she registered Oct. 16 as National Boss’s Day, choosing it because it’s his birthday.

So why am I pointing this out?  Apparently all she had to do was register it with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to make it a national holiday.  If it’s really that simple, I want to register a few holidays.  Let’s see… how about :

• National Slackers Day — where you’re supposed to skip work.
• National Restaurant Discovery Day — where every restaurant offers their full menu at half-price, thus encouraging everyone to go out to eat and to order more than normal (especially with appetizers and dessert).
• National Sleep-in Day — where all businesses open two hours late (and still let you out at the normal time).
• Weekend Savings Time — where a Monday is converted into a bonus Saturday, giving us a 3-day weekend.

I’m sure there’s a lot more good ideas, but this is a start.  Feel free to add your ideas in the comments section.