Stinky John Jones

Often times I find myself reading a new blog and wondering why no one told me about it sooner.  I wonder why this author isn’t on every single blogroll.  And then, after a few dozen comments, that author starts wondering why this crazy woman is stalking them.

I stalk because I love.  I stalk because I must.  And I stalk Val because she reminds me that even though our kids are “bouncing off the walls, ate a tub of sugar” nuts, they’re still perfect in every way.   Our parental worlds wouldn’t be the same without giant toilets, naked butts and 3-foot tall bed hogs.

Stinky John Jones is one of those blogs that should be on every blogroll.  When you sign up for a feed reader, it should be added as default.  Even if your kid is a closet sippy-cup user, I suggest you check out Val’s blog.  You’re gonna love it.

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Cynical Dad

History books will be recalled so that this amazing day in history may be added to our children’s curriculum.  Students will put on programs at school, dressed in their cute little costumes with too much rouge on their cheeks so as to be noticed from the back row.  Employers will close down their businesses and their employees will shout from the rooftops that this is indeed, the greatest and most important holiday of the year.  Mark your calendars.  Plan to spend the day with your friends and family.  Rejoice and sing for the time is upon us.  Tuesday marks our first annual Cynical Dad Day.

Who is this Cynical Dad of whom I speak, you ask?  Well, Cynical Dad is Chag.  He is the stay at home father of two children & he’s the author and owner of Cynical Dad.com.  Chag is the host, DJ, commentator, operator,  Twitter-er, producer and mastermind behind Chag’s Nameless Twitter Radio Show.  He is a friend, a confidant, a …. okay, now I’m just getting carried away.

Let’s just put it this way.  He’s a blogger and one of my favorites.  In honor of his “thirty-ninth birthday and the start of his final year of blogging (because no one’s allowed to blog once they reach 40, right?), February 10th” shall henceforth be known as Cynical Dad Day.

What better time to honor a great author than during the week of his birthday and his self-proclaimed holiday?  So I present to you, our fine readers, Cynical Dad. A blog created by Chag because “the world needed another look-what-my-cute-kid-did-today web site.”

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It’s A Schmitty Life

Certain words jump out at me when I’m checking out blogrolls. According to my list of subscriptions, the words booger, fart & snot are great attention grabbers. I also enjoy nonsensical words, puns and creative plays on words. When I saw the blog title “It’s A Schmitty Life“, I couldn’t help but be amused and intrigued.

I clicked over to the blog and was instantly hooked on the author’s story telling and writing skills. It didn’t take long for Mrs. Schmitty to become one of my favorite blog authors. In the past two weeks alone, she has made me laugh more than once. They were honest to goodness, full on, gut busting laughs that seemed to make all of my cares disappear.

Like many others, I enjoy a blogger who has a sense of humor about life and the “schmitty” things that happen to them on a daily basis. We appreciate those who are willing to give us a peak into their lives and make us understand that our worlds are not that far apart.

In my opinion, what makes a good author is their ability to keep me coming back for more. Mrs. Schmitty definitely meets that requirement.  This is why It’s A Schmitty Life has been chosen as our Site of the Week.

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Life With Tony

My last trip through the blogosphere went something like this… Click.Click. Read. Find a different blog.  Click. Read. *sigh*  Click. Read. Laugh hysterically!  E-mail the link to everyone I know.  Read another post from the same author.  Laugh so hard that I end up waddling to the bathroom with my legs crossed, just praying that I’ll make it before I wet myself and have to explain why Mom just peed in the middle of the living room floor.

When I came back to the computer, I spent the next three hours reading one post after another at Life With Tony. More than once, I had to wipe the tears from my eyes and gain my composure again before I could continue reading.  Most of these tears were caused by outbursts of laughter but a few were also the result of some very sad and touching posts.

Maybe it was Tony’s personal style of writing that made me hang out so long.  Maybe it was the fact that I love me some potty humor, especially when it’s written in such a manner that I don’t have to cover my screen when children start gathering around demanding to know “What’s so funny?”  Or maybe… just maybe… it was Tony’s Jedi mind powers that wouldn’t let me leave.  Whatever it was, I’m glad I hung out because now, I have a great author to feature this week.

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Irish Gumbo

I’ve been putting off featuring this particular author for awhile because, quite honestly, my writing will not measure up to his.  Sometimes there are not enough words in our language to correctly identify such beautiful art.

I’ve finally given up on being able to write a review that would make you want to visit Irish Gumbo and read Kevin’s incredible work.  Instead, I’m going to quote some of the “kind” words that his fellow bloggers have written about him.

Captain Dumbass from Us and Them had this to say:

If I go on and on about how great his site is, how he has not only made me laugh out loud but cry as well, how you should even try some fiction he’s been brave enough to post, well, you’ll start to wonder if we’re planning on picking out shower curtains. And not that Kevin isn’t an attractive man, it’s just not my team.

Moonlight Hollow recently wrote:

Kevin is a writer. I think we can describe him a little better. Kevin is a WRITER! He should publish his posts…they would make a bestselling collection of short stories! You may not always like what Kevin has to say…but you will always like the way he says it!

And last but not least, a quote from The Mister at Simple Terms

What can I say about this wierdo except that I immediately identified with his unique brand of wierdness. He’s deep, he’s funny, he loves Guinness. Give him a read, you won’t be sorry.

As I tried to find quotes tonight, I realized that I’m not the only one featuring Kevin’s work this week. I also found that there are hundreds of people who are following Irish Gumbo or who are subscribed to Kevin’s feed. That in itself is a great testimony to his writing skills.

Irish Gumbo is a hodgepodge of topics. On some days Kevin writes stories that, I’m not too proud to say, are way over my head. I will also admit that on more than one occasion I’ve had to consult a dictionary while reading his work. On other occasions he writes stories that make his readers wonder whether he’s had too much Guinness or if he’s just finally gone off his rocker.

With that said, I must also point out that Kevin can paint the most beautiful scene with his poetic words. Every post that he writes brings something new. New points to ponder. New goals to strive for. New ways to look at the most mundane parts of our lives.

Let me now leave you with more words from Captain Dumbass.

Look, go to Irish Gumbo, put it in your reader for a week or two and give him a try. He’ll grow on you like mold in the bathroom that you’ll never get rid of. But in a good way.

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The Bean

What if…

What if I had never subscribed to Maggie, Dammit’s blog?  What if I hadn’t gone back to see what her visitors had to say?  What if that one comment hadn’t jumped out at me and made me belly laugh?  What if I never clicked on the visitor’s link and discovered the world of The Bean?

It’s sad to know that I would’ve missed the tears that streamed down my face when I laughed so hard from reading Achoo. It also sucks to realize that I would have missed out on not only the post itself, but the comments left by Beej’s visitors.

If you ask me (and yes, I am painfully aware that no one has), it’s the SNEEZER who should be required to say something, like “Excuse me” or “Pardon me” or “Sorry I snotted on you.” The SNEEZEE shouldn’t be obligated to say anything except maybe “Gross! You just snotted on me!” possibly followed by some retching sounds.

What if I hadn’t laughed so hard at that blog post? Would I have moved on to another blog? Would I have ever known that Beej’s husband is a superhero who ruined Sam Elliott’s life? Would I ever have been reassured that I am not in fact, the clumsiest person in the world?

What if I had found Beej’s blog months ago? What if I had subscribed to The Bean and I had jumped over to her site when she posted The Mystery of the Desk Booger? Would I have figured out what the desk booger really was? Would I have won the prize?

Sure seemed like a typical Thursday morning. But then I looked down at my desk and immediately recoiled, shouting “Eeeww! Desk booger!” And then I ran away.

After a few minutes of hiding in the break room I thought to myself, “Self, that thing was really big, and really WHITE, and it might not have been an actual booger. It might be something else, and you can’t sit here in the break room all day hiding from it. Even if it WAS a booger you still have to come to terms with it and get to work.” So I went back to my desk to investigate and take pictures.

What if I had never discovered that it’s okay to have a post with only 20 words and it is acceptable to conclude said post with a 1,208 word footnote?

What if Beej didn’t have 14 pages of archives when I decided I needed to read each and every single post she’d written? Would I have stayed up until 4am reading, knowing full well that I had to get up at 6? Would I have done dishes today instead of reading? Would I have remembered it was lunch time without my children reminding me that they were going to die of starvation?

What if you don’t like cursing. Or sarcasm. Or things that are Awesome? Then you most definitely will not love The Bean as much as I do and you should totally not subscribe to her feed.

What if Sprite’s Keeper hadn’t decided that this week’s Spin Cycle should be “What If…”?

Life Is A Cookie

Do you ever get sick of hearing the exact same news stories all day, everyday? Have you ever wondered what else is happening out there in that great big world other than what the news channels are talking about? Then I’ve got a great blog for you!

Life Is A Cookie has become my favorite source of news. While the reporting may not be quotable, especially not to your mother, the author will definitely get a laugh out of you. Everything about this blog is worth reading. From the story to the commentary, the pictures to the comments, there is no shortage of entertainment.

The owner of Life Is A Cookie pulls no punches! She has opinions and she’s not afraid to put them in writing. Her readers aren’t afraid to voice their opinions either. Though the discussions in the comments may go slightly off-track and in directions that could make a trucker blush, one thing is made very obvious. Humor can be found in almost any situation.

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The Cowboy Chronicles

Our featured author this week is Shonda Little from The Cowboy Chronicles Her blog can be found at MommaLittle.com

Shonda is a very creative writer who can go into great detail without boring you to death. Momma Little takes blogging to an entirely new level. Kudos to her for speaking her mind and entertaining us in the process.

One of Shonda’s most recent posts was entitled “Festivus For The Rest Of Us” In this post, she lists some of her grievances. Here’s an excerpt:

Kentucky Fried Chicken Man,
I’m not being a bitch for wanting my money back. The chicken was simply raw. I don’t eat raw chicken. That’s not because I’m a snob, it’s because I don’t like puking water through my nose for three days. I realize my ass could use the downsizing, but I want my money back nonetheless.

Another great example of her humorous writing comes from the post “Shine In 2009.” For this post, Shonda was kind enough to share some of her resolutions for next year.

Teach my children to never trust a fart, at least when they are ill. To add to the misery of Christmas, my children both came down with a stomach bug. But, since they had yet to learn this important life fable, poor Momma has had to wash many an extra pair of undies because of the wrath of stealthy sharts. If you don’t know what a shart is, just think really hard. It’s one of those two words put together jobs. Yeah…. that’s right.

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Wiping Up Snot

Submitted by Anonymous

One of my favorite authors is Karly from Wiping Up Snot. Karly lets us peak into her life through her incredible writing and her pictures. Her blog is so entertaining that even the comments are worth reading. I’m submitting to you one of my favorite posts so you can see just how funny she is.

The post is called Mutha Of The Year

Last night we ate dinner pretty late and by the time we were finished it was dark out. Eeyore wanted to go back over to the neighbor kid’s house to play, so I told him to go ahead, but be careful in the dark.

He looked out the door and said it was so dark he couldn’t see ANYTHING. I walked to the door with him and told him that I would stand at the door and watch him while he walked across the street.

“Uh, Mom? How will that help?”

“Well, I dunno. Why are you worried about the dark? Are you scared?”

“…Yeah…”

“Well, then, it will help because I’ll be watching at the door and if I see anything scary chasing you then I can yell for you to run faster!”

At that point my husband intervened and got the boy a flashlight. I’ve never heard of a flashlight that shouted at you to run faster if it saw scary monsters though, so I think my plan was more helpful.

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Dorky Dad

While doing my normal “I’m bored so I’ll click random Blogroll links and see what I can find” routine,  I came across an author who calls himself Dorky Dad. I started bookmarking posts to send to my friends and to submit at your site, but after 10 or 15 bookmarks, I decided I should just ask you to consider him for Site of the Week.

His blogs are hilarious. He writes about his family as well as every day life. One of my favorite posts is “What my goldfish are thinking” Here’s a little taste of his humorous writing.

“Woohoo. Fish flakes. Again. I’m telling you, the next time that finger dips itself into the water I’m going to eat it. It might taste like a disgusting combination of Doritos and cream cheese frosting but at least it would be real meat.”

“OOOH! Food! (NOM NOM NOM) PTU! BLEAH! It’s my own poop. OOOH! Food! (NOM NOM NOM) PTU! Crap! It’s my own poop again. OOOH! A rock! Let me eat it! (NOM NOM NOM) No. Not good. OOOH! Food! (NOM NOM NOM) PTU! My own poop again.”

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