CONGRATULATIONS GREEN BAY PACKERS !!! For once, the Super Bowl was Super. As a lifelong Detroit Lions fan, I was surprised how easy it was to root for the Packers… After all, they have been frustrating the LIONS (who hasn’t?) for a long time! I can relate to the sense of community created by getting behind local heroes who, by hard work and perseverance, overcome incredible odds to succeed. This time, instead of HOOSIERS, its CHEESEHEADS!
CHEESEHEADS…. who would have thought something like that would take off and become a status symbol for sober people? I LOVE IT!
As I was reflecting on the whole idea of Cheeseheads, I realized there must be a lot of cheese in households of Packer fans. I visualized what it must have been like after the celebration and before the clean-up. I imagined that’s when the smallest cheeseheads, the original cheeseheads, would go to work.
This is going to be a great year to be a Cheesehead… I bet sometime soon, in Orlando, Mickey Mouse will be seen…wearing a CHEESEHEAD! How cool is that?!!
When I was young, I used to give my bald-headed Dad a hard time. My observation that he could part his hair with a towel was not well received.
I remember when he and a long-time friend would debate why some men get gray hair and others, like my Dad, go bald. Both were college professors and had their own theories based on their own condition. Dad argued that a person went bald because when the roots of the hair got deep due to age, the richness of the “Grey Matter” would burn the roots and the hair would fall out. His friend, who had a full head of snow- white hair would respond with, “No, when a person goes bald it’s because the roots go down and find nothing and die of malnutrition. On the other hand, if the roots strike rich Grey Matter, it causes the hair to bleach out!” This discussion went on for several years in good-natured fun, each feeling they had won the debate.
Now that I have inherited my Dad’s hair “style”, I lean toward his explanation. As I aged and my hair disappeared, I started asking my barber why he charged me the same as people with a full head of hair. I felt I should get a discount. He explained, in my case he couldn’t give me a discount because in actuality, he should be charging a “Finder’s Fee”. I think I know how my Dad felt…
The standard line barbers use for bald guys when they get a haircut is to say: “A little off the top?”… Knowing full well that’s their only option. Shortly after a visit to “The Tonsorial Parlor”, a local barber shop, I happened to see a group of teenagers in the Mall and one of them had a really tall Mohawk haircut. He also had three rings in each ear. I thought to myself, “Now, there’s a guy that could take “a little off the top” and no one would notice!
I drew this cartoon and took it to the Tonsorial Parlor where it is on display. They no longer ask if I want a little off the top. I just got my hair cut (both of them) and this time was asked, “Would you like me to trim your nose hairs?” Do women get asked these kinds of questions when they go to the beauty shop?
I recently met an incredibly talented engineer, Rick Steele. He has invented the ultimate tool for every guy’s toolbox… The TAPE WRANGLER, a DUCT TAPE DISPENSER!!! …http://tapewrangler.com/FAQ_1.html.
Let’s face it… Guys LOVE Duct Tape! Of all the amazing inventions over the ages, duct tape has to rank right near the top in importance to civilization. Any guy knows there’s very few problems that duct tape can’t solve. Unfortunately, women don’t get it…
After I met him and got my very own Tape Wrangler, I got to thinking about the importance of it and what is sure to be a landslide of new companion products featuring duct tape. I also knew that women might not understand the importance of this new break-through, so I drew a cartoon depicting one of the many opportunities men will now have to please the woman in their lives. I can hardly wait for the next thing to break!
CONGRATULATIONS GREEN BAY PACKERS !!! For once, the Super Bowl was Super. As a lifelong Detroit Lions fan, I was surprised how easy it was to root for the Packers… After all, they have been frustrating the LIONS (who hasn’t?) for a long time! I can relate to the sense of community created by getting behind local heroes who, by hard work and perseverance, overcome incredible odds to succeed. This time, instead of HOOSIERS, its CHEESEHEADS!
