Anthony's birthday bingo

It's Anthony's 32nd birthday weekend. He wanted to play bingo at Casino Del Sol so we headed out there for the evening session and were joined by his co-worker Lindsey.

One thing that he was hyper focused on was getting a bloody mary drink. While we didn't win any money playing bingo, I did win with a few pictures of him attempting to drink his drink.

It's not easy to drink a drink
with your phone in one hand
and your eyes closed

The straw finally made it into his mouth

It's hard work being thirsty

Lindsey tries not to laugh



Anthony's last day as a 31 year old.
Now that's worth smiling about!

Starbucks Red Cup Controversy

There is always a buzz at any given time on social media for stupid things and the current stupid thing has to do with the red cups that Starbucks offers around the holidays each year. In the past, they've always had some sort of Christmas theme and this year they are just red. The lack of Christmas graphics on the cup has offended some people because they think Starbucks is dissing Christmas... or at least a few people who celebrate it.

I'll go on record with the following statement: It's a stupid controversy.

To honor the stupidity of this controversy, I present to you the Ken Carr Holiday Starbucks cup. Because nothing honors Christmas quite like my stupid head being artfully integrated into a Starbucks cup.

Photoshop credit goes to Alex Steiniger.  He's the man.

The Ken Carr Starbucks Red Holiday Cup
Merry Christmas, bitches

Organic Sleep Systems shoot

I ventured outside of the station today during the workday. We had an off-site shoot for the TV show at Organic Sleep Systems at Speedway and Craycroft.

They make organic beds. Apparently organic isn't just for salads or eggs. I asked and while you can eat salads and eggs, the beds are not edible. That would have been handy for a late night snack in bed. Although a few too many of those and you'd be sleeping on the floor.

There was a sign company at
Organic Sleep Systems when I
was there completing work on
installing this sign.

Here's a worker guy on a lift
completing the sign installation
as seen from inside the store

I thought this was an actual bed
but it was a display item.
It would be too small for most
people unless they were
about six inches tall anyway.

Show host Tina holds up a
white balance card to help
get the camera prepared
for the shoot

Chatting it up while waiting
for the shoot to start

Michael and Bobby from
Organic Sleep Systems,
show host Tina, and
Steve working the camera
during the interview

I learned today that sleeping on an
organic bed is good for you.
Eating one is not.

Stuffing, urine remover, and Leggo My Eggo

I'm in my home office doing some work, Anthony's in bed sleeping, and I can hear Lucky on the other side of the house chomping away on his food. He's never been a quiet eater but that's not something most dogs tend to worry about. He is pretty weird because he always has preferred to eat at night, quite often after we're both in bed sleeping. He's a one of a kind dog.

Blood pressure update: I just took the reading (I own one of those fancy pants blood pressure monitors) for the first time since I started the new blood pressure medication that Dr. Pounds prescribed. I've been on it about a week. It's the lowest reading I've seen in years. The bottom number hasn't been under 100 in a long time. Maybe since World War II. On October 15 it was 169 over 110, the reading I just took was 139 over 94. I guess the new medication is working. There are two side effects I've noticed: 1.) My poops are more regular (there's your too much information TMI moment for today) and 2.) I've been getting less headaches. I was hoping I'd get an awesome super power like x-ray vision or become sexually irresistible but that hasn't happened... yet.

I woke up this morning after what seemed like a super short weekend and had this premonition that something big is going to happen this week. I don't know what big really means -- whether it would be in the world, or just my life. Then, I remembered that every time I've had that feeling nothing out of the ordinary happens. I'm always caught off guard when a big thing happens and never expect it. My excitement was short lived. It might have been because I really had to pee when I woke up.

Sunday was dinner and grocery store day (as always) and I shot photos (as always). Anthony and I went to Whataburger for dinner and Walmart Market for groceries. It was pretty routine. Maybe that means its the calm before the storm (you know, the big thing I am thinking is going to happen). Or, before the pee.

What a sign on Whataburger
at Speedway and Woodland

Anthony wants his food, dammit.

Chicken strips and bacon cheeseburger
plus the obligatory fries

Here's my bacon cheeseburger.
All that's left is the on nom nom.

It's the first week in November and
we're totally in holiday mode at the stores.
You can even get your coffee creamer
in peppermint mocha or frosted sugar cookie

Green Giant Steam Crisp Mexicorn
Or, as they call it in Mexico, corn.

Odom's Tennessee Pride
Sausage and Maple pancakes.
"Taste The Pride" makes me
want to name my no-no parts
"The Pride"

Even Triscuit is in the holiday spirit
with cranberry and sage crackers

Mrs. Cubbison wants you to enjoy
your holidays with some stuffing.

Look more fabulous with bling
Scrubbee gloves.
Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay

Clorox Urine Remover
The little pictures on the left side
of the bottle are quite helpful, in
case you need inspiration as to
where you could tinkle and then
use this product to remove it.

HUGE Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
There are two half pound cups
in this package, which sounds
like a date I've had.

You can now make Red Lobster's famous
cheddar bay biscuits at home.
Just add cheddar, water, butter,
and a bay.

Glade "Hit The Road"
Smells like a road on a perfect fall day:
A combination of leaves and tar

Glade Sing Out Loud scented candle
Gingerbread Spice, which makes
you sing like a Spice Girl.
So tell me what you want, what
you really really want.

Time to get the Halloween stuff outta here.
Must make room for Valentine's Day
merchandise.

Leggo my Eggo

Eating a ball of salad on TV

We had a guest on the TV show recently that takes regular foods, grinds it up, and serves it in golf ball sized balls to patients with afflictions like Alzheimer's or dementia. Apparently some persons who have these kinds of medical conditions lose their enthusiasm or interest in eating (sometimes to the point where they lose weight when they shouldn't be) and this is a way to allow them to eat foods that look and taste appetizing without requiring the use of utensils. I believe they use risotto to bind the other ingredients into the balls which can be eaten with one's hands. Utensils apparently can be difficult for these kinds of patients to use when they eat.

There was a behind the scenes situation that played out with this segment. One of the show hosts was incredibly nauseous that day and could barely keep any food down. But, she was a trooper and came to work anyway.. and managed to eat a spoonful of sorbet. That left the other one to try one of the balls of ground up food on camera. There is nothing in the job description of a TV host that specifically states there may be a moment where it's necessary to eat balls of ground up food on TV. Sometimes it just happens. I found out after we went to commercial break that she didn't enjoy the taste that much but none of us knew. She did an excellent job of acting like it was delicious even if she didn't care for it. Food is one of those things that is delicious to one person and the next person doesn't like it. It's never predictable.

I shot a few photos of them during the segment eating sorbet and balls of salad:

Chef's salad in it's
pre-ball state

Chef's salad prepared
into little golf ball
sized balls

Hot towels to prepare
hands for eating the balls

A spoonful of sorbet
to prepare the pallet
for tasting the balls

There's only one way to eat
a ball and that's to open
wide and shove it in