Ad Hudler's Blog, page 28

Tattoo of the Century

Those of you who don't follow me on facebook might not know of the long conversation I've had lately about tattoos. Quick story: I want one. Quicker story: Wife and daughter say "no way."
At any rate, one woman who is perhaps in the top-five-funniest of my 900 friends said she, too, wants a tattoo ... of a ruler on her leg with a sign beside it that says, "You must be this tall to ride this ride."
Now THAT's the tat I want for me!

Help for the food packrat

I just read in the Wall Street Journal that the average American cleans his/her refrigerator out only once or twice a year. Now, I have to admit: It is amazing how much those things can hold, isn't it? You cram and cram and cram and there's always room.
It's also stinky and a little dangerous. So, here's a hint from Ad that'll keep the mold out of your 'fridge: Don't clean the entire 'fridge at one time. How daunting is that? No wonder we put it off for so long. Instead, just pick one shelf...

Stereotype of the Week: #5719G

Corvette owners: Usually male, usually over 40, usually wear at least one piece of gold jewelry. Often tanned and coiffed, at least in Florida, where I live.

Doing the right thing

My friend and fellow author Nicole Seitz writes beautiful books about the South. She's also an artist and paints her own book covers. Overall, one of the nicest people I've ever met. I thought you'd like this recent posting of hers on facebook that illustrates her personality:

The NFL and Alex Haley

Something came to mind while I was watching the recent NFL draft: Don't you think it looks a little like the slave auctions of old? Yes, these men are paid, but we find ourselves talking about them as if they were prized human work horses, focusing only on their physical strength and prowess. In the process, we completely dehumanize them. It doesn't help that many (or most?) of them are black, which brings us back to that slavery thing.I just think it's an odd thing that aliens (not the ones ...

Dear Elizabeth: Please start wearing your reading glasses to work.

When the volcanic ash shut down air travel a few weeks ago my friend Steve was stuck in ... of all places, Amsterdam. I could not think of a better spot for my party-loving buddy to be stranded.Evidently, he was pleased with the service at the Best Western hotel -- and even wrote the corporate PR people a letter that said so. Elizabeth with Best Western International Customer Care responded with this:
Thank you for your e-mail concerning your stay at the Best WesternMuseumhotels Delft. We...

Old McDonald had a ... bicep.

Here's a class being offered at my gym:
Farmer's Tan Boot Camp.
Yep, it's conducted outside and uses things like huge tractor tires and hoes and wheel barrows and sacks of grain.
Dontcha love American ingenuity!

A word about funerals ...

Going out on a limb here: I'm getting tired of all this "celebration of life" business. Honestly, everyone's having a celebration of life these days instead of a funeral, and I just think it's unhealthy and a little weird.

I like the idea of friends and family getting together to remember the high points of a loved one who has died. But we are forgetting something about death: the GRIEVING PROCESS. It is very important to for us to grieve when someone close to us dies, and it's even more impor...

Case of the Missing Suitcase: Chapter 2

In my post a few days ago I talked about how my wife's suitcase full of suits and shoes was stolen from the loading dock of our condo highrise, where I'd mistakenly left it overnight. Well, we found out, thanks to security cameras, that I DID get it upstairs after all, and I'd left it in the cargo-elevator lobby on our floor, which is where people leave their large items to be taken down and discarded of ...
Yep. You guessed it. Some maintenance worker named Manny thought all those clothes...

Ad and "The Fly Girls"

Hey, everyone, be sure to check out my mom's guest blog at bookreporter.com. She talks about my strange reading habits as a kid.Click here to go to the blog.