At one point during that annoyingly hilarious SlapChop ad, Vince states "... stop having a boring tuna, stop having a boring life!" Later in that same scene he goes as far as to say "... now you can have an exciting life." Well last February our neighbours gave us one of their SlapChops (you get two when you buy one!), so I thought I should maybe put these claims of life enhancing abilities of the SlapChop to the test!
So I guess it started last February. Andrea and I were finally getting back to normal after the Christmas season. Bills were paid, and life was good. Our neighbor gives us a call one evening to inform us that she had just purchased the SlapChop from the TV. Having laughed with them about the commercial for so long, this was actually exciting news. Perhaps that's the best analogy of my life before SlapChop (or BSC, as I call it now). Imagine, two grown adults excited about a new chopping device that the people next door bought!
After waiting the 5 business days, Andrea and I were both beside ourselves when our generous neighbors offered us one of their SlapChops! Little did I realize the adventure that was about to unfold before me.
LIFE AFTER SLAP CHOP! (ASP)
In order to prevent a long-winded blog post, I will just list the magnificent events that have come from the last six months of SlapChop ownership.
1) I have been reconnected with an old friend. Seriously! I haven't seen Mike in a few years, and now he lives with me!!! That alone has provided us with excitement!
2) I started a business! Power Business Services (PBS) is up and running. Sure it's a side business, but it's still a business. With one regular customer and another with potential, the future of PBS is looking up.
3) We're pregnant!!!! After a lot of trying it finally happened!
4) I now run two blogs with a third on the way! Not only do I run the blogs, but I am currently setting up an interview with one of the organizers of the original Woodstock. Stay tuned for that!
5) I have been reconnected with another old friend! I haven't spoke with Jay for about four years, and now I am am trying to convince him to co-run one of my blogs!
6) I'm an uncle!! That's right, on May 5, 2010 my beautiful niece Logan was born.
So as you can see, without a shadow of a doubt, the SlapChop has actually prevented me from living a boring life!
Thank you SlapChop, I can't imagine what would have happened if we actually tried using you for chopping stuff!
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Comparison Units of Measure
As many of you know, Andrea an I are having a baby. Awe! So as a direct result of that news you can expect many baby posts here on Tumblr. To start the barrage of “what, does he think he’s the only one to have a baby” posts I want to discuss the unusual units of measure used to describe the size of the little growing person inside.
So far we’ve been through - subway token, quarter, peanut, apricot, lime, and peach - to describe the size of our Little Sprout! Now I know that by relating the size of our baby to an object that we are already familiar with will allow us to better understand the actual size. What seems strange to me is that almost every doctor, web site, & book seem to use the same comparisons as though we are stuck with only monetary or produce inspired examples. It would be nice to hear a couple of different products, like “can of tuna” or “baseball”! But maybe that’s just me…
Until next time!
P.S. For a list of produce comparisons click this link http://bit.ly/dcLf5F
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