Oh, how I love Japan

The wife loves her ancestral country because it’s clean, the people are very polite and the food makes her happy.

Ramon ladyShe could eat nothing but ramen.

I really need to have a discussion with her about carbs and pounds.

Some day.
When I feel like having my head bitten off.

As for me – I love Japan because it’s so wacky.

Japan produces and consumes more pornography then any other country.
While a great reason, that’s not why I love it.

This is why…
robot-wedding-02-sizedThe first country in the world to marry off two robots.

Yup.
They take this stuff seriously.

I think Japan was also the first country where someone officially married his dog.

I’m sure there’s more than one person in this country who thought about doing it but it just didn’t happen.

I had a dog that was the love of my life.

The wife always said I’d probably have married her if she was human.

Actually – no.
Who would want a wife that bites and poops on the rug?

Anyway, meet Frois, the groom and Yukirin, the bride.

He’s pretty ugly so I presume he has money.

Then again – being able to send your lips across the room for a smooch is kind of a neat trick.
Women and lady robots like guys who have fun tricks to amuse them.
Robot-wedding-01-sizedI would really like to learn how to do it.
Think of the fun if I’m ever allowed to attend a party.

Special invitations were made for this event.

robot wedding 03-sizedIf you wanted to come – you had to pay $80.

If someone wanted to charge me to go to their wedding, it would just give me another of my 50 reasons why I can’t make it.

Sorry, have a wonderful life.

robot-wedding-05-sizedAfter the ceremony the couple even managed to cut a cake before an automated orchestra performed a song for the equivalent of their first dance.

See what I mean?

How can anyone be grumpy with all that going on?

Ode to the nap

My first grade teacher knew what life would bring.

She prepared us by showing the one true way to put things in perspective.

School-kids-napping-sizedA lesson well learned and remembered to this day.

When things get too much – sack out for a bit.

Then we grew up and naps on the floor were such a silly thing.

Why sleep on the floor when you can sleep at your desk?

Allow me to say it before you do –

Sleep at desk - sizedIf God wanted us to sleep at our desk, there would a chair growing out of our butt.

Feel better?

Many years ago when former Honolulu City Council member Rod Tam was in the State Senate he wanted to pass a bill giving government workers time off for a nap and free snacks every day.

We all laughed him out-of-town.

Stupid of me.

When I got older I realized what a genius idea this was and I stopped laughing.

Head in a bookThere has been more than once I got a quick snooze at my desk trying to look like I was reading something.

I never fooled anyone.

They laughed at me and then went to their desk and crashed for a bit.

We were all more productive in the afternoon.

Something bosses are genetically predisposed to not understand.

When I became the boss I stopped understanding too.

I think it’s something they put in the air in the boss part of the building.

Anyway…

Meet Joan Faus Vitoria.

Some French Guy-sizedHe’s the Mayor of the Spanish city of Ador in Valencia, Spain.

I can’t find his picture so here’s some French guy.

He issued a proclamation creating an official afternoon nap time for the entire city.

This smart, progressive person declared 2 to 5 pm as the official time for the city’s residents to take their afternoon siesta.

More importantly. he’s telling residents to keep children indoors so they do not go outside and play with balls and disturb old people like me.

Very considerate, this mayor.

Nap time 01Scientists say study after study shows a 30-minute snooze can help relieve stress and bolster the immune systems by restoring hormones and proteins to normal levels.

Everybody should nap.

Except maybe the pilot flying the plane you’re on or the doctor while doing stuff to your insides.

I guess it would be a bad thing while making whoopee too.
Although I expect that happens a lot.

Not that I would know.
Heh.

Now, every time the wife says I’m grumpy I say I’m going to take a nap.
Life is good.

In honor of the mouth

I speak for the common man – or person, to be correct.
The silent majority lives within my beating heart.

What the people feel, I give them a voice.

What I feel right now is a strong urge to give Donald Trump a good spanking and send him to his room without his checkbook.

He’s like every brat I have ever met – rolled into one.
I’m on obnoxious overload.

I like the fact he speaks his mind.
I don’t like that he has no filter on acting like a jerk.

trump-hair1aI’ve decided it’s his hair.
It’s affecting his few brain cells.

Yes, everyone picks on The Donald’s hair.
For good reason.

Instead of taking the hint he thinks it’s love being shown.

Delusional.

So, in honor of his mouth I present this public service.

Allow me to show you how to make your own Trump hair style.

Trump hair style1After much study I have arrived at the basic plan…

Please note there are only four basic steps.

A necessity if you are a busy person and need to get out the door quickly each day.

There are two ways to do your Trump.
The one to the right is how I believe he does it.

Below is an alternate way to achieve the look for those with more hair and better sense.

trump_hair brakdown011) First it’s important to note this is not a classic side-part comb-over.
Blow dry your hair forward.

trump_hair brakdown022) Then fold and blow your hair back and to the side in the manner of Wilma Flintstone.

trump_hair brakdown033) Sweep and blow the remaining hair on both sides to anchor the edifice.

trump_hair brakdown044) Apply ozone-depleting amounts of hairspray to lock everything down and scramble your brain.

You are now boardroom fabulous.

You’ll still be insufferable and I’ll still be grumpy.