Black Friday and Christmas

Well the Thanksgiving weekend has come and gone..... I for one had a great time stuffing my face and getting my Extreme Shopping on at the stores this holiday weekend. It was great! 

And I like to think that most of America embraced the madness as well...... Especially that crazy cat-lady who actually pepper sprayed people in line to get a few dollars off a video game she wanted.......... who does that?


For a video game? Really? Some middle aged cat-lady? Pepper spraying people? Man she must have really wanted that game! My Walmart inside sources tell me it was either this one....

 Stuffed Animals Death Combat?

Or this one... which is real!! In fact the New York Times reviewed it as "Shockingly Deceptive and Incredibly Emasculating!"

But whatever! She even pepper sprayed children......Wow!.....  Now... I'm told she didn't get away with it......  You see the other Starbucks fueled shopaholics rallied together to help detain her until the police arrived.....

Their way!

But Thanksgiving is over so lets move on....... And lets focus on the next holiday.... Cause Im gonna go all out here on this blog. Officially until Christmas.... its all about Christmas... Ive got the Xmas fever....

Maybe....  not quite as much as this lady... but enough!

So stay tuned cause I intend to celebrate every angle of this holiday...


 First up will be The Christmas Lights Post... Cause... I feel like I have something I need to say on the topic.....

Kinda like this guy...
So until then.....enjoy your leftovers...  and blog ya'll soon!

The Thanksgiving Picture Post

Thanksgiving is finally upon us..... and I, like most of you, am excited about it. I have missed this most special of holidays... 






It's just the only one where we get to give real thanks for the blessings in life...... But by gorging ourselves, drinking too much, and watching countless hours of football. What a holiday!....


Though that can be a little confusing too......  cause if Im honest.....  those are pretty much the exact things in life I am thankful for in the first place? 


Whatever...  I guess its kinda like being caught in some sort of a weird Thankfullness/Gluttony Time Loop....

Regardless....... there is so much to enjoy about this holiday... So put on your Thanksgiving party belt....... 

...and lets dig into the best things about this holiday.... shall we?

Now lets start with the turkey..... 


When cooked right.... Almost any part of the bird is delicious.... be it the white meat...  the dark meat..... the feet.... there is just so much to love.... For example maybe you are a fan of the.... 

Turkey breast! Delicious!!!

or maybe you like a tasty drumstick..... Oh so good!!

Or maybe you are like me and you are a big fan of......

The crotch!!
.... I guess its kind of an acquired taste!

But whatever..... its more than just about the turkey.... its about entertaining people..... and setting a beautiful dinner table....

With ridiculous hard-to-see around table centerpieces
..... like this one.

or this one.....

Or this one.... The Thanksgiving Tornado-Centerpiece...  
which Midwestern tornado survivor Aunt Edna reviewed as "insensitive and hauntingly familiar!"

Moving on... Thanksgiving is about a lot of things. 
It's about cooking as a family.

And putting out fires as a family too.

It's about sharing a meal with those closest to you....

No matter how strange......

Or unseasonably under-dressed!

It's a time for passive-aggressive parents to punish the bad children in their family.......

By making them watch them eat!

It's about sharing cake......  with family......

No matter how unfortunately shaped......

It's just that perfect holiday for commemorating with a tattoo...

Or maybe more...."changing" that marijuana tattoo.... 
but into something the whole family can enjoy!!!

And it's a time for making wishes.....

Like my favorite.... the fake wishbone.... 
Trust me it's hours of family laughter watching as none of those bratty kids ever get that wish!

And it's a time to sit back and watch the Macy's day parade.....

Which is good... though not nearly as good as those German parades...

Who coincidentally...  "give thanks" for our politicians!
Who knew?

Apparently.... A lot!!!!

But enough already.... eventually every great holiday must come to an end.... and when this years evening winds down....

Some will head off to get in line for the Black Friday shopping sales ....

Others will head off to spend Thanksgiving evening with friends....... and performers?

And others will continue to "sleep off that crazy meal"....  

All till next year.... when the holiday magic...

And that party belt kick off for another "fuzzy" Thanksgiving....


So.... to all of you out there..... wherever you are...  enjoy your holiday.... which is what I intend to do.... and happy Thanksgiving!
.... oh I forgot to mention.....  Theirs really just one thing most people I talked to dislike about Thanksgiving... 


All THOSE DIRTY DISHES!!!

Cause apparently it makes washing their babies afterwards... 
just that much harder!!!

Anyways happy turkey day and blog ya'll later!

One Year Blogging.... A Special Thank You To Our Readers

Today November 19th 2011 marks the first anniversary of this here blog. Yep......  its officially been a full year since my brother and I started this thing.....  So.....  I thought maybe I should throw some sort of birthday party post on here...... but it didn't feel quite right.... so I quickly changed my mind.

....sadly this guy didnt!

Whatever.... One year down.... And no complaints... In fact I've kinda surprised myself ....  finding out that I pretty much genuinely enjoy writing this blog.....

I guess....  I must enjoy the routine of it?

 Anyways....  I just like all the ridiculousness that this blog can be sometimes... For me I take a little pride in thinking about how every once in a while..... (and with the right people)..... this blog can actually reach out and connect with certain people... and make their days just a bit better.

Right prisoner 283471?......  
By the way...  see ya on the outside! 

So what else....... Well speaking of our readers..... I would like to send out a special thank you to all of you who check in with us here regularly. I know some of the photos we use can be difficult from time to time.....

But its like I tell my more upset readers....
"There's still no way to unsee things.... stupid!"

And as for those of you who do comment..... Let me say that for us... mostly.....  its always fun to read about what your reactions were to the different topics we put on here...

Sometimes people send us photos too....

But in all seriousness....... and on this our anniversary.... I feel I should take a quick momment to YET AGAIN reiterate that this blog... "From The Mind Of A Madman" never has been.....nor ever will be.....  a helpful blog about understanding the thought processes of people with Alzheimers!!!!! 


Were just not that deep!!!


 Whatever....... As we sign off today and I get to work on a very special Thanksgiving post..... I thought it would be nice to recognize some of my more frequent readers and commentors on here.... but with more than just a thank you list of their names....cause.... We can do better than that!!! Why not add their pictures too... Enjoy

First off is frequent commentor Bodacious Boomer....
 "Thanks so much... and your girl is growing up so fast!"

And here we have regular contributor and frequent leather shirt wearer RCB.... with Kiki and Jade . "Looking good....  thanks for all the support!!"

And then here we have frequent participant and apparently professional lover?...... Angie.
"I will never forget you!"

Then we have professional sheep transporter a.k.a. Pickelope
"You're the best!!!!"

And here we see our good friend and ape enthusiast Gorilla Bananas...  

And another fellow dedicated blogger The Angry Lurker...
 Feel free to give yourself a break every once in a while buddy.
That guy is so so dedicated!!!

Speaking of fellow bloggers.... heres fellow Portland blogger Stephen Hayes. "May your blog continue to be as supple as always!"

And here we have Dlae.... though this police sketch was the only photo I could find??

Heres The Accidental Somebody..... always such a free spirit! Thanks for your kind words!!!

And here we have Fred Miller and Wag the Dad.... a big thank you to both of you guys... though Im not sure exactly which one is which..... They just might be the worlds first ever leg-twins?

And Danjor21... I always thank him.... cause he seems to always be around!! 

And here we have the guys from A Beer For The Shower enjoying a little downtime.... Thanks as always guys!
Mood- Living long and prospering
Beer- Romulan Ale

which does exist by the way.....

And finally......  here's all I could find left of Patt Hatt.... you will be missed! But thanks for your comments... wherever you are?

And there are so many more....  who have helped to make this blog the place it is...... or as The Oregonian newspaper reviewed it "One blog to put on a watch list...  the governmental kind!" 


And so we appreciate you all? Thanks to everybody...
and blog ya'll later!