Beard Cage (or Hey dude, nice hat.)

But how ever shall he drink his tea!??

Oh my, that is one smart chap. Other notable beards include:

Some Photographs of That Day.

Here’s a guy. This is a guy I can really identify with. Here’s an obsession idea I could run with. Every day is a gift, and more often than not, one worth remembering. How good’s your memory? Mine? Not so hot. Flickr helps.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY OLIVER!!!

Hard to believe it’s been TWO years since you arrived and changed our world. Thank you for every day and every smile and every laugh. Thank you for being you…Mr. Smallpants.

Oliver 365 Project – Part Two

Remember this? I do. Vaguely.

That was an AMAZING week. I’d do it all over again.

Those Underappreciated Things

Let’s raise our glasses to those things no one else seems to notice. Hiding in the shadows, their value is lost on the masses; quietly rocking your world, their awesomeness is but a heavenly light seemingly shone only upon your own lucky ass. Or…perhaps…you just don’t get out enough and all this shit is everyday-type shit to everyone else and you’re clearly just WAY out of it.Regardless…here’s some crap I know and love that others seem to care less about:

Underappreciated Films:

• Primer
• Fallen
• Starship Troopers
• American Psycho
• eXistenz
• U Turn

Underappreciated Foods:

• Pea Soup
• Sun-dried Tomatoes
• Iceberg Lettuce
• Cucumber
• Celery
• Eggplant
• Lima Beans
• Sour Cream
• Cream of Mushroom Soup

Underappreciated Songs:

• Vultures – PHiSH
• Dead Flowers – The Rolling Stones
• In the Morning of the Magicians – The Flaming Lips
• Country Song – Pink Floyd
• Good Morning Little Schoolgirl – The Grateful Dead
• Kim & Jessie – M83
• Nothing at All – The Shins
• John Wayne Gacy, Jr – Sufjan Stevens
• Brother Named Lee – Citizen Cope
• The Count Five – Psychotic Reaction
• The Mango Song – PHiSH
• I’m Alright – Kenny Logins
• Buggin’ – The Flaming Lips
• Down in Mexico – The Coasters
• Ghostwriter – RJD2
• Send a Message to Her – Beck
• Prison on Route 41 – Calexico and Iron & Wine

Underappreciated Albums:

• Sparkle and Fade – Everclear
• Loaded – The Wood Brothers
• 54-46 Was My Number – Toots & the Maytals
• The Hours – Philip Glass
• Rubberneck – The Toadies
• Jar of Flies – Alice in Chains
• Twin Cinema – New Pornographers
• I and Love and You – The Avett Brothers
• Into the Wild – Eddie Vedder
• Keep it Like a Secret – Built to Spill

Sometimes it’s almost more fun to love these things that no one else seems to care about. Know what I mean? Like being part of some club…like bein cool when you’ve never really been cool. Tell me. What do YOU appreciate????

They are not underappreciated…but I’ll be damned if I can find anything I appreciate MORE; these lovelies originally uploaded by Me on that there Flickr.

Please…have yourself a wonderful day. Lotsa love.

why.

why do I bother.
when the ends just the same.
over and over and over again.
why not move on?
why not give up?
there’s no point in quitting
when I know I’ll just keep on and on and on…

Just gotta shift focus.