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June 17, 2008
I'm a Winner
As you know I am sort of odd about the things I share with people. Last year when I went to the UK I don't think I mentioned it until I was on my way to the plane. I went to France when I was 15 yet failed to mention it to anybody 10 years later when everybody was talking about the trips abroad they'd taken. I don't know why I'm like this except, maybe, I don't want people to think I have more than they do. I'm not sure. I mean, I'm considering riding my bike from Montreal to Quebec, or the other way around, I want to go from west to east so the wind is at my back, and I'm happy to mention that now (even though it may never happen). But it's Canada. And it isn't that Canada isn't special, it's just that I can be there in a couple of hours so it doesn't feel like a big deal.
[The Montreal / Quebec route is a bit short. Throwing Toronto into the mix makes it a bit long. Unfortunately, those are the only three cities in Canada and the rest is just a giant, rambling, wilderness. (Ramblin' … I'm a ramblin' man. Now put on your Steve Martin arrow-through-the-head thing and do that last line properly.)]
Anyway, back to the fact that I'm a Winner.
Today I've won an international award from the Dutch Council of Resource Management for my contributions to water conservation. First prize is something the DCRM referred to as two kilos of Maui Wowi and while it sounded interesting it also sounded like it would involve some sort of conversion from the Metric System to the One True System That is Right and When Will the Rest of You Get on Board With. And that's a lot for an American to deal with first thing in the morning.
Especially before coffee.
So I opted for a different prize.
And I may have made some of that up.
What I've won is the Rinse, Lather, Repeat contest that the Dutch Bitch was running. It appears I came in first over two tots being bathed in sinks. What is super awesome is that my photo is currently represented thusly on her site:
So, as the Photobucket images scroll you get, cute kid followed by cute kid, then Danger Will Robinson!!
My mother, thank God she still doesn't have Internet, would be so proud.
The Dutch Bitch seems like a very nice person and it's my understanding that English is her second language; she may have even more languages in there, I'm not sure. I know the Dutch guy I met last year had his noggin chock-full of languages; perhaps all the Dutch (and there appear to be about a 15 of them… Holland is very small but filled with cuteness) are multiplylinquistic; learning a new language seems like it might be a good way to pass the time when you can't find a fourth for bridge; and in a country comprised of only 15 people one table is always going to be short a player.)
But anyway, as I said, the Dutch Bitch seems like a very nice person and she makes use of the English language better than so many of us do. But I have a concern. Even when a person knows a lot there might be one or two things that get past them and I'm worried that she doesn't know that "Bitch" is not typically a term of endearment over here. Maybe "Bitch" was so close to whatever word they use for "Queen" that she decided to use it without checking her Dutch/English Dictionary.
Who knows? It's a lot for an American to fret over first thing in the morning. Coffee'd up or not.
Oh, part of the picture looks a bit like this.
You'll note an serious lack of lats.
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Posted by delmer at June 17, 2008 7:56 AM
Comments
That picture is hot. Too bad Photobucket hates it.
Posted by: Finn at June 17, 2008 10:30 AM
*my married eyes dare not look... peak*
Posted by: Sue at June 17, 2008 10:36 AM
Ok, now I'm convinced you're teasing me.
By the way, the questions I e-mailed were not rhetorical...
You're seriously killing me, here.
Posted by: Ginger at June 17, 2008 10:53 AM
The picture got banned? Ha!! Too funny! Congrats on your win!
Posted by: Lady P at June 17, 2008 11:14 AM
Thank God that Photobucket is protecting our, well, whatever gets protected when someone censors something for you. I think I've seen too much already.
Posted by: Icy Mt. at June 17, 2008 11:29 AM
I'm very impressed with your win and your ability to successfully write legibly on your own ass.
Posted by: Avitable at June 17, 2008 2:32 PM
You are silly. But I am just dumb because I had to read 3x to see if you actually won 2 kilos of anything. I thought it was odd, but it was from a Dutch Council.
yeah - I'm that stupid sometimes
Posted by: libragirl at June 17, 2008 6:28 PM
Finn: Photobucket must the the man I mentioned in yesterday's post.
Sue: There's nothing to worry about ... I used extra soap on the initial parts.
Ginger: We never tease Southerners.
Lady P: Banned! It made me feel young again. I haven't done anything controversial in 20 years. :)
IcyMt: You're probably right ... and we're the generation that used to say, "Too much is never enough." I think we've proved that wrong.
Avitable: The first edition of this picture was marked "BD." I wish I were kidding.
LibraGirl: Oh, I don't think you're ever that stupid ... there aren't any pictures of your naked backside on the Internets.
Posted by: delmer at June 17, 2008 9:25 PM
Congratulations Delmer. I've always wondered what a Delmer looks like, so thanks for that too.
:)
Posted by: Morgetron at June 17, 2008 10:19 PM
Well, just for the record, not all Delmers are that soapy.
Posted by: delmer at June 19, 2008 5:07 PM
Big A:
Come on. You have come so far with the "new healthy you"...You can get those lats too! I can only imagine the even longer line-up of women if you also get that V-back.
Lou
Posted by: Lou at June 19, 2008 11:15 PM
Lou: Honest to God. I should have lats by now. And in all fairness my back should look a little better. It's not like I'm using my barbells to dry my clothes on ... I do use the stuff.
Posted by: delmer at June 20, 2008 9:13 AM