Top 10 Joes

So here is the continuation of last weeks top 10. Last week I gave yo my top 10 COBRA characters from the G. I. Joe universe. Again these were my all time favorite toys growing up (other than when we got a Nintendo). Anyway, we played with the figures as well as read the comics and watched the cartoon. To say we were fans might be an understatement. This list should probably be more fluid than it is seeing as how there were so many great characters and to be honest I can't remember them all. Oh and in case you are wondering about what it was that brought this on last week, it was the fact that these toys have been re-released in the last year and I would love to be able to collect them for Knight. Now, here is the list.

10) Duke- To be honest it took me a while to warm up to Duke. When we were kids and had his action figure or watched him on the cartoon, well, we didn't really like him. As I have thought about it in later years, I have come to realize that he really wasn't that bad and was a pretty good choice of leader for the Joes.

9) Recondo- The thing that gets him on the list was the fact that he was the focal point of a Special Missions issue early on in that series run and I really liked that issue for some reason. It showed what an incredible asset he was to the team. On top of that he had a really sweet Australian style cowboy hat that was tied up on one side and flat brimmed on the other.

8) Hit-n-Run- This guy was cool for some reason that I really can't put my finger on. He wore the dark green camo fatigues, a helmet with infra-red goggles on it, and had his face painted camo green. He also had a duffel bag with a rope and grappling hook. To this day, he is one of the ones that I will pick anytime I make an "elite" team of Joes.

7) Outback- Red headed with a bushy beard; camo pants and a white t-shirt with the word Survival on it (all the letters stood for something); a green Rambo-esque headband. These were just some of the things that made Outback cool. On top of that, he had a sweet gun and his arms were flippin' huge.

6) Spirit- The lone Native American Joe. Spirit was a tracker and came with an eagle as a pet. He was cool in that era because for some reason I always made a connection between Indians and ninjas. An Indian was just as good as ninja was in a fight I thought. Plus his rifle was made to look like it shot small arrows, like a crazy crossbow.

5) Gung-Ho- Ahhh the Marine. The guy was just awesome. He had an M-79 grenade launcher for a weapon, wore kind of an aqua green outfit and had the Marine Corp insignia tattooed on his chest. That and he had big frapping arms as well.

4) Scarlett- She was the original female G. I. Joe. She was from the South, had flaming red hair and carried a crossbow. On one glove she had two throwing stars, and on the other she carried a derringer pistol. The thing that made me like her so much though was the fact that she was a skilled martial artist and hung out with Snake Eyes.

3) Stalker- Stalker was just cool. Another one of the original Joes, he was an Army Ranger and had served with Scarlett and Snake Eyes in Vietnam. He wore a green beret and it always struck me that he would be tough.

1) Storm Shadow and Snake Eyes (tied)- These guys were just it man. I loved them both so much it was incredible. Storm Shadow started with COBRA looking for revenge on who it was that killed his uncle the Hard Master. He was trained as a ninja and he just kicked butt. He had swords and a bow and arrow (one of his figures did). On one figure you could see the family tattoo on his forearm. Snake Eyes has got to be the coolest guy ever. He was the strong silent type who never showed him face due to sever burns. He had a pet timber wolf named Timber and one of the coolest swords ever. He trained to be a ninja with Storm Shadow's family and has the same tattoo. Both of these guys were a big part of the reason that I not only collected but wanted to be a G.I. Joe.

Well that's it. Check back next week for a fresh top 10 list. Peace and Love y'all.

From 11 to 10

So Knight had his hand surgery this morning in Tyler. He went in at about 7:20 this morning and was out and we were with him in about an hour give or take a few minutes. The doctor informed us that it actually took a grand total of 18 minutes and most of that was the prep once he was in there. Overall everything went rather well.

The little man does have a rather large wrap on his left hand with only his fingers sticking out of it. Honestly it looks like a club, and I'm thankful on Puck's behalf that it isn't a hard cast...I just have a feeling she would be on the receiving end of a few shots if it were. He has done fantastic since he got done. He fussed a little right at first, but mainly because of the fact that the was trying to figure out how to use his wrapped hand. Since getting back to Quitman, he has be lowing and going and overall refusing to lay down and nap...such is the life of a 1 year old. Thank you all for your prayers and support. Even though it was overall a rather simple "procedure" it is rather frightening to have your baby being put under in order to do it. Your prayers were heard and are appreciated. Peace and Love y'all.

Nice Beard Man

So this is Sarwan Singh. That is his beard that he is holding. This picture was taken on November 11, 2008 in Surrey, British Columbia. Sarwan is attempting to get into the Guinness Book of World records for having the longest beard. His beard measures 1.895 meters or just over 6 feet 2 inches.

Here is another picture of it:
I'd be afraid that I would trip on it or something. I've had my beard pulled a couple of times when it starts getting long and it's not always a real fun experience. Anyway, this was on the front page of Yahoo! so I thought I would share it with as a rather random thing. Peace and Love y'all.

Say A Prayer

This is going to be really short and to the point. Tomorrow morning at 7:15 (in Texas, in case there are any readers NOT in the Central Time Zone) my little boy, Knight, is going in for some surgery. He will be having the extra pinkie on his left hand taken off in Tyler. This is something that should be done fairly quickly, but the biggest concern that we have is the fact that they will have to put him to sleep to do it. Knight just turned 1 on Sunday, so that is where our concern comes from. Please say a prayer for him in the morning if you think about it. Peace and Love y'all.

Monster Throw Down

I know I have already written a sports post this week, but I saw this and just really felt that I needed to put it on here. The quality of the video may not be great but you still get the idea of what is gong on.



Holy Crap!! Did you notice that he really wasn't on the way down when he got to the goal? That was stinking incredible man. Peace and Love y'all.