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So my Miami Ink episode finally appeared! I was nervous as heck before it aired, but I have to say I was pretty pleased with the results. My website saw a huge surge in traffic shortly after the episode appeared since TLC was kind enough to leave my mention of Shortarmguy.com in the show. For those of you who recently learned of my site from Miami Ink, you can read about our visit to the shop HERE. You can read a story about my being on Miami Ink in the Prior Lake American HERE.
Somebody emailed me that they posted my Miami Ink episode on Youtube. I'm guessing they weren't supposed to do that, but figure as long as Youtube allowed them to put it up there, it wouldn't hurt if I linked to it here. Hope you enjoy the clip!
On Sunday, we had the pleasure
of seeing our sons singing at church with the other Sunday School
children. After looking at the pictures, I found it quite
interesting that pretty much every child is paying attention to the
instructor and singing. Except Luke who found it much more
fulfilling to make a goofy face at his dad who was taking a picture from
the 10th row in the audience. You'd never guess we were related!
Sunday afternoon brought us to our good friends, the Hornbuckles, to celebrate Jon's birthday. We also spent a lot of time waving at one another.
I hadn't seen Dick and Vic Hornbuckle in quite awhile which made this an extra special day. Dick was a hero a few months ago when he donated a kidney to his son, Chad. I kept trying to figure out if he looked different now that he only had one kidney, but he looked pretty much the same to me.
On Wednesday night, a group of the Nor-Tech guys had the pleasure of attending a debate between conservative radio talk show host, Michael Medved, and liberal talk show host, Ed Schultz. It was quite the spirited event! I've never sat between Democrats and Republicans as riled up as the people in this audience were! It was a little bit scary at times, but I found both speakers to be quite engaging thus I felt it was worth risking my life to attend.
The nice thing was that nobody there was too opinionated!
We tried to take the boat out this week, but discovered that the battery was shot! My good friend, Larry Hanson, came to the rescue though and cut me a heck of a deal on a new one. He even came to my house to install it which I thought was very cool! Larry and his partner, Dan, have started a new business repairing people's boats and if you live in Prior Lake or the neighboring communities, you'd be crazy not to give them some business. They have great prices and personal service. Plus they'll come to you, so you don't have to hassle with going to see them! Call Turn-Key BoatWorks at 612-709-9918 and tell them I said to give you a great deal on boat repairs!
On Saturday, we had the pleasure of joining the good folks at Camp Odayin on their visit to the Bakken Museum.
Earl Bakken is the founder of Medtronic and invented the world's first wearable and implantable pacemakers. His museum is the world's only one devoted to medical electricity. Avery really got a charge out of being there as he spun this wheel generating a steady stream of sparks.
Luke generated his own fun as he demonstrated static electricity for the audience. Afterwards he had the opportunity to shock the instructor which quickly removed the large smile from his face.
Quick Update on Dad He finished his chemotherapy treatments this week and was able to leave the hospital.....for one day. Then some complications arose sending him back in where he remains today. They're hoping to get back on track and leave the hospital tomorrow or soon after. As always, continued prayers for his recovery are greatly appreciated!
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Click on the Pictures to View! Shortarmguy's Favorite Videos for May 11, 2008 Happy Mother's Day!
This is a rarely seen
perspective: a video of a U.S. Navy SEAL
Luckiest Driver Ever!
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Quote of the Week “Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.”
– Benjamin Spock, doctor Joke of the Week Golf With The Wife
A husband reluctantly agreed
to play in the couples' alternate shot tournament at his club. He teed off on
the first hole, a par four and blistered a drive 300 yards down the middle of
the fairway. He took the ball out of the cup and while walking off the green, put his arm around his wife and calmly said, "Honey, that was a bogey and that's OK, but I think we can do better on the next hole." To which she replied, "Listen asshole, don't bitch at me, only 2 of those 5 shots were mine." Nice Emails of The Week I received a flood of emails after my Miami Ink Episode appeared on Thursday night. Here are some of my favorite excerpts: Well, just watched it and it was great.
Congrats and tell Miss Sheri
she looked great, too. But she was a little quiet. ;-)
-J Hey my name
is Ashley and I recorded the episode of Miami Ink you were
Just watched you getting
your tattoo on Miami Ink !! Very interesting !! Good to see that you
have a great website getting a lot of attention- You deserve it !! I'm
so happy to see you accepting your 'small' disability so well- Some
people just don't realize how lucky they are, do they? Taking everything
for granted. But, truth is- nobody is perfect. ALSO wonder what
you would charge to put my Ebay address on your site? It's
seewhatimsellingnow Collectibles and 'stuff'...... Called 'Betty's
Stuff and Nonscense'.......but seewhatimsellingnow takes you to my
auction. Just let me know. Glad I got to 'meet' you tonight,
via 'Miami Ink' (my favorite show) It was a pleasure !! Betty L. Johnson
http://cgi3.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=seewhatimsellingnow
This email is from a mom with a son who's endured quite a few challenges in life including having hands that are similar to mine. This one really touched me:
But now to the reason I am e-mailing
you. Now that Michael is more 'aware' of things, he has also noticed that he is
physically different from other children. I think it really hit him when the
kids in his class were counting to ten, and like most kids; he uses his
fingers...He was so upset and couldn't verbally express what was going on, but
he was at home and counting to 9 with his fingers and then would count to 10
with mine. I told him that God could only make so many people who were special
and not like everybody else...I doubt that was the best thing to tell him...
Last night my sister in law was watching 'miami ink' and she called us right
away to give us your website. I showed him your pictures, he would look at your
picture and then himself...He did that several times, smiled but said
nothing...today he pointed to the computer, so I pulled up the website again,
and he smiled...So I wanted to send you an e-mail about my son and to thank you
for not being afraid to share your story with the world. It not mean much to
some, but to see him smile and see somebody who looks like him...Well it means
the world to our little family. Thank You so much for putting a smile on my
son's face! I doubt I could ever thank you enough! I guess he really needed to
see that he wasn't alone and that it is cool to be different...Now hopefully he
won't be asking for a tattoo anytime soon, this mommy isn't ready for that...ha
ha!
Dude, you were great and
the tat is amazing. After seeing the show I checked out your sight and
it's great also...what I had time to check out. I will be going back
in to see more, soon.
I did want to say before I let you get back to more important business, your DAD tribute is awesome! Your dad and mine had to be made from the same mold. Thank you for making me remember to call my dad before I go to bed tonight. You Rock!!! Doug
Nashville, TN. :-)
I gotta say man you
fuccen craaaack me up- just like most people I'm sure- I
Hi saw you the other
night and remembered the name of your websight. I have nothing fun
to send you just wanted to say you have a great positive outlook on
life, i have long arms and get bummed out still. just wanted to say
your a cool guy and i am not normally someone who gives a crap about
stuff just wanted to say thanks take care and god bless. Eric
I was watching Miami Ink and saw you getting your tattoo, and thought I would check out your web site. It's pretty cool. I had a buddy in high school that had a severe back and hip problem, there were so many people that fucked with him and it really made me mad. I did all kinds of things with him, one thing that he loved to do is go fishing, and we used to go out on my atv and I would let him drive right out in the water so he could cast out a little further and also have a place to sit. I haven't seen him in a few years now but still remember hanging out and playing pool and going fishing. I know kind of how it feels to be stared at, because people gave my buddy the LOOK all the time when I was with him, and he didn't get nearly as pissed as I did, I guess he was used to it, but it bothered me. I will tell my family and friends to check out your site, and I will email you again for sure. good show last night. you looked like you were on speed or something LOL Just saw the
episode...great piece and great site... And I thought I was the only one that made fun of myself!!! Kind of ruins everyone else’s joke when you beat them to the punch. Myself whenever I get asked if a I can see something (no matter how far away it is) I say with a stone face “nope”. The funniest thing is that I have ran into perfectly normal people that actually get offended when I pick on myself. And to them I say “you just wish your disability could be funny.” Joseph saw u
on miami ink..... you are inspirational and amazing. people
My name is Karen,
I was watching Miami Ink
tonight with my kids and husband and happened to see you. I think it
is awesome that you are so positive with the way you are. I wish
more people could be like you. I looked around your site and love
it...
I have added your website link to my myspace page. I love it and know others with also. Hope it is ok with you. Keep up the great attitude..
Thanks for the laughs.
Karen in Iowa
i just saw you on miami ink and i think u r funny...u r defiantly an inspiration to everyone
katie
I just saw you on
miami ink!! You rock for supporting out troops!! My just saw you get a gorgeous tat from chris garver. way cool. great attitude, and if thats your wife, nice job dude. we all gotta play the hand we're dealt. some play better than others. if you ever find yourself in cape cod, lets grab a beer. Just watched Miami Ink and saw your segment. I was already a fan of your sight because of the content, now I'm a bigger fan because of the man behind it. You've got a great attitude and deserve a lot of respect, I know you've got mine. Keep doing what you're doing. Shawn
We saw you on Miami
Ink last night, thanks for sharing! you are an inspiration!
The Caldwell Family
I saw Swank on TV last night, does the camera add 10 or 50 lbs? My apologies to those who I didn't post their nice emails this week. Unfortunately I ran out of space! Thanks so much to everyone for all the great emails!!!
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Shortarmguy's Emails To Make You Think May 11, 2008
From Blonde Sagacity
http://mobyrebuttal.blogspot.com/
Bush's resignation speech
"Normally, I start these
things out by saying "My Fellow Americans", not doing it this time. If
the polls are any indication, I don't know who more than half of you are
anymore. I do know something terrible has happened, and that you're
really not fellow Americans any longer.
I'll cut right to the chase here: I quit. Now before anyone gets all in lather about me quitting to avoid impeachment, or to avoid prosecution, let me assure you: There's been no breaking of laws or impeachable offenses in this office. The reason I'm quitting is simple. I'm fed up with you people. I'm fed up because you have no understanding of what's really going on in the world. Or of what's going on in this once-great nation of ours. And the majority of you are too damned lazy to do your homework and figure it out. Let's start local. You've been sold a bill of goods by politicians and the news media. Polls show that the majority of you think the economy is in the tank. And that's despite record numbers of homeowners, including record numbers of MINORITY homeowners. And while we're mentioning minorities, I'll point out that minority business ownership is at an all-time high. Our unemployment rate is as low as it ever was during the Clinton administration. I've mentioned all those things before, but it doesn't sink in. Despite the shock to our economy of 9/11, the stock market has rebounded to record levels and more Americans than ever are participating in these markets. Meanwhile, all you can do is whine about gas prices, and most of you are too damn stupid to realize that gas prices are high because there's increased demand in other parts of the world, and because a small handful of noisy idiots are more worried about polar bears and beachfront property than your economic security. We face real threats in the world. Don't give me this "blood for oil" crap. If I were trading blood for oil I would've already seized Iraq 's oil fields and let the rest of the country go to hell. And don't give me this 'Bush Lied; People Died' crap either. If I were the liar you morons take me for, I could've easily had chemical weapons planted in Iraq so they could be 'discovered.' Instead, I owned up to the fact that the intelligence was faulty. Let me remind you that the rest of the world thought Saddam had the goods, same as me. Let me also remind you that regime change in Iraq was official US policy before I came into office. Clinton established that policy. Bet you didn't know that, did you? You idiots need to understand that we face a unique enemy. Back during the cold war, there were two major competing political and economic models squaring off. We won that war, but we did so because fundamentally, the Communists wanted to survive, just as we do. We were simply able to out spend and out-tech them. That's not the case this time. The soldiers of our new enemy don't care if they survive. In fact, they want to die. That'd be fine, as long as they weren't also committed to taking as many of you with them as they can. But they are. They want to kill you, and the bastards are all over the globe. You should be grateful that they haven't gotten any more of us here in the United States since September 11. But you're not. That's because you've got no idea how hard a small number of intelligence, military, law enforcement, and homeland security people have worked to make sure of that. When this whole mess started, I warned you that this would be a long and difficult fight. I'm disappointed how many of you people think a long and difficult fight amounts to a single season of 'Survivor.' Instead, you've grown impatient. You're incapable of seeing things through the long lens of history, the way our enemies do. You think that wars should last a few months, a few years, tops. Making matters worse, you actively support those who help the enemy. Every time you buy the New York Times, every time you send a donation to a cut-and-run Democrat's political campaign, well, you might just as well FedEx a grenade launcher to a Jihadist. It amounts to the same thing. In this day and age, it's easy enough to find the truth. It's all over the Internet; it just isn't on the pages of the New York Times or on NBC News. But even if it were, I doubt you'd be any smarter. Most of you would rather watch American Idol. I could say more about your expectations that the government will always be there to bail you out, even if you're too stupid to leave a city that's below sea level and has a Cat 5 hurricane approaching. I could say more about your idiotic belief that government, not your own wallet, is where the money comes from. But I've come to the conclusion that were I to do so, it would sail right over your heads. So, I quit. I'm going back to Crawford. I've got an energy-efficient house down there (Al Gore could only dream of) and the capability to be fully self-sufficient. No one ever heard of Crawford before I got elected, and as soon as I'm done here pretty much no one will ever hear of it again. Maybe I'll be lucky enough to die of old age before the last pillars of America fall. Oh, and by the way, Cheney's quitting too. That means Pelosi is your new President. You asked for it - you can have her. Watch what she does carefully, because I still have a glimmer of hope that there are just enough of you remaining who are smart enough to turn this thing around in 2008. So that's it. God bless what's left of America . Some of you know what I mean. The rest of you - kiss my ass!"
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