Bloo Dog's Vacation: No Pictures!

[skade]

LMAO! That is funny stuff! You really have a way with words!

[PhotosGuy]

Well, that made my day! :D:D:D
Thanks, Bloo!

[Curtis N]

Surely some fishing magazine would buy that story. I'm glad I got to read it here.

[froman98]

That made my day as well. I love B-Dog stories!

[DocFrankenstein]

Hehe

You remind me of the writer's craft teacher who taught me in highschool. The guy's an editor with a degree in psychology and masters in english.

[LazyPhotographer]

LOL You're sooo warped! I love it.

[JAZZ D.P.G.]

Got to love this one!!!!

Events like that are when video has it uses;-)

Photographer, storyteller, evil bird fighting Dad. Life has got to be interesting in your house!

[cyclone]

I think everyone lost the most important point in the story...Bloo Dog has a 40D! :lol:

Seriously, I've read novels that took me shorter time to read, but were not as interesting. Funny stuff.

[Rob612]

Gotta make a short movie out of this ! Bloo, you are great with words even for non-mothertongue like me. Lovely !!!!

[Claire]

I like your son Bloo Dog. :) Kids are so darn bright at times. It's amazing the stuff they know.

[Tom W]

Pictures!! I want Pictures!!

Great story, really.

[KevC]

Bloo Dog, you never cease to amaze :) Brilliant, just brilliant!

[Jackal]

Pretty entertaining stuff at 2am. Good writing. =)

[BlueTit]

No need to apologise, I printed it off to save my eyes and enjoyed it in bed :-) Excellent. Keep them coming.

[Aylwin]

Great story!

[RichardtheSane]

Great story Bloo, had me grinning, laughing and generally lifted my day!

Any chance of extending the ending to what I'm sure we are all asking. Those photos...

[TammieO]

Another great Bloo Dog Adventure. You are a gifted storyteller. My hubby and I had a good laugh together.

[Persian-Rice]

Great story.

Bloo, you evoke a single word from me.............. whipped. hahahahaha.

[tommykjensen]

Funny story http://photo.klein-jensen.dk/smilies/rotfl.gif

[Rob612]

Rob612,

I always wonder how well these articles are accepted by non-native English speakers. I try to avoid slang and anything which might be REALLY foreign to those who aren't American. I am trying to be a lot more sensitive to the fact that there are people from all over the world who participate on this board. For this reason, I am also converting currency whenever money is mentioned so that people will have a better idea of what I'm talking about.

Thanks to those who read this craziness. This was just a few minutes in my life. Imagine what a WEEK of me might be like!

I apologize if the past few articles have been a bit long.


Bloo, I'm a kind of unusual non-native English. As of today I have 50% of my family the lives in SW FL, my aunt, that was the first one to move, crossed the pond in 1947 for marriage. So, we have been traveling back and forth since 1971 (I was ten at that time).

In 1979 I had my green card and my SSN, unfortunately for several reasons I had to get back to Italy so my GC - that I still have - today is just a nice piece of plastic with absolutely no value (checked this out last year at the local Embassy). Since in my 18s here the military service was mandatory, I even took the ASVAB (BTW with excellent results, except in administration finance, as our Sarge said :D) for joining the USAF instead of the local Army (there is reciprocity between Italy and the US) but at the end for family issues I had to get back and do what I had to here. No regrets, anyway.

In later years, I went trough several jobs that made me travel across about 40 States out of 50, both as organizer and interpreter. Plus, I've had a one year experience as a translator for the CNN Bureau here in Rome (that was in 1984 or 1985, I believe).

I have a lot of friends around the States, and very often we visit each other.

I also read books in English on a regular basis (I love Tom Clancy, but we have a one year delay to get the translated version, quicker to buy in original language from Amazon...).

Also, I work in the IT business, where English is the standard common language.

All this, overall, puts me in a stronger position, even in case I ran into some slang (at least what is typycal in SW FL and in NYC, where I spent a lot of time). I have problems with slang from the Midsouth - especially where the have strong French influence - because I'm not used to it. But I learn quick anyway, as my whole family - except my wife, unfortunately - does.

I really have a problem in talking with British because of the very different accent, and worst problems with Aussies (nothing personal, its just so much different to what I'm used to and that's really where the fact that I'm not a native makes me feel an idiot). I can get used to them, but it will take time. Strange enough, I do not have had too much of a problem with Canadians. Don't ask me why because I've no idea :D Learning a language when you are a youngster really helps.

This is why I am a somehow unusual non-native living abroad, my English - at least written, in the last few years I was lacking speaking practice but that can be dusted off quickly - is not that bad, and I know that. Sure enough, It could be better, but I do not have huge problems. Sometimes I need a dictionary, but especially when on PC my trusty Babylon solves the problem wit a click :D

BTW, a week like the few hours you described shoud be really a good time !!!! :D :D

[Pekka]

Rob612,

I always wonder how well these articles are accepted by non-native English speakers. I try to avoid slang and anything which might be REALLY foreign to those who aren't American. I am trying to be a lot more sensitive to the fact that there are people from all over the world who participate on this board. For this reason, I am also converting currency whenever money is mentioned so that people will have a better idea of what I'm talking about.

Thanks to those who read this craziness. This was just a few minutes in my life. Imagine what a WEEK of me might be like!

I apologize if the past few articles have been a bit long.

Only word I did not understand was "icr". :)
And long is good when it is as interesting and fun a long as your writings are.

[Claire]

Maybe I'll take him out for an icecream cone so he doesn't grow up and write a book about me.

I would read that book. If he inherits your way with words I bet you everyone here would buy that book. "Bloo Dog - My father". LMAO :lol:

[PhotosGuy]

I apologize if the past few articles have been a bit long. If you need more space, you can have all of mine! ;-)

[CyberDyneSystems]

That's wonderfull!.. What an adventure :)

[mkh]

Great story Bloo Dog.

You must be an interesting person to be friends with.

[PhotosGuy]

"I may need your space. I've got one coming up about another wedding in Roadkill, USA. It's an epic." Have at it. I can't wait!

"It may qualify for being included in "Working as a Pro."" Which type of "Pro" would that be? :D

[Rob612]

Photosguy:

I may need your space. I've got one coming up about another wedding in Roadkill, USA. It's an epic.

It may qualify for being included in "Working as a Pro."


Start typing man !!! I can't wait ! :D

[Anteros]

I love reading your stories. Keep posting them and I'll keep reading. :)

[MazerRakhm]

Wow. Look at this, Dad! Albert says. A truck tire!

Huh?

The tire from my Tonka truck! I can’t believe it. It's right here in the tackle box! Now you can go fish in the surf, Dad!


This is the type of thing that my daughter does, I send her for one thing and she becomes side tracked by the shiny thing she passes buy. (Although I can't say that I've been half deep in a pellicans gullet at the time!)

Love the stories Bloo!
(Althogh they are dangerous to read in the cube farm at work, everyone want's to know why I laugh so hard.)

[mkh]

I would read that book. If he inherits your way with words I bet you everyone here would buy that book. "Bloo Dog - My father". LMAO :lol:

Full title would be - "Bloo Dog - My Father or why I am in Therapy". ;)

[Claire]

I think it'd be quite interesting to see a reality show following Bloo Dog shooting weddings again. The mayhem! :D :D

[Claire]

I think they should just put a few cameras inside a University dorm. I mean, don't even bother doing anything, just let the cameras roll and then edit it all. There's bound to be swearing, indecent behaviour, drunk people, stoned people, criminals, tons of sex, fights and god knows what. The producers wouldn't need to spend much money apart from the cameras and marketing!

But I think I'd still prefer watching Bloo Dog's Wedding reality show. :D :D

[MazerRakhm]

The last time we went through Midway airport here in Chicago they were filming at a Southwest counter for the airline reality show.

People watch that, and I'm sure Bloo's weddings would have a much higher drama per customer ratio.

[Claire]

There wouldn't be ANY of that in my reality show unless, of course, my clients were the ones engaging in that behavior.

I'm sure you'd get some interesting clients that'll cater to those things. And don't forget to do a nude wedding... ;) (Btw, there's a thread about that on the FM board now).

[zacker]

Dont woory, Pellicans dont live very long.. all that flying into the water at a billion MPH eventually rips thier eyes apart and causes them to go blind.. keeping them from fishing thus starving them to death! sad but true!
-zacker-

[Tom W]

Great story, and from my experience, I believe it.

Airport security has no sense of humor. They didn't have one before 9/11 (when you were allowed to carry knives and other pointy objects on the plane) and they haven't gotten any better since.

I don't fly unless I absolutely have to. And I'm still waiting for that trans-Atlantic bridge to be built so that I can visit the fatherland. :)

[Rob612]

Sounds unbelievable, but as Tom, personal experience taught me that such things can - and do - happen. Especially in some countries, but that' s a different story.

[Rob612]

It's irritating, and I have traveled with groups and I am ALWAYS the one in the group who gets searched extra-thoroughly. It must be the facial hair and the Irish mug that sets off the bells.

I don't really know, probably its just a matter of "something". My wife has the same problem. If one is to be searched in agrous, she will be the one. If we have to buy aspirin in a drugstore, sure enough she will be asked for a prescription (unneeded for aspirin) and so on... Dunno why, perhaps.

[felix21685]

lol man at 1:30 AM its a little tough to read but it sure is funny :)

[cyclone]

Bloo Dog-

I'm not sure what sets off detectors. Sometimes my belt does, sometimes it doesn't. I've heard that some shoes have a metal insert in the sole for stiffness. When I travel, I now tend to wear shoes that I can slip off easily, and that seems to have reduced the incident rate dramatically. I just got back from Europe (flying in and out of Amsterdam) with my 20D and a few lenses with absolutely no problem. Of course, that airport is probably better to the one you describe (either the non-US or Pittsburgh!). Flying back into Chicago, I got through passport, baggage, and customs in about 5 minutes. I was shocked; it must have been a world record.

Now that you mention it, I have been asked some odd questions at Heathrow before. Strange. Flying (the airport part) can be quite an adventure any more. I've never had to resort to talking about flying donkeys though ;)

Cyclone

[MazerRakhm]

Without fail it seems I will always set off the detectors in Memphis and Houston, even after I clear the detectors here in Chicago in the same day!

The stop in Houston has become a real pain lately because when we fly there we grab a connecting flight that is always in a terminal on the other side of the airport which of course requires a recheck of security. Since we usually have a limited time to make the connection it becomes a pain to ALLWAYS have to be pulled aside for the sit down wand scan while the wife and kid go free.

The wife says next time she is going to make me strip before going through the detector. I keep telling her that that’ll get me detained for other reasons though.

[MazerRakhm]

I would think that if it were not for the fact that I routinely make it through the security stations at both Chicago airports without a problem...

I thought the whole idea of having the TSA take over screenings was to make it all the same....

[reidr]

Another great story.

[Kadath]

Bloo, if you dont find a literary agent soon you are CRAZY. I was in stitches sir. In the words of the movie 'Old School', "You're our boy, Bloo"

Sam

[MazerRakhm]

:shock: You will keep us informed on any developments right?