Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Psycho Bunny

Quick note: In the last post, I went overboard with the use of the footnote. Regrettably, this distracted from the rather fine blogging that took place. Therefore, I vow to use the footnote sparingly and only when absolutely necessary. Instead, I’ll focus my attention on references to Blatz beer and obscure diseases whenever possible (the two often go hand in hand).

The following conversation took place on Sunday, March 24th around 2 P.M. between myself, a grown man wearing plastic bunny ears, and his wife.

Psycho Bunny: Shit, all the wiffle balls are dented.

Mrs. Psycho Bunny: I don’t think those bats and balls are made for people your age. Usually you see kids playing with a wiffle bat.

Me: You don’t see Easter bunnies playing wiffle ball much either.

Psycho Bunny: Or crazy f%#&ers drinking beer and swinging with a cigarette in one hand. Batter up.

Note: Despite the obvious implications here, there were no trailer parks within a one mile square radius of this scene. There were several severed deer heads and a 25 year old rusted bus fixed up like a “camper”. But no trailer park. Promise.

This was Easter Sunday for me in a nutshell. Please leave your sympathies in the comment section.

There is something poetic in watching a group of men, cigarettes in mouth, swinging a plastic bat one handed like a machete loping off someone’s head in the next Kill Bill installment. Now add beer, icy driveway, and plastic bunny ears and, well, there you go. A good time. We should be party planners.

I should also mention there was plenty of Blatz beer on hand. They still make this. Or, at least, someone has a warehouse somewhere with cases of it from the last production run in 1973 dutifully shipping it out every time one family from Michigan orders it. I’m working on my landmark Blatz beer retrospective for a latter post. Do I go essay form? Poem? Or dirty limerick? I just can’t decide.

All in all, the fam had a nice Easter. The kids were happy. The regular, non-psycho Easter Bunny was good to them. My wife and I were thrilled. Any Easter that doesn't involve rabies, tetanus, or deer ticks meets our success requirements. My daughter was in the doctor’s office for an entirely different reason this morning – diagnosis pending.

I haven’t seen my kids without a chocolate ring around their mouths in 2 days. A sure sign of a wonderfully gluttonous Easter. God, I hope that’s chocolate and not ringworm (fingers crossed, wish us luck).

For some reason, the Easter Bunny brought the children Whoopee Cushions. Perhaps it was spontaneity combined with a recent post that decided on this as a suitable basket stuffer. Whatever it was, I took pride with each cushion belch and startled look on an in-laws face. Yes, those are my kids. Happy Easter.

As for me, I did not get in my scheduled 16 mile LR. I feel like an addict without his fix when I miss my LR. I’m ornery, anxious, and stressed. In 8 days, I’ll officially be in Boston taper time. Not the time to be missing a long run. I’m shaking…I need my long run…need it…maybe I’ll break into my neighbors house, steal his TV, and sell it for a long run fix.

Rest assured, I’ll get it in tonight. We have parent-teacher conferences to find out how much I need to beat the kids and then, after this hopefully brief warm-up, it’s off. Me…the road…the moonlight…a frightening raccoon….and a few terrified dog walkers hearing me run up behind them. I may need to dodge some sprits of mace.

Maybe I should borrow those rabbit ears from Psycho Bunny. That would make a nice silhouette coming at you in the moonlight, wouldn't it?

Happy trails.**

** I’m thrilled to point out that no footnotes were used in the creation of this entry!!**

** Crap.

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UPDATE: This was originally slated for publication on Monday. It is now Tuesday and the late night LR was accomplished.

16.11 miles
2:00:13 time
7:28 pace
0 macings

10 comments:

RunToTheFinish said...

I didn't get anything from the easter bunny.. I got totally gyped.

Razz said...

Blotz Beer? I thought that was the brewery where Laverne and Shirley worked.

Fun Guv said...

I'm guessing you spent Easter with your in-laws...quite honestly that's the only time I hear any reference to Blatz beer!

L*I*S*A said...

Who doesn't love a little Blatz beer?

Russ said...

sounds like my kind of easter...blatz brings back memories. if one carefully looks at the 1985 class picture of one munising high school, one notices several young men holding their hands in the form of a triangle...the blatz brothers strike again. not sure i could get one down now...i've turned into a beer snob since my years in europe.

nwgdc said...

Not only do they still make Blatz, but every year at my alma mater (UW-La Crosse) there is a drinking party--ahem--social gathering known as "Blatz vs Old Style." Those are your two choices. 'Nuff Said.

I found this relatively easily on a Google search of "Blatz vs Old Style." As far as I can remember, it is completely accurate:

In regards to small schools, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse can hang with any major college when it comes to partying. The largest Oktoberfest in the US and the annual Blatz vs. Old Style drinking competition will do the best drinkers in. Just don't walk down by the river after Bar time. The Mighty Mississippi has claimed about 9 drunk guys in the last 13 yrs.

Nancy said...

I am SO coming to your house for Easter next year.


Nice running!! No macing. Yeeeah.

The Laminator said...

You guys have way too much fun over Easter. Good job on the long run...i'm referring to the 0 macings of course.

Bob A said...

I'm duly impressed with the 16 miler -- 7:28 mpm earns a huge "KUMBE!"

So, if "0 macings" is an accomplishment, does that mean you have been maced on a run at some point in the past?

Arron said...

do you have a ghost writer? maybe started taking those comedy writing classes over at the local jr college? :)

very funny. but odd that no one has asked this: you were clearly the one armed wiffle bat swinging chain smoking bunny, right?

later.