How comforting to know that the police are really looking out for us....

Thank you, Fail Blog, for hours and hours of constant enjoyment. The following image may only be humorous to parents and/or people who grew up "outside the city limits," but to those of you who have ever felt like a redneck with a gun might shoot at you at any moment, I proudly present the following really oddly placed road signage.

The wife hosted a baby shower last weekend for a good friend, and there was an obvious pumpkin theme (it being October and all). One of the shower events was a pumpkin carving contest. Two ladies, who I will not name here, produced this event winner that is now proudly displayed on my front door step. 

There was some debate as to what exactly was going on with the pumpkin, but hopefully you can plainly see that the pumpkin is giving birth to a little baby pumpkin while simultaneously, literally, blowing its guts out. 

Charming, no? 

Nothing like reminding a lady who's about to have a baby what impact it's going to have on her body. Pumpkin pie anyone? No? That's too bad...

A good friend informed me of an important fact the other day - a fact I had failed to perceive on my own. It's surprising that I didn't notice it myself. It's just the sort of thing I would normally notice and perhaps even point out to others.

The title of this wonderful site is based on the "See Spot Run" early reading books for kids. I love simplicity. There is something incredibly attractive to me about serenity in design and concepts that make obvious but insightful references to other concepts that create an impactful experience for those that interact with them. Basically, I love things completely unlike that last sentence.

So, back to the original point. My friend pointed out that, in the mind of the marginally disturbed, my site title could easily be mistaken as some extremely inappropriate, overtly sexually-themed material. I was immediately caught off guard because this simple notion hadn't occurred to me before. As soon as it sank in though, I had to contribute a chuckle. Let me say though, if you came here hoping to "see Eric go" in that sense, you are going to be sadly disappointed. This is a family site. My kids will (maybe, actually, no, not at all likely) read this some day. Do you think they want to see that? Man, I hope not. If they do, I've seriously screwed them up even more than I thought.

I love my site title. It is exactly what I want it to be, and it perfectly captures my intentions for what this site is and will be. Therefore, I will not be changing the title. Hopefully you'll still be just as interested in "seeing me go" in an above-board fashion. Enjoy watching, but please, don't stare.