Tuesday, April 6, 2010

2022: A Popcorn Odyssey

Hey, happy belated Easter, here's a picture of my youngest son shooting cross country skiers. Wait. That might need some explanation.



Back when the Olympics were still on, BC Lottery had a pavilion set up where you could try out some of the different winter sports. There was hockey, where you could shoot a puck at a net for prizes, a virtual reality bobsled and biathlon. My boys being my boys, they immediately ran for the guns.



Liam will be five in two weeks, so I figure the first Olympics he'll be able to compete in will be in 2022. With his head start he'll be sure gold by then. Unless they're serving caramel popcorn.


That may change things.
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  1. Mom in High HeelsApril 6, 2010 at 12:08 AM

    Indy would be right there with Liam. What is it with boys and guns?
    Indy is a popcorn lover, but not caramel corn. I'm not sure he's my son.

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  2. MikeApril 6, 2010 at 3:23 AM

    Reminds me of the skeet surfing thing in the movie, "Top Secret" LOL

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  3. Irish GumboApril 6, 2010 at 3:27 AM

    Caramel corn = kryptonite, to some folks.

    Keep him focused, man!

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  4. The Dental MavenApril 6, 2010 at 3:44 AM

    A Man's gotta have his priorities.

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  5. Vodka MomApril 6, 2010 at 3:55 AM

    pass me that gun- Tightwad pissed me off again.

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  6. JessicaApril 6, 2010 at 3:58 AM

    Your sons' version of the biathlon could make things much more interesting.

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  7. Brian MillerApril 6, 2010 at 4:04 AM

    caramel popcorn definitely changes this...smiles. love the id pic!

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  8. mo.stoneskinApril 6, 2010 at 4:24 AM

    With your boys' dad being your boys' dad, I suspect he ran straight for the guns too.

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  9. AgnesApril 6, 2010 at 4:52 AM

    Yeah, what is it with boys and guns :-D

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  10. JuliApril 6, 2010 at 4:55 AM

    Holy bucket of cute! Makes me almost Okay with him shooting the cross country skiiers.

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  11. unmitigated meApril 6, 2010 at 5:25 AM

    Is he available to eliminate out-of-state drivers for me?

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  12. Kevin McKeeverApril 6, 2010 at 6:20 AM

    If he was truly competitive, he'd shoot all the other biathlon folks first, then steal their popcorn.

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  13. GrantApril 6, 2010 at 6:24 AM

    Maybe he'll get lucky and shooting skiers while munching on caramel popcorn will become an Olympic event.

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  14. LindaApril 6, 2010 at 6:25 AM

    Love the face on the ID badge!

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  15. Logical LibbyApril 6, 2010 at 7:05 AM

    Was the picture taken while it appeared someone else was going to eat said popcorn?

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  16. Little Ms BloggerApril 6, 2010 at 8:59 AM

    I love how he's hugging the popcorn for dear life. Did you just threaten to take it away from him?

    I think you did and now you're going to have to tell him he's got to win the Olympics in 2022 to get more.

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  17. MichelApril 6, 2010 at 9:31 AM

    I must admit I support his love of the caramel corn -- also, everybody knows you need to hoard any caramel corn you may acquire.

    I see no problem with that. He's right.

    Best of luck in the olympics.

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  18. gretchenApril 6, 2010 at 9:37 AM

    Jude got to shoot a bb gun at Cub Scouts Rocket Camp. The gun-toting Texan, hidden deep beneath my left-coast liberal exterior, got very excited. Unfortunately, he hit nothing. Maybe raising the kid in California was a mistake.

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  19. ♥ KathyApril 6, 2010 at 9:43 AM

    Gotta love caramel corn!

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  20. wonderchrisApril 6, 2010 at 9:48 AM

    His ID pic looks like someone just announced that they ran out of caramel corn. Then the hug of relief when he gets his own bag. Love it!!!

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  21. AnonymousApril 6, 2010 at 10:05 AM

    love the popcorn pic, p[riceless.....

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  22. JenniApril 6, 2010 at 11:10 AM

    That may be the best Olympian photo ever on record.

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  23. JoanieApril 6, 2010 at 12:09 PM

    Love his ID badge!!

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  24. Dr. HeckleApril 6, 2010 at 12:28 PM

    I don't want to think about how old I will be in 2022...

    Caramel popcorn DOES change EVERYTHING... It's kind of like discovering Pee Wee Herman for the first time. The world will never be the same...

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  25. California GirlApril 6, 2010 at 12:45 PM

    I hear ya. When my two sons were 9 & 10 my father, against my wishes, sent them each a Red Ryder BB gun. Yup, just like the one from "A Christmas STory". He believed every boy should learn to shoot. They learned to shoot all right. They shot through the windshield of our Ford F350, not once but twice. They shot through the window of their room. Luckily they never shot animals as they are kind hearted but they shot too close to our house & down towards our neighbor's house. aaaarrrgggh!

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  26. Mama BadgerApril 6, 2010 at 12:52 PM

    I'm all about shooting at the cross country skiiers. Maybe he'll be a cross country ski coach, and that's how he'll make them go faster. He's creative like that, right?

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  27. robinApril 6, 2010 at 1:24 PM

    What, no popcorn-eating as an olympic sport? Forget it then.

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  28. James (SeattleDad)April 6, 2010 at 1:47 PM

    Will look for him 2022. In the stands, eating the carmel corn that is.

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  29. PinkPanthressApril 6, 2010 at 3:04 PM

    The last pic is awesome... C: "Noez! All mine! Precioussss... Popcorn!"

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  30. MegApril 6, 2010 at 4:30 PM

    I love the expression on his face in that ID picture. Priceless!!

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  31. Sprite's KeeperApril 6, 2010 at 4:46 PM

    My first driver's license photo resembled his ID picture.

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  32. ChuckApril 6, 2010 at 5:06 PM

    Cute kid and he is lovin' him some popcorn!

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  33. MicheleApril 6, 2010 at 6:35 PM

    Your going to want to work on his form but other than that he's a winner.

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  34. NitaApril 6, 2010 at 8:12 PM

    Liam is adorable.

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  35. KerryApril 6, 2010 at 10:15 PM

    Caramel corn was my undoing too. But I still wouldn't trade it for a gold medal, nope.

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  36. KatApril 7, 2010 at 2:35 AM

    You are tagged on my blog.

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  37. Mary@Holy MackerelApril 7, 2010 at 7:04 AM

    Boys=guns.

    And caramel corn is worth a helluva lot more than a stupid gold medal.

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  38. Lady MamaApril 7, 2010 at 8:44 AM

    Mmmm caramel popcorn. I'd drop gold for that too.

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  39. AnonymousApril 7, 2010 at 11:49 AM

    2 things I suck at - skiing and shooting things. Thank god for little girls.

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  40. teraApril 7, 2010 at 3:26 PM

    Yah...I'd do just about anything for good caramel corn,too! :) Cute.

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  41. Me, You, or EllieApril 7, 2010 at 6:11 PM

    He looks like he's got the heart rate of a hummingbird. Which he probably shoots with that thing. Somebody could get hurt!

    Ellie

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  42. KrystalApril 7, 2010 at 6:17 PM

    I want some popcorn!!!! And if this goes through then the Firefox worked!!!

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  43. KrystalApril 7, 2010 at 6:18 PM

    YAY!!! It worked!!!!!

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  44. The Urban CowboyApril 7, 2010 at 9:20 PM

    Ha, that is too cute.

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  45. apathy loungeApril 8, 2010 at 9:11 AM

    Is is KETTLE caramel popcorn? Because if it is....oh yeah...he's toast.

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  46. Keith WilcoxApril 8, 2010 at 11:14 AM

    I love that photo ID of his! :-) I was thinking of the first olympics my boys could participate in (same -- 2018 or 22) but then I ran into the problem of what they would compete in. My oldest is pretty good at video games and my youngest is good at drawing. But, who knows, right! :-)

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  47. AnonymousApril 8, 2010 at 12:05 PM

    Boys and guns....James once made a gun out of bread crust.

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  48. BejewellApril 8, 2010 at 12:55 PM

    Screw the gold. I'd go for the caramel corn every time.

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  49. FoNApril 8, 2010 at 8:05 PM

    You guys should have gone to the Saskatchewan pavilion - you had the chance to have your picture taken in front of a faux wheat field.

    And then there was a giant bar.

    The end.

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  50. NatsApril 8, 2010 at 9:36 PM

    Aw, I love the popcorn picture! He's so cute!

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  51. NanceApril 9, 2010 at 5:00 AM

    Popcorn changes everything. Great kids! I know it's fun at your house all the time!

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  52. ArtsnarkApril 9, 2010 at 5:28 AM

    ahhh - guns & popcorn - fun times!

    Saw this today & thought of you:
    troopeggs

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  53. Jack SteinerApril 9, 2010 at 2:49 PM

    No one will notice a missing skier or two. ;)

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  54. ToniApril 10, 2010 at 8:35 AM

    Yeah popcorn (or any loved junk food) can probably account for many athletes not getting to the Olympics haha. God how I miss popcorn and junkfood...try getting something like that here in Thailand...no chance :(

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  55. ruthibelApril 10, 2010 at 12:02 PM

    awww ... look at him hugging that bag of popcorn like his life is somewhere in there ... amazing!

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  56. justmakingourwayApril 11, 2010 at 5:00 AM

    What could be better for an almost five year old boy then guns and caramel popcorn? Nothing. Nothing at all.

    Unless you want to get really crazy and throw some Legos in there.

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  57. goodfatherApril 12, 2010 at 12:26 PM

    Almost 5?!?! I think time goes faster up there. And, that is going to be a HUGE party!

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  58. Ms. SaltiApril 12, 2010 at 8:46 PM

    I'm slightly concerned...

    I left you a present over on my blog!

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  59. CaseyApril 14, 2010 at 12:03 PM

    Liam's face in that shot is pure comic gold.

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Come on, sailor. I love you long time.

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