Friday September 7, 2007 in: Yokel
Dear Yokel Diary,
On my way to get some food last night I was driving behind a car that had one of those yellow "Support the Troops" magnet-ribbons stuck to its back panel. This driver, however, discovered a clever way to get a little more "bang" for their "buck" and added a sprinkling of religious affiliation by rotating the ribbon 90 degrees to the left so that it vaguely looked like an ichthys as well.
Or maybe it just slid down that way when they hit a particularly nasty Arkansas pothole...
Sunday August 5, 2007 in: Yokel
Dear Yokel Diary,
My girlfriend told me about a large man who entered her cafe the other day. It was over 90 degrees outside and the man came in with his family to buy drinks. Upon entering the cafe, said man decided that the best way to make use of the air conditioning was to lift up his shirt above his gut and fold it under itself, so that it stayed open for the duration of his visit, giving his sizable, hairy belly direct access to the cool temperatures as he wandered around the room.
Thursday August 2, 2007 in: Yokel
Dear yokel diary,
Tonight on the main highway I saw what could only be described as a hand-crafted vehicle made out of an old roadster and a chopper style motorcycle. (Choppster? Roadopper?) I couldnt tell if there was a steering wheel or bike handlebars… Here is my crude rough sketch of what I saw:
On top of all of that, it was painted bright pink, and had the name “Pink Elephant” painted on its side. Its possibly some kind of rent-able party car, I couldnt tell. The people inside did not look like they were partying, however. Grumpy grandpa was behind the wheel sitting all by himself up front (theres only room for 1 up there – so I guess whoever is driving is automatically chauffeur). Grandma was in the back smoking a cigarette elbow down, wrist up style like fancy people do, and junior was next to grandma, sticking his head out of the window, looking at me. When I pulled up, he promptly picked his nose. He was also wearing futuristic sunglasses.
I read something once that said the more rural the area, the more futuristic the sunglasses, and vice versa. (found it) Thats proved 100% true in my experience.
Good night yokel diary.
Tuesday July 31, 2007 in: Yokel
This new section of VRblog (see it up there under “Comics?”) is dedicated to the sights and sounds of the humble, rural area I live in, NW Arkansas. Its not meant to be mean-spirited, but observational. I plan on documenting the things I see and the stuff I hear that has that special NWA scent and flavor.
Stay tuned!