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This Grinch Put Christmas Lights On The House

I don't know why I'm telling you this, but if you put me in front of a keyboard and you ask me to type something, my first impulse is to type:  Corey Moser is a cool dude and that is the truth so there.

I've often typed out those words while sitting in front of a blank screen.  Back in the old days, I would punch it out on a typewriter.  Some of you may not know what that is.  You may have to visit a museum to find one, but they were once the latest and greatest in our advanced technological world.

I don't know why those are the special words that have often found their way to paper.  Perhaps it is my justification in trying to live with myself.  If I continue to tell myself that, perhaps my arrogance will only shine brighter?  You would think I would just stop with Corey Moser is a cool dude... but no...I have to accentuate it with and that is the truth so there!  

Well anyway, you won't believe what I did on Saturday.  Okay, perhaps you have already guessed, because there is no mystery to it.  The title of this blog post gives it away..... I put up Christmas lights!  Let the "shock and awe" begin.  

I even put them on the house in the month of November.  Perhaps some of the grinchiness is going away?  ...... Probably not.  It must have only been a passing moment, or perhaps an afternoon of insanity.  It is not uncommon here in Herriman.  I've seen others lose their minds; even this month.

My lapse of judgment wasn't just Saturday afternoon.  I went to a social event on Friday night and again on Saturday night.  I also went shopping with my wife this weekend.  

Some of you have just said, "miracles will never cease!"  Some of you are still scratching your heads and some of you are wondering if the world is coming to an end.

Speaking of scratching heads:  I had an itch on my scalp this morning during Gospel Doctrine and I couldn't make it go away.  That is an awkward place to get an itch; in Gospel Doctrine, not on one's head.  When I raised my hand to scratch my head, I realized it could easily be mistaken as volunteering to read a scripture or answer the teacher's question(s).  Since I wasn't in the mood for that, I had to lean my head forward with my elbow resting on my lap and then stretch my fingers to the irritant.  I'm sure it looked strange, but at least my hand didn't attract the teacher's gaze and I eventually succeeded with my task.

What was I talking about?...... oh yeah, Christmas lights.

Anyway, the lights are up and they look good.  Although, when we left the house Saturday evening, all of the lights were on.  When we returned home that night; they were all off.  Nobody was home to turn them off.  The lights tripped the breaker.

How did I resolve this problem you ask?  Rather than solve the electrical problem, I did the redneck thing:  I strung extension cables all the way around the back of the house and down through one of the bedroom windows.  Problem solved!

Yes, that's right Corey Moser is a cool dude and that is the truth so there!




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  1. JasonDecember 1, 2008 at 8:00 AM

    Wow, Corey, you really are a cool dude. Great post.

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  2. CurtisDecember 2, 2008 at 10:10 AM

    I can't believe you sold out to the Christmas Spirit. I'm never giving in like you. You should be ashamed of yourself.

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  3. Meek House of InsanityFebruary 6, 2009 at 11:23 PM

    So I have to ask...it's been a while since your last post...did the lights get the best of you? I miss your posts!

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  4. Corey MoserFebruary 7, 2009 at 8:30 AM

    I need to get back to it again. Things have been so busy since Thanksgiving; blogging has become a last priority. Perhaps I'll get around to it this weekend. :)

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  5. CurtisMarch 3, 2009 at 11:06 AM

    Your blog is a pitiful excuse of regularity. I just thought you should know.

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  6. CurtisMarch 6, 2009 at 1:06 PM

    I must really really like this post to keep returning to it day after day. I think you should just leave it here indefinitely.

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  7. CurtisMarch 9, 2009 at 10:11 AM

    This is getting ridiculous

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