YTT - Would you bet your son he couldn't do backflips every day?

The Parental Bluff

Some dads don't make bets with their sons -

the silly responsible ones -

but some dads, they do,

and some mothers too.

The child "wins" but they too gain tons.

© 2012 - All Rights Reserved - Rachel Hoyt

Josh from "Its Tiger Time" invented You Tube Tuesday so we could each share one video a week which we found to be fun, inspiring or otherwise noteworthy.  If you choose to participate, don't forget to leave your links in my comments section (so I can come visit you) and on Josh's page (so you can be part of the contest).  I hope you like this week's selection!

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Planet Bling

Image by Idea go via freedigitalphotos.net

A woman who felt she'd been had

looked down at her ring and was sad.

They'd found one bigger,

not with a digger.

Now planet bling is the most rad.

© Rachel Hoyt 2011.  All rights reserved.

This rhyme was written for Mad Kane's Limerick-Off.

Come read the entries.  You'll laugh, not scoff. 

My Top 5 BBQ Wishes

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I know on Memorial Day I should be thinking of the Vets,

but instead I'm focused on some silly BBQ regrets.

You may have guessed I like to posses wacky things

because I relish in the smiles their appearance brings.

Here are five pieces of flare that I wish someone would buy me.

They would really liven up any Memorial Day party.

(5)  An inflatable entertainment center would be fun,

especially if it was a float-it-in-your-pool-type one.

I like the excitement of using electronics near water.

It's safety like that that makes a dad proud of his daughter.

(4)  This 24-carat gold plated barbecue

might appear higher on the top five list for you,

but I think it would be hard to protect and maintain.

Plus, on the wacky scale, it's really rather plain.

(3)  The BBQ Sword is funny and fairly well known.

I heard of them and promptly wanted one of my own.

I think having one would make me a bit cooler,

plus when my sister comes over I can properly duel her.

(2)  The Cthulhu Roaster might be scary looking to some...

but I find those shocked and blank stares silly fun.

I don't even really like to eat hot dogs myself,

but I'd cook them fairly often if I had this on my shelf.

(1)  The item I most covet is a watermelon stroller

which would keep cool utilizing power that's solar.

I'd wheel my vodka snacks into parties in style

giving everyone something funny to talk about for a while.

Whatever you do today, I hope your Memorial Day is fun.

There's a million ways besides the above to make today a great one!

© Rachel Hoyt 2011.  All rights reserved.

 

This rhyme is being shared in the Poetry Potluck and Poetry Pantry.

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Have Some Fun Under the New Zealand Sun

            Image by Salvatore Vuono via freedigitalphoto.net

Crazy Christchurch chaos has caused some timid travelers' trips to get paused.
I understand that they had planned to rest on the sand, not lend a hand,
but the rest of New Zealand, as I hear it, has definitely not lost that Kiwi spirit.
In NZ, all around, wacky antics abound.  In many a town, fun festivals surround.

Have you ever tossed a rubber boot 'cuz you lost the other while sloshed?
What if you could play a game based on the same activity yet less tame?
Tossing a Gumboot might be a real hoot.  Luckily the festival's not kaput.
Even if that was so, there's still a place you can go year round to throw.

Maybe you're too cool to toss boots like a fool because you went to art school?
Perhaps the world of wearable art is where you should start to wacky your heart.
Described as "mardi gras meets haute couture" it's not for the stylishly demure.
Exciting shows to ease your fashion woes and inspire beauty pure as a rose.

If you're feeling frisky, like being risky, the Wildfoods Festival is totally a must see.
They use stuff like bugs and grubs to make lookalike food which nobody snubs.
It's a great way to be able to say to the grand kids some day that you once ate larvae.
I, myself, have yet to savor such a unique flavor, but perhaps my cravings will waver.

I think that for me something more chocolaty would be much more yummy.
So someday I'll stroll over to see the Jaffa Roll.  It's my newest travel goal.
Down Baldwin Street, the world's most steep, Cadbury eggs roll faster than feet.
What simple fun, a race without the run!  I hope my egg is the winning one.

I hope smiles have quivered and that you'll consider the fun New Zealand can deliver.
Chances are if you're here, you like wackiness to appear 'cuz like happiness, it's dear.
Life's short.  Don't abort your travel dollar support due to a few scary news reports.
Go have some fun under the sun.  Blog4NZ's here to say travel season has begun!

© Rachel Hoyt.  All rights reserved.

This post was written to participate in an international blogging event called Blog4NZ.   Please tweet this post using the hash tag #Blog4NZ to show your support!

I am sharing it in the following poetry forums in hopes of bringing as much publicity to Blog4NZ as possible: 

The Poetry Pantry
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