Samm and I have talked about dressing up as Kevin Rose & Alex Albrecht, the hosts of the podcast diggnation, for about a week now. We wanted to do something that would catch the attention of the people that scan through the hundreds and maybe thousands of emails they get weekly. It had to be unique. I’m not sure if it’s a requirement but they seem to show pictures of fans wearing a Diggnation shirt. Since we didn’t have access to fighter jets or anything with a wow factor to take a picture with, we thought being them with an added Canadian twist (note the Cdn coloured shirts and Cdn beer, eh?) might do the trick. As we were coming up with ideas I kept one to myself… well not really… but he thought I was only kidding… hahah…..

So…Jay’s over right now, and we’re doing up some Halloween costumes.  He just pulled out the $10.  I’m trying to think of some words to describe what I’m feeling right now…but…there are no words…

Just to take a break from the usual retro 10db’s, we’ll post this new one on Tuesday instead.

adiós amigos

Boys get bored easily.  When boys get bored, they like to invent games for themselves.  I’m not sure how or when it happened, but a few of us started a game called “Lotion Wars” or “Lotion Fights”.  It’s simple - smear lotion on each other when they least expect it (preferably on the face or head area).  This 10db was a spin off that game.

It was a clear May afternoon.  We were about to run the LCC (an annual 10 km race that a bunch of friends put together) when I thought, “Man…we haven’t played Lotion Wars in a while”.   And I recalled the fond memories of trying to lotion Jay’s face while he was sleeping when we were in Calgary…or the time I snuck some lotion into my cousin’s potato salad, which resulted in the story referred to as “the time Ding ate lotion”.  That’s when I decided that it was time for Pastor Steve to join Lotion Wars.

If you know me, you probably know that I am a collector of Air Miles.  It’s a rewards program where you collect points and after so many points you can redeem them for a flight, an electronic gadget, gift cards, etc. A few days prior to the 10DB I went to my local Safeway to pick up an Air Miles deal. It was a Mix’n Match “Buy 5 General Mills products and receive 50 Air Miles” promo. So I picked up some granola bars, fruit snacks, and a couple of boxes of cereal. On the cereal box, General Mills was also having a promotion. They were giving away free movie admissions inside the box. But of course I forgot to read the fine print before making the bet. The rest is history. Enjoy!