The Welcome Mat - Maurice

The experience of trying to think of something to write about is quite unusual for me. I am rarely in that position, facing a blank page and having nothing to put on it. I find myself there now. Writing fiction is much easier--a few characters pop up in your mind, they speak to you, tell you little bits and pieces about themselves. You begin to write, and two or three pages in the characters grab the reigns from you and go off on their own. It's almost as if spirits are speaking through you, telling their own stories through your pen. It's a wondrous feeling, weaving webs, making connections, bringing an entirely fictional being to a semblance of life. Having others read these fictional lives, having people believe them for that moment. It comes naturally, it is something I really do not have to put much thought into. Now sitting here trying to think of something to write is an entirely different thing altogether...but in retrospect I think I did a decent enough job just now.

Alright, then, off you go.

The Most Interesting Memory R.I.P.

Jonathan Goldsmith (September 26, 1938 - April 24, 2011) was an American icon to some, including main and Maurice. He died on April 24, 2011 after a long bout with prostate cancer. Beginning in April 2007 and continuing through 2010, Goldsmith has been featured in a high profile television ad campaign, promoting Dos Equis beer. The campaign, which transformed Goldsmith into a popular culture icon, has been credited for helping to fuel a 15.4 percent sales increase for the brand in America in 2009. "The most interesting man in the world" is a distinguished older, bearded gentleman who is shown through film clips of deliberately varying quality to have led an extremely eventful and colorful life, packed with over-the-top heroism and adventure. There are generally two types of ads: one features the man in a bar environment giving advice or opinion about various subjects, and the other features a narrator describing the man's distinguishing, but frequently absurd, accomplishments. Some examples:

"He is the life of parties he never attended."
"He once had an awkward moment, just to see how it felt."
"He's won trophies for his game face alone."
"His words carry weight that would break a less interesting man's jaw."
"Sharks have a week dedicated to him."
"He can speak French, in Russian."
Some of the advertisements have featured the man making a short statement on a particular subject, such as:

On Life: "It's never too early to start beefing up your obituary."
On Wingmen: "It doesn't take more than one man to talk to a woman."
On Rollerblading: "No."
On Careers: "Find out what it is in life that you do not do well, and then don't do that thing."
On Lady Luck: "Be wary of a woman who only shows up when you're winning."
On Self-Defense: "The right look should suffice." [Gives an intimidating stare]
On Manscaping: "I have no idea what this is."
On The Gym: "Running in place will never get you the same results as running from a lion."

The Welcome Mat - mainMAN

Hello cruel world.

This blog is the brainchild for two very creative individuals who wish to birth their ideas / notions / comedy / daily dumbness / quotes / cannon fodder / and sometimes bull-ish with you, an unbiased stranger with whom we've never met. My name is main or mainMAN or Mr. Steponyourtoes if you get on my nerves.

I have literally stomp a pinky toe or two when people refuse to give me my personal space. I'm a pretty cool fella but I am definately not Mr. Nice Guy. However, compared to my brother from other and fellow blogmaster, Maurice, I am a saint. He's the bad cop to my good cop. Hopefully, you'll met him soon enough. Til then, enjoy and as my interesting friend use to say who didn't drink beer but when he did, he drank Dos Equis; "Stay thirsty, my friend."