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Mark Kaye
Yesterday I watched my son play his first T-Ball game. He nailed a pitch that came right down the middle for a base hit. A PITCH! It wasn’t even off the T. The coach threw the ball at the plate and my barely 5-year-old son swung and hit the ball. It was an incredible moment.
Incredible for him because he got a hit! A good one too! You could see how happy he was with himself as he moved his little body as fast as he could toward first base. The over-sized batting helmet made him look like a life-sized bobble-head doll as he pumped his skinny little arms back and forth. As he ran by my camera the grin on his face went from ear to ear. He was joyous, and I was there.
It was, by far, the best game I ever saw.
Jason Sadler is a professional “T-Shirt Wearer.”
He wears T-Shirts for a living. No joke. Everyday he puts on a different T-Shirt. He takes some pictures, makes a quirky little video and he gets paid. Cha-ching!
I know what you’re thinking…can you really do this for a living? Ummm…yeah! Jason’s REALLY good at it too. He is sold out for several months in advance. (In fact, there are only ten days left unsold this year! So hurry up…time’s a wasting.)
I’ve been a fan of his website for awhile. He’s from right here in Jacksonville, we follow each other on twitter, and I often swing by to check out what he’s wearing on any given day. Here’s a sample from last week:
Jason is my hero. Some folks idolize athletes or musicians. I idolize creative people who find interesting ways to make a living. This is one of those ideas that I really, really love. It’s silly and successful – two of my absolute favorite things! It’s the kind of endeavor that I wish I had thought of first. (I bet Jason wishes he had a dime for everytime he heard that, of course, at $1500 per day he doesn’t need anymore dimes. He’s doing okay wearing T-Shirts.)
Now, here is some GOOD NEWS for you!
JASON IS HIRING!
He is starting to look for new T-Shirt wearers for 2012. Do you have what it takes? Can you put your head through the big hole and your arms through the little ones? If so, then you can be a “Professional T-Shirt Wearer” just like Jason!
I’m more of a Polo man myself, otherwise I would totally do it…
You have your face on a tote bag…
Or in this case, HALF your face…
What’s the weirdest thing you have with a celebrity mug on it? Take a picture of it and post it on my facebook wall! I want to see it!
When I’m 91, I hope I’m just like this:
Back in college I remember hanging out at my fraternity house one night. After a few beers I had to “drain the lizard” so I wandered down to the men’s room. Their was a big hand-written sign on the door that read “Please Piss In Bucket.” There was also an arrow pointing down and on the ground under the sign was – you guessed it – a bucket. (Some folks had already followed the instructions, if you get my meaning.)
Being the team player that I am I added my contribution and went back to the party. About an hour later I saw someone carrying the bucket out the front door: Destination unknown. I never saw the bucket again. I imagine it ended up on some other fraternity’s front stoop as retaliation for some juvenile prank they pulled on one of us. Or maybe it was poured on something (or someone) from a rooftop somewhere. I really don’t like to think about it.
No one has ever made me angry enough to stockpile urine and use it as a weapon. I can’t even fathom thinking of such a thing. But whether it’s the 91-year old man from PA or the guy from my college fraternity I know that one thing is certain:
“It’s better to be pissed off, than pissed on!”
Have you ever done something REALLY disgusting or disturbing out of revenge? What was it?
