Four things about me…

 
Hey all,
Okay, so an old buddy of mine sent this to me and I thought that, for once, instead of jamming all your email in-boxes with this, I’ll post it here and you can reply (or not) as you like.
Here we go…
Four things about me that you may or may not know about me…
A) Four [...]

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Vote for “Tale of Two Brains” on YouTube!

Hey all,
I just got an email from Mark Gungor at Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage about his new comedy clip, “Tale of Two Brains.”
Here’s what he said:
It’s been a VERY exciting week around here at Laugh Your Way. One of our video clips on YouTube has gone crazy!! We’ve had over 220,000 hits since Thursday [...]

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“Joey’s Gold Medal” on YouTube!

Hey all,

Well, it’s amazing what you find on the internet sometimes!

A reader sent me an email yesterday, and it looks like Chicken Soup for the Soul has made an audio version of my story, “Joey’s Gold Medal” on YouTube.

If you have a chance, take a look…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3_lb_PlJJw

Blessings!

-Perry
www.perryperkinsbooks.com

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Governing by consent of the rabble…

An open letter to the Portland Oregonian…
Page D1 of the January 16th issue of the Oregonian featured an article titled, “Governing by consent of the rabble” by Andy Parker.
In short, Mr. Parker took umbrage at residents in the Milwaukie, Oregon area who are fighting against the purchase of a “Sex-offender Motel” in their neighborhood.
Parker’s first [...]

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A Tale of Two Brains

Thank you blog-reader “Di” for this link:

Mark Gungor’s video is awesome, funny marriage stuff…

-Perk

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Redneck recycling

Okay, so maybe I’m not the most environmentally-conscious guy around, but I do try to use recycled material and make use of the recycling bin when I think of it.  (Hey, I even re-use the bubble-wrap from my online purchases…Yah me!)
 
I read an article in today’s Oregonian about how China has banned “free plastic shopping-bags” [...]

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Tim Hawkins is…Awesome!

Hey all, 
First of all, thanks to blog-reader “Meg” for the link to this guy’s site… I’ve been a purveyor of stand-up comedy since I was a wee class-clown many decades ago.
Last week I visited the web-site of Tim Hawkins, and can, without hesitation, recommend this guy to any who is looking for the funniest, family-friendly [...]

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What Does Your Desktop Look Like

Hey all,

One of my favorite blogs is Daily Blog Tips, and today they asked “What does your desktop look like?”

So, here we go…

Laptops (work and personal), coffee cup, Ti plants (from the Hawaii Babymoon trip), favorite books, pic of my hottie wife, my own novels, etc. Thank God I just organized everything this week. You should [...]

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Six Months and Counting…

Hey all,

Gracie turned six-months old today! She has survived six month of us, we have survived six months of her, things are looking hopefull!

In celebration, I’m going to use a little extra bandwith today and post the “best of Gracie” collection for your viewing pleasure…

The Morning After

Snoozing at the beach (2mo)

Dedication Day (3mo)

Princess Crazy Hair [...]

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A little gun history

NOTE: I’ve gotten a few comments this week regarding a former blog post on guns.

This post is from Guest Blogger Mary Lou (a regular here) in response…

-Perk

I Thought you might appreciate this . .

In 1929, the Soviet Union established gun control. From 1929 to 1953, about 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were [...]

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