Through the Mist and Fog
It was late when we drove out of DC. I glanced at the Jefferson memorial as we zoomed down the interstate back towards home. The larger than life Thomas Jefferson was looking out over our nations capital. Through the mist and light fog I could see the shadowy outline. The third president and author of our constitution was barely visible but recognizable.
It looked a little eerie with the bright lights trying to force their way through the fog. It was as if the monument was demanding recognition; refusing to be hidden. I’d never considered a monument that size could be lost. There was something about seeing a familiar sight in such a different way that made my mind start to think of peculiar things.
I looked down at the boxes by my feet. We were returning home from the Nationals baseball game. The boxes were promotional items we received for being in the first 20,000 people to enter the stadium. I couldn’t help but wonder, what would Thomas Jefferson think about being made into one of four collectible presidential bobble head dolls? Then I wondered, how much could I sell mine for on eBay?
Great image(s).
I think they hand out cooler collectibles now so people are less likely to throw them on the field.
If I were made into a bobblehead, I wonder where it would be given away…or who would actually take it home. And if someone took it home, would it be displayed on a mantle or stuck in a shoebox in a closet or a storage room in a musty old basement?
I’m not so much worried if it would go on E-Bay. I do know that if my kids got ahold of my likeness as a bobblehead, my daughter would use all of her markers to give it that artistic touch that a two year old has. Her older brother would have “bobblehead dad” seem like he’s swimming the English channel in the guest bathroom’s toilet.
There is actually a website that will make a bobblehead in your likeness, but it’s fairly expensive. Still, it’s a thought.
I had to go look for that site and found this
http://jas.familyfun.go.com/arts-and-crafts?page=CraftDisplay&craftid=11149
Homemade bobbleheads. If I’m feeling crafty one day I might try it. Wouldn’t they be funny on top of a fancy anniversary or birthday cake!