New T-Shirt Design Released

Dirty Tractor’s online shop has just released a new T-shirt design. Foretelling of products to come, the store released its “I Must’ve Stepped on a Bullfrog” shirt, referring to an original excuse for a very embarrassing moment.

The idea for the shirt actually came from one of the store’s main characters, ol’ Jim. Supposedly full of goofy and “matter-of-fact” lines for all sorts of situations, ol’ Jim is the inspirational non-fiction person on which Dirty Tractor is basing its style and attitude.

Many more designs are in the works, but “Stepped on a Bullfrog” apparel is available now at: http://www.cafepress.com/dirtytractor,

in the ol' Jim section, of course.

3 Types of Alcoholics

Contrary to popular opinion, there are not two, but three types of alcoholics. They are functioning, non-functioning, and transparent.

1.) The “functioning” are the ones who work next to us, we might live with them, or see them on a daily basis. These are the coworkers who every once in a while give a hint of their habit, but all in all it does not effect their ability to fit in with others. You might notice a bit of shaking in their hands, or extremely minty-fresh breath after a lunch meeting.

2.) The “non-functioning” we are all familiar with. These are the people who simply cannot fit into society because of their drinking. Commonly referred to as “winos,’ “drunks,” “bums,” and other nasty terms. These folks are the ones made fun of and ridiculed, but really don’t seem to care.

3.) The third group are the “transparent” alcoholics. Called transparent because drinking is such a part of who they are, the people around them hardly pay attention to it; like they can’t see it. These are the ones who drink beer like it’s water, and any side effects are just part of their personality. Obviously not “angry drunks,” or even drunks at all; they just like to drink and in many cases have been doing it as long as they can remember. They are separate from the functioning group because the functional alcoholics seem to stay away from “the sauce” when they know they have to (like at work). The transparent group on the other hand is just happy to drink all the time and really don’t see a problem with it, or care to hide it during any part of the day. They are beyond functional; drinking is part of who they are - 24/7.

All three groups have challenges when trying to shed light on their “problem.” Functioning say they are functioning just fine, non-functioning don’t care, and the transparent group thinks you’re nuts!