Wednesday, June 21
I'm being chased by Guido, the killer pimp!
To me that's a classic line in a 80's movie. Hopefully you know where it came from and wont have to "Google" it to find the answer. It was funny to me back then, and in re-watching the movie, it struck me as being funny now as well. Not that the movie is something you should base you life on, but I sometimes wonder if just living life loose and free isn't the best way to go. I've always figured if I did everything by the books I would miss out on something, or if I saved all my money I would die before I could spend it. Nah, I'm sure its better to play it safe that sorry, but I for one know at times is nice to just say 'WHAT THE FUCK!"
Friday, April 21
Feel The Silence
You lie awake at night
With blue eyes that never cry
All you remember now
Is what you feel
The truth remains
In midnight conversations
I asked for this moment
But you turned away
Sad like a lonely child
Broken the day you're born
I held the light to you
But I was so vain
And you remain
A promise unfulfilled
I ask you for more
But you push me away
And if we feel the silence
Holding this all inside
Everything means more now than
Words could explain
And if we feel the silence
Holding this all inside us
Looking for something more to say
I don't know where I'm going
Only know where I been
But you move through my soul like a hurricane wind
We've been so lost for so long
I don't know how to get back again
And we're drowning in the water
That flows under this bridge
When you're fighting the current
You forget how to live
And I wanted to reach you but I don't know where to begin
And you remain
A promise unfulfilled until today
And if we feel the silence
Holding this all inside
Everything means more now than
Words could explain
And if we feel the silence
Leaving this all behind us
When it's gone what will you say
How do we hold on
How do we hold on
How do we hold on
How do we hold on
How do we hold on
You lie awake at night
With blue eyes that never cry
...The Goo Goo Dolls
With blue eyes that never cry
All you remember now
Is what you feel
The truth remains
In midnight conversations
I asked for this moment
But you turned away
Sad like a lonely child
Broken the day you're born
I held the light to you
But I was so vain
And you remain
A promise unfulfilled
I ask you for more
But you push me away
And if we feel the silence
Holding this all inside
Everything means more now than
Words could explain
And if we feel the silence
Holding this all inside us
Looking for something more to say
I don't know where I'm going
Only know where I been
But you move through my soul like a hurricane wind
We've been so lost for so long
I don't know how to get back again
And we're drowning in the water
That flows under this bridge
When you're fighting the current
You forget how to live
And I wanted to reach you but I don't know where to begin
And you remain
A promise unfulfilled until today
And if we feel the silence
Holding this all inside
Everything means more now than
Words could explain
And if we feel the silence
Leaving this all behind us
When it's gone what will you say
How do we hold on
How do we hold on
How do we hold on
How do we hold on
How do we hold on
You lie awake at night
With blue eyes that never cry
...The Goo Goo Dolls
Friday, April 7
Coon Hunting
If you care to hear another story about my jaded youth, here goes...
As I've said in previous posts, I loved to spend summers on the farm, there are certain activities on the farm that can be very fun. One of these activities was coon hunting. Typically this would happen on Friday or Saturday nights. You would have to wait until "pure" dark before even thinking about headin out.
Now, for you people that have never been coon hunting, or know little about coon dogs, it is a very rich tradition in the south, and it can also be a very rich hobby to your wallet. A well bread black & tan coon dog can go for upwards of 2 or 3 thousand dollars. Not all but a lot of pickups you see in Georgia have dog boxes in the back, these are generally used to transport your hounds. Coon dogs don't really make good pets, don't ask me why, but they seem to do better outside with a pack than laying curled by your chair inside. There are all kinds of ways to train these dogs to hate coons, and I wont go into them, but needless to say its not always an enjoyable experience for the coons themselves.
One night we took off hunting, there were 3 or 4 trucks loaded with dogs, hunters, rifles, beer & beachnut (tobacco) and everybody was in the mood for fun. One spot isn't really any better than another to hunt, because coons are pretty much everywhere done here, proof being roadkill every mile or so along the highways. What your basically looking for in a hunting area is seclusion to be as loud as you want and not disturb anyone as to get the law called after you. However, in our case, it didn't really matter because the sheriff was with us, and I swear to god he gave all of my cousins "posse" badges. What you worried about was the gamewarden. When you arrive at your desired location the proper method to begin the hunt consists of hollering as loud as you can to get the dogs riled up, release them, watch the run off & open a beer. Now, if I had to be a hunter, this would be one of the methods I would prefer the most. A expert coon hunter knows his dogs well and can tell exactly when their barking changes from running around in the woods raising hell, to treeing a coon and going crazy trying to climb the tree itself.
At this point its no longer fun, you grap your gun and strat trudging through the woods. At midnight it really isn't all that fun, and trust me, deep in the Georgia woods, there are plenty of things besides coons in the woods. The worst part is stepping in springs, wading through streams, and getting slpped in the face by branches. The company and excitement somewhat numbs the soreness of your cold feet and red welps on your face. At some point, right when your mood starts to take a noise dive, you finally reach the dogs. By some means, and I don't know how, they follow the coon from tree to tree as he is trying to escape the pack. Coon hunters not only invest a lot of money on their dogs, but own some of the most powerful flashlights you would ever need to land a 747. These things can illuminate the tree well enough to knock a coon out of it with a .22 rifle.
The trick after that is getting the coon when he falls before the dogs do. Every once in a while you let them fight the coon a bit to further increase their hate for the damn things, but some coons can really tear up a hounds face pretty good. Also, if you let the dogs go at it too long a theory is that they will grow tired of chasing them and not want them as badly, I don't really know. A lot of farms around the south sport coon skinds hanging to dry, tacked to the side of the buildings. Farm hands are given the meat, and most if not all like it.
On one particular hunt, my brother and I were in the back of one of the trucks and the driver spotted a possum running across the peanut field we were crossing. Of course the thing to do was try and run over it, only natural right? Not only did he manage to hit the damn thing, he actually stopped, and threw it in the back of the truck with us. Off we go again, and I hear this hissing, what sounds like a huge snake in the back of the truck with us, I turn on my flashlight and I see this possum backed into the corner with his mouth open showing very sharp teeth, looking like his plans including those sharp teeth and my leg. I almost put a sunroof in that truck beating on the roof, and everyone got a kick out of me and the possum that was playing possum...
Thursday, April 6
Road Rage... (more vents)
I think this Blog has become my source for "temper" relief, so here goes, another chapter in the never ending saga of my bitching...
- Ink pens with caps, I always end up with a giant black areola on all my polos. Damnit...
- Ad/Spy-ware. OK, I guess its not their fault, its the dumb bastards that actually click on the links who are to blame. My fucked up philosophy is if there were no customers, the market would decline.
- iTunes, OK, the Ipod is great, but I dont want your fuckin software, let me drag and drop - dirty mac-bastards.
- Car mechanics. $700 to replace ball joints? OK, at least give me a kiss before you slide it in! (point - Not all mechanics are dirty rat bastards, even the ones that charge a lot for work performed, as all hunters arnt totally bad, but I reserve the right to vent freely, and use as many damn comma's in my Blog as I feel is necessary to get the point across!)
- This bastard comes in the store the other day and starts bitching about a $15 bill he got for a service call. He claims that its my generation being so greedy thats the cause of him not getting a free service call every once in a while. OK, I dont even know where to start on this cheap bastard. First of all, your only 5 or 10 years older than me, so you are my generation mother fucker! Secondly its $15, your shit was fixed, if you dont like it, go get your balljoints fixed!!!
- I paid $3 for a bottle of water at the movie last week. How fucked up is that??
- Mr.Wendall. Shes gotten old and shes now starting to drip on my office carpet. Where is the one place she doesnt? In her damn bed. Gimme a gun!
More to come I'm sure...
Anniversary
What is this land, that I have found
There is silence all around
It's the anniversary
Feel the fear and sad decree
Keeps my fragile heart at beat
On the anniversary
Through these dark and lonely streets
Drag my ragged grainy feet
It's the anniversary, the anniversary
It's the anniversary
How far is hate away from this
I, reluctant, feel your kiss
On the anniversary, the anniversary
The anniversary
Don't want to feel your kiss no more --
**Bubba, don't play that shit, it always makes you all mellow...
(i'm thinking it was the pot and not the song)
There is silence all around
It's the anniversary
Feel the fear and sad decree
Keeps my fragile heart at beat
On the anniversary
Through these dark and lonely streets
Drag my ragged grainy feet
It's the anniversary, the anniversary
It's the anniversary
How far is hate away from this
I, reluctant, feel your kiss
On the anniversary, the anniversary
The anniversary
Don't want to feel your kiss no more --
**Bubba, don't play that shit, it always makes you all mellow...
(i'm thinking it was the pot and not the song)
Monday, April 3
Poker Face
Strange how sometimes you don't want to do something because you know somebody will think your doing it because of them, and you actually arnt? I'm wondering if that even makes sense...
After working on my business website today we were going over Blog options and in the end decided a Blog wasn't right for it. However, I still see or do things that need to be Blogged about and totally forget about them afterwards. A couple of weeks ago I introduced a friend to my Blog and went back reading the archives and it was fun (most of the time), I would like to delete some of the more depressing ones, but that would totally defeat the idea, right? Who knows.
Well, haven't played poker in a while, but after a trip to the liquor store Saturday night that streak came to a sudden, very costly end. The buy-in was $20 and that was gone after one round around the table. I ended up losing a grand total of $65, that's HORSE-SHIT! LOL. We had fun, but I think were going to modify our betting rules before the next time we play.
What else, hmmm. Oh yeah, watched King Kong 2006 last week, awesome movie. Yeah we know what happens in the end but the graphics rocked. Also saw IceAge 2 this weekend, I highly recommend it to everyone.
Talk later...
After working on my business website today we were going over Blog options and in the end decided a Blog wasn't right for it. However, I still see or do things that need to be Blogged about and totally forget about them afterwards. A couple of weeks ago I introduced a friend to my Blog and went back reading the archives and it was fun (most of the time), I would like to delete some of the more depressing ones, but that would totally defeat the idea, right? Who knows.
Well, haven't played poker in a while, but after a trip to the liquor store Saturday night that streak came to a sudden, very costly end. The buy-in was $20 and that was gone after one round around the table. I ended up losing a grand total of $65, that's HORSE-SHIT! LOL. We had fun, but I think were going to modify our betting rules before the next time we play.
What else, hmmm. Oh yeah, watched King Kong 2006 last week, awesome movie. Yeah we know what happens in the end but the graphics rocked. Also saw IceAge 2 this weekend, I highly recommend it to everyone.
Talk later...
Saturday, March 25
All I Ever Wanted...
You were my ticket outta here
And I was your dream come true
You gave me everything I ever wanted
Except for you
I convinced my self that over don't mean over
And I convinced myself that I could fix it all
Two dreams collided maybe we got too excited for our own good
No more - hold on we can make it
No more holding each other while the words all break it
Move on you know we'll be stronger in the end
Now I convinced myself that nothing could ever tear me away
And I convinced myself that we'd look back and laugh at this one day
Two lives collidin' baby
We got too excited for our own good
No more - hold on we can make it
No more holding our breath while the truth all breaks it
Move on ya know we'll be stronger in the end
Hey wait hey don't you know that this is there is where the whole thing went wrong
Hey wait hey don't you wanna hear what I have to say
Hey wait hey don't you know that this is where the strong go on
And all I ever wanted
All I ever wanted
All I ever wanted
Was you
No more - hold on we can make it
No more holding each other while the world tries to break us
Move on ya know we'll be stronger in the end
Hey wait hey don't you know that this is there is where the whole thing went wrong
Hey wait hey don't you wanna hear what I have to say
Hey wait hey don't you know this is where the strong will go on
And all I ever wanted
All I ever wanted
All I ever wanted
Was you
And I was your dream come true
You gave me everything I ever wanted
Except for you
I convinced my self that over don't mean over
And I convinced myself that I could fix it all
Two dreams collided maybe we got too excited for our own good
No more - hold on we can make it
No more holding each other while the words all break it
Move on you know we'll be stronger in the end
Now I convinced myself that nothing could ever tear me away
And I convinced myself that we'd look back and laugh at this one day
Two lives collidin' baby
We got too excited for our own good
No more - hold on we can make it
No more holding our breath while the truth all breaks it
Move on ya know we'll be stronger in the end
Hey wait hey don't you know that this is there is where the whole thing went wrong
Hey wait hey don't you wanna hear what I have to say
Hey wait hey don't you know that this is where the strong go on
And all I ever wanted
All I ever wanted
All I ever wanted
Was you
No more - hold on we can make it
No more holding each other while the world tries to break us
Move on ya know we'll be stronger in the end
Hey wait hey don't you know that this is there is where the whole thing went wrong
Hey wait hey don't you wanna hear what I have to say
Hey wait hey don't you know this is where the strong will go on
And all I ever wanted
All I ever wanted
All I ever wanted
Was you
Tuesday, March 21
Vision Quest
My playlist when I workout...
01 - AC/DC : Hard As A Rock
02 - Berlin : No More Words
03 - Billy Idol : White Wedding
04 - Bon Jovi : Wanted Dead Or Alive
05 - Cheap Trick : I want You To Want Me
06 - Dan Hartman : I Can Dream About You
07 - Def Leppard : Animal
08 - Doobie Brothers : China Grove
09 - Eagles : Already Gone
10 - Elton John : Saturday Nights Alright For Fighting
11 - Foreigner : Urgent
12 - Jet : Are You Gonna Be My Girl
13 - KC & The Sunshine Band : Keep It Comin' Love
14 - Kiss : I Was Made For Lovin You
15 - Loverboy : Hot Girls In Love
16 - Shania Twain : You Win My Love
17 - Van Halen : Dancin In The Street
18 - Journey : Only The Young
Most times dont finish the whole thing but i like being able to skip around a bit. I know I have a lot of 80's stuff in there, but then again, thats when my music appreciation was formed, lol...
01 - AC/DC : Hard As A Rock
02 - Berlin : No More Words
03 - Billy Idol : White Wedding
04 - Bon Jovi : Wanted Dead Or Alive
05 - Cheap Trick : I want You To Want Me
06 - Dan Hartman : I Can Dream About You
07 - Def Leppard : Animal
08 - Doobie Brothers : China Grove
09 - Eagles : Already Gone
10 - Elton John : Saturday Nights Alright For Fighting
11 - Foreigner : Urgent
12 - Jet : Are You Gonna Be My Girl
13 - KC & The Sunshine Band : Keep It Comin' Love
14 - Kiss : I Was Made For Lovin You
15 - Loverboy : Hot Girls In Love
16 - Shania Twain : You Win My Love
17 - Van Halen : Dancin In The Street
18 - Journey : Only The Young
Most times dont finish the whole thing but i like being able to skip around a bit. I know I have a lot of 80's stuff in there, but then again, thats when my music appreciation was formed, lol...
Sunday, March 12
Meat & Potatoes
OK, no remarks about how long its been since I posted, I promise. Hmm, or was that just one??
I want to be a vegetarian. I was watching the History channel the other day about Leonardo DiVinci and I was a interested to know that he was one and some of the reasons he was. He made a statement that made me think, he didn't want his body to be a crypt for other animals. Sounds stupid but also makes you think, or at least it makes me think. Other notable Vegans HERE. Hell, Shania can't be wrong! With all that said I have a big problem, I love steaks, LOL. I'm such a loser.
So anyway, I was in the hospital for 4 days with Pneumonia a few weeks ago. I was pretty damned scared because I couldn't lay down and breath, what a weird feeling that is. I'm over that hurdle, but constantly trying to improve. At this point, healthy living is what I'm aiming for. Its working (with the exception of an occasional big fat steak), and I like it.
I like being alone sometimes, light a candle and listen to mustic that soothes you. I have so many songs that take me away to another place I sould make a playlist. I know if you like beautiful music, you will love the following...
- Amos Lee / Colors
- The Calling / Wherever You Will Go
- ACDC / Ride On (trust me)
- Foreigner / Fool For You Anyway
- Aldo Nova / Stay
- Gary Allan / Songs About Rain
- Alison Krauss / Baby Now That Ive Found You
- Journey / Faithfully
- Ronan Keating / When You Say Nothing At All
- Anna Nalick / Breath (2AM)
- Beth Hart / L.A. Song
- Robert Plant / Through With The Two Step
- Bird York / In The Deep
- Blessid Union Of Souls / Standing At The Edge Of Earth
- Collective Soul / How Do You Love?
- Nika Costa / Push & Pull
- Brian McKnight / Everytime You go Away
- James Taylor / Up On The Roof
Thats enough for now...
Hope you like
I want to be a vegetarian. I was watching the History channel the other day about Leonardo DiVinci and I was a interested to know that he was one and some of the reasons he was. He made a statement that made me think, he didn't want his body to be a crypt for other animals. Sounds stupid but also makes you think, or at least it makes me think. Other notable Vegans HERE. Hell, Shania can't be wrong! With all that said I have a big problem, I love steaks, LOL. I'm such a loser.
So anyway, I was in the hospital for 4 days with Pneumonia a few weeks ago. I was pretty damned scared because I couldn't lay down and breath, what a weird feeling that is. I'm over that hurdle, but constantly trying to improve. At this point, healthy living is what I'm aiming for. Its working (with the exception of an occasional big fat steak), and I like it.
I like being alone sometimes, light a candle and listen to mustic that soothes you. I have so many songs that take me away to another place I sould make a playlist. I know if you like beautiful music, you will love the following...
- Amos Lee / Colors
- The Calling / Wherever You Will Go
- ACDC / Ride On (trust me)
- Foreigner / Fool For You Anyway
- Aldo Nova / Stay
- Gary Allan / Songs About Rain
- Alison Krauss / Baby Now That Ive Found You
- Journey / Faithfully
- Ronan Keating / When You Say Nothing At All
- Anna Nalick / Breath (2AM)
- Beth Hart / L.A. Song
- Robert Plant / Through With The Two Step
- Bird York / In The Deep
- Blessid Union Of Souls / Standing At The Edge Of Earth
- Collective Soul / How Do You Love?
- Nika Costa / Push & Pull
- Brian McKnight / Everytime You go Away
- James Taylor / Up On The Roof
Thats enough for now...
Hope you like
Wednesday, January 18
Summer of '69
I like to think about the past sometimes. Actually it could be at really weird times too. I sometimes wonder if other people are the same way, but then I think they are.
In my youth, one of my favorite things to do was spend the summer with my cousins on the farm. In the area I live, in the country you either have fine white sand, or slippery red clay. We really didn't need much of anything else, with the exception briars and kudzu. In the hottest months of the year when I was able to spend my free summers there, we were fortunate enough to also enjoy many southern delicacies; some of which included wild red plums, sweet juicy blackberries and vine fresh watermelons.
You always had to be very careful when picking this fruit, not that it was very hard to find, but because you would typically run across rattlesnakes or water moccasins most every day. The moccasins weren't so bad if you weren't too close to a pond or spring, but the rattlesnakes loved the shade of the fruit bushes, which also brought animals that they made their meals of. We typically got along pretty well with them, we learned very quickly to carry a stick and make lots of noise when picking, because for the most part snakes disliked us as much as we disliked them.
One of the more fun and devilish things we liked to do was roll watermelons down the road and watch them burst open. It's comforting to me thinking back how sweet and cool those watermelons would taste on such hot days, temperatures well over 100.
We were all fair with light brown hair at the beginning of summer and totally blonde and or skin was very dark brown at the end, with the added help of our swimming adventures. Our spot was a "concrete pond" who's water was darker than the irrigation pond that was next to it, it had once been a real swimming pool back in the 50's I had once heard, I couldn't picture it was one, but the water was cool, and the swimming was fun. I guess the biggest draw back was all the broken glass on the bottom of that pool, so you had to learn to swim very fast if you wanted to enjoy it.
I smile when I remember my summers, and I know I would freak out if my daughter was in any of the harms way that we were in back then, but I made it through in one piece, so I guess you just got to let go one day...
In my youth, one of my favorite things to do was spend the summer with my cousins on the farm. In the area I live, in the country you either have fine white sand, or slippery red clay. We really didn't need much of anything else, with the exception briars and kudzu. In the hottest months of the year when I was able to spend my free summers there, we were fortunate enough to also enjoy many southern delicacies; some of which included wild red plums, sweet juicy blackberries and vine fresh watermelons.
You always had to be very careful when picking this fruit, not that it was very hard to find, but because you would typically run across rattlesnakes or water moccasins most every day. The moccasins weren't so bad if you weren't too close to a pond or spring, but the rattlesnakes loved the shade of the fruit bushes, which also brought animals that they made their meals of. We typically got along pretty well with them, we learned very quickly to carry a stick and make lots of noise when picking, because for the most part snakes disliked us as much as we disliked them.
One of the more fun and devilish things we liked to do was roll watermelons down the road and watch them burst open. It's comforting to me thinking back how sweet and cool those watermelons would taste on such hot days, temperatures well over 100.
We were all fair with light brown hair at the beginning of summer and totally blonde and or skin was very dark brown at the end, with the added help of our swimming adventures. Our spot was a "concrete pond" who's water was darker than the irrigation pond that was next to it, it had once been a real swimming pool back in the 50's I had once heard, I couldn't picture it was one, but the water was cool, and the swimming was fun. I guess the biggest draw back was all the broken glass on the bottom of that pool, so you had to learn to swim very fast if you wanted to enjoy it.
I smile when I remember my summers, and I know I would freak out if my daughter was in any of the harms way that we were in back then, but I made it through in one piece, so I guess you just got to let go one day...
Tuesday, December 20
Ba Humbug!
Sorry, I know I was sounding a little like Scrooge yesterday, but the whole money thing at Christmas starts freaking me out, especially when I have to scrimp and save to be able to afford luxuries. And yes I know giving is what it is about, but it just seems like to me the people I'm giving to always gets nicer "stuff" than I do. Cry me a river!
I do feel somewhat better today, I think Mariah was only on the radio 30 times today compared to the 50 from yesterday. Suprizingly I haven't heard Elton's famous "Step into Christmas" yet, guess I'll have to start searching through MP3s and find it.
Well, the Nano for my daughter is out, She originally wanted a pink mini, but due to the fact that they are no longer making them, and all the stores are sold out, I was able to talk her into the Nano, now guess what, sold out... Locally that is. So, I got her the Sony PSP instead, personally I would've wanted it anyway, but I hope she feels the same.
Supposed to be off work between Christmas and New Years, but then we are doing a inventory sometime in there, lets hope it doesn't take too long, I predict 3 hours, I'm sure I'm wrong.
Hmmm, 2 days in a row, I guess I should wait a few months before I post again, unless I get some incentive...
Merry Christmas...
I do feel somewhat better today, I think Mariah was only on the radio 30 times today compared to the 50 from yesterday. Suprizingly I haven't heard Elton's famous "Step into Christmas" yet, guess I'll have to start searching through MP3s and find it.
Well, the Nano for my daughter is out, She originally wanted a pink mini, but due to the fact that they are no longer making them, and all the stores are sold out, I was able to talk her into the Nano, now guess what, sold out... Locally that is. So, I got her the Sony PSP instead, personally I would've wanted it anyway, but I hope she feels the same.
Supposed to be off work between Christmas and New Years, but then we are doing a inventory sometime in there, lets hope it doesn't take too long, I predict 3 hours, I'm sure I'm wrong.
Hmmm, 2 days in a row, I guess I should wait a few months before I post again, unless I get some incentive...
Merry Christmas...
Monday, December 19
"There's an icon on my desktop that won't go away"
What's this, twice in one month? Sounds like the story of my life, ehh.
So, according to plan I haven't started buying Christmas presents yet. I normally wait till Christmas Eve, and then bitch about what they don't have in stock. I have several opinions on Christmas that I've formed over the course of my adult life, and thou they may be fucked up, I contend that they are for my personal reference and I'm not forcing them on anyone. So, I guess this could be the start of a new tradition...
1st Annual Christmas Bitch Session:
- Why is it that I shell out over 2 thousand dollars for Christmas gifts for the family, aand I end up with a Old Spice gift set and a sack of athletic socks? Thats horse shit.
- When did it become standard policy that whatever kids say they want for Christmas they get? I mean sure, if its a bike or clothes, OK. But these days its a long list and you got to bust your ass to buy every bit of it, and God forbid if you dont complete the list. I remember when a bike was something you only got once in your childhood and that was like the best thing you could imagine, then if you grew out of it you got your older brothers bike or something. These days kids get a bike whenever and Christmas is for more expensive shit. Again - horse shit!
- Plese, somebody turn off the Mariah Carey Christmas song, Argh!
- Is it just me, or do I remember helping my Mother pick out nice things to give my Father for Christmas, like a recliner or shotgun or tool set. Um, I'm a Father, has the good old days done came and gone???
- WTF is Kwanza? Please somebody exlain it to me.
...more to come
So, according to plan I haven't started buying Christmas presents yet. I normally wait till Christmas Eve, and then bitch about what they don't have in stock. I have several opinions on Christmas that I've formed over the course of my adult life, and thou they may be fucked up, I contend that they are for my personal reference and I'm not forcing them on anyone. So, I guess this could be the start of a new tradition...
1st Annual Christmas Bitch Session:
- Why is it that I shell out over 2 thousand dollars for Christmas gifts for the family, aand I end up with a Old Spice gift set and a sack of athletic socks? Thats horse shit.
- When did it become standard policy that whatever kids say they want for Christmas they get? I mean sure, if its a bike or clothes, OK. But these days its a long list and you got to bust your ass to buy every bit of it, and God forbid if you dont complete the list. I remember when a bike was something you only got once in your childhood and that was like the best thing you could imagine, then if you grew out of it you got your older brothers bike or something. These days kids get a bike whenever and Christmas is for more expensive shit. Again - horse shit!
- Plese, somebody turn off the Mariah Carey Christmas song, Argh!
- Is it just me, or do I remember helping my Mother pick out nice things to give my Father for Christmas, like a recliner or shotgun or tool set. Um, I'm a Father, has the good old days done came and gone???
- WTF is Kwanza? Please somebody exlain it to me.
...more to come
Wednesday, December 14
Bo Bice
The Real Thing
Every word I say I mean it
Every single day I feel it
But sometimes when you talk
It’s obvious you want to show it
So don’t blow it
Tell me what we got
Tell me it’s a lot
Tell me it’s the real thing
Tell me not to change
And always be the same
Tell me that’s a good thing
It’s a good thing
Tell me not to lie
Tell me not to wait
Tell me that you want the same things as me
Tell me that it’s fate
Driving me insane
Tell me it’s the real thing
That keeps me hanging on
I can read the signs between us
And I feel its inside when you come nearer
There’s a stillness in the air
Like no one else is there
And every moment stays in the moment
Tell me what we got
Tell me it’s a lot
Tell me it’s the real thing
Tell me not to change
And always be the same
Tell me that’s a good thing
It’s a good thing
Tell me not to lie
Tell me not to wait
Tell me that you want the same things as me
Tell me that it’s fate
Driving me insane
Sunday, December 4
A monkey returns to earth safely...
2am and here I am. If you don't already know, or care; the motherboard on my computer decided it didn't like me anymore, and I suppose that's just one of the things that decided it didn't like me. As for the motherboard, the fan on the board stopped running, and the system started overheating, I returned it for a new one (maybe it will get here before Christmas), hopefully that solves that problem. You know, I hate when something changes in your life and it feels as if everything is upside down. Its not really pain or anger or loneliness, I think its just uncertainness. I know life goes on, I look back at events that have happened years ago and wonder why I or someone else acted like they did, and it all seems so petty. But that doesn't really help the here-&-now.
So, I'm on my daughters PC now, its a AMD 2100+ but doesn't run any of my newer games worth a damn. Ialmost impossible to run her off of it long enough through the week to play anyway. I'm lucky to has braved the Wal-Mart crowds for the Xbox 360, its been a life saver this past week.
Wish I had something interesting to talk about, hmm maybe that's why I don't Blog more often, my subject matter stinks. Hmm, I know maybe I can tell you a story about the OLD days...(hope its not a repeat)
I had a huge crush on a girl that I met in 1984. Just so happens she had a boyfriend, I didn't know much about him. I never really approached her until she started working at a fast food place that my Mother managed. We became pretty good friends, but I know she didn't look at me in a romantic way, simply because she was tied up with this other guy. In 1984 I thought I was the shit. If you've followed my Blog you know I had a Grand Prix with T-Tops, it had a very expensive stereo in it as well, which was important back in those days. I remember reading Rolling Stone and picking out hits from the Billboard Top 100 in it, and then going to the music store and buying either the 45s or the cool extended singles, then you would spend hours recording them to Maxell cassette tapes. Wow, just the thought of that brings back a lot of memories. Well anyway besides my car, I had spent a lot of time working out and tanning, as well as just about any other self indulgent thing you could do to prine yourself for the opposite sex. I honestly don't remember how I actually began a relationship with this girl, because at the time I was seeing several others. I know that sounds weird, but I felt it wasn't very smart to sit home and feel sorry for myself while the girl of my affections is dating someone else. I do remember sending her a card, I think it was a Christmas card and her boyfriend came to where I worked and was asking me questions about it. At the time I worked in a local grocery store as a produce clerk (woohoo), the conversation managed to work itself into the back room and a fight soon began. Actually, if you call one person getting their ass kicked a fight, that's what happened. I haven't been in too many altercations, I'm a big guy and normally people to push me. I just threw this guy in the sink in the back and hit him once or twice, that was about it. From there things are fuzzy again, I really don't know how or when it happened, but I do remember I asked the girl out and she accepted. I made a special cassette for the occasion, wore my Miami Vice blazer with the sleeves rolled up, pleated pants, and slip on sebagos with no socks, yeah it was the 80s remember? The T-tops were out when I went to go pick her up, and I remember the song I was listening to on the way, Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You. To this day, when I hear it, I think about her. The girl lived in a huge southern home, you know, the type that you think about when you think about "Gone With The Wind". Its kind of intimidating knocking on the front door of one of those places. Her little sister welcomed me at the door, and lead me to the library, where her parents were waiting for me. About the only thing I remember about that experience was the poodle sniffing my crotch while I was talking to them, and I was worried that I was giving off some type of odor and they would realize I wanted to have sex with their daughter or something! She finally came down, At the time LeeAnn Rimes wasn't around, but that's what this girl looked like. She was beautiful, and I was pumped just to be able to say that I was taking her out. I think we went to Pizza hut to eat, and then to the movies, "Hard To Hold" with Rick Springfield, It seems to me that the movie sucked, but I just remember her sitting next to me, and her smell, so perfect. I remember we had a great time, and I took her straight home, and walked her to the door. I will never forget what happened next. I remember kissing her, just lips, no tongue. I was so excited I was almost dizzy. She told me she has homework and asked if I would like to come up and help, and I said no. I SAID NO! What a dumbass. When I said it, I remember thinking if I said yes I might look too anxious, but after I left I knew I formed the wrong impression with her. We never went out again, I got crazy over another girl and things just didn't work out. I see her now, once every 4 or 5 months, she's married, the guy looks gay to me & she must have put on 200lbs because she is very big, but I still think she's beautiful, because I remember the dog between my legs, sharing my popcorn at the movies, and the 1 kiss I shared with her.
So, I'm on my daughters PC now, its a AMD 2100+ but doesn't run any of my newer games worth a damn. Ialmost impossible to run her off of it long enough through the week to play anyway. I'm lucky to has braved the Wal-Mart crowds for the Xbox 360, its been a life saver this past week.
Wish I had something interesting to talk about, hmm maybe that's why I don't Blog more often, my subject matter stinks. Hmm, I know maybe I can tell you a story about the OLD days...(hope its not a repeat)
I had a huge crush on a girl that I met in 1984. Just so happens she had a boyfriend, I didn't know much about him. I never really approached her until she started working at a fast food place that my Mother managed. We became pretty good friends, but I know she didn't look at me in a romantic way, simply because she was tied up with this other guy. In 1984 I thought I was the shit. If you've followed my Blog you know I had a Grand Prix with T-Tops, it had a very expensive stereo in it as well, which was important back in those days. I remember reading Rolling Stone and picking out hits from the Billboard Top 100 in it, and then going to the music store and buying either the 45s or the cool extended singles, then you would spend hours recording them to Maxell cassette tapes. Wow, just the thought of that brings back a lot of memories. Well anyway besides my car, I had spent a lot of time working out and tanning, as well as just about any other self indulgent thing you could do to prine yourself for the opposite sex. I honestly don't remember how I actually began a relationship with this girl, because at the time I was seeing several others. I know that sounds weird, but I felt it wasn't very smart to sit home and feel sorry for myself while the girl of my affections is dating someone else. I do remember sending her a card, I think it was a Christmas card and her boyfriend came to where I worked and was asking me questions about it. At the time I worked in a local grocery store as a produce clerk (woohoo), the conversation managed to work itself into the back room and a fight soon began. Actually, if you call one person getting their ass kicked a fight, that's what happened. I haven't been in too many altercations, I'm a big guy and normally people to push me. I just threw this guy in the sink in the back and hit him once or twice, that was about it. From there things are fuzzy again, I really don't know how or when it happened, but I do remember I asked the girl out and she accepted. I made a special cassette for the occasion, wore my Miami Vice blazer with the sleeves rolled up, pleated pants, and slip on sebagos with no socks, yeah it was the 80s remember? The T-tops were out when I went to go pick her up, and I remember the song I was listening to on the way, Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You. To this day, when I hear it, I think about her. The girl lived in a huge southern home, you know, the type that you think about when you think about "Gone With The Wind". Its kind of intimidating knocking on the front door of one of those places. Her little sister welcomed me at the door, and lead me to the library, where her parents were waiting for me. About the only thing I remember about that experience was the poodle sniffing my crotch while I was talking to them, and I was worried that I was giving off some type of odor and they would realize I wanted to have sex with their daughter or something! She finally came down, At the time LeeAnn Rimes wasn't around, but that's what this girl looked like. She was beautiful, and I was pumped just to be able to say that I was taking her out. I think we went to Pizza hut to eat, and then to the movies, "Hard To Hold" with Rick Springfield, It seems to me that the movie sucked, but I just remember her sitting next to me, and her smell, so perfect. I remember we had a great time, and I took her straight home, and walked her to the door. I will never forget what happened next. I remember kissing her, just lips, no tongue. I was so excited I was almost dizzy. She told me she has homework and asked if I would like to come up and help, and I said no. I SAID NO! What a dumbass. When I said it, I remember thinking if I said yes I might look too anxious, but after I left I knew I formed the wrong impression with her. We never went out again, I got crazy over another girl and things just didn't work out. I see her now, once every 4 or 5 months, she's married, the guy looks gay to me & she must have put on 200lbs because she is very big, but I still think she's beautiful, because I remember the dog between my legs, sharing my popcorn at the movies, and the 1 kiss I shared with her.
Friday, November 25
You May Be A "Geek" If...
OK, I love computers, most people reading this probably do too. But I also love building them, fixing them & upgrading them. That goes hand-&-hand with another one of my passions, gaming. I'm totally addicted to WOW and also AOE3. I actually bought those 2 games, lol. I remember going back in my youth, when I was maybe 10 or 11 my father managed a teen hang out joint, and they had arcade games in there, as well as pinball machines. I got hooked then, and haven't stopped. I've had probably every gaming console ever released since, from Atari to the Sega Saturn, from Nintendo to the Game Cube, not to mention the PS2 and XBox. Well, on 11-22-05 at 12:01am the new XBox 360 was released. I was too dumb to pre-order, and supplies were limited, so what was I going to do? I got off of work at 5:30pm Monday (the 21st) and went by Wal-Mart to see how many units they were going to have, the manager tells me they have 4 premium units and 10 core units. Now for those of you who don't know, or give a damn, the premium unit came with a wireless controller, a headset, a 10GB hard drive, 1 year live online gaming, and a remote control. All that added up to about $250 bucks, and the price of the premium system was $399 - the price of the core system is $299, which makes the premium system a sweet deal. So anyway, while talking to the manager these 2 teenage boys ask her when to stand in line, at 5:30PM! Shit, so I get behind them, and here we go, stand in line for 6.5 hours for a XBox 360. Did I get one, well just read on...
5:30pm - Can I stand in line for that long? Could you? No, probably not, maybe if it were to have sex with Shania, or pick up your million dollar lottery check, but for a damn video game? So, I'm thinking, I'm #3 in line, they have 4 premium systems, I better stay, I got a premo spot. I'm standing in from of this wall of TV's that are playing Frosty The Snowman - are you fucking kidding me? After the 3rd showing of this DVD, I politely ask one of the employees to swap it out, and what were we fortunate to be able to watch? The Santa Clause. Yippee. I bought a chair, a large Dr.Pepper and a candy bar, and amazingly time seems to go by pretty fast. I see a lot of friends and family, and have a pretty good time chatting with them, the embarrassing part is telling them why I am here, lol. Mr.5 in line is a Wal-Mart employee and tells me he has seen the boxes in the security room and knows exactly how many there are.
7:00pm - There are now 14 people in line, 4 of which are from the same family. I'm thinking that anyone that shows up behind them are going to be pissed. The guy that is #4 in line is counting his blessings and calling a lot of people on his cell telling them how lucky he is. I find out that
9:00pm - Everyone seems to be having a pretty good time, excited about the new game, and suprizingly even the people in line after the #4 spot seem to be in a good mood knowing at least they will get something. I start to worry because the line is longer than 14, and they only have 14, right? The kids in front of me are listening to StaticX & the Santa clause in on its 3rd loop, when will this night end?
10:30pm - The electronics manager comes out with pre-sale tickets to hand out, and pulls Mr.4 out of line and starts telling him that one of the premium boxes was damaged so badly that it damaged the unit inside the box. She tells him that if he doesn't mind just to step aside and she will call another Wal-Mart and have him one tomorrow, lol, is this bitch stupid or what? Is she just being naive or does she honestly think there are going to be extra XBox premium units to be had the next day? He is pissed but understands, but tells her he will get a core system, he knows there wont be anything left tomorrow, they talk for 15 or 20 minutes, and by this time he is thinking the situation over, knowing he has been in line for 5 hours, and somebody is trying to pull some shit on him, so he says what I think is a classic: "Let me see the damaged box".
11:00pm - All of the management team has disappeared, the natives are starting to grow restless, even the people who knew they weren't going to get a premium unit now feel cheated. Mr.4 is really pissed, but the manager tells him she will show him the damaged box, so at least he is content. Wait, what is this, some dumb fuck walks from out of nowhere, says he ordered one 2 days ago and plants hiself in front of the line. WTF? So that makes me Mr.4, I now start to wonder, are they going to let this happen? I find out the guy is a Wal-Mart employee, and the manager give out the tickets, I get a premium ticket she tells the guy in front of the line to take a hike. So I get to leave the line and go Pee and browse the store.
11:30pm - Still no damaged XBox package, Mr.4 is totally pissed, they are calling the store assitant manager, he shows up and is brain dead. He leaves in a huff telling #4 that he will find the damamged box.
11:45pm - 4 police show up and tell the crowd the assistant manager has reported a disturbance. The assitant manager comes back with no box and tells the police #4 is being rowdy. The police ask the manager if he is going to still honor the tickets (my heart stops at this point), he says yes.
12:05am - I get my XBox premium and walk out.
12:30am - I unpackaged the unit, hook it up and it is all that and more, I cant even describe the quality of the games and the interface on the console, you can actually hook up to your wireless network to this thing and listen to your mp3s and view your pictures through it. What's this, you can download demo games as well? SWEET.
1:30am - In bed & as happy as one could be without a trink ;o)
5:30pm - Can I stand in line for that long? Could you? No, probably not, maybe if it were to have sex with Shania, or pick up your million dollar lottery check, but for a damn video game? So, I'm thinking, I'm #3 in line, they have 4 premium systems, I better stay, I got a premo spot. I'm standing in from of this wall of TV's that are playing Frosty The Snowman - are you fucking kidding me? After the 3rd showing of this DVD, I politely ask one of the employees to swap it out, and what were we fortunate to be able to watch? The Santa Clause. Yippee. I bought a chair, a large Dr.Pepper and a candy bar, and amazingly time seems to go by pretty fast. I see a lot of friends and family, and have a pretty good time chatting with them, the embarrassing part is telling them why I am here, lol. Mr.5 in line is a Wal-Mart employee and tells me he has seen the boxes in the security room and knows exactly how many there are.
7:00pm - There are now 14 people in line, 4 of which are from the same family. I'm thinking that anyone that shows up behind them are going to be pissed. The guy that is #4 in line is counting his blessings and calling a lot of people on his cell telling them how lucky he is. I find out that
9:00pm - Everyone seems to be having a pretty good time, excited about the new game, and suprizingly even the people in line after the #4 spot seem to be in a good mood knowing at least they will get something. I start to worry because the line is longer than 14, and they only have 14, right? The kids in front of me are listening to StaticX & the Santa clause in on its 3rd loop, when will this night end?
10:30pm - The electronics manager comes out with pre-sale tickets to hand out, and pulls Mr.4 out of line and starts telling him that one of the premium boxes was damaged so badly that it damaged the unit inside the box. She tells him that if he doesn't mind just to step aside and she will call another Wal-Mart and have him one tomorrow, lol, is this bitch stupid or what? Is she just being naive or does she honestly think there are going to be extra XBox premium units to be had the next day? He is pissed but understands, but tells her he will get a core system, he knows there wont be anything left tomorrow, they talk for 15 or 20 minutes, and by this time he is thinking the situation over, knowing he has been in line for 5 hours, and somebody is trying to pull some shit on him, so he says what I think is a classic: "Let me see the damaged box".
11:00pm - All of the management team has disappeared, the natives are starting to grow restless, even the people who knew they weren't going to get a premium unit now feel cheated. Mr.4 is really pissed, but the manager tells him she will show him the damaged box, so at least he is content. Wait, what is this, some dumb fuck walks from out of nowhere, says he ordered one 2 days ago and plants hiself in front of the line. WTF? So that makes me Mr.4, I now start to wonder, are they going to let this happen? I find out the guy is a Wal-Mart employee, and the manager give out the tickets, I get a premium ticket she tells the guy in front of the line to take a hike. So I get to leave the line and go Pee and browse the store.
11:30pm - Still no damaged XBox package, Mr.4 is totally pissed, they are calling the store assitant manager, he shows up and is brain dead. He leaves in a huff telling #4 that he will find the damamged box.
11:45pm - 4 police show up and tell the crowd the assistant manager has reported a disturbance. The assitant manager comes back with no box and tells the police #4 is being rowdy. The police ask the manager if he is going to still honor the tickets (my heart stops at this point), he says yes.
12:05am - I get my XBox premium and walk out.
12:30am - I unpackaged the unit, hook it up and it is all that and more, I cant even describe the quality of the games and the interface on the console, you can actually hook up to your wireless network to this thing and listen to your mp3s and view your pictures through it. What's this, you can download demo games as well? SWEET.
1:30am - In bed & as happy as one could be without a trink ;o)
Thursday, November 17
Already?
Is it just me, or does it feel like Thanksgiving to you? I should've known when I started seeing Christmas stuff in Wal-Mart. One thing I do enjoy about this time of year is home-made dressing. I know its never the same as Mom's, but I just can't seem to find any that tastes as good as Mom makes. Oh yeah, and the new Xbox will be out next week...SWEET.
I think I know why I stopped blogging, im drawing a blank. But I promise, I will keep thankin! lol...
I think I know why I stopped blogging, im drawing a blank. But I promise, I will keep thankin! lol...
Saturday, November 12
Some Links You Might Enjoy...
OK, I do this every once in a while, I always like to discover new places to go and surf on the world wide web. Have fun and tell them I sent ya for an extra 10% off!
Friday, November 11
Count to 10.....9.....8.....
I have a keyboard/mouse combo fetish. I've tried to kick it, but I cant. I've owned probably 20 different combos in the last 5 years or so. The first mouse I paid an extravagant amount for was the RAZOR VIPER, it was $100 and I really didn't like it that much. One of my favorite mice has been this MS INTERNET MOUSE, it was well before the optical & cordless craze, but it felt so good in my hand. One Keyboard that I just had to have was the ZBoard. It was decent, and the interchangeable keyboard layouts were cool, designed for different games and all, but I forgot, I'm more of a mouse user than keyboard user, so I didn't use it too much, and I hated the cord. I've been through several different combos since those, but this is my newest love, Logitech's Laser Mouse & Keyboard. I'm sure it wont be my last set, but for the time being, I love them. But.... Houston, we have a problem! I sat down tonight to surf my usual haunts, and as I was typing my space key was sticking, WTF? I paid $125 for this and its messed up??? So I gently pry off the space bar and somebody has spilt something "Gooey" in my priceless keyboard! And before you even think it, the keyboard is well out of my distance! So, I go to work with Alcohol and Q-tips and get it all cleaned up, but now I feel like my keyboard has been stained, so I'm thinking I need to start looking for a replacement. All I can say is, they better not let me catch who did it!
Sunday, November 6
Time To Bitch...
OK, I guess one reason I decided to post is because I haven't been able to rant anywhere else. Hmmm, maybe I have been able to, but in doing so, I didn't get sufficiently satisfied. So here goes...
- Who was the genius that designed the parking places that are just wide enough for people to park next to you, open their car door and grind it into the side of your vehicle? ARGH! Yeah, I know there may be just a tad enough room if you hold your door, trying to prevent it from springing open onto the awaiting 30K SUV next to you, but does Joe-I-Don't-Give-A-Damn hold his door? I don't know who is worse, the parking lot stripe painter or Joe.
- It wasn't too long over a year ago that I said I wouldn't drive a car if gas was over $2 a gallon. Sheesh. My question is this; Where did all the fuckin gas go? I thought the whole purpose of Bush bombing Iraq was so that we could have gas! Way to go GW!! Damn, I'm a southener, Carted gets ripped for giving away the Panama Canal, but shit, he didn't give away all the friggin gas!
- Take the computers away from stupid bastards!
- Cost of living. Um, did I miss the memo that explained how the hell were supposed to save money when prices go up and there isn't any raises? Can you imagine having a minimum wage job with kids? And they wonder why poor people spend all there money playing the lottery and buying Jim Beam, if they didn't they would just be giving it to the man.
- Cats. Don't give your kids cats. They multiply faster than rabbits, then want to come in your house and piss on shit. I'm buying a pellet gun!
- Teenagers. Yeah, I know, through history they have been a royal pain in the ass, but is it just me or are they spoiled rotten these days? Damn, are these the people that are going to be wiping my butt when I get to the old-folks home? Maybe I should buy a .45 instead of a pellet gun!
- Hunters = Dumb Fucks ...nuff said
- Charities. Its ironic to me that CEO's, Movie Stars, & any othe rich piece of shit out there tries to dump money in dumb ass charities to save paying income taxes. Um, I have a better idea, don't gouge the working class so you can give $ away to bastards in 3rd world countries. Make a little less, GW can lower your taxes, increase hourly pay rate so I can buy the $5 a gallon gas to go to work and wait on your ass! (OK no more belly aching about money or gas, but like I said, it was a rant...My perogative!)
- Phone Tech Support. OK, were paying foreign bastards to read us shit out of books over the phone. You gotta wait on hold for over an hour to talk to these idiots. Just send me a copy of whatever it is they are reading, I'll figure it out myself Rahual!
- Waffle cones. Who decided it was a good idea to put ice cream in a cone with a little hole in the bottom of it? Ok, somebody invent a waffle cone condom already!
- XXX, yeah in hard times I may watch a few minutes of a movie. BUT - I don't wanna see some guy with a prick the size of a midgets arm shoving it up a 90lb girls ass! I wont even get into how that's even possible, but I think that's why women are all concerned about "how big" you are. Get over the breast implants and penis size babe, I promise it'll be OK! My god, when I was a teenager using a finger on girls would hurt them, now they need jack hammers to get off.
- So I go out and buy a $7000.00 high definition 65" TV. Looks great, plays movies wonderfully, but where the hell are the HD TV channels? You know what I bet is going to happen? They are going to be available 5 years from now in a different format that my TV now is able to decode, so I will have to buy a different type of HD TV. SHIT
- LOST, last 2 weeks repeats, WTF?
- Professional sports is now bullshit. Over priced athletes that only want to pad their own stats to get bigger salaries and don't give a shit if they win or not. Quit dancing in the endzone or slam dunking the ball if your 40 points behind! Dumbasses.
- Sams Club. All the food in there is $10. Don't go in there thinking your going to buy groceries and get out for under $200 bucks. I got a box of cereal in there tonight that was $8, are you kidding me? Talk shit about GrapeNuts, but they don't cost 8 fuckin dollars!
OK, enough Bitchin' for tonight. I have lotsa more, but I will save them up for ya, lol. Don't forget to clip and save the attached coupon...
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