As you have read or seen a trail of belongings down I40, I have moved. Everything is inside the house, somewhere. One hard part of moving is packing everything up. It seems like a lot of work to drag the boxes around to the new location. Fortunately, I did not have a lot of heavy furniture to fit into a tight place. However, that is not the worst part.
What am I supposed to do with everything I have? I do not know how I had so much sitting around. Moving is continous because everytime I set something down or slide it over, I have to move it five minutes later. I have a knack for putting one thing in the way of another.
The new place is coming together. For the most part the floor can be seen. There are still the big piles to slide around, but soon it will look like a place to live. Which means that stuff will be tucked in all knds of corners.
Sunday, December 31, 2006
Knew Year
Well younger and older it is about that time of year. The time to flip over to a new calendar. Yes, it is new years eve. Probably one of the biggest party nights in the civilized world. People are willing to stand out in the cold and damp to watch things fall from the sky. People make the same old resolutions to keep for the new year. All the college bowl games appear on television. People also hope for a better year than last year.
Into the new year people still write last year's date on their checks. Well, the few people that actually use checks anymore. Resolutions are forgotten. People try to avoid falling things out of the sky. No one can remember who played what, except the diehard fans who remember every yard run. In fact the new year is just like the old year.
It is bizarre that people love to celebrate the passage of time, yet long for the past. The past is much easier to live through when you have already made it.
So Happy New Year! I hope that 2007 is the year for you to shine or at least you have an umbrella that does not leak.
Into the new year people still write last year's date on their checks. Well, the few people that actually use checks anymore. Resolutions are forgotten. People try to avoid falling things out of the sky. No one can remember who played what, except the diehard fans who remember every yard run. In fact the new year is just like the old year.
It is bizarre that people love to celebrate the passage of time, yet long for the past. The past is much easier to live through when you have already made it.
So Happy New Year! I hope that 2007 is the year for you to shine or at least you have an umbrella that does not leak.
New location
Hello all
Sorry about not posting in a few days. I know some of you have been sitting on pins and needles for the last couple of days...it pays to go through new outfits and remove those things.
Anyway it has been a busy few days. Along with the Christmas holiday, I decided to move. I was hoping to fool Santa Claus and get two gifts this year. Oh well, maybe next year.
On the good point, I am in a new location. Still the same universe, same planet, same country, same state, same county, same town, but new address.
On the bad point, I am still sorting through my belongings putting everything where it will go for a few minutes at a time.
Sorry about not posting in a few days. I know some of you have been sitting on pins and needles for the last couple of days...it pays to go through new outfits and remove those things.
Anyway it has been a busy few days. Along with the Christmas holiday, I decided to move. I was hoping to fool Santa Claus and get two gifts this year. Oh well, maybe next year.
On the good point, I am in a new location. Still the same universe, same planet, same country, same state, same county, same town, but new address.
On the bad point, I am still sorting through my belongings putting everything where it will go for a few minutes at a time.
Sunday, December 24, 2006
Help wanted
I saw the most unusual thing today in the paper.
Wendy and I were using newspapers to wrap fragile items for the move. So every once and awhile, I would flip through the paper. I am not consistent on reading the paper or following the news. I flip through and find headlines that look interesting. Today, I was glancing through the classifieds, and saw the most bizarre ad.
It read, "Collection of Playboys and other magazines for $$$ or will trade for guns."
I guess either way you will put your eye out.
Wendy and I were using newspapers to wrap fragile items for the move. So every once and awhile, I would flip through the paper. I am not consistent on reading the paper or following the news. I flip through and find headlines that look interesting. Today, I was glancing through the classifieds, and saw the most bizarre ad.
It read, "Collection of Playboys and other magazines for $$$ or will trade for guns."
I guess either way you will put your eye out.
Package deal
Have you all been good little boys or girls? Or at least apologized publicly to the press?
It is hard to believe that Christmas is finally here. (Especially after the weather was 70 degrees. I went from long sleeves to shorts.) What maybe harder to believe is that I finally got motivated to do some Christmas shopping. Yes, it was the day before Christmas Eve. All the months before I was not in the mood to shop or had the initiative to go somewhere. Yet, call it the Christmas spirit or too much egg nog, I decided to visit the mall and see what could be under O Christmas Tree.
So Wendy and I went to the local mall to see what I could purchase for my family. We had our price limit in mind and card in hand. The mall was not too crowded for the day before the day before Christmas. We could see about twenty feet ahead of us. I am not sure if this is good or not, but we did find a gift in all the stores we went. Granted it was Wendy who found the gift and we only visited three stores. Which is not bad because without Wendy there I would have ventured all over the mall, not found what I wanted to give, and paid more. My secret is to look in the department stores at the gifts they have on sale on the tables. I suppose that does scream, "Hey, Loser! Buy me!" I hope we picked out some decent gifts. They do not seem that bad or they will at least make some great dust collectors.
Well I gotta go help Santa pack the sleigh.
It is hard to believe that Christmas is finally here. (Especially after the weather was 70 degrees. I went from long sleeves to shorts.) What maybe harder to believe is that I finally got motivated to do some Christmas shopping. Yes, it was the day before Christmas Eve. All the months before I was not in the mood to shop or had the initiative to go somewhere. Yet, call it the Christmas spirit or too much egg nog, I decided to visit the mall and see what could be under O Christmas Tree.
So Wendy and I went to the local mall to see what I could purchase for my family. We had our price limit in mind and card in hand. The mall was not too crowded for the day before the day before Christmas. We could see about twenty feet ahead of us. I am not sure if this is good or not, but we did find a gift in all the stores we went. Granted it was Wendy who found the gift and we only visited three stores. Which is not bad because without Wendy there I would have ventured all over the mall, not found what I wanted to give, and paid more. My secret is to look in the department stores at the gifts they have on sale on the tables. I suppose that does scream, "Hey, Loser! Buy me!" I hope we picked out some decent gifts. They do not seem that bad or they will at least make some great dust collectors.
Well I gotta go help Santa pack the sleigh.
Thursday, December 21, 2006
Paper trail
Greetings movers and other people who occasionally rearrange
I am in the process of moving to a new residence. I know you are thinking, "Why are you putting yourself through that torture?" Sometimes, I just might agree with you. The time that I would agree most is when I am packing.
Packing is hard work. You have to go through everything you own and put in another box. Every time I pack to move, I think to myself I am not going to accumulate any more items. However, a short time later I am having to more things around.
One good thing about moving is you do get a chance to throw things out. I tend to be a pack rat. Not that I want the things laying around, but I just place things down and never touch them again. I was going through some things last night and found greeting cards sent to me from three years ago. Don't get excited...most were from my mom.
Fortunately, I have only had to move a few times. One from my parents' home to college, from college back home, then back to school for master's work. During my post graduate work I found three times. Then I moved to be close to work. Now I am moving for what should be permanent. I am purchasing a house with my future wife.
A sad thing about packing and moving is that I have boxes that I packed and that I have not looked at since I moved. The bright side is that I do not need to repack them. The bad side is that I will probably end up dragging them around again. These boxes are full of papers, that I will probably never need. However...just kidding.
I am in the process of moving to a new residence. I know you are thinking, "Why are you putting yourself through that torture?" Sometimes, I just might agree with you. The time that I would agree most is when I am packing.
Packing is hard work. You have to go through everything you own and put in another box. Every time I pack to move, I think to myself I am not going to accumulate any more items. However, a short time later I am having to more things around.
One good thing about moving is you do get a chance to throw things out. I tend to be a pack rat. Not that I want the things laying around, but I just place things down and never touch them again. I was going through some things last night and found greeting cards sent to me from three years ago. Don't get excited...most were from my mom.
Fortunately, I have only had to move a few times. One from my parents' home to college, from college back home, then back to school for master's work. During my post graduate work I found three times. Then I moved to be close to work. Now I am moving for what should be permanent. I am purchasing a house with my future wife.
A sad thing about packing and moving is that I have boxes that I packed and that I have not looked at since I moved. The bright side is that I do not need to repack them. The bad side is that I will probably end up dragging them around again. These boxes are full of papers, that I will probably never need. However...just kidding.
Monday, December 18, 2006
Gate Keeper
Hey party animals
This past weekend I went to a few Christmas parties with a lot of food. I guess the most exciting part was Saturday when I helped Wendy's father work with a goat pen. Her dad is getting two goats for Christmas. So, naturally, he has to build something to keep them in. We went out there Saturday morning for a few hours. Unfortunately, we did not finish.
First, the shelter had to be built. It is currently a roof of plywood with four poles. The fence is halfway finished. It was more work than I thought. Of course I am not good at building or planning any structural material. However, Wendy's dad and brother were out there and doing the most of the work. They were digging and hammering. I was mainly standing around and handing them tools.
After a few hours, we finished for the day. I was extremely tired, which is not necessarily new. I think I ended up going to bed at 7:30. I think I slept through the night. It could have been all the food I ate or I could have dropped the hammer on my head.
This past weekend I went to a few Christmas parties with a lot of food. I guess the most exciting part was Saturday when I helped Wendy's father work with a goat pen. Her dad is getting two goats for Christmas. So, naturally, he has to build something to keep them in. We went out there Saturday morning for a few hours. Unfortunately, we did not finish.
First, the shelter had to be built. It is currently a roof of plywood with four poles. The fence is halfway finished. It was more work than I thought. Of course I am not good at building or planning any structural material. However, Wendy's dad and brother were out there and doing the most of the work. They were digging and hammering. I was mainly standing around and handing them tools.
After a few hours, we finished for the day. I was extremely tired, which is not necessarily new. I think I ended up going to bed at 7:30. I think I slept through the night. It could have been all the food I ate or I could have dropped the hammer on my head.
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Taking the leg out of vegetables
Hello to the health conscious
Remember when you were a little kid and your mom said those famous words of "Eat your vegetables." Whatever happened to that? It seems like our vegetables are disappearing. Everything else is getting larger. If you get a hamburger, then the patty is humongous like the size of a cow, while the lettuce is one small strip.
Now granted I was one of those picky kids who hated vegetables. I still do not like many, especially the favorite of many Southerners. However, I have expanded my vegetable tasting. Thanks to salad dressing, I enjoy a good salad. Lend me your ears, Caesar is my favorite.
The thing that gets me is that vegetables are getting a bad lettuce wrap recently. So many people are reporting getting sick or a little green off of vegetables. What is the dill pickle? Taco Bell has been run through their bell ringer about the green onions in their products. I am not much of a frequenter of Taco Bell to begin with, but I do not remember enough vegetables that show up under a microscope. I guess they finally found out the source of the sickness in New Jersey, which apparently to a lot of jokes is not saying much.
I say we should try and eat a little healthier. Maybe we should be a little more green. Hey, if you cover it enough then you don't notice it so much. Thank of candy corn, if you like that sort of thing. Anyway, remember the saying "God made dirt and dirt don't hurt."
Remember when you were a little kid and your mom said those famous words of "Eat your vegetables." Whatever happened to that? It seems like our vegetables are disappearing. Everything else is getting larger. If you get a hamburger, then the patty is humongous like the size of a cow, while the lettuce is one small strip.
Now granted I was one of those picky kids who hated vegetables. I still do not like many, especially the favorite of many Southerners. However, I have expanded my vegetable tasting. Thanks to salad dressing, I enjoy a good salad. Lend me your ears, Caesar is my favorite.
The thing that gets me is that vegetables are getting a bad lettuce wrap recently. So many people are reporting getting sick or a little green off of vegetables. What is the dill pickle? Taco Bell has been run through their bell ringer about the green onions in their products. I am not much of a frequenter of Taco Bell to begin with, but I do not remember enough vegetables that show up under a microscope. I guess they finally found out the source of the sickness in New Jersey, which apparently to a lot of jokes is not saying much.
I say we should try and eat a little healthier. Maybe we should be a little more green. Hey, if you cover it enough then you don't notice it so much. Thank of candy corn, if you like that sort of thing. Anyway, remember the saying "God made dirt and dirt don't hurt."
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Buy one get one free
Hello smart shoppers
I am sure that many of you get those pieces of paper in the mail addressed to "resident" or "our friend at..." These things that weigh down our US Postal workers are your favorite, okay maybe sources of amusement, coupons. Those coupons help you save that which everyone is trying to keep to spend...money. Sure coupons range from $.50 to dollars off.
The best coupon is the buy one get one free. This means two for the price of one. These can be found from your favorite restaurant to those pair of designer shoes. Coupons for food are the most that I have seen. Restaurants are always trying to get you to eat at their establishment. So they offer deals and specials. Which is a benefit to us, the customer.
This is not really a coupon, but at the grocery store one can also get a deal on ice scream. We all scream for ice scream. It seems that every trip to the grocery store I see buy one get one free on ice cream. Of course the brands change, but fortunately the flavors remain the same.
So clip out a coupon and you can add to your money clip.
I am sure that many of you get those pieces of paper in the mail addressed to "resident" or "our friend at..." These things that weigh down our US Postal workers are your favorite, okay maybe sources of amusement, coupons. Those coupons help you save that which everyone is trying to keep to spend...money. Sure coupons range from $.50 to dollars off.
The best coupon is the buy one get one free. This means two for the price of one. These can be found from your favorite restaurant to those pair of designer shoes. Coupons for food are the most that I have seen. Restaurants are always trying to get you to eat at their establishment. So they offer deals and specials. Which is a benefit to us, the customer.
This is not really a coupon, but at the grocery store one can also get a deal on ice scream. We all scream for ice scream. It seems that every trip to the grocery store I see buy one get one free on ice cream. Of course the brands change, but fortunately the flavors remain the same.
So clip out a coupon and you can add to your money clip.
Monday, December 11, 2006
Partaying the red sea
Well you can tell it is getting closer to Christmas. I have been to two parties in 3 days. I know some of you have been to a lot more of that. You are thinking that is nothing.
The first party was at a college friend's apartment. There were able 50 people crowded into the apartment. I only knew about 5 people. I had not been in a crowded place like that in a long time. The food was good, so it was worth fighting the way through the crowd.
The second party was a party through work. It was the annual Christmas luncheon. So it is not the big party atmosphere that one thinks of when one hears "work Christmas party." There were no people running around in their stockings or drinking too much. Maybe a few people had too much tea, but that is about it. We had a pretty good meal and the entertainment was not bad. Our boss was nice enough to let everyone go home after the party. It was only an hour early, but that is better than nothing.
The work party was one of those that people dress up. Everyone says, "Ah, you clean up nicely." I am thinking that you have seen people wear dress clothes before, why is it such a big deal? Everyone seems to make a big deal when people dress up. Do people make a big deal when people do not dress up? Probably, but of course people do not say it out loud. Because they wish to compliment...to get a bigger Christmas present.
Well I had better go and face those long lines. I have some special for you.
The first party was at a college friend's apartment. There were able 50 people crowded into the apartment. I only knew about 5 people. I had not been in a crowded place like that in a long time. The food was good, so it was worth fighting the way through the crowd.
The second party was a party through work. It was the annual Christmas luncheon. So it is not the big party atmosphere that one thinks of when one hears "work Christmas party." There were no people running around in their stockings or drinking too much. Maybe a few people had too much tea, but that is about it. We had a pretty good meal and the entertainment was not bad. Our boss was nice enough to let everyone go home after the party. It was only an hour early, but that is better than nothing.
The work party was one of those that people dress up. Everyone says, "Ah, you clean up nicely." I am thinking that you have seen people wear dress clothes before, why is it such a big deal? Everyone seems to make a big deal when people dress up. Do people make a big deal when people do not dress up? Probably, but of course people do not say it out loud. Because they wish to compliment...to get a bigger Christmas present.
Well I had better go and face those long lines. I have some special for you.
Saturday, December 09, 2006
Simple sayings
Here are just a few thoughts...
What did the father say when he heard he was having twins?
"That is two much."
Is a mini skirt a dress rehearsal?
Maybe the guys performing in the Nutcracker should not wear such tight pants.
I went to a book club the other day, but there was no music or dancing.
It is fun to go to the library and check out the librarians.
When the trouble started at the fruit stand, the banana split.
After eating a big meal I felt crumby.
If people are what they eat then they are cannibals.
No wonder clocks are so ticked all the time, you would be too if you had to put up with all that noise.
I have several issues...Newsweek, Time, National Graphic.
The best way to stay in shape is to eat a square meal daily.
If one remembers something, then does he have to repay the dues.
What did the father say when he heard he was having twins?
"That is two much."
Is a mini skirt a dress rehearsal?
Maybe the guys performing in the Nutcracker should not wear such tight pants.
I went to a book club the other day, but there was no music or dancing.
It is fun to go to the library and check out the librarians.
When the trouble started at the fruit stand, the banana split.
After eating a big meal I felt crumby.
If people are what they eat then they are cannibals.
No wonder clocks are so ticked all the time, you would be too if you had to put up with all that noise.
I have several issues...Newsweek, Time, National Graphic.
The best way to stay in shape is to eat a square meal daily.
If one remembers something, then does he have to repay the dues.
Friday, December 08, 2006
Fried-day
Hello Weekend Warriors
The week is finally over, the work week at least. Unless you work weekends and then it is just beginning, so uh happy Monday. Have you ever had one of those nights when you get home and you want to go somewhere, yet you cannot think of a place to go. The streets are crazy, the malls are crowded, and the weather is cold. Oh well, I guess it is a night to sit in front of the microwave and watch the tv movie of the week.
Bundle up (check local listings) with the one you love and be happy in the fact that you do not have to get dressed for work tomorrow. Or if you do, then be happy it is the beginning of the week, meaning the slate is clean.
The week is finally over, the work week at least. Unless you work weekends and then it is just beginning, so uh happy Monday. Have you ever had one of those nights when you get home and you want to go somewhere, yet you cannot think of a place to go. The streets are crazy, the malls are crowded, and the weather is cold. Oh well, I guess it is a night to sit in front of the microwave and watch the tv movie of the week.
Bundle up (check local listings) with the one you love and be happy in the fact that you do not have to get dressed for work tomorrow. Or if you do, then be happy it is the beginning of the week, meaning the slate is clean.
Thursday, December 07, 2006
Another stop, another wait
Hello fellow travelers
Sorry about this, but here is another issue with traffic I have. Near where I work is a junction in traffic where three people come from different angles. The two ways straight across from each coming about a corner have a stopsign. However the one perpendicular does not have a stop sign. Yet today, and I have seen it on other previous occasions, the person who does not have to stop...stops. This is highly irritating because it causes mass confusion. Tonight when this happened, I stopped and waited and then chose to go. Fortunately, the other person was still sitting there. For all I know, that person still may be sitting there.
So remember follow the rules of road. Stop when you need and go when you need.
Sorry about this, but here is another issue with traffic I have. Near where I work is a junction in traffic where three people come from different angles. The two ways straight across from each coming about a corner have a stopsign. However the one perpendicular does not have a stop sign. Yet today, and I have seen it on other previous occasions, the person who does not have to stop...stops. This is highly irritating because it causes mass confusion. Tonight when this happened, I stopped and waited and then chose to go. Fortunately, the other person was still sitting there. For all I know, that person still may be sitting there.
So remember follow the rules of road. Stop when you need and go when you need.
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Put me in the dork
Here is one of the many things that I do not understand...There are some lampposts that I have seen that go off when you are under them. Isn't the whole purpose of a light to be bright so it can show you the way. I have walked under a light before that has been on and the second I walked under it...poof! The light goes out. Oh well, I guess that is one of life's many mysteries.
Speaking of turning off...
Speaking of turning off...
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Driving me crazy
One...Two...Three...Red light!
I know it is supposed to be green light, but I live in a town that you do not see many of those.
It seems like there are so many traffic lights down the highways and byways. Just on the street near where I live there are 6 traffic lights. For some reason they all seem to be red at one time. If you want to turn left at a light, might as well stop there. The light is 2/3 of the times red. You will be there for awhile. Need to finish that long novel or apply that last touch of makeup.
There are several types of light drivers. One speeds through the yellow light. Another completely stops at a yellow light. Then there is the driver who does not go at a green light. I guess a great deal of people today are color blind.
Traffic in general has gotten worse. You can probably drive in the opposite direction from which you need to go and get there before driving straight through the traffic around here. People are either speeding or driving too slow. It is enough to make one go crazy. Just tonight I was nearly in a wreck. A car slowly pulled into the lane right in front of me. I had to swerve into the right. Fortunately, there was nothing in that lane. Moments before there had a been a bus behind me and then afterwards it was there. I finally made it to the safety of my home.
Well I will have to stop right there...another red light.
I know it is supposed to be green light, but I live in a town that you do not see many of those.
It seems like there are so many traffic lights down the highways and byways. Just on the street near where I live there are 6 traffic lights. For some reason they all seem to be red at one time. If you want to turn left at a light, might as well stop there. The light is 2/3 of the times red. You will be there for awhile. Need to finish that long novel or apply that last touch of makeup.
There are several types of light drivers. One speeds through the yellow light. Another completely stops at a yellow light. Then there is the driver who does not go at a green light. I guess a great deal of people today are color blind.
Traffic in general has gotten worse. You can probably drive in the opposite direction from which you need to go and get there before driving straight through the traffic around here. People are either speeding or driving too slow. It is enough to make one go crazy. Just tonight I was nearly in a wreck. A car slowly pulled into the lane right in front of me. I had to swerve into the right. Fortunately, there was nothing in that lane. Moments before there had a been a bus behind me and then afterwards it was there. I finally made it to the safety of my home.
Well I will have to stop right there...another red light.
Monday, December 04, 2006
The White Zone is For Loading and Unloading
The Dish Ran Away with the Spoon
Once in awhile I help Wendy load her dishwasher. However, she right before she runs the dishwasher has to rearrange the dishes inside. It is pretty amazing how she can do some minor rearranging and suddenly there is a lot more room. It is ironic that I am the one that often unloads the dishwasher and still cannot load it properly. This a statement that Wendy points out regularly.
Dishwashers are nice, but they make you ration out your dishes. Before I was exposed to a dishwasher I would try and wash everything once I used it. I did not like something sitting in the sink. Now I am becoming clean and with exposure to a dishwasher I do not mind as much to let the dishes sit. It is hard for me to gauge when the dishwasher is ready to be run. I do not want to run it too early, yet I do not want it to use so much dishes that we have none to eat off of. When you run out of dishes that is a good test of when to run the dishwasher. That is also a favorable way of dealing with washing clothes. It is pretty weird that that is how most things with washing work. Wait until the last possible moment.
Back to packing, I have always had a hard time with issues with space. I am not much of a packer. I cannot visualize things before they are placed in something. I think that is why I do not enjoy decorating. I cannot see something and make it happen. I am just as satisfied as leaving something the way it is. That is why I pay someone else to do it, my fiancee Wendy.
Have fun you movers and shakers. I am spacing out.
Once in awhile I help Wendy load her dishwasher. However, she right before she runs the dishwasher has to rearrange the dishes inside. It is pretty amazing how she can do some minor rearranging and suddenly there is a lot more room. It is ironic that I am the one that often unloads the dishwasher and still cannot load it properly. This a statement that Wendy points out regularly.
Dishwashers are nice, but they make you ration out your dishes. Before I was exposed to a dishwasher I would try and wash everything once I used it. I did not like something sitting in the sink. Now I am becoming clean and with exposure to a dishwasher I do not mind as much to let the dishes sit. It is hard for me to gauge when the dishwasher is ready to be run. I do not want to run it too early, yet I do not want it to use so much dishes that we have none to eat off of. When you run out of dishes that is a good test of when to run the dishwasher. That is also a favorable way of dealing with washing clothes. It is pretty weird that that is how most things with washing work. Wait until the last possible moment.
Back to packing, I have always had a hard time with issues with space. I am not much of a packer. I cannot visualize things before they are placed in something. I think that is why I do not enjoy decorating. I cannot see something and make it happen. I am just as satisfied as leaving something the way it is. That is why I pay someone else to do it, my fiancee Wendy.
Have fun you movers and shakers. I am spacing out.
Sunday, December 03, 2006
Horseing around
Howdy Ya'll
I saw the most unusual thing today. Wendy and I were around the Faison area and Wendy wanted to wash her car. She pulled up to the car wash and by the shelter near a vending machine were two girls on horses. They were just sitting on the horses and sipping what looked to be a milkshake. They did not seem to care about anything. We went through the car wash and they were still there.
I saw the most unusual thing today. Wendy and I were around the Faison area and Wendy wanted to wash her car. She pulled up to the car wash and by the shelter near a vending machine were two girls on horses. They were just sitting on the horses and sipping what looked to be a milkshake. They did not seem to care about anything. We went through the car wash and they were still there.
Saturday, December 02, 2006
Catch a falling star
Dear Entertainers,
What is it recently about the news lately being filled with entertainment types from Hollywood who are having brushes with the law? It is now actors and actresses who have been famous up to this point. It used be the childhood actors who had one hit show and then by the time they were old enough to drive had to use their licenses to avoid the police. Now these are fames who are in their 40s. Talk about a midlife crisis. At least once a newscast, there is a report about a star doing something stupid from driving under the influence to ranting and raving about some other race.
You used to be able to see your favorite star in a DVD, now that star can be found in a police lineup. Number five please step forward. Pretty soon all the Hollywood maps to famous people will lead you to the jail.
The charge that gets me the most is the drunk driving charge. I mean shouldn't these people be famous enough to have chauffeurs?! If I ever became famous, that would be the first person I would have in my personnel. Hollywood is getting out of control. Have a little control and get a chauffeur. I wonder why all these stars turn to partying and such bad behavior. I guess having money thrown at you all the time does make life boring. The amount that reporters go to get a picture of the stars must drive them crazy. Oh well, that is why they are famous, they have better garbage than the rest of us.
Remember these people are actors...they read a script. That is what these people do. I think that is why their personal lives are wrecks. They only know how to live if they are able to read it off a teleprompter. Stars are just like us, except they get paid an extremely amount of money.
So next time you are driving under the influence or ranting and raving, remember one of those lights besides the camera, is probably a blue light. Cheeeeese!
What is it recently about the news lately being filled with entertainment types from Hollywood who are having brushes with the law? It is now actors and actresses who have been famous up to this point. It used be the childhood actors who had one hit show and then by the time they were old enough to drive had to use their licenses to avoid the police. Now these are fames who are in their 40s. Talk about a midlife crisis. At least once a newscast, there is a report about a star doing something stupid from driving under the influence to ranting and raving about some other race.
You used to be able to see your favorite star in a DVD, now that star can be found in a police lineup. Number five please step forward. Pretty soon all the Hollywood maps to famous people will lead you to the jail.
The charge that gets me the most is the drunk driving charge. I mean shouldn't these people be famous enough to have chauffeurs?! If I ever became famous, that would be the first person I would have in my personnel. Hollywood is getting out of control. Have a little control and get a chauffeur. I wonder why all these stars turn to partying and such bad behavior. I guess having money thrown at you all the time does make life boring. The amount that reporters go to get a picture of the stars must drive them crazy. Oh well, that is why they are famous, they have better garbage than the rest of us.
Remember these people are actors...they read a script. That is what these people do. I think that is why their personal lives are wrecks. They only know how to live if they are able to read it off a teleprompter. Stars are just like us, except they get paid an extremely amount of money.
So next time you are driving under the influence or ranting and raving, remember one of those lights besides the camera, is probably a blue light. Cheeeeese!
Friday, December 01, 2006
Pictorial debutt
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen
A few months ago I attended a comedy show starring some regulars from the Bob and Tom Show. It was Mike Armstong, Mark Sweeney, Tim Bedore, Drew Hastings, Donnie Baker, and hosted by Chick McGee. The show was fantastic. I got to shake the comedians' hands. I took my camera, but did not take any pictures.
However, today I was goofing around on the internet. I went to comedian Drew Hastings' website. There in the pictures were photos from the Raleigh show. I looked through them and jokingly said to Wendy, "I wonder if I would be in any of those?" Sure enough, I was in a few. That is right, I am in three. There is a real good shot of me, if of course I ever took a good picture.
So here for your viewing pleasure....
A few months ago I attended a comedy show starring some regulars from the Bob and Tom Show. It was Mike Armstong, Mark Sweeney, Tim Bedore, Drew Hastings, Donnie Baker, and hosted by Chick McGee. The show was fantastic. I got to shake the comedians' hands. I took my camera, but did not take any pictures.
However, today I was goofing around on the internet. I went to comedian Drew Hastings' website. There in the pictures were photos from the Raleigh show. I looked through them and jokingly said to Wendy, "I wonder if I would be in any of those?" Sure enough, I was in a few. That is right, I am in three. There is a real good shot of me, if of course I ever took a good picture.
So here for your viewing pleasure....
Can you spot me? Hey! Over Here? Hint...Look in the back right. Did you find Waldo?
Here I am waiting my turn. Plus I am trying to read that guy's credit card number.
Ah, now here is a good shot of me. I am in the death grip of comedian Mark Sweeney. What you do not see is hip bump we do later.
All photos compliments of www.drewhastings.com If you are looking for a good time please visit that site or your other favorite comedians.
Well I know that most of these are not good shots of me. You are thinking "What do we care?" I say, I have made it on a professional touring comedian's website. No jokes about me being funny looking.
Ha ha bye bye
Thursday, November 30, 2006
points to ponder
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Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Decor of Christmas
Hello Santa's secret elves
Well it is just about December. Then just about Christmas...in about 3 weeks. However, the need to decorate has hit everyone. From floors to doors as far as the eye can see it is wreaths, ribbons, and fake trees. Why does everyone want to decorate so early? Is it something to do besides work and get credit for it? I can see if you get out of work or whatever around mid December, but most people do not. I guess Christmas decorations are those things which are fun to put up...for most people.
Perhaps I just do not like to decorate, but I do not understand the purpose of Christmas decroations. It is something to drag out. Some are pretty, but they just appear too early. However, it is up to what you and what you want to put up or across.
Well keep shining or blinking. Lights, camera, action!
Well it is just about December. Then just about Christmas...in about 3 weeks. However, the need to decorate has hit everyone. From floors to doors as far as the eye can see it is wreaths, ribbons, and fake trees. Why does everyone want to decorate so early? Is it something to do besides work and get credit for it? I can see if you get out of work or whatever around mid December, but most people do not. I guess Christmas decorations are those things which are fun to put up...for most people.
Perhaps I just do not like to decorate, but I do not understand the purpose of Christmas decroations. It is something to drag out. Some are pretty, but they just appear too early. However, it is up to what you and what you want to put up or across.
Well keep shining or blinking. Lights, camera, action!
Monday, November 27, 2006
Vacating the premises
I am glad that this day is nearly over. It has felt like the longest day. Next to the day when I had that 10 foot watch. I guess it was coming back from the holiday and it was hard to get into the groove of going back to work. I looked at the clock this morning several times thinking it was later than it was. To my shock time had not passed quickly. My example is that I looked at the clock between 7:30 and 8 am about 10 times. However, it kept only being one minute passing every time I looked. Finally the work day was over once I got passed the start of the day.
Well at least I will have a few more days to practice passing the time.
Well at least I will have a few more days to practice passing the time.
Sunday, November 26, 2006
Full of it
Well I hope that everyone made it back safe and sound. Is everyone also ready to go back to work? I know that I am not. It always seems that when you have a couple of days off from school or work, it is the hardest to go back the next day.
I had a pretty good Thanksgiving. The weather almost threw a kink in our plans, but it cleared up. We had a holiday of hoofing it. We had to go from home to home. We went to Wendy's parents, my aunt, back to Wendy's parents, my parents, my other aunt, back to Wendy's parents, to an uncle of Wendy's, and then finally back home.
I cannot believe that I ate so much. I had so many meals and each plate was full. Then I also went back for dessert. I will actually look forward to having to scrounge for food, rather than have so much food available. I did miss my leftover turkey sandwich this year, but most of my meals were leftovers.
The most I had were casseroles. Casseroles are very good, you never truly know what one consists of. Most often they are either vegetable or meat. I prefer the meat casseroles personally. However, it is a good way to get every food group into one serving. Okay, okay, two servings.
I went to a meal with family that almost had more desserts than main food dishes. If you count the random cookie dish then that was definitely true. All of it was good.
I am not sure if I will be able to eat again until the new year, but I sure will give it a try.
I had a pretty good Thanksgiving. The weather almost threw a kink in our plans, but it cleared up. We had a holiday of hoofing it. We had to go from home to home. We went to Wendy's parents, my aunt, back to Wendy's parents, my parents, my other aunt, back to Wendy's parents, to an uncle of Wendy's, and then finally back home.
I cannot believe that I ate so much. I had so many meals and each plate was full. Then I also went back for dessert. I will actually look forward to having to scrounge for food, rather than have so much food available. I did miss my leftover turkey sandwich this year, but most of my meals were leftovers.
The most I had were casseroles. Casseroles are very good, you never truly know what one consists of. Most often they are either vegetable or meat. I prefer the meat casseroles personally. However, it is a good way to get every food group into one serving. Okay, okay, two servings.
I went to a meal with family that almost had more desserts than main food dishes. If you count the random cookie dish then that was definitely true. All of it was good.
I am not sure if I will be able to eat again until the new year, but I sure will give it a try.
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Recipe for Thanksgiving
Well this will be my latest post for a couple of days. I will be out and about during the next few days visiting family.
Here is a little recipe you can put in your cookbook of life.
Preheat at 350 degrees.
One turkey, preferably the bird.
One bowl of stuffing.
One bowl of cranberry sauce.
One dish of ham.
Fifteen full plates, temporarily.
Three pies.
Ten loud talking family members.
One lipstick smudged cheek.
Three hours in a car.
Cooking times may vary.
Add seasons to taste.
Have a happy and safe Thanksgiving.
Here is a little recipe you can put in your cookbook of life.
Preheat at 350 degrees.
One turkey, preferably the bird.
One bowl of stuffing.
One bowl of cranberry sauce.
One dish of ham.
Fifteen full plates, temporarily.
Three pies.
Ten loud talking family members.
One lipstick smudged cheek.
Three hours in a car.
Cooking times may vary.
Add seasons to taste.
Have a happy and safe Thanksgiving.
Monday, November 20, 2006
Phony matters
Greetings wheelers and dealers
I recently talked with my cell phone provider, yeah, the one that tries to say everything. I have been having problems with my phone charger. The past couple of months I have had to maneuver my cord around and it would beep to the charge. However, this week I am not getting any kind of charge whatsoever. Also recently I have the opportunity to use a cell phone that my work is offering me. This is good, but my contract does not end until two more months.
So today I go to one of the outlets in the mall and see what my options are...Apparently not many. The person at the counter type me if I stopped the account I would have to pay the termination fee. Her recommendation was for me to wait it out. I called on the phone and talked with a service representative to work out something. I shortened the amount of my minutes because I have access to the other phone. I do not want to pay another $20 more a month.
Well anyway, back to the charger. I went to another store of the sell phone provider to see what they could do about the charger. The representative told me that the chargers only have a year warranty. So they was nothing I could do but spend $30 on a new charger. Needless to say I am not paying more for a charger than I will be paying for my cell service.
The thing that bugs me is that I have only two more months on my contract and if I broke it then it would be $200. I mean why cannot they prorate or whatever it is they do to make the termination fee less. Sure, they get people to cancel on them sooner. However, I pay my bill on time and have been for over a year. I think that the year mark should be when they start the lessening of the termination fee. For example, since I have two months left the termination fee would be the two months bill. Oh well I know that is wishful thinking and that I am not in charge of the world. Apparently, I am like my charger without any power.
Well, I had better pull the plug on this--
I recently talked with my cell phone provider, yeah, the one that tries to say everything. I have been having problems with my phone charger. The past couple of months I have had to maneuver my cord around and it would beep to the charge. However, this week I am not getting any kind of charge whatsoever. Also recently I have the opportunity to use a cell phone that my work is offering me. This is good, but my contract does not end until two more months.
So today I go to one of the outlets in the mall and see what my options are...Apparently not many. The person at the counter type me if I stopped the account I would have to pay the termination fee. Her recommendation was for me to wait it out. I called on the phone and talked with a service representative to work out something. I shortened the amount of my minutes because I have access to the other phone. I do not want to pay another $20 more a month.
Well anyway, back to the charger. I went to another store of the sell phone provider to see what they could do about the charger. The representative told me that the chargers only have a year warranty. So they was nothing I could do but spend $30 on a new charger. Needless to say I am not paying more for a charger than I will be paying for my cell service.
The thing that bugs me is that I have only two more months on my contract and if I broke it then it would be $200. I mean why cannot they prorate or whatever it is they do to make the termination fee less. Sure, they get people to cancel on them sooner. However, I pay my bill on time and have been for over a year. I think that the year mark should be when they start the lessening of the termination fee. For example, since I have two months left the termination fee would be the two months bill. Oh well I know that is wishful thinking and that I am not in charge of the world. Apparently, I am like my charger without any power.
Well, I had better pull the plug on this--
Sunday, November 19, 2006
Another walk for memory lane
Dear spectators,
Yesterday, my fiancee (Wendy) and I went to the Raleigh Christmas parade. Sure it is before Thanksgiving, but we had nothing better to do. Plus it was an excuse to stand out in the cold for awhile.
I have not been to many parades. The only parades I have been to are the small town ones where people are standing around. Of course they have been the Campbell University Homecoming parades which last only 15 minutes.
The parade starts at 9:30 in the am, but we were told it is best to get into place around 8. We make our way downtown a little before 8 and already see a row of cars. Fortunately, we find a place to park not far from the parade route. Actually we are near the starting point. So we are sitting on the curb waiting for the parade to begin.
The parade begins at 9:30. Wendy squeals with excitement. I am sitting there hoping no one spills hot chocolate on me. The parade has a parade's usual bands, floats of local businesses, dance teams, and characters from Star Wars...yeap, you read right. I guess Raleigh has a local chapter of some kind of Imperial legion. This year in the parade was the first time Raleigh has ever had balloon floats. It was only two, but hey that is an accomplishment. There was an oversized motor shopping cart. I guess that comes in handy in the store when you only have to load/unload once.
The parade was pretty fun. Plus, I did not hear of anyone getting run over by al loose float. However, I had to use the restroom at one point. So the last 30 minutes my eyes were swimming. Thankfully, Santa Claus drove by with his nine reindeer to conclude the parade. Then I was able to get my Christmas wish of finding a place to use the restroom. Yes, Virginia, there was a port-a-potty.
Will Wendy and I take our future children to parades? Like so many of the parents pulling and pushing their offspring. Only time and sponsors will answer that question. I am holding out for the float with a couple of former presidents.
Yesterday, my fiancee (Wendy) and I went to the Raleigh Christmas parade. Sure it is before Thanksgiving, but we had nothing better to do. Plus it was an excuse to stand out in the cold for awhile.
I have not been to many parades. The only parades I have been to are the small town ones where people are standing around. Of course they have been the Campbell University Homecoming parades which last only 15 minutes.
The parade starts at 9:30 in the am, but we were told it is best to get into place around 8. We make our way downtown a little before 8 and already see a row of cars. Fortunately, we find a place to park not far from the parade route. Actually we are near the starting point. So we are sitting on the curb waiting for the parade to begin.
The parade begins at 9:30. Wendy squeals with excitement. I am sitting there hoping no one spills hot chocolate on me. The parade has a parade's usual bands, floats of local businesses, dance teams, and characters from Star Wars...yeap, you read right. I guess Raleigh has a local chapter of some kind of Imperial legion. This year in the parade was the first time Raleigh has ever had balloon floats. It was only two, but hey that is an accomplishment. There was an oversized motor shopping cart. I guess that comes in handy in the store when you only have to load/unload once.
The parade was pretty fun. Plus, I did not hear of anyone getting run over by al loose float. However, I had to use the restroom at one point. So the last 30 minutes my eyes were swimming. Thankfully, Santa Claus drove by with his nine reindeer to conclude the parade. Then I was able to get my Christmas wish of finding a place to use the restroom. Yes, Virginia, there was a port-a-potty.
Will Wendy and I take our future children to parades? Like so many of the parents pulling and pushing their offspring. Only time and sponsors will answer that question. I am holding out for the float with a couple of former presidents.
Saturday, November 18, 2006
stuff
Well my little gobblers
Thanksgiving is less than a week away. Which means time off from work or school. Yipee! Delicious foods coming from the kitchen or various restaurants. Yummee! Sitting in the car or other method of transportation for hours. Yowee!
Yes, with every good thing there is the chance to go wrong. Someone in your family is slaving away preparing a nice warm dinner for you to devour. Some football team is practicing much harder so you have a game to watch. Some turkey is eating that extra turkey feed to be your dinner. For those who do not eat meat, some tofu is being processed for you.
Remember this upcoming Thanksgiving with fondness. For some it is a time to be thankful to visit with family and friends you see only once a year. Well for others it is a time to be thankful you see those family and friends once a year.
So take a litle time to be thankful this year for what you have. It could be worse. You could be a turkey. "What u talkin bout, jive turkey?" Anyway, the time you take can be after the meal you just ate. Besides you cannot move for the next 15 minutes anyway. I hear being thankful helps with digestion. Hey, it has to be somewhere on the internet. Ah yes, here it is.
Well, there goes the oven. Remember, we'll always have the cranberry sauce.
Thanksgiving is less than a week away. Which means time off from work or school. Yipee! Delicious foods coming from the kitchen or various restaurants. Yummee! Sitting in the car or other method of transportation for hours. Yowee!
Yes, with every good thing there is the chance to go wrong. Someone in your family is slaving away preparing a nice warm dinner for you to devour. Some football team is practicing much harder so you have a game to watch. Some turkey is eating that extra turkey feed to be your dinner. For those who do not eat meat, some tofu is being processed for you.
Remember this upcoming Thanksgiving with fondness. For some it is a time to be thankful to visit with family and friends you see only once a year. Well for others it is a time to be thankful you see those family and friends once a year.
So take a litle time to be thankful this year for what you have. It could be worse. You could be a turkey. "What u talkin bout, jive turkey?" Anyway, the time you take can be after the meal you just ate. Besides you cannot move for the next 15 minutes anyway. I hear being thankful helps with digestion. Hey, it has to be somewhere on the internet. Ah yes, here it is.
Well, there goes the oven. Remember, we'll always have the cranberry sauce.
Thursday, November 16, 2006
hanging around
Hotel homeys
I recently stayed in a hotel, as I have mentioned previously, that was pretty nice. It was a step down of the Sheraton. A positive is that it came with a complimentary, if you count the price of the room, hot breakfast. The breakfast was pretty good the first day, but it was the same thing everyday. Which is not a problem, if you are only at the hotel one day. However, if you are the same hotel for three days, then it is hard to decide what to eat. It was pretty good for a small buffet.
Anyway, now onto something I was wondering. In the bathroom of the hotel were three towels, hand towels, and washclothes. I am wondering about that number. In the room there were two queen size beds. Would that not mean that two to four people would be in the room? So why are there three towels? So who gets two or who does not get one? I guess in a bind someone could use the bath mat.
These are just a few things. What can one say about hotels, when it is paid for by someone else? Oh yeah, thank you. Oh and can I have another towel?
I recently stayed in a hotel, as I have mentioned previously, that was pretty nice. It was a step down of the Sheraton. A positive is that it came with a complimentary, if you count the price of the room, hot breakfast. The breakfast was pretty good the first day, but it was the same thing everyday. Which is not a problem, if you are only at the hotel one day. However, if you are the same hotel for three days, then it is hard to decide what to eat. It was pretty good for a small buffet.
Anyway, now onto something I was wondering. In the bathroom of the hotel were three towels, hand towels, and washclothes. I am wondering about that number. In the room there were two queen size beds. Would that not mean that two to four people would be in the room? So why are there three towels? So who gets two or who does not get one? I guess in a bind someone could use the bath mat.
These are just a few things. What can one say about hotels, when it is paid for by someone else? Oh yeah, thank you. Oh and can I have another towel?
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
weight for it
Here is something to lift your spirits. I have realized and it has been proven that I am total wimp. I figured this for a long time, but the tests results are finally in. I recently stayed in a hotel with a health/fitness club. It had a couple of machines and weights.
I tried a little bit of the weights. And I mean a little bit. A coworker was in there also and he was lifting a great deal. I could not enough budge the weights. I had to move the pin much higher. Still it was tough.
I guess we found out who the dumbbell is.
I tried a little bit of the weights. And I mean a little bit. A coworker was in there also and he was lifting a great deal. I could not enough budge the weights. I had to move the pin much higher. Still it was tough.
I guess we found out who the dumbbell is.
Sunday, November 12, 2006
Suited up
Good whenever you are reading this...
I was just wandering why today I never see anybody wearing suits anymore. I mean sure you have your business people wondering around in their formal wear, but plain ole everybody else. Society today dresses down. I guess it is because in the medieval days the knights were suits, but they were armor. Pretty handy to protect you in battle, but pretty heavy! Today we have the business casual. Does anyone know what that means?
I like dressing up...throwing on the tie and jacket. However, when I get home I immediately take it off to put on shorts. My thing is that I worry that it will get dirty and be hard to clean. How about this...one suit for everything that can change colors and clean itself? I know, impossible you say, but what it? I would not mind wearing one thing day after day. I guess however, those are the societies in the movies that end up going crazy and being invaded. Oh well take your choice, look good or be a slave the rest of your life. Well, let's be sloppy and keep our weekend.
Hint....If that one day you want to impress a special someone dust off the old jacket and wear a tie. However, not the one that has the hula girl on it.
I was just wandering why today I never see anybody wearing suits anymore. I mean sure you have your business people wondering around in their formal wear, but plain ole everybody else. Society today dresses down. I guess it is because in the medieval days the knights were suits, but they were armor. Pretty handy to protect you in battle, but pretty heavy! Today we have the business casual. Does anyone know what that means?
I like dressing up...throwing on the tie and jacket. However, when I get home I immediately take it off to put on shorts. My thing is that I worry that it will get dirty and be hard to clean. How about this...one suit for everything that can change colors and clean itself? I know, impossible you say, but what it? I would not mind wearing one thing day after day. I guess however, those are the societies in the movies that end up going crazy and being invaded. Oh well take your choice, look good or be a slave the rest of your life. Well, let's be sloppy and keep our weekend.
Hint....If that one day you want to impress a special someone dust off the old jacket and wear a tie. However, not the one that has the hula girl on it.
Thursday, November 09, 2006
Hair raising
Feliciations follicle friends
My hair always sticks up. I always seem to have a cowlick. It has finally dawned on me why. I think the back of my head is trying to see what is going on. It is tired of hearing about what is going on. Either that or I played I'm a Little Teapot entirely too much.
Well at least I can take heart and know that my hair "sticks up" for me. I suppose one day it will also "have my back."
Remember down in front!
My hair always sticks up. I always seem to have a cowlick. It has finally dawned on me why. I think the back of my head is trying to see what is going on. It is tired of hearing about what is going on. Either that or I played I'm a Little Teapot entirely too much.
Well at least I can take heart and know that my hair "sticks up" for me. I suppose one day it will also "have my back."
Remember down in front!
Tis the Seizein
Well all you good little boys and girls, do you know what time it is? That is right. It is early November so that means Christmas shopping! What you may ask-are we finished with the six months of Halloween. Sure, we have been properly sugar keyed up and are ready for that card swiping, cash carrying, sale hunting, and jingle all the way to the bank.
Some of you may say what happened to Thanksgiving? Ah I say, you have to have it to be thankful. Thanksgiving is only good for people to remember who is in their family. "Oh right, I have a brother...he can get me something." Thanksgiving is also a time to eat so much and build those calories to spend. Thanksgiving is a buildup to Christmas.
I think that salespeople urge you to get gifts so far in advance so you will forget what you got. Think about it, you have a gift six months out and want to hide it. Problem, you hid it too well or forget about it. Then the rush comes and wham you are caught in the sea of shoppers.
I know that Thanksgiving is fast approaching. So you can get in your shopping. For all you novices check out the deals at the grocery store.
Celebrate now and then. Eat, drink, and be Mary. Of course unless your name is something else.
"I'm thankful that my friends like to shop."
Some of you may say what happened to Thanksgiving? Ah I say, you have to have it to be thankful. Thanksgiving is only good for people to remember who is in their family. "Oh right, I have a brother...he can get me something." Thanksgiving is also a time to eat so much and build those calories to spend. Thanksgiving is a buildup to Christmas.
I think that salespeople urge you to get gifts so far in advance so you will forget what you got. Think about it, you have a gift six months out and want to hide it. Problem, you hid it too well or forget about it. Then the rush comes and wham you are caught in the sea of shoppers.
I know that Thanksgiving is fast approaching. So you can get in your shopping. For all you novices check out the deals at the grocery store.
Celebrate now and then. Eat, drink, and be Mary. Of course unless your name is something else.
"I'm thankful that my friends like to shop."
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Happy Birthday!
Well, well, well wishes.
It is my fiancee's birthday today. It is one of the big ones. The big 3-0. According to that ratio she has swept her series. I believe that she enjoyed her birthday, which is the point. If you have to work on your birthday, then at least make it through the day.
I had plans to take out my fiancee to a nice restaurant, but we did not go anywhere. We have been eating out a lot recently and she did not want to go anywhere. Well that is another 40 dollars I can put elsewhere, probably a gift for her. Speaking of gifts, I did not forget her birthday. I had flowers delivered to her at work. Fortunately, she like them. It sounds like other people in the office did too.
I wonder why women like to receive flowers and other sentimental gifts. Like this gift of a scrap from the menu that we had our first date. Women like gifts that relate to the relationship. Men on the other hand like gifts that are sentimental to someone else. For example, a jersey by a favorite athlete, not washed of course. I am talking about the jersey for you following along at home.
Gifts are an important part of birthdays. Without them you are just another day older. However, with a gift you are another day older with a bigger tv.
Happy Birthday and blow out those candles before the room gets all smokey.
It is my fiancee's birthday today. It is one of the big ones. The big 3-0. According to that ratio she has swept her series. I believe that she enjoyed her birthday, which is the point. If you have to work on your birthday, then at least make it through the day.
I had plans to take out my fiancee to a nice restaurant, but we did not go anywhere. We have been eating out a lot recently and she did not want to go anywhere. Well that is another 40 dollars I can put elsewhere, probably a gift for her. Speaking of gifts, I did not forget her birthday. I had flowers delivered to her at work. Fortunately, she like them. It sounds like other people in the office did too.
I wonder why women like to receive flowers and other sentimental gifts. Like this gift of a scrap from the menu that we had our first date. Women like gifts that relate to the relationship. Men on the other hand like gifts that are sentimental to someone else. For example, a jersey by a favorite athlete, not washed of course. I am talking about the jersey for you following along at home.
Gifts are an important part of birthdays. Without them you are just another day older. However, with a gift you are another day older with a bigger tv.
Happy Birthday and blow out those candles before the room gets all smokey.
Monday, November 06, 2006
Wondering Women
Ladies and Gentlemen
Not too much is going with me. What a way to start off, I suppose. It is the same ole song and dance. Unfortunately, all I know how to do is the hokey pokey.
This past weekend it was somewhat of a girls night in. I had the opportunity to hang out in college with a multitude of women. Thanks 3-1 ratio. Two of the girls came to the area for dinner and so due to my financee's birthday. So it was me and three women. We went out to eat and then back to my financee's apartment.
Somehow a long conversation was gotten into, which was completely boring to me. However most long conversations are boring to me. Perhaps it is the guy in me, it maybe the only guy thing I have, but it seemed they were talking about the same thing over and over. A point would be made and then reinterated about 15 minutes later. Fortunately, I was not involved in this conversation. Unfortunately, this conversation did not involve bikinis or the slimy substance of your choice. Only kidding, so the censors can put away their markers.
One thing I do not understand is the friend's way of saying "love you." It is similar to southern expression "Bless your heart." Both come before the person is able to say something insulting. Case in point, "You are extremely weird, but I love you." Perhaps this is why guys are so leary of hearing the word love. Guys use other four letter words, while primarily women use that particular one. You know...L-O-V-E. I suppose it is like giving a gift, it is the thought that counts.
Well here is one thought for the one, two, three. I am out of here.
Bless Your Heart! Love you too!
Not too much is going with me. What a way to start off, I suppose. It is the same ole song and dance. Unfortunately, all I know how to do is the hokey pokey.
This past weekend it was somewhat of a girls night in. I had the opportunity to hang out in college with a multitude of women. Thanks 3-1 ratio. Two of the girls came to the area for dinner and so due to my financee's birthday. So it was me and three women. We went out to eat and then back to my financee's apartment.
Somehow a long conversation was gotten into, which was completely boring to me. However most long conversations are boring to me. Perhaps it is the guy in me, it maybe the only guy thing I have, but it seemed they were talking about the same thing over and over. A point would be made and then reinterated about 15 minutes later. Fortunately, I was not involved in this conversation. Unfortunately, this conversation did not involve bikinis or the slimy substance of your choice. Only kidding, so the censors can put away their markers.
One thing I do not understand is the friend's way of saying "love you." It is similar to southern expression "Bless your heart." Both come before the person is able to say something insulting. Case in point, "You are extremely weird, but I love you." Perhaps this is why guys are so leary of hearing the word love. Guys use other four letter words, while primarily women use that particular one. You know...L-O-V-E. I suppose it is like giving a gift, it is the thought that counts.
Well here is one thought for the one, two, three. I am out of here.
Bless Your Heart! Love you too!
Saturday, November 04, 2006
To Be TV?
If you are reading this, then like me you have found nothing to watch on television. What has happened to our tv shows? "Are you saying that you don't get enough of 24 hour news (subtracting the same story they repeat), infomercials and paid programs?"
Don't forget the "reality tv shows"? I am not a big fan of these shows. If I wanted to see people do stupid stunts, then I would get on the interstate. I thought the purpose of tv was to escape out of the humdrum of a daily existence.
Hmmm? Maybe that is why people enjoy this "reality shows." These shows are someone's reality and you the viewer can be a part of it. It gives our culture today something to strive for..."I can eat more slugs than this guy. Give me 5ooo dollars." I hear it helps if you put a little ketchup on them.
One show that gets on my nerves is NBC's Deal or No Deal. The premise is one person calls out numbers and beautiful women open a suitcase. The contestants hope to win a million dollars. Apparently the contestant tries to get rid of the small numbers and leave the big numbers. Every so often a shadowed person in a booth offers the contestant money. More often than not, the contestants friends shout random things and the contestant rejects the offer of an obscene amount of money to open more cases. Then the contestant tries for it all and ends up with some meager amount. I guess the thing that bugs me is that these people have all this money for doing nothing, no matter how hard they try to lose it, and yet they reach for more when the odds seem against them. I suppose I should lighten up on them, it would be hard to think with people screaming in your ear. I do know one industry that is benefiting from this show...the briefcase industry.
Well readers, I say go for the gold or slugs (whichever show you prefer). Watch what you want watch, cheer for that bozo without his shirt on, yell at that somebody who lost half a millon dollars. Who knows? You might be on tv yourself and somebody watching you.
I gotta go and watch some former tv star sell a show about newscasters kissing a briefcase full of snapping turtles.
Don't forget the "reality tv shows"? I am not a big fan of these shows. If I wanted to see people do stupid stunts, then I would get on the interstate. I thought the purpose of tv was to escape out of the humdrum of a daily existence.
Hmmm? Maybe that is why people enjoy this "reality shows." These shows are someone's reality and you the viewer can be a part of it. It gives our culture today something to strive for..."I can eat more slugs than this guy. Give me 5ooo dollars." I hear it helps if you put a little ketchup on them.
One show that gets on my nerves is NBC's Deal or No Deal. The premise is one person calls out numbers and beautiful women open a suitcase. The contestants hope to win a million dollars. Apparently the contestant tries to get rid of the small numbers and leave the big numbers. Every so often a shadowed person in a booth offers the contestant money. More often than not, the contestants friends shout random things and the contestant rejects the offer of an obscene amount of money to open more cases. Then the contestant tries for it all and ends up with some meager amount. I guess the thing that bugs me is that these people have all this money for doing nothing, no matter how hard they try to lose it, and yet they reach for more when the odds seem against them. I suppose I should lighten up on them, it would be hard to think with people screaming in your ear. I do know one industry that is benefiting from this show...the briefcase industry.
Well readers, I say go for the gold or slugs (whichever show you prefer). Watch what you want watch, cheer for that bozo without his shirt on, yell at that somebody who lost half a millon dollars. Who knows? You might be on tv yourself and somebody watching you.
I gotta go and watch some former tv star sell a show about newscasters kissing a briefcase full of snapping turtles.
Monday, October 30, 2006
Hollow-een
Dear Ghouls and Boos
Unless you have been under a rock or are color blind, you probably realize that Halloween is coming up. It is amazing how many decorations and costumes are out there. It seems that everyone is talking about Halloween. I thought I heard somewhere that Halloween decorations are almost catching up in sales with Christmas decorations. Which means a lot since Christmas decorations can be found all year long.
Another thing I don't understand about Halloween is the idea of being scared. I do not like to be scared, but many people almost crave it. At Halloween parties everyone loves the Haunted House and scary movies. My finacee and I went to Fall Bash at a farm hosted by a couple at her home church. She was so nervous about the "haunted hayride" beforehand. Once the ride started she was laughing and having a good time. During the ride I was the one who was so jumpy and nervous, and not because of all the candy.
I think that is the main deal with Halloween, trying to scare someone and take their candy. Which brings another purpose of Halloween, appartently to party as much as you can. I believe that is the whole purpose for wearing a mask. So no one can recognize you the next day.
So be careful out there you seeker of sweets and save me chocolate.
Unless you have been under a rock or are color blind, you probably realize that Halloween is coming up. It is amazing how many decorations and costumes are out there. It seems that everyone is talking about Halloween. I thought I heard somewhere that Halloween decorations are almost catching up in sales with Christmas decorations. Which means a lot since Christmas decorations can be found all year long.
Another thing I don't understand about Halloween is the idea of being scared. I do not like to be scared, but many people almost crave it. At Halloween parties everyone loves the Haunted House and scary movies. My finacee and I went to Fall Bash at a farm hosted by a couple at her home church. She was so nervous about the "haunted hayride" beforehand. Once the ride started she was laughing and having a good time. During the ride I was the one who was so jumpy and nervous, and not because of all the candy.
I think that is the main deal with Halloween, trying to scare someone and take their candy. Which brings another purpose of Halloween, appartently to party as much as you can. I believe that is the whole purpose for wearing a mask. So no one can recognize you the next day.
So be careful out there you seeker of sweets and save me chocolate.
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Opposite ends spectacularum
It has come to my observation that no two people can feel the way at exactly the same moment. For example if one person is happy, then the other person is sad or upset. If someone is in a good mood, then the other person is in a bad mood. I think you can get the picture unless you are with someone who are understands then you will have to wait until that person fails to understand something.
I have always promoted this theory of opposite emotional sides. I also have wondered why this is. Is it because emotions are like masks, so only person can wear one at a time? Or is there an emotional limit? Maybe people's biological clocks have emotions and people with different time zones are the only ones that hang out.
I suppose a lot of things occur if the opposite exists. One that I can think of is when I am talking to someone it seems that they are not interested. If I have something to say to someone, then I get the feeling that the person is thinking "Go ahead and get to the point and get out." Or maybe people share what they feel is important so back to the opposite no one else cares.
This also leads to the point that if one is trying to hide something then someone else is really interesting that "story." It seems everyone is most nosy when you feel it is not important or it happens to be embrassing.
Well since I cared enough to write this down, no one will care enough to read it.
I have always promoted this theory of opposite emotional sides. I also have wondered why this is. Is it because emotions are like masks, so only person can wear one at a time? Or is there an emotional limit? Maybe people's biological clocks have emotions and people with different time zones are the only ones that hang out.
I suppose a lot of things occur if the opposite exists. One that I can think of is when I am talking to someone it seems that they are not interested. If I have something to say to someone, then I get the feeling that the person is thinking "Go ahead and get to the point and get out." Or maybe people share what they feel is important so back to the opposite no one else cares.
This also leads to the point that if one is trying to hide something then someone else is really interesting that "story." It seems everyone is most nosy when you feel it is not important or it happens to be embrassing.
Well since I cared enough to write this down, no one will care enough to read it.
Monday, October 23, 2006
Enter view
Welcome to the show! Today my guest is... Myself. Welcome Jonathan. I am excited to have myself here.
Thanks, JP. It is an honor to be here. I always feel that I ask myself the most intriguing questions.
It says here on my card that I am a one of the most brilliant minds today. Would I mind explaining that to myself?
Certainly. Actually, it says I am one of the most brilliant mimes today. I can see how I would misinterpret the card. I know I have horrible handwriting.
Ah, I see. How can I say I am the most brilliant mime today when I am talking to myself? I know that mimes do not talk. Yet, I am talking to myself.
Ah, to answer my question, I am brilliant because I am a ventriloquist mime.
What am I talking about?! I have never heard such a thing.
I can project my voice from the object I am portraying. For example, the classic man in a box. I am portaying the voice of the box, so I am not the one actually speaking. Do I get it now?
I have forgotten how crazy I am. I am ridiculous!
Oh yeah! I am not the one sitting here talking to myself.
Oh I am soooo right! I am talking to a box!
I am out of here.
I am glad that I am leaving. Well that is all the time I have tonight. Stay tuned next time when I interview...myself. Ohhh, I need a better agent.
Thanks, JP. It is an honor to be here. I always feel that I ask myself the most intriguing questions.
It says here on my card that I am a one of the most brilliant minds today. Would I mind explaining that to myself?
Certainly. Actually, it says I am one of the most brilliant mimes today. I can see how I would misinterpret the card. I know I have horrible handwriting.
Ah, I see. How can I say I am the most brilliant mime today when I am talking to myself? I know that mimes do not talk. Yet, I am talking to myself.
Ah, to answer my question, I am brilliant because I am a ventriloquist mime.
What am I talking about?! I have never heard such a thing.
I can project my voice from the object I am portraying. For example, the classic man in a box. I am portaying the voice of the box, so I am not the one actually speaking. Do I get it now?
I have forgotten how crazy I am. I am ridiculous!
Oh yeah! I am not the one sitting here talking to myself.
Oh I am soooo right! I am talking to a box!
I am out of here.
I am glad that I am leaving. Well that is all the time I have tonight. Stay tuned next time when I interview...myself. Ohhh, I need a better agent.
Lucky to be here
I am glad that you are able to read or ignore this. I have spent the last 20 minutes struggling to figure out how to work this blog.
Maybe one day I will actually get it on the first try.
Maybe one day I will actually get it on the first try.
I Can't Believe Your Reading This?!
Welcome to my little speedbump on the information superhighway! (Is anyone still using that phrase?) I have finally after some prompting, and of course it being free, decided to place some more random information online. My goal is that I will make it as a footnote into some student's research paper; that or be the most downloaded man on the internet.
This site is dedicated to ponderings, wonderings, and blunderings that I think are interesting. Hopefully it will be legible, since I am not using my handwriting. (My financee screams.....Amen!)
At the moment, I am already out of words. I will come back later, after reading the dictionary. It may take awhile because I will have to look up the words found in the definitions.
So sit back (not too far to fall over), relax (not enough to fall asleep), put your feet up (not so high the blood rushes to your head), and enjoy! (What I don't know...yet)
This site is dedicated to ponderings, wonderings, and blunderings that I think are interesting. Hopefully it will be legible, since I am not using my handwriting. (My financee screams.....Amen!)
At the moment, I am already out of words. I will come back later, after reading the dictionary. It may take awhile because I will have to look up the words found in the definitions.
So sit back (not too far to fall over), relax (not enough to fall asleep), put your feet up (not so high the blood rushes to your head), and enjoy! (What I don't know...yet)
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