Three Hundred and Sixty Four Days

Forgive me Bloggers, for I have sinned...

2010-07-24T02:53:00.000-07:00

Forgive me Bloggers, for I have sinned... It has been 10 months since my last confession.

For those of you that know me well, you know that I have a deep passion for this song.

I cannot go a day without hearing new renditions and so I thought I would share one that I found tonight.

I may even post each new rendition I hear as I discover it.

This is 7-year old Rhema Marvanne... the daughter I always dreamed I would have.

Pitch perfect is not certain, but heart perfect is dead on.

Believe me, that listening to "Amazing Grace" as your first act of the day shines a new light on a new day that neither you nor I deserve, yet take for granted.

I love you all, and wish you the best as your day progresses.

For those that got lost in these words... Treat life as if it were your first day and live it as if it were your last.

You would not be on my friends list if you did not mean something special to me.

I am thankful that, somehow, I am special to you.

Be advised that Blogspot shrinks videos, so right click on the video and click on "Show All" to get the full screen in minimized form.

XOXOXO

I Finally Agree With Bill O'Reilly? God Help Us...

2009-10-01T06:01:00.000-07:00

Kucinich Demonstrates How to Deal with Wall Street Scum

2009-06-13T15:04:00.000-07:00

Pay attention Obama. Pay attention Dem leadership. Pay attention America. This is how you do it. Make these bastards squirm. And hoooo boy does Bank of America's Ken Lewis squirm his weaselly ass off in this video. Really, it's worth watching just to watch Lewis' face.

My Oscar Goes To...

2009-02-15T02:28:00.000-08:00

OK... before any of my sisters, mothers, grandmothers, descendants or future descendants get insulted by these... I find these guys very talented in their timing of humor, and since timing is everything, they are talented at passing it off as being simple... so take it up with them...

The Road Trip video makes me imagine how one of my sisters deals with her employees.

By the way, My sister's name that lives in Oahu, Hawaii is NOT the owner of the Tractor Trailer company that controls the distribution of Tractor Trailer distributions to Hawaii since her husband will not allow service to tractors that travel under water for more than 1000 miles.

Good Parenting Tip #1

2009-02-15T01:46:00.000-08:00

The best way to insure that your 1st grader will be successful in school is to get her and her friend out on the playground and teach them how to Booty Dance... Really?

Childish Antics

2008-11-29T01:23:00.000-08:00

Just a quick burst here, and I know the elections are over, but I just came across this piece of work....
Just after the debate that I watched the day after my birthday, the two candidates are greeting the audience at the end of it all and McCain does an "around the shoulder" shoulder tap on Obama and then acts like it was his wife that did it....
Was he running for President of The United States or Freshman Class President at Lame Ass Jr. High?
Watch this video... it just makes you go, huh?!?!

2+2 = 4

2008-11-02T01:29:00.000-07:00

Though many of you have probably, if you are responsible adults, have already voted early, so this information will not change things, but you need to be aware of the facts nonetheless.

At this point in the game, if you are still on the fence, don't even bother to vote since you have had almost 2 years to make your decision and you are as clueless as the guy that takes the longest to decide what to order at the restaurant because he can't decide if he wants the 10 oz or 12 oz Porterhouse Steak.

However, I must digress and say that I am an independent and do not vote for the party, but rather, the candidate. Since this is not the way that a huge percentage of the voting population thinks, while blindly following the party, I just have to make one final point.

Republicans call themselves “Fiscal Conservatives” and at the same time refer to Democrats as “Tax and Spend Liberals.”

The numbers speak for themselves.

I am going to provide FACTS that show the numbers regarding our National Debt for the past 60 years.

These FACTS prove that in the past 60 years, Republicans have ALWAYS plunged the country deeper into debt and by the end of Reagan's second term the national debt held by the public ballooned from 26 percent of the GDP in 1980 to 41 percent in 1989. By 1988, the debt totaled $2.6 trillion, due in part to both increased military spending at the end of theCold War and according to some, the tax cuts. The country owed more to foreigners than it was owed, and the United States moved from being the world's largest international creditor to the world's largest debtor nation.

If I managed my finances in this manner, you would consider me destitute and assume my address is located at 1234 Homeless Shelter, Homeless, America, and I still receive new credit cards every month and plunge myself further into debt. (Currently, in reality, I still maintain a tiny credit card balance of which I pay off in full each month.) In fact, I recently had to ask a Twenty-Something co-worker of mine how Credit Card interest is racked up since I have never paid a penny of interest on my credit card since I pay it off every month, but may have to let it carry for a month or so while I move. I can't afford the move, but it is necesarry, so I'm going to have to finally carry a a balance on my card after all these years.

But seriously, look at the following numbers and then tell me who is better for the Country as a whole.

Every time we have had a Republican President, we have plunged into debt or, at best, a lower surplus.

When we have had a Democratic President, the deficit was either greatly reduced or we were finally in the black again. The only exception was JFK, and I don't think he had a good head on his shoulders... but that is just a sick attempt at humor.

2+2 = 4.... and a $164,787,361,848 surplus is always better than a $395,508,515,357 DEFICIT !!!

Here are the numbers.

G. W. Bush Republican $395,508,515,357
W. J. Clinton Democrat -$164,787,361,848
G. H. W. Bush Republican $34,326,854,936
R.Reagan Republican $97,338,623,234
J.Carter Democrat $462,596,259
G.Ford Republican $61,738,694,763
R.M.Nixon Republican $18,395,825,212
L.B.Johnson Democrat $63,242,392
J.F.Kennedy Democrat $7,815,205,722
D.D.Eisenhower Republican -$6,183,275,064
H.S.Truman Democrat -$294,348,329,938

What are your thoughts?

Simple Addition "My Friends"

2008-10-20T02:34:00.000-07:00

Any question or comments?

I welcome a civil debate now and then... and I send a special request out to my Republican Sister, who is still a staunch Republican.

Remember, girls and boys, just because my Sis and I go back and forth politically, anything that she or I post is done as political opponents, but not as brother and sister.

Oh, and remember, folks, I am an independent. I vote for the man and not the party.
Love ya, Sis... give it all you've got.

The following is gibberishfor idiots that are either drunk or do not know how to spell, but they will still come to my Blog...: barack obama john mccain president presidential 100,000 100000 record crowd st. louis, mo missouri missourri misouri misourri st. luis st.lewis st. lewis MS

All Right, Class, Settle Down

2008-10-13T02:00:00.000-07:00

MR. SHADOW: All right, students.... boys and girls.
Please, settle down and let's get down to today's lesson.
Boys and girls, today's lesson is to bring your attention to a website that was brought to my attention today.
I am a firm believer in seeking out the truth in our current Presidential campaigns.
This site was brought to my attention while watching a production of "Wahington Journal" on C-Span today.
The guest was Bill Adair, Editor of PolitiFact.com.

Politifact.com is a non-partisan group that takes "facts" that have been spoken about by candidates and political groups and researches them to find out how true the "facts" really are.

Think of it as the snopes.com of the campaign.

I urge you to browse this website and learn as much as you can.

Both parties are treated with equal scrutiny, so don't let the home page sway you.

The homepage currently shows alot of McCain attacking Obama, but that is simply because that is what has been going on for the past week.

Browse the full website and learn what you can.

That is all for today's lesson.

Homework Assignment: Visit the website and write a report and post it in the comment section below and feel free to post it on your blog as well.

The Last Straw

2008-10-04T02:57:00.000-07:00

After the passage of the Bush/Paulson financial bailout bill, I now call on all voting Americans to scream at the top of their lungs for an end to the multiple bill legislation that we all know as Pork Barrel Spending.

This bill was a simple bill to pass and did not pass as a simple 3 page document.

The Senate got hold of it and increased the bill to a 450 page bill that had nothing to do with the issue.

This is a clear example of taxation without representation and must be stopped.

We, as American Citizens must demand that if our duely elected officials do not stop this practice, that we will vote them out of office.

Seriously, People, wake up and realize that if you are voting Republican simply because they are Pro-Life that you are doing this country any good. Republicans will never reverse Roe vs. wade because it will take away their biggest campaign strategy.

Democrats passed it and if it was overturned, Republicans would have less of a following because the Pro-Life constituents would have to focus on something else.

Myself, I am the rare Pro-Life Democratic supporter.

Millions of babies, that have been murdered for no reason, could have been the next Einstein or Bill Gates.

I fully support adoption choices that allow a child to have a life and be loved by parents that love them.

I say this, even if you were raped and impregnated.

The fact that you were raped is sad... but the fact that you have the choice to give that child a home to someone that can't have one is a blessing that only you can give.

The crisis we are in has been subjugated to millions of dollars being spent on idiotic programs and this is what your elected officials are doing to satisfy lobbyists.

A bill should be just that, a bill that passes or fails on its own merit. A bill should have one cause and no fleas should be attached. This MUST be ratified to stop further injustices and only your voice will make this happen.

These guys and gals work for you, but you HAVE TO SPEAK UP AND CALL YOUR CONGRESSMAN!!!

Only so much good is accomplished by Congress, and then they pass laws that you never hear about because they are buried in these Bills.

There is NO reason that something as important as this Bailout Vote had to go from a 3 page Bill to a 450 page bill in one week in order to get passed.

People, this is YOUR government!!! Get involved, or else you have no right to complain!!!

Who proposed the pork barrel spending and then who voted for it and agianst it? I will tell you now, and they must be removed from office...

Question: On Passage of the Bill (H. R. 1424 As Amended )
Vote Number: 213 Vote Date: October 1, 2008, 09:22 PM
Required For Majority: 3/5 Vote Result: Bill Passed
Measure Number: H.R. 1424 (A bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and insure certain types of troubled assets for the purposes of providing stability to and preventing disruption in the economy and financial system and protecting taxpayers, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes. )
Measure Title: A bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and insure certain types of troubled assets for the purposes of providing stability to and preventing disruption in the economy and financial system and protecting taxpayers, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes.
Vote Counts: YEAs 74
NAYs 25
Not Voting 1
Vote Summary By Senator Name By Vote Position By Home State

Alphabetical by Senator Name Akaka (D-HI), Yea
Alexander (R-TN), Yea
Allard (R-CO), Nay
Barrasso (R-WY), Nay
Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Bayh (D-IN), Yea
Bennett (R-UT), Yea
Biden (D-DE), Yea
Bingaman (D-NM), Yea
Bond (R-MO), Yea
Boxer (D-CA), Yea
Brown (D-OH), Yea
Brownback (R-KS), Nay
Bunning (R-KY), Nay
Burr (R-NC), Yea
Byrd (D-WV), Yea
Cantwell (D-WA), Nay
Cardin (D-MD), Yea
Carper (D-DE), Yea
Casey (D-PA), Yea
Chambliss (R-GA), Yea
Clinton (D-NY), Yea
Coburn (R-OK), Yea
Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Coleman (R-MN), Yea
Collins (R-ME), Yea
Conrad (D-ND), Yea
Corker (R-TN), Yea
Cornyn (R-TX), Yea
Craig (R-ID), Yea
Crapo (R-ID), Nay
DeMint (R-SC), Nay
Dodd (D-CT), Yea
Dole (R-NC), Nay
Domenici (R-NM), Yea
Dorgan (D-ND), Nay
Durbin (D-IL), Yea
Ensign (R-NV), Yea
Enzi (R-WY), Nay
Feingold (D-WI), Nay
Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
Graham (R-SC), Yea
Grassley (R-IA), Yea
Gregg (R-NH), Yea
Hagel (R-NE), Yea
Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Hatch (R-UT), Yea
Hutchison (R-TX), Yea
Inhofe (R-OK), Nay
Inouye (D-HI), Yea
Isakson (R-GA), Yea
Johnson (D-SD), Nay
Kennedy (D-MA), Not Voting
Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Klobuchar (D-MN), Yea
Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Kyl (R-AZ), Yea
Landrieu (D-LA), Nay
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea
Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Levin (D-MI), Yea
Lieberman (ID-CT), Yea
Lincoln (D-AR), Yea
Lugar (R-IN), Yea
Martinez (R-FL), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Yea
McCaskill (D-MO), Yea
McConnell (R-KY), Yea
Menendez (D-NJ), Yea
Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
Murkowski (R-AK), Yea
Murray (D-WA), Yea
Nelson (D-FL), Nay
Nelson (D-NE), Yea
Obama (D-IL), Yea
Pryor (D-AR), Yea
Reed (D-RI), Yea
Reid (D-NV), Yea
Roberts (R-KS), Nay
Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Salazar (D-CO), Yea
Sanders (I-VT), Nay
Schumer (D-NY), Yea
Sessions (R-AL), Nay
Shelby (R-AL), Nay
Smith (R-OR), Yea
Snowe (R-ME), Yea
Specter (R-PA), Yea
Stabenow (D-MI), Nay
Stevens (R-AK), Yea
Sununu (R-NH), Yea
Tester (D-MT), Nay
Thune (R-SD), Yea
Vitter (R-LA), Nay
Voinovich (R-OH), Yea
Warner (R-VA), Yea
Webb (D-VA), Yea
Whitehouse (D-RI), Yea
Wicker (R-MS), Nay
Wyden (D-OR), Nay

Vote Summary By Senator Name By Vote Position By Home State

Grouped By Vote Position YEAs ---74
Akaka (D-HI)
Alexander (R-TN)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bayh (D-IN)
Bennett (R-UT)
Biden (D-DE)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Bond (R-MO)
Boxer (D-CA)
Brown (D-OH)
Burr (R-NC)
Byrd (D-WV)
Cardin (D-MD)
Carper (D-DE)
Casey (D-PA)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Clinton (D-NY)
Coburn (R-OK)
Coleman (R-MN)
Collins (R-ME)
Conrad (D-ND)
Corker (R-TN)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Craig (R-ID)
Dodd (D-CT)
Domenici (R-NM)
Durbin (D-IL)
Ensign (R-NV)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Graham (R-SC)
Grassley (R-IA)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hagel (R-NE)
Harkin (D-IA)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Inouye (D-HI)
Isakson (R-GA)
Kerry (D-MA)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Kohl (D-WI)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (ID-CT)
Lincoln (D-AR)
Lugar (R-IN)
Martinez (R-FL)
McCain (R-AZ)
McCaskill (D-MO)
McConnell (R-KY)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-NE)
Obama (D-IL)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Salazar (D-CO)
Schumer (D-NY)
Smith (R-OR)
Snowe (R-ME)
Specter (R-PA)
Stevens (R-AK)
Sununu (R-NH)
Thune (R-SD)
Voinovich (R-OH)
Warner (R-VA)
Webb (D-VA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)

NAYs ---25
Allard (R-CO)
Barrasso (R-WY)
Brownback (R-KS)
Bunning (R-KY)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cochran (R-MS)
Crapo (R-ID)
DeMint (R-SC)
Dole (R-NC)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Enzi (R-WY)
Feingold (D-WI)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Johnson (D-SD)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Roberts (R-KS)
Sanders (I-VT)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Tester (D-MT)
Vitter (R-LA)
Wicker (R-MS)
Wyden (D-OR)

Not Voting - 1
Kennedy (D-MA)

Vote Summary By Senator Name By Vote Position By Home State

Grouped by Home State Alabama: Sessions (R-AL), Nay Shelby (R-AL), Nay
Alaska: Murkowski (R-AK), Yea Stevens (R-AK), Yea
Arizona: Kyl (R-AZ), Yea McCain (R-AZ), Yea
Arkansas: Lincoln (D-AR), Yea Pryor (D-AR), Yea
California: Boxer (D-CA), Yea Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
Colorado: Allard (R-CO), Nay Salazar (D-CO), Yea
Connecticut: Dodd (D-CT), Yea Lieberman (ID-CT), Yea
Delaware: Biden (D-DE), Yea Carper (D-DE), Yea
Florida: Martinez (R-FL), Yea Nelson (D-FL), Nay
Georgia: Chambliss (R-GA), Yea Isakson (R-GA), Yea
Hawaii: Akaka (D-HI), Yea Inouye (D-HI), Yea
Idaho: Craig (R-ID), Yea Crapo (R-ID), Nay
Illinois: Durbin (D-IL), Yea Obama (D-IL), Yea
Indiana: Bayh (D-IN), Yea Lugar (R-IN), Yea
Iowa: Grassley (R-IA), Yea Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Kansas: Brownback (R-KS), Nay Roberts (R-KS), Nay
Kentucky: Bunning (R-KY), Nay McConnell (R-KY), Yea
Louisiana: Landrieu (D-LA), Nay Vitter (R-LA), Nay
Maine: Collins (R-ME), Yea Snowe (R-ME), Yea
Maryland: Cardin (D-MD), Yea Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
Massachusetts: Kennedy (D-MA), Not Voting Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Michigan: Levin (D-MI), Yea Stabenow (D-MI), Nay
Minnesota: Coleman (R-MN), Yea Klobuchar (D-MN), Yea
Mississippi: Cochran (R-MS), Nay Wicker (R-MS), Nay
Missouri: Bond (R-MO), Yea McCaskill (D-MO), Yea
Montana: Baucus (D-MT), Yea Tester (D-MT), Nay
Nebraska: Hagel (R-NE), Yea Nelson (D-NE), Yea
Nevada: Ensign (R-NV), Yea Reid (D-NV), Yea
New Hampshire: Gregg (R-NH), Yea Sununu (R-NH), Yea
New Jersey: Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea Menendez (D-NJ), Yea
New Mexico: Bingaman (D-NM), Yea Domenici (R-NM), Yea
New York: Clinton (D-NY), Yea Schumer (D-NY), Yea
North Carolina: Burr (R-NC), Yea Dole (R-NC), Nay
North Dakota: Conrad (D-ND), Yea Dorgan (D-ND), Nay
Ohio: Brown (D-OH), Yea Voinovich (R-OH), Yea
Oklahoma: Coburn (R-OK), Yea Inhofe (R-OK), Nay
Oregon: Smith (R-OR), Yea Wyden (D-OR), Nay
Pennsylvania: Casey (D-PA), Yea Specter (R-PA), Yea
Rhode Island: Reed (D-RI), Yea Whitehouse (D-RI), Yea
South Carolina: DeMint (R-SC), Nay Graham (R-SC), Yea
South Dakota: Johnson (D-SD), Nay Thune (R-SD), Yea
Tennessee: Alexander (R-TN), Yea Corker (R-TN), Yea
Texas: Cornyn (R-TX), Yea Hutchison (R-TX), Yea
Utah: Bennett (R-UT), Yea Hatch (R-UT), Yea
Vermont: Leahy (D-VT), Yea Sanders (I-VT), Nay
Virginia: Warner (R-VA), Yea Webb (D-VA), Yea
Washington: Cantwell (D-WA), Nay Murray (D-WA), Yea
West Virginia: Byrd (D-WV), Yea Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Wisconsin: Feingold (D-WI), Nay Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Wyoming: Barrasso (R-WY), Nay Enzi (R-WY), Nay

Due to the passage of the Bailout Bill, I am very close to voting Republican now because they were the hold-outs... but then again, they did not pass the 3-page bill but passed the 450 page bill.
Who is the Devil?

Honestly, If we are going to have a two party system that is unopposed, then let us have a syatem that has both parties represented. Let's go back to the system where the Popular vote gets the Presidency and the secondary becomes Vice President.

I like that idea better.

Tweedke Dee And Tweedle Dum

2008-09-28T03:15:00.000-07:00

Without choosing one side over the other, let me bring the Israeli/Palestinian conflict in perspective.

What if the Mexican and United States Governments came to an agreement that allowed Mexico to reclaim the State of Texas and to exile all Texas residents to the new border of the United States?

That is what happened to the Palestinians, and we continuously tell them they are wrong for feeling that way.

My Friend, I would like nothing but peace in the Israel/Palestinian states, but maybe we could all just calm down for a second and realize what you can accomplish by being ONE.

Sharing alot of land is more profitable than splitting it up.

You double your workforce and double your tax income !!!

Honestly, I don't understand why the country of Mexico doesn't suggest a USA/Mexico merger as long as Mexico actually becomes USA.

They all want to come here, let's just make them us and we acquire more land for drilling.

Those are my thoughts.... but it's 4:59am.... what do you expect?

The Presidential Infomercial-Debate

2008-09-27T02:41:00.000-07:00

I have to say that I found the debate on Friday Evening to be an embarassing dissapointment.
I can say this because I paid quite a bit more attention to it than the average American.
See, I am in the Closed Captioning industry and I captioned the debate and so, using the advanced technology of Voice Recognition software, I was listening to every word, while repeating, while reading the output captions and correcting any misunderstood words, while listening, while repeating, while reading, while correcting, while listening... etc.

It was a good 15 minutes into the debate before, at the prompting of Jim Lehrer, Senator Obama finally, tounge in cheek, directed a question towards Senator McCain.
This was followed by McCain making a joke about whether Jim thought Senator McCain could not hear the question.
Seriously, at this point in the game, I don't want to hear cute quips or jokes. I want my candidates to take this thing seriously, and standing before America and staring straight ahead does not get the job done.

I have heard the anecdote about the woman that gave McCain the bracelt that had her son's name on it so much that I almost wanted to puke when I heard it yet again tonight.
Senator McCain has repeatedly told that story at practically every appearance he has made and has yet to say how he could make his promise to this grieving mother come to fruition. He just says that it's important that we do.

Well, it's important for me to pay my bills, but none of my bill collectors will be satisfied with me saying, "My friend, I realize that if I were not to pay you, that would cause hardship for your company, so I promise to you that I will do my best to make sure that not only will I pay my bills, but I will do my best to make sure everybody pays their bills as well.

"What? How do I intend to do that?"

Well, I guess that the best answer is a word for word with, certain words changed to fit the situation, that Senato McCain uses.

"My Friend, every once in a while," I invariably begin, "you have an experience, an event in our lives, that puts everything into the right priority and into the right importance in your life. That happened to me last August. The "Electric Company" called and said: Mr. Shadow, would you pay the bill with our logo on it?'"

"TXU. TXU is 27 years old. They have been in business for almost three decades and recently have raised their rates so high that they charge most of their customers $430+ dollars a month for a 1000 sq ft apartment that costs twice as much'" I go on to explain " I said 'I would be honored to pay that bill.' And then they say: ‘Mr. Shadow, I just want you to promise me one thing. I want you to promise me that you'll do everything in your power to make sure that this bill was not passed in vain.' I promised the company then that I would. And I will keep that promise, not only to them, but to all the other companies I owe money to."

Would my electric company buy this unless I told them how, when, and what I would pay them?

McCain makes promises, but this year, since I have all my transcripts from all his speeches that I have captioned, that I will intend to hold him to every word he has uttered.

Now, for Obama… He has done the same thing. He even embarrassed me tonight when he countered McCain’s bracelet anecdote with, “I have a bracelet, too.”

***SIGH***

The entire debate went downhill from there.

This debate tonight was not a debate… it was more window dressing for both candidates. And I have seen better window dressing in the red light district of Amsterdam.

I certainly expect both candidates to learn from the press that the Nation’s general public will produce, in less than 8 hours, and give us some words equal to a Texas Roadhouse New York Strip rather than the equivalent of an Ethiopian spare rib.

But, Sadly, I realized this year that I have NEVER given as much attention to the election process as I have in the past 24 months!!

I ran for City Council in my city and lost to a competitor that had a lot more money than me (Daddy), and though I had my volunteers, more than I deserved, I did not have the financial resources.
As a normal guy, I didn’t win.

I think my job, as a Closed Captioner, has given me more “forced” knowledge, and I have learned a lot in 24 months…. And my perspective has grown even more broad.

Just one thought, though, I thought I had remembered this as the shortest time between convention and election, ever.

Come to find out, this is the first election where I actually got involved because it is the first time that I felt like I had a choice.
Though it seems odd to say, the way I was raised, albeit the only way I know, I really haven’t had a choice until today. Sad to say.

Also, off topic: Have you heard of the new cut of beef being served in the Finest restaurants?

It is called “Velvet Flank” and is the most succulent steak, tasty steak I have ever had the pleasure of experiencing. Like Veil, it is a tender meat that is savory, mostly because, oddly, the lean texture of the meat.

Breeders of “Velvet Flank” raise the calves until they are about 8 months old… they then slaughter the calf and that’s where you get “Velvet Flank.”

Practically ZERO marbling and the meat just melts in you mouth…. Have you tried it? I know that I have been to the best restaurants in TX and OK, but have not found one in AZ or CA.

Feel free to comment... Luv Ya, Malinda
Anyway, I’m done for tonight… it’s 4:50am, what do you expect?

I believe this says it all... Best of luck, WaMu !!!

2008-09-26T23:06:00.000-07:00

Question 4 U...

2008-09-22T02:26:00.000-07:00

The government will bail out wall street for $800 Billion but did not lift a finger when America was losing it's automobile industry.

As a lifetime Republican, and watching the S&L Crisis and the current financial district crisis, I have converted to the Democratic side because of the simple fact that during both tragedies, the Republicans were in office.
When one auto plant shut down, I think it was GM, they cut their staff from 500,000 to 250,000.

A quarter of a million workers lost their jobs and livelyhoods.

The top wealthiest 1% of American citizens consist of 3 Million people.

These 3 Million people, the powerful 1%, own 99% of the economic industry.

I pray that the democrats oppose this type of lack of regulatory oversight and the way republicans bail out the rich and leave the poor to the dogs.

By the way, I have NO sympathy for the dumb-asses that got themselves into bad loans!

I have been working hard to get a home, but you freaks that got into an ARM with zero down and closing costs wrapped in so that your mortgage was more than the property was worth.... you're a fucking idiot.

There are regular reports of people buying a $300K home when they made $40K a year.

That is fucking crazy since a 30 year fixed mortgage at the average 6% interest would make your monthly payment ALMOST $2000 A MONTH !!!

In this market, if you bring in $40K a year, you belong in an apartment!

Common sense, People!

If you have a different opinion, feel free to enter into the discussion.

It's 4:32 am... what do you expect?

The Shadow Awakens... Campaign 2008

2008-09-08T02:18:00.000-07:00

To my readers that I have ... well... abandoned for many months, I am now going to try to post regularly until the November Election.

What will I talk about?

I will carry on a regular conversation with my Republican sister... remember, i'm "Independent."

I will convey my feelings on the recent "acquisition" of Fanny Mae & Freddy Mac to stabilize the market... This seems to be another baby step towards Socialism.

I will keep you up to date on the situation in which Kitty and I have gone through two Toyota Camrys in two months.

And, a new subject... "What I Ate Today, and "What Did It Look Like On Porcelain"

So, what do I have to say today?

What the hell do you want from me?

It's almost 5am.... just check back tomorrow...

I Met My Wife In The Blue Lagoon

2007-12-30T02:51:00.001-08:00

For those that know us.... this is the story of our lives.

It always makes me cry... but in a good way.

http://www.stage6.com/user/DiamondRay/video/1774589/Brooke-Shields---The-Blue-Lagoon

Hindsight is 20/20

2007-12-30T02:33:00.000-08:00

If I could do that special day over again, I would have done this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QGLbd6Wffc

X-MAS MY ASS

2007-12-23T01:51:00.000-08:00

Ok, now here's my beef with people that want to have a "Holiday" season, but not call it christmas.

If you're putting a tree inside your home, decorating it, and then running 120 volts of electricity through it, the you are celebrating CHRISTMAS!!!

I know the first half of a couple that has a weird relationship. He is not really religious and she is Wiccan. So they say that they celebrate Yuletide... Gah... They have 2 kids, They put up a tree, they wrapped gifts, they did everything that our families do in our family traditions that celebrate the birth of Christ. They probably thought of that, because they opened gifts last night, which they say means they are not celebrating Christmas, but they do not want their kids to miss out.

OK... here is the inteligence behind that logic.

Bob: Hey there, Sam. I hear your birthday is coming up.
Sam: Yup, my own special day to celebrate my birth.
Bob: Hey, uh, Sam, I was wonderin' what you do to celebrate your birthday.
Sam: Nothin' really. My old lady makes me meatloaf, the kids go to bed early, and I get some.
Bob: you are shit'in me.... you just have a day that you get to have as your own special day?
Sam: Well, yeah.
Bob: Cool...

[Bob Calls Wife On Her Cell Phone]

Bob: Ok... here's the deal, Sam's birthday is on March 12th... On March 12th, I want you to make me a meatloaf, put the kids to bed, and give me some... And I am going to call it MyDay and we are going to do it on March 10th... just to piss everybody off.
Wife: Why don't you just fuck yourself and get a life.

You know what?

If you don't like the CHRIST in Christmas, then refuse your holiday vacation, and if you can't, refuse the extra pay that you are paid to work that day.

Maybe if you worked on Christmas day, I might have a few aethists to work on Christmas Day when my wife forgot the chicken broth for the stuffing.

But if you don't know Christ, try him out sometime.

He has good weed.

I wanna sell you a Kia ! 0 - o

2007-12-22T01:53:00.000-08:00

Kat and I wentto a "Brand Name" used car dealership to see what we might qualify for when we can afford a second car.

Here is the offer the salesman made on a car that Kat, in wonderful response to my evil grin communication with her, said that she liked most of all.

They took us back into the execution chamber... er... sales office and gave us the following proposal....

2004 Kia Optima 4C 2.4L
4D Sedan LX
Aluminum/Silver
Miles: 67,504
Sales Price: $14,157
APR: 21.44%

I grinned at him and told him that i will do my research and get back with him... and get back with him I did.

I was already well aware that I was dealing with a shark when the incredulous 21.44% interest came into play. That's a deal breaker right there.

But I also knew that $14K was about what those damn things cost BRAND NEW !!!

So, I decided to ride this bull a couple of more seconds and look it up in the Kelley Blue Book.

This is what I sent him, and what he sent back... Incredible.

Kevin,

After researching the proposal for the 2004 Kia Optima, the main problem I have right off is that Kelley Blue Book lists this vehicle at $9,085 in Excellent condition.

That is a far cry from $14,157.

When we do something about this, then we can proceed further.

Kevin replied by saying:

Here at DriveTime we do not price our cars off Kelly [Notice he spells Kelley wrong] Blue Book or NADA. We are able to use our own financing so [Notice the lack of usage of common punctuation marks, such as commas] that allows us to price our cars at the current market value of this area. In saying that we will not say we are the lowest place in town, but we are at the current market value. Unfortunately we are not able to negotiate on our prices. Our prices also reflect the reconditioning cost we put into our cars like maintenance, detail, warranty, ect. Other dealerships (including Kelly Blue Book) that show lower prices on car do not include warranty or a up to 53 point inspection. Those cars are "as is" type of cars.

Thanks,
Kevin Heatley

So, Basically, you are telling me that the rules don't apply to you, because you are able to itemize your excessive pricing?

Will Kevin get my business?

He could have, had he made his response more cordial rather than defensive.
You can say that you had to clean the fucking car to get the smell of weed out of it!!
It is a 3-year old car.... 60+K miles,,, uhm this camel has been ridden so hard, if it wasn't a rental, it doesn't have toes.

And the guy really felt like a jerk before he made the offer, when he had to Jump Start the fucking car because "Someone Left The HEadlights On.".... um, dude, one of the selling features of the standard features of that vehicle is that it turns the headlights off automatically after a few minutes.

He could have been a salesman and figured out what we could compromise on, even if it meant a different vehicle.
No, dumb as Kevin was to have lost the sale on his own, the sale was lost not because a guy is just being a corporate robot.
No, The lost sale was not because of Kevin, alone.
Dude's just doing his job.
But DriveTime, and this is entirely my opinion, takes advantage of the little guy.
They are no different from the rickety outfits you see that have 5 cars on the lot and police tape around the entrance.

I will let my big sister have the last word...

"You are what you make yourself, little brother."

Your Credit Report Card.. Should You Pay?

2007-12-09T01:39:00.000-08:00

Being someone who is trying to clean up some credit report errors, I am annoyed at the fact that Congress amended the The Fair Credit Reporting Act {FCRA) to allow consumers to get a free annual copy of their credit report, but still allows the Credit Reporting Agencies to charge you for the most important thing... your credit score... your grade.

The only time you EVER have to pay for YOUR INFORMATION is when dealing with the Credit Reporting Agencies.

This cost should be shouldered by those who depend on this information from a marketer or vendor point of view. They have much more to gain from the information, monetarily, than I.

And this is my personal information... why do I not have at least "Read Only" access.

Any comments?

Welcome To The 80's Public School Music Class

2007-08-19T02:03:00.000-07:00

My mother wondered why I got an "F" in music class.

She knew I could sing, but I imformed her that they were not teaching music... they were teaching "Break Dancing."

My mum tore them a new hole....

Ok.... grab a tissue....

2007-08-18T02:23:00.000-07:00

Having never been a guy that was ashamed to cry, I get choked up at alot of things... this one made me cry and decide to make another trip to the Welcome Home a Hero at the DFW Airport before school starts.

I lost the encoder, so you'll just have to click on the link... let me know how it affected you. Here is the link....

To: My First Born

2007-08-13T01:52:00.000-07:00

Zachary helped me tonight....

A co-worker of mine went into a major seizure at work tonight.

No one else in the office knew what to do.

But Zachary has tought me alot in 10 years.

I handled the situation the same way I deal with Zachary's seizures.

And I'm proud of the two comments that I got from co-workers afterwards.

1. Dude, you acted just like a freakin' paramedic... Like on C.O.P.S. !!!

2. That was sweet the way you kept reassuring him even though he was unconcious.

Thank you, Zachary.

You have taught me more than I can ever teach you.

P.S. By the way, not that it relates here, but if you didn't already know, the American Heart Association CPR Training guidelines have changed. Contact your local CPR instructor to make sure you know how to save a life.
Tonight wasn't a case where I needed that training, but it reminded me of how it very well could have been.
Learn how to save a life, maybe even your own.

A VERY talented young Bass...

2007-07-30T01:34:00.000-07:00

Chek out his other videos on YouTube... I'm a sucker for the blues.

It only looks like he's lypsynching because he has a good mixer.

I could SO see Q-man doing this...

2007-07-29T00:44:00.000-07:00

Even though the only games I ever took my nephew, ZQ, were his brother's basketball games where he was more interested in flirting with the girls than the game.

And even though ZQ wasn't quarterback. he saw more playtime than the QB.

But if he were QB, this would be a play that he would make.

Luv ya, Champ!

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/29651/

OH MY GOD !!! I'm Homer Simpson..!!!!

2007-07-22T02:40:00.000-07:00

Only I have a degree and know better than to drink more than my body mass in beer. You have to stop drinking about two beers before that in order to leave room for the foamy gaseous bubbles.

But anyway, I came to the sad realization that I am Homer, and my son Matthew is Bart... God help us !!!

Mothers and Sons

2007-07-13T21:58:00.000-07:00

Two Middle East mothers are sitting in a cafe chatting over a plate of tabouli and a pint of goat's milk. The older of the mothers pulls a bag out of her purse and starts flipping through photos. And they start reminiscing.

"This is my oldest son Mohammed. He would be 24 years old now."

"Yes, I remember him as a baby" says the other mother cheerfully.

"He's a martyr now though" mum confides.

"Oh, so sad, dear" says the other.

"And this is my second son Kalid. He would be 21."

"Oh, I remember him," says the other happily, "he had such curly hair when he was born".

"He's a martyr too" says mum quietly.

"Oh, gracious me ..." says the other.

"And this is my third son. My baby. My beautiful Ahmed. He would be 18", she whispers.

"Yes" says the friend enthusiastically, "I remember when he first started school".

"He's a martyr also," says mum, with tears in her eyes.

After a pause and a deep sigh, the second Muslim mother looks wistfully at the photographs and says ......

"They blow up so fast, don't they?"

Another "They Stole My Idea" moment

2007-07-10T01:32:00.000-07:00

Being a guy that appreciates the painstaking process that it takes for women to paint their toenails... I find it sexy.

But it takes alot of work to do a good job if you are doing it yourself.... something I have learned since I've been married.

So, I thought... " why not create a "Press-On"-type product that would apply an even coat on any nail.... finger or toe... then I quickly talked mysel out of it.... then tonight I see this when I come home...

http://shop.avon.com/shop/product.asp?pf_id=31313&from=search&find_spec=&camp=200715&dir_delivery=1&rep_delivery=1

OK... so I like this song, too.... HEY, you choose to check out this blog....

2007-07-08T01:59:00.000-07:00

Can somebody please tell me why I like this song ????

2007-07-08T01:41:00.001-07:00

Environmentalists and Corporate America Screws Small Town

2007-07-08T00:54:00.000-07:00

My parents' small hometown was promised an Electric Plant by TXU, and had the rug pulled out from under them....

Let me also note that the reason that there is a comment in the story about how pharmacist Rick Perkin is against the city growth proposal.... HE'S ONE OF ONLY TWO OTHER MOM & POP PHARMACIES IN TOWN.... They want to grow the city, but not so that it gets big enough to peak the interest of Walgreen's or CVS. Perkins saw this as a threat to his business and not a health concern.

A coal plant will not hurt West Texas. Hell, pumping oil out of the ground does more damage to the atmosphere than burning coal. God made coal in order for someone to burn it! Otherwise we'd call it water.... or rock... or anything but coal.

The following is a story published in the Abilene Reporter News... if I have broken any laws by reprinting this story, please be advised that I am a married father of two and am the sole bread winner for my family. I earn just enough to get by, and currently have a $200 payday loan, and my Fender Strat and Selmer Tenor Sax are in the pawn shop... I also have a debt listed on my credit report that reflects that I owe Blockbuster $1.27... of which I still cannot pay off.... By the way... I kid you not.... Blockbuster is willing to settle my debt if I pay them 50% of the balance.... NICE TRY !!!! Good thing I was smarter than they were or they would have scammed me good.... See, 50% of $1.27 is 63.5 cents... That's 63 and 1/2 cents.... I went to the bank to get a loan, and they told me that there was no such thing as 1/2 of a cent.... nice try Corporate America.

Colorado City stunned by end of coal plant plans
Sidney Levesque / levesques@reporternews.com
Tuesday, February 27, 2007

COLORADO CITY - Residents in Mitchell County's largest town are stunned by news that TXU Corp. has scrapped plans to build a coal-fired electricity plant that was expected to pump millions of dollars into the local economy.

''It was a big shock. We didn't expect that to happen,'' said Earl Plagens, publisher of the Colorado City Record.

As part of a $32 billion bid for energy supplier TXU, the investor group led by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Texas Pacific Group agreed to drop plans for eight of 11 proposed new coal-burning power plants in an effort to appease environmentalists concerned about burning coal.

TXU had announced it would replace a natural gas plant at Mor gan Creek at nearby Lake Colorado City with a coal-fired plant.

Colorado City leaders who anticipated an influx of jobs and building construction - they had already bought land for future housing and hotels - say they are disappointed that it won't happen, a least for now, but are trying to stay positive.

On the plus side, the possibility of a coal-burning plant pushed them to clean up Colorado City, which is about 70 miles west of Abilene and has a population of 4,281. Old buildings were torn down, and the city is moving forward with historic downtown renovations. Mayor Jim Baum said the city had already spent some money in engineering fees getting ready for the plant's construction.

''Some of that money was for our water system, and we needed to do that anyway,'' he said.

The proposed coal plant, however, which seemed like almost a done deal as recently as last week, was expected to give a city whose major employers are two prisons, the school district and a hospital a big economic shot in the arm. Colorado City expected to see 1,000 construction jobs, and 85 permanent jobs.

As soon as the plant was announced, it generated excitement. Some residents bought stock in TXU. People started buying up land for development and old houses to remodel and sell. Before the plant was announced, Colorado City had a housing shortage.

And just last week, a TXU official was the featured speaker at the annual Colorado City Area Chamber of Commerce banquet. He told 260 residents - one of the largest groups the banquet has ever had - that he was sure the coal plant would become a reality despite opposition from environmental groups.

His comments made front-page headlines in the Colorado City Record: ''Credibility and truthfulness will win at the end of the day.''

Now that Colorado City won't get the plant, one contractor said the additional homes on the market won't go to waste. He said the wind farms and the oil and gas industry are keeping the real estate market alive.

City leaders said there are other economic development plans to focus on, namely additional wind farms and a new concrete plant.

''We've survived a lot out in this little West Texas town,'' said Sue Lowrance, executive vice president of the Colorado City chamber.

She said TXU officials told her they only found out about the company's plans a few days ago.

''This was as much a shock to the TXU officials we've been dealing with as it was for us,'' Lowrance said.

Another person said that after months of talking and planning for the plant, Colorado City is left feeling like the ''rug has been pulled out from under'' its feet.

''That's corporate America for you,'' said Bruce Gale, a clerk at Higginbotham-Bartlett Co.

The hardware store experienced a 10 to 20 percent surge in business following TXU's announcement about opening a coal-fired plant.

One of Colorado City's few opponents to the coal plant, pharmacist Rick Perkin, said TXU officials were not straightforward when he wanted answers about how the plant would affect the ground, water and air around it.

Perkin, who lives with his wife and 3-year-old twins less than two miles from the plant, said he worried mercury and arsenic would pollute the area.

''We're not going to raise these kids under a coal plant,'' he said.

He said he had no problem with the natural gas plant currently at Morgan Creek. Perkin said that if TXU's new owners still decide to put a new plant in, using a method other than coal, it could greatly benefit the city.

''They can turn the gas back on,'' he said. ''We were all fine with the gas.''

Despite Perkin's concerns, TXU officials said Colorado City expressed more support for a coal plant than any other city under consideration for a new plant. Baum said TXU officials told him to ''hang in there,'' and that the city could be considered if and when TXU plans to build plants in the future.

Tom Kleckner, TXU spokesman, said the company might consider the city for a future wind energy project. Or, the natural gas plant at Morgan Creek might be fully reopened someday.

''There's always a chance we will unmothball a unit because we will still need energy sources in Texas,'' Kleckner said.

Reporter-News staff writer Celinda Emison contributed information for this article.

Come on... it's 4:45am !!!!

2007-07-01T02:39:00.000-07:00

OK, let me preface this with the statement "THIS IS NOT A CRY FOR HELP!."

I just got to thinking about why celebreties, from days gone by, tend to crap out early in their career, and die an early death.

I have to say, having once been in a spotlight brighter than many ever see, once that spotlight is gone... you feel empty.

That's the emptiness that these "celebreties" feel.... yes, they have feelings just like you and me... But I lost that spotlight, so I understand exactly how they feel.

The spotlight shows the world your soul... but takes it, in turn, as a toll.

The good thing is, I wake up every morning, and God gives me another chance to give a little bit of a spotlight to everyone I meet that day.

It's best that the spotlight be given, lest you never receive it in turn.

Your thoughts?

Oh... almost forgot... Random Truth Or Dare, where you always get the Truth... I have never told anyone that my favorite childhood show was WKRP... I wonder if that is out in a DVD set yet.

The iPhone... Really?

2007-06-30T16:40:00.000-07:00

Thousands camped out at Apple stores and AT&T stores just so they could be one of the first owners of an over-priced phone that will likely be as similar a disappointment as the Razr Phones that everyone just HAD to have two years ago.

The problem is, the Razr phones were very poor phones that were so slimmed down and sleek, that their "cool look" was pretty much all they had going for them.

I have always compared it to putting the body of a Dodge Viper onto the motor and chasis of a Ford Escort. Sure, you'll look "cool" and "cutting edge," but you really just have a crappy car that will spend more time in the shop than on the road.

I just upgraded to a Samsung Sync (red). That's the phone you see pictured, above, except... mine is red... Did I get Red because I wanted a RED phone to support the fightagainst AIDS in Africa... no... I chose red, because my wife wanted red until I said that I liked the blue one... so then she wanted the blue one. So I said I'll just take the red one... now she wants me to swap SIM cards so that she can have the red phone and I can take the blue phone.... Hell to the NO!!! She WANTED red... I said I WANTED blue... she chose to take the blue instead so I took the red and will refuse to swap out of spite.

See, it's funny when you begin to play someone else's game by their rules and then stick to it... Whenever my phone rings, I know that she regrets being an ass.

Anyway, this phone looks basic, but is powerful enough for all my needs, since I never really anticipate watching the movie "300" on a 3-inch screen.

Paris Vs. Dolly

2007-06-27T19:57:00.000-07:00

Not really meaning to give Paris anymore publicity... But didn't she look like a much younger Dolly Parton when she appeared on Larry King Live last night?

That apple never falls from the tree.... it just bounces.

2007-06-25T02:06:00.000-07:00

Family Tree

Grandfater: Served blacks out of the back door of his restaurant.
Grandmother: She kept a completely functioning beautiful household.
Father: Didn't like me having black friends.
Mother: Saw black men cross the street so that they would not be seen walking near a white girl.
Me: Have black friends.
My kids: Don't have black friends... they have FRIENDS... black, brown, white, and that one kid that forgets to breath.... Blue.

Wife: She has no vision for color.... everybody on earth is CLEAR!, but now she gets scared when a black man walks toward her.

Typical Black Grandfather: Served out the back door of my grandfather's restaurant.
Typical Black Father: Fought for equality.
Typical Black Boy: You owe me, even though I have never done anything to deserve it, like my dad.... and I'm sick and tired of white girls running when I meet them on the sidewalk.

My main point is.... I am colorblind.

But I still have the valid question to ask...

Why is it that 50 years ago, Blacks were afraid to upset the whites, and now some whites are afraid to even look at a black because they fear it might be some kind of tribal death gaze that causes a Drive-By. How is that "better"?

Why don't we all just agree to not be stupid?

Think of how many lives that would save.

By the way... a little "Racial Humor."

BOO !!!

Get it?

I'm white....

....................***SIGH***

....Umm.... wow.... My 8-year-old would take it.

2007-06-23T22:57:00.000-07:00

Don't Cry.... I bawled like a baby....

2007-06-19T03:40:00.000-07:00

You know, i've been a father of a special child an d a husband of a diabetic wife.... I could lose anybody in a twinkle of an eye, but I worry about Zachary the most....I want zachary to be like Josh Blue.... I cried during this http://www.filecabi.net/video/can1986.html

Hell to the ...YEAH!!!!

2007-06-19T03:03:00.000-07:00

http://www.filecabi.net/video/arab-truth.html

And the comics roll on... and eat Spaghetios

2007-06-19T03:00:00.000-07:00

OK... so now I will start posting comics that make me laugh... if you don't like it.... fuck off.

Just the good ol' boys... Never meanin' no harm...

2007-06-11T01:41:00.000-07:00

Malinda often talks about missing her Great State of Texas....

I'm sure she fndly remembers the rough and tumble ways of the boys down here...

There is a thing in West Texas known as the Red Dirt Rumble...

This is where two young men, usually over the honor of a girl - or lack thereof, square up, kick each other's ass, while taking more punches than many other punks you see fight on the net.

And when all is said and done, it doesn't end with someone dead...

The winner stops when it's obvious he's the Victor, and I'm sure they talked over beers later that night...

I respect these young men, though I don't advocate violence...

To do so, would put me at great risk for being sued... I'm just writing what my sister is thinking... so take it up with her !!!

Sorry, Sis!

Check it out, here... http://www.psfights.com/fight-video-1682.htm

Paris Hilton.... "Special Needs?" I don't think so.

2007-06-04T02:51:00.000-07:00

LYNWOOD, Calif. (AP) -- Paris Hilton has reported to a Los Angeles County jail to begin a three-week stay for violating probation in an alcohol-related reckless driving case.

The 26-year-old heiress was booked late Sunday into the Century Regional Detention Facility in an industrial area about five miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles, according to the sheriff's inmate locator Web site.

Though a judge sentenced her to 45 days behind bars, Hilton was expected to serve only 23 days because of a state law that requires shorter sentences for good behavior.

Earlier Sunday, Hilton attended the MTV Movie Awards, where she briefly spoke to reporters about her sentence.

"I am trying to be strong right now," Hilton said. "I'm really scared but I'm ready to face my sentence."

The 13-year-old jail has been an all-female facility since March 2006. The two-story concrete building sits in an industrial neighborhood, beside train tracks and beneath a bustling freeway.

Hilton will be housed in the facility's "special needs" unit.

Officers arrested Hilton in Hollywood on Sept. 7. In January, she pleaded no contest to the reckless-driving charge and was sentenced to 36 months' probation, alcohol education and $1,500 in fines.

She was pulled over by California Highway Patrol on Jan. 15. Officers informed Hilton she was driving on a suspended license and she signed a document acknowledging she was not to drive. She then was pulled over by sheriff's deputies on Feb. 27, at which time she was charged with violating her probation.

Copyright © 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press.

Why Fight Your Brother When You Know You Can Kick Your Brother-In-Law's Ass?

2007-06-04T02:17:00.000-07:00

Can I make an open minded comment ????

When it comes to the battle between Israel and Palestine.... I don't know what the truth is.

I am a media professional by trade, and I see all of the different networks and the slants they lean towards.

Compare FOX News to NBC and you are looking at the two different photographic negatives that it takes to make a 3D film.

One side says one thing.... the other side says something different.

When you put the two together in just the right way, you get the whole 3D "true image."

Guys... don't listen to one news station's viewpoint of today's world events.... utilize the internet and get the whole picture.

I spend just as much time on foreign news stations as I do on our national stations.

As far as Iraq is concerned... we are not losing the war in Iraq... the Iraqi nationals are coming around to realize that the non-native jihadists are the instigators.

I mean, really... think about the Revolutionary War.

While involved in that war, we had white slave owners fighting the same war that units of black soldiers fought.
Though they were still too racist to fight WITH the blacks... they still fought the same war.

In Iraq, today, that would be like the whites and the blacks, fighting each other while fighting the common enemy.

If that had happened, we would be worrying about missing tea time right now instead of reading this blog.

As FOX news says... We Report...You Decide... but make sure you get all the views before you decide.

*** VOTE BARACK OBAMA *** .... why?

Why are you asking me?

I told you to decide on your own.... so... go............................. GO!!!

No, don't assume at this point... I could have just brought up Obama in order to piss you off... What are your thoughts?

But I do have to say... when the english speaking guy said that he heard them yelling but could not understand what the armed soldiers were saying.... I would assume they were saying, "If you keep coming this way, we will shoot you."

It helps to understand the language if you are going to support the cause.... you idiot.

But, to my blog readers.... I Love You. ;-)

My Prediction

2007-05-22T02:24:00.000-07:00

This BS in Lebanon is going to be the beginning of World War III.

They think we are them....

2007-05-15T03:05:00.000-07:00

I have to say, that even though I respect the talents of stump jumpers....These guys are from Kentucky.... I HOPE!!!!

Should I give my son a beer? NO!!!!

2007-05-15T02:18:00.000-07:00

The thing I find sad about the following videos is that these guys think they are normal.... the sad fact is that they are... It amazes me how the guy in the first video reminds me of the friend of Kat's that Cindee's Crazy Psycho-Ex chased out of one of my performance venues and returned with a "side Mirror" as a trophy. He was dick from day one and is a dick to this day.

Those of us that are more educated have to compete on a level playing field with people of this kind of intellect when we choose our President.

SECOND VIDEO: How can you say your vote doesn't count.... PaPaw wants to give beer to 12-year-olds.... and he has 17 younger generational children that thinks PaPaw knows what's right....

I do have to say that, even though the dad was drunk, you could tell how much he loves his son by the montage at the end of the first vdeo...That was sweet... but he still needs to maintain composure and not act like this in front of his kid.

Don't knock the pros...

2007-05-15T00:29:00.000-07:00

Here's something only a large handful of celebrities can understand... It ain't easy being them!!!

You know the Star Spangled Banner, right?

You can sing the whole thing all the way through and not miss a beat, right?

Then why is it that professional singers screw it up sometimes ?

This is the first video I've seen that accurately displays the reason why... I know this from experience, having been the Master of Ceremonies at a rodeo arena.

The words that come out of your mouth, are delayed due to the massive echo that it produces in a stadium environment.

You can hear the camera pick up Michael Bolton's natural voice and then hear the delay that is caused by the accoustics of the stadium.

With that type of delay, you could get past the first two lines...

Wanna try it?

I've done this before in order to demonstrate to people how hard it is...

To do this, you will have to have the ability to use two cell phones at one time.

Using one cell phone, call the other cell phone.

Answer the other cell phone, but don't say hello... if you do, you're retarded, because if you will recall, you just called yourself.

Now, put one cell phone to your ear, and talk into the mouthpiece of the other cell phone...

I will even make it easy on you... doing this, just TRY to sing your ABC's..

Now, show an appreciation for artists that do this every day.

The Wrong Way

2007-05-14T02:10:00.000-07:00

Mental Note: Don't spend all night in the club on Saturday night and think that anything good is going to happen at 9:43am on Sunday when you're at church.

My Daddy always told me, (and I know there is a more poetic way to say this, but remember, I'm home grown.... so i give it to you raw and you can cook it any way you want) He said, "It is better to have a person think you're a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt."

Now I think that is a quote from Benjamin Franklin.... But then, again, I don't listen to Ben Franklin, do I?

I listen to my Daddy... And, yes, I call him my Daddy even though I am a 34 year old guy... Once someone is your Daddy... they are always your Daddy.

I spent the first 18 years of my life thinking he was an idiot.... I will spend the rest of my life knwing that, in regards to the rest of the world, he is the wisest man I know.

But even now, I remember how odd his teaching styles were, and what they taught me, to be the man that I am, and I hope to raise my boys with the same technigue.

My Daddy taught me to look both ways before crossing the street, and later let go of my bicycle seat while he was running beside me in the MIDDLE of the street and yelled to me as I'm doing 30mph towards a highway intersection, "Remember to use your BRAKES!"

For those of you that know this story, I stopped, just feet from the Highway "T" intersection, by utilizing my instinctual talent, in that I turned the bike into the curb and flipped over the handlebars.

I ended up sprawled on the sidewalk and my Daddy standing over me saying, "You just pedal backwards... that's the brakes."

I thanked him for telling me this for the first time and I rode a bike like a pro from then on.

The Right Way

2007-05-14T02:09:00.002-07:00

The Right Way

2007-05-14T02:09:00.001-07:00

For Kitty...

2007-05-08T03:41:00.000-07:00

This song is for my wife....

if you are watching this video, you will not get it unless you were in the studios of WBSL when this song was playing and a certain DJ was turned on by a certain roommate.

Do yourself a favor and don't watch the video.... just turn up the headphones and remember....

Ciao,

Jim Wallace

Parenting 101

2007-05-07T23:31:00.000-07:00

It is important that you begin training you infant in the finer arts of "Hand/Eye Coordination"

The sooner the skills are honed, the easier it will become for the more complex motor skills to develop including crawling, walking, feeding themself, and of course, masturbation.

The most favored method to exercise these skills is demonstrated below... remember no matter what you do during this exercise... do not put a diaper on the baby.
Diapers are dangerous.

Video Ice Cream for The Post Operative Patient

2007-05-02T14:19:00.000-07:00

This video is simply meant to make Kat smile...

You give unlimited amounts of ice cream to patients that have their tonsils removed... I wasn't quite sure what the equivalent treat would be for a Quadruple Nail Matrix Cauterization.

If this doesn't make her feel better, my only other choice is to douse her toes with water and sprinkle them with Pop Rocks.

By the way, does anybody agree that they need to bring back the muppet show on something like TvLand or something?

In-Grown Toenail Surgery

2007-05-02T14:09:00.001-07:00

Kitty has had some issues with two in-grown toenails for a while now, her podiatrist decided that it would be best to take car of this now, for good.

So, today, she had a toe transplant.

The doctor surgically removed both big toes, and replaced them with transplanted toes from a Three-Toed Sloth.

Ok, maybe not, but I give you that mental immage so that you can further enjoy the video of the procedure she went through this afternoon.

This is not video of her actual procedure on her foot, as you can tell by the ugly feet, but rather another poor sap that had the same procedure performed.

Bear in mind that this guy had only one side done... Kat had both sides of both big toes.

Whatever you do, don't cringe... or flinch.

In-Grown Toenail Surgery

2007-05-02T14:09:00.000-07:00

Send Them Home ... but please mow my yard before you go.

2007-05-01T18:43:00.000-07:00

If a parent committed a crime and was sent to jail, would there be marches to insist that they should not be taken away from their family because the children would suffer?

NEVER!!!

If you are a criminal, you lose your rights as a citizen.

If you are an Illegal immigrant, you are a criminal. You are no different than a bank robber, rapist or murderer.

You break the laws of this country and you will be dealt with.

Get the hell out of my country, and quit sucking on the teet of my tax dollars.

You are not owed, you are not welcome, and how dare you use the freedom given to natural citizens of this country to say that you deserve to be here.

I believe that when the marches that we are seeing again this year, that they should be forced to pass through an Immigration checkpoint in order to march legally.

For those liberals that insist that it is impossible to round up 12 million illegal immigrants... this would prove to be a freakin' buffet.

I am sick and tired of hearing of the marches in every major city in the United States having immigrants gather in the 10's to 500,000 in attendance.
Why are we not marching to support the law?
Do those of us that are law abiding citizens just not care as much as they do???
Why are we not marching???
I agree that every illegal immigrant and anyone that supports them should be deported or penalized, whichever applies.
Why are we not marching???
If this legislation does not pass, it will be a green light for illegals to come on over, there's nothing we'll do to stop them. Why are we not marching???
Many jobs that used to be profitable trades, have become near minimum wage due to illegal immigrants working for less.
Why are we not marching???
Jobs such as machinists, carpenters and aircraft maintenance - YES, the people that bang around on your precious 747 that takes you from point A to point B in your busy day is maintained by many illegals.
Are you thinking of marching now???

The other side needs to be heard...
We need to stand up for our country and say that we will not support you any longer. You will not be a drain on our economy and government.
You will not come here and take jobs out of our citizens hands.
As a matter of fact, I can almost guarantee you that the ones marching aren't even the ones that have come and taken these jobs... why?
They didn't have time because they have a J-O-B.
So that goes to show how many immigrants we have that are such a huge drain on our economy...
In California, 1/2 million people without jobs got together for a huge welfare party.

You are welcome to come in a legal manner, but do it right. If you do it wrong, it is Illegal, illegal, illegal.
You are a criminal the moment you cross that border, and I have no problem treating you as one once you do.

WHY ARE WE NOT MARCHING !!!!!

Let's organize and do this already... pass this link on to everyone you know and make this the forum to get things done. Let our voice be heard !!!!!!!!!

I've decide that Ana is JoAnne (My Aunt) reincarnated befor her time.

2007-04-30T03:25:00.000-07:00

Try to not imagine JoAnne singing this on a street corner in San Francisco.

I wish I could have been there with her.

God rest her soul... God knows she wouldn't... LOL

Is it me, or does Ana look a little tipsy on this one.

The Totally Un-Cool Cool Movie

2007-04-30T01:20:00.000-07:00

Your kids will roll their eyes as if you were forced to watch "Cool Hand Luke," but then if you watch them as they watch the movie, you'll actually see their feet start to move and they'll be mad when you say it's time to go to bed when the movie is half-way over. The coolest stupid movie you'll ever see.

Have you talked to the Lucas inside you lately?

2007-04-30T01:12:00.000-07:00

It's funny, but even if you were the coolest kid in school... you always had a little bit of Lucas in you... and you knew someone who was 100% Lucas... Have you tried to find either one lately?

If you have... congratulations... If not... Why not?

Another Danny's Song

2007-04-29T03:00:00.000-07:00

This guy has a lot of potential, just needs some good tone control and he's there.

I love the raw sound of his voice, but he needs to get away from using "Oh," and "yeah" to fill a bridge with vocals.

I would hire him if he made a better stage presance... true, this is a YouTube video, but you sit on a stool on stage just the same.

By the way, sorry about the repeat of another posting, but you just get what i'm thinking about right now... Welcome to The Shadow Zone.... anybody want cookies?

My Future Daughter-In-Law

2007-04-29T02:19:00.000-07:00

I can only hope that my boys will hook up with someone as talented as this.

Too bad the boys will only consider her a MILF... [Malinda.... reply after you get up off the floor from your brother's bad humor]

I hope that I can instill in my boys that love is more than a pretty face, but if they qualify, then the world is their oyster. I was lucky to follow my own advice.

When it comes to "The Perfect Woman," I would have to say that she has to have at least two of three criteria that follow...

Sense of Humor..... 40%
Intelligence....... 40%
Looks.............. 20%

OR

Talent............. 100%

My wife was the perfect choice...

She has more than 20% in looks, has my 75% of my sense of humor (which is a sad miracle as Malinda will attest)... and I think that covers my rules.

[An attempt was made to contact myself for comment on what I might have graded her in intelligence. Messages have not yet been returned due to the possibility that, no matter what my answer, it can be used against me in court.]

I can probably not reveal my government sources that tell me that I made the right choice for a wife, but I would really like to thank Cindee, Melody, and Malinda, as well as ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
and Larry Flynt.
Thank you all for all you do.

If my son finds a girl this talented, I might offer to contribute an extra cocktail per person at the rehearsal dinner.

.................................................................

Pastor: So, Dad, any advice for the groom?

Dad: [Opens Exit Door]
RUN!!!
.................................................................

That is my favorite memory of my wedding day.

Danny's Song

2007-04-24T03:35:00.000-07:00

I now have to post an issue for my wife....

This is our song that was our "Pregnancy" song.

When I listen to this song it always makes this "Grown Man" cry.

I discovered today that I love my family more than life itself.

I also discovered that when my wife is crying, I cannot think of anything else but solving the issue that makes her cry.

It is always a sobering realization when you remind yourself that you love someone so much that you can get to the point of "insanity" to heal their pain.

If you know me, it's ok to ask what I'm talking about... If you don't, it's ok to hug the closest person to you right now.

April Showers Bring Tragedy

2007-04-21T19:27:00.000-07:00

It seems odd that it should be this way, but the month of April appears to be the most deadly month throughout history. Even more so in 2007.

Take a look at April today and years gone by...

• The American Revolution (Started with Paul Revere's Ride: April 18-19 April 1775)
• The American Civil War (Started April, 1861, ended April 1865, thus "Across Five Aprils")
• The Bosnian War began in the first days of April, 1992
• The Rwandan Genocide began in April, 1994
• The Armenian Genocide began on April 24, 1915

Other events that have occurred in the month of April include:

• Two deadliest volcanic eruptions in world history: Tambora, Indonesia and Unsen, Japan (April 5, 1815) and (April 1, 1793)
• President Abraham Lincoln's assassination (April 14, 1865)
• The Frank Slide (April 29, 1903)
• The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake (April 18, 1906)
• The sinking of the RMS Titanic (April 14-15 April 1912)
• The Armenian Genocide (April 24, 1915)
• The Deir Yassin Massacre in Palestine (April 9,1948)
• Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination (April 4, 1968)
• Adolf Hitler was born and died on April 20th and April 30th, respectively.
• Jumbo Tornado Outbreak (April 3-4, 1974)
• Woo Bum-Kon spree killing (April 26-27, 1982)
• Chernobyl nuclear accident (April 26, 1986)
• The 1992 Los Angeles Riots after the Rodney King verdict (April 29, 1992)
• The bloody end to the Branch Davidian siege in Waco, Texas (April 19, 1993)
• Kurt Cobain commits suicide (April 5, 1994)
• The Oklahoma City Bombing (April 19, 1995)
• In Lebanon, at least 106 Lebanese civilians are killed when the Israel Defense Forces shell the UN compound at Qana (see Qana Massacre). (April 18, 1996)
• The Port Arthur massacre in Tasmania, Australia (April 28, 1996)
• The Columbine High School massacre in Littleton, Colorado (April 20, 1999)
• The 2007 Virginia Tech massacre in Blacksburg, Virginia (April 16, 2007).
• A man with a hand gun barricades himself in NASA's Johnson Space Center before killing a male hostage and himself. (April 20, 2007)
• Blue Angels plane crashes into a neighborhood during South Carolina air show, killing the pilot and setting homes on fire

What wil we continue to add to the list in the next 9 days......?

Take this poll and then tell your friends to come and vote...

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these results will be forwarded to CBS so that they will know if they made the right decision or not.

Remember, after you take this poll, forward the link to this blog to your friends... let's see what America truly thinks.

The Daily Doodle With A Twist

2007-04-13T23:30:00.000-07:00

I have never been one that particularly likes public restrooms. They are gross and I just don't like doing my business in a group setting. Today's incident just sets that into stone.

I had barely sat down when I heard a voice from the other bathroom stall saying, "How are you?" I don't know what got into me, but I answered, somewhat embarrassed, "Doin' just fine." And the other person said, "So what are you up to?"

(What kind of a question is that?)

At that point, I was thinking, "This is too bizarre," so I said, "Uh, I'm like you - just sittin' around."

At this point I was just trying to get out as fast as I could when I heard another question.

"Can I come over?"

O.K., this question was just too weird for me, but I figured I could just be polite and end the conversation. I answered: "No. I'm a little busy right now."

Then I heard the person say, nervously: "Listen, I'll have to call you back. There's an idiot in the next stall who keeps answering all my questions."

2007-04-11T18:57:00.000-07:00

Kitty and I contributed to the delinquency of a couple of minors today.

We played hookie with the boys in order to take them on a "Field Trip."

We attended the "Welcome Home a Hero" ceremony at DFW Airport this morning.

I took about 30 some-odd photos and will post a link to them on Friday night.Stupid me lost my cable to my camera that connects to my computer, and my media ports in my tower accepts every possible style of media card EXCEPT "xD"So I will have to wait until I got to work on Friday to upload the photos and then I'll give all the details.

Some hints, though, on what to expect when I DO post on Friday...

Zachary thinks he's a Commanding Officer.
Matthew discovered some new-found shyness.
Kitty likes men in uniform.
Tears came to my Pussy-fied eyes at one point.... I have always been a Macho F***ing Cryer... I hate it, but I am known to be able to kick your ass and in other cases, cry like a baby... how gay is that?

All the details will follow on Friday with PHOTOS.

Stay tuned...

Just a teaser... I have had neighbor that was a gulf war Vet, and after his experience, he needed some serious therapy.

This war is like nothing our boys have ever seen. I don't mean to be rude... but these guys deal with an enemy that has no qualms killing their own.

How do you fight an enemy like that?

We saw this in the eyes of these young men... they were just amazed to be home....

BRING OUR BOYS HOME AND LET THOSE MOTHER F****** KILL EACH OTHER... it is none of our business now... otherwise, turn that region into a waste-land. Have your 70 virgins all you want... I don't even know 70 virgins.

I especially would never be with 70 virgins, of whom their faces I would never see... Somehow, I think a distant cousin would slip in somewhere.

Carry On.

Welcome Home A hero

2007-04-10T19:30:00.000-07:00

We will be taking the boys out of school tomorrow for a field trip to DFW airport to welcome home the newest wave of soldiers in Iraq coming home for R&R.

Check back with us later for a report and photos.

Check out this link on what this is all about

CBS, NBC Suspend Talk Show Host Don Imus for Two Weeks Over Racist Remarks

2007-04-09T17:25:00.000-07:00

CBS, NBC Suspend Talk Show Host Don Imus for Two Weeks Over Racist Remarks

Click on the link above to see part of the Imus/Sharpton interview if you don't know what this is referencing.

I just have to say that Al Sharpton needs to clean up his own yard before he gripes about the weeds in his neighbor's.

I think that this is a typical "what's good for the goose is good for the gander" type of issue.
Al Sharpton even went so far as to reference Imus' reference to "jigaboos" that actually comes from a Spike Lee Movie.

WAIT !!! Last time I looked, Spike Lee was of the American-African (and yes, I mean to say American-African, so get used to it) but the last time I looked, Spike Lee was of the American-African persuasion.

American-African rap artists say much worse than what Imus said, yet Al Sharpton does not make a big stink about it. He says that he doesn't agree with it, but he never goes anywhere near trying to pull them down from their success pedestal.

I have never liked Imus. I thought he was arrogant and pompous and simply childish in a lot of ways. But you know what i did? I didn't listen.

See, this goes back to the old "There's two knobs on the radio... one to turn it off and one to change the station" analogy. We are a country of free speech, and no matter how much I disagree with someone's point of view or even the way they express their point of view, they still have a right to say it. I don't care who it offends. If it offends you, don't listen. Imus is not following you around the house talking to you and referring to "Nappy Headed Hos," he's sitting in his studio that broadcasts a signal to your radio... and you can shut him up with one of the two knobs you find there.

Secondly, the words "Nappy" and "Ho" are actually slang words that were created by the American-African community. You create the word, use it in everyday language, but you don't want me to say it, and you are offended when I do?

Screw you!

I believe that a great thing was done when the American-African community was acknowledged for being no worse or no better than any other race. But don't you dare start telling me how I should think or act or speak. I acknowledge your freedoms as my own, don't you dare try to hinder mine.

I have never, in my life, said a discouraging word to or about a person just because they were American-African. Now, if someone were an American-African and was an ass, then yes, i would treat them like an ass for being an ass, not because of the color of their skin.
I have never owned a slave.I have never made someone sit at the back of the bus or drink from a different water fountain or be served at the back door of a restaurant.

I don't owe you anything.

You should only expect the same thing from me as I expect from you.

Equal treatment.

I don't pitch a fuss when you throw out words, so put on a jacket or something because if you are going to go through life with skin no thicker than what you have now, then you are in for a world of hurt because I am not changing who I am to suit you.

You are my equal... and with that comes the responsibility to act like an equal and live up to the maturity standards of an adult and not go running to the teacher when little bobby calls you a poopy head.

So, to all the poopy heads out there, be they white, black, brown, or Neopolitan, tell Al Sharpton to stay out of this until he gets the same type of insulting language out of the media that Spike Lee and others of his persuasion put out there themselves. Better yet, let the "artists," of which there are very few these days no matter what the race, let them say what they want.

Let Imus say what he wants.

Let me say what I want.

Hell, Al, say what you want.

But for right now, I think what you're saying is bullshit, so... watch this... I'm changing the channel... I'm sure theres a charming episode of the Brady Bunch on somewh---

+++ Shadow has changed the channel .... what are your thoughts on the issue? Leave a comment +++

Anna Nicole Autopsy

2007-03-27T09:49:00.000-07:00

Being in the News business as I am, responsible for Closed Captioning, I am SO sick and tired of Anna Nicole Smith. But I must now do my part to put this puppy to rest.
I'm thinking that if I post the following, spit in the dirt, swirl the resulting mud in a counter-clockwise motion while humming the Sponge Bob Square Pants theme song... maybe this ghost will go away.
Oh, by the way, if you really want to examine the autopsy results closely, just click on each page and you will see the full size version... if you must.
LOL... my favorite part was the finding that her anus was "unremarkable"... LOL... That's not what Larry Birkhead said... maybe he's not the father of Dannielynn after all.

Have had your RDA of T&A today?

2007-03-23T16:58:00.000-07:00

Never speak, unless you're spoken too... Dag Nabit !!

2007-03-21T18:56:00.001-07:00

Why I Don't live in Lake Tahoe... Though, I would love too.

2007-03-21T18:34:00.000-07:00

Those of you that are "City Folk"

2007-03-21T18:18:00.000-07:00

Those of you that are "City Folk"... you don't realize what we deal with in the country... We've got cut CUDDLY rabbits.... want one?

I wish I could go back and write my own vows now...

2007-03-21T17:56:00.000-07:00

Ask Your Doctor If This Medication Is Right For You...

2007-03-21T17:48:00.000-07:00

If I could live this long, I would be amazed...

2007-03-21T17:35:00.000-07:00

It would be wrong to laugh....

2007-03-21T15:09:00.000-07:00

But, then again... how can you resist ???

At the Bama Breeze... I loved to act the fool down there.

2007-03-18T01:12:00.000-07:00

I feel that I have always had more than my fair share of the "15 minutes of Fame" we're all supossed to have... Despite my obvious Radio exposure, I am a "native" of George W. Bush's Home Town, I knew Laura Bush from the Midland Public Library,

I've hobknobed with bands such as the Eagles, Chicago and White Snake, Interviewed Ed McMahon... whose check bounced, by the way, and many other Who's who folks around...

I've interviewed many "smaller" people that were much more interesting or worthy of air time than those mentioned above, but the one person I have never met is Jimmy Buffet... but he visited a place that my wife and I used to call home and decided to make his Bama Breeze video at our old hang out... The Red Dog Saloon... which was recently gutted during Hurricane Katrina...

Seeing the old stomping grounds in ruins brought a tear to my eye... not because of the structure lost, but of the memories that it still held in the ribcage of it's skeleton. The song is wonderful, and makes me want to go back to that time... just to put make-up on Rusty while he's sleeping on the toilet.

If you understand what I'm saying in that regard, you know this post was meant for you.... otherwise... just imagine a guy that rarely got so drunk, he fell asleep on the toilet... ALOT!!!

The video is here... if you ever get at chance to get down to Bay St. Louis, MS... once they rebuild... stop in at the Red Dog Saloon ... and check out the women's bathroom stall.

Hey, Kat... remember that pool table?

Not Much - But A Little

2007-03-14T23:12:00.000-07:00

I would never intrude on my permission, but I hope that by a little "push" and a little "fixin" that you get back into your blog.

Hoping that this "post" will get you back in the groove. Don't delete me as an author, just wanted to say hi... I will never post again without an invitation.

Check out the new features though...the labels are cool...

"If I Did It" Please Shoot Me

2007-03-13T17:01:00.000-07:00

Ok... WAIT !!
I have to yell "BULLSHIT" whenever I see a bull with shit under him.

O.J. Simpson's unpublished "book" is now being auctioned off. By FRED GOLDMAN... Ron Goldman's father. Get the whole story HERE.

I have always stood by the Goldman family because they were in court fighting to bring down the man that allegedly murdered their son. I have to say allegedly in order to keep things orderly. In my opinion, O.J. did it.

I supported the Goldman's because they fought hard to bring down the man that had taken their son's life. It did not work out in the criminal trial, so the only other recourse was to make his life as miserable as legally possible by making him live the life of a pauper... like... me... WAIT A MINUTE!!!

Anyway, I applauded their fight against the publication of O.J.'s book, entitled "If I Did It". This made sense, since Simpson would profit from his crime. That was a justified action on their part since any parent who has lost a child to a murderous animal should have the right to make the perpetrators life as miserable as hell.

The publication was cancelled and all was good. Good for you Mr. Goldman. You stood by your morals and kept this evil man from perpetrating another vile deed.

I find it disturbing how Mr. Rogers can suddenly turn into a money grubbing pig.

The purpose of the civil trial was to come up with another way to punish Simpson. It was not, as we assumed, about the money.

Apparently, it was.

Through the actions of Mr Goldman and a public outcry, the publication was axed.

Now Mr. Goldman is going to do the same thing that O.J. was going to do?!?!?!?!!!!!!!!!

Mr. Goldman has now shown his true colors... If he sells the rights to this book, he is no better than O.J.....

"The Goldmans were horrified as to the content, but the real horror was that Simpson was profiting," Goldman's lawyer, David Cook, said.
"O.J. is now on the block. On the right hand we get to sell the book, and on the left we get the money."

He is pretty much much pissing on his son's grave for the almighty dollar.

It is sad to say, but it would have been a teeny bit better to let O.J. profit from the proceeds, and then have it taken away... but not much better.

Mr. Goldman's fight to find justice for his beloved son, has turned into nothing but a rush to make as much money as he can.

Mr. Goldman, I feel for your son, were he able to see what you have become.

Imagine... you were murdered, and were able to see the just fight that your father made to bring justice to the perpetrator, only to see him counting the gold at the kitchen table and chuckling all the while.

May I be more of a Father.

Takin' 'Em Out PAST The Woodshed !!!

2007-03-07T15:48:00.000-08:00

The Texas House passed House Bill 8 yesterday by a vote of 118 to 23. Among other things, the bill would require a MANDATORY 25-year prison sentence to Child Sex Offenders and would expand the death penalty to repeat child sex offenders, even if no life is taken.

I'm not even going to go into what the 23 House Members were thinking that voted against this Bill, but at least it is a victory for many and a savior to many more.

The only valid argument that I have seen argued against this type of law is that a child molester would be further inclined to murder his victim. The thinking behind this is that if he kills his victim, his odds of being caught are diminished since there is (possibly) no witness... and his odds remain the same of getting the death penalty, and are still reduced in regards to getting caught.

If you want any justification for the new law, just look at your local Sex Offender Database and see how many child molesters live near you and only got off with probation.

You can check that here... http://www.familywatchdog.us/

Remember, keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.

Driving With Drunks 03.04.2007

2007-03-04T01:16:00.000-08:00

Ok, after being at my new job for almost six months... I feel I have a unique subject to write about. I quit DJ-ing in clubs 4 years ago so that i could get a "real job" and spend more time with my family. Now i have a job that still has me leaving the office @ 2am, when the bars close - my old schedule working in them - but now I travel 30 minutes on the freeway with drunks of all types. Now don't get me wrong... I enjoy the occasional cocktail or two ... or 12, but I have a strict rule that I will not drive even if I've had one beer.

Now, I have not always been this way. When i was younger, I often drove quite intoxicated and even boasted about the many roadside sobriety test I passed when I knew I was drunk. But I became wise after one scare and made the vow to never DUI again.

That was a week after 9/11 and I have not driven since, if I've even had 1 drink.

But these days, as I drive home on a commute that lasts from 2am to 2:30am, I see these idiots put everybody's life in danger.

I have to admit, the local 911 operators probably know my cell phone number by heart by now since I've assisted in the capture of DUI offenders that I have led police too.

I haven't done this to be a narc... but rather, if I had not intervened, these guys may have killed themselves as irratically as they were driving.

I ignore the occasional weave or "crossing of the line"... it's the guys that bounce off concrete barriers and keep going that I report.

Tonight was the Grandaddy of them all though.

I'm travelling down the freeway at 60mph... the freeway curves and I see a vehicle with it's brake-lights on, apparently on the side of the road. This is a 3 lane freeway, and being in the right hand slow lane, I move over to the center lane as a precautionary measure. Now, as I said, the freeway was curving, and as I enter the curve, I notice this pick-up that is stopped on the side of the freeway is actually not on the side of the freeway but, rather, in the center lane.

Stopped... brake lights shining... IN MY LANE !!!!

I swerve to miss, and immediately look at the traffic behind me as there was nobody in front of me... I see a FLOOD of headlights and anticipate the worst. I simultaneously grab my cell phone, and find the nearest exit as I dial 911.

I expect to see a pile up behind me at any second. I get the 911 operator on the line and give her the location of the vehicle and inform her that I am trying to swing back around to approach the vehicle at a safe distance.

Come to find out, I have to backtrack on a service road for two miles in order to make the loop. The operator says that she will have officers dispatched to the scene. In the meantime, i disconnect with her and pull up on the vehicle.... amazingly still stopped in the middle lane of a busy freeway... engine running... with the brake lights on.

I pull well off of the shoulder to avoid what I am sure is going to be a very bad ending if some of the occasional drunks happen to pass by and not notice the pretty bright red lights that aren't moving, yet actually getting quite bigger... and closer.

Traffic is quite heavy and amazingly speedy despite the hazard. I see the driver in the vehicle.... sleeping.

I grabbed a handfull of gravel from the shoulder and pelt the pick-up with it. I do this again and again... no response. I was about ready to go ahead and grab bigger rocks and just bust the poor chap's window rather than dodge traffic to wake him.

Just then, I saw flashing lights, and an ambulance pulled up right behind the truck with lights blaring... the passenger asked if i had called, which i acknowledged. He yelled that they would keep it under control and that I should move on, should something happen.

I did... they did... and fortunately... hopefully... some sorry bloke may live to learn not to drive after he's had his fair share of Cock Ass... I mean, tails... Cocktails.

I almost always have some kind of thing like this happen, though not as extreme as tonight's... so I will now maintain a log of the "Driving With Drunks" chronicled as they happen.... other than tonight's... many are quite funny.

Remember folks... Don't drink and drive... you're better off just taking the chance that he'll catch you banging his girlfriend.

I'll let you think about that one for a while... I need a Cock Ass.

2007-01-31T13:22:00.000-08:00

Cloning Successful

Chinese scientists have not only announced a mass human cloning project, but have just released proof of it's success.

100 healthy clones have been sucessfully bred and matured.

What has been startling to the scientists is that all 100 clones share a common mentality and sense of humor with the DNA donor used to harvest the DNA needed for this process.

I am pleased to announce that I am that donor.

Somewhere in China, there are 100 copies of ME, doing exactly what I would do if you got 100 copies of me together at one time.

2007-01-31T13:15:00.000-08:00

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2007-01-31T13:14:00.000-08:00

Chinese scientists have not only announced a mass human cloning project, but have just released proof of it's success.

100 healthy clones have been sucessfully bred and matured.

What has been startling to the scientists is that all 100 clones share a common mentality and sense of humor with the DNA donor used to harvest the DNA needed for this process.

I am pleased to announce that I am that donor.

Somewhere in China, there are 100 copies of ME, doing exactly what I would do if you got 100 copies of me together at one time.

I Can't Believe This Is Real... But It Is !!!! GOOGLE IT !!!

2007-01-17T06:46:00.000-08:00

Should Illegal Drugs Be Taxed? Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2007 By Clayton Newman Tennessee's Unauthorized Substances Tax requires anyone in possession of a certain quantity of contraband to buy a tax stamp and affix it to the drug. Tennessee Department of Revenue In April of 2005, Jeremy Robbins was arrested attempting to traffic two tons of marijuana from Arizona to East Tennessee. Indicted on federal drug conspiracy charges, Robbins was soon assessed a $1.1 million fine from Tennessee's Department of Revenue. The reason: failure to comply with the state's Unauthorized Substances Tax, which requires anyone in possession of a certain quantity of contraband — in the case of marijuana, more than 42.5 grams — to buy a tax stamp from the state government and affix it on the drug. The so-called "crack tax" applies to controlled substances like marijuana and cocaine, and also illicit alcoholic beverages like moonshine. It allows someone to anonymously purchase stamps in person from the Department of Revenue based on the type and amount of the substance ($3.50 for a gram of marijuana, $50 for a gram of cocaine, etc.) with the understanding that doing so cannot be used against them in a criminal court. Posessing drugs is still illegal — the tax works completely outside the criminal justice system. A stamp cannot provide immunity from criminal prosecution, and a conviction of possession isn't required for the Department of Revenue to assess the penalties. Of the 726 stamps sold so far (some to collectors as novelty items), none have turned up during a seizure. The penalty for not having a stamp can exceed 10 times the original cost — and the Department of Revenue concedes that the tax was instituted with the expectation that most dealers won't buy the stamp. "Dealers can do it either way," says Assistant Commissioner for Operations Sam Chessor. "But in reality, the payoff for us is going to be on the back end, not the front end. " And what a payoff: since the tax was enacted in 2004 it has netted Tennessee $3.5 million in extra revenue, 75% of which goes directly to the enforcement agencies that carry out the drug busts. Still, some opponents argue that adding such steep penalties on top of criminal charges amounts to a second punishment, and thus a violation of double jeopardy law. "Aside from this incredible acrimony and bill-collecting mentality," says Knoxville attorney Gregory P. Isaacs, "you are divested of all your constitutional rights." For that reason, a Davidson County chancellor last summer ruled the tax unconstitutional, and stopped the state from collecting Robbins' $1.1 million. But the Department of Revenue, confident the ruling will be overturned on appeal, is continuing with the assessments. Says Deputy Commissioner Reagan Farr, "It's fine to have a criminal and a regulatory scheme running in tandem. We've made sure our statute is purely regulatory, not punitive." But no matter how you define it, the bottom line for Tennessee is that crime pays.

It's RED !!!!

2007-01-07T16:06:00.000-08:00

This just makes you wonder... at what point did this Dad completely lose it as a father?

I gave advice to a friend of mine that was having a problem with her daughter keeping her room like a pig sty and not taking care of the nice things she had.
I told my friend the following.

"When she's at school one day, go into her room and remove EVERYTHING and either store it in the garage or in a small storage unit.
Leave nothing in her room but her bed and 7 suits of clothes (One for each day of the week). Store everything, phone, computer, television, video games, drapes (leave the blinds) dresser, nightstand, etc... Nothing should remain but a bed and 7 suits of clothes.
Keep it this way for a month.
This way, she can learn to appreciate what she has, and get a feel for what it's like for those that aren't as blessed as she.
Explain to her why you've done this, and that she will get her things back in a month.
If, after she gets her frills back, there is not a change in behavior, all the "toys" are gone for good. Then if she wants the better things in life, she can do odd jobs and earn the money to buy them herself."

This worked like a charm.

I think it would have even worked if she had just left everything else where it was in the room and just limited her daughter to 7 suits of clothes. That was what she complained about the most. She whined that it made her look "poor."
I think the message got through.

Carry on.

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2006-09-11T07:21:00.000-07:00

David Paul Derubbio

David Derubbio…. The Joker… The Milk Hound…A Father… A Brother… An Uncle… A Husband… A Son… A Friend.

David P. DeRubbio was born in the Sunset Park section of Brooklyn. He moved to Sunnyside in 1987 and returned to Brooklyn the following year, living in Dyker Heights before settling in Bensonhurst in 1997. He was known as "Crazy Dave" or "Crazy Uncle Dave" to his family.

The fifth of seven children, David, handsome, with bright blue eyes and a hearty laugh, was known as the family cutup. He loved to make people laugh and often made himself the butt of the joke. A Brooklyn firefighter, he was known for doing everything he could to bend the family rule against profanity up to the point of nearly breaking it. To avoid using one profanity at home, David would say, "What the H-E- double hockey sticks is going on?"

He was also a factory of “nicknames”. It seemed his day was not complete unless he was sure that everyone had a nickname. "Dave was an experience," said Angela Tiberi, his younger sister, who had the pleasure of being nicknamed "Witchie Poo"

One of his greatest pleasures was his 12 year old daughter, Jessica, and yes… she had nickname too… David called her Pestica. I was especially touched when I discovered that he had painted a cloud mural on her bedroom ceiling of their Bensonhurst home, just for her… One of many things a father would do for his child, not knowing that such a small gesture of love would be something that would show his daughter how much he loved her later on.

Mr. DeRubbio, 38, was a lot like me, a bit of a milk hound. His mother often joked about buying a family cow just to meet the demand. Myself, I could go through a gallon a day. My wife knows how she feels.

While researching David’s life, I found something that my family can relate to in regards to myself, which brought my heart even closer to David because it began to seem that at every turn, he was a lot like myself. Such as the memory that his sister has about a family get together, when everyone was trying to watch television, David broke into a lounge singer impersonation and belted out a rendition of “Mack the Knife.” “It was so stupid, but it was so funny,” said his sister, Angela Tiberi. He was the one who consumed the room, she said. The one the party couldn't start without. "He was a presence all his own." She said his “bright blue eyes were so full of life and his smile irreplaceable.” His wife, Lorraine, called her husband the funniest person she ever met. “He made me laugh more than anyone,” she said.

To the delight of his friends and family, none of this stopped after David, who, after a series of jobs including a food delivery service and United Parcel Service, followed three of his four brothers into the fire department. David had always wanted to follow in the footsteps of his three firefighter brothers: Dominick, of the 22nd Battalion, West Brighton; Anthony, of Engine Co. 235, Brooklyn; and Robert, of Engine Co. 248, Brooklyn. On Aug. 12, 1998, he realized this ambition when he graduated from the Fire Academy and was assigned to Engine 226, the same company he would return to two years later.

As part of the Fire Department's rotational training program, David was first assigned to Ladder Co. 20 in Manhattan, then Engine Co. 290 in Brooklyn, before returning to Engine 226. "He was a great guy to work with and fun to be around," recalled Mike Mason, a firefighter with Engine 226 who worked with David as a "probie." After their rotation period was over, they were reunited.

Mr. Mason humorously remembers that when he first returned to the company he accidentally injured his ankle while exiting the fire rig. The unit transported Mr. Mason to a local hospital and David carried his red-faced friend into the emergency room, laughing all the while at his predicament. When Mr. Mason was turned away, David lifted his injured friend up again and brought him to another hospital.

At DeRubbio's graduation ceremony, Angela remembered her father, Albert DeRubbio, overhearing a man saying, "Now I have two sons to worry about." DeRubbio responded, "Now I have four."

"It's always in the back of your mind that my brothers have dangerous professions," said Angela. "It's scary, even more so now." Angela said that the close-knit family has pulled even closer together, and don't take each other for granted anymore. There are more kisses and tears to go around. "We say, 'I love you.' We don't leave things unsaid," she said.

David is remembered as a devoted Rangers fan who proudly wore the hockey team's logo on his fire helmet. But his 12-year-old daughter, Jessica, is an avid Islander fan, making for some memorable good-natured clashes between father and daughter. Mrs. DeRubbio warmly recalled that her husband would "suffer" through an Islander game with Jessica so that he, in turn, could take her to a Rangers game to see a "real team" play. His love of hockey was not confined to being a spectator. David also enjoyed hitting the ice with his fire lieutenant, Dan Nelson, at a rink in Long Island, and was a former member of a hockey league based in the Staten Island War Memorial Rink at Clove Lakes Park.

In his leisure time, David enjoyed reading from his collection of Mad magazines and listening to heavy metal music, especially Ozzy Osbourne. And when he wasn't rooting for the Rangers, Yankees or his favorite NASCAR race driver, Bill Elliot, David could be found tinkering around with his car or helping a neighbor. "He would do anything for anybody," said Mrs. DeRubbio. "He was always fixing everybody's cars."

Lorraine “Lori” DeRubbio was introduced to her husband through a high school friend when she was 16 years old. They began dating five years later in June 1988 and were married in February 1989.

On Sept. 11, Mr. DeRubbio kissed his wife goodbye at 7 a.m. as he left home to begin his 12-hour shift with Engine Co. 226, in the Boerum Hill section of Brooklyn.
"See you later," were the last words he would ever say to her. David ‘s unit would cross the Brooklyn Bridge at about 9 a.m. that morning, with a full view of the horror they were about to face at the Twin Towers.

Crazy Uncle Dave is survived by his wife, Lorraine, his daughter, Jessica, his sister, Angela Tiberi, and his brothers, Dominick, Anthony and Robert, surviving are another brother, Albert; his parents, Albert and Marion DeRubbio, and another sister, Mary Lee Ianno, as well as many other extended family members and a multitude of friends.

David was known as a man who wouldn't hesitate to help someone in need. And that selfless nature prevailed the day the World Trade Center was attacked.

Prior to this project, I did not know David. Now, along with his friends, family and hopefully yourself, I will never forget.

Maddam Liberty - Reno Style

2006-07-27T07:10:00.000-07:00

I just read my sister's post/response/response-response on her blog ... I don't know why I got the mental image that I did, but I had to go ahead and recreate it below... Like Lady Liberty, when you visit my sister, you can't help but sit back, smile and know that with someone like her watching over our country... All's good. But no matter what, I can't get rid of the creepy feeling I would get if I had to crawl up inside her and pay 50 cents to look out over New York City through a telescope in her head. Especially not after I'd already paid 5 bucks to climb the gym rope when we were halfway to the top... I mean, come on, it was bad enough that the "Rope Climb" was sponsored by Kotex®, but was it really necessary?

How much do you love your Mama?

2006-04-26T14:41:00.000-07:00

Four brothers left home for college, and they became successful doctors and lawyers and prospered.

Some years later, they chatted after having dinner together.

They discussed the gifts they were able to give their elderly mother who lived far away in another city.

The first said, "I had a big house built for Mama."
The second said, "I had a hundred thousand dollar theater built in the house."
The third said, "I had my Mercedes dealer deliver an SL600 to her."
The fourth said, "You know how Mama loved reading the Bible and you know she can't read anymore because she can't see very well. I met this preacher who told me about a parrot that can recite the entire bible. It took twenty preachers 12 years to teach him. I had to pledge to contribute $100,000 a year for twenty years to the church, but it was worth it. Mama just has to name the chapter and verse and the parrot will recite it."

The other brothers were impressed.

After the holidays Mom sent out her Thank You notes... She wrote:

"Milton, the house you built is so huge I live in only one room, but I have to clean the whole house. Thanks anyway."

"Marvin, I am too old to travel. I stay home, I have my groceries delivered so I never use the Mercedes. The thought was good. Thanks."

"Michael, you gave me an expensive theater with Dolby sound, it could hold 50 people, but all of my friends are dead, I've lost my hearing and I'm nearly blind. I'll never use it. Thank you for the gesture just the same."

"Dearest Melvin, you were the only son to have the good sense to give a little thought to your gift. The chicken was delicious. Thank you."
Luv ya,Mama

Snausages....

2006-04-25T06:54:00.000-07:00

30 Things Never to Say to a Naked Man

1. I've smoked fatter joints than that.
2. Ahhhh, it's cute.
3. Why don't we just cuddle?
4. You know they have surgery to fix that.
5. Make it dance.
6. Can I paint a smiley face on it?
7. Wow, and your feet are so big.
8. It's OK, we'll work around it.
9. Will it squeak if I squeeze it?
10. Oh no... a flash headache.
11. (giggle and point)
12. Can I be honest with you?
13. How sweet, you brought incense.
14. This explains your car.
15. Maybe if we water it, it'll grow.
16. Why is God punishing me?
17. At least this won't take long.
18. I never saw one like that before.
19. But it still works, right?
20. It looks so unused.
21. Maybe it looks better in natural light.
22. Why don't we skip right to the cigarettes?
23. Are you cold?
24. If you get me real drunk first.
25. Is that an optical illusion?
26. What is that?
27. It's a good thing you have so many other talents.
28. Does it come with an air pump?
29. So this is why you're supposed to judge people on personality.
30. I guess this makes me the 'early bird'.

I've Had It... Enter Primal Scream Here !!!!!!!!

2006-04-18T17:54:00.000-07:00

Exxon chief made $144,573 per day:
Last Update: 12:07 PM ET Apr 15, 2006

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Lee Raymond, the chairman and chief executive officer of Exxon Mobil Corp., earned $144,573 for each day of the 13 years he served at the top of the oil company, according to a report in Saturday's New York Times.
Raymond, who retired from Exxon in December, received more than $686 million from 1993 to 2005, according to an analysis done for the paper by an independent compensation consultant.
Raymond received more that $400 million in the final year of his contract.
Shareholder activists, consumer groups and corporate governance experts were taken aback by the details of the package.
Raymond declines to comment for the report.

WHAT THE F&%@ ???

I call bullshit on this... my Dad lost everything but his pride when the oil industry went bust and now the rest of the country is just bending over and taking it in the bum... There are salary caps in football to keep the game fair... why are there not salary caps to keep the general public's life fair. Believe me, gas prices affect a hell of a lot more people than football.

Of course, the government wants gas to cost more since the sales tax revenue on gas goes up. I agree with Malinda777. WE THE PEOPLE NEED TO STAND UP AND LET THE MAJORITY RULE !!!!!! The minority can kiss my a$$ because this is a land where the Majority is supposed to call the shots. And it does when it suits the needs of the politicians, such as elections... then a small minority starts to complain... i.e. prayer in schools, immigration, the right to eat a BLT without the "T"... and the minority gets the privelege.

MAJORITY RULES... MINORITY ADJUSTS !!!!

You drain the economy of my government for free health care and education... Go back home... are you too good for your home? If you want to come to America there are a number of ways to do it legally. That is what our country was based on... so get used to it !!!!! If you don't like it, GO HOME. I didn't ask you to come here and You march and hold signs that say that you are not a criminal...

IF YOU BREAK THE LAW... YOU
ARE A CRIMINAL !!!

You immigrate illegally and you take food out of my child's mouth, medicine out of his body... if you don't like it where you are, change it... but don't expect me to subsidize you. Be a man and provide for your family without breaking the law... otherwise, I have no problem paying the gas on an un-airconditioned bus to send you back home. Want it - work for it - Don't steal it.

WHY ARE WE NOT MARCHING !!!!!

2006-04-02T07:08:00.000-07:00

I am sick and tired of hearing of the marches in every major city in the United States having immigrants gather in the 10's to 500,000 in attendance. Why are we not marching to support the law? Do those of us that are law abiding citizens just not care as much as they do??? Why are we not marching??? I agree that every illegal immigrant and anyone that supports them should be deported or penalized, whichever applies. Why are we not marching??? If this legislation does not pass, it will be a green light for illegals to come on over, there's nothing we'll do to stop them. Why are we not marching??? Many jobs that used to be profitable trades, have become near minimum wage due to illegal immigrants working for less. Why are we not marching??? Jobs such as machinists, carpenters and aircraft maintenance - YES, the people that bang around on your precious 747 that takes you from point A to point B in your busy day is maintained by many illegals. Are you thinking of marching now???

The other side needs to be heard... We need to stand up for our country and say that we will not support you any longer. You will not be a drain on our economy and government. You will not come here and take jobs out of our citizens hands. As a matter of fact, I can almost guarantee you that the ones marching aren't even the ones that have come and taken these jobs... why? They didn't have time because they have a J-O-B. So that goes to show how many immigrants we have that are such a huge drain on our economy... In California, 1/2 million people without jobs got together for a huge welfare party.

You are welcome to come in a legal manner, but do it right. If you do it wrong, it is Illegal, illegal, illegal. You are a criminal the moment you cross that border, and I have no problem treating you as one once you do.

WHY ARE WE NOT MARCHING !!!!!

Let's organize and do this already... pass this link on to everyone you know and make this the forum to get things done. Let our voice be heard !!!!!!!!!

Kids Catch The Darndest Things

2006-03-09T16:14:00.000-08:00

The 7 year old has come down with his first whammy of an illness. He has been coughing deeply, running a 102 degree fever and has a dischrage from his eyes. We took him to the doctor and come to find out, He has an upper respiratory infection, a sinus infection, possible pink eye and a mild form of Daddyspendstoomuchtimeonthecomputeritis... a potentially incurable ailment.

I am going to have to say that his illness was probably caused from the extensive mental stress that he went through when someone asked him where a rainbow came from. Mental stress has often been linked to a direct cause for physical stress that greatly reduces the capabilities of the body's immune system. So whoever it was that asked the rainbow question... you'll be happy to know that when you don't have medical insurance a doctor's visit costs $70 while the prescription costs $45. Now there are only 34 cents left in the leprechaun's pot of gold. Talk about a cheap leprechaun !!!!!

We interupt this blog for breaking news....

The popular labor union known as ALLGOLD (American Leprechaun Labor Guild Of Lost Doubloons) has created an account to offset the cost of The 7 Year Old's medical costs after the parents petitioned the Union for lack of sufficient funds in the "Pot O' Gold" insurance policy that was purchased after the last rainbow appearance in East Texas. If you wish to contribute to the account, please click on the "Donate Now" button below.
We now return you to your regular scheduled Blog...

I have no idea what that was...

but mine is not to reason why, mine is but to do or die. P.S. The new format (until he gets well) is to ask a very sick little boy a question that will probably be answered in a drug induced state... but it's just antibiotics, so don't get any bright ideas.

Kids Say The Darndest Things II

2006-03-08T15:55:00.000-08:00

What is a rainbow?

A rainbow is one of those curved over things with colors.

where do you think they come from?

Rainbows come from leprechauns and their pot of gold, but sometimes they come from the future.

Kids Say The Darndest Things

2006-03-07T16:41:00.000-08:00

Ok... I admit... My blog has become somewhat of a diary of someone with ADHD... Don't knock it, I just have alot going on and it takes real dedication to do a daily blog. Problem is, it takes more dedication to keep the wife satisfied, and in reality... she's a lot more complicated and I use more energy doing her than I do doing blogs.

But now I have come up with an idea... My 7 year old helped... He commented to me tonight that our female "outdoor" cat will have kittens someday. I asked him why he thought that and he responded "Because she's a girl cat... she's going to be a mama some day. " I asked him why girls have babies and he said "Daddy...... Girls don't have babies.... women have babies."

I asked him why women have babies and men don't. His simple answer.... "Men aren't women."

That has inspired me.... so now I task you.... Ask my 7 year old a question... I will pose it to him in a fatherly fashion... meaning that I won't censor your question at all other than to simplify it to a 7 year old level or sanitize it of impurities that a 7 year old should not be exposed to. I will post the question as asked and then post the question as I re-phrased it to him (if need be) and then post his answer.

I think this will be a great keepsake for him and be humorous for you.

What are you waiting for... ask a 7 year old a question.

I will post these answers within 1 day of when you present a question.

OK... I'll take the challenge.

2006-02-25T05:49:00.000-08:00

Since Malinda777 was so gracious to participate in the meme garbage... I am my sissies bubba... and will always aspire to be as good as she is... that said..... here are my meme's

4 Things I Do Every morning
1. shower
2. watch news
3. Iron shirt
4. have cigarette

4 Things That Turn Me Off
1. someone that is shy
2. someone that is obnoxious.
3. pride
4. prejudice

4 Things I Am Afraid Of
1. Spider webs - Not spiders
2. Hights... can't stand high altitudes.
3. Critics
4. Not Being in control of "the" situation.

4 Things I Do Everyday
1. Shit, Shower & Shave... That would be one.
2. Tell my wife I love her.
3. Kiss my wife before I go to work.
4. Hug my sons.

4 Things I Want To Have or Do
1. A yacht.
2. A Daughter.
3. A successful career
4. A family plantation.

4 People I Want To See
1. Robin Williams
2. George Carlin
3. Johnny Carson
4. Andy Kaufman

4 Favorite Colors
1. Blue
2. Green
3. Yellow
4. Black

It's your first time.
As you lie back your muscles tighten.
You put him off for a while searching for an excuse,
but he refuses to be swayed as he approaches you.
He asks if you're afraid and you shake your head bravely.
He has had more experience,
but it's the first time his finger has found the right place.
He probes deeply and you shiver; your body tenses;
but he's gentle like he promised he'd be.
He looks deeply within your eyes and tells you to trust him -
he's done this many times before.
His cool smile relaxes you a
nd you open wider to give him more room for an easy entrance.
You begin to plead and beg him to hurry, but he slowly takes his time,
wanting to cause you as little pain as possible.
As he presses closer, going deeper,
you feel the tissue give way;
pain surges throughout your body
and you feel the slight trickle of blood as he continues.
He looks at you concerned and asks you if it's too painful.
Your eyes are filled with tears
but you shake your head and nod for him to go on.
He begins going in and out with skill
but you are now too numb to feel him within you.
After a few moments,
you feel something bursting within you
and he pulls it out of you, you lay panting,
glad to have it over.
He looks at you and smiling warmly,
tells you, with a chuckle;
that you have been his most stubborn
yet most rewarding experience.
You smile and thank your dentist.
After all, it was your first time to have a tooth pulled.

Weeble Wobbles

2006-02-17T17:07:00.000-08:00

I ran into an issue today that made me think (once again) that I am an over protective parent. I have a special needs child that, upon birth, was deathly allergic to milk and soy products. He was our first and he was born two months early which meant that mom's breasts had not yet prepared for breast feeding, though we tried every method possible to stimulate production. We tried manual pumps, vacuum pumps, the daddy pump and the Rainbow Water Filter Vacuum cleaner that always produced great suction on a water bong and was the equivalent of a Marijuana CPAP respirator machine. Not true, but funny as hell if you think about it. If you have ever had a child, you know that the only formulas that are available, if you can't breast feed, are milk based or soy based. The only option we had for a formula for an infant was Neocate. A Product based in Australia that costs $128 for 4 - 14 oz containers. You think formula is expensive... try feeding your kid liquid gold.

After a couple of accidents as a toddler where he go hold of his younger brother's sippy cup of milk when we weren't watching, and mad rushes by ambulance to the ER... he finally outgrew this disorder and now can handle milk and soy. But now he has developed epilepsy, with several attacks a week and as much as several attacks a day that make us nervous if he ever gets a strange look in his eyes.

It is because of my first child's challenges that I have become an overbearing parent that strictly restricts both of my boys activities to mild play... though they rarely subscribe to my theory. We recently found out that my oldest has a large gap in his upper spinal discs that could cause permanent paralysis if he were to be involved in a contact sport impact. This is due to the fact that he was born two months premature and this portion of the spinal column did not completely develop. So rough play is discouraged yet once again.... rarely followed.

I said all that to say this... and I'm not sure why... I forbid toy guns in my home and, though I was raised with a serious respect for firearms, do not own a gun. I will however gladly accept my dad's cache of firearms that he owns as my inheritance since there is so much history involved with them. This includes hunting trips and even the gun he gave me when I was 13 years old... our toughest year after the oil bust. We had no money and the only thing my father could think to give me was the gun that was mentioned in Malind777's blog. This meant so very much to me, but was quickly yanked back when I showed irresponsible behavior in the use of the same gun. To this day, I believe that my dad did the right thing. He doesn't know how close I came to death myself from such behavior, but when he did see a clue to poor gunmanship, he took the .22 rifle and removed the bolt. That rendered the gun useless and to this day, it resides in his gun cache 20 years later.

I started this entire rant to announce that I have realized that I am an overprotective parent that has restricted many of my children’s activities to "safe play" I have so sterilized my home from anything that can hurt my oldest son to the point that balls or anything round that can be stepped on and cause a fall has not been allowed. But today I introduced Weeble Wobbles. The boys looked at them like they were alien beings and asked me what they do. They don't have buttons that make them make noise or zoom off in a cloud of smoke like some of their electronic remote control cars do. They were just simple Weeble Wobbles... They weeble and they wobble but they don't fall down... NOW... all this was said to say this....

Imagine the picture when the boys ask what they do and you respond in this manner...

"It's a game... you both try to knock over your Weeble Wobble... if you're the first one to knock over your Weeble Wobble and it stays knocked over... You WIN....

Two hours later, my wife and I had a cigarette... proud of the fact that we had the best "un-interrupted" sex in a long time.

Weeble Wobbles... They Weeble and they Wobble... and Mama's always happy.

Cheney's Got A Gun

2006-02-15T11:03:00.000-08:00

Let me say that I have heard just about enough about Cheney, Whittington and his bad case of chicken pox and the press' tabloid like way of blowing this whole situation out of proportion. The state of Texas had 30 "reported" hunting accidents last year and 2 hunting accident related deaths. I did not know this until about 5 minutes ago when I decided to Google it. I didn't know of even one hunting accident in the state of Texas. I was sure they had happened, it is always just a matter of time before someone gets hurt with a bunch of guys running around with guns. There's always going to be one numb skull that doesn't quite comprehend the meaning of "cross fire". But now some VP that is even more forgettable than Vice President Walter Mondale is being drug though the mud as if he had stalked Whittington down and shot him point blank with intent. This is as criminal as the time when you turned a corner in a hall somewhere and collided with the other unlucky soul that was around that corner coming your direction. It was an accident. The VP did exactly what you and I would have done. He and his buddy's picked the guy up and took him to the Hospital. He wasn't whisked away in a black helicopter to some super secret facility in Area 51. If this had happened to you, would it even cross your mind to hurry up and put together a press conference to announce what had happened. NO ! In fact, if some suggested it, you'd look at them like they were crazy and ask them "Who would care?"

I agree, he is the VP and resides currently under Spotlight 1, but having been someone in the spotlight for much of my life, I know more than some may realize how he is just a normal guy. He pours his Wheaties out of the same box we do, he bangs his head on cabinet doors that have been left open and yes, somewhere out there is someone that is going to scream if they have to wash another pair of his underwear that has skidmarks.

That's all I have to say about that. I wasn't even going to say that much, but I heard this Parody this morning on the radio and just had to laugh until I cried.

"Cheney's Got A Gun" (new Aerosmith remake)

Cheney's Got A Gun
His whole world's come undone
He was lookin' straight at the sun
What did that lawyer do
What did he put you through

Cheney's Got A Gun
Cheney's Got A Gun
long media day's just begun
Now Rita Cosby is on the run
Tell me now it's untrue
What did that geezer do

He shot a little bitty quail
The man has got to be insane
They say the spell that he was under
The Rove and the thunder
Knew that someone had to stop the rain

Run away, run away from the pain Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Run away, run away from the pain Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Run away, run away, run, run away

Cheney's Got A Gun
Cheney's Got A Gun
his dog day's just begun
Now the press is on the run
What did that lawyer do
It's Halliburton's last I.O.U.

He had to take him down easy
And put a pellet in his face
He said 'cause nobody believes me
The man was such a geezer
He ain't never gonna be the same

Run away, run away from the pain Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Run away, run away, run, run away Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Run away, run away, run, run away

Cheney's Got A Gun
Cheney's Got A Gun
Cheney's Got A Gun
Everybody better run

Cheney's Got A Gun
his SNL skit has just begun
Now everybody's on the run (Honey, honey what's your problem)
'Cause Cheney'sGot A Gun (Tell me it ain't right)
Cheney's Got A Gun (Was it Rove just robbin')
his dog day's just begun (That made you scream at night)

Cheney's Got A Gun
the slow news day's just begun
Now everybody's on the run
Cheney's Got A Gun

Today's News In Your Nut Shell

2006-02-09T16:54:00.000-08:00

(Gulf News)
Who wants to rent a "Sex Doll"

(Some Guy)
Top 30 mistakes made by new Mac users (with cliche goodness)

(Gainesville Sun)
Mohammed cartoon controversy finally silly enough to warrant "Florida" tag

(Some Guy)
Delta Airlines subliminally giving your kids a bit of teh ghey

(TSN.ca)
Reports surfacing that Wayne Gretzky had prior knowledge of illegal gambling ring. Canada declares state of emergency

(LGN)
Theme: AudioEdit a high school speech gone wrong

(WFTV)
Man who went wild on "Girls Gone Wild" creator given 11 years in prison

(Bozeman Chronicle)
Today's "U.S. senator edits his Wikipedia entry to delete reference to Arabs as 'ragheads'" story brought to you by Montana's Conrad Burns

(Daily Record)
Scotland announces a sword-dropoff amnesty program. Highlander and Kurgan get ready for the ultimate slap-fight

(Staffordshire Sentinel)
"Your garden looks great." "Thanks. The octopus are coming in especially nice this year"

(Hindustan Times)
Moby is mad that Bush is cutting education spending, and you might be mad too, but you're not getting in a paper because you're not famous

(National Journal)
National Journal: Cheney authorized Plame leak. Cheney: Go f*ck yourself

(NewsWatch50)
Japan marketing whale-blubber burgers to schoolkids

(Theory of People)
"Not safe for work" Fark photoshop by Farker Modified_Dangler shows up in Vancouver Province newspaper

(Boston Herald)
Neil Entwistle, who fled the U.S. after his web porn fraud empire came crashing down and his family was shot to death, has been arrested in England for murder. (Note: Victim was attractive, young, white, suburban woman)

(AL.com)
When you see a headline like "Retarded man can't ride moped again," you have this desire to find out why

(Green Discharge)
Fark Atlanta Party: Just under two months away. It's a biggun. DIT

(Courier Journal)
Louisville to add a skyscraper with a design apparently inspired by the arcologies from SimCity 2000

(ctv.ca)
Terri Hatcher wows Grammy crowd with sheer dress. Article contains absolutely no pics, nor links to pics

(West Press)
Terry Pratchett's "Hogfather" to be adapted for TV. HO. HO. HO

(KLFY)
Former FEMA head Michael Brown will tell all about the times he talked to Bush after Katrina, unless the White House gives him one biiiiiilllion dollars

(Some Guy)
In the same vein as the Hampster Dance and the Jesus Dance, here comes the Mohammed Dance

(Jackson News-Tribune)
Woman in Oregon, stuck with her two dogs but no car, decides to walk home. To Texas

(KVBC)
News article: "Could marijuana be legalized in Nevada?" Federal law: "No"

(Some Rube)
Paintings made by dude flinging paint may have been made by impostor paint-flinger

(Egotastic!)
Cover charge for the club: $10. Tips for the stripper: $50. Dannii Minogue's lesbian lapdance: Priceless. (Not safe for work)

(KOTV)
Stolen A.L. Championship ring recovered after seven years, thanks to dumbass and Ebay

(WGRZ)
Man gets attacked by pet fish. Paramedics find victim floundering on floor

(WND)
Woman gets naked and paints herself like a tiger to protest the circus. Onlookers don't know or care why she is protesting, just happy for the boobies (safe for work)

(Action news)
No one ever expects to be attacked with a dead raccoonsicle, especially in Florida (with video)

(KMBC)
News anchor is smart enough to not give his credit card information to scam artists who couldn't spell "possible" or "fraud"

(Some Guy)
Your favourite cartoon characters stripped down literally to their bare bones. Unusual idea, fascinating results (safe for work)

(Billboard)
Barry Manilow tops Billboard chart. Four Horsemen seen riding toward the copacabana

(Some God-Banger)
Theme: Differing religions settling their differences like street gangs

Posting this from my blackberry from my hospital bed... Spousal Abuse...

2006-02-08T17:18:00.000-08:00

How To Be A Good Wife

Feel free to leave your comments... I WILL post them later.

Have dinner ready. Plan ahead, even the night before, to have a delicious meal ready on time for his return. This is a way of letting him know that you have been thinking about him and are concerned about his needs. Most men are hungry when they get home and the prospect of a good meal is part of the warm welcome needed.

Prepare yourself. Take 15 minutes to rest so you'll be refreshed when he arrives. Touch up your make-up, put a ribbon in your hair and be fresh-looking. He has just been with a lot of work-weary people.

Be a little gay and a little more interesting for him. His boring day may need a lift and one of your duties is to provide it.

Clear away the clutter. Make one last trip through the main part of the house just before your husband arrives. Run a dustcloth over the tables.

During the cooler months of the year you should prepare and light a fire for him to unwind by. Your husband will feel he has reached a haven of rest and order, and it will give you a lift too. After all, catering to his comfort will provide you with immense personal satisfaction.

Minimize all noise. At the time of his arrival, eliminate all noise of the washer, dryer or vacuum. Encourage the children to be quiet.

Be happy to see him.

Greet him with a warm smile and show sincerity in your desire to please him.
Listen to him. You may have a dozen important things to tell him, but the moment of his arrival is not the time. Let him talk first - remember, his topics of conversation are more important than yours.

Don't greet him with complaints and problems.

Don't complain if he's late for dinner or even if he stays out all night. Count this as minor compared to what he might have gone through at work.

Make him comfortable. Have him lean back in a comfortable chair or lie him down in the bedroom. Have a cool or warm drink ready for him.

Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his shoes. Speak in a low, soothing and pleasant voice.
Don't ask him questions about his actions or question his judgment or integrity. Remember, he is the master of the house and as such will always exercise his will with fairness and truthfulness. You have no right to question him.

A good wife always knows her place.

The nurse says that I can use the morphine pump whenever I want for the pain.

The cops say I can't go back to the house because of something called a "Straining Order".... I don't even like spaghetti !!!!

The lawyer says that I am going to have to get used to the idea of living in an apartment since she'll probably get the house.

My buddy that sent me "The Rules" just sent me an email telling me how stupid I was to let the woman in on our "lil joke"

And the voices in my head are speaking up again, but like I've said... the speak spanish... and I don't.

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