...somber

What a way to end a year...rest in peace James Brown and Gerald Ford!

The Christmas Spirit

I know when I die, I will not sit at God's table, nor will I burn in the pit, I'll be condemned to the hell on earth known as Wal-Mart! I swear to Christ, you can go in there at any given time, noon, 2am, 3.30 in the afternoon and it's fucking packed with people, and only 3 open tellers! I find it absolutely amazing that it can take 45 minutes for me to go and get a pack of staples! Im actually waiting for a Wal-Mart town! That's right, I mean as it stands, I can get my car smogged, get a Big Mac, buy a bushell of bananas, get a stack of dvd's, get a plasma screen, and get the roof of my house retiled, all at affordable prices. Plus the stores are friggin' huge, their own town has to be the next logical option, you'll drive around and get everything without getting your lazy ass out of your car!

Grateful

If I don't get to talk to any of you tomorrow...have a wonderful Thanksgiving, and please be grateful for something in your life! Even if things aren't going your way, just remember...any day above ground...is a good day!

My New Toy

Woohoo, so now I have my notebook...now I can attempt to post more often! How cool is that! On top of the many hats I wear around my house, I can now add Network Administrator to the list. I added a wireless router to the house and now my notebook, and PSP are are wireless! Great, but now I gotta deal with firewalls, security and all that shit! The price I have pay to go wireless in my 1000 sq. ft. shack!

Later

Ramble on...

I hope you all voted...it's amazing how things can change! Dems took back the house and senate...let's see if they can do any better! I'm watching Bloodrayne roght now...it's a terrible movie, but in t he middle of the night it'll do I guess! Once I get my notebook next week, I'll be picking up the blogging more, other than that I'm great! Keep rockin'!

...can I go home now!

There's nothing like going school clothes shopping with an 8 year old to bring a grown man to his knees! This is the pickiest kid I know...my daughter was never that bad, my boy is the primadonna! Oh well, what's a proud papa to do!

The train never left the station...

Ever had one of those days where you just can't seem to get it together? That's me today! Woke up with a headache that's been bugging me all day...and I'm motivated to do absolutely nothing! I just feel like I've been in a fog all day! Well, being a glass half full kinda guy...it is Friday, and that means weekend! Days off to recharge the batteries, do yard work, and try to wash the ever growing pile of laundry that no matter how hard I try...this shit keeps building up! Oh well what's an aging hipster urbanite to do?

365 days have gone by!

So yesterday was my birthday and yes, I'm now 33 years old! What exactly does that mean...not much! I don't feel any different, I'm still the same kid inside, I still believe I'm 18 and bulletproof! I am blessed that I have my family and friends, and that I'm healthy (for the most part!) I am happy and grateful for the life that I have, and still striving to better myself! So what's the difference from last year...y'know what, I'll probably figure that our when I turn 34!

Blog Time!

Picked up the new Tool c.d. "10,000 Days" a couple of days ago! Incredible doesn't begin to describe it...I've been listening to it non stop! Great c.d., I highly recommend it!

This month I turn 33 years old...someone get my Geritol! Really, I don't feel different, nor do I feel older, in my mind I'm still 18 and bulletproof! However when I get hurt..the age becomes apparent, since I'm not made of steel, it takes longer for things to heal...guess that's part of the package of getting older!

Now, I'm gonna get into my Rascal scooter and motor to band practice...I'll get at y'all later!

It's 12.30pm

Today I feel like I'm forcing mysely to write so I'll keep it short! I've been listening to a lot of Henry Rollins spoken word lately...and I'm trying not be so much of a decorator...if you heard him before you know what I'm talking about! It's a really slow day, however my mind is abuzz with a thousand things...so I'll end this post until I can get my shit together and come back with a certain topic of focused idea!

Vehicular Assault...kinda

...so I'm on my day off yesterday, birds are singing, very nice outside...y'know a really good day. My wife went and bought me a new skateboard deck for our anniversary, DogTown...old school, I love it! So I decide to go get my old board out of my truck and get my tools to switch all my hardware over. Go out, open my garage, walk out to my driveway, fish my keys out of my pocket, unlock the car door...and then finally grab onto the door handle. ...and with one swift pull I proceed to pull open the passenger door...and in the process SMACK MYSELF IN THE HEAD WITH THE CAR DOOR!!!! Nothing like hitting yourself with a big chunk of metal to shake the cobwebs off. What in the hell was I thinking? Now, I'm doubled over in my front yard, cursing very enthusiastically, 'cause now I feel like I was just blasted in the head with a steel chair by Stone Cold Steve Austin! After I get my bearings, I stand upright and pull my hands from my face, now there's blood in the palm of my hands! Now in the course of a few seconds as I walk to the bathroom I start thinking..."God, I hope I don't lose my eyesight", "Man, my wife is gonna love this", and "I really need to evaluate the stregnth I use to get into my truck!" I stand in the bathroom mirror , and see blood pouring down the right side of my head, so I wash my face to reveal a 1/4 inch gash inside my right eye brow. So I call my wife and tell her the story, she was really concerned that I was o.k. and not severely hurt.

Now it's 24 hours later and my head still hurts like a big bitch! I really gotta pay attention to what I'm doing!

Shoot First, feign ignorance later...

...so I'm surfin' the 'net as I usually do, and I run across someting quite disturbing. A law was passed in Florida that made it possible to use lethal force on another person for the act of "self-defense" In short here's what the law states...

The new Florida Shoot First law eliminates the duty to retreat and allows a person not engaged in unlawful activity who is attacked in a public place to "stand his or her ground" and use deadly force if "he or she reasonably believes it is necessary to do so to prevent death or great bodily harm to himself or herself or to another person or to prevent the commission of a forcible felony." Thus, even if the shooter could have safely avoided the threat by walking away or seeking refuge elsewhere, the Shoot First law permits him to shoot the assailant and gives him immunity from criminal prosecution and civil suit if he does so.

I am a native Floridian...this law to me in short is BULLSHIT! Go to www.shootfirstlaw.org and take a stand on this. This angers me beyond belief...that such laws can be passed in a society such as ours.

Are you f#@%*#g kidding...

...so as I'm stumbling around the house this morning, getting ready for my day, I turn on the Today show to kinda see what's goin' on in the world today. This is what I find...There was a woman who, through dna testing found the dog that killed her cat. At first I thought this was pretty interesting, there are people who love their pets unconditionally, so maybe for her it was closure...here's where the f#@%*#g kidding moment comes in. This woman wants to dog to STAND TRIAL for the MURDER of her cat! ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?!?!! At this point part of me wants to continue watching this farce, the other wants to take my television and toss it over a cliff! Sometimes I think we as people have too much time on our hands, now just so you think I'm being not being completely and utterly insane! I am a cat owner, matter of fact I own 2 American Longhair pure white cats, affectionately named Gizmo and Spot! My family has had these cats since they were 4 weeks old, that was five or six years ago! I love my cats dearly, however they do go out at night and roam the neighborhood, then they come back in the morning and sleep all day. Now I do understand the relationship between dogs and cats, if one of my cats gets it's ass kicked due to a neighborhood dog, what can I do. They have a better understanding of the issue than I do!...Before I start ranting...this lady needs to bury her fallen pet and move on.

Brig. General Vince Lombardi

So, i'm watching Fox Sports before I go to work...(Sunday ritual the wife and I do every week) and they're showing the massive amount of preparation the Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers are going through before the game on Sunday. After the segment, Terry Bradshaw states that the segment showed only the tip of the iceberg. He states it's way more aggressive and intense than it seems. Then it hit me...let's get rid of all these military strategists and troop commanders, and use NFL coaches! These cat's seem to have their shit together (if the team is winning). Let's get some head coaches, and offensive coordinators to get the troops hyped to find this guy, 'cause obviously whatever we're doing now isn't working.