Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Grins!!!

What Mythical Creature Are You?
Your Result: Griffin
 

Loyal hardworking, winged beast, the fierce griffin is a trustworthy friend. One of the more famous creatures, you should be proud of scoring this. valued as a tough fighter, but also dextrous in the ways of the world. Will look to the light to know what to do. Can become sulky and secretive if left without guidance though.

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You know the Bible 100%!
 

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Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Arrgh



My pirate name is:


Iron William Cash



A pirate's life isn't easy; it takes a tough person. That's okay with you, though, since you a tough person. You're musical, and you've got a certain style if not flair. You'll do just fine. Arr!

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Monday, April 23, 2007

Chirp Chirp

The FM Transmitter is finally moved to the new site. While there are a myriad of little things to fix, the bottom line is it works. Now to move the AM Transmitter and get the A/C project complete. Of course, the price to do this was a lack of food and sleep. With one project done I expect at least three more this week. Gee, I wonder if Inventory / Asset accounting is available. My accountant skills are rusty. 

Sunday was a good day. The Sunday Night bowling team went 10-4 to get into 2nd place. We will roll for the title on May 6. Lady got down on herself for a bad game in Game #2 but she came through at the end and we made up a 27-pin deficit to win by 125 pins.

Next week, April 28, I will be bowling in a Pro-Am Tournament. I have not done that in a long time. Let me see, the last time was in California and that was 1989.

Wild Mom has been silent lately. She may have fenced in the whole neighborhood by now. It is that or she has resodded the whole neighborhood once she found out how fun can be had laying sod.

Lady was happy after the first six games as we went to Toni’s Pizza and she ate her favorite sandwich, steak and cheese. Good thing she had some extra points saved up. Sitting there George and Pete were talking about golf and the urge was kindled. I must find some time to play again. I do miss the relaxation and being outside.

A new young woman spent the weekend with us. It is sad to see how many problems someone so young can have. Gee, someone must have lost the master to the “Parenting Handbook” and all the spare copies destroyed. Now the tough part is finding a good and appropriate name for her. Hee Hee Hee

Sunday ended on a great note. I sat in the glider swing on the back deck and listened to the night sounds. The sky was clear and the starts almost put me to sleep. Many memories went through my mind such as Boy Scout campouts, camping trips in the High Sierras, fishing on Mallard Lake for catfish and sleeping on my boat in the harbor at Alpena Michigan. I enjoyed that brief walk through my memories and then the porch light came on and reality jumped out … Welcome back.

Saturday, April 21, 2007

Bitter Wine?

Well, the sun is shining on a day with a clear blue sky with the temperatures heading for the mid-70 and guess where I am? Correcto Mundo … Work. The contractor decided that Saturday was the better day to drop the A/C handler. So here I am. I am so lucky that I get to come back tonight after 10 pm to help bring the new transmitter on line. If I knew, I had this great opportunity to enjoy life I would have started sooner.

Last night Critty came by with a friend and she will be staying with us a few days. I wish the house had four more rooms. We talked to almost 4 am and the potential and passion was evident. Her life highlights out how a dysfunctional set of parents and drugs will screw up such a potential-laden life. Hang in there young woman and perhaps the sun will shine on you now.

#1 should have received his box of cookies by now. Hope he gets something good when he barters because I have ate quite a few raisin oatmeal cookies and they are good. I have not started on the M&M Chocolate chip cookies yet.

#2 is still looking. It was amazing that last night we were all talking ad the number of places he has not considered to look at for a job. I almost believe he wants to be a professional job seeker the rest of his life.

Starr received two sets of flowers yesterday along with her husband’s intent of filing for divorce. Now I can quit trying to save it. It hurts and feels like a failure to me as they join a growing statistic of failed marriages. I do not blame each other individually but it takes two to marry just as it takes two to call it quits. It is easier to quit and walk out of it than to fight for what you want. I am thankful my mom and dad fought through all the problems and showed me the better side of marriage when it counted the most.

Princess was back at the station after a brief hiatus. She did not train or work but just provided company to Davis. It was nice having her home while he could not work but now everything shifts back to the station.  Perhaps it was too good to be true and I best face reality. Booger continues to grind on a few nerves. Perhaps it is just the puppy phase but why does it have to last so long.

All in the entire circus continues and someday the merry-go-round will stop and let us off. The ride is past being fun.

Thursday, April 19, 2007

Pain Pain Pain

Well, taxes are done and as usual, it hurts to write that check. Now maybe I can get on with my life. Doing four tax returns was not fun. Stand by; I forgot the dental appointment today, so the start of life can hang on for a few more hours. Ouch! Our schedule continues to evolve as we integrate Paul into our lives and activities. We have made the final decision on our Mediterranean Cruise and later this week I will send in our cancellation notice. I hope we can work things out soon so that we can cruise again. As for work, well, I am still there but I am not happy.

Wild Mom is building fences. Her camping experience was a success but I have seen the pics of the beauty show.

Lady is pushing on. She has been slowed down by an ear infection and long hours as she catches up. Getting up at 4 am gets tiring very quickly. Frustration for her runs high and I expect her to deal with that soon. Glad I am on her good side. She is looking forward to a girl’s weekend retreat in May.

#1 is doing fine. Life has settled into a routine for him. He is looking forward to the goodies box that has been sent to him. It gives him a chance to barter for things he needs and wants.

#2 reports no change. Jobs avoid him like the plague.

Star is still dealing with getting her ID card and medical care. She still works but slowed down by a few aches and pains as events of the recent past accumulate. Unbelievably but she has a pink dress. Normal?

Princess has started therapy for her arm injury. Of course, it hurts and I am furiously trying to find some special cheese for her whine. Her bedroom was rearranged and after 4 days, it was clean. Booger keeps stirring everyone up. Between chewing pictures up, fighting over toys with Lil Bit, populating the floor with piles, chewing on anything not stored higher than 3 feet high, he too whines a lot when placed in his cage. This weekend she gets to use her new title … Super Duper Pooper Scooper. After several weeks of dog piles, she gets to gather these honey pots before I cut the grass this weekend for the first time this season. Davis!!!

Mormonville has sent two pictures of the new bundle and she is growing like a weed.

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Beep -- Beep

I'm a Chevrolet Corvette!



You're a classic - powerful, athletic, and competitive. You're all about winning the race and getting the job done. While you have a practical everyday side, you get wild when anyone pushes your pedal. You hate to lose, but you hardly ever do.


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Friday, April 13, 2007

Do You Remember Me

Sometimes we forget what the brave soldiers are doing and they ask so little for their sacrifice. Here is a video that brings it home.

I salute the soldiers, airmen, sailors for their selfless sacrifice and have no respect for those who want to turn tail and run.

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Snickers Galore

A friend sent me these cute ones ---

1) NUDITY
I was driving with my three young children one warm summer evening when a woman in the convertible ahead of us stood up and waved. She was stark naked! As I was reeling from the shock, I heard my 5-year-old shout from the back seat, "Mom, that lady isn't wearing a seat belt!"

2) OPINIONS
On the first day of school, a first-grader handed his teacher a note from his mother. The note read, "The opinions expressed by this child are not necessarily those of his parents."

3) KETCHUP
A woman was trying hard to get the ketchup out of the jar. During her struggle the phone rang so she asked her 4-year-old daughter to answer the phone. "Mommy can't come to the phone to talk to you right now. She's hitting the bottle."

4) MORE NUDITY
A little boy got lost at the YMCA and found himself in the women's locker room. When he was spotted, the room burst into shrieks, with ladies grabbing towels and running for cover. The little boy watched in amazement and then asked, "What's the matter, haven't you ever seen a little boy before?"

5) POLICE # 1
While taking a routine vandalism report at an elementary school, I was interrupted by a little girl about 6 years old. Looking up and down at my uniform, she asked, "Are you a cop?"
"Yes," I answered and continued writing the report.
"My mother said if I ever needed help I should ask the police. Is that right?"
"Yes, that's right," I told her.
"Well, then," she said as she extended her foot toward me, "would you please tie my shoe?"

6) POLICE # 2
It was the end of the day when I parked my police van in front of the station. As I gathered my equipment, my K-9 partner, Jake, was barking, and I saw a little boy staring in at me "Is that a dog you got back there?" he
asked.
"It sure is," I replied.
Puzzled, the boy looked at me and then towards the back of the van. Finally he said, "What'd he do?"

7) ELDERLY
While working for an organization that delivers lunches to elderly shut-ins, I used to take my 4-year-old daughter on my afternoon rounds. She was unfailingly intrigued by the various appliances of old age, particularly the canes, walkers and wheelchairs. One day I found her staring at a pair of false teeth soaking in a glass. As I braced myself for the inevitable barrage of questions, she merely turned and whispered, "The tooth fairy will never believe this!"

8) DRESS-UP
A little girl was watching her parents dress for a party. When she saw her dad donning his tuxedo, she warned, "Daddy, you shouldn't wear that suit."
"And why not, darling?"
"You know that it always gives you a headache the next morning."

9) DEATH
While walking along the sidewalk in front of his church, our minister heard the intoning of a prayer that nearly made his collar wilt. Apparently, his 5-year-old son and his playmates had found a dead robin. Feeling that proper burial should be performed, they had secured a small box and cotton batting, then dug a hole and made ready for the disposal of the deceased. The minister's son was chosen to say the appropriate prayers and with sonorous dignity intoned his version of what he thought his father always said: "Glory be unto the Faaather, and unto the Sonnn, and into the hole he goooes."

10) SCHOOL
A little girl had just finished her first week of school. "I'm just wasting my time," she said to her mother. "I can't read, I can't write and they won't let me talk!"

11) BIBLE
A little boy opened the big family Bible. He was fascinated as he fingered through the old pages. Suddenly, something fell out of the Bible. He picked up the object and looked at it. What he saw was an old leaf that had been pressed in between the pages. "Mama, look what I found," the boy called out.
"What have you got there, dear?"
With astonishment in the young boy's voice, he answered, "I think it's Adam's underwear!

Snicker

Another day comes to the usual end. I wonder when all the crap will end. Where did those simple days go where I got bored of watching TV or wish I had something to do? I watched the World’s Strongman Competition last night. I was amazed as they dead lifted 705 pounds. Some of those people after the fourth lift had blood streaming form their nose and mouth. They were generating that much pressure as the lifted that weight. To me standing their bent over the barbell watching my nose dripping blood would put a damper on that sport.

Wild Mom misses our company so much she has found ways to get the police to come visit her. Seriously, she is ok just some underage driver parking their car in their neighborhood and walking to Middle School. She will attend Camp Bluebird next week and she will prance around the runway modeling Victoria’s Secret clothes.

Lady is now missing two wisdom teeth. I do not think she will be too playful tonight. Unless she had a good day at work and then all bets are off. Is it vacation time yet?

Starr spent some more time at PWC Hospital yesterday. Nothing serious and she got out of work, made it home for dinner and was loopy from the pain meds the doctor gave her. It must be old age catching up. Oh by the way, she is wearing black again. The brief exposure of color Sunday lasted that long … one day. Good thing someone took a picture.

Princess was her usual self. At one point she got the punch line messed up in a joke and called herself a dog. She had fun when her classmates did not realize she had glasses on until she changes them. In addition, guess who was so paranoid about them? We went to Yorkshire for dinner but she opted out in order to spend more time Sgt. JA. I wonder is being in love worth being a super dooper pooper-scooper?

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The Nationals continue …. 7-1 in their pursuit of a 100 loss Season.

Justice prevailed in the Duke case.

Do we need Solomon to divide the Anna Nicole baby between the two “fathers?”

Monday, April 09, 2007

Eggs and Candy ... Eyes or Fingers

I was just sitting here looking at a flyer for a cruise to the Western Caribbean for $700 each. Dreams and Dreams, well back to reality. I trust everyone had a great Easter Sunday and is anxious to return to their everyday schedule. We stayed busy here. There was three services (6:30, 8:30, and 11:00) so Sunday Morning was packed. We bowled Sunday Night and did very well going 7-0. I felt sorry for the other team because we were dialed in and managed to destroy them by over 300 pins. George averaged 200, Pete averaged 221 and I averaged 223. The rest of the day for me was spent squeezing in moments of the Master’s Tournament. I tried to get Princess to play UNO but she was busy elsewhere.

Three of the Kids managed to wake up soon enough and attend the 11:00 service. Do you realize that they filled up a whole pew? Where would Lady and I have sat? I was nice seeing them there. Not many times, you get to see Starr in a dress and much less with some color other than black. You missed it.

#1 spent the day with friends and watched the snow come down. We all miss him a little bit. He is looking forward to his first pay raise. Wonder if he will share with us?

#2 stayed home with us this weekend and we had a good time. Even watching “Happy Feet” with Lew generated a few laughs.

Starr worked and visited with friends. Her appearance at church was a pleasant occasion. Wonder if that will become more common.

Princess has new glasses. They do change her looks but in a good way. No, I am not saying she did not look good before, rather they enhanced her face. We went bowling Saturday night and she entertained us with her bowling technique. With a little spring on her behind … she would have bounced back up on every shot.

Exacto Mundo




Your Hidden Talent



You're super sensitive and easily able to understand situations.

You tend to solve complex problems in a flash, without needing a lot of facts.

Decision making is easy for you. You have killer intuition.

The right path is always clear, and you're a bit of a visionary.

Where's the Boots

Your love is... by ChibiMarronchan
Your name is...
Your kiss is...mysterious
Your hugs are...to die for
Your eyes...twinkle in the moonlight
Your touch is...irresistable
Your smell is...refreshing
Your smile is...amazing
Your love is...eternal

Grins!!!

Your results:
You are Wash (Ship Pilot)
























Wash (Ship Pilot)
80%
Kaylee Frye (Ship Mechanic)
80%
Zoe Washburne (Second-in-command)
75%
Derrial Book (Shepherd)
70%
Malcolm Reynolds (Captain)
70%
Dr. Simon Tam (Ship Medic)
70%
Alliance
70%
Inara Serra (Companion)
50%
Jayne Cobb (Mercenary)
45%
River (Stowaway)
45%
A Reaver (Cannibal)
10%
You are a pilot with a good
if not silly sense of humor.
You take pride in your collection of toys.
You love your significant other.


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Do Really Think So?

Your Birthdate: September 16

You're incredibly introverted and introspective. You live inside your head.
You spend a lot of alone time meditating and thinking.
People see you as withdrawn, and at times they are right.
You are caring and deep, but it may be difficult for you to show this side of yourself.

Your strength: Your original approach to thinking

Your weakness: You tend to shy away from others

Your power color: Pale blue

Your power symbol: Wavy line

Your power month: July

Friday, April 06, 2007

Hotter than a Greased Skillet

Easter week continues and there has been much to contemplate. The first question that got me going is “are you a Christian or a “real” Christian?” The second one was “what have you done with what Christ has done for you? The Thursday night service was great but I wish the first time I sing a song with the choir was not the first time I saw the song.

Another good thing about this week is that it is “Master’s Week.” Now I just have to find time to watch it on the Golf Channel. There is nothing like a good nap with the Master’s Tournament providing the background ambience. So peaceful.

The work fuse is getting shorter by the minute. I am getting very tired of being questioned and micro-managed. 4 hours before a show I am being questioned have I done what is needed to get the show ready. In one email (from the same person), I am asked if I am engineering the show and in another I am told I will be the engineer. Doesn’t this person know what they are deciding? Do they forget their decisions within 48 hours? This is reaching a point of being ridiculous. They call me 5 hours early (like 5:45am) to ask me “are you at work?” or “are you coming in today?” My normal shift starts at 11:30am. What is so hard about learning that the engineer’s hours are all over the place as we try to meet transmitter deadlines and a myriad of other deadlines they keep setting and then changing? The sad part is they have done this ever since I have been here. I feel like they are looking for an excuse to be rid of me or run me off. What is even wilder is another employee is openly screwing them with his time but when someone tried to stop it … they were shot down and told to leave that person alone. Perhaps it is time to call and report a case of favoritism, prejudice, or unfair labor standard. That would clear their eyes a bit. They even set deadlines for a new user computer setup 3 days before it is needed and then they send a glorified secretary to quiz me if the computer is ready. Florida in May is looking very good.

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Good old Nationals are 3-1 in their pursuit of a 100-loss season. The sad part is the do not even look competitive. They are always playing from behind and that is a recipe for disaster.

Can you believe that Disney is allowing Gay couple to use the wedding suites? I did not know Florida now recognizes same sex marriages. On the other hand, has it become so that any two person’s regardless of age, sex, or sexual preference can book the rooms for anything they want to celebrate? Next, they will include hay and water for their special guests. Guess I need to add them to the list of places to avoid.

Tuesday, April 03, 2007

Grrrr

Some people have the strangest ideas about Family time and values. Has it changed so much my ideas are so outdated and non-functional? Maybe this is why the family concept is quickly dying out and everyone just does what they want ... a kind of relativism that benefits them and them alone. Should I quit caring and just back off and worry about myself and my wife? No, I think I should keep kicking butt and pushing my ideas.

I saw a sign in Chicago on my way home . It read "Hit a worker -- $1000 Fine and 14 Years! Now that is a great idea and I pray the Judges uphold it. A bit later I saw where someone added to another sign. It read "Hit a worker -- $1000 Fine and 14 Years! --- FINAL ANSWER

Didn't Senator Pelosi get the picture before she took on the mantle of "Jane Fonda of Syria?" It didn't work then so why would it work now? Looks like she is a media hound with no respect on where it comes from. Cut the funding to the men on the firing line and then suck up to our enemies. That sound like something a democrat would do.

Congrats Gators ... Maybe they will put up a sign in Ohio ... OHIO State University Campus --- The Northern Division of the University of Florida! Would that mean a Florida resident would get in state tuition rates?

Monday, April 02, 2007

Ho Hum, it's back to work I go

Well, I am back in the saddle. I started the day at the Dentist office and spent the afternoon drooling on my self. Other than trying to catch up there have been no surprises. There is not too much on my horizon for time off until next year. Let me see … 266 days until Christmas.

Work has not changed and neither has the people. I can already see that some of them did not take any computer skills enhancement courses while I was away. I wonder if they will ever do a study on the correlation between computer skills and common sense. There seems to be a direct relationship between them.

Wild Mom is already setting her sights on Camp Blue Bird in 3 weeks. Now I have to find some time to go back down there and do more sonny-do’s.

Lady is glad to be back. Work is still not her favorite past time but she endures. It seems her work tried the new concept of tire life management by putting a work truck on four blocks minus its tires. Great for tread life but productivity has really gone down.

#1 is still doing ok and recovering from the surprise “mom inspection” of the apartment. Lady did her best to furnish the place and get the fridge restocked with healthy food. Now we will have to see how long it takes some snow bunny to tie him down now that he is a man of means.

#2 is still looking. The driving practice will most likely resume now we are back home.

Starr is working and enduring life without wheels. Fire station life has settled down and entered the realm of routine. The next big challenge will be getting her room cleaned. Let me see 5-inch hose should do the trick.

Princess is adapting to life with one shoulder hurt. Therapy and healing will prove to be a drawn out event. Summer camp is now up in the air. What will we do if she stays home all summer? Booger keeps playing “let’s hide the pile” and she keeps tracking it down. Dare we say “she has an innate ability in sniffing them out” but of course she gets a break if Davis is there, she is great about ordering him on poop patrol. Will she get Brooke to do it too? Princess managed to appear in church Sunday without collapsing the walls. Of course, we managed to ignore the lightening bolts around her head. It must have been raining there since her hair was wet. Spring Break has arrived for her and she happily slept away the first day of it. She really looks cute when she first wakes up!

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With Spring Training done, the watch begins to see if the Nationals can lose less than 100 games this year.

Go Gators

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