1 Down, 1 To Go

Today, Tony Blair stepped down as British Prime Minister. Too bad we have to put up with another year and a half of Bush!

A Quick Note

We at the COR have a new Radio link! It's under the links section of this blog. I'll be brodcasting on Monday and Wednesday from 9-11 PM Eastern!

Storm

Here's a pic of a big storm that passed through here last week!

Another Reason to not trust Lawyers

I was reading my local paper a few days ago, and lo and behold what do I read but an article about how the lawyer that handled Mom's case with Worker's Comp had been arrested for embezzling funds from a construction fund that he was trustee of or something. He seemed like an OK guy, so this really floored us. Thank God we kept receipts of all the money we got from her settlement, or Mom would have been majorly pissed if any was missing!

This Is Absurd!

Man, you can't even trust a hospital anymore! I was watching this thing on the news yesterday about this lady in California who was left dying in a pool of her own blood on the floor of a HOSPITAL! What makes it worse, people were calling 911 and the dispatchers were saying, what are you calling us for if you're already at a hospital? Someone has a lotta explaining to do. You'd think that Dr.'s and nurses would be a bit more sympathetic......

Scratch My Back!

Soaking Up The Sun

Our Garden

WOE CANADA!

With The Anaheim Ducks' series win over the Ottawa Senators, it will have been 14 years since the Stanley Cup has been won by a Canadian team. I bet all Canadians are a bit miffed at this moment, since they say it's "Their" sport. Now if my Washington Capitals could just field a competitive team.....oh well, a fan can dream!

Bush's Folly

3,500 US Military Personnel dead in Iraq: When will it end?

1935 A North African Invasion Note

Another One from my Collection. This was issued to US Troops during The invasion of North Africa during WW2. There are also $5 and $10 notes in this issue, which I am still looking for.

Maybe Chris Ray Should Take A Hint From The Bible

Another Sunday, another Meltdown by Chris Ray, relief pitcher for my Baltimore Orioles. This time, coming in with a 1 run lead, he gave up a 2 run game winning homer to Vladimir Guererro of the Angels. He has blown 4 save chances this season, 3 of them on Sundays, and all of them in spectacular meltdown fashion. To Recap

Against the Yankees in April, comes in with a 7-6 lead, gives up a walk-off grand slam to Alex Rodriguez, O's lose 10-7

In May, comes in against Boston with a 5-3 lead, makes an error leading to the winning run scoring, O's lose 5-4

Another game, not on a Sunday, comes in with a 2-1 lead again against Boston, gives up another slam to Wily Mo Pena, O's lose 5-2

And Today

Maybe he should just tell Manager Sam Perlozzo not to pitch him on Sundays, Keeping the Sabbath.

My Annual Right Of Itchy Inconvenience

Well, since it's warm out, I've been wearing my shorts and short sleeve shirts, and that means my annual dose of sun poisoning. I have been getting it for most of my life, and it really sucks, since I can't stay outside as much as I'd like. The weird thing about it is you can make it go away, but you can't keep it from happening! I can put SPF 1000 on it and I still end up one great big welt. And it itches like crazy! But, I've been putting Gold Bond on it, and that seems to be working. My Dad says to wear long sleeve shirts, but you try wearing them in 90 degree plus weather!

From My Collection-1890 Seated Liberty Dime

Progress Report

I must be starting to lose weight, my pants are getting loose!

If it's NHL Playoff Time.....

Then It must mean that there are going to be games that go into absurdly multiple overtimes.  Seems like every year, you have a couple games that go into 3 or 4 overtimes. I can only imagine the fatigue the players must feel   when you get into the 2nd or 3rd OT.  Games like that usually end on a fluke play, because they      just have no more energy to go on. If it's bad for the players, think about the people who watch the games on TV! A game usually starts around 7-8 PM local time, and these Multiple OT games can end  at 3 in the morning or later.  And if it's a game out west, then if you're in the Easter time zone, you have to add 3 hours to that, then  sleep in the next day!  The longest one I've ever watched was a 5 OT game between Philly and Pittsburgh about 5 or 6 years ago, it ended around 2:30 AM. But when my Washington Capitals get into one, I usually turn the game off, because they usually lose the long ones.

Dang!

Today's Orioles/Red Sox game was totally stomach turning! How the hell can you blow a 5 run lead with 1 out in the bottom of the 9th? During my 18 years as an Orioles fan, I've seen em blow a lot of games. but never like this one! after the first out, they O's committed 2 errors, including the catcher missing an easy popup, and the pitcher failing to cover first base on a groundout. A game like this can either bring the team together, or it can mark the beginning of a collapse. We shall see which way the O's go.

A Blast From The Past

Whilst hanging out in chat tonight, someone in voice started playing some of the music from Schoolhouse Rock. That took me back in time to when I was a little kid. Every weekend, I'd spend the weekend at my Aunt's , and on Saturday mornings, I's get up early to watch cartoons on TV, and Schoolhouse Rock was usually the first one on. Those were the days.....

Mom And Dad Sitting On The Porch

Looking Outside!

What A Waste Of Money, In My Opin

The NBA Draft will soon be upon us, and it amazes me to see how many freshemen have declared themselves for it. Why waste all that money for just one year of college? It's a shame that these people suck up good scholarship money that could be better used for people who intend to go the whole 4 years! The average sports career lasts what, about 10 years? You see guys these days in Football and Basketball who receive career ending injuries at a young age, and they're stuck without any marketable skills, since they can no longer play.

My Views On Gun Control

After hearing how easy it was for the VA Tech. shooter to get ahold of guns, even though he had mental problems, it just makes me a bit mad that anyone can get ahold of firearms, even though they obviously don't have any business being anywhere near one. I'm a big fan of the Constitution and the 2nd Amendment, but there has to be some limits! But as long as we have the NRA and other gun nuts out there, it's gonna get worse before it gets better!

I'm Back

Hi again everyone! I had to have work done on my comp., hope everyone's been doing good!

Mission Not Accomplished

It has been 4 years since Baghdad fell. What do we have? Instead of our troops being greeted as liberators, they're being considered invaders, Iraq is in total Chaos, and over 3,000 of our men and women have payed the price for Bush's folly. You tell me if it was worth it!

Opening Day is Here

Opening day of Babeball season is finally here! Tomorrow, my Baltimore Orioles travel to Minnesota to take on Cy Young Award winner Johan Santana and the Twins. I don't expect many runs to be scored in this game, since the Birds will be starting Erik Bedard, their best pitcher from last season. The hitting, lead my Miguel Tejada should be good, the bullpen looks much better then last year's with the addition of Danys Baez, Jamie Walker, Chad Bradford, and Scott Williamson, but with Kris Benson out for the season with a shoulder injury, that leaves the inconsistent Jaret Wright as Balto's most experienced starter. Hopefully, they'll add a few more wins to their 70-92 mark of last year.

Why is it sooooo hard....

Why is it sooooo hard to keep up a diet?????

What A Monster!

As a model builder, I've been salivating at the look of Revell's new 1/72 scale model kit of the WW2 USS Gato submarine. This monstrosity has over 200 pieces, is highly detailed, and is close to 5 feet long! However, the $99.95 price tag it carries is gonna have to make me put it on the back burner for a while:P

Babysitting

Yesterday My Mom and I babysat Luke and Levi, the almost 2 year old twin sons of our Pastor. They were afraid of our dogs, and cried a bit, but we managed to get them to eat, calm down ,and they fell asleep for a couple of hours until Dan came to pick them up. I do not know how Dan and Holly do it! They are only a couple of years older then I am, maybe and they have 6 kids, including 2 sets of twins. But, they're very well behaved, as you'd expect from being the children of a preacher, and I bet you that they are all going to grow up to be outstanding adults! If I ever have kids, I'd love to have one as good as they are!

Another From My Collection

Here's my 1907 $5 United States Note.

Changing The Past

We all have things that happned to us in our past that we wish that would never have happened. I personally wish that I could go back in time and wreak havock on all the people that I went to school with for picking on me. Also, I'd love to go back and not be as shy to some of the girls that I were attracted to back then. But if one were able to do that, would you and your life really be what it was meant to be?

Putting My Talents To Good Use

Seems like people get upset over the dumbest things! Today, while reading the posts on one of my groups, I came across one where a person was going to boycott the new Presidential Dollar Coins. They were upset because they said that the coin did not have the inscription In God We Trust, and as a Christian he could not possibly possess one. Well, being a coin collector, I had to point out that on these coins, most of the inscriptions usually seen on US coins (United States Of America, E. Pluribus Unum, In God We Trust, and the Mint Mark and Date) were on the edge of these coins. People, if you're gonna complain about something, at least do some research!

Finally Feels Like Winter!

Just when Winter is almost over, it's starting to finally feel like Winter. The past couple of weeks, we've had snow, sleet, and freezing rain, making travel quite difficult at times. Oh well, Spring is almost here!

Reasons Why Email Is Like The Male Reproductive Organ

1. Those who have it would be devastated if it were ever cut off.

2. Those who have it think that those who don't are somehow inferior.

3. Those who don't have it agree that it's cool, but not worth the fuss that those who have it make about it.

4. Many of those who don't have it would like to try it (e-mail envy).

5. It's fun when it's up, but this makes it hard to get any real work done.

6. In the past, its only purpose was to transmit information vital to the survival of the species. Some people still think that's the only thing it should be used for, but most people today use it for fun.

7. If you don't apply the appropriate measures, it can spread viruses.

8. If you use it too much, you'll find it becomes more difficult to think coherently.

9. We attach an importance to it that is greater than its actual size and influence warrant.

10. If you're not careful what you do with it, it can get you into trouble.

11. Play with it too much and you can go blind.

Caught In The Middle

I feel soooo sorry for Anna Nicole Smith's little baby Daughter. Not only has she lost her Mother, but they don't even know who her Father is, and with all these lawsuits going on, I think all the people are trying to get custody of her just to get all the money that she stand's to inherit. I hope that when she grows up, her life isn't as messed up as her Mom's was!

"Wrecks" "Gross"man

After seeing his erratic play this year, and his even more horrid performance in the Super Bowl, Chicago Bears QB Rex Grossman, in my opin, has got the be the worst draft pick in sports history. The man has shown me NOTHING to convince me that he has what it takes to be a successful Quarterback in the NFL. He seems to get rattled by the defense all too easily, leading to too many turnovers on his part, be it interceptions or fumbles. This isn't College anymore , boy!

Coming To A Theater Near You Feb. 16

JUST TOO WEIRD

I was reading on a site about the graves of famous people, and I came across this, which has to be the weirdest thing I've ever read:

In January of 897, in what was called the Cadaver Synod the corpse of
Pope Formosus was dragged from his tomb on the orders of Pope Stephen
VII. The body was placed on trial on charges of perjury, coveting the
Papal office, and violating church laws. A number of local clergy were
compelled to watch under the threat of violence as Stephen screamed at
Formosus. The synod found Formosus guilty. His vestments were stripped
from his body, three fingers of his right hand were chopped off, and
he was buried in a pauper's grave. A few days later his body was
exhumed and tossed in the Tiber. Stephen was deposed and eventually
strangled in prison. Formosus was recovered, and reburied in his
original tomb at St. Peter's Basilica. Later Popes reversed the
verdict of the Cadaver Synod, declared his ordinations valid, and
forbade any further such trials.



Truly Strange!

Getting A Boy Scout Award

Here I am getting an award in Boy Scouts back in '84

An Amazing Rescue!

It was a total stroke of luck that those 2 boys in Missouri were rescued last week! You gotta tip your hats to the cops who investigated the kidnappings. Not only did they find the boy who disappeared last week, but they also found another who had been kidnapped by the same slimeball almost 5 years ago! That guy must have did same major brainwashing to keep the one boy for that long. Let's just hope that he can adjust to being back with his family after all the years, and hope that the jerk who took him gets prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law!

The Iron Man Gets His Due

Congrats to Cal Ripken Jr., formerly of my Baltimore Orioles, who today was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on the First Ballot in his first year of eligibility! His games played record may never be broke. Although he didn't always have flashy stats, he came to play every day for close to 20 years.

Virgil, you're no Goode!

It appalls me to see how dumb some of our politicians are! Take for instance, Rep. Virgil Goode, a Republican from my home state of Virginia. He is putting up a fuss that Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress, will be taking his Oath of office on the Quoran. Mr. Goode says that this is a result of tolerance towards Muslims, and that it's an example of why we need immgration reforms. Virgil, before you stick your foot in your mouth any further, let me point a couple of things out to you:

1: Mr. Ellison was born and raised in Detroit, and converted to Islam in college.
2: As a 6 term member of Congress, youshould know that taking the oath on a book weather it be the Bible, Quoran, Torah, or whatever, is just a photo op, the official oath is taken en mass, on the floor of the house.

3: Have you not read the First Amendment to the Constitution that you swear to defend?

4: You are an embarrassment to both me and the rest of the State of Virginia!

I'm BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey Gang! Sorry I havn't posted in a while! A couple of days before Christmas, the Motherboard on my computer fried, and I just got it back today. I tell ya, I feel like a drunk going through withdwrawl. Sorry if that offended anyone. Well, I hope you all had a nice Christmas, ours was good, and also I hope you have a wonderful new year!

Old Fields Baptist Church

Here's My Church

Finally!

At last, I'm on the air! The COR has started a new radio station! If ya wanna listen to me, I'm on Monday and Wednesday nights from 9-11 PM Eastern. To listen, click on the link under my links section that says listen to YCOR Radio. It skips a bit due to the limitations of dialup, but it's not too bad!

Updated Pic Of Me

not too bad if I do say so myself!

WTF IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE ANYMORE?!

A couple of days ago, I saw something on TV that made me totally Ill! While watching Court TV, they said something about a woman who killed her baby by...microwaving it! Like the title of this post goes, what is wrong with people these days? Just goes to show you that the old joke about having to have a license to have kids may not me such a joke. What is it with women these days? Are their minds so sensitive that pregency/childbirth turns them into raving madwomen?

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to all my readers! As an old teacher of mine used to say, there's gonna be more then one turkey stuffed in my house today!

URGH!

Well, Yahoo is being evil again! I've had to totally reconstruct my personal website because for some reason, yahoo mixed up things between it and the site I made for my church, even though they use 2 different accounts! Frustrating! Anyone know a good free website hosting place besides Yahoo?

Awww.........................................

Here's a pic of me from when I was about 4 or 5, I think it was taken on my birthday.

A Majority of Americans can't be dumb can they?

I've been reading in the letters to the editor sections of newspapers around here letters from people saying that the US is going to collapse because the Democrats have won Conngress. That is BS! It takes a total idiot to call a majority of American voters stupid! And BTW, The world has not ended yet because of the elections, despite what some religious extremists have predicted.

Luke and Levi

Here's Luke and Levi, my pracher's year and a half old twins. A couple of weeks ago, my Mom babysat them, and we had a good time!

VICTORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Right now, I am one of the most happiest people on the face of the Earth! After 12 years of oppression by the Republicans, my beloved Democratic Party now has control of both the House and Senate. Hopefully, we'll be able to clean up all the messes that Bush and his asskissers have made the past few years, including getting something done about Iraq. One word of caution guys: you have 2 years to show the public you can get something done, SO DON'T BLOW IT!!!!!!!!!!

I Hate Dressing Up!

Yes I do! It's hard finding suits my size, they are sooo uncomfortable. The first time I ever dressed up was for my High School Graduation, and I swore that I would never wear a suit and tie again, it almost choked me! I'm a sweatshirt and jeans kinda guy.

Today's Big Play Award

Goes to newly signed Washington Redskins' cornerback Troy Vincent, whos block of a field goal attempt at the gun started the wacky play that lead to my Skins' 22-19 win over the hated Dallas Cowboys. Vincent provided the big play weeks after being released by the Buffalo Bills, and obviously, he provided immediate dividends for Washington!

Weird Dreams

I might have wrote this before, but I keep having the strangest dream. In it, I keep driving down the road at a high rate of speed. A friend told me it might be because im anxious about the unknown, but I don't really know. Used to be, I always had dreams about being late for school. Goin from one extreme to another!

To The American People

In 9 days, the midterm elections will be held. If you're registered to vote, no matter what party you are a member of, JUST VOTE!!! This is your country, and if things go wrong, if you don't vote, you have no right to bitch and moan!

A New Job In The Church

Well, You're looking at the new sound tech of my church! What the job comprises is playing music on a CD player beofore Church starts and when someone is singing, monitoring the volume levels, and making sure everyone can hear what's going on. I think it's kinda fun, getting me prepared for when I can broadcast on the COR radio.

What The COR Is And Is Not

Some of our critics have spread misinformation about what the COR is. Well to set the matter straight:

We are not a cult, we do not worship Damian Stryker ( who is not even a member anymore)
We are not a hacking crew, though we have a few members who could probably make every computer in the world useless piles of slag.
We are not a group of evil people trying to take over the world

What we are though is a group of people who formed a group so that we could have a place to hang out, and we are considering expanding to the real world.

News From The COR

The COR is going to be starting a new radio service soon. We did have one for a while, but the members that ran it have left the group, and we didn't always have the money to pay the bill, so a couple of our members did some research and have found a free service. The good thing is that someone using dialup can broadcast (with the previous service, only people with DSL or cable could broadcast) so if this project gets off the ground, I will be doing a show. Details will be forthcoming.....

What A Job

After seeing all the things my preacher does, I don't know if I could ever be one! Dan always seems to be on the go, helping someone or doing something for the Church. I honestly don't know how he finds any amount of time when he isnt't tired to spend with his family! But, when God calls you to do something....

What A Turnaround!

3 Years after coming within 1 game of tying the 1962 New York Mets for the worst record in Baseball history, the Detroit Tigers are going to the World Series. Magglio Ordonez's walk-off homer tonight gave the Tigers a 4 game sweep of the Oakland A's. Next up for the Motor City Kitties will be either the Mets or the St. Louis Cardinals next weekend in the World Series.

What I Wanna Do

I'm thinking up saving up my money to go back to school. I went to a community college for a couple of years, but we moved and everything got messed up. We have a small one here, so I think I'm gonna check it out and see if they have any business or computer classes!

New Look

So, what do you think of the new look of this blog?

My Predictions For the Coming Elections

After reading and listening to all the news, Here's my prediction for the upcoming elections:

The Democrats will regain a majority in the House, and make it close or even in the Senate. The Foley and Abramoff scandals are the corruption that the Republicans accused the Dems of back in '94.

The Ultimate Hypocricy Award

Goes to now former Florida Congressman Mark Foley, who resigned from the House on Friday after it was revealed that he sent suggestive emails to teen age boys working as house pages. The irony is, that he could be prosecuted under laws HE helped draft to protect kids from online predators! I wonder how Dateline NBC missed this one?

An Unsettling Situation

Today, I saw something I never want to see again. While my Mom and I were coming back from the Vet today, we saw a huge accident right where you turn off to go on my road. It was 4 cars, with gas flowing all over the road. There was also a dead body in the ditch, which my Mom saw, and really shook her up, thank God I didn't see it! I don't think I'm ever gonna forget this!

The Smell

You can't go into town around here without noticing the sickening smell of the chicken plant, where they kill and cook chickens. It smells like something really rotten. I dunno how the people that work in there stand it, because it really turns my stomach!

Wacky URLS's

Domain Names

Be careful what you choose for a domain name

These are all real sites. . . .

Everyone knows that if you are going to operate a business in today's world you need a domain name. It is advisable to look at the domain name selected as other see it and not just as you think it looks. Failure to do this may result in situations such as the following (legitimate) companies who deal in everyday humdrum products and services but clearly didn't give their domain names enough consideration:

1. A site called 'Who Represents' where you can find the name of the agent that represents a celebrity. Their domain name? http://www.whorepresents.com

2. Experts Exchange, a knowledge base where programmers can exchange advice and views at http://www.expertsexchange.com

3. Looking for a pen? Look no further than Pen Island at http://www.penisland.net

4. Need a therapist? Try Therapist Finder at http://www.therapistfinder.com

5. Then of course, there's the Italian Power Generator company? http://www.powergenitalia.com

6. And now, we have the Mole Station Native Nursery, based in New South Wales: http://www.molestationnursery.com

7. If you're looking for computer software, there's always http://www.ipanywhere.com

8. Welcome to the First Cumming Methodist Church. Their website is http://www.cummingfirst.com

9. Then, of course, there's these brainless art designers, and their wacky website: http://www.speedofart.com

10. Want to holiday in Lake Tahoe? Try their brochure website at http://www.gotahoe.com

Ducks On The Pond

Here's a flock of ducks that live in the pond near my house.

An Interesting Idea

I have a huge music collection, in cassette, CD, and MP3 format, and I have players for each of them, and it's hard to carry more then 1 of them around. Someone needs to design a player that can play all of them, I think it could probably be made small enough to be convenient.

A Quick Book Review

I just finished reading The Secret Trial Of Robert E. Lee by Thomas Fleming. It's a Fictional story about what might have happened had the Radical Republicans put Gen. Lee on trial for Treason after the Civil War. It's seen through the eyes of the only newspaper reported allowed to view the procedings. If you think the Republicans are nasty these days, they act like babies compared to how they were back then. The Radicals were determined to wreck the South and take no prisoners! Anyway, I won't tell you how it ends, but it's good reading!

Again I Ask You

How does one get over shyness? Everyone says I need to get out more, but I am deathly afraid of being around people! I guess it's because of all the torture people have put me through because of my weight. People call me antisocial, but I'm not, really!

What A Mess!

We have quite a mess here at my house! This morning my Mom showed me where our roof was leaking, since we've had an insane amount of rain here the last week or so. It wasn't a pretty site! The water had dripped into a light fixture in the bathroom, it's a wonder no one had been electrocuted! We've put in a couple of calls to countractors, hopeully we'll hear from them soon!

Today

Today was my Birthday, I turned 35. It was a nice, quiet day here. Where have all the years gone?

What A Sick Jerk!

Dang, this John Mark Karr guy is a real sicko! Not only did he confess to killing JonBenet Ramsey, which he didn't, causing the Authorities to spend a pretty big amount of money bringing him back from Thailand, but now some of those emails and calls he made seem to indicate that he's a bigtime Pedophile. Someone please tell me where all these degenerates come from! I hope they can make some of the charges in California stick!

My Birthday Wish List

Well Gang, my Birthday is coming up on Friday, and here's some of the things I'd like to have:

New sweat shirts
A Girlfriend (HA!) :p
Books, especially about history
The Trumpeter 1/350 Model kit of the USS Lexington
Battlestar Galactica Season 2.5 on DVD
And if all else fails-MONEY!!!

An Unusual Coin

This is my Counterfeit 1839 Half Dollar that I've had for several years. You can tell that it's made of a soft metal from the damage in the corner.
Strangely, you can collect counterfeit coins, but not bills.

Quote For Today

"Aim at Heaven and you will get Earth thrown in. Aim at Earth and you get neither." C.S. Lewis

Finally...Justice for JonBenet

Today, after nearly 10 years, an arrest was finally made in murder of JonBenet Ramsey. Hopefully the police have enough to put this creep away for life, because I don't know if Colorado has the death penalty. It was a totaly surprise to me that today's events occurred. Maybe now little JonBenet and her Mommy can rest in Peace, knowing that the killer has been found and that her Parents can now be vindicated.

Crystal

Here's a pic of my Niece Crystal at her swimming meet taken by my sister.

My Newest Project

Here's my newest completed model, a P-51 Mustang

The Ultimate Sci-Fi Story

As a few of you know, I'm a big Sci-Fi Fan, and my 2 favorite sci-fi shows are Star Trek and Battlestar Galactica. I'm not much of a writer, and I don't think anyone else would do it, but I think an awesome story would be a Team-up where the Galactica and her refugees finally at Earth during the time of the Federaton during Star Trek The Next Generation, and they fight a Borg-Cylon alliance. Sounds intersting!

I Am Getting SOOO Pissed

Why are some people so stupid? Today while I was in the grocery store, one of the cashiers said "can I help you maam?" I finally snapped! I yelled at her as loud as I could "I am not a maam!" It really humiliates me when someone does that. My God, I know I'm fat where I shouldn't be, but for Shit's sake, I talk to people, can't you tell from my voice that I'm a man, or are you all just stupid?

Out of the Mouths of Babes

Today I was looking at my final high school year book, and it brought back a memory from the day I graduated from high school. Right after graduation practice that day, my Mom and I stopped at Mcdonald's for lunch. While we were in line, there was a lady and a little kid behind us. The lady told the kid to settle down, and he said "No, I don't have to do what you say Mom!" I just about died laughing!

Why Does My Favorite Team Suck so much?

Looks like it's going to be 8 years in a row that my Baltimore Orioles are going to have a losing record. Seems like a lifetime since 96 and 97 when Davey Johnson lead them to the AL champinship series 2 years in a row. The hitting is good, but we need more pitching! the past 2 Saturdays, the O's scored over 10 runs, yet lost both games. And today with their best pitcher, Erik Bedard on the mound, they dropped a 2-1 decision to the Seattle Mariners. The only good news this week was that their best hitter, shortstp Miguel Tejada, wasn't traded at the deadline. I'm starting to feel like a Cubs' fan saying wait till next year! That's what you get from being in the toughest division in the league, the AL East, along with the hated Yankees and Red Sox!

My Opin About The Middle East Fighting

It seems to me that the fighting in the Middle East has been going on since the beginning of time! I really wonder if anyone on either side knows what they're fighing for, or if its just they don't know anything different since it's been going on for thousands of years? Millions of people killed for what?

Life Is What You Make It!

Life is what you make it. You can look forward to the future and think what could be, or you can be trapped in the past and think what might have been! I wish I would have learned this a lot earlier, since a few of the things that have happened to me in life have been a bit hard to shake off, but I'm working on it and will be victorious in the end!

SHEEESHHHHHHHH!!!!!

I tell you, my Dad has gotta be either the most unluckiest or most careless person in the whole world! On Friday, he wrecked yet ANOTHER truck! I've kinda looked back, and it's the past 5 COUNT EM 5 trucks that he's owned that he's wrecked, but this one seems to not have been totalled.

Another One From My Collection

Here's another one from my collection: It's an 1853 Half Dime. For those of you not familiar with US coins, the Half Dime was a silver coin made from 1793-1873, and for the last 6 years of its existence, it circulated alonside the Nickle 5 cent coin that we have now.

The Last Time I Ever Post Anything About This Particular Subject

Well, since my Mom lost her case, it's time to get on with life. But today, there was a bit of finality to it. Her lawyer sent her a bunch of papers today, and in it was a couple of pictures of her hand right after she got hurt. My God, it was a horrible site that I don't want to think about anymore. It's a wonder that her hand wasn't totally cut off! But we're over it and we will preservere!

Help! I'm Sideways!

So You Think Gas Is Expensive?

Here's Something I found posted on one of my groups:

Compare with Gasoline...... Think a gallon of gas is expensive? This makes one think, and also puts things in perspective. Diet Snapple 16 oz $1.29 . $10.32 per gallon Lipton Ice Tea 16 oz $1.19 ...........$9.52 per gallon Gatorade 20 oz $1.59 ..... $1 0.17 per gallon Ocean Spray 16 oz $1.25 .......... $10.00 per gallon Brake Fluid 12 oz $3.15 ........... $33.60 per gallon Vick's Nyquil 6 oz $8.35 .... $178.13 per gallon Pepto Bismol 4 oz $3.85 . $123.20 per gallon Whiteout 7 oz $1.39 ........ . $25.42 per gallon This is a shocker! Scope 1.5 oz $0.99 $84.48 per gallon And this is the REAL KICKER... Evian water 9 oz $1.49..........$21.19 per gallon?! $21.19 for WATER - and the buyers Don't even know the source. (Evian spelled backwards is Naive.) So, the next time you're at the pump, be glad your car doesn't run On water, Scope, or Whiteout, or God forbid, Pepto Bismol or Nyquil.

Why I'm A Democrat

I'm a Democrat because:

My party wouldn't start a war using false information
Doesn't use the courts to steal elections
Doesn't try to dictate how people should live their private lives
Doesn't interfere with a woman's right to chose.


My leaders answer to the people and the Constitution, not to religious fanatics who are trying to turn the US into a theocracy.

My leaders don't call people who critisize them traitors or unpatriotic.
My leaders don't try to stop freedom of the press or other civil rights in the name of security.


So if you think I'm not patriotic for thinking the way I do, then shove it!

This Guy Needs Improved People Skills!

Well, last week, my Mom was officially terminated from her job, almost 6 years after getting hurt. The company sent her a nice (said in sarcasm) letter informing her that she had been fired in summary it said "This is to inform you that you are being terminated from your position. Sorry that your experience here wasn't what you expected." SHEEEEESHHHHH !! After all the crap they put her through, you'd think they'd be a bit more contrite!

A Hot Day!

Today was a hot one! I went through town today and the thermometer on the bank clock said 100 on my way down and 99 on the way back! Thank God for AC!

Camping

I feel like going camping! I havn't been camping for a long time, since I was in Boy Scouts. Since there are woods all around where I live, I have a pretty good location!

I Need Advice

Anyone who has any good dieting ideas, please comment!

Well, We Made It!

Well, 6-6-06 has passed (At least in the Eastern Time Zone) And the World hasn't ended!

What A Way To End A Game

I can only imagine how Edmonton Oilers Goalie Ty Conklin is feeling right now! Last night, with 30 seconds to go, he misplayed the puck behind the net, allowing Carolina's Rod Brind'Amour to score the winning goal in the Hurricanes' 5-4 win in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals. Since he's the man in net now that starter Dwayane Roloson is out for the remainder of the series with a knee injury, hopefully Conklin won't let this gaffe effect him too much!

An Excellent Quote

From a Judge that was threatened with impeachment because he supports gay marriage to a Maryland Republican State Senator during hearings:

Senator, when you took your Oath Of Office, did you swear on a Bible to support the Constitution of the United States, or was it the other way around?

Man I hate these Christian extremeists who want to take the rights away of everyone who doesn't kiss Bush's ass and blindly agree with them.