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Wednesday, July 09, 2014

A Pleasant Surprise

 

It’s nice reconnecting with old friends!  I just finished talking to Melissia, an old friend of mine from Yahoo chat days!  I hadn’t talked to her or seen her online for maybe 4 years,   I had thought maybe she had quit the online life, but  she had been using Myspace, which I hadn’t been on in a while.  Time to catch up!

Saturday, July 05, 2014

If Somebody Could Tell Me….

 

What business of mine it is who someone loves, whether straight or gay, or what else somebody does in the privacy of their own bedroom, I’d really appreciate it!

Thursday, July 03, 2014

Doesn’t Look Good For Ross Harris

 

Sexting with 16 and 1`7 year olds while your son is cooking to death in your car.

Looked up “child free life” online

 

If all of this is just coincidence, then he has to be the unluckiest man in the world!

 

Some people just don’t need to be parents!

Wednesday, July 02, 2014

This Year’s Garden

 

 

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It Is Extremely Difficult…..

 

To give a dog a haircut when said dog squirms, squeals, and bites when you try to trim the hair on his face and feet. Combine that with hot weather……

Monday, June 23, 2014

A Quick Update

 

Dad  went to the doctor today for his second group of hormone blocking shots. They seem to be working, his prostate is shrinking, and the shots they gave him today are different they wont make him  hurt like the first ones did. He doesn’t go back for 2 months, and they might start radiation then.

Thursday, May 22, 2014

A Close Call

 

 

A few weeks ago, my Dad was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer.  Luckily, all the tests show it hasn’t spread.  He has to go through hormone therapy, then later, radiation. Hopefully, all will be well!

Friday, May 16, 2014

What A Finale!

 

RIP Damon and Bonnie: Don’t worry, you’ll be back!

Poor Elena: Our hearts broke along with yours

 

Welcome Back Alaric, Farewell Lexi: One Best friend returns, another moves on to Peace

 

Welcome back Enzo! you kinda grew on us

Friday, April 18, 2014

What We Have Here Is A Failure To Communicate

 

I’m soooo glad that Nicie and I worked out our disagreement!  I don’t know what I would have done if I’d lost her forever! Best friends are so hard to find!

Friday, April 04, 2014

Overprotected?

 

Do you think parents are overprotective these days?  It seems like kids can’t have a childhood these days.  You probably could blame it on the news, as it seems like every day, you hear/see things about kids being kidnapped, molested, murdered, and otherwise abused.  Concern is one thing, paranoia is another!  Parents, while it is true that these things happen, it doesn’t meant that it will automatically happen to your child. Let them get out and play, just keep an eye on them, and teach them how to deal with strangers!

So This Is How It Ends….

 

After 10 years, you quit being my best friend because you don’t like someone I talk to? Grow up Nicie!

Friday, March 21, 2014

Open Season On Pitchers

 

Looks like every day this spring training you’ve seen a pitcher go down for  an extended period of time or the    whole season due to injury:

 

The Braves   Have lost %40 of their starting rotation, As both Kris Medlan and Brandon Beachy will miss the whole season due to each having to undergo Tommy John surgery on their elbows for the second time in their careers.

 

Patrick Corbin of the Diamondbacks, a 2013 All Star, will also miss the season due to Tommy John Surgery., As will the A’s Jarrod Parker.

 

The Red’s Aroldis Chapman, he of the 105 MPH Fastball, will miss a month after needing surgery after getting hit in the face with a line drive.

Perhaps this is a hint that the human elbow is not built to throw at a high velocity.

Saturday, March 08, 2014

The Sad Shape Of Things

 

This article about a Michigan woman who died in the back of her car and wasn’t discovered for 6 months shows how perhaps we have become an uncaring society.  Even if she had her bills auto payed, even if she traveled for her job, even if she had her mail put on hold, don’t you think one of her neighbors would have come over one day just to look and say hi, look to see if everything was OK?  None of her family didn’t care that she never called or anything?  Sad……

Farewell Katherine!

 

 

 

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We’ll Miss you!  Your 500 years of running, and causing trouble have come to an end! It’s too bad you can’t be with Nadia on the Other Side.  The mother-daughter reunion was way to short!

Thursday, March 06, 2014

More Turmoil In The World….

 

Do you think that the US should do anything about the Russia/Ukraine crisis? Sanctions?  Diplomatic intervention? Peacekeeping forces? Or do nothing and let the chips fall where they may?

Tuesday, March 04, 2014

Friday, February 14, 2014

Spring Is Here! (Sort of)

 

Spring Training begins soon, and we’ll see how my Baltimore Orioles will do. Competing in the AL East, probably MLB’s toughest division isn’t easy when you have 18 games a season each with the Yankees, Red Sox, Rays, And Blue Jays, teams with some of the game’s best players ( Jeter, Ortiz, Longoria, Bautista among them) .  But the O’s aren’t bad either. Can Chris Davis have another monster season?  Can Tommy Hunter succeed as the closer? Who will be the last starter after Chris Tillman, Miguel Gonzalez, Wei-Yin Chen, and Bud Norris? Will they be able to resign Matt Weiters and JJ Hardy before they hit free agency next year? And several other questions…

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Monday, February 10, 2014

No Free Lunch

 

This episode in a Utah elementary school, where several students had their lunches taken away from them and  thrown away because their accounts were low or at negative balance   could have been handled better on both sides. First off, perhaps the  lunch line could be rearranged, with the students having their cards checked to see if they had enough funds on them. We know that it’s policy that the food had to be thrown away, as unseemly as it looks. And on the kids/parents side, did they really need to go on TV?

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Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Some Things I Miss From The Past

 

1: Going to spend the weekends with my Aunt

2: Going with my Dad to a coin auction every Thursday

3: Saturday morning cartoons

4: Playing Atari at Woolco while waiting for my Mom to get off work there.

5: Taking off with my Dad on a weekend and just driving to anywhere we ended

6: Trying to stay awake at nights even on a school night to listen to good classic rock on the radio\

7: Seeing just about every movie from the late 70’s hanging at a drive in my Mom worked at

8 : Boy Scouts-I was not the best one, but I had fun

9: Hanging out with my sister’s then boyfriend David

10: Going to the record store on Friday  night

11: Showing off my knowledge to people while I was a kid

12: Spending hours in the library pouring over the books about ships

13: Watching MTV and VH1 when they actually showed videos

14: Spending time up here where I live now with my sister

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Sunday, January 12, 2014

Getting A Project Out Of Mothballs

 

A few years ago, I started writing a mystery story.  It was supposed to be a murder mystery based on my experiences in school.  The main character was supposed to be on the run after being set up for the murder of one of his tormentors. Well, after a few years of gathering dust, I think I’ll work on it again, and let you all know if  I made any progress.

Wednesday, January 08, 2014

Good News!

 

My Mom finally had her surgery last week!  Everything went well, and she’s at home and doing good. Sore but good!

Saturday, January 04, 2014

Getting Rid Of The Past

 

I threw away all my old school yearbooks, and I feel great!  I have not had a single nightmare or flashback about what happened to me since!

Monday, December 23, 2013

Let’s Not Forget….

What Christmas is all about: the birth of Jesus!  What would you have done if you were one of the first people to hear about it?  Would you have been overjoyed by the news of the birth of the Savior, or would you have thought “What, a child is our King?”

Sunday, December 08, 2013

Winter Is Here

 

We had a nasty day here today!  Maybe 5 inches or so of snow, and sleet.  Because of that, Mom had to postpone her surgery once again.

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Thanksgiving

 

As we get to Thanksgiving once again, what are you thankful for?  Family? Friends? Your Job?  Your Country?  Here are some of the things I’m thankful for:

 

1: My Family

2: My Friends,especially Nicie and Rose

3: Living in the greatest country in the world

4: My Church

5: Being alive

Saturday, November 23, 2013

Late Night Crank Call I Got

 

Last night about 1 Am:
Phone: Ring
Me: hello
Voice on the other end: Hey, want a taco?
Me: WTF and hang up

Sunday, November 17, 2013

18 Things About Me You May Or May Not Know

 

In Case You Haven’t Been Following Me:

1: I'm the baby of the family
2: I have 2 older sisters
3: I collect coins
4: Besides coins, my other big interest is reading
5: I have the best best friend in the whole world-yeah you Nicie
6: Im a city guy-born and raised in Fairfax VA
7: Been an inhabitant of the internet for 14 years
8: I'm my church's co sound tech
9: Favorite Tv shows: True Blood , Vampire Diaries, and The Originals
10: For some reason, the summers of 83 and 84 were my favorites
11: My weight is my weakness
12: Singleness sucks
13: I was a Boy Scout when I was a kid
14: I hate people that pick on others
15: I learned how to read before anything else
16: My Birthday and my Dad's are the same day
17: I love Baseball, Football, and Hockey
18: I hated school

Sunday, November 10, 2013

Don’t You Just Hate….

 

People who you have to walk on eggshells around, that you can’t say anything without being afraid of setting them off?

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

A True Story

Back in 1998, my Mom and Dad got into a stupid fight…about a pizza. He didn’t like it, she got mad, and shouting started. Dad the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen anyone do..He took a bag of his clothes, threw them in the yard, and burned them. OVER A PIZZA!?

Looking At The Big Picture

 

Life is short, enjoy it, you never know when something will happen!

Sunday, October 20, 2013

Please Keep…..

My Mom in your thoughts and prayers. She has to have some extensive surgery. 3 Aneuyrisms in her neck and chest have to be removed, and she has some blocked vessels. Shows that smoking is bad for you!

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Another Shooting…….

When will the madness end? Something needs to be done about people who have no business possessing guns having them!

Saturday, September 14, 2013

Wednesday, September 04, 2013

All Good Things Must Come To An End

 

Yesterday HBO announced that season 7 of True Blood will the final season.  We will miss Sookie, Bill, Eric, and the rest of the gang!  Hopefully, the show will go out with a bang!

Friday, August 16, 2013

It’s Pretty Low….

To Rob from a Church! Whoever robbed ours last weekend….your time will come

Saturday, August 03, 2013

My Birthday list

 

Well, it’s that time again!  My birthday is in 3 weeks. If you’d like to get me something, here’s what I’d like:

 

Seasons 2 and 3 of Pretty Little Liars or Seasons 1 and 2 of Teen Wolf, or Seasons 1-2 of Game Of Thrones  on DVD

Any of the Sookie Stackhouse, Vampire Diaries, Pretty little Liars, or Game Of Thrones Books

Clothes, ask me for my sizes

Any good Model ship or Plane kit

Or that old standby, Money!

Monday, July 15, 2013

Justice Served?

 

However you feel about the verdict in the George Zimmernan trial,  the one thing you must remember is that the American system of Justice played itself out as it was designed too.  Mr. Zimmerman was given a trial by a jury of his peers, and the Prosecution failed to prove their case.  For those of you who are not satisfied with the verdict, please keep calm, and show your disappointment in peaceful ways, don’t start riots or any other means of violence.  There were no winners in this case. There is a 17 year old boy who has lost his life, leaving behind grieving parents, and Mr. Zimmerman’s life will never be the same again.

Thursday, July 11, 2013

Anyone…..

 

Want some nice  cute kittens or cats?  I have em in all shapes, sizes,and colors!

Thursday, June 27, 2013

Get Your Priorities Straight!

 

Wars Going On Across The World

People Starving

And all everyone cares about is if 2 people of the same sex want to get married?

Sunday, June 23, 2013

Paula Deen-A Case Of Foot In Mouth Disease


What is your opinion of Paula Deen being fired by the Food Network for her admission that she used the N word and wanted to make a plantation era party complete with black men dressed as servants?  One the one hand, she is a 60 plus year old Daughter of the South, growing up during the beginnings of the Civil Rights era, and probably picked up some of the language from her parents. On the other hand, she probably should have did a bit of thinking before she spoke. We  don’t know what’s in her heart, so we have to believe that her apology is sincere. Hopefully this will make her a better person in the end.

Friday, June 14, 2013

Summer

 

I love the summer, especially the evening when I can sit out on my porch, look around, and enjoy Nature! 

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Good Friends….

 

Are hard to find!  But a true real good friendship can last a lifetime!

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Seeing That It’s Prom And Graduation Season….

 

makes me realize just how truly much I hated school. Not because of the subject matter, but because of the people. I was picked on non stop because of my weight from beginning to end.  I had no friends,  no one, not even teachers, stood up and tried to help me, which I consider just to be just as bad. I was alone and on my own, not being able  to do what school kids do. I wasn’t able to go to school dances, never had a girlfriend, never got to go to the prom, or have friends to hang with.  A guy asked me In maybe   9th grade “Why are you so smart? is all you do stay at home and read?”  well yeah, when no one wants anything to do with you, what else is there to do?  My parents had to drag me kicking and screaming to graduation because 1: I didn’t wanna dress up since fat people don’t do good in a suit and 2:  Why would I want to be around those scumbags any longer then needed? It was a stupid piece of paper for goodness’ sake!  Thank God it’s over, I don’t think I could handle much more of it!

Monday, May 06, 2013

Keeping It All In

 

Yes as some of you frequent readers of this blog may have deduced, I am in love with my best friend.  I have been in love with Nicie since I don’t know how long. She’s helped me through so much, I don’t know if I could ever repay her. Now if she would just get it through her head that my feelings are real…..

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Stay Classy Fans!

 

For those of you who are fans of The Vampire Diaries and sent Phoebe Tonkin nasty messages and death threats:

LEAVE HER ALONE!  just because something you didn’t like (her character Hayley becoming pregnant by Klaus),and you’re hardline Klaroline wishers   doesn’t mean you have to act like a bunch of jerks!  She has no input into what the show writers do!

 

Monday, April 22, 2013

A Job Well Done…..

 

To all the law enforcement authorities involved in the arrest of the Boston Marathon Bombers.  Anyone who thinks they can attack the US and get away with it, you can run but you can’t hide!

Sunday, April 14, 2013

People Have No Respect For Others Anymore

 

Watching and reading about those 2 poor girls who were raped, had the crime recorded by their attackers, and then treated as though they had brought it upon themselves just made me sick!  We as a society have totally forgotten that if you see someone in trouble, you should help them out.  I consider those people to be worse  then the ones who actually committed the crime.

Sunday, April 07, 2013

Craziest Thing I’ve Ever Seen

 

2 of my cats that have recently given birth to kittens are conducting kidnapping operations against each other.  I sat outside yesterday and watched each of them start carrying off the other’s kitties.  Weirdest thing I’ve ever seen…hopefully they’ll take care of them!

Saturday, March 30, 2013

A Funny From My Collecting Past

 

My favorite coin shop was a little one located in Annandale, Virginia.  My Dad and I would go to their Thursday night auctions, and most of the people there thought he was the collector.  However, when they heard a 9 year old talking about coins like a seasoned professional, they soon learned who the boss was!

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Talking Baseball

 

Both my Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals have high expectations heading into this season.  The O’s had their first winning season since 1997, and the Nats had the best record in Baseball.  With all the injuries the Yankees have, the AL East is wide open, and the Orioles have the talent to win it, though the Toronto Blue Jays, having become the Miami Marlins North with that team’s salary dump and the Jays’ Acquistion of NL Cy Young Awarde Winner R.A. Dickey could also make things interesting.  And the Nats have the NL’s best pitching, with Stephen  Strasburg and Gio Gonzalez, though the Braves and Phillies are always competitive. We shall see starting next week…..

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

It it wrong for me…..

 

A 40 year old, to be a fan of TV shows based on Teen books?  As ya all know, I’m a big fan of Vampire Diaries and Pretty Little Liars!

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

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How Would The Christian Conservative Community Deal With Jesus If He Were With Us Today?-Courtesy Of Daily Kos

How Would The Christian Conservative Community Deal With Jesus If He Were With Us Today?

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Cross posted at Hillbilly Report

I'm not writing this to anger my fellow Christians. I writing this so that we might ask ourselves the following questions.

How would Jesus would fit in modern day America?

Would he be welcomed or would he meet the same demise he met when he first appeared?

How would he be welcomed in your church?

How would his criticism of your church be received, by your church leaders?

Would he tell America it needs to spend more on bombs, weapons of mass destruction, etc. and less on the poor and disenfranchised?

What would he think upon seeing Christian leaders living opulent lifestyles while the masses suffer?

How would the established Christian community act when folks stopped listening to them and started listening to him, at his mass rallies?

How would the established Christian community respond when folks started giving their money to Jesus rather than them?

If Jesus were with us today where would he be living? Would he be living with the masses or living in opulence with rich religious leaders?

Would Jesus have a concealed carry permit?

Would he pass a background check?

If he drew a crowd on a busy street would he be cited for not having permit for a rally?

How would the fast food industry react if Jesus bought two big Mac's and five orders of french fries and fed thousands with some left over? Would they lobby their Christian conservative friends in Congress to stop that?

How would the Wine industry react if Jesus started turning water into wine? Would they lobby their Christian conservative friends in Congress to stop that?

How would the healthcare insurance companies react if Jesus started healing the sick for free? Would they lobby their Christian conservative friends in Congress to stop that?

Just asking. Feel free to ask your questions in the comment section.

Monday, March 11, 2013

I Have…….

THE BEST BEST FRIEND IN THE BEST WORLD!!!  Now if she weren’t engaged………..

Monday, March 04, 2013

Internet Dating-Would You?

 

Would you date someone you’ve met over the Internet?  There are some crazy people out there who prey on the desperate, so caution is the watchword.  For me, I’d be careful before I started a relationship with someone online. I’d make sure they were who they said they were, and make sure that their intentions are honorable.

Sunday, February 24, 2013

How can someone…..

 

Look at nature and not believe there is a God?  Stuff just didn’t spring up for nothiing!   Not trying to force my faith on anyone, just saying…

Sunday, February 10, 2013

I Don’t Agree With His Politics……

 

But there is one thing I agree with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie about:

GIVE US OVERWEIGHT PEOPLE A BREAK!!!

Don’t you think we know that we have a problem?  Unlike what most people think, most of us don’t lay around all day eating.  Personally, I watch what I eat, and I try to get as much exercise as possible, but it’s a slow process. I’ve been trying to lose weight for 30 years, and I’m not even close to where I want to be.  It’s cost me a lot: friends, love, and and an exciting life, so I’ve been using those things as motivation.  And being picked on an called names does not help at all.  So before you start bashing us, have some compassion!

Saturday, February 02, 2013

Maybe Some Day…….

 

She’ll realize that my feelings for her are real and not just my imagination.