Once again-----

 

I have the best best friend in the whole world-NICIE YOU ROCK!!!

2 Down, 1 To Go!

 

My Baltimore Orioles are now up 2 games to none in their best of 5 American League Division Series against the Detroit Tigers. So far, this has been a total team effort.  Clutch relief pitching and timely hitting in today’s cameback win, and a dominating pitching performance by Chris Tillman and a team postseason record 8 run 8th inning in last night’s game.  Now the series moves to Detroit, where a win on Sunday will    send the O’s to the League Championship Series for the first time Since 1997.  Is this the year?

A Good Friend…..

 

 

Is hard to find and even harder to keep!

A Late Birthday Present-Thanks Me!

The Originals Season 1

An Early Birthday Present-Thanks Rose!

 

 

The Vampire Diaries: The Salvation: Unseen

My Birthday List

 

It’s that time of the year again!  Monday is my birthday, so if you’re in the giving mood, here’s what I’d like:

 

The Originals Season 1 on DVD (Comes out on Sept 2, the day after my birthday)

Any kind of clothes ( Email me for my sizes, I’m sure not gonna post it on here)

Books 2 and 3 of The Vampire Diaries: The Return series

Books 2 and 3 of The Vampire Diaries: The Hunters Series

Any of the Pretty Little Liars books

Any airplane or ship model kit

Amazon Gift Cards

And of course: MONEY!

 

 

 

 

 

RIP Bill

 

 

From My Collection-1880 Morgan Dollar

 

 

 

 

Podcast For Monday’s Show 8/18/14

 

Fury In Ferguson

 

 

The death of Michael Brown is a true Tragedy.  An 18 year old cut down before he could experience life.  What else is tragic is the looting and rioting. Please let the investigations be carried out, and if it is determined that Officer Wilson did use improper deadly force, then he should be prosecuted.  Violence won’t bring Mike back, but reporters and peaceful protesters practicing their 1st Amendment rights should not be hassled by the police either!

The Newest Addition To My Video Collection

 

 

True Detective Season 1

A Humanitarian Tragedy

 

 

Usually, I think that military action should only be used as a method of last resort, but in the case of the Religious minorities being slaughtered by ISIS,  all countries need to band together to defeat these murderers!

Podcast For Friday’s Show 8/8/14

 

 

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How True About My Old Stomping Grounds

 

 

You Know You're From Northern Virginia If...

1. Speed limits are just suggestions
2. You take a major highway to get anywhere (95, 66,28, etc)
3. You constantly complain about there being nothing to do, even though you are right next to DC
4. You have at least 2 friends who have no idea what their parents do because its "top secret" government work
5. 50% of your senior class went to either Mason, JMU, Tech, Radford, or UVA
6. When people ask where you're from, you tell them DC because its easier to explain
7. You've never told someone you're from Virginia without putting "northern" in front of it
8. You dread going to the DMV for anything
9. Its not actually tailgating unless your bumper is touching the car in front of you.
10. A yellow light means at least 5 more cars car get through.
11. A red light means 2 more can.
12. It takes you 30 minutes to drive 10 miles
13. Your local news is national news
14. If you hear the word "sniper" one more time you're going to slap someone
15. You actually know what the black boxes at stoplights are for
16. You drive at least 30 miles a day to get to work
17. You do your Christmas shopping online b/c the shopping malls are like parking lots
18. Despite the fact that Virginia fought for the south in the Civil War, you are NOT, under ANY circumstances, a "southerner"
19. You know that each high school in the region had it's own corresponding McDonald's.
20. You know at least 2 people who drive a mercedes, BMW, Lexus, etc.
21. The cars in the local high school's student parking lot are woth 3x those in the teacher parking lot.
22. You are amused by visiting relatives who are actually excited to see Washington DC
23. You are amazed when you go out of town and the people at McDonalds speak english
24. You can cross 4 lanes of traffic in under 30 seconds
25. There are at least 3 malls within 20 minutes of your house
26. There are at least 6 Starbucks within 20 minutes of your house
27. You or someone in your family has a Smart Tag
28. You remember the Air and Space museum fondly from school fieldtrips to DC
29. When traveling, you have your choice of 3 airports
30. You don't actually like the Wizards (except when Jordan was playing)
31. An inch of snow and you miss 3 days of work
32. All the potholes just add a little excitement to your driving experience
33. Stop signs mean slow down a little, but only if you feel like it
34. A rich white kid driving a BMW while blasting rap music is a common occurance
35. You call things "ghetto" even though in most of the rest of the country it'd be high class
36. You don't have enough room on your home lot to build a garage
37. You know where to find Midgetville
38. When you were driving on the beltway at 2:13am on a Tuesday there was still traffic
39. Crown Victoria = undercover cop or Teresa Smoot
40. A slow driver is someone who isn't going at least 10mph over the speed limit
41. You understand the meaning of "If you don't get it, you don't get it"
42. Subway is a fast food place. The transportation system is known as Metro, and only Metro
43. You've taken a wrong turn somewhere late at night and ended up in a bad part of DC
44. Most of Loudoun County is the "middle of nowhere"
45. They just tore down the old farm house across the street and put 12 new houses in its place
46. You know who Elliott is.
47. Someone has honked at you because you didn't peal out the second the light turned green.
48. You've honked at someone because they didn't peal out the second the light turned green.
49. Two words: rush hour
50. For the cost of your house, you could own a small town in Iowa
51. Helicopters, F-15s, and airplanes flying above your neighborhood is a normal occurance.
52. If you stay on the same road long enough, it will eventually have 3 new names.

An Interesting Link

 

Here Is a site that argues that parents are going way overboard when it comes to protecting kids. Just because you let your kids play outside, walk to school on their own, or spend the night at a friend’s DOES NOT automatically mean that they will be kidnapped, molested, or murdered.  It’s OK to be wary, but let kids be kids and have a normal life!

The Originals Season 2 ComiCon Trailer

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Senseless Collateral Damage

 

Our thought and prayers go out to the families and friends of those killed on the Malaysian Airlines flight shot down over Ukraine.  War does not discriminate between those fighting and the innocent.  Hopefully, whoever was responsible will be brought to justice.

Can’t We All Get Along?

 

It is truly sad watching the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on TV. This fighting has been going on since the beginning of time and will probably go on till the end. Do they even remember what started all the fighting? 

The Beginning------

 

This is a bit of Vampire Diaries fan fiction I’m writing and hoping to get published on Amazon.  In this, Damon and Stefan meet the Originals in 1864, and later, a twist to what you know about the show!

 

Chapter 1-Mystic Falls-1864

“Boys, We’ve got new boarders, come help them with their baggage, please”, Father called to Stefan and I. It was a lazy late summer day, and Stefan and I were enjoying the beautiful weather, and generally loving life. I had decided that soldiering wasn’t my cup of tea, so when I took leave from my unit, I decided not to go back. The war was about over, in my opinion, and I know a loser when I see one. Like I was really going to get into trouble, as the Confederacy was in total shambles by the summer of 1864.

As Stefan and I made our way to the carriage to help our new boarders out, I looked over at the window of the house and saw the beautiful Katherine Pierce, our other boarder, smiling and waving at us. She had been staying with us for a few weeks, and her company was most sincerely welcome. Her beauty attracted both Stefan and I, and I prayed that our close brotherhood would not be ruined because of any possible competition to win her affections we may have.

Stefan and I walked over to the carriage and our new guests made their way down and one, who looked to be the man in charged, introduced them. “I’m Niklaus Mikaelson, and these are my brothers Elijah and Kol, and my sister Rebekah. We’re here from England, looking for a location to start a shipping business, and your boarding house was recommended as a place to stay as we make our way to the Virginia coast.”

After Stefan and I carried their luggage to the guest house, Father came over and invited the Mikaelsons to lunch. As we walked down the pathway to the main house, I looked and saw Katherine and her companion Emily climbing aboard their carriage. I went over and asked where they were going. “We’re going into town to do some shopping we’ll be back in a few hours” Katherine said as she placed a kiss on my forehead. She looked a bit concerned as she rode off, but It didn’t register in my mind at the time.

Sitting down with our guests at the table, Rebekah sat across from me. She had such a beautiful smile, and both her golden hair and blue eyes sparkled in the afternoon sun coming through the window.

Podcast For Friday’s Show 7/11/14

 

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!

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!

From My Collection

 

 

1928 Series $1 United States Note

HAPPY 238TH BIRTHDAY…

 

TO THE GREATEST COUNTRY ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH!

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!

This Year’s Garden

 

 

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……

Farewell Tara!

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.

The Newest Title In My Video Library

 

 

True Blood Season 6

Podcast For Friday’s Show 6/13/14

 

 

 

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Dad In The Garden

Podcast For Thursday’s Show 5/22/14

 

 

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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!

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

S5 Ep21-The Death Of Stefan

 

 

What I’m Currently Reading

 

 

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!

Married GOP Congressman Caught With Girlfriend

 

HYPOCRITE!

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!

Nobody Said…

 

Friendships last forever….

Just Hanging Out

What’s In The Box?

 

First Flowers Of Spring

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.

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!

 

 

 

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!

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?

Don’t Know If Global Warming Exists…….

 

But Something’s going on, with all this psycho weather we’ve had! 

Mom At The Hairdresser

 

 

 

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…

Snowy Day

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?

Podcast For Friday’s Show 1/31/14

 

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Pooh

 

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

What I’m Currently Reading

 

 

The Vampire Diaries: The Fury And Dark Reunion

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.

Good News!

 

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

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!

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?”

Podcast For Monday’s Show 12-16-13

 

 

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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.

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

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

Hamming It Up For The Camera

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

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?

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!

Podcast For Friday’s Show 10/18/13

 

 

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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!

Note To The Tea Party

 

STOP ACTING LIKE SPOILED BRATS!!

S5 Ep1 Webclip 2-Delena

The Ultimate TV Show LOL

 

 

Aren’t They Cute?

Podcast For Friday’s Show 9/20/13

 

 

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Another Shooting…….

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

A Birthday Present To Myself

The Legend Of Crush Davis

 

From an after thought to a 50 home run guy, The Orioles First Baseman has had a dream season!  Can he keep it up in years to come?

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!

Podcast For Friday’s Show 8/23/13

 

 

 

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It’s Pretty Low….

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

Even Fictional Characters Can Tell The Truth! You Go Will!

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!

Podcast For Monday’s Show 7/22/13

 

 

 

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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.

Anyone…..

 

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

Podcast For Friday’s Show 6-28-13

 

 

 

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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?

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.

Me-6-21-13

 

Summer

 

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

Podcast For Friday’s Show 5-31-13

 

 

 

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Inside My Safe-My Coins

Good Friends….

 

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

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!

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…..