Has anyone found that blogging is addictive? OK. Packing up to take to the woods in the morning. We've finally got some cooperative weather and it's been about 4 months since our last camping trip. It seems that our previous attempts have been run asunder by unusually cold, wet, and/or icy weather. As a rule our scout troop has a camping trip the 1st weekend of every month, just not if you can't get out of your driveway. This trip should be fun, our campcook has returned from a weekend ...
I've been surfing Joeuser the last few days of my return, to find that prolific writers have become somewhat snobish in their pursuit of "points". I have returned not for rankings, but for the purely selfish ability to spout my warped and boring opinions to any who may read them. Before I lost my password and went into self-imposed silence, I had opined to the rank of 30 something within the timespan of about a month. Perhaps I may once again attain that lofty, and now exclusive, status once ...
I am currently enrolled at Thomas Edison State College ( TESC ), attempting to formalize my education. TESC is one of the few online schools that are truly accredited, with full transferibility to real "brick and motar"Universities. The courses are not at all easy, the mentors and instructors are helpful, and it's fairly inexpensive. I pay $4200.00 annually which covers all tuition, books average about $150.00 per course, and you can earn as many credits as you like. ( John Bear @ www.degree....
It's not even Christmas yet I wish it were March. My personal contribution to the up-turn in the economy is staggering, I mean every retailer for 30 miles should send me options and prospectus with the ammount of investment my wife has shelled out this season. Thank God we have no credit cards !!! But the cash flow is so weak I may need to , ugh, get a job..... I've soo enjoyed retirement and school but life, and it's subsequent cost, continue unabated. I still have over a year left of full-t...
Half day of school for youngest, Teen son gets an early out for vacation, no exam required today, wife works a full day today, I get to load up the SUV for the trip to my moms. Gosh I really look forward to traffic hell on I-95. It shouldn't be too bad south bound, but coming back sunday will be murder, typically Florida tagged luxury cars loaded with old folks and goodies, making the trek up north. Snowbirds reverse migration for the holidays. Mix in truckers trying to make one last load ...
The lack of an ongoing business project has troubled me in the recent past. I have questioned my abilities, questioned my goals, and questioned my purpose in life. It has now been 6 months since I discontinued using Paxil, I think the drug was doing more harm than good. Granted, I was a sad sack of crap when it was perscribed, it helped me to relax, and get my problems off my mind, but it helped get everything else off my mind as well. Living in a relative fog of bliss is not very productive, o...
The other day I had the unique opportunity to purchase a 1987 Caddy Fleetwood stretch Limo, complete with bar and sunroof. This is the style limo every bad guy on Miami Vice ended up getting shot in. Or for the gamers in the readership, it's the Limo in Vice City. It was pretty rough, having spent the last few years shuttling drunks from a local club. I had it repainted Artic White with so much pearl in the clear coat it looks like it's frosted. For the proper look I went with super wide whi...
Beginning of week 2 of my blogging, and I show signs of addiction. Every day now consist of reading new post, commenting when motivated, and withholding comment when prudent. I have also attempted to post daily for the sheer joy of clearing my head of the topic I opin upon. I was amazed when an article of mine was featured last week, and selected over 3000 times. Readership like that could motivate one to delusions of grandeur..............( thanks for the ego boost joeuser ) Now the negativ...
At this time of Holiday Cheer, goodwill, and associated warmth I present a reality check of sorts.... First, let me point out that this is personal observation on a local level, no investigative research went into this ,it is nothing more than my opinion, your area may experience armies of good deed doers, but I doubt it. The US Junior Chamber of Commerce is a service organization that is dedicated to teaching leadership by way of community service to 21-39 year olds. The chapters in my ...
I really hate the thought of getting "older". Age you tend to rationalize is a state of mind. "You're only as old as you feel", and crap like that, are nothing but niceities younger people use to politely qualify an act proformed by someone too old to be doing it in the first place. Undeniable signs of slipping youth are as follows; 1.Stream envy That mythical gland the prostrate has the uncanny ability to restrict urine flow. While standing in the public restroom glances at size a...
In a recent post I described the travails of a break-in suffered by my son. The plot has since thickened as we have discovered that several neighbors have recently had the same experience, but neglected to bring it to everyones attention. Embarassing or not, you should let your neighbors know if your house has been violated, it tends to put everyone else on guard. Well, the alarm installation guys are real happy. Four installs this week..... Now for the worrisome twist in the crime, my...
I've been at this for almost a week now. How'm I doin? Are the articles too long? Are the topics interesting, or at least entertaining ? What can I do to improve, change, or otherwise increase readability? Any comments, good, bad, or indifferent, would be most appreciated( I think ) .
Well, this weekend was boringly eventful, replete with Karoke at the Moose Lodge on Friday nite, Girl Scouts singing at a nursing home on Saturday, Boy Scout Flag retirement ceremony on Sunday, and rental house repairs on Monday. Friday night I convinced my wife to tolerate my crooning at the Moose Lodge, did my best to honor Sinatra with "My Way", Lefty Frizzell with "You got the Money Honey", David Lee Roth with " Gigalo ", and of course Elvis with " American Trilogy ". The Moose affords m...
I rent a small house just down the street to my oldest sons girlfriend. She's a nurse and works nights, and last night her house was broken into. I was sitting in the cold ass den, watching Jepardy when my son rushes in and tells me that someone had beat the door down at her house. He had just returned from school that evening... So, I grab my trusty 2nd ammendment right and hustle 3 doors down to see if there is anybody interested in a game of catch, no takers found, I assess the situation...
Children, no matter the age or gender, are an agrivaiting blessing to say the least. It doesn't help matters when I have 5 to contend with. My oldest son ( 23 yr old ) is by far the worst example of my parenting skills. Until we closed the store in 2001, he had never worked for anyone but me( let's revise that to say he had never collected a paycheck from anyone other than me, work seems too strong of a word.....) He has since discovered that employers want labor in exchange for pay, and with h...