Don't Blink

I saw a wonderful film last night.
Creator staring Peter O'Toole.
Here a great line from the movie...
"I tell you Sid, that one of these days we'll look in to our microscope and find ourselves staring right into God's eyes, and the first one who blinks is going to lose his testicles."

Rain

It is raining here. Raining wonderful rain. We need enough to refill the local lake.

New Mythbusters

Tonight a new episode of Mythbusters looking into fire and ice myths.
I looking forward to this.

Think Rip Off

In the past decade I have purchased two item from Think Geek. Neither ever worked. Think Geek can kiss my ass.

Memorial Day

Strange Seed

Are these some kind of strange seeds or alien pods?
Have off worlders taken over my favorite grocery store?

New Phone

Here my new cell phone and the Stikfa that guards it.

Not Good

This has been one of those weekends that make you want to throw yourself into a wood chipper.

I'm Cute

I saw the nurse practitioner for my cardiologists today. After I explained everything that had happened she looked over my medical records and gave it some heavy thought and announced "I have no idea what to do with you. Get out."
I asked her if that was it and she smiled and added "you cute too now get out."

The rest of the day was quiet and I am planing to try to get to the grocery store tomorrow.

If It Ain't One Thing

I am having to entirely reworking my schedule for the next six weeks. For reasons beyond my control there has been no nurse scheduled for my big tooth pull next week. So I have to cancel that and start from square one.

I have to see two doctors. Hope they can agree on some points and then hope they will agree on doing the paperwork to get a nurse to baby sit me after the extraction. I really wish someone would just put me in a hospital for a day where I was not dependent on an ambulance ride to get some help if things go south.

Also I'm going to have to get a new phone as mine is running like a lemming as fast as it can towards the edge of the cliff.

My life in the past year has gotten as complicated as building the great wall of China.

In other news my good friend who just got out of the hospital is feeling better and it seems to me his spirits are picking up even though the fates seems to be lining up against him. Being sick is a very expensive business. He is learning this. Something I figured out long ago and whenever I get some monumental bill I say to myself "What are they gonna do? Kill me?"

Thank god we do not have the Canadian health care system everyone except the people in Canada seem to love so much.

But then again President and CEO Obama has put his foot down demanding that cars now must get an average mileage of 35.5 miles to the gallon. Big friggin deal. Our Saturn does 34 mpg and it over nine years old. Come on, if your gonna demand something make it good. How about 45 or 50 mpg.

Of course we can expect the price of cars to sky rocket.

Cell phone that actualy make and recieve calls would be nice too.

On top of all this I want some bread but I can not get to the store for a few days. The price of cab fare is killing me money wise.

At least there will be new Mythbusters tommorow.

Speak Up

There are as few things as annoying as getting someone on the phone with no sence of humor at all.

There A Chevelle On My Muffin

I went to the grocery store today. It was an endeavor. I ended up tired and very annoyed. I did however get to see my friend Irma who looked great. I also got a Hotwheels 69 Chevelle and some banana nut muffins.

Between the heat and minor annoyances by the time I was home I was so tired I went strait to bed and slept for 9 hours.

The Glowing Stikfa Paradox

I have been tiding up my room. I even dusted my Stikfa collection. Stikfas are small action figures that can be placed in all kinds of positions.

I did not get to the grocery store today. I woke up real late and there and been some miscommunication between the pharmacy and my doctors office. He has cleared up that mess.

I have figured out how to pay for the tooth being pulled. I am now a lot less worried about that.

Molecules At Play

I am in a silly mood.
I blame this in part on tonights episode of The Mythbusters.

I also am contemplating going to the grocery store tomorrow.
For me going to the store is a long involved process. This makes things a drag because it use to be as simple as pie (why isn't cake simple?) Now I have to compose a list I even have to note which Hotwheel car I am looking for. I long for the days of just hop in the car and go.

I will also have to call for a cab.

Now for unknown reason the fact I found a video on you tube of Airwolf taking off at some air show has popped into my mind. You even here the radio chatter betwen the pilot and the ground crew.

I can't wait to have this tooth pulled. I just hope I don't wind up in the hospital or worse.

Overseas Bro

My adopted brother has been working on a new CD. It is a tribute to Adrian Borland.
He and his guitar player formed The Crucified Twins just for this project.
Check out the website and give my brother some support.

http://www.klykken.no/trond/borland/

Ouch

This is the bruise on my arm made by the IV from my mis adventure last Friday. If this is the most of my complaints I doing pretty dang good.

Zaroom

My good friend Mike and his father have been restoring this Camaro. They may have it done very soon.

A Day Of Firsts

Yesterday as a day of first for me some of which I can do without repeating.

I took my first cab ride ever. I went to HEB to pick up a prescription. The driver was real nice. Once there I found the store was uncharacteristically empty of stock. I pick up my prescription and went about my shopping then checked out. I had to wait ten or so minutes for the cab but that was no big deal.

The second driver took a long way home but it was nice being away from screaming TVs and the sights where interesting.

I got home unloaded and laid down. About 6:30 my heart started racing. I figured it would stop on it's own as it always has so I just laid down.

At 10:00 I called an Ambulance. This resulted in my first ambulance ride ever.
The chief nurse name was Kim the same as my best friend. They gave my an IV and oxygen. After about three hours they sent me home in my third cab ride ever. The driver was cute and a bit of a flirt. She also had the dirty dishwater blond hair I find so sexy. This was the best cab ride.

I got home and went to sleep.

From what the ambulance driver, doctors and nurses say I think my oxygen pump is going out or I have it set way too low. I have turned it up and feel fine.

Victory Is Mine

I finally got a date set up to have the tooth pulled. The last Tuesday of the month.

I played GTA last night for the first time in weeks. I love flying the helicopter in that game.

A Sea Dragon helicopter landed in a local parking lot when a control panel started to smoke.

There has been one confirmed case of swine flu here.

Clean As Clean Can Be

The floors are so clean you can eat off them.
The bathrooms are sparkling and there are new sheets on all the beds.

We set a new high temperature.

And if that is not enough there will be a new episode of Mythbusters tonight.

I still have yet to hear from that dentist.

My head ache is gone and I feel rather well.

Even better yet there where NO bills in the mail.

Post Feh

I have again tried to comment or a blog and again I was blocked. So I tried to email the bloger only to find my computer or Microsoft wanted a number typed in. This number is in a manual that did not come with my computer. Feh on Microsaft.

So until that person sends me their email address somehow I will not be able to talk to them.

This is enough to make an angle sing off key.

And while I'm fehing. Feh on the major news networks for they hyper over reacting of the swine flue. Feh with flem even.

Also Feh on who ever bought the Hotwheel car I was looking for today. NO! Double feh on them for they bought the Bugatti Veyron.

Anti-Feh

My father does not have a staff infection.

Feh

My father may have a staff infection.

I have called the doctor dentist yet again and yet again there is no call back.

I feel dreadful.

They have closed the local school district even though there are no confirmed cases of swine flue.

I am now operating under the theory of get them before they get you. Tonight I feast on bacon. Take that pigs.

Feeling Better

Last week a very good friend of mine wound up in the hospital. He had developed several blood clots in several locations. I was very worried about him. He was a real good and close friend. Someone whose opinion mattered a lot to me and he was also a teacher. I consider him as important to me as my late friend Ken who was in several ways a mentor and Sensei. My friend is doing much better and sounds far better than he did this time last week.
This makes me happy.

The Cleaner

I spent most of the day cleaning this and that. I was a pillow for the first time in ages and it is now all lumpy but very clean.

I have to work on my so called office. There are papers piling up like chopped wood.

I dread the on coming heat.

Air Force Idiots

Congratulations United States Air Force on making a bunch of brain dead idiots out of yourself.
Take a bow morons.

One of the large jumbo jets that act as Air Force One flew circles around lower Manhattan scaring the living hell out of thousand. If the jumbo jet was not enough the fighter escort did not help matters. The result of the photo op was terrorizing a large number of people who work in the financial district of the big apple.

As a result some candy ass paper pusher at the White House issued this:

Statement from Louis Caldera, Director White House Military Office, on Air Force One flight over New York

“Last week, I approved a mission over New York. I take responsibility for that decision. While federal authorities took the proper steps to notify state and local authorities in New York and New Jersey, it’s clear that the mission created confusion and disruption. I apologize and take responsibility for any distress that flight caused.”

Caldera you are an Asshole.

Sick Of The Swine

I'm sick of the end of the world swine flu reports being pushed by the news networks. The reporting is wildly inaccurate and they know it. They are purposefully inflating the numbers.
Personally I hope it backfire on the news channels. I hope enough people get so tired of hearing about this they turn the news channels off leaving the news chanels having to answer some very pointed questions from their sponcers.

Yuck

I just had some pre cooked microwavable bacon. It was dreadful. It is as thing as a paper towel. no mater what you do you can't get all the grease off. It has no taste good or bad what so ever. It smells like wet cardboard.

Not only that it gave me a headache.

Stuffed

Tuesday and Wednesday we set new high record temperatures.

I am still waiting to hear from this dentist.

What has happened to Valerie Bertinelli. I use to adore her but in her most recent Jenny Craig commercial she looks plastic. One of the reason I liked her so much was she was a real girl. The girl next door. Now she looks like she has a spray on tan and laser whitened teeth. She looks as phoney and as platic as every other hollywood starlet.

High

Today high temperature was 95 degrees.

Warmer

It is getting warmer here. The high today may be 87. This I could do without.

Things have been quite and I have been playing phone tag with a dentist.

Realization

IF you like me don't read this post.

I have reached the realization that I am lonely.
I long ago gave up on a long term serious romantic relationship.
I did this for several reasons.
1. I am not very good with people. I am not a hermit and I do have friends. I do have someone I adore as well. My friends are dear to me and I consider loyalty extremely important. I just am not good with people. I am not a patient person.
2. I think it would be greatly unfair to the other person. I spend more time sick than well. I do not like to go out. I am not a nightclub person. I am not very athletic. I do not do well in the sun, it may give Superman and Birdman their powers but the heat drains me. This world would not exists with out heat of the sun but I make a point of avoiding it.

Also for most of my early life I was the target of other people. Not just kids but adults as well. My experience in school have taught me that so called adults of the world are the last people I want left in charge.

Case in point. I had so much hope for are present president I was very happy he had been elected. But slowly he has exposed himself to be another arrogant jock.

I am sure you will say I have no one to blame but myself and there is no doubt in my mind you may be right. However in my own defense I have reached a point where everything is work. Even the simple task of going to the mall requires so much preparation and aggravation that there are points it simple is not worth the effort.

Most of my friends have moved on with thier lives and rightly so. By and large they are doing splendidly and I really enjoy hearing of their succeses in the world.

I guess I will simply have to dig in and get use to being alone.

Thank God for the Mythbusters.

Bunny Hop

The Easter Bunny and his wife made an appearance in my front yard. I thanked him for the two little toy cars he brought me. He and his wife ate a freshly planted flower then went about their work. I guess he is updating his own maps.

Funny As Hell

Don't Beam Me Up

I do not like the way the new Enterprise from the soon to be released Star Trek film looks. It is over designed and over done. I look like the same horrid design as the robot from the remake Lost In Space movie a few years back. Some people just can't leave well enough alone.

Blood And Money

I saw the new doctor Tuesday. He wants to pull two or three teeth. But he has to talk to my heart doctor and I had to have blood work done for him.

'So today I had the lab work done. They have started something new I like. Instead of the one big needle and tube they are now using a needle that is connected to the tube that collects the blood by a plastic channel. You now don't feel the need moving around in your arm when they change tubes for different tests.

All this of course will cost major money that I don't have.
So I'll be toothless and broke. I guess they are prepairing me to be homeless.

I am tired and a little cranky. Add to this my cell phone is even crankier than I am and wants to be charged every other night instead of the once a week they claimed.

Also there been a lot of long distance phone calls some I know my phone bill will sky rocket.

As I will be homeless soon I guess they can't take away my house.

It seems everything in life is a matter of either blood or money.

Things Not To Look Forward To & To Look Forward To

I see the doctor today. I am not looking forward to this. My somatic hurts and I am on edge but I don't know why. I think it's mostly because I never meet this man before. I'll be happy when I finally get all this done and over with.

Tomorrow night a new episode of Mythbusters. I am really looking forward to that.

Friends

My friend Irma has been real busy with her job. So much so it is effecting her health. I'm worried about her.

Hippie Roses

Saturday Night Alright

I watched The Ten Commandments. This is simply one of the finest films ever made. An example of what a great story, great special effects, and a great cast can accomplish.

I recommend the book The Making of the Ten Commandments.

I also got to spend some time on line playing with my over seas brother. We played Grand Theft Auto 4.

New Busting

Tonight started the new season of The Mythbusters. The did a two hour special on car myths. The show was great and very funny.
It's good to have the busters back.

I Can't Wait

New Mythbusters tomorrow night.

Stuff

I'm using a cane again. Mostly to get in and out of chairs.

New Mythbusters this week. I can't wait.

I wish it would rain. We are 4 inches below normal for the year.
It may rain Saturday but the odds are low.

I'm still playing GTA4. This game is brilliant. I wish I could say for some of the people you run into on line.

Spent more time trying to comment on a blog with no result. It has to be my laptop. Maybe Goggle hates me.

I love the fact that a UK neighborhood called the cops on the Goggle Street View car and told them they where not going into their neighborhood. Good for them.

Lights Out

The power went out today. Calling the power company proved fruitless as they where getting hammered by other left in the dark.
I just decided to take a nap.

Shoes

YES!

One week until new Mythbusters !!

Question

Why don't they make medicine that taste like bacon?

Lights Out

Today was Earth Hour.
For one hour all over the world lights where turned off in order to save the world.
This of course does not calculate all the Earth Hour babies that we will soon be seeing that will add to the drain on the earth's resources.
To me Earth Hour was another contemptible feel good effort done mostly to make these people feel good about themselves. I showed my contempt by watching the Mythbuster with all the lights turned on. I rarely have many lights on as lights produce heat and I can't stand heat.
If these people want to really help the earth than they should put on pressure on gavement local state, and natioal to give tax breaks to people who use solar panels and windmills. Of course some of them will protest against windmills as they are afriad birds will be killed. You can't have it both ways so pick one. And why dont we here these groups surport geo termal power or even water power.

The Lost And Anoying

I have noticed very few people are playing the live content of GTA's The Lost and Damned. However there are plenty of foul mouthed teen wanna be gansta in the normal GTA live world.

I have also been playing Wheelman.
In Wheelman you are a driver for assorted European underworld types. This game is fun but has some bugs.
The game will freeze after a mission for a moment.
The cops attack in mass. Not just one or two cop cars but six or more. The only way to be rid of them is to outrun them to a safe point where they suddenly give up for no reason. (Maybe they saw a dentist office?) Otherwise this is a great game. This is not a GTA killer but give the makers a few years and they may be a true challanger to Rock Star.

The graphics are very well done. Sharp and clear. The world is wide open with pleanty to explore and lots of side missions and things to unlock.
The audio is OK. No one really tries to speak clearly. Evryone mumbles as if they are afraid of the parents cathing them.
The controls are responcive. The control layouts are a lot like GTA but not a dead on copy.
The player chariter has a tendancy to just stand there for a moment before doing whatever he is instructed to do.
This is a must rent.

Enough To Make An Angel Angry

I just spent half an hour trying to post a comment and a friends blog.
No matter what I tried or how nice I talked to my laptop I could not leave a comment on the blog.
Maybe Bloger has something against sarcasm.
Maybe this is a policy instated by the new socialist government we now find our selves under.

In any case. It's enough to make an angle toss her laptop across the room.

Waiting

This little guy was waiting for his friend.

Twits

A Twitter user may have caused a miss trail in a recent court case.
Twitter is a free "micro blogging" service that allows you to use a limited number of words to let people who follow you know what your doing all through the day.
The user made comments on a court case he was sitting on after the verdict was delivered to the court.

Also Jennifer Aniston may have broken up with her ex boyfriend over the fact that while hewas too busy to talk to her on the phone he was constantly updating his Twitter page.

This is not two examples of people falling afoul of technology but two people with little or no self control.

A dearth of self control is also to be blamed for the recent AIG debackel.

We are running into a generation of people whoes lack of self control is not only hurting them but inocent bystandereds as well.

Mothers teach your kids love, respect, selfcontrol, and how to dance.

Weekend Weather

The weekend weather looks like it will be a nice change.
Friday we may have a cool front taking the temperature down into the 70's for highs and lows in the 40s and 50s. Also we may get some rain as well. Rain is one thing we are in dire need of.

Mall Walking

I went to the mall today.
There where men walking around with arms full of blue prints. One person told me they hope to have the repairs and upgrades done early next year.
They have added a small place where you can get a massage. There are all kinds of stools and chairs for people to sit and rest in.
One of the anchor stores will grow in size by a good deal.
I hope they do finish the job and not just walk away leaving our mall a mess.

China Town Throw Down

I have been playing GTA China Town Wars for the Nintendo DS.
This is an adult video game.
You play a young Chines man who has come to America to deliver a sword. Not soon after your feet hit the ground there is an attempt on your life, the sword is lost, you are kidnapped and dumped in a river.
This is a top down game.
The graphics are in the GTA early games style.
The sounds, controls, and graphics are up to the usual Rock Star standards.
Another well done game by Rock Star.

Bad News

My father has bleeding in his eye yet again. He will have treatment on the 30th. The treatment is a shot into his eye that will stop the bleeding and slow the swelling as well hopefully.

Questions

If the end of the world according to the Mayans comes in the year 2012 which is two years away do I really need to watch my cholesterol intake?

If we the American People are major owners of AIG can't we start firing some jack asses just to get the point across?

If Facebook is free why do people complain every time they change something?

If Letterman is so good why has he been doing the same joke for decades?

Why is Rush Limbaugh the head of the republican party, he dresses like a cheap mobster, why not Alice Cooper?

Why is Z the last letter in the alphabet?

If bacon so bad for you why don't pigs move faster?

Wear The Green

Happy Saint Patrick's Day

AIG

No more money bonus or bail out for AIG under any circumstance what so ever. Period. Ever.

Joy Of A Dollar

I went to Dollar Tree today.
Dollar Tree is a store where everything s a dollar.
And there are some amazing finds to be had for a dollar.
I found two DVDs. One was a Clutch Cargo DVD. Clutch was an animated TV series that started in the late fifties.
There was also a Sherlock Holmes movie staring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce.
Also got a set of three note pads.
I love Dollar Tree.

Update

I saw my heart doctor yesterday. He said all was well and I should come back in four months.

I am back to playing GTA 4. This game is simply amazing and has to be one of my all time favorites.

An old online friend of mine has returned to the net after taking a great deal of time off. It's good to have an old friend back.

UnWatchable

I bought the Watchman DLC game.
The graphics are nice but not great.
The audio is at times murky and at other time well done.
The controls are slow to respond.
The bad guys can kill you with one or two moves while it takes you many more to take them out. If done properly this would be a fun challenge, but here it just a cheap way to kill you easily.
The game is cheap, not fun, sloppy, and not worth the $20.00 it costs.
I regret buying this game and will not spend any money on any other offerings from this studio.

Kick It

Today is Chuck Norris's birthday. Chuck is tough. There is no ctrl key on Chucks computer, Chuck is always in control.

I see my GP today and get his input on having this tooth pulled. The tooth doesn't hurt but I want to get this over with.

The new Transporter film comes out on DVD today. I want it. I think Jason Statham is the best action star to come out in years. I put him up there with Jet Lee and Jackie Chan.

Yesterday President Obama reversed President Bush's ban on stem cell experiments done by the government. President Bush did not ban stem cell research he placed in the hands of private industry. This move can be of help but there so much more he can be doing. I grow more disappointed with are new president everyday.
President Obama sir. Stop printing money. This wil only succed in making everything far worse.
How about consecrating on the beating American civil liberties have taken since 9 11.
How about doing something about all the dark fiber we have not being used.
You can make history as the president that brought the USA Internet service up to par with Japans and North Korea.
How about improving are cell phone technology.
How about all the promises to improve first responders communications.
In America anything is possible we just need someone to point the way. Be that someone not just another empty suit doing what the money boys tell you to do.

Sprung

Yesterday we sprang forward an hour. This is as enjoyable as slamming your head in to a brick wall.
I have played Halo Wars until I'm sick of it. I am back to playing GTA4.
I have two doctors apportionments this week and have to have a tooth pulled next week.
I have yet to pick up my free comic book but there is no date on the card they sent me so I will try this week.
I am so hungry for a doughnut.

A Thought

There is one thing faster than the speed of light.
The speed of dark.

Small Halo

I have been playing Halo Wars.
This is the Halo game not made by the makers of Halo.
Halo Wars is a real time tactical game.
This is not a first person shooter.
The story telling graphics are beautiful. More so than the ones seen in Halo 3.
You command an entire army. You build bases, once the bases are built you can build tanks, warthogs, and other vehicles. You can also train troops types such as granaders, flame throwers, and more. All the troops and vehicles are small but well detailed and run about on large but very well done maps.
The audio is well done. The graphics are also well done.
The controls take some getting use to but can be mastered.
All in all this is a must rent for Halo fans. Some will not enjoy the fact this is not a first person shooter.
I gave Halo Wars a 4 out of 5 if you enjoy this style game. If you want a shooter wait for Halo 3.5 due later this year.

George Takei Voice Is A Sedative

The Authors Guild is claiming the Amazon Kindle text to speech function is a threat to the audio books sales. Have these guys heard the Kindle voice. I think the only author that should feel threated is Dr. Stephen Hawking.

Yet Amazon has given in to The Authors Guild.

By the way you should not listen to a George Takei audio book while operating heavy machinery. The man has the most relaxing voice on the planet.

Also I guess The Authors Guild does not want to sell books to the blind.

Where Airwolf When You Need Her

Iran has obtained engineering and communications on Marine One.
Marine One is a VH-3D helicopter operated by the "Nighthawks" based at Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico Virginia.
A computer containing a peer to peer file sharing program also had the entire blueprints and avionics package. The program was used by outsider to gain access to the sensitive material.

When will the companies learn and stop placing such sensitive materials on laptops.
Why was there a peer to peer program on a computer containing this kind of material.
Why aren't the people who use these programs bonded.

This kind of faults in security are laughable.

Burning Down The City

South Texas is under fire warning. In fact we are experiencing a drought. So what do the brilliant minds of Gregory do?
Fire the entire volunteer fire department!

During a meeting at the fire station Mayor Victor Lara, and Chief of Police Robert Garza told the volunteers there services where no longer needed. Fire Chief Mike Kohner said "The mayor canned all 21 of us."

Mayor Lara has given no reason for the dismissal.

Currently the city will count on neighboring fire departments of Portland and Ingleside.

No word if the surrounding cities will be reimbursed if they have to respond to a fire in Gregory.

Cobra Comander Must Be Pleased

Baroness Susan Greenfield is worried that social networking websites are causing changes in the brains of young users. The Baroness is a neuroscientist and director of the Royal Institution of Oxford University. She believes that use of computer games, instant messaging, chat rooms, and social networks may leave children with a short attention span.

Ummm, where was I?
Oh! The Baroness.
She says "My fear is that technologies are infantilising the brain into the state of small children who are attracted by buzzing noises and bright lighst, who have a small attention span and who live for the moment."

Infantilising? Is that even a word?

OK so we learned video game violance can be blamed on Girl Scout Cookies and Cobra is behind Facebook.

Free Goodie

X Box Live Marketplace is now offering a new map for the game Call of Duty World At War. The map is Makin. It is in fact the Makin map but you now play in daylight.

There will be another DLC package due in March. This one will not be free but is expected to be larger.

I Blame The Girl Scouts For Video Game Violence

A man in Austin Texas was arrested on charges of aggravated assault after he tried to strangle his girlfriend with a Wii controller. The woman was attacked by her boyfriend after an argument over weather or not he ate her Girl Scout cookies. The man is being held in Travis County jail with a bail set at $40.000.00.

First off if it was a box of Thin Mints I think any court would have forgiven the woman for clubbing the guy.
Secondly you always hide your cookies from people.
Third was he wearing the Wii strap?

Dodging Reckoning

President Obama addressed congress and promised to lead us from "a day of reckoning".
How?
How do you dodge the sum dues of what a bill we been running up for years. Moreover why is everyone being punished for the actions of a few. Not that that is anything new.
The innocent have always been punished for the actions of those in power.

Mr. Obama said "Tonight I want every American to know this: We will rebuild, we will recover, and the United States of America will emerge stronger than before."

I sure as hell hope so. But lets make sure those who are responsible are held accountable.

He also said "I ask this Congress to join me in doing whatever proves necessary..."
Now that just damn scary. When I hear statements like that I have visions of civil liberties being buried like dead bodies. I guess he means by any means necessary. That is code for logic and thought be damned lets just over react.

There are those in government who will use this crises to excuse a big of a power grab as they can get away with.

I had hopes for this new president but the cynic in me is now alarmed at the knee jerk reaction I see the government taking.

I don't think this is the end of the great American experiment but one hell of a self inflected wound we could do with out.

I have heard a lot about the fear of America becoming a socialist state. There are too many people watching for that to happen. The news channels and the Internet should serve as the safety cap that prevents such an action.

B Day

I got my birthday presents today.
Seasons 1 & 2 of The Mythbusters on DVD.

B Day

Today is my birthday and I feel like hell.
I am hoping to feel better tomorrow so I can see my best friend.
I did get a bag of popcorn, yummy.

Late NIght TV

I've been watching infomercials. Where did these people learn TV production? A box of Crackers Jacks?
Also is it a good idea to be pushing knifes on a Saturday night?

Face Book Face Broke

This has been a scary, funny, and long day.
I woke up with a racing heart. 110 bpm.
After taking my meds and a shower I went to the ER. There of course was a lot of questions, a lot of being poked. A great deal of X Rays taken (I can now read a book without using a light). Apparently my hemoglobin count had sky rocketed. As far as I can figure hemoglobins are tiny little goblins that live in your blood and carry important stuff to parts of your body. Stuff like oxegen, news on the latest Van Halen album, importnat stuff like that.
As I left the ER a guy walked in holding an ice pack above his eye. His friend said a two by four had fallen forty feet off the top of a building and hit him just above the eye. The nurse aked if he blacked out and the friend said "No he shock his head grabed the two by four and broke it over his knee then asked for some coffie." This is one guy I won't piss off.

I do not get face book. It so dull and boring why are people flocking to this thing?
Another thing the term of use looks like an excuse to sell your kids. They harvest more information on you than the department of homeland security.

Thought

Government is never the answer, it is always the problem.

Dude Where My Ride

I have been playing The Lost & Damned. This is the new down loadable content for Grand Theft Auto game on X Box 360.

You take the role of Johny. The second in command of The Lost a biker gang made of a bunch of slightly over the hill wanna be outlaws. If that not enough the day you start playing the old boss of The Lost biker gang has been released from jail. And if that wasn't enough the old leader is not exactly right in the head.

This game add on cost 1600 Microsoft points ($20.00) and is 1.8 gigabytes in size.

The download offers hours of game play, new vehicles (mostly bikes), music, dialog, races, missions, and side quests.

This game is a sarcastic look at middle age crazy, life in the big city, and pop culture. This is another brilliant work from Rock Star Games.

The graphics are on the same level as the main game if not a little more polished. The audio is brilliant. The controls are very well done.

If you enjoyed the main quest of GTA4 this is a must have.

More Money For Less Work

Postmaster General John E. Potter has gotten a large raise while the post office is thinking of dropping one delivery day a week.

Potter's salary increased almost 39 percent from $186,0600 to $258,840.

This does not include incentive bonus or perks.

That will stimulate his economy.

I wounder if he has his own jet? I wounder when the last time he walked a delivery rout?

Thats Why The Glove

Tabloids are claiming Micheal Jackson may have a flesh eating disease.
Funny I didn't know there was anything real left of Jackson.

What X Box Live Needs

What X Box Live needs is Top Gear Mini Cooper Ice Hokey.
A three on three ice hokey game but using Mini Coopers in place of the usual players on skates and voice overs by the big three from Top Gear.
Audio commentary from Jeremy Clarkson, James May, and Richard Hammond.
The winner would get a trophy shaped like The Stig.

High Sticking Is An Art

I been playing the new X Box Arcade game 3 on 3 NHL Arcade. This is not a hockey simulator but a fast pace 3 on 3 hockey shootout.
It can handle up to six player with three on each team playing live.
The controls take a little getting use to.
The audio is sharp and well done.
The graphics are splendid and in no way reality based. There are power up which cause tiny goalies. Hugh players and rocket skates just to start.
This is just a plain fun game.
Must try.

It should be noted that on line play requires you to register with EA Sports. This means giving them an email address so you can be spamed.

Claws

I have been watching the new series Wolverine and the X Men.
This is a retelling of the X Men comic book series. A had full of people cursed or blessed depending on how you see it with powers.
The mutants as they are called are harassed, hunted, and experiment on. Guilty of only being born different.

The series is well done with great graphics, an excellent voice cast, and some grand writing.
The series is doing so well a second season has been announced.
People who don't like fantasy or don't enjoy comic books will not enjoy this show but anyone who ever been picked on for being different or enjoys comics will enjoy this.
This is something you should at least try.

Highway To Smell

I have played Brothers In Arms Highway To Hell.
This is a WW2 shooter.
The graphics are last generation.
The controls are confusing and sluggish.
The audio is dull.
The characters move like puppets from a Gerry Anderson program.

If you love WW2 shooters this is a rental at best.

Purrr stige

I have started the prestige section of Call Of Duty World At War.
This is a way of adding life to the game. When you reach prestige all your accomplishments are erased and you start all over from the very beginning. All the challenges are erased and all the weapons you have unlocked are taken away and you have to do it all over again. But this time you know how to get it done so it shouldn't take so long.

This is a brilliant move by the games makers to add play value and life to the game. Now if only they would do something about all the glitchers.
Glitches are faults or weakness in the game some people will take advantage of to increase their score or even make themselves invincible.
Glitchers have no honor. They must cheat to win.

Stewart Parnell

Meet Stewart Parnell scumbag, and murder.
Parnell is the President of Peanut Corporation of America.
From everything I seen Parnell knowingly shipped product contaminated with salmonella.
Congress has subpoenaed Parnell.
Upon his arrival to the hearing he refused to answer any questions.
Parnell was dismissed but may be have to reappear before the committee.

In my view if Parnell can be proved to have shipped the tainted peanut product that has led to the death of 8 people and 501 cases of salmonella related illness Parnell is guilty of premeditated murder.

More Microsoft Crap

I purchased The Lost and The Damned an add on for Grand Theft Auto IV. However the content will not be available until February 17th. Typical Microsoft, anything the steal money from their customers. We pay in advance for a service that is weeks away if it ever really shows up at all.
Gates your a thief. More over your an *ssh*l*.

Back Pain

My back has been aching recently. I'm filing it under old age. I do have a very nifty little item that helps. It's a herb pack. You place it in the microwave for 50 seconds and get it nice and warm then place on the ache in your back. It works wounder. It has seeds in it that smell wonderful. Cinnamon, Peppermint, Yarrow, Spearmint, and more.

Congressman Proves Himself A Real Twit

A congressional delegation secret trip to Iraq was going just fine. Then Representative Peter Hoekstra twittered his arrival on his Black Berry.

He posted the message "Just landed in Baghdad."

Here is his Twitter page. http://twitter.com/petehoekstra

Twitter is a free service that lets you post messages to the public or followers.

Congress critter Hoekstra is a Ranking Member of the House Intelligence Committee.

How about a committee for using you brain?

Winded

We are under Wind Advisory. The winds are gusting from 25 mph to 45 mph. There even a warning out for high profile vehicles such as RV, big rigs, and trucks.

Duel

I had an old watch repaired. It has two faces. The top one is set on Texas time and the bottom on is set on British time.

Losses

The above photo shows where the carousel once stood in my favorite mall. Much to the annoyance of mall management I was not the only one taken photos of the empty space.

Word is the real work of the refit of the mall starts on March 15th.

The mall is currently half empty. Some stores will be shutting down permanently and others are moving else where. But it seems as if the down turn in the economy is not slowing down the remodeling.

Holly Melt Downs Batman

Christian Bale apparently blow a fuse when a cinematographer ruined a take by checking a light.
I have listened to the audio and frankly Bale is right. The reason you have technical run throughs is to solve problems such as these. If the light had blown during a take it was up to the director to call a "Bust" and have the lighting reset.
Bale was right although he could have simple asked the director to have the man tossed from the set. I also fault the director for not putting his foot down on both the actor and cinematographer.

No Longer 18

Happy Birthday Mr. Funier!
And if you don't know who Mr. Vincent Damon Funier is well in his own words "...That's a drag." Maybe you should go ask Alice, Alice Cooper that is.
Today is the 61 birthday of the main man himself Alice Cooper.
Alice is a legend in rock and roll circles, an actor, a restaurateur, a golfer, and radio DJ.
Alice legend is built around his stagecraft and showmanship.
Happy Birthday Alice, may there be many a round of golf in your future.

PS. Schools out!

Cool

It is 32 degrees outside but no wind so it does not feel so cold. That sound odd doesn't it.
The rest of the week will be below the 80s.
This may be the ending of our winter cycle here.

I am not looking forward to summer especially hurricane season.

Hero Or Heel

WWE has turned Chris Jericho into a heel or bad guy again. Jericho is amazingly good at being a smarmy self centered jack ass. He plays the part as well if not better than most.

It is fun watching a former face or good guy turn bad, Hulk Hogan proved that in his turn into Hollywood Hogan during the nWo phase of WCWs run. Hogan did turn back into the good guy which he admitted he had planed before his turn to heel.

I think on of the great all time bad guys was Scott Hall. He just dripped evil and conceit. Jericho is giving Hall a run for his money.

Wakeup Mr. Murray

Today is Groundhog day. Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow so we will have six more weeks of winter. No word if Bill Murray has seen his shadow today.
Oddly enough no one is showing the classic 1993 film. If you have not seen this jem it places Bill Murray in the role of a self centered news reporter Phil Conners. Conners must relive February 2nd over and over again until he grows up. The film is very well done and even the annoying presance of Chriss Elliott can not ruin this film. If you have one of those days that go on forever give this movie a try.

Bow Wow

Yesterday was Superbowl Sunday. I however watched the Puppy Bowl 5. The Puppy Bowl is what the cable channel Animal Planet offers as counter programing to the football game.
The Puppy Bowl is a large grid marked out like a football field. Then a bunch of puppies are given a ton of toys to play with. You just sit there and watch these hyper cute hyper active pups play for an hour.
Of course there is a half time show. Kitten Show. Plenty of cute kittens play while all kinds of lights and confetti are drop on them. There where two scene stealer's in this part of the show. The first was a cat how simply had enough and decided to take a nap. There was a second kitten who was overwhelmed by it all and found a nice safe place to wait it all out.

The rest of my day was spent with housework.

Fire Warning

Even though we sit on the Gulf of Mexico and it is winter my home town is in the middle of a fire warning. The humidity is so low and it has not rained in such a long time there is a danger of fire. The people who live on the outskirts of town and the refineries are all keeping an eye out for grass fires. I would love one or maybe two more cold fronts and plenty of rain.