I found this article at The Smoking Gun website.
The headline is hilarious. At first I wondered why the guy just didn't remove the shirt but then this being a DUI, I suppose he was lucky to be able to be wearing clothes at all.
Thursday, July 14, 2005
Grasshopper....Try this new protein tea!
I came in from smoking at the end of my break a while ago and there were many grasshoppers sitting on the ground by the door bathing in the light from the entryway. When coming into the doorway, several of the insects took flight and one landed in my cup of ice water. Hmmm...I thought. Grasshopper protein drink.
Well I came in and dumped out my passenger into the sink and refilled my cup. Later at lunch time, I came in from smoking and went about getting a cup of tea. Well I got the water and tea bag in my cup and while at the sink, I felt something on my head. A grasshopper had jumped off my head, bounced off the cupboard door and landed in my tea. Well now. I've got a protein tea.
I wish they would consult me on their insect diet plan before trying to make me drink them but what can you expect from swarming grasshoppers?
Well I came in and dumped out my passenger into the sink and refilled my cup. Later at lunch time, I came in from smoking and went about getting a cup of tea. Well I got the water and tea bag in my cup and while at the sink, I felt something on my head. A grasshopper had jumped off my head, bounced off the cupboard door and landed in my tea. Well now. I've got a protein tea.
I wish they would consult me on their insect diet plan before trying to make me drink them but what can you expect from swarming grasshoppers?
Wednesday, July 13, 2005
What purpose does it serve?
From the AlJazeerah Newspaper comes a story about children and American GIs being bombed.
How does this serve any religion? How does this serve any cause? At least they're starting to turn their own people against terrorism.
This is one of the most cowardly acts I can remember. This even beats the Oklahoma City Bombing. I know that those that deliver these explosive payloads are considered heros to their religious sect or whatever you'd like to call it but heros save lives. Heros don't take them from the innocent.
How does this serve any religion? How does this serve any cause? At least they're starting to turn their own people against terrorism.
This is one of the most cowardly acts I can remember. This even beats the Oklahoma City Bombing. I know that those that deliver these explosive payloads are considered heros to their religious sect or whatever you'd like to call it but heros save lives. Heros don't take them from the innocent.
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
The Alarm Clock Dance
As any reader here knows, I work nights. Sometimes on especially hot days in Arizona, I will get up early in the afternoon and pick up my wife at work so she’s not waiting in the heat.
Today I had to chuckle at myself as I got ready for bed this morning and set my alarm for 3:00 p.m. My alarm clock is in my bathroom (to ensure I will get out of bed to shut it off). I then climbed into bed and watched a little tv to relax then lay there wondering if I had set my alarm. Now I know that my wife worries about me sleeping through the alarm or setting it for the wrong time so of course I worry too! Of course I had to go back and check it!! How annoying!!
After getting settled back in bed, I tried to relax again. Just about achieved unconsciousness and wham!! I had to check it again!! Damned alarm!!! Damned memory!!!
Well I went back to bed and had passed out momentarily when of course I had to check it again just to make sure it wasn’t all a dream. Ridiculous as it sounds, each time I ended up wondering if I had set it correctly! Well there you have it. The alarm clock dance. It’s almost a bedtime ritual for me.
Maybe I’ll actually remember and have the confidence that I did it right!!! The funny thing is that while I worry about that, I have never stranded my wife due to oversleeping! Well at least she’s home tonight!! He he.
Today I had to chuckle at myself as I got ready for bed this morning and set my alarm for 3:00 p.m. My alarm clock is in my bathroom (to ensure I will get out of bed to shut it off). I then climbed into bed and watched a little tv to relax then lay there wondering if I had set my alarm. Now I know that my wife worries about me sleeping through the alarm or setting it for the wrong time so of course I worry too! Of course I had to go back and check it!! How annoying!!
After getting settled back in bed, I tried to relax again. Just about achieved unconsciousness and wham!! I had to check it again!! Damned alarm!!! Damned memory!!!
Well I went back to bed and had passed out momentarily when of course I had to check it again just to make sure it wasn’t all a dream. Ridiculous as it sounds, each time I ended up wondering if I had set it correctly! Well there you have it. The alarm clock dance. It’s almost a bedtime ritual for me.
Maybe I’ll actually remember and have the confidence that I did it right!!! The funny thing is that while I worry about that, I have never stranded my wife due to oversleeping! Well at least she’s home tonight!! He he.
Saying the right thing.
I spent a few minutes with a co-worker tonight who has a drug problem. He's addicted to Meth and has just reached out to his family for support (which we all know is a very difficult thing to do).
Why is it that sometimes no matter how hard you try it's hard to remember just what to say to someone to offer support?
Another co-worker approached me as I was off to lunch to ask me if I could take his car and credit card to get gas in the car. I agreed. It was for the young man with the Meth problem. He apparently had trouble understanding why this co-worker would have me fill the car and not him as he was the one to borrow the car to move with.
He asked me on the way back from the gas station, "Do you think I'm dishonest?" My immediate response was "No, Not as far as I can tell." In retrospect I should have told him that it's not him that people will worry about but the effects or rather "lack of effect" when deprived of the drug. It's an insidious drug. Everything appears to be fine but I just watched another friend ruin his life over it. He ended up homeless with his son who is five.
When we got back, I shook his hand and told him that I really enjoyed working with him and we parted ways. I gave my co-worker my email addresses to give to the young man in hopes he'll lean on me a little. He's going to need all the friends he can get!
Why is it that sometimes no matter how hard you try it's hard to remember just what to say to someone to offer support?
Another co-worker approached me as I was off to lunch to ask me if I could take his car and credit card to get gas in the car. I agreed. It was for the young man with the Meth problem. He apparently had trouble understanding why this co-worker would have me fill the car and not him as he was the one to borrow the car to move with.
He asked me on the way back from the gas station, "Do you think I'm dishonest?" My immediate response was "No, Not as far as I can tell." In retrospect I should have told him that it's not him that people will worry about but the effects or rather "lack of effect" when deprived of the drug. It's an insidious drug. Everything appears to be fine but I just watched another friend ruin his life over it. He ended up homeless with his son who is five.
When we got back, I shook his hand and told him that I really enjoyed working with him and we parted ways. I gave my co-worker my email addresses to give to the young man in hopes he'll lean on me a little. He's going to need all the friends he can get!
Monday, July 11, 2005
July 4th rant
I was on my way to a fireworks show on the Fourth of July. While on the way we were traveling down a freeway and I noticed that there were war protestors on the overpasses exercising their freedom of speech by holding up banners that said things like "Give the army your children", "Bush Lied", "This isn't our war" etc.
My big gripe is that I've seen all kinds of people sent to Iraq and Afghanistan and those that die are being honored on a national holiday where we should have pride in our country by people that don't honor anything but their own ideals. During World War II you may as well have been branded a traitor. Why is it OK to do that now?? Why is a person's right to say something on a meaningful day like this being exercised like our county is committing a crime? I have pride in my country. I support our troops and our government even if I don't believe in the war.
The real lies are the ones told on the overpasses this year. I asked one person why they didn't support the troops. They responded that they did but didn't support the war. I'm tired of patriots that support our troops but will cut their legs out from under them with a banner held high for all to see as if they should be ashamed for this banner being there. Those patriots held those banners up for all to see. They expect other Americans to be shamed into their way of thinking. I'm sorry. I can't be twisted that way. It is really about shame. Too bad those that oppose the war haven't found a better way to take care of terrorism! Maybe they should be charged with that task.
With the events in London this week, I say we are a world at war against terrorists. Only a handful of cowardly terrorists strike and yes lives are lost. Cities, countries and people are changed. Anyone that has to sneak in with a bomb and set if off among innocent people is a coward. It's not a religious war that really sparks them because even their religion does not state that innocents shall be punsihed. What a manly attitude. Kill women and children!! It's their fault!! Attack them eh? Brave little bombers hate life so much they have to kill as many as they can or their lives have no meaning!! Pathetic isn't it?
My big gripe is that I've seen all kinds of people sent to Iraq and Afghanistan and those that die are being honored on a national holiday where we should have pride in our country by people that don't honor anything but their own ideals. During World War II you may as well have been branded a traitor. Why is it OK to do that now?? Why is a person's right to say something on a meaningful day like this being exercised like our county is committing a crime? I have pride in my country. I support our troops and our government even if I don't believe in the war.
The real lies are the ones told on the overpasses this year. I asked one person why they didn't support the troops. They responded that they did but didn't support the war. I'm tired of patriots that support our troops but will cut their legs out from under them with a banner held high for all to see as if they should be ashamed for this banner being there. Those patriots held those banners up for all to see. They expect other Americans to be shamed into their way of thinking. I'm sorry. I can't be twisted that way. It is really about shame. Too bad those that oppose the war haven't found a better way to take care of terrorism! Maybe they should be charged with that task.
With the events in London this week, I say we are a world at war against terrorists. Only a handful of cowardly terrorists strike and yes lives are lost. Cities, countries and people are changed. Anyone that has to sneak in with a bomb and set if off among innocent people is a coward. It's not a religious war that really sparks them because even their religion does not state that innocents shall be punsihed. What a manly attitude. Kill women and children!! It's their fault!! Attack them eh? Brave little bombers hate life so much they have to kill as many as they can or their lives have no meaning!! Pathetic isn't it?
Sunday, July 10, 2005
Tech Support...The lonesome shift
I've worked technical support for years. The job I'm in now has me working third shift. Thank God it's in Arizona!! I get to sleep through the hottest part of the day! Unfortunately it takes it's toll on a marriage when the wife works days. Perhaps a schedule change is now in order!
My wife is a wonderful woman who is legally blind. We have some fun with that and she's a good sport about all my questionable jokes. She's the one that would walk herself into a pole in a grocery store rather than to hang onto my elbow. Pride is humanity's downfall! I suppose I'm just as guilty of pride as anyone else.
My children all have a great sense of humor too! I'll be talking about them from time to time here as well as some current events and occassional rants. I hope you enjoy reading here!
My wife is a wonderful woman who is legally blind. We have some fun with that and she's a good sport about all my questionable jokes. She's the one that would walk herself into a pole in a grocery store rather than to hang onto my elbow. Pride is humanity's downfall! I suppose I'm just as guilty of pride as anyone else.
My children all have a great sense of humor too! I'll be talking about them from time to time here as well as some current events and occassional rants. I hope you enjoy reading here!
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