Nice day for a ride....

Overcast, mid 60's and a light breeze. If every day was like Tuesday-I'd be in bike riding heaven. I'm not sure if I'll be saying the same thing in 3 months, but right now-I'm good to go.

I rode around in a sub-division I drive by on my way to work. It was a farmers field 5 years ago, now it is full of hundreds of McMansions. Not sure where all those folks came from, but now I know why traffic is so bad. It's only one subdivision of many that didn't exist 10 or 15 years ago.

I ordered a new battery for my main bike light, It's twice as big as the one it's replacing, hopefully it will last longer than the 90 minutes I was getting out of the old one.

I want to ride at least every other day.....none of my clothes fit as well as they used to, so it's time to lose a few pounds.

A friend sent me this...........

AAADD KNOW THE SYMPTOMS.....PLEASE READ!

Thank goodness there's a name for this disorder.

Somehow I feel better, even though I have it!!

Recently, I was diagnosed with A.A.A.D.D. - Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder. This is how it manifests:

I decide to water my garden. As I turn on the hose in the driveway, I look over at my car and decide it needs washing.

As I start toward the garage, I notice mail on the porch table that I brought up from the mail box earlier. I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car.

I lay my car keys on the table, put the junk mail in the garbage can under the table, and notice that the can is full.

So, I decide to put the bills back on the table and take out the garbage first. But then I think, since I'm going to be near the mailbox when I take out the garbage anyway, I may as well pay the bills first.

I take my check book off the table, and see that there is only one check left. My extra checks are in my desk in the study, so I go inside the house to my desk where I find the can of Pepsi I'd been drinking.

I'm going to look for my checks, but first I need to push the Pepsi aside so that I don't accidentally knock it over. The Pepsi is getting warm, and I decide to put it in the refrigerator to keep it cold.

As I head toward the kitchen with the Pepsi, a vase of flowers on the counter catches my eye - they need water. I put the Pepsi on the counter and discover my reading glasses that I've been searching for all morning.

I decide I better put them back on my desk, but first I'm going to water the flowers. I set the glasses back down on the counter, fill a container with water and suddenly spot the TV remote.

Someone left it on the kitchen table. I realize that tonight when we go to watch TV, I'll be looking for the remote, but I won't remember that it's on the kitchen table, so I decide to put it back in the den where it belongs, but first I'll water the flowers.

I pour some water in the flowers, but quite a bit of it spills on the floor. So, I set the remote back on the table, get some towels and wipe up the spill. Then, I head down the hall trying to remember what I was planning to do.

At the end of the day: the car isn't washed the bills aren't paid there is a warm can of pepsi sitting on the counter the flowers don't have enough water, there is still only 1 check in my check book, I can't find the remote, I can't find my glasses, and I don't remember what I did with the car key s.

Then, when I try to figure out why nothing got done today, I'm really baffled because I know I was busy all damn day, and I'm really tired.

I realize this is a serious problem, and I'll try to get some help for it, but first I'll check my e-mail....

Do me a favor. Forward this message to everyone you know, because I don't remember who the hell I've sent it to.

Don't laugh -- if this isn't you yet, your day is coming!

Yeah....I think I have it. Thanks Val :-)

Scraper bikes.....I kinda like'em and after all-bikes is bikes.

Mmmm, I wonder how many banks the Federal government is planning to own?

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Our next President?

Crappy job

You thought your job was bad

I'm confused......

I went out for an early fall ride and it was up over 90 degrees on Sunday. I did about 20 miles and headed for home when I ran out of water. If this is global warming....I'm moving to Canada. I got a late start so some of the blame lies with me, but by 11AM-it was pretty damn hot. After the ride, I cut my grass. I ain't too damn smart am I?

Just got done working on a computer and the insides looked like this computer. That's not the worst, when I get a computer from a smoker and pet owner.....that's the worst.

Lemme get this right....140,000 people defied evacuation orders and now they want rescued? If I was in charge? I'd send them a bill for rescue services.

Another big bank is gonna shit the bed. Lovely. I ain't the smartest guy in the world, but I bet greediness, ego and stupidity had something to do with it.

I'm a middle aged white guy and before watching this video....I never understood what the guys were saying when they performed freestyling rap.....now I do.

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Back to computers........

I was working on a client's computer yesterday and had the whole thing done except for one final Windows patch.........you guessed it, that last patch hosed all my work. Next time, I'll install all the missing Windows patches first.

Hurricane Ike........not good. Let's hope that not too many of the folks that decided to stay didn't get killed.

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My ass hurts.

Sitting in front of a computer.......you don't sweat nearly as much as when you're trying to keep up with your buddies on a bike ride.

2nd day out in a row on the bike and only very moderate knee pain...my rear end is a little tender though

We did about 20 miles of rolling hills both days-any time you do a bike ride and nobody crashes or gets hurt and only one motorist got the finger from me...it's a good bike ride.

I think I'll try to fit at least an hour a day of riding in now that it's cooler.....sweating like a pig has absolutely no appeal to me- I think I'm turning into a cold weather rider. Go figure, I used to hate being out in the cold.
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I've been staying away (mostly) from political bullshit, because that's what most of it is....bullshit.

McCain can't do any worse than Bush did, but the dude is old (to be running for 8 years in office) and his VP......I'm sure she did okay these past two years running a state with less than a million people living in it...but I'm not ready for President Palin......chances are that it could easily happen. I'm not the smartest guy in the world, but at least I know what the "Bush Doctrine" is....

Obama? Not so sure about him either. Granted, his speeches are very good and he's one helluva thinker.....but he ain't got much experience either.

As usual-it's down to the picking of the lesser of two evils.......I'm a registered Libertarian, so if I vote for my party's candidate and Obama loses by one vote to McCain....I'll feel bad. Yeah, I know the "one vote" thing is preposterous, but I look at the election from 2000.....stranger things have happened.

My wife and I went to the York Fair Thursday afternoon.....budgets are tight. Me? I just think most of the food is overpriced. I had a big bowl of my wife's famous macaroni and cheese before I left the house and didn't buy anything to eat, just a drink. I did wanna buy a magnetic bracelet. but I forgot to before we left.

Damn, this is a big one.......Mother Nature sure has a twisted sense of humor.

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Where the hell am I?

My buddy Mike and I went on a ride in a part of York County I haven't ridden in a while. About once every 20 minutes or so, I'd recognize something and 2 minutes later....I was back to being lost.

Not sure how many miles we did (we were out for about 2 hours), but I like those kinds of rides.

My wife was flipping through the TV channels last night and we got a glimpse of this show. Is ABC serious? I will be disappointed but not surprised if this show becomes a hit. Americans can't be that damn dumb.

Me? I kinda like science shows.

You know....for the science:-)

Class is canceled.

Who won...the cat or the printer?

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Spore...........

I've been reading about and waiting for this game for a couple years. I'm not much for playing computer games but so far....I really like this game. I'm only in the very beginning stages of it, but so far-it's a blast.

If I had lots of money, I'd go travel to France next year and watch him try and win number 8.

AUSTIN, Texas – September 9, 2008 – Today, Lance Armstrong, cancer survivor, founder and chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) and cycling champion, released the following statement regarding his return to professional sports:

“I am happy to announce that after talking with my children, my family and my closest friends, I have decided to return to professional cycling in order to raise awareness of the global cancer burden.

This year alone, nearly eight million people will die of cancer worldwide. Millions more will suffer in isolation, victims not only of the disease but of social stigma. After the passage of Proposition 15 in Texas, a $3 billion investment in the fight against cancer which is helping to make this disease part of the national dialogue in America, it’s now time to address cancer on a global level.”

Mr. Armstrong will discuss his cycling program and an international LIVESTRONG strategy on September 24th in New York City at the Clinton Global Initiative.

I know lots of folks don't like him, but I think he's a total badass.

Today's art break........find the human.

Now that I'm on vacation this week since jury duty was a wash.......it's time for a few slacker days. What's on my plate? My lovely wife and I are gonna go to the York Fair and people watch.

Some of the folks you see there are just plain fun to watch. The fair also has some awesome crafts to check out.

Greek version of "Hey fellas, watch this".

Wow, this is sneaky. I bet lots of people fall for it.

Headin' out for a ridey ride.......

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Jury Duty....

First off..........I didn't get picked. I'm not sure what factors are involved but I'm sure I tripped a few "do not choose" alerts with some of my answers to the questionnaire they handed out.

Since it was a murder case and one of the questions I answered yes to was "Do you have any family or friends that were murdered?".....I probably got precluded right there.

I'm just glad I had my iPod with me so I could watch videos because I burned through all the reading material I had before lunchtime. Nothing like having 130 people crammed into a room with shitty ventilation for 9 hours.

I coulda went for a walk over lunch but since no one allows smoking in any of their buildings downtown, guess where everyone smokes?

Right outside their office.

That and I didn't wanna have to get undressed again to clear security to get back in the building.

Not sure if my mom and dad had a metal plate installed in my head when I was a kid without me knowing about it, but I tripped the metal detector 5 or 6 times. I had to take my belt off, my shoes off, empty my pockets and the damn thing still went off. The guy actually had to pat me down so I could get in the building.....it was quite the show.

Between the security and running the smoking gauntlet....I stayed inside and ate the lunch my wife packed me.


......................I'm absent minded.

I found something that will help me remember stuff. Since I have text messaging on my cell phone, I set this up. As long as I remember to send myself messages......I should be good to go.

Did I mention that I am completely and utterly absent-minded?

Yes, I did, didn't I?

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Ahhhhh...........

I woke up on Saturday to Hurricane Hannah passing through........nice cool weather. It sorta sideswiped Pennsylvania, all we got was a drenching rain and some wind. This one looks like it could be a biggie.

Anybody try Google Chrome yet? Nice browser, super quick but it doesn't have a sidebar and you can't install plug-ins.

I start jury duty on Monday....from what I've heard from a couple of friends that have gone through it-it's fairly boring. I'm glad I have a stack of unread magazines to go through.

I don't buy many games, but I'll be buying this one. I've been waiting for a couple of years for it to come out.

Donuts and beer have something in common. Our donuts have increased in price 3 times this year and our sales are higher then ever.

Ouch.

This pretty much sums up America in 2008.

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In defense of Wal-Mart bikes......

A co worker of mine recently bought a BSO from Wal-Mart and is riding it to work. Couple of the guys were making fun of him for riding in to work every night when he has a perfectly good SUV he could drive.

His reasoning is that the BSO from Wal-Mart cost less than a tank of gas for his Jeep and if the bike lasts until wintertime, he can donate it and buy another one next year.

Honestly, it's kinda hard to argue with that logic.

I know it's soon fall because we have all our fall, Halloween and Thanksgivings decorations and merchandise out for sale where I work. As soon as Halloween is over.....it's Christmas time. I really hate that time of the year because it's still usually really nice out and all the stores are trying to jam Christmas down our throats.

I'm not voting for McCain for a number of reasons.....I do have to admit- the dude does have a pretty big set of balls. Not sure if having Palin as his VP was the smartest choice but like I said....

Dick scares the hell out of me. As a sidenote, enlarge the picture of him embedded on the web page....that is one thick limo door. The troops over in Iraq could use armour that thick.

I can tell school is back in session, lots less kids in the store after 9 PM and lots more college students. The latest clothing fad for college students is wearing pajamas 24/7.

Sure beats last years fad of having the word "juicy" printed on the ass of your sweatpants.

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1977

The year I graduated high school........Smokey and the Bandit came out. This is probably in my top ten list of songs. RIP Jerry.

That movie was responsible for most of my friends driving around in Trans Ams.

Me?

I had a VW Beetle......VW's are way better than TA's.

In other news........I actually rode my bike to do errands on Tuesday. How many miles? About 12.

Riding a bike is way better than driving.

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YouTube - The Talking Goat

YouTube - The Talking Goat

Some Christians are jackasses

Misguided Humor

Random crap.

Politics...can we just elect a damn President and get it over with early? This election cycle has been dragging on for 17 months-somebody oughta make a law. I do find McCain's choice of VP interesting, I'm not saying he's old (he's the same age as my pop) but, at age 72....running the country for possibly the next 8 years might be kinda stressful. If he strokes out before his VP gets some on the job training.....we might be in a world of poo. I think he just lost himself the election.

Do people realize how damn dumb they look with Bluetooth headsets? Seriously, you look like an escaped mental patient when you walk around talking to yourself. Last night at work, I had 3 people within earshot of me all staring into space talking to themselves.

Ice cream. I swear to God if they resize ice cream containers any smaller-I will go off. I like my ice cream and I want it put back in half-gallon containers....if it costs more-it costs more.

Joggers. You aren't traffic-stay on the damn sidewalk. A controversial viewpoint? Bite me. If there isn't any sidewalk where you are-go jog where there is or hit a hiking or biking trail.

Is there some sort of reason the Federal government hasn't fixed the levees in NOLO? Are they waiting for another hurricane?

Comcast ain't so Comcastic. Sure 250 gigs is a lot but remember when 16 megs of RAM or a 56k modem was the ticket?

Are they sure that's a guitar?

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Granny's donuts..........

Who has a grandma that lives on Industrial Park Drive?

I'm not the only one......

At least now....I'm not the only family member to have ruined a cellphone. Our daughter had a soda open up in her bag and it thoroughly soaked her phone and camera. Thankfully, we had an old cellphone laying around, so I Fed-Ex'd her that and one of my old cameras to use for now.

I'd never thought I'd say this......but I am almost glad summer is over. The hot weather just isn't as much fun as it used to be. I like to be able to modulate how warm or cool I am.....when it's 90 degrees out, it doesn't leave me many fashion options.

Speaking of fashion options....I like this trend. My wife and I were out at the local mall this past weekend and to be honest-most of the tweeners were dressed like tiny little prostitutes.

Wanna sound like an idiot? This is your application. Living in the heart of Pennsyltucky...I know people that actually talk like that.....yaknowwaimeanbuddy?

She lost............get over your own bad self. Diminished role? Her followers should suck it up and be gracious losers. Why even waste the time and money with conventions this year? I'm tired of listening to speeches.

I bought a new blinky to replace the one I lost down in Myrtle Beach.....this is one bright blinky.

Me, like a dumbass turned it on and stared at it....not the sharpest tool in the shed.

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Final Salute........

I couldn't imagine a tougher job.

Final Salute.

Back to school............

Growing up, those were my least favorite three words in the English language. After 3 months of staying up late, camping out in friends backyards, aimless bike rides and pretty much complete freedom....

....the last thing I wanted to do was be cramped up in a freshly painted (I still hate the smell of wet paint) school classroom.

Having said that, our daughter began her 3rd year of college earlier this week, she couldn't wait to get started. Our son feels the same way, I think he has ulterior motives though-he'll get to see more of his girlfriend.

I'm looking forward to some milder weather, I used to dread fall and winter but the older I get-the more I find those seasons to be at least tolerable.

Anyone been following the Presidential race lately?

All I can say is "Is it November yet?"

How long can we beat the issues to death? Both guys have strong points and weak points, I think we oughta have a pay-per-view cage match to decide who wins.

Whatever, I'm taking a nap.

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Poor kitty.........

Bad cakes......

My friend Doug sent me this. Since I work in a bakery and can sorta decorate cakes....I kinda feel bad for some of the decorators that have their art featured here.

Some of the others however, are dumbasses.

Mmmmm....

Sorry....really I am.

On behalf of my international readers......


We're not all like this.

Honest.

Science geeks only.......

Here's a video representation of the Periodic Table. Click an element and a video pops up with a description of that element.

Yeah, I know it's kinda geeky, but I likey.

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Damn potholes...........

Couple nights ago on the way to work, I hit a pothole that was at least a foot wide and 8 inches deep (I went back and looked at it yesterday) When I got to work, I noticed I was missing a hubcap.

Nothing looks dumber than driving around with 3 hubcaps.....so I bought JC Whitney's 2nd cheapest set of wheel covers they sell. I thought I might get a spiffy set of hood louvers or a coffee maker for the back of the van....maybe next time.

In other news.....I have jury duty in September. Should be a learning experience since I've never served before.

My favorite picture is the dog in the dishwasher........

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Proud to be a merican

Wow, this can't be for realsies.

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Cake fail....

Unless you work in a bakery or decorate cakes.....you probably won't understand what you're seeing in the image below.......

(cake fail)

BOOM!!!!!

About 5 PM last night..........I was sleeping until an extremely loud thunderclap woke me up.

Since we have lots of trees on our block, every once and awhile lightning will hit one of them.



I don't think I've ever seen a tree so completely destroyed like this before.

The tree has several splits running up the length of the trunk. Not sure how they'll remove the tree, there ain't no way I'd want to climb up it......



It's split the whole way up.

It's no small wonder I freak out when I'm out riding in the woods when a thunderstorm comes up.

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Another vacation........another phone.

Next year, I'm not aloud to take my phone with me to the beach. Why do I need to take my phone to the beach in the first place?

So I can swim with it, of course. Saltwater and phones don't go together well.

Last year I dropped my phone out on a bike ride, next year....I'm not even gonna go there. I bought the cheapest unlocked phone I could find on eBay, hopefully it will last more than 12 months.

My son and I were at the AT&T on Monday so we could buy him his birthday present, he got a new Motorola Razr...nice phone, since he takes care of his stuff-we didn't need to buy the additional insurance.

The customer ahead of me was buying a shiny new 16 gig 3G iPhone.....wow, those plans are expensive! The guy got texting, data, 1200 minutes of phone service, early night and weekend minutes, insurance-add taxes and his monthly bill for one phone is over 100 bucks. I like my tech toys just as much as the next nerd, but that's a lot of money over the course of 2 years.

Anybody reading this blog a hacker? I am. Not in the sense of the word that most folks associate with hacking.....I like to open stuff up and see what makes things tick. One of these years, I's like to attend a HOPE conference, but the next best thing is downloading and listening to all the lectures that were held last month. Lots of good stuff here.

Driving back from Myrtle beach last week on I 95 makes me think that we need tougher driving tests. I watched trains of cars nose to tail going 75 to 80 mph...incredibly stupid.

It's almost like going to a NASCAR race for free..........

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Travel day.......

Time to head back up the East coast today.

When I get back, I have lots to do so it might be a few days till you see anything written here.

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Lazy........

Kinda overdid the bike thing on Wednesday so I sat around and let my knees recover on Thursday.

One helluva thunderstorm rolled in Thursday night and our daughter watched a couple on the beach fly a kite while the storm was going on.

Our daughter calls it "Natural Selection" ....I tend to agree.

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So the dumbass got a little sun......

Stayed out a bit too long on the beach yesterday, got a touch of sunburn on my stomach, it's mostly gone now...that'll teach me.

I did a really neat ride yesterday.....I had to look it up on the map to figure out where I was.

I took this picture of the rear of Cherry Grove Beach while I was out there.



Looks pretty far away, huh? That's what I was thinking when I took the picture. I kinda decided to turn around and head back at this point.

Tell me I'm not the only person that does this.....whenever I am swimming in the ocean, I start humming the Hawaii Five-0 theme....okay, it's just me humming.

Hilary sure has some sore losers as supporters.

Two words.........Open DNS. If you don't know what it is, have a tech (like me) set it up on your computer or follow the super easy instructions on their web site.

I don't watch much TV, but this was on last night when we were playing cards......I hope Twitch wins.

Pregnancy tips.

This one will make you think.......

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I am so glad...........

I'm so glad we don't sell wine coolers in supermarkets back in PA.....I'd be a total lush. My limit each day on vacation is 2 mixed drinks or beers or I'll get a massive headache, but damn-they have some really tasty wine coolers for sale down here.

Here's a joke my father-in-law will appreciate, since he was an engineer....

Three engineers and three accountants are traveling by train to a conference.

At the station, the three accountants each buy a ticket and watch as the three engineers only buy one ticket. "How are three people going to travel on only one ticket?" asks an accountant.

"Watch and you'll see," answered an engineer.

They all board the train. The accountants take their respective seats but all three engineers cram into a rest room and close the door behind them.

Shortly after the train has departed, the conductor comes around collecting tickets. He knocks on the restroom door and says, "Tickets, please!" The door opens just a crack and a single arm emerges with a ticket in hand.

The conductor takes it and moves on. The accountants see this and agree it is a clever idea. So after the conference, the accountants decide to copy the engineers on the return trip and save some money.

When they get to the station, they buy one ticket for the return trip. To their astonishment, the engineers don't buy a ticket at all. "How are you going to travel without a ticket?" says one perplexed accountant.

"Watch and you'll see," answered an engineer.

When they board the train all three accountants cram into a restroom and the three engineers cram into another one nearby. The train departs.

Shortly afterward, one of the engineers leaves his restroom and walks over to the restroom where the accountants are hiding. He knocks on the door and says, "Tickets, please!"

I love it when politicians talk about energy policy.....it's fairly simple as far as I'm concerned-as long as gas cost 4 or 5 bucks a gallon-we'll try to find ways to conserve it. As soon as it drops back down to less than 3 bucks a gallon, we'll all forget about conservation and pretend things are the way they used to be.

Lets nationalize the oil companies and use the profits for nuclear plants and alternative energy....yeah, I know that sounds like a nutjob policy, I guess that's why I make donuts for a living.

Speaking of off the wall policies......Paris Hilton might be our next President.

I'm neither Republican or Democrat ...but I enjoy the heck out of Obama defending his remarks regarding tire pressure. My candidate has absolutely no chance of winning, but I'm voting for him in November instead of not voting at all.

My wife and daughter really want to wax my chest hairs......no way in hell is that ever gonna happen.

The world's most dangerous hiking trail. I've posted this before, but I still get a kick out of the pictures.

I rode about 35 miles yesterday before it got too hot out, I am totally digging the flat roads around here.....I can stick the bike in one gear and leave it there. Very little additional knee pain, so it's all good.

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Church

Stefan Didak's Home Office

Puts new meaning to the phrase "over the top".......

Stefan Didak's Home Office

Seriously, I'd be happy to just have his office chair.

Starbucks ain't all that great anyways.......

There's only so much room for 4 dollar a cup overbrewed coffee.

BBC NEWS | Business | Shunned Starbucks in Aussie exit

I feel bad for this kid......

He's been pictured in every child obesity article for a couple years now....time to give the kid a break and find a new picture.

Fast Food Restaurants Serve Up Unhealthy Choices For Kids

One thing I forget to mention.....

One the way down here, we saw at least a dozen (and probably more) people with blown tires. In fact I was right next to someone when they popped a rear tire. They swerved a little bit and managed to pull off safely.

Also as we were on the Baltimore Beltway, it was pouring rain and a truck jack knifed right in front of us.

We drove the whole way down I 95 at the speed limit and I think we passed 3 or 4 vehicles the whole time. How many passed us?

Lots.

It was way more relaxing to stay out of the passing lane and just take our time. Most of the folks driving in the passing lane were going at least 75 mph and were nose to tail in 30 car strings. We planned for the trip to take 10 or 11 hours and we made it here in just under 10, so things worked out just fine and we didn't have any blown tires.

Anyone ever play Rummikube? Holy cow, that's a fun game. It's even better if some of the people playing have a few cocktails.....that's all I'm saying about that. It's only time of the year when I will drink beer or mixed drinks on a regular basis....so I manage to have a good time.

I'm still amazed about how darn hot it is down here.....it is totally in your face by 10 AM. Of course, August is the hottest month of the year to come visit, but it's not often you get to experience 95 degrees and stifling humidity.

This is Tuesday at about 5 AM as I write this and so far..........no sunburn. When I was a kid, I'd lay out in the sun for hours.

Now?

Not so much.

I am slathering on SPF 30 and limiting myself to about 2 hours in the morning at the beach......a vacation with sunburn ain't much fun.

I did make mention of the photo album I made with pictures of the week, but here's the link again in case you missed it. My favorite picture so far..........



I kinda like this one.

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One of the reasons.....

One of the reasons we love coming to Myrtle Beach is the water. It's almost like bath water and you can see your feet when you are chest deep in it. The water off of New Jersey or Maryland? Not so much.

Another reason is Boulineau's IGA. It's a grocery store with all kinds of other stuff like sporting goods, clothes, wine and beer and a way cool bakery. I bought some donuts from there and talked to one of the bakers yesterday. Turns out the guy is from Reading PA and we know some of the same people. Small world.

We don't sell beer and wine in our grocery store in PA, the whole concept is kinda cool. I'd probably end up drinking more beer if we did....I like trying new stuff, I bought a 6 pack of Corona and it's already almost gone.....

Maybe it's a good thing we don't sell beer in grocery stores where I live.

As long as I have internet access, I'll be loading up pictures I take everyday....enjoy.

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Myrtle Beach

We made great time driving down the East Coast Saturday.....too good because we got here about an hour too early and our house wasn't ready for us.

Nice house, huh? Looks like 2 units but it's just one house.

Not that big a deal, we stopped at a random pizza place and my wife ordered a white pizza with spinach.

Probably the best pizza I've ever had...so things always seem to work out if you let them.

One thing I definitely don't like as much as I used to is the heat....it is like a blast furnace. When you walk outside, it feels the same as when I open the full sized door of one of my commercial ovens to pull product out.

We did go up to the beach for a bit last night, the rip tide was pretty bad, the kids would go in up to thier stomachs and would end up 50 yards down the beach in a matter of minutes.

My son and one of his cousins.

One more thing before I go.......my wife is a packing genius. She had enough stuff packed in our van for a family of four to live on the moon for a month and you could still see out the back.


She's good.

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At the beach........

............using someone's wireless :-)

Holy Mother of God is it ever hot here.

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Going to the beach.......

I kinda doubt we'll have any internet where we're staying, so seeya all in a week.....I should have lots of cool pictures.

Surfs up.

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Miley Cyrus

Is it just me or has Miley been 15 years old for a really long time?

Miley Cyrus: The Final Days of Hannah Montana?

Blogger tag........

A fellow local bike blogger tagged me...........

What were you doing 5 years ago?

-Riding my bike a whole lot more. Arthritis in my knees has sharply curtailed the amount of time I can be out.

What are five things on your to-do list for today?

-Finish pulling off the data from a clients laptop so he can get the motherboard replaced. Yeah, I know the hard drive has nothing to do with the motherboard, but it's better to be safe than sorry.

-Sleep.

-Go to the store and buy an adapter for the powerport in my minivan.

-Shave.

-Make donuts.

What are five snacks you enjoy?

-Ice cream

-Baked Lays chips

-Pizza

-7&7's

-Milkshakes

What are five things you would do if you were a billionaire?

-Set my immediate family up so they could retire if they choose. All other cousins, 2nd cousins, aunts, uncles and whoever else crawled out of the woodwork.....a check for 500,000 bucks and an education fund for all of them that pays for college as long as they keep an 85% grade average....and they have to sign something that says they will never ask me for money again.

-Donate enough money to the Lance Armstrong Foundation so Lance puts me on speed dial.

-Build a really nice vacation house down at the beach for the entire family to use.

-Travel all over the place in our private jet with my wife.

-Build my own ice cream plant that made any flavor I wanted.

What are five of your bad habits?

-I snore extremely loudly.

-I like to eat ice cream.

Those are the only two I am aware of.

What are five places where you have lived?

Lancaster when I was a small child and a few places here in York since age 5. Never more than a couple miles from where I grew up on Yale St.

What are five jobs you’ve had?

-Paper boy

-I used to cut lots of lawns for pocket money

-Auction runner

-Production manager at several large wholesale bakeries

-Donut guy.

I ain't tagging anyone......feel free to tag yourself, it's kinda fun to read these.

till later.

Soon time...........

Soon time for a little vacation.........we'll be heading down to Myrtle Beach the coming weekend. My sister in law, her kids and us will be sharing an awesome beach house down in North Myrtle Beach. We always have a great time...we all have the same mindset about vacation- we're in relaxation mode and usually don't race around trying to "see" things.

My goals for the week are.....

-Ride my bike

-Take some pictures

-Do fun stuff with my wife

-Catch up on some reading and TV shows

I think one of my favorite things to do since I'm an early riser is to grab a beach chair and sit on the beach at 5AM and watch the sun come up.

I'm not sure if we'll have internet access, but me and the kids are all taking our laptops-it's kinda of funny how you become attached to them. Daniel and I have a bunch of TV shows downloaded to watch in case it rains or whatever...gotta be prepared.

One of my clients paid me for his services and bought me a GPS system for my van. Since I've never had one before...there are pretty cool. Not something we'll be using all the time, but it will come in handy for our vacation and when my lovely wife has to take trips and isn't sure which roads to take.

I also had to replace my iPod, after close to 2 years of daily use...the battery no longer works for 8 hours. Since I use it at work every night- time to get a new one. I sure like how the iPod works, but I sure wish they had replaceable batteries.

I set up a new flat screen for one of my clients, I looked at a whole lot of TV's and sent them to a couple stores to check out the ones I liked the best. If you're on a budget-it's kinda of hard to beat the Vizio line of LCD TV's. Set up was very simple and my clients were super stoked-they went from a 15 year old TV to a 37 inch flat screen.

I also have a client that is about to learn a hard lesson about backing up.....they had a power surge during a thunderstorm last week and I'm pretty sure their hard drive got zapped. I took it out of their laptop and powered it up it hooked it up to one of my machines....ain't nothing there. One of those high priced drive recovery services could probably get the data off of it at a price. Back your stuff up folks, this client lost a couple years of family pictures. Not good.

Donuts news...same old stuff. I am training a new associate that is just about finished culinary school, I wish all trainees were this smart.

This is a great idea, I'd like to see this instituted everywhere. Also, HFCS should be outlawed. I ain't the skinniest guy in the world, but when you are so fat you waddle instead of walk...that's not good.

A joke......

A man was riding his Harley along a California beach when suddenly the sky parted above his head and in a booming voice, the Lord said, 'Because you have tried to be faithful to me in all ways, I will grant you one wish.'

The biker pulled over and said, 'Build a bridge to Hawaii so I can ride over anytime I want.

The Lord said, 'Your request is materialistic. Think of the enormous challenges for that kind of undertaking; the supports reaching the bottom of the Pacific and the concrete and steel it would take! It will nearly exhaust several natural resources. I can do it, but it is hard for me to justify your desire for worldly things.

Take a little more time and think of something that could possibly help mankind.

The biker thought about it for a long time.

Finally, he said, 'Lord, I wish that I and all men could understand women; I want to know how she feels inside, what she's thinking when she gives me the silent treatment, why she cries, what she means when she says nothings wrong, and how I can make a woman truly happy.

The Lord replied, 'You want two lanes or four on that bridge?

Me? My one wish? A babillion dollars. Whoever said money can't buy happiness....I'd like to have the chance to prove them wrong.

till later.

I wish i woulda put this much work into school....

Collection of Funniest & Hilarious Exam Answers

McCain couldn't do this...........

State of the Nation

Wow.....

Gwinnett Daily Post | Scattered, smothered, covered and hitched

Make sure you check out the slide show link at the bottom of the page.

Too much I could say here.......but I think I won't.

You meet the nicest people.....

The best part of my job is I get to talk to some really unusual people from time to time.

We have our "regular" customers, like the guy who constantly "adjusts" himself, the elderly lady that shoplifts us blind but we can never catch and a host of other characters.

This past weekend, I had an older gentleman talk to me the whole time his wife was shopping. Totally cool dude, he was a baker in the Navy back in the Korean War. I invited him back into the shop and we had ourselves a good ole time talking about what is was like back in the "old" days.

It's good to listen to someone with more life experience than I'll ever have. This guy was all over the world and got to see stuff I'll never see.....if every night at work is just as interesting as last night's was-I'd be okay with that.

till later

Yum.....

My wife made this.

It's got all kinds of stuff in it and you can't have any.

Irony.....

Figures irony comes in a plastic clamshell package

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Gonna miss you buddy.......

Barry Cameron 1970- 2008

You were one helluva guy and probably the world's greatest dad.

Rest in peace.

Vote yes.

San Francisco to vote on naming sewage plant after President Bush

I betcha he doesn't show up for the dedication ceremony.

Headache deluxe.......

I get maybe 3 or 4 migraines a year......yesterday was one of the occasions. I can't begin to describe how not fun it is.

Migraines come in all shapes and sizes, mine usually manifest themselves as pressure right behind my eyes and I see sparkly things when I close my eyelids.

At least it's over now, all I have left as a reminder is a sore neck.

till later.

Worst idea ever.

Handgun Bluetooth Handset

Holy crap.

Tighty whiteys.........

This is probably TMI, but I switched over to wearing baggy briefs about 10 years ago. Yesterday for some reason, I put on an old pair of tighty whiteys.

Big mistake, I kinda like the "freedom" of the baggy ones....I was probably kinda funny to watch at work last night, I was scrunching around all night like I was wearing a flank strap.

Needless to say, I got done work in record time.

Just got done redoing a client's computer, if you are running anything less than 2 gigs of RAM in your computer-it's time to step up to the plate and order more RAM. It makes even a slow computer bearable to use. I have 4 gigs in my laptop and if it would use more-I'd stick it in.



till later.

Been a few days.........

Been kinda busy lately.....computer stuff, work, etc....this is the first time for awhile that I've had a weekend off and as usual-I like to spend money.

Not sure what it is about going to Sam's Club, but I always manage to find stuff I didn't know I needed. Do I really need an entire case of diet peach papaya iced tea? Nope. Nor did I really need a set of knifes for work, but they were really nice knifes.....so I bought a set.

My wife and I took my pop down to Kain Park at sunrise to try out his new camera, I took some shots, but mine look like crap compared to his.



I'll share more of his stuff as he does it, he has a really good eye for framing his shots.

We ate at a really nice Thai restaurant Saturday evening. We had a whole bunch of different stuff and shared off each others plates. Not someplace I'd go every week (it was kinda expensive) but the food was good and a nice change of pace from what we usually have when we eat out.

After spending all of my overtime money on Saturday....we kicked it back for a nice mellow Sunday. Something about taking a nap in the middle of the day totally kicks ass.

Anyone out ther own an iPod Touch or an iPhone? I have an iPod touch and it became infinitely more useful (more free stuff) this week after Apple opened up their application store. You haven't lived until you play Texas Hold'em on a little 3 inch screen. Actually, it's kinda neat and as long as I'm near wi-fi, I can read the news, check the weather forecast and even look up local movie showtimes.

Latest fashion thing that I've seen that I don't understand.....people that wear sunglasses perched on top of their heads at all times of the day and night. If it's 3 AM....do you really need a pair of sunglasses?

Another one....young guys that wear their pants so loose they have to use one hand to hold them up at all times. I really must be an old geezer or something, but that really seems kinda dumb to me.

I wish I had one of these back when I was in high school.

If somebody buys me this, I'll put it in my front yard.

I like the way this little girl thinks.

till later

Spaghetti....

I was downtown yesterday picking up our son's girlfriend....I'm amazed more pedestrians aren't run over. People that are talking on cellphones walk right out into traffic.

The folks driving and talking on cells are just as bad if not worse.

Typically, if I get a call when I'm driving-I'll send it to voice mail and call them back as soon as I get to where I'm going.



till later.

reason.tv - Videos > Banned

Drew Carey is one of the good guys.....

Banned

Nobody got the joke...or they think I'm really stupid.

I love me some cage fighting. No, not really- but I woulda loved to have been there (sitting in the back row so I didn't get hit by flying beers)

I'm with this dude.....I really don't give a shit. Same with this deal.

I wore my "Colege" shirt for the first time yesterday to a meeting at work.....I don't think anyone got the joke.....I guess you don't need to be a brain surgeon to work at a grocery store.

till later

That was quite a week.

Most folks had a nice long 3 day weekend full of food, family and explosives.

Me?

I was slaving away over a hot donut fryer. I'm not complaining, I was on overtime most of the week and I have a 4 day weekend coming up, so I know I be spending some of my extra money on fine dining and a movie with my lovely wife.

Been busy with computer stuff as well, the top of my son and I's computer table is a mess, there's cables all over the place. Such is life.

My mom and I got together a couple weeks ago and we got my dad a new camera. Wow, is it ever nice. We drove down to Kain Park to take some pictures and barely beat a thunderstorm. My mom is a whiz at upload pics to the web, I'll post a few of pics when they show up...he's pretty good.

Friends of ours stopped by over the weekend, Todd was at the skating rink with their twins and had a bad fall on the ice. Turns out that he had an extremely bad concussion and they had to open up the side of his skull to relieve the pressure.

Tough way to get a cool scar.

till later.

Tooth and nail..........

Been too busy to post much.....working on a client's computer and it's fighting me every step of the way.

Colege...........

I have one of these in the mail to me.

Innit the innernet cool?

till later.

The difference.......

The difference between college educated folks and folks like me....

One day a guy visits Harvard and while there on campus he asks a fellow passing by, "Excuse me sir, could you tell me where the student union is at?"

"We here at Harvard don't end our sentences in prepositions."

"Oh. OK. Well, could you tell me where the student union is at, asshole?"

I can be an asshole, but not like that.....

YouTube - Christian The Lion

A Pet's Love Is Forever!

Unless it's hungry.

Bikes and food...

Doug sent me this link to a cardboard bicycle. I like the concept but he better figure out how to make a bike that supports more than 168 pounds. Take a walk around a supermarket and you'll see what I mean.

Having said that....my son and I are heading out for strawberry crepes this morning.

Yum.

No worries, we're gonna walk to the restaurant. We might have to call a cab to get home though........

till later.

Back in business

I got my Surly back from my LBS and it's like having a brand new bike. New cables, housings, chainrings, cassette, a tune up and new bar tape. Very nice job guys-I'm good to go for another 5 years.

My buddy Matt was manning the register yesterday and he gave me a flyer for these fine folks...if you're local-drop'em a couple bucks, it's for a good cause. If you aren't local? Send them a few bucks anyways.

I'm in the middle of a two week stretch with one evening off and I'm busy with computer stuff....when it rains it pours.

till later.

YouTube.....Puppies

Sometimes it's the simple things....

Puppies

Muhammad "The Cat" Ali video

Bonus link...........

Muhammad "The Cat" Ali video

It's hot out.............

How hot is it?

Both of my ovens at work overheated.

They have some sort of circuit/logic board similar to a microwave oven and both off them shut off. Then the back-up system on one of the ovens also shut off. Since I make enough stuff ahead of time to fill both ovens most of the night....it was kinda not fun figuring out how to get everything made.

How hot was it?

I drank 96 oz's of water and only had to pee once all evening.

Not sure what it is about the heat...I used to love hot weather. Now? Not so much, it really takes it out of me....I slept 11 1/2 hours yesterday and right now after getting off from another shift....I'm ready for another good long sleep.

Doug sent me this. I'm not sure if that rider was sharing or not but if I was in charge of the whole bottle.....I'd be in a ditch sleeping off a hangover. Thanks bro.

Scraper bikes....yeah, I'm sure some folks aren't digging where these guys are coming from, but I like the bikes and the song......in fact, it's been stuck in my head for the last couple days. I'm not sure if my Kona BikeHotRod qualifies as a scraper bike...but I know if I showed up in Oakland with it, I'd probably get laughed at or killed. Or both.

Best "Fail" picture ever.

I'm going to bed.......

till later.

Tip your server.......

I took my mom out for lunch yesterday and I'm pretty sure waitressing is one tough way to make a living.

I'll be honest, I'm a fairly generous tipper if I get good service...our bill yesterday was 26 bucks and I left 6 bucks for a tip. That's a shade over 20% but our service was outstanding. A family of four sitting next to us left 2 dollars for their tip.

If I was a waiter....I'd have a hard time not slapping the crap out of poor tippers.

Anyways, my mom and I had a great lunch just shooting the breeze- a month out from her knee replacement...she's doing pretty darn good. The psychical therapy is kicking her ass, but that's almost over and I'm sure she's glad of that.....it's kinda like paying someone to torture you.

Since my mom and I are only 17 years apart, we tend to think alike on lots of subjects so it's fun to sit down and pick each others brains concerning the issues.

If you're lucky enough to have your folks around..take them out to lunch just for the heck of it and have some conversation with them....most parents are usually a lot wiser than you and have lots of great stories to tell.

At some point this week, I'll be talking to someone in the media concerning the clearcutting going on down at Kain Park....should be interesting....I'm not one to keep my opinion to myself when it comes to something like this.

You know....I have a feeling the Bush administration is gonna be in the news long after next January.

I was at the opposite end of town yesterday getting computer prices for a client and on the way back, I passed quite a few automobile dealerships. Now would be a really good time to buy that SUV you've had your eye on.....I saw lot after lot packed full of new ones just sitting unsold.

Me? I want a motorized bicycle. 150 miles to the gallon would be nice.

I'm not in the market for a new car though. I'll be driving my paid for 9 year old 15 mpg minivan until the wheels fall off of it. I'm kind of hoping to buy a Smart car or an electric car at that point.....you know what they say-sometimes less is more.

till later.

Just in case you're stupid......

You need to pick up a set of these cables. For the uninformed or folks that aren't technically minded...you can get the same thing at Radio Shack for less than 10 bucks. Read some of the reviews, they're hilarious.

Never underestimate the gullibility of the American public to under-handed marketing. Since I work in a supermarket-I see it all the time. Change the shape of a container and put an ounce less product inside and it's "New and Improved"...what a deal.

This guy makes my brain hurt.

George Carlin is dead. 71 is too young to die...here's a few of his clips. (NSFW)

Dumb joke time....

I was a very happy man.

My wonderful girlfriend and I had been dating for over a year, and so we decided to get married. There was only one little thing bothering me - it was her beautiful younger sister.

My prospective sister-in-law was twenty-two, wore very tight miniskirts, and generally was bra-less. She would regularly bend down when she was near me, and I always got more than a nice view.

It had to be deliberate.

Because she never did it when she was near anyone else. One day her "little" sister called and asked me to come over to check the wedding invitations. She was alone when I arrived, and she whispered to me that she had feelings and desires for me that she couldn't overcome.

She told me that she wanted me just once before I got married and committed my life to her sister. Well, I was in total shock, and couldn't say a word. She said, "I'm going upstairs to my bedroom, and if you want one last wild fling, just come up and get me."

I was stunned and frozen in shock as I watched her go up the stairs. I stood there for a moment, then turned and made a beeline straight to the front door.

I opened the door, and headed straight towards my car. Lo and behold, my entire future family was standing outside, all clapping!

With tears in his eyes, my father-in-law hugged me and said, "We are very happy that you have passed our little test. We couldn't ask for a better man for our daughter.

Welcome to the family."

And the moral of this story is:

Always keep your condoms in your car.

Yikes.

Everything is spinning out of control...pleeeease. My opinion? It's pretty much the same stuff that's been happening for the last 200 years. For better or worse, the only thing that's different is the media that reports it.

That's a big ball........today's science break.

I have a new feature starting with this blog post. In addition to "science, history and picture breaks.....I'm going to have "Links That Make You Think"

This link will make you think. Ugly.

till later.

Olympic Games Spam

Don't fall for this............the link below \/ isn't spam:-)

Olympic Games Spam - Technibble - A Resource for Computer Repair Technicians & to get PC tech support help.

This kinda sucks.......

RIP Scott.....

The bucket list........

A friend of mine is getting ready to retire and last night we were discussing our "bucket lists"

Me? Here's a tentative list....

Since I never went to college.....I'd like to see both of my kids graduate and when I retire....I'd like to try it out. Right now, I'm just to damn busy to enjoy it, so I want to do it at my pace. I might only take 1 or 2 classes a semester, but I want to do it just to say I did it.

Take some trips with my lovely wife. Nothing too complicated....maybe just jump in the car or a train and disappear for a couple weeks with no agenda. I would like to go to Ireland and kiss the Blarney Stone.

Buy a small scooter or a moped. Yeah, I know it sounds like a monumental waste of money but I miss being able to ride 60 or 70 miles at a clip on my bicycle....I like the feeling of the wind on my large forehead and being able to spend time outside.

Fly around in a small airplane for a couple hours. I have no interest in piloting the plane, I just want to see stuff from high up.

Go on a cruise that visits Hawaii and Alaska. It'd be an awful long cruise but my wife and I would spend lots of time people watching and reading books.

So far, I think I've spent a couple hundred thousand dollars we don't have so I'll quit while I'm ahead..........

till later.

Walmart.com : Inflatable Support Our Troops Ribbon : Patio Decor

You have got to be fucking kidding me.

Inflatable Support Our Troops Ribbon

I'm gonna be so addicted.......

Image via WikipediaSpore is coming out later this year. I've downloaded the creature creator already and have been playing around with that.....it's gonna be fun.

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Overhaul time.....

After somewhere in the neighborhood of 5000 miles.....my beloved Surly Cross-Check is in the shop for an overhaul.

New cables, housings, brakes and a new drivetrain is a small price to pay for all the fun I get out of that bike.

I may have different computers, cars or gadgets or even different bikes...but as long as the frame holds up- I'll be out there riding it.

Someday I'd like to get one of these just for fun.....I guess it's cheaper than a mid-life crisis sports car.....

How was everyone's Father's Day? Me? I rode 20 miles with my buddy Hank, cut the grass, visited my folks and goofed off. All in all, a pretty darn nice day.

I love me some Ice Road Truckers. One helluva way to make a living. I think I'll stick to making donuts.

Wow......who woulda thunk it?

Here's my official apology.

Baconhenge...looks kinda tasty.

How to make sure your gunpowder is still good.

till later.

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Post Turtle..........

A quick joke.......

While suturing a cut on the hand of a 75 year old Texas rancher, whose hand was caught in a gate while working cattle, the doctor struck up a conversation with the old man.

Eventually the topic got around to McCain and his bid to be our President.

The old rancher said, 'Well, ya know, 'McCain is a 'post turtle'.

Not being familiar with the term, the doctor asked him what's a 'post turtle'?

The old rancher says, 'When you're driving down a country road and you come across a fence post with a turtle balanced on top ,feet a'flailing in the air, that's a 'post turtle'.

'You know he didn't get up there by himself, he doesn't belong up there, he doesn't know what to do while he is up there, and you just wonder what kind of a dumb ass put him up there.'

Happy Father's Day....

Tough Parenting In The Hood

Tough Parenting In The Hood

YouTube dog vs baby

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I love me some summer.....

Best part of summer? Coming home at 5AM and it's already getting light out. Worst part? It was pretty darn hot yesterday on my day off. I stayed inside. I'm turning into a temperature wuss.

Motorized cooler? Wow, this guy is a dumbass....being arrested while you're driving a beer cooler is a great legacy to leave your family. Update...this guy might be dumber.

3 doobies every hour you are awake isn't a good idea. Seriously, you'd be so baked smoking that much dope....you wouldn't care if you were gonna die.

Wow...these are some incredibly bad tattoos. I want to get a four leaf clover (I'm Irish) on my upper bicep where very few people would see it, but looking at those tats gives me second thoughts.


Mmmm donuts. As much as I enjoy making donuts-there ain't no way I'd start my own place up. Too much work and our area is already saturated with shops.

Dumb joke time....

In 1986, Peter Davies was on holiday in Kenya after graduating from Northwestern University

On a hike through the bush, he came across a young bull elephant standing with one leg raised in the air. The elephant seemed distressed, so Peter approached it very carefully.

He got down on one knee and inspected the elephant's foot and found a large piece of wood deeply embedded in it. As carefully and as gently as he could, Peter worked the wood out with his hunting knife, after which the elephant gingerly put down its foot.

The elephant turned to face the man, and with a rather curious look on its face, stared at him for several tense moments. Peter stood frozen, thinking of nothing else but being trampled. Eventually the elephant trumpeted loudly, turned, and walked away.

Peter never forgot that elephant or the events of that day.

Twenty years later, Peter was walking through the Chicago Zoo with his teenaged son. As they approached the elephant enclosure, one of the creatures turned and walked over to near where Peter and his son Cameron were standing.

The large bull elephant stared at Peter, lifted its front foot off the ground, then put it down. The elephant did that several times then trumpeted loudly, all the while staring at the man.

Remembering the encounter in 1986, Peter couldn't help wondering if this was the same elephant. Peter summoned up his courage, climbed over the railing and made his way into the enclosure.

He walked right up to the elephant and stared back in wonder. The elephant trumpeted again, wrapped its trunk around one of Peter legs and slammed his stupid ass against the railing, killing him instantly.

Probably wasn't the same elephant.

Indeed...

Cool sounds. Click the icons on top of the page for more recordings....stick them on your iPod and chill. Kinda offbeat stuff, but you're here reading my blog, so whaddya expect?

I bet the people that paid 500 bucks for one last year are a little pissed.

Actually, I haven't ever given a panhandler money....hell, some of them make more money then I do.

Some seriously cool space pictures.

Holy crap, that's one big dog.

Britain is going to hell in a brand new hand cart.

I'd buy one in a New York minute....one of our 2 cars could easily be an electric car.

Make your own caption......mine would be "You best step off shorty"

This might be worth the 40 bucks to tell a few of my old bosses to kiss my ass.....assuming I get a ride in the "up" elevator.

till later.

Never on Sunday........

Night (day) off time.....I'm sitting here at about 5AM Sunday morning and after sweating my ass off for 8 hours.....you ain't gonna pry my ass out of my air conditioned house today. I'm gonna goof off today and visit my parents. I should be accustomed to the heat but sometimes it really takes it out of you.

I think I'll be taking a ride at this time tomorrow while it's still relatively cool out....it's light out by 5:30AM, so why not?

I'm playing around with some new blogging software, you notice different formatting and some different links and pictures.....not sure if I'll keep using it or not. Right now I'm checking out some of the different features-so bear with me for a couple of posts....

Ever wondered how big something is? This site takes the mystery out of it.

You're gonna spend way too much time on this site checking out dumb videos. There's a lot of good videos as well, but this one is my favorite so far.

If you're a dog...run.

Today's science break.....well it's more of a medical break-but it's still way cool.

Think about this the next time you make a cellphone call.

If anyone reading this has access to eight cellphones.....I'd love to know if this is the real deal or not....that's some scary sh*t.

Nine meals away from anarchy. At least I'd get first shot at the good groceries.

We shoulda seen this coming.

You're gonna die.

Hillary finally gives it up. Hopefully her and Bill will go back to New York and stay there. Does Obama have a shot at winning in November? Beats the hell out of me, all I know is that he is a much better public speaker than McCain and that will serve him well in the upcoming months. McCain is bringing a dull knife to a gunfight.....seriously, there is no way anybody can tell me McCain has his shit together-if he wants to have a chance to win-he's gonna have to take his brain off of autopilot....the guy is a douchebag for deserting his first wife-ain't no way I can respect a guy like that. Let alone vote for him to be President.

Hey fellas....watch this......I wonder how long it took for him to think "oh shit"

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It always surprises me......

The changeover from spring to summer usually happens in the space of a week around here. 2 weeks ago, it was in the 50's and 60's....this weekend is calling for temps in the mid 90's.

I've gotten smart at work, I've bought myself a small fan and place it wherever I happen to be working. I don't mind the heat so much, it's the humidity that makes me cranky. As long as there is air moving....I can deal.

Not sure how our service people over in the Middle East deal with all the heat....all I'm wearing is a thin cotton work shirt and an apron-those folks are carrying around 70 pounds of stuff with them.

Woo hoo.....4200 street rods are here. Even with 4 dollar a gallon gas, they still show up and totally clog traffic on that end of town for the entire weekend. At least it's more fun than golf.

Remember the guy in the chair from yesterday? Here's todays idiot.

I'd hate to see what it's like when the government decides we are actually in a recession....this might be a good indication.

till later.

YouTube - broken chair prank

I'm going to hell.....I've watched this video at least a dozen times and I've laughed every time.

Broken chair prank

894 out of 899........

Middie McCain More Moron than Maverick

WTF, McCain? Deliver bottled hot water to dehydrated babies?

Now I'm not saying 71 or 72 is old.....but how many cocktails did John have for lunch?

Deliver bottled hot water to dehydrated babies?

Less posting, more slacking....

This is our son's last week of school until the end of August and as such....I don't have a reason to stay up until 8AM every morning because he won't be needing a ride to school.

Whats that mean for you my loyal readers?

Unfortunately, less posting.

I get off work at 4:30 in the morning and I'll be hitting the sack by 6 AM everyday. Summer is my favorite time of the year- I am usually up by 2 or 3 in the afternoon and have lots of daylight time to act like a kid before I head off to the donut ranch every night.

I'll still be posting stuff I see that's funny and who knows-I might get a wild hair up my butt and do a few long posts here and there, but don't hold your breath.

Wow......what's everyone think about the Democratic primary situation? Nah, I'm not linking to any stories....the whole thing makes me want to move to Canada. Not sure how they do stuff in Canada, but they never seem to start any wars and they all seem to get along okay. Plus, donuts are a food group in Canada, so I wouldn't lack for a job.

Hero.....kinda puts all those assholes in Washington in some perspective, huh?

This is a pretty cool event our company (my son and I) are helping this year. We can't send them a whole bunch of money....but every little bit helps.

My mom is kicking ass with her knee replacement therapy. She should be done with the therapists visits in a week or two. The way my knees feel this morning- I want to sign up for new knees as well. People out there have worse problems than sore knees.....I damn lucky overall so I guess you have to take some bad with the good.

till later.

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