Another Day in My Insignificant Life

NEW Quantum of Solace (2008) Trailer

2008-06-30T15:29:00.001-06:00

SCORE - NEW 007!!!

The Secret: 1st 20 minutes

2008-03-14T15:08:00.001-06:00

This is the first 20 minutes of the global film phenomenon "The Secret". It is authorized by The Secret LLC for personal use only.

just because

2007-10-02T14:35:00.000-06:00

Michael Vick Has Bigger Issues Than Prison - He is Being Sued for BILLIONS!!!!!!!

2007-08-14T15:27:00.000-06:00

From Fox News:

Embattled NFL quarterback Michael Vick, facing federal charges related to his alleged participation in dogfighting, has been hit with a "$63,000,000,000 billion dollar" lawsuit filed by a South Carolina inmate who alleges the Atlanta Falcons star stole his pit bulls and sold them on eBay to buy "missiles from Iran," Riches alleges that Vick stole two white mixed pit bull dogs from his home in Holiday, Fla., and used them for dogfighting operations in Richmond, Va. The complaint goes on to allege that Vick sold the dogs on eBay and “used the proceeds to purchase missiles from the Iran government.”

The complaint also alleges that Vick would need those missiles because he pledged allegiance to Al Qaeda in February of this year. “Michael Vick has to stop physically hurting my feelings and dashing my hopes,” Riches writes in the complaint.

Riches wants $63 billion dollars “backed by gold and silver “ delivered to the front gates to the Williamsburg Federal Correctional facility in South Carolina. Riches is an inmate at the facility serving out a wire fraud conviction.

FOXNews.com attempted to contact Vick, but neither he nor his spokesman could be reached for comment. Vick's attorneys, meanwhile, are negotiating a plea deal with federal prosecutors before new dogfighting charges are filed next week, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Link to law suit:

http://www.foxnews.com/projects/pdf/riches_jonathan_file.pdf

You just cannot create stuff like this.

Flight of the Conchords: ''If You're Into It''

2007-08-08T06:05:00.001-06:00

Ah, what a love song is all about.....

Flight of the Conchords - Business Time

2007-08-01T07:55:00.001-06:00

IT'S BUSINESS TIME!!!!! There is no time like business time - and when in your usiness socks, oh yeah.....time to do that sexy dance....

Publisher Nan Talese's Remarks on Oprah Winfrey

2007-07-31T22:03:00.001-06:00

Oprah gets hers!

The Best Numbers in Sports Athlete Wise

2007-05-14T14:57:00.000-06:00

The Sporting News recently came up with the best athletes of all time based on numbers - from 00 to 99. Of course, with any list, there is controversy - and there should be. It makes for great bar talk.

Off the top of my head, I can think of a number of great athletes and their numbers - 23 for Jordan, right? The New York Yankees owning numbers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, right? Well, maybe we'd say so, but the Sporting News may say differently. Let's take a look.

0. Gilbert Arenas, G, Washington. Good choice - Each league should adopt a rule saying any player wearing No. 0 has to be at least a partial goofball. Plus, the man looks good in ice. (http://deadspin.com/sports/gilbert-arenas/the-key-to-any-good-party-is-the-ice-sculpture-226605.php)

1. Amare Stoudemire, F, Phoenix Suns What about Billy Martin? You'll find a fighten' SOB who'd give each guy a run for his money - not to mention a black eye. Plus, he'd drink them all under the table.

2. Derek Jeter, SS, Yankees Jeter will fill in the #2 spot and the Yankees will have retired numbers 1 - 10.

3. Dwyane Wade, G, Miami Heat. Yeah, Wade is a good choice. Griffey has been hurt to many times and Iverson is too much of a malcontent. But some guy Named Ruth keeps popping into my mind here.

4. Chris Bosh, F/C, Toronto Raptors. Bosh? Who in the blue fuck is he compared to Farve? Bobby Orr? Iron Man Lou Gehrig?

5. Albert Pujols, 1B, St. Louis Cardinals . No way - Joe D rules this number.

6. Bobby Cox, manager, Atlanta Braves. Cox is a manager - he did not make house calls like
Dr. J.

7. Jose Reyes, SS, New York Mets. Gotta look at the Dog Fighter, Michael Vick and of course, the New York Yankees, Mick.

8. Alexander Ovechkin, LW, Washington Capitals Maybe Dale Earnhardt Jr.,

9. Carson Palmer, QB, Cincinnati Bengals ok but Roger Maris is 9A. And Rex Grossman because he is the Sex Cannon.

10. Vince Young, QB, Tennessee Titans - Pele - no more needs to be said.

11. Yao Ming, C, Houston Rockets - Maybe Phil Simms - maybe not

12. Tom Brady, QB, New England Patriots No doubt - plus he's been busy fathering the next generation of NFL players.

13. Alex Rodriguez, 3B, New York Yankees What about Steve Nash, and Nash won 2 MVPs - this could go either way.

14. Jonathan Cheechoo, RW, San Jose Sharks Um,......Pete Rose had the over on this - Mr. Cub - Ernie Banks wants to still play 2 today.

15. Carlos Beltran, OF, New York Mets Last I saw, in the playoffs, Beltran as asked if he needed help and he said, "No, I'm just looking...." I'll take Vince Carter here.

16. Pau Gasol, F/C, Memphis Grizzlies OK, just because he was trade bait and that means someone thinks highly of him.

17. Matt Kenseth, NASCAR driver - John Havlicek, Celtics, 8 Championships.....

18. Peyton Manning, QB, Indianapolis Colts OK - but with a Kenny Chesney chaser for good measure.

19. Josh Beckett, RHP, Boston Red Sox - Tony Gwynn - no more to say.

20. Tony Stewart, NASCAR driver - Why because Joe Gibbs owns the racing team? Weak tie in. I'll go with Mike Schmidt in a close race over Frank Robinson and Lou Brock.

So, your 00 - 20 - who is missing, who does not belong? 21 - 40 tomorrow.

Coffee Cup Wisdom

2007-05-07T14:34:00.001-06:00

(worldnetdaily.com) Anti-God Starbucks cup has customer steaming Woman says: 'I don't think there needs to be religious dialogue on it. I just want coffee' An Ohio woman is steaming after reading an anti-God message published on the side of a Starbucks coffee cup. The message that got Michelle Incanno's blood boiling reads:

"Why in moments of crisis do we ask God for strength and help? As cognitive beings, why would we ask something that may well be a figment of our imaginations for guidance? Why not search inside ourselves for the power to overcome? After all, we are strong enough to cause most of the catastrophes we need to endure."

The quote was written by Bill Schell, a Starbucks customer from London, Ontario, Canada, and was included as part of an effort by the Seattle-based coffee giant to collect different viewpoints and spur discussion.

"As someone who loves God, I was so offended by that," Michelle Incanno, a married mother of three who is Catholic, told the Dayton Daily News. "I don't think there needs to be religious dialogue on it. I just want coffee."

Incanno of Springboro, Ohio, admits she had been a huge fan of Starbucks before discovering the message, always ordering a large, house-brewed coffee with nonfat milk and two Splenda.
"I wouldn't feel right going back," she said.

The paper says Incanno wasn't satisfied with a company disclaimer saying the quote is the author's opinion, not necessarily that of Starbucks, which invites customers to respond on its website.

Starbucks spokeswoman Sanja Gould said the collection of thoughts and opinions is a "way to promote open, respectful conversation among a wide variety of individuals. "

Starbucks cup with a pro-homosexual message caused controversy in Waco, Texas, in 2005

This is not the first time a message on a Starbucks cup has caused controversy.
Baylor University told the Starbucks store on its Waco, Texas, campus to remove a cup said to promote homosexuality.

The offending cup featured the words of homosexual novelist Armistead Maupin. It read:
"My only regret about being gay is that I repressed it for so long. I surrendered my youth to the people I feared when I could have been out there loving someone. Don't make that mistake yourself. Life's too damn short."

Baylor University, the world's largest Baptist school, refused to comment on the issue, said KCEN-TV in central Texas. Employees at the campus Starbucks said none of their customers had complained about the cup, but they removed it nonetheless.

So, Michelle Incanno's has a point as her cup runneth over with anger at Starbucks. But, they reserve the right to print wording on their cups to please the masses that enjoy spending $8 on a cup of coffee. So, Michelle, I suggest that you get your coffee elsewhere. As for Baylor University, yep, conservative school, will stone any homos running in the open on campus - makes sense to them.

But I have to wonder, what other words of wisdom can be found on cups of Starbucks coffee??

"It was amazing. The zero-g part was wonderful, I could have gone on and on – space here I come! I have opened the world of outer space for retards - they no longer have to ride the little yellow school bus - they can take the little yellow spaceship!!!" -- Prof Stephen Hawking, who experienced weightlessness during simulated space flight.

"I find these sorts of polls hindering to my career. I'm an actress, not a sex object, and should be treated as such. Then again, I can't act worth shit, so hell, treat me like the sex object I am and the one men masterbate too every night!!" -- Scarlett Johansson is annoyed at being voted the world's most beautiful woman.

"Well, they came and got me out of Texas and I can tell you it's a privilege to be back," he said. "I'll be talking to y'all soon as soon as that old bastard gives me my first check. Otherwise, I'll keep watching you get your asses beat by the Red Sox." -- Roger Clemens tells Yankee Stadium he's rejoining team.

"I remember draft night, I shook David Stern's hand while rocking a red suit with white pinstripes and red gators … I've always been a trendsetter. I looked at that short white guy and said, mutha fucker, you need to take some style lessons"-- Jalen Rose

"I'm 72 years old, and I'm not hopping on a plane and flying all the way to San Francisco for anybody. I'll be damned if I'm going to see that HGH & roided up freak of nature beat my record. Hell, all I did was speeders to keep my mojo going when I played ball not the shit he uses. I didn't go see that big Jap guy hit his homerun - even though it would have been cool to see a jap taller that 5-feet - he must have been on HGH and roids too. Hell, anyone who comes close to my records is on drugs. Fuck them all, I'm Henry Aaron, dammit!!" - Hank Aaron

Gunman's Roommates Deserve Straight A's

2007-04-17T13:51:00.000-06:00

I have to wonder, if Joe Aust and Karan Grewal will now get all A's this semester because of what happened at Virginia Tech yesterday? Their roommate was Cho Seung-Hui and now that he killed himself, the 'roommate kills themselves, so you get all A's rule comes into play.'

When you think about it, the stress of knowing they were living with a savage killer who offed himself should qualify them for all A's this semester. With grief counselors coming down in droves, this is a question that must be asked and answered immediately. The futures of these 2 students are on the line. These 2 have to be pulling their hair out thinking that it could have been them versus the others and the stress their now under calls for a proper response. I'm sure last night, they drank themselves silly (I would have). I bet they even got some sympathy sex from their girl friends or some babe walking by and felt sorry for them. This is something they need to milk to the Nth degree - the pick up lines can be pure gold, "Hi, I'm really stressed, my roomie went off the deep end and offed a bunch of people and I'm having trouble dealing with this. Think you can help me? No, no, you don't have to buy me a drink - I just don't want to be alone tonight...." Plus, you also can use the line "...c'mon baby, we don't know how much time we have left....just this once, let's do it..."

Once they know, they can pack up and seek real grief counseling in the arms of some soft hearted woman and be provided a cold beer to help them get over yesterday.

Here's to the 2 of you and the hope that you are granted all A's!!!!!

HS Basketball + MSG = Fight Night

2007-03-19T09:48:00.000-06:00

You have to love when all back high schools get together for basketball games - especially when it is a playoff game, it's close and a foul occurs. When you add this all up and sprinkle in a bit of animal behavior, you get one hell of a fight in the stands/streets/subway. A wild melee broke out at a high school basketball game inside Madison Square Garden on Sunday night between high school students, police officers, and others in attendance. The fight then spilled into the streets, and at one point shots were fired, police said. (http://www.wcbs.com/) The game was between Public Schools Athletic League's AA division city championship game between Brooklyn rivals Lincoln and Boys & Girls. Even the public address announcer got involved by asking (over the speaker system) "what the fuck is wrong with you people?" Now that's a tough announcer.

According to a witness "The teen, who was wearing a brown jacket, was pulled over the railing by school safety officers and appeared to not be resisting, but four officers are seen beating him. Two of the officers struck the boy several times with their batons." The police said in response, "fuck that kid, he was there and we needed to show who really kicks ass in this city. It's a shame we had to cave his skull in, but like I said, fuck him."

So, when all the dust settled from the fight, who won the game? Lincoln trounced Boys & Girls, 77-50. In addition, Lincoln kicked 52 asses of students from Boys & Girls school, had more people arrested and are the kings of high school basketball fights.

I think going forward, when you get a bunch of black kids playing ball, it's better to have them playing inside a fenced yard - maybe a prison - a natural futuristic setting for most of those attending - if not a real experience for the other half attending.

Let's get ready to ruuuuuuuuummmmmmmblllleeeeee.........

http://wcbstv.com/video/?id=97730@wcbs.dayport.com

Democratic Party New Military Look

2007-03-16T09:00:00.000-06:00

As the Democrats continue to pander towards their special groups (no different than the Republicans pandering) they are offering a peak under the tent as to what their military will look like if they win the presidential election. Recently General Pace said that gays are immoral and was taken to task by the left. The DNC responded saying that if a Democrat were elected, they'd adopt a policy of welcoming all to the military - especially gays because "we'd have the best dressed military in the world; because them gays know fashion like they know their partner's ass!" Republicans were aghast at this statement, but agreed that gays do know fashion. In fact, the DNC released a snap shot of their new military look.

In the picture, the DNC said this will be the new look for the Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff and his special military aide. Fashion experts seemed pleased, but also admitted that the uniforms needed a bit if Cher and Liza touch, with the toughness of Rosie; after all, the military may need to get into a cat fight one day, and they better be as tough as much as they look good.

On a side note, the French were taken aback because this did not involve any French designers and for them to support this idea, they needed to be involved. In a written response, the DNC said, "This is so typical French - jealous, jealous, jealous. They need to go back and take a deep breath and stop their hissy fit." The Democrats feel confident that this new look will work because once the enemy sees them sashaying into battle, they'll be intimidated and surrender. In fact, the DNC hopes to design a special uniform for being in a fox hole because they know the closeness of men in fox holes.

John Daly Drops Out Of Another Golf Tournament

2007-03-02T13:16:00.000-06:00

So John Daly hurt his tummy yesterday playing golf. John Daly was injured trying to stop his back swing after being distracted by a fan taking his picture, forcing him to withdraw from the Honda Classic after only two holes Thursday. PGA Tour officials said Daly injured his rib area, along with his shoulder. The severity or exact nature of either injury wasn't known. (http://sports.espn.go.com).

I guess he won't be able to lift that can of Diet Coke.

So John hears the click, click of a camera above all the other noise that occur on a golf course and stares holes through a poor woman and tried to swing again before turning to golf officials and telling them, "Hey guys, that woman took my picture and I stopped because she looked like the hottest thing this side of my double wide trailer park. When I stopped, I pulled some fat and damn, if I'm not the biggest pussy on the tour, can't lift my fat arms over my fat head. I'm sorry guys, but being such a pansy ass, I need to stop golfing. I know you expected me to play and have large crowds following me, but they would have been disappointed because I would have missed the cut anyways, so who the fuck really cares, right?"

Tour officials agreed that John is the tour's biggest pansy ass and would have ended up +3 or +4 by the time he was done for the day and probably +8 by the time Friday's round closed. They also expressed relief that he took his limp driver off the course and they may make a profit because they were able to cancel the 18 wheeler that was loaded with Diet Coke. John was last seen lumbering towards his truck mumbling something about getting back to the trailer park, double wide girl friend and pissing away another opportunity in life.

Once again, we have a golfer who is upset because someone makes a noise during their golf swing. I don't care if it's Daly, Tiger, Davis Love III, Vijay, Phil (who actually cannot hear the cameras clicking because he's making loud choking noises) or whomever the fuck is in the tee box - deal with it. You guys ought to get a real job and wonder how you're going to pay the rent next month. Hells Bells, in other sports, you have more noise being made than a whore convention being invaded by sailors.

Muslims' Request For Space Rejected - Campus

2007-02-23T15:22:00.000-06:00

Muslims' Request For Space Rejected - Campus

Enough with this muslim bullshit of we want our prayer rooms, we need to pray 5x a day, we kill people because they're not muslim, we beat down women, etc. Let's give them all a room in the middle of Death Valley and have them pray to their heart's content in the mid day sun. They ought to be grateful they have rights not given to people in muslim countries. If they do not like it, they can go take their flying carpets back to the sand and rocks they crawled out from under and make our country that much cleaner.

Another Super Bowl Posting

2007-02-01T10:22:00.000-06:00

I think 2 weeks between the NFC/AFC Title games and Super Bowl is too long. I'm SB out and just want the game over. I can imagine the cases of overdose that will occur in Chicago if/when the Bears win and the cases of withdrawal if they lose. I certainly hope that company EAP programs have extra people on staff to take the calls from distraught people.

I have to say, I'm looking forward to the game and of course the commercials. MSNBC had a listing of the 10 worst ads and here they are....

10. Frito-Lay — Dan Quayle ad (1993): For the national launch of Wavy Lays potato chips, much-ridiculed former Vice-President Quayle makes a cameo, with a joke about his inability to spell “potato.”
What failed: Think back to 1993. Other than Heidi Fleiss and possibly Lorena Bobbitt, was there a worse person to associate with your new product than Dan Quayle?
The fallout: Despite some negative reviews, the Quayle ad was followed by more commercials featuring unsuccessful politicians and other losers, including a Chevy Chase ad for Doritos (right after his talk show disaster), Ann Richards and Mario Cuomo for Lays — and Bob Dole for just about everything. Yeah, kind of dumb - but admire DQ for stepping up and doing the ad.

9. Sierra Mist — Bagpipe kilt ad (2004): On a hot day, a kilt-wearing bagpipe player breaks off from a parade and stands above an air conditioning grate — mimicking Marilyn Monroe’s famous scene in “The Seven Year Itch.”
What failed: How in the world is cold air blowing on an out-of-shape sweaty dude’s genitals supposed to make you feel like drinking a lemon-lime beverage? The ad would have made more tactical sense if he was drinking rival beverage Sprite.
The fallout: Three years later, Sierra Mist still plays John Stamos to Sprite’s George Clooney in the beverage market. Must have been in the bathroom when this was on.

8. Budweiser — “Upside Down Clown” (2003): A clown with an upside-down suit walks into a bar, orders a Bud Light, and pours the drink into his mouth through an opening between the suit’s legs.
What failed: The only thing that works up less of a thirst less than thinking about a bagpiper’s naughty parts is watching a commercial where a clown appears to drink beer through his buttocks.
The fallout: Budweiser received just enough positive reinforcement from this commercial to come back the following year with something even more disgusting. (See number 5.) HUH?

7. Budweiser — “Bud Bowl VI” (1994): The fake football game between anthropomorphic bottles of Bud and Bud Light returns (again) with more predictable goofiness.
What failed: The Bud Bowl had few good ideas from the start. By Bud Bowl VI the commercials were physically painful to watch – with Marv Albert bleating about the antics of a profanity-spewing, break-dancing giant can. Coaches Mike Ditka and Bum Phillips showed up, looking visibly pained to be involved.
The fallout: After two more Bud Bowls, Budweiser canned the series, concentrating on their frog and lizard-themed ads. Sorry, but the Bud Bowl was kind of innovative and had made money on who would win.

6. Dirt Devil — “Fred Astaire” (1997): Special effects allow legendary hoofer Fred Astaire to revisit some old dance moves – except this time his partner is a red vacuum cleaner.
What failed: A dead guy dancing with a vacuum? What’s next? Digging up Steve McQueen’s corpse so he can sell the new Ford Mustang? Not a bad idea.....He can still drive like a Mutha....
The fallout: The public was split, with some people enjoying the ad while others found it creepy and disrespectful. Undeterred by the polarized criticism, Dirt Devil kept dead Fred on the air for much of the rest of the year. Yes, but the carpet was very clean.

5. Budweiser – Flatulent horse ad (2004): A romantic evening in a hansom cab is ruined by a farting horse, whose flatulence hits a candle and torches a woman’s hair.
What failed: This ad was criticized for being a disgusting example of sullying a brand, and was lumped in the declining morals discussion kicked off by Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction. But mostly we hate it because it rips off an episode of “Seinfeld.”
The fallout: The public flogging that Budweiser took had one positive result – their ads got better, including last year’s clever “Magic Fridge” commercial. C'mon, horse farts are funny!! This had me on the floor!!!

4. Holiday Inn – Sex change ad (1997): A woman at a high school is revealed to be a man, followed by a poor segue that equates her sex change with Holiday Inn’s recent renovations at its hotels.
What failed: On top of being tasteless and insensitive, the ad made almost no mention of Holiday Inn — which in retrospect might have been a blessing.
The fallout: Gay, lesbian and transgender activist groups, already upset about stereotypes on television, were outraged by the commercial — threatening boycotts and other protests. Media critics hated it too, and Holiday Inn quickly pulled the ad. yeah, sex may sell, but damn, this was freaky.

3. Just for Feet — Kenyan runner ad (1999): A group of mercenaries in a Humvee chase down a barefoot Kenyan running in Africa, drug him unconscious and force a pair of running shoes on his feet.
What failed: The question is: what about this ad didn’t fail? Critics hated the advertisement, calling it racist and imperialist. Just for Feet later acknowledged it was a horrible mistake.
The fallout: Just for Feet sued the advertising firm that created the ads for $10 million and filed for bankruptcy later the same year. Eventually, the lawsuit was dropped and Just for Feet sold its stores. The last one closed in 2004. Time to update the ad to when the runner fell at the end of the Chicago marathon and then have the Humvee run him over.

2. Burger King — “Find Herb the Nerd” (1986): Burger King urged customers to find Herb, who was supposedly the only person in America who had never tasted the fast food chain’s hamburgers.
What failed: Audience members hated the annoying actor who played Herb (he looked like a balder Rick Moranis), and showed little interest in searching for him at their neighborhood Burger King – even with money involved. While no statistics could be found to back the claim up, we suspect the commercials inspired a new wave of vegans.
The fallout: Burger King spent tens of millions of dollars on the “Herb” series, which was highly ridiculed at the time and is considered one of the worst ad campaigns in history. This is why BK is #3 and falling fast....

1. Apple — “Lemmings” (1985): One year after the Macintosh is introduced with one of the best commercials ever, Apple introduces Macintosh Office with an abstract film that included a spooky version of the tune “Heigh-Ho” and office workers jumping off a cliff.
What failed: The advertisement — paired with a one-sided Super Bowl that had the 49ers beating the Dolphins 38-16 — was dark, depressing and more than a bit morbid.
The fallout: This was the “Speed 2: Cruise Control” of Super Bowl ads. It was widely panned by critics who had loved Apple’s “1984” ad, and even the company’s loyal fan base had a hard time defending it. Apple didn’t advertise during the Super Bowl again until 1999. Must have been the worst because I cannot remember it. Now, Job is being investigated by the SEC for option issues - he may end up going off the cliff....

Here's to even worse ads this year....

Looking Up Your Past Loves

2007-01-05T15:41:00.000-06:00

Did anyone every look up past loves? Did you find yourself surprised at what they're doing? How they look? if they're still around? I did a few times and damn, she's not what I remembered - but hey, we dated 20+ years ago. It was on a whim and her facial features look the same, very cute, but her hair - eck, sorry, but looks just to the south of awful. It's amazing what you can Google or Yahoo and find out. I searched about myself and found stuff almost 7 years old still floating around (yes, it's good stuff). I looked for others and just found names/addresses, but no pictures. Some have to common of a name to go further. But, it's like entering a bit of a time machine.

What do you do - dare you reach out and say, "hey, I know it's been over 20 years and we're both married have kids, but what's new?" Only in Dear Abby columns this happens. Then do they call the police and claim harassment or stalking? What if they say, let's meet for coffee or a drink? Do you meet? After all, when one reaches out to the past, there is a desire to connect or reconnect and failing to meet fails to reconnect.

What would you do?

happy 2007

2007-01-02T21:39:00.000-06:00

wow, another year goes by and we're all still here. nye was uneventful - went to friend's house, watched the bears/packers game, had pizza a few beers and snacks. at midnight, had a toast, went to kiss the wife and she turned her head and looked at me like something was wrong. i guess i mean nothing to her. that is how i felt. why do i keep this facade going? i guess money is the reason why and the thought of parting with it hurts more than the thought of leaving her. the kids also come into play but at least i can spend time with them and be with them when they do things - can't with the money she'd get. i thought nye would be different, but nope - what was i thinking.....stupid, stupid me. the store of my life - stupid, stupid me......

Well, The Sun IS Shining Now

2006-12-28T14:51:00.000-06:00

It's nice to see the sun finally shining so very brightly this afternoon. It makes working a bit more palatable. I think I'll head out by 3:30pm, drop off a book at the library, maybe check out a new one and head home. It's dinner w/the family tonight, in laws too. I could go for a glass of red wine this evening.

Otherwise, fairly productive at work. Read a number of 2006 recap stories - Rosie is a sad case of self inflated ego; The Donald is no different. Paris, Lindsay, Brittney are still trampy, but I think Brittney has a sweet looking coochie - used and abused as it is.

We need to start shooting with reckless abandoned in Iraq and start teaching some serious lessons that have not been taught. When Saddam was in power, people knew if they screwed up, they'd be shot - he instilled fear and our troops to not. They are glorified policemen. But, the media will never allow them to be any more than this.

Tomorrow is my last day of work for a long weekend. I think I'll be back at work January 3 or 4 - maybe the 5. I'll decide tomorrow. Not to many people are around this week and it may be the same next week.

Do People Really Read Blogs?

2006-12-28T13:36:00.000-06:00

I'm just curious - do people really read these things? Or do we write them to clear our minds? To think we know how to write prose? For family & friends so they know what's going on in our lives? Now, you may ask why I am writing a blog and to be truthful, I have no idea as to why. I honestly haven't a clue. I should be working, but cannot when I'm 'blogging' - sounds like I'm in my basement in the dark on a caffeine high - or a 20 something living in my parent's basement typing away versus having a life. Wait, I'm not in my 20's (although if I knew then, what I know now, dam,n, I'd be having a ton of fun and not even close to blogging.....own my own home and married w/children (kind of like the television program - ok, in name only).

So, why do people write blogs?

Another Day Comes and Will Eventually Go

2006-12-28T10:11:00.000-06:00

Last night was pretty much like I thought - but watched some TV - 2 hours of Bones on Fox. I used to watch it when it first came out, but stopped when it ran up against another fav show of mine. I guess that's why they have reruns. The oldest went to a friend's house to hang and play video games and the youngest watched T w/me. The wife was miffed because when I got home, she was laying on the couch, watching TV and I had no expectations for dinner - which is fine - thinking I can do it myself (yes, I've done this before) plus they all went out for the day and had Chinese - DUH - should have thought that eating Chinese food and an hour later you're hungry again......missed that one. So I went upstairs, grabbed a left over fillet and heated it up, tossed it on a bun and enjoyed. She came into the room and was clearly miffed that I fixed something for me but not her. Well, sorry, she was laying down, tired (as usual) and kids already had a bite to eat. In any case, I enjoyed what I fixed for myself.

I flipped through the paper - while on the porch in the AM, the news in the paper seems so very old - I'm reading instant news on line so anything in print seems like ancient text! But, I enjoy some of the columnists, sports box scores and comics. I also read the obits - looking over the names and bios of people I never knew wondering if they were significant in life? Yes, there are a few prominent people listed and all they did to do whatever, for whomever, whenever they did it. But, the rest of the names seem to linger and these people existed for some purpose - I hope that they found their purpose in life. I'm not sure I found mine yet - if we all have one - do we or are we just cogs in the great big wheel of life? We are not even close to being compared to the greatest generation that fought and won a war. We can be called the greediest generation because we want It and we want it now - whatever it may be. We're also the blame generation because nothing is ever our fault - fingers always seem to point at the other person - ah, the Twinkee defense; I was on drugs, too drunk to know what I was doing and on and on.......

I did read a few dozen pages from my book and enjoyed the escape and placed myself in the action on the pages. I'll knock out a few dozen more tonight and look to see what's next on my reading agenda. Does everyone have an agenda? Do we have multpile agendas? I think I need to review all of mine......

I Guess My Blog Title Is Correct

2006-12-27T15:40:00.000-06:00

I guess Another Day in My Insignificant Life is the right title because I forgot my log in information - jeez........guess it is not that important.....

How do people become significant? I look at who makes the news and some of these people - man, oh man, how stupid are they - OK, most of Hollywood falls into that category....Heck, I'd love to be famous for a day or two - make a difference versus a spectacle of myself......versus sitting in a cube at work hoping to get a piece of cheese when I reach my desk, after walking through our maze....

Anyway, President Ford has passed away - very sad - he was an honorable man and the right man at the right time for our country. He deserves every accolade given to him.

It's cloudy and chilly outside this afternoon - sort of depressing.

I think when I get home tonight, I'll..............do the same thing I always do......ask the same questions, how was your day, what's new, talk with anyone, etc.....by 7pm, most all in the house will break away to their own spots. I'll hop on the couch and crack open Clive Cussler's new book, The Treasure of Khan - good read, fairly fast paced. I'm about 1/2 way through it. Maybe I'll knock it out this evening.

I so live life on the edge.......

My Insignificant Life

2006-12-27T13:17:00.000-06:00

Another Christmas (I can use that, right) has flown by - so quick - so meaningless - the kids were well done with gifts and the wife & I said no gifts, but we still bought for each other. The kids were flying through their stuff and all I wanted to do is have them slow down and they got upset and the wife got upset and than I got upset...Then she started yelling and said I ruined Christmas and I responded Merry 'fucking' Christmas and she said 'fuck you'. Ah the joys of the holidays.....we worked to ignore each other until it was time to leave for her folks house for the annual party. I stayed back because a neighbor had his wife's gift by us, holding for a surprise. Then the wife had to talk to me to tell me the garage door was broken - of course, I fixed it - easy job, 20 minutes, all done.

I get up, I go to work, I come home. I do not go out and drink in bars or chase women. I do not beat my wife or kids. I work, day in and day out - take vacation during the year, Mexico last year, plenty of sun. I have no excitement in my life. My wife is boring and refuses to do anything and that includes the 'big anything'. She always as an excuse. I stop trying.

I watch TV, the news, my regular shows as well. I read to escape and wonder if I would have turned a different way versus the path of life I took, how my life would be different. I wish i could go back in time and do things differently. I know my kids would not be born, would not have met/married my wife, would have been a different person. I wonder what that person would be? My contributions to society is that I pay my taxes and vote. I do not break the law. I'm not sure what I do provides any value to society as a whole. I loo out my car windows at other people and wonder what they do? What do they contribute to society? Are their lives exciting? Boring? Mundane? Why am I here? I've come to believe I have lost purpose in life. If I quit my job tomorrow, I'd be replaced and while there would be a stoppage in what I do, it would pick up - and go on without me. I'm not sure what I need to do in life anymore - I mean, why do we do what we do. If we did not do what we do, would someone else fill the gap? they o in jobs. They do in sports. Can't find an item at one store, just go to another. Everything can be replaced......