Today, Tracy and I,
painted our living room with a different color.

I must say,
we did a pretty decent job,
considering we started doing it at 10 pm,
and did not finish til 4 am.

We had to wait til Tyler was asleep,
because it’s just impossible for us to do this project
while he’s running around all over the place.

Plus, with my injured back,
I knew everything will just hurt like a mother trucker!
And you know your body will be very sore in the morning.

So, for those people,
who are thinking of doing some home renovations and/or re-decorations,
here’s a word of advice,

“DON’T”!!!!!

So, why don’t we just look at some cool links,
instead of doing something else, like, “work”.

This is the “ultimate” time waster —-> Paper Toss
Now Boys, let’s show them
how to park a car —-> Parking: Battle of the sexes
Check out Rock’s 10 wildest Myths —-> RollingStone.com
Ancient Japanese way of folding a shirt —-> howtofoldashirt.net
Check out the front pages of newspapers
around the world —-> newseum.org

Tyler as a “Vampire Bat”

One of the best things about being married, (or being with someone)
are the late night chats you have when you are in bed.

You know, just before going to sleep,
you talk about how the day went for both of you,
you share funny stories,
you talk about things that happened,
who and what pissed you off,
and the plans you have for the following day.

But you got to be careful though.
Somehow, somewhere along the lovely chatting,
one of you has to initiate how it’s going to end.

One of you has to know when the chat exchange is beginning to make no sense.
When the topics are going nowhere,
someone has to initiate the closing stages, and end it.
Or else, both of you will just be up all night.

Case in point.

Here is an example of a married couple,
who was having a late night discussion about their day.

Pay close attention, on how one of them
brilliantly finished the conversation
and saved them both some meaningless dialogue.

Watch closely because that moment passes very quickly.

Let’s call this couple Tyrone and Tracy,
because those are the names they go by.

(Enter Scene)

Tracy: ….. and so that’s how my day was. Always, busy, busy, busy.
I am so glad it’s over.

Tyrone: You know sometimes when you tell me stuff about your work,
I keep getting confused about who said what to who.
I keep getting the names mixed up.

Tracy: Okay let me tell you some of the names of the people I work with.
There’s Debbie, Abbie, Ann-Marie, Danielle, Claudia, …… (and so on)

Tyrone: Wow! Now let me tell you the names of the guys I work with.

Tracy: Huh?

Tyrone: Yeah! There’s Bert, Ernie, Oscar, Elmo,
Buzz, Woody, Dory and Nemo, those two are hilarious.
Mike Wazowski, James Sullivan, funny guys, I tell you.
There’s Fiona, Donkey, Farquad, Shrek, Gingi……

Tracy: (laughing) Gingi? Who the hell is Gingi?

Tyrone: Gingi! You know, Gingi!

Tracy: No, I don’t know Gingi.

Tyrone: Well, do you know the muffin man?

(Silence)

Tyrone: Who lives down Drury Lane?

(Deafening Silence)

Tracy: Goodnight! (Rolls over)

My good friend Sherille
has made a gallery of Tyler’s pictures on her website.

Check it out here —-> mishmash

Thanks so much Sher.
That was very sweet of you.

Also,
my very best wishes to Lalaine and Enrique,
on their beautiful wedding.

Congratulations you guys!
May your days be blessed.

I just saw that new iPod commercial with U2.
Something “Vertigo”, I think.

What is it with musicians and bands “selling out”?

First I saw Metallica having a reality special.
(Ozzy doesn’t count.
No one understands what he says on that show anyway.)

I saw Bon Jovi in a battery advertisement,
then I saw Bob Dylan in a Victoria Secret commercial.
What’s next?
Bruce Springsteen endorsing Kotex or Tampax?

This is why I love progressive bands and guitar virtuosos.
For them it’s still all about the “music”.

It’s just sad that nowadays,
it’s all about image and money.
It’s not about the music anymore.

Has anyone watched MTV lately?
They don’t show Music Videos anymore.
The only time they show those videos is at 3 or 4 in the morning!
It’s mostly Nick and Jessica marathons.

Just like sports.
Sports is a business nowadays.
NHL is in lockout, NBA players want more money,
and half the NFL players have a police record.
It’s not sports anymore.
It’s sports mixed with politics or the judicial system.

*sighs*
Sad. Very sad.

It’s a good thing I quit showbiz,
gave up on being a professional athlete,
and refused to be a rock star.

(Hey, I can dream, can’t I?)

15 days. That’s how long we haven’t had any phone nor internet service.
In this day and age, you would think this would be unheard of.
That’s half a month!

So we got our phone turned on yesterday,
and the internet today.

Apparently, someone in that company
didn’t understand the procedure of moving a service
and processed a new connection instead.

To remedy this problem, I had to talk to “9” people,
and spent almost 4 hours on the phone.

There has to be a better system than that!

Oh well,
I guess I can’t complain.
Since someone in our neighborhood has an unsecure wi-fi,
with his SID on major broadcast.

Yup, I used his connection,
but only to do certain “important” things.

Nope, I did not take advantage of it.
I wouldn’t want it to happen to me.
(Plus I’m a nice guy,
and I was only getting a 47% signal quality anyways.
Not good for long downloads.)

So anyway,
the moral of the story is?

Make sure that your Wi-fi is secure
and when you move your phone and internet service,
it would be easier if you just cancel your subscription
and order a new one instead.

Stupid hurricane.

Happy 2nd birthday to you my son.
You have taught me so much about who I really am.

Your Mother and I love you very much.

Now.
Let the terrible two’s begin!

Holy Crap!
That Jeanne was truly frightening.

I have experienced the fearsome four,
Bonnie, Charley, Frances and Ivan,
But this Jeanne hit us the most.

I have never heard such menacing, howling winds my whole life.
I can actually hear our windows and walls grunt and rumble.
It was scary.

Most people in our area are still without power,
and widespread flooding is still a problem.

With such an extraordinary season that we are experiencing here down south,
I must admit that I have learned a lot about these deadly hurricanes.

And so, as a concerned member of society,
I feel that I should share with you this “Hurricane Info” that I have researched,
just to be of service to everyone.
(To anyone who reads this crap, at least.)

I now bring you,

Hurricanes 101

1. How are hurricane’s names selected?

— A list that originated from the National Hurricane Center
and is now maintained with the Internatio…..
Well actually,
Hurricanes don’t really care what name you call them.

2. What wind speeds correspond to hurricane strength categories?

a. Category 1 == 74 – 95 mph
b. Category 2 == 96 – 110 mph
c. Category 3 == 111 – 130 mph
d. Category 4 == 131 – 155 mph
e. Category 5 == 155 – Holy Shiiiiiii

3. How do forecasters know a hurricane is coming?

— It’s either they have really, really good binoculars,
or hurricanes always leave a forwarding address.
But I think the hurricanes just love the beach.

4. What is the first thing you should do
if a hurricane is confirmed to be heading in your direction?

— Check your supplies for the big hurricane party,
and then begin drawing plans for the new house you will be building.

5. What should you do first after a hurricane passes?

— Determine if your computer is operational,
then see if your spouse, kids and pets are around,
then get back to your computer.

And lastly,
6. How can you protect your house in the event of a hurricane?

— With Duct Tape. No further questions.

Okay, okay!
Maybe they weren’t the best answers.
But one thing is for sure.

My computer is still working. Haha!

Anyway,
here are some cool links if you have read this far.

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On a side note:
We will be moving to our new house, (which is still standing, Thank God.)
So, I might not be able to update for a while.
The DSL people told me that the transfer of service might be delayed
because of the hurricanes.

Stupid Storm.

*Sighs*
God I hate Mondays.
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Real hurricane info —-> Howstuffworks.com
See Ivan’s damage to the coastline —-> usgs.gov
Is God punishing Florida? —-> Political Humour
Turtle Bridge Game —-> funflashgames.com
Driving to nowhere —-> gorillaz.com – (Darwin, you’ll love this!)
The famous old aged question, answered —-> chickenjoke.com
Lies on the pentagon attack —-> Pentagon conspiracy