Well here I am. I got lucky and managed to get July 4,5, and 6th off. My son turns 8 tomorrow....no way he can be that old yet. Haven't really had anything to blog about since January. News is depressing, this year's election appears to be between a Democrat and a Democrat hiding as a Republican. A man that shot 2 guys robbing his neighbor's house is told that he won't be indited but he will have a civil suit against him by the family of the illels he shot.
However there is some good stuff happening. Guitar Hero:Aerosmith was released yesterday. I'm gainfully employed, wife and kid are in town with me for the summer. So I guess things aren't so bad.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Thursday, January 3, 2008
The winds, they are a'changing
Been awhile I know, real life, along with Mass Effect and Rock Band, have been keeping me busy.
I've been watching the Iowa caucus tonight and I have to admit that I'm a little scared of the democrats. I am NOT a democrat but I'm not a republican either. I semi-jokingly call a left wing-rightest. The democrats have claimed that the people of Iowa voted for change. Well the democratic change frightens me. I am against socialized medicine which is a corner stone of the demos, I like being able to go to the doc same day I make an appointment, the most successful socialized medicine program in the world is Canada, you make an appointment and you have to wait 2 weeks to see the doc.
Their plan for reducing dependency on foreign oil is to develop alternate forms of energy, a plan that can take years if not decades to come to fruition. Short term we need to open up the east coast and the cost of Florida for oil drilling. Alaska is also a prime location for oil production. Build more nuclear reactors for electricity would be a big step too.
Global warming. For every scientist that says it is real, there is another one that says it doesn't. Nuff said.
Hillary stated that we needed a president that realized Military Force is a method of last resort, not first resort......What were we suppose to do? Give Saddam ANOTHER 11 years. She said we were attacked by a foreign power....Al Quada isn't a foreign power. It is a radical quasi-religious group with no official ties with any country.
Obama announced that we told the lobbyist that they no longer controlled the government, the people did. How much money did he take from the lobbyists and unions I wonder?
The changes that need to be made, in my not so humble opinion are as follows,
1. Open up the Florida coast and Alaska for oil drilling.
2. Give the military the authority to wage the war in Iraq and Afghanistan the way it should be done. Drop the hammer and wipe the insurgents out once and for all. Then and only then bring the troops home.
3. Choke off the borders and change the Social Security card into a full blown Federal ID card. It's time to demagnetize America.
4. Pass legislation that makes accepting money from lobbyists and unions illegal and force candidates to fund their own campaigns with contributions only coming from private INDIVIDUALS and some form of matching from the government to put the candidates on a level playing field.
I know I have a better chance of getting a contact high off of coke cola than any of these changes taking place but they would make a bigger difference than the ones the demos are talking about now.
I've been watching the Iowa caucus tonight and I have to admit that I'm a little scared of the democrats. I am NOT a democrat but I'm not a republican either. I semi-jokingly call a left wing-rightest. The democrats have claimed that the people of Iowa voted for change. Well the democratic change frightens me. I am against socialized medicine which is a corner stone of the demos, I like being able to go to the doc same day I make an appointment, the most successful socialized medicine program in the world is Canada, you make an appointment and you have to wait 2 weeks to see the doc.
Their plan for reducing dependency on foreign oil is to develop alternate forms of energy, a plan that can take years if not decades to come to fruition. Short term we need to open up the east coast and the cost of Florida for oil drilling. Alaska is also a prime location for oil production. Build more nuclear reactors for electricity would be a big step too.
Global warming. For every scientist that says it is real, there is another one that says it doesn't. Nuff said.
Hillary stated that we needed a president that realized Military Force is a method of last resort, not first resort......What were we suppose to do? Give Saddam ANOTHER 11 years. She said we were attacked by a foreign power....Al Quada isn't a foreign power. It is a radical quasi-religious group with no official ties with any country.
Obama announced that we told the lobbyist that they no longer controlled the government, the people did. How much money did he take from the lobbyists and unions I wonder?
The changes that need to be made, in my not so humble opinion are as follows,
1. Open up the Florida coast and Alaska for oil drilling.
2. Give the military the authority to wage the war in Iraq and Afghanistan the way it should be done. Drop the hammer and wipe the insurgents out once and for all. Then and only then bring the troops home.
3. Choke off the borders and change the Social Security card into a full blown Federal ID card. It's time to demagnetize America.
4. Pass legislation that makes accepting money from lobbyists and unions illegal and force candidates to fund their own campaigns with contributions only coming from private INDIVIDUALS and some form of matching from the government to put the candidates on a level playing field.
I know I have a better chance of getting a contact high off of coke cola than any of these changes taking place but they would make a bigger difference than the ones the demos are talking about now.
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Is there a doctor in the House?
"Everybody lies"
Simple philosophy, kinda pessimistic and absolute, but what do you expect from Dr. Gregory House. Last time I sorta discussed 2 of my 5 hours of weekly TV. CSI and CSI:NY. This time it's hour #3.
I love House because he is a true anti-hero. He ignores his boss, insults his friends, and goes against every concept of bedside manor......AND GETS AWAY WITH IT!!!!!!!!! The reason why is very simple. He's the best there is at what he does, think the doctor version of Wolverine. House is the very model of how a doctor is NOT suppose to act. Arrogant, egotistical, self-centered. He'll tell ya you're dieing just so ya go get health insurance. To him the patient doesn't matter, it's all about the puzzle and mystery....saving someone's life is just secondary. Oh did I happen to mention he also has a vicodin habit. Well, long story short (noticed I was starting to ramble), House is the doctor you do NOT want as a PCP but if you happen to be dieing and don't know why he IS the doctor you want.
Simple philosophy, kinda pessimistic and absolute, but what do you expect from Dr. Gregory House. Last time I sorta discussed 2 of my 5 hours of weekly TV. CSI and CSI:NY. This time it's hour #3.
I love House because he is a true anti-hero. He ignores his boss, insults his friends, and goes against every concept of bedside manor......AND GETS AWAY WITH IT!!!!!!!!! The reason why is very simple. He's the best there is at what he does, think the doctor version of Wolverine. House is the very model of how a doctor is NOT suppose to act. Arrogant, egotistical, self-centered. He'll tell ya you're dieing just so ya go get health insurance. To him the patient doesn't matter, it's all about the puzzle and mystery....saving someone's life is just secondary. Oh did I happen to mention he also has a vicodin habit. Well, long story short (noticed I was starting to ramble), House is the doctor you do NOT want as a PCP but if you happen to be dieing and don't know why he IS the doctor you want.
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
CSI and other shows
Can someone PLEASE explain something to me? Why the hell is CSI:Miami so popular? CSI and CSI:NY both have excellent casts (with the exceptions of Kathrine and Stella) but the strong points of the shows are the male leads Gil Grissom (William Peterson) and Mac Taylor (Gary Sines). The male lead for CSI:Miami, Horatio Caine (David Carusso), is TOO macho bordering on 2 dimensional.....aaaah who am I kidding? This guy could teach Bill Shatner a thing or three about over acting. The supporting cast for the show never caught on with me while I have become vested in the characters from the other two......the fact that Sara and Lindsey are my bi-wives is beside the point :) I don't know. CSI:Miami is just a mystery to me.
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
FYI for Gamers and Geeks
Btw If anyone is into RPGs (D&D, Champions, Mutant Manic Bunnies, whatever) ya should check out the comic "Order of the Stick" at
http://www.giantitp.com/
Iffin you be a Geek look into the the life and times of the folks at Columbia Internet at
Http://www.userfriendly.org
(Long Live the DUST PUPPY)
http://www.giantitp.com/
Iffin you be a Geek look into the the life and times of the folks at Columbia Internet at
Http://www.userfriendly.org
(Long Live the DUST PUPPY)
Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends, so glad you could attend, come inside, come inside.
Let's see, I guess I should start by telling you a little about myself. We'll do the boring stuff today and get to the, hopefully, more exciting stuff as we go along. I currently work for one of the leaders in the telecommunications field installing their new TV/Internet/VoIP service. I'm also a veteran with 13 years on the Active Duty Air Force and currently 6.5 years in the USAF reserve. If ya do the math that puts me 6 months from retiring from Uncle Sam. While on Active duty I served as a Crew Chief on the C-130 Hercules at Dyess AFB, Tx. Since joining the Reserves I'm now an Information Manager. I've served time as a technician for CompUSA, a CSR for Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Texas and part time bum. Well, that's the dry stuff, We'll pick up on the more interesting things in the next couple days.
Let's see, I guess I should start by telling you a little about myself. We'll do the boring stuff today and get to the, hopefully, more exciting stuff as we go along. I currently work for one of the leaders in the telecommunications field installing their new TV/Internet/VoIP service. I'm also a veteran with 13 years on the Active Duty Air Force and currently 6.5 years in the USAF reserve. If ya do the math that puts me 6 months from retiring from Uncle Sam. While on Active duty I served as a Crew Chief on the C-130 Hercules at Dyess AFB, Tx. Since joining the Reserves I'm now an Information Manager. I've served time as a technician for CompUSA, a CSR for Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Texas and part time bum. Well, that's the dry stuff, We'll pick up on the more interesting things in the next couple days.
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