Sunday, March 30, 2003
Saturday, March 29, 2003
Stone Temple Pilots I Got You
I Got You
But it's the craving for the good life
That sees me through troubled times
When my mind begins to wander to the spoon
And I Got You
Because you're there to bend and nurture me through these
Troubled times
'Cause the fix begins to twist my troubled mind
And I Got You to paint the sorrow on my day
And I Got You to paint the roses on my grave
And I Got You
I Got You
But it's the feeling that I get when you're away
Twist my mind 'cause when I'm alone and cold, I feel like dyin'
And I Got You to fill the craving that I get inside my mind
When you're there to fill the space I have inside, I feel like cryin'
And I Got You to paint the sorrow on my day
And I Got You to paint the roses on my grave
And I Got You
All the slippin' that I slap me
I Got You, I Got You
All the slippin' that I slap me
I Got You
But it's the craving for the good life
That sees me through troubled times
When my mind begins to wander to the spoon
And I Got You
Because you're there to bend and nurture me through these
Troubled times
'Cause the fix begins to twist my troubled mind
And I Got You to paint the sorrow on my day
And I Got You to paint the roses on my grave
And I Got You
I Got You
But it's the feeling that I get when you're away
Twist my mind 'cause when I'm alone and cold, I feel like dyin'
And I Got You to fill the craving that I get inside my mind
When you're there to fill the space I have inside, I feel like cryin'
And I Got You to paint the sorrow on my day
And I Got You to paint the roses on my grave
And I Got You
All the slippin' that I slap me
I Got You, I Got You
All the slippin' that I slap me
Friday, March 28, 2003
Music is being reviewed in my living much to my annoyance...needless to say, I am listening to a CD...The All American Rejects (which my wife bought for her collection)....I'm surprised how well Swing, Swing has held up under multiple listenings...I like that song....I have also determined that after graduating college my only goal in life is free beer 2 or 3 nights a week by being a bass player in a band....I figure that lack of inhibition will defintely improve my playing...therefore free beer will increase the quality of my playing....hmmmmm, yes, must have free beer.....mmmmmmmmm, duff
personal stuff today - the air cooled engine killed the corvair, not the camaro
Friday Five on time this week...oddly enough...
1. What was your most memorable moment from the last week?
Utter outrage at the Kurd's situation and China's posturing...see below...
2. What one person touched your life this week?
No idea
3. How have you helped someone this week?
Define help...can sarcasm be helpful?
4. What one thing do you need to get done by this time next week?
English paper and not Strongbad's version (see Strongbad's e-mail under toons/features, I think)
5. What one thing will you do over the next seven days to make your world a better place?
Continue to give three cats a good home...I dunno...try to be a good person...
Friday Five on time this week...oddly enough...
1. What was your most memorable moment from the last week?
Utter outrage at the Kurd's situation and China's posturing...see below...
2. What one person touched your life this week?
No idea
3. How have you helped someone this week?
Define help...can sarcasm be helpful?
4. What one thing do you need to get done by this time next week?
English paper and not Strongbad's version (see Strongbad's e-mail under toons/features, I think)
5. What one thing will you do over the next seven days to make your world a better place?
Continue to give three cats a good home...I dunno...try to be a good person...
Thursday, March 27, 2003
Right, so I maybe I will return to less cerebal affairs and more of journal type format. I am considering divorcing the current events/editorials into a seperate blog (eventually a section of the website)...athough this would entail me either posting to one or the other rather my current concentration on one thing at a time.
Well, at any rate, in Asia two things indicate furthering destabilization in the region in light of the distraction of war...first, North Korean grandstanding and hyperbole continues with the Firm belief that the U.S. is trying take over the world and simply walking out on UN talks
second, India and Pakistan are exchanging tests again, grandstanding and saber rattling with Ballistic Missiles for now (although both are nuclear capable)
The third item for today bolsters my contention that Pakistan is a Chinese issue, despite the US considering it an Indian problem or a central Asia problem. Granted, North Korea is the real bone of contention here but Pakistan's Chinese ties certainly aren't helping matters when Pakistan happens to be one of the two or three nations performing nuclear testing in the past fifteen years.
Well, at any rate, in Asia two things indicate furthering destabilization in the region in light of the distraction of war...first, North Korean grandstanding and hyperbole continues with the Firm belief that the U.S. is trying take over the world and simply walking out on UN talks
second, India and Pakistan are exchanging tests again, grandstanding and saber rattling with Ballistic Missiles for now (although both are nuclear capable)
The third item for today bolsters my contention that Pakistan is a Chinese issue, despite the US considering it an Indian problem or a central Asia problem. Granted, North Korea is the real bone of contention here but Pakistan's Chinese ties certainly aren't helping matters when Pakistan happens to be one of the two or three nations performing nuclear testing in the past fifteen years.
Wednesday, March 26, 2003
Well, so much for the hope of a balanced and diplomatic response to the North Korean issue although N. Korea certainly isn't pushing for a non-military solution...
As I mentioned yesterday, China is considering the War to be a firm U.S. policy shift in dealing with nations who do not conform to U.S. ideological beliefs. However flawed this conclusion, it brings up a thought that I had a week ago on the impact the War does and will have on U.S. foreign policy. Like Germany, Russia, and France, China considers the action in Iraq as a unilateral action (nevermind Britain and Australia as well as the support of other European nations such as Belgium, Spain, and Italy) of the United States enforcing its own version of international law i.e. without the consent of the U.N. As such, China is now reformulating its domestic agenda towards nationalism, internal security, modernization of its Military Weaponry, and controlled economic growth (read: so much for capitalism, there are some industries such as heavy manufacturing that really are better off under state control). What brought on this knee-jerk, dead panic reaction as far as I can tell is two things: 1) The Chinese failed to build up even a 30-day supply of crude oil before the war spiked oil prices* and 2) Iraq is in central Asia and very much in the neighborhood of China. The Chinese have now seen two major interventions by the U.S. in their own backyard in the past 18 months since September 11, 2001. First in Afghanistan (literally in their back yard) and now in Iraq (which is very much in the neighborhood). Now that these two factors have sent Chinese policy makers into a tizzy, two very big problems arise in Asia: North Korea and, to a lessor degree, Pakistan.
The United States framed the War in Iraq as being over Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and failure to comply with U.N. Inspections, firstly, U.N. Sanctions, secondly, and the assumption that WMD would be dispersed to terrorist, thirdly. This attitude of the United States has very much alarmed the Chinese as the North Korean regime is both part of the Axis of Evil and staunchly backed by the Chinese. Needless to say, the posturing of the United States towards Iraq and the UN indicates to the Chinese that once Saddams's Regime has fallen, Pyongyang is next. Unfortunately, the Chinese analysis has one fatal flaw.
The UN failed after the Gulf War to remove Saddam Hussein, choosing instead to end the war at 12 miles (or whatever it was) over the Iraqi/Kuwait border. China has nothing to fear except the actions of a rogue statement and perhaps Pakistan internal unrest, both of which could provoke a military reprisal only if 1) UN failure to resolve the conflict diplomatically or 2) Neo-conservative policy reigns in the Whitehouse as opposed to the Pacifist Policies that the U.S. exercised under Clinton. The Neo-con adovocates of the Whitehouse may staunchly back military action against North Korea while I would like to believe that the Neo-con faction preveiled because Clinton and the U.N. failed (re: Iraq) and not because of hawkish neo-con tendencies of George W. (A foolish hope, perhaps)
*This is a news flash to me since gas prices have been consistently dropping since the war started here due to falling crude prices...something's out of whack but I'm editorializing, not fact finding here.
The United States framed the War in Iraq as being over Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and failure to comply with U.N. Inspections, firstly, U.N. Sanctions, secondly, and the assumption that WMD would be dispersed to terrorist, thirdly. This attitude of the United States has very much alarmed the Chinese as the North Korean regime is both part of the Axis of Evil and staunchly backed by the Chinese. Needless to say, the posturing of the United States towards Iraq and the UN indicates to the Chinese that once Saddams's Regime has fallen, Pyongyang is next. Unfortunately, the Chinese analysis has one fatal flaw.
The UN failed after the Gulf War to remove Saddam Hussein, choosing instead to end the war at 12 miles (or whatever it was) over the Iraqi/Kuwait border. China has nothing to fear except the actions of a rogue statement and perhaps Pakistan internal unrest, both of which could provoke a military reprisal only if 1) UN failure to resolve the conflict diplomatically or 2) Neo-conservative policy reigns in the Whitehouse as opposed to the Pacifist Policies that the U.S. exercised under Clinton. The Neo-con adovocates of the Whitehouse may staunchly back military action against North Korea while I would like to believe that the Neo-con faction preveiled because Clinton and the U.N. failed (re: Iraq) and not because of hawkish neo-con tendencies of George W. (A foolish hope, perhaps)
*This is a news flash to me since gas prices have been consistently dropping since the war started here due to falling crude prices...something's out of whack but I'm editorializing, not fact finding here.
Tuesday, March 25, 2003
it's late, I'm tired and I really don't feel like shifting through The Washington Post, The Guardian, and MSNBC to find out if CNN really has unbasisedly and accurately reported on the Turk's Asserting Their Buffer Zone.
Suffice to say, I don't see refugees as a valid reason for a build up of the Turkish Army on the Iraqi border when the Kurdish rebels in Turkey have been fighting for the past 15 years against the opression of the Turkish government...the Kurds treat Turkish intentions with a great deal of suspicion considering the track record of dealing with Kurds in Turkey. I am having a great deal of difficulty believing a few things with this scenario:
1) That Kurdish refugees will immediately flee to Turkey
2) That Iraqi refugees will not be welcomed by the Kurds or flee to Iran, Syria, or Saudi Arabia (all of which have refugee camps)
3) That the U.S. military forces/advisors in North Iraq will support military management of refugees by Turkey 20 km over the border without A) Bringing it up with NATO and/or B) Questioning the sanity of Turkey when massive amounts of aid will be flowing through Iraq as U.S. Policy has been containment and the fall of Baghdad i.e. the capture/assignation/ouster of Saddam Hussein
I was going to mention China's preparing for confrontation with the US in more detail although it's not exactly war related. I think it really deserves a seperate post considering it poses a definite paradigm shift in foreign policy...
Suffice to say, I don't see refugees as a valid reason for a build up of the Turkish Army on the Iraqi border when the Kurdish rebels in Turkey have been fighting for the past 15 years against the opression of the Turkish government...the Kurds treat Turkish intentions with a great deal of suspicion considering the track record of dealing with Kurds in Turkey. I am having a great deal of difficulty believing a few things with this scenario:
1) That Kurdish refugees will immediately flee to Turkey
2) That Iraqi refugees will not be welcomed by the Kurds or flee to Iran, Syria, or Saudi Arabia (all of which have refugee camps)
3) That the U.S. military forces/advisors in North Iraq will support military management of refugees by Turkey 20 km over the border without A) Bringing it up with NATO and/or B) Questioning the sanity of Turkey when massive amounts of aid will be flowing through Iraq as U.S. Policy has been containment and the fall of Baghdad i.e. the capture/assignation/ouster of Saddam Hussein
I was going to mention China's preparing for confrontation with the US in more detail although it's not exactly war related. I think it really deserves a seperate post considering it poses a definite paradigm shift in foreign policy...
Monday, March 24, 2003
9:45
Nothing new to report, although troops are now within 50 miles of Baghdad
written at 5:45 or so...
Currently, I do not have access to web, so I have no idea what Turkey has been up to or if they have been up to something, if it made the wires or the news. As far as I know, Turkey has refrained from sending troops into Iraq although that maybe have changed in the last 24-odd hours (doubtful)...
Troops are now within sixty miles of Baghdad, although bogged down in fighting and with supply lines open and unprotected whilist the Iraqis are acting as terrorists, as far as I'm concerned, it's an open question whether they are diehard supporters of Saddam or actually cilivians who are viewing the invasion as a colonial military action. It's foolish to believe that the coalition will not spark Arab indignity, with Arab CW seeing going from Saddam's boot to Coalition (read British and American) Governorship...which wealthy donor of the Republician cause will be named Viceroy of Iraq while rebuilding takes place? Or perhaps Bush will name Al Gore, giving him the booby prize for losing the presidential office...
Nothing new to report, although troops are now within 50 miles of Baghdad
written at 5:45 or so...
Currently, I do not have access to web, so I have no idea what Turkey has been up to or if they have been up to something, if it made the wires or the news. As far as I know, Turkey has refrained from sending troops into Iraq although that maybe have changed in the last 24-odd hours (doubtful)...
Troops are now within sixty miles of Baghdad, although bogged down in fighting and with supply lines open and unprotected whilist the Iraqis are acting as terrorists, as far as I'm concerned, it's an open question whether they are diehard supporters of Saddam or actually cilivians who are viewing the invasion as a colonial military action. It's foolish to believe that the coalition will not spark Arab indignity, with Arab CW seeing going from Saddam's boot to Coalition (read British and American) Governorship...which wealthy donor of the Republician cause will be named Viceroy of Iraq while rebuilding takes place? Or perhaps Bush will name Al Gore, giving him the booby prize for losing the presidential office...
Sunday, March 23, 2003
The conflict in Iraq is beginning to turn into an all out, rough and tumble war now...so much for shock and awe the first night, I'm getting day it day 4 or 5...mostly because although one Iraqi division surrendered, the whole campaign was moving much too swiftly and easily to be believed. The port town of Umm Qsar that supposedly fell Saturday has apparently done nothing of the such (although Marines have eliminated a pocket of strong resistance near port facilities) and heavy fighting is being reported in Nasiriya...although Basra is encircled and troops are rushing toward Baghdad....I suspect by Wednesday the rose colored glasses will come off...we will be bogged down in urban warfare, making Somolia and Bosnia look relatively tame by comparsion.
Saturday, March 22, 2003
Today Turkey denied deploying troops into Iraq although they have no problem setting up a military zone on the border, depolying 5,000 soliders, and banning journalists....so crossing the border certainly appears to be not whether but when now...
Friday, March 21, 2003
I e-mailed Andrew Sullivan the missive below in response to When Iraqis Cheer...which sums up a lot of my sentiment about the war...besides the fact it sets the stage for World War III...
Mr. Sullivan,
While I agree that blanket opposition to war is not a legitimate reason for
protesting this war, I think that the terrorist connection is the shakiest
argument for invading Iraq. It does not help that we had no problem funding
and supporting Saddam Hussein back in the '80s when it suited our purposes
in attempting to overthrow Iran (lest anyone forget, at one time Osma Bin
Laden was backed by the CIA fighting the Afghan communists)...so for today's
(3/21 - 2:16:44 PM) e-mail corresponder to consider all anti-war dissidents
as apologists for evil, maybe history should be consider. I am not ashamed
to admit nor do I feel I need to apologize or hid my views that the U.S.'s
misguided Middle Eastern containment policy brought 9/11 upon us. Rather
than considering the consequences of dealing with "evil" regimes or
individuals, we considered only whether it would contain or further U.S.
interests. It was inevitable that an event such as 9/11 would happen after
backing Israel, supporting Iraq, supporting a coup in Iran, covert backing
of the Afghan civil war, and Iran-Contra, all of which has consistently show
the U.S.'s tolerance and/or support of terrorists. While I do believe that
Saddam has (or had) material breaches and the U.N. should have responded
with approiate military force, I do not think it should fall to U.S. to
correct the U.N.'s failing nor do I think that the case for terrorist
support has been made. As far as I can tell, the only connection Osma Bin
Laden and Saddam Hussein have is U.S. government backing in '80s.
Considering history and the seeming lack of connection, the whole
justification to invade just seems like a lot of spin...more so than any
anti-war protest...misguided as it may be.
Adam
Mr. Sullivan,
While I agree that blanket opposition to war is not a legitimate reason for
protesting this war, I think that the terrorist connection is the shakiest
argument for invading Iraq. It does not help that we had no problem funding
and supporting Saddam Hussein back in the '80s when it suited our purposes
in attempting to overthrow Iran (lest anyone forget, at one time Osma Bin
Laden was backed by the CIA fighting the Afghan communists)...so for today's
(3/21 - 2:16:44 PM) e-mail corresponder to consider all anti-war dissidents
as apologists for evil, maybe history should be consider. I am not ashamed
to admit nor do I feel I need to apologize or hid my views that the U.S.'s
misguided Middle Eastern containment policy brought 9/11 upon us. Rather
than considering the consequences of dealing with "evil" regimes or
individuals, we considered only whether it would contain or further U.S.
interests. It was inevitable that an event such as 9/11 would happen after
backing Israel, supporting Iraq, supporting a coup in Iran, covert backing
of the Afghan civil war, and Iran-Contra, all of which has consistently show
the U.S.'s tolerance and/or support of terrorists. While I do believe that
Saddam has (or had) material breaches and the U.N. should have responded
with approiate military force, I do not think it should fall to U.S. to
correct the U.N.'s failing nor do I think that the case for terrorist
support has been made. As far as I can tell, the only connection Osma Bin
Laden and Saddam Hussein have is U.S. government backing in '80s.
Considering history and the seeming lack of connection, the whole
justification to invade just seems like a lot of spin...more so than any
anti-war protest...misguided as it may be.
Adam
Slight correction, the MLA is stationed 30 miles from Baghdad and has fought for Saddam...however, they are Iranian and operate under (or as part of) the Iranian dissident groupe MEK...slate has a good article...The Enemy of My Enemy is My WHAT??? (emphasis added)
expect much more blogging as regular journal entry has been interupted for war blogging...
expect much more blogging as regular journal entry has been interupted for war blogging...
Turkey has deployed an advance force of 1500 troops into Northen Iraq...the past few days will look like nothing once US Troops hit Northen Iraq...welcome to full scale, all out war...people think casualities are bad now at one or two troops? Things will get far worse...Baghdad isn't the problem and Saddam is now chump change, it's the Turks, Kurds, and Iranians......waging all out war in the richest oil fields in Iraq....in other news, Russia is rightly concerned that war will destablize central asia....hmmmm...yeah...why didn't we think of that before sending in troops and sparking an international incident? Once upon a time the assignation of a not so note worthy duke who would have otherwise been forgetten by history awoke the ottoman empire and created one of the worst conflicts of all time...this time it's not just assignation, it's all out military intervention
I have come home and fallen into bed the past two nights due sickness...I actually feel better today and I think my fever broke last night...
We now have a full scale war in a region with three factions gunning for each other and waiting for an opening: the Kurds, the Turks, and the Iranians (dissendent or not). Right now, it looks like the Turks will deploy troops into Northen Iraq (Kurdistan specifically) having voted to allow US flyovers with that as a rider...the Kurds have already made statements that they will consider Turkish occupation an act of war...if a Turkish/Kurd war breaks out, then the Iranians will have little or no opposition to sieze Iraq's northen oil fields. Add to the mix the Iranian dissendent army backing Saddam Hussien (and residing in Baghdad) which could go either way (attacking the US or backing the US) and the US has officially stepped into one mess of a conflict...right now the stage is set for World War III....lord knows what will happen in Europe if Turkey gets bogged down in the Iraq-Iran-Kurd war and Russia/German/France get a bug up thier ass when there's a war at their back door...
We now have a full scale war in a region with three factions gunning for each other and waiting for an opening: the Kurds, the Turks, and the Iranians (dissendent or not). Right now, it looks like the Turks will deploy troops into Northen Iraq (Kurdistan specifically) having voted to allow US flyovers with that as a rider...the Kurds have already made statements that they will consider Turkish occupation an act of war...if a Turkish/Kurd war breaks out, then the Iranians will have little or no opposition to sieze Iraq's northen oil fields. Add to the mix the Iranian dissendent army backing Saddam Hussien (and residing in Baghdad) which could go either way (attacking the US or backing the US) and the US has officially stepped into one mess of a conflict...right now the stage is set for World War III....lord knows what will happen in Europe if Turkey gets bogged down in the Iraq-Iran-Kurd war and Russia/German/France get a bug up thier ass when there's a war at their back door...
Tuesday, March 18, 2003
I didn't post yesterday and matt posted today and yesterday...apparently there are a finte number of 1s and 0s in the internet...so, um, yeah....i'm going to start instituting random rolling internet blackouts in the house (as we have six computers online) to insure that matt posts...I just hope all those unhooked ethernet cables don't cause blacking out or worse...
and there really is nothing going on...other than work, school, and life...or I need a vacation....desperately...or something....new reality...bigger paycheck...who knows...
and there really is nothing going on...other than work, school, and life...or I need a vacation....desperately...or something....new reality...bigger paycheck...who knows...
Sunday, March 16, 2003
I have to go to work tomorrow, I have homework to do, and it's 11 and I don't really care....I think this quote from chip's site sums it up best..."I maybe apathetic but I don't care enough to find out."
Today was spent finishing cleaning and rearranging for Kay's family birthday party today...which went uneventfully. We talked, ate, talked some more, had cake and ice cream, and then capped off the evening with more talking. I did have a cigar with my dad and it was great day outside so we opened up the house...very nice...of course, it's inevitable we'll get one more snowfall but, hey, spring is more or less here (as here as it gets in Toledo at least)
Today was spent finishing cleaning and rearranging for Kay's family birthday party today...which went uneventfully. We talked, ate, talked some more, had cake and ice cream, and then capped off the evening with more talking. I did have a cigar with my dad and it was great day outside so we opened up the house...very nice...of course, it's inevitable we'll get one more snowfall but, hey, spring is more or less here (as here as it gets in Toledo at least)
Saturday, March 15, 2003
okay, now the page is viewable...I have spent today playing with an HP Brio BA200 and getting it working again (password on bios, lost CD-ROM driver)...it's now pieced together with Win98 and the usb wireless adaptor for the little girls...I really wanted to take it for my linux box and lost on that one....it totally sucks....oh, well, I have a P166 MMX to load up and a 4 gig harddrive for it....although, it may have a 1 or 2 gig in it now....have to see...I do miss building and messing around with computers...it's remarkable relaxing frankenstiening machines together.
Friday, March 14, 2003
Shakespeare was a frickin' hack...if anybody wrote what he did now, they would be derided as cheap whores selling out to the masses....except if they were female, minority, or homosexual...then they would be hailed as mainstream visionaries. I think the only appropiate response at this juncture is to fuck modernism or post-modernism or whatever the hell liberal intellect is passing for these days and go to bed....
Also, what could be better than an anarchist? What other belief system allows anyone to take their stuff and the victim rationalize it? You win, it's one giant shopping spree at anarchist-mart with use of sufficent force and anybody can a handgun nowadays...what's to lose...in fact, a good shotgun available at any Wal-Mart would work come to think of it.
Also, what could be better than an anarchist? What other belief system allows anyone to take their stuff and the victim rationalize it? You win, it's one giant shopping spree at anarchist-mart with use of sufficent force and anybody can a handgun nowadays...what's to lose...in fact, a good shotgun available at any Wal-Mart would work come to think of it.
I am posting while in the kitchen cooking dinner...it's very nice...plus it kills time & allows musical enjoyment in the kitchen....now if I could just stream TV over the network, that would be sweet....we'd never have to buy another TV again....hmmmmm....I'm thinking I may want to look into that....
I did get stuff accomplished on my half day off plus relaxed a bit and did something (actually two things really) that will be very foolish, very great, or inconsequential...right now it's the not knowing that's killing me...I hate that...I wonder if there are working crystal balls for sale on E-bay...
I did get stuff accomplished on my half day off plus relaxed a bit and did something (actually two things really) that will be very foolish, very great, or inconsequential...right now it's the not knowing that's killing me...I hate that...I wonder if there are working crystal balls for sale on E-bay...
Thursday, March 13, 2003
Secret Smile - Semisonic
Nobody knows it but you've got a secret smile
And you use it only for me
Nobody knows it but you've got a secret smile
And you use it only for me
So use it and prove it
Remove this whirling sadness
I'm losing, I'm bluesing
But you can save me from madness
Nobody knows it but you've got a secret smile
And you use it only for me
Nobody knows it but you've got a secret smile
And you use it only for me
So save me I'm waiting
I'm needing, hear me pleading
And soothe me, improve me
I'm grieving, I'm barely believing now, now
When you are flying around and around the world
And I'm lying alonely
I know there's something sacred and free reserved
And received by me only
Nobody knows it but you've got a secret smile
And you use it only for me
Nobody knows it but you've got a secret smile
And you use it only for me
So use it and prove it
Remove this whirling sadness
I'm losing, I'm bluesing
But you can save me from madness
Nobody knows it but you've got a secret smile
And you use it only for me
Nobody knows it but you've got a secret smile
And you use it only for me
So save me I'm waiting
I'm needing, hear me pleading
And soothe me, improve me
I'm grieving, I'm barely believing now, now
When you are flying around and around the world
And I'm lying alonely
I know there's something sacred and free reserved
And received by me only
Wednesday, March 12, 2003
chip has started deafgeek.com. Although I think everyone who reads this probably reads chip's site, I still felt I should post it since our oldest had (or has) hearing loss which has been corrected by surgery in one ear and we're waiting for the doctor's to say "yes" to correction in the other ear.
In other news, today did suck for a variety of reasons:
1) I washed the car and, of course, rather than raining it decided to warm up and melt all the snow so that the car was covered in road grime on the way home.
2) I bought nestea and lemonade at lunch...I grabbed the lemonade wrong so it exploded all over the parking at work...I was running all over the parking lot chasing cans of lemonade....it might be funny but at the time it was just further annoyance....
In other news, today did suck for a variety of reasons:
1) I washed the car and, of course, rather than raining it decided to warm up and melt all the snow so that the car was covered in road grime on the way home.
2) I bought nestea and lemonade at lunch...I grabbed the lemonade wrong so it exploded all over the parking at work...I was running all over the parking lot chasing cans of lemonade....it might be funny but at the time it was just further annoyance....
Tuesday, March 11, 2003
major restructuring at work...desperate measures call for desperate times...too bad nobody seems to realize that's backwards, apparently. I am of the opinion that a slippery slope has started that ultimately leads to unintended consequences. What we have here is a failure to understand the basics of business, rather than the wrong answer exactly.
Monday, March 10, 2003
nope, not on TV...it worked out I forgot to say anything after all...I would have really looked stupid if everybody knew and we weren't on...
anyhoo, went to work, worked, came home, mucked aroud the completely rearranged house, cooked about half of dinner, ate, took the older two the library, came home, and now we're watching TV...
anyhoo, went to work, worked, came home, mucked aroud the completely rearranged house, cooked about half of dinner, ate, took the older two the library, came home, and now we're watching TV...
we may or may not be on TV tonight, update when I know...I totally forget to say anything about the Las Veges Fear Factor we saw on being taped when we went...we were down on Fremont Street when they taped the dark haired white chick swinging from platform to platform...all I have to say is it's all faked...really bad...
Sunday, March 09, 2003
Summary in one run on, sentence like list....
Today was more of a lazy sunday than anything...got up, went to church, went and ran errands, had world famous Tony Packo's chili mac, went up to michigan to examine her parents computer and get the internet working better, played with ad-hoc peer to peer wireless and found it remarkably robust, ate dinner up there, came home, watched Goldmember, took back the movies, got ice cream, poured a glass of cabernet sauvignon to have with my ice cream, and now am posting to my journal while eating dessert and sipping wine.
The cabernet s. could be a bit fuller (it's french...whadda want?) but otherwise they complement each other nicely....oooooh, there we go....I need more ice cream for this wine...the wine just doesn't hold its own by itself...of course, that's fairly typically with french wines.
Today was more of a lazy sunday than anything...got up, went to church, went and ran errands, had world famous Tony Packo's chili mac, went up to michigan to examine her parents computer and get the internet working better, played with ad-hoc peer to peer wireless and found it remarkably robust, ate dinner up there, came home, watched Goldmember, took back the movies, got ice cream, poured a glass of cabernet sauvignon to have with my ice cream, and now am posting to my journal while eating dessert and sipping wine.
The cabernet s. could be a bit fuller (it's french...whadda want?) but otherwise they complement each other nicely....oooooh, there we go....I need more ice cream for this wine...the wine just doesn't hold its own by itself...of course, that's fairly typically with french wines.
Posted in honor of lent, found on sadukie...
Seven Deadly Sins Quiz
ANGER
1. Who did you last get angry with? Christa
2. What is your weapon of choice? Words
3. Would you hit a member of the opposite sex? I don't think so, I've never been that angry or can imagine being pushed that far
4. How about of the same sex? Depends, over my wife or children, yes, over myself, I doubt it
5. Who was the last person who got really angry at you? Christa
6. What is your pet peeve? Right now, driving when its raining or snowing and having people go 25 mph for no good reason
7. Do you keep grudges, or can you let them go easily? depends on who and what, I don't usually hold a grudge but I have...
SLOTH
1. What is one thing you're supposed to do daily that you have not done in a long time? I keep putting off homework in the worst way
2. What is the latest you've ever woken up? 4 or 5 pm
3. Name a person you've been meaning to contact, but haven't? Mother
4. What is the last lame excuse you made? I don't know, I really don't remember
5. Have you ever watched an infomercial all the way through (one of the long ones...)? A coupla of times but not recently
6. When was the last time you got a good workout in? Erm, uh, October
7. How many times did you hit the snooze button on your alarm clock today? Zero
GLUTTONY
1. What is your overpriced yuppie beverage of choice? Martini, I suppose
2. Meat eaters: white meat or dark meat? Either or both, whatever's on my plate
3. Have you ever used a professional diet company? No
4. Do you have an issue with your weight? Only in so far as I probably need to gain a few pounds...and not in the beer gut...
5. Do you prefer sweets, salty foods, or spicy foods? salty or spicy
6. Have you ever looked at a small house pet or child and thought, "LUNCH!"? No, I do joke about chinese and cats...
LUST
1. How many people have you seen naked (not counting movies/family)? One
2. How many people have seen YOU naked (not counting physicians/family)? One
3. Have you ever caught yourself staring at the chest/crotch of a member of your gender of choice during a normal conversation? Maybe, refrain comment
4. Have you "done it"? Done what?
5. What is your favorite body part on a person of your gender of choice? It's a toss-up, butt and thighs or breasts...either way, healthy female form
6. Have you ever been propositioned by a prostitute? Nope
7. Have you ever had to get tested for an STD or pregnancy? Nope
GREED
1. How many credit cards do you own? 2
2. What's your guilty pleasure store? Port Royal
3. If you had $1 million, what would you do with it? Pay off all the bills, the house, and buy 31 odd cars...
4. Would you rather be rich, or famous? Rich
5. Have you ever stolen anything? Nope
6. How many MP3s are on your hard drive? Dunno, 100 or so
PRIDE
1. What one thing have you done that you're most proud of? Successfully marriage
2. What one thing have you done that your parents are most proud of? I honestly don't know nor have any guesses
3. What thing would you like to accomplish in your life? Getting a college degree
4. Do you get annoyed by coming in second place? No, I'm usually the guy in last place
5. Have you ever entered a contest of skill, knowing you were of much higher skill than all the other competitors? No
6. Have you ever cheated on something to get a higher score? No
7. What did you do today that you're proud of? made my wife a happy person
ENVY
1. What item (or person) of your friends would you most want to have for your own? Job where I'm appreciated and paid well even if it means craziness
2. Who would you want to go on "Trading Spaces" with? No clue, no cable
3. If you could be anyone else in the world, who would you be? I'm pretty happy with who I am, I can't think of anyone else...I wouldn't mind being a chick just to see what it was like for awhile...
4. Have you ever been cheated on? Confident no
5. Have you ever wished you had a physical feature different from your own? yeah
6. What inborn trait do you see in others that you wish you had for yourself? charisma
7. Do you wish you'd come up with this survey? Nope
Finally, what is your favorite deadly sin? Greed, all the way
Seven Deadly Sins Quiz
ANGER
1. Who did you last get angry with? Christa
2. What is your weapon of choice? Words
3. Would you hit a member of the opposite sex? I don't think so, I've never been that angry or can imagine being pushed that far
4. How about of the same sex? Depends, over my wife or children, yes, over myself, I doubt it
5. Who was the last person who got really angry at you? Christa
6. What is your pet peeve? Right now, driving when its raining or snowing and having people go 25 mph for no good reason
7. Do you keep grudges, or can you let them go easily? depends on who and what, I don't usually hold a grudge but I have...
SLOTH
1. What is one thing you're supposed to do daily that you have not done in a long time? I keep putting off homework in the worst way
2. What is the latest you've ever woken up? 4 or 5 pm
3. Name a person you've been meaning to contact, but haven't? Mother
4. What is the last lame excuse you made? I don't know, I really don't remember
5. Have you ever watched an infomercial all the way through (one of the long ones...)? A coupla of times but not recently
6. When was the last time you got a good workout in? Erm, uh, October
7. How many times did you hit the snooze button on your alarm clock today? Zero
GLUTTONY
1. What is your overpriced yuppie beverage of choice? Martini, I suppose
2. Meat eaters: white meat or dark meat? Either or both, whatever's on my plate
3. Have you ever used a professional diet company? No
4. Do you have an issue with your weight? Only in so far as I probably need to gain a few pounds...and not in the beer gut...
5. Do you prefer sweets, salty foods, or spicy foods? salty or spicy
6. Have you ever looked at a small house pet or child and thought, "LUNCH!"? No, I do joke about chinese and cats...
LUST
1. How many people have you seen naked (not counting movies/family)? One
2. How many people have seen YOU naked (not counting physicians/family)? One
3. Have you ever caught yourself staring at the chest/crotch of a member of your gender of choice during a normal conversation? Maybe, refrain comment
4. Have you "done it"? Done what?
5. What is your favorite body part on a person of your gender of choice? It's a toss-up, butt and thighs or breasts...either way, healthy female form
6. Have you ever been propositioned by a prostitute? Nope
7. Have you ever had to get tested for an STD or pregnancy? Nope
GREED
1. How many credit cards do you own? 2
2. What's your guilty pleasure store? Port Royal
3. If you had $1 million, what would you do with it? Pay off all the bills, the house, and buy 31 odd cars...
4. Would you rather be rich, or famous? Rich
5. Have you ever stolen anything? Nope
6. How many MP3s are on your hard drive? Dunno, 100 or so
PRIDE
1. What one thing have you done that you're most proud of? Successfully marriage
2. What one thing have you done that your parents are most proud of? I honestly don't know nor have any guesses
3. What thing would you like to accomplish in your life? Getting a college degree
4. Do you get annoyed by coming in second place? No, I'm usually the guy in last place
5. Have you ever entered a contest of skill, knowing you were of much higher skill than all the other competitors? No
6. Have you ever cheated on something to get a higher score? No
7. What did you do today that you're proud of? made my wife a happy person
ENVY
1. What item (or person) of your friends would you most want to have for your own? Job where I'm appreciated and paid well even if it means craziness
2. Who would you want to go on "Trading Spaces" with? No clue, no cable
3. If you could be anyone else in the world, who would you be? I'm pretty happy with who I am, I can't think of anyone else...I wouldn't mind being a chick just to see what it was like for awhile...
4. Have you ever been cheated on? Confident no
5. Have you ever wished you had a physical feature different from your own? yeah
6. What inborn trait do you see in others that you wish you had for yourself? charisma
7. Do you wish you'd come up with this survey? Nope
Finally, what is your favorite deadly sin? Greed, all the way
Saturday, March 08, 2003
The late as usual Friday Five:
1. What was the last song you heard?
something from Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
2. What were the last two movies you saw?
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
shortly...Austin Powers: Goldmember
3. What were the last three things you purchased?
Dinner
Pet Supplies
Haircut
4. What four things do you need to do this weekend?
nothing
spending time with wife
setup my wife's laptop (done)
more nothing
5. Who are the last five people you talked to?
Christa
Beth
Waitress
Peter
Hair Dresser
1. What was the last song you heard?
something from Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
2. What were the last two movies you saw?
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
shortly...Austin Powers: Goldmember
3. What were the last three things you purchased?
Dinner
Pet Supplies
Haircut
4. What four things do you need to do this weekend?
nothing
spending time with wife
setup my wife's laptop (done)
more nothing
5. Who are the last five people you talked to?
Christa
Beth
Waitress
Peter
Hair Dresser
ad hoc works in so far as the two computers see each other and network (I think). Her laptop was acting flaky about seeing the network but I dunno why...nor do I really care, I've hard my fill of windows, hardware, and software for awhile. I've done alot of computer stuff this month (the only reason I noticed was my journal is a month old, more or less)...so far I setup my laptop, the wireless network, and her laptop...plus tomorrow I have to go check out her parents computer and see if I can figure out why a gigahertz machine is running no better than my PII 300 collection.
It sucks that I wiped my MP3 collection during a linux install about 2 years ago....right now I have a much reduced 300 meg collection on the laptop to work by...I must say that at work I've been spinning NINs, System of a Down, and Stone Temple Pilots mostly with Blue Oyster Cult, Coldplay, '80s Party, and '70s Funk Classics mixed in....there's just something about working to James Brown's Sex Machine....plus I can always give Matt shit when he walks by.... (and, yes, I had the CD before the pontiac commericals of late)
It sucks that I wiped my MP3 collection during a linux install about 2 years ago....right now I have a much reduced 300 meg collection on the laptop to work by...I must say that at work I've been spinning NINs, System of a Down, and Stone Temple Pilots mostly with Blue Oyster Cult, Coldplay, '80s Party, and '70s Funk Classics mixed in....there's just something about working to James Brown's Sex Machine....plus I can always give Matt shit when he walks by.... (and, yes, I had the CD before the pontiac commericals of late)
Friday, March 07, 2003
Thursday, March 06, 2003
I want a motorcycle but unfortunately have to wait a very long time to get one. Right now, if by some miracle we become fablously rich and I could negoiate one, I know I want a BMW, Triumph, or Ducati. I would like a sport tourer, something that I could ride for 2 or 3 hours or even up north and still be comfortable on....I don't see that happening with a crotch rocket/sport bike. On the otherhand, I don't want a big, fat loafer of a touring bike...it needs to be quick and agile. While the Japanese make good bikes and Harley's are the quientessial American motorcyle, neither one seems to fall into my requirements. Harleys seem too soft and not quick enough while the Japanese are either focusing on the sport bike or the tourer, but not in between.
Wednesday, March 05, 2003
This article describes the difference between a journal and blog...mine defintely leans toward a journal since its mostly my thoughts and feelings but it defintely has some blogging thrown in (more of a what made think that day than anything else)...matt had that in his journal
chip's mom is in the hospital...sending good karma that way, especially after the whole experience of the past two weeks.
I am so glad this week is spring break although all it really means is I don't have class...I have a ton of work to do that more than makes up for it. Not only do I need to play catch-up, I also need to get ahead....I think I'm going to end up not worrying about this stuff until sunday or monday....I need a couple of days to decompress and not be worrying about school....at least work is going smoothly...that's something...
chip's mom is in the hospital...sending good karma that way, especially after the whole experience of the past two weeks.
I am so glad this week is spring break although all it really means is I don't have class...I have a ton of work to do that more than makes up for it. Not only do I need to play catch-up, I also need to get ahead....I think I'm going to end up not worrying about this stuff until sunday or monday....I need a couple of days to decompress and not be worrying about school....at least work is going smoothly...that's something...
Tuesday, March 04, 2003
well, matt finially posted the now infamous 1000th post...it took like two weeks....but it's finally here...it's about time...and I thought I was a slacker....I'm doing better this time, tho...
Watched The Family on ABC for no apparent reason...all I have to say is they cancelled the new Beverly Hillbillies for this??? How is it any less basised? WTF? Did I mention I hate reality TV?
Watched The Family on ABC for no apparent reason...all I have to say is they cancelled the new Beverly Hillbillies for this??? How is it any less basised? WTF? Did I mention I hate reality TV?
Monday, March 03, 2003
I was not, however, so fortunate on my other quiz...I did indeed fail it like I thought I was going to...and I have another one just like it on Wed....great....I hate college...
5:35pm
I really wish UT would deploy wireless throughout campus...that would be so nice to be able to be online when I have 15 or 20 minutes to kill before class or between class...especially when I need to do research or find journal articles like right now...on the other hand, it could totally kill productivity although I didn't get much done this weekend due to life rather than the internet...that's what really sucks...at least at work I'm caught up and on top of things even without going in on Saturday. Five more minutes until class starts and I'm sure I'll be desperately wishing to get out of here...thank god spring break is next week and I'll be able to concentrate on getting ahead rather than playing catch up.
Just popped wireless card in to see if it would find a network, no wireless, it seems, where I'm at...
I don't believe it, I got a 100% on the quiz...I was sure I flagged it...
5:35pm
I really wish UT would deploy wireless throughout campus...that would be so nice to be able to be online when I have 15 or 20 minutes to kill before class or between class...especially when I need to do research or find journal articles like right now...on the other hand, it could totally kill productivity although I didn't get much done this weekend due to life rather than the internet...that's what really sucks...at least at work I'm caught up and on top of things even without going in on Saturday. Five more minutes until class starts and I'm sure I'll be desperately wishing to get out of here...thank god spring break is next week and I'll be able to concentrate on getting ahead rather than playing catch up.
Just popped wireless card in to see if it would find a network, no wireless, it seems, where I'm at...
I don't believe it, I got a 100% on the quiz...I was sure I flagged it...
Sunday, March 02, 2003
our weekend has been nuts...we are now going out to get breakfast because the whole house smells like bleach rather strongly and we're both feeling sick as a result....why the house smells like bleach:
the sewer got plugged up somewhere between the house and street with tree roots so the cleanout cover relieved the pressure and spewed sewage over about half the basement....the floor has been fully cleaned and bleached. Actually, clean up is going pretty good, all we're working on now is finishing up laundry. But, yeah, yesterday was shot and today is getting there...I'm so tried to this thing until I get my essays written....apparently having a laptop is double edge sword. I can work whenever I want but I now I feel like I have to get to work NOW...
the sewer got plugged up somewhere between the house and street with tree roots so the cleanout cover relieved the pressure and spewed sewage over about half the basement....the floor has been fully cleaned and bleached. Actually, clean up is going pretty good, all we're working on now is finishing up laundry. But, yeah, yesterday was shot and today is getting there...I'm so tried to this thing until I get my essays written....apparently having a laptop is double edge sword. I can work whenever I want but I now I feel like I have to get to work NOW...
Saturday, March 01, 2003
christa finally talked me into a cell phone again...it turns out that for not that much more than her phone per month, we got two phones through T-Mobile with real coverage and free calling between our phones...while you can download ringtones, it's costs 99 cents for every one...sheesh....right now I have the free Vanessa Carlton Thousand Miles ring just to see how well they come out...it's very much like the bad old days of midi before mp3....
Dave Barry's Blog is a good read...the infamous enormous cheesy proof (also mentioned by sarah) made it in there along with the usual smattering of nonsense....I'll be tossing a link over to the right there since I have ended up reading it pretty much everyday....
we just got all the wireless bits and I can walk down to the used car lot at sylvania ave and it still works...the signal goes really weak but it works....so we now have a wireless bubble about 8 houses around our house...sweet...
Now I can post anywhere at anytime in the house....which is bad thing in the eyes of my wife...
Now I can post anywhere at anytime in the house....which is bad thing in the eyes of my wife...
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