You are all invited

Wednesday August 11, 2010 at 7:45 we are going to Winnebago Man
VARSITY THEATRE
25th & University
Des Moines
Across from Drake University

Winnebago Man is a 2010 American documentary feature film directed by Ben Steinbauer that follows the Internet phenomenon created by a series of twenty-year-old outtakes from a Winnebago sales video featuring profane outbursts from the salesperson, Jack Rebney. Originally intended as an inside joke, the video spread across the globe first on VHS tape then via YouTube and other online video sites, earning the salesman the title of "The Angriest Man in the World". The documentary explores the story of the clip’s origin and how, two decades later, it affects the man who never even knew it existed.

This movie is Not Rated, however contains FOUL language! THIS INCLUDES THE TRAILER BELOW! Ye HATH BEEN WARNED so turn it down if at work!

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This is a story that has been told before and will be told again: Things start anew tomorrow….

Lots of things have happened since my last posting…..

• More lay off at work
• Our 11th anniversary
• Got the Ford Falcon Up and running
• The Falcon got a little smashed in the rear
• Tore my calf (strained)
• Went to Mexico for a few weeks
• Got a pretty good tan
• Won a Badminton tournament
• Lost a 3-man best ball golfing tournament
• Saw a few Movies
• Found a great new place to eat
• Met some new friends
  

So I’ll let you all pick, which one do you want to hear more about first?

Now I know this is the Clean Version, but it make embedding simpler for me. At least there are a few Artists still making cool things out there

Things I like

Actually this one is things I really don't like. I don't like when things are redundant or say the same thing twice. The point really doesn't need to be made twice it could have just been made once. So my question is, do you need a PIN Number to make this work? Also, how bad of a person are you if your first thought when seeing this sign isn't about getting money from a machine? I am just saying

Also included in my list of hate along with PIN Number and ATM Machine is getting a french dip with Au Jus. What are those other classics I am missing?

The Great Tomato Incident (2010)

Sorry for the break, I have been....busy. I know that isn't an excuse, but I just haven't been into it. In the Middle of April we had a meeting at work, about how things aren't easy but they were going OK (maybe that isn't what was said at all but that is the way I remember it). A few days later at the end of April they shut down our Red Oak operation and laid off/forced retired 200 here at Des Moines. I really didn't feel like doing much of anything blog wise after that. I have been keeping up at run fat cam run if you are interested in following along there feel free. Now that I am done feeling sorry for myself onto the tomatoes....

So Jamie Lou and I have Kerry, Tom, James and Peter to blame for the 2009 Great Tomato Incident. They gave Jamie Lou upside-down tomato hangers for her birthday. and long story short the 2 tomatoes we got after everything was all said and down ran us about $50.00 each. A lot of cash for 2 bad tomatoes. This year we decided to grow the operation you see. While again putting up 2 upside-down tomatoes (which we will tend to much more closely this year) Jamie Lou wanted and herb garden. So never one to ease into anything this weekend we made a 12 foot x 12 foot herb garden for her.

The tomato crucifix from last year still stands and seems strong still (I must still say, Thad stay away from it. No fires.). Since grass doesn't really seem to grow under teh tomatoes it seems the logical place for the herb garden.

First we framed it in with green treat 2x6's. This allowed us to level the ground there at least a little. Once we got the wood in the ground and secured we took all the sod off that did exist and tried to put it else where in the yard. I am sure it won't make it, but at least we tried. Once the sod was off we tilled the soil about 4 inches down. Once tilled we tried to level it out a little better than it was.

Next step was to amend in some good top soil. 500 pounds of good black dirt was dumped in and again moved around. But not to be out done, we then brought in another 500 pounds of fertilized planting soil to be worked into the mix too. If you look below you can really see the difference in the two (and compared to above, the 3) soil types.

Below is the final results of plants being in the ground. There are peppers, sage, basil, lavender, thyme, marigolds and more I think. I think left will be a few more "hot" peppers, maybe 1 Thai pepper and 1 habanero. The stones were added to give a little bit of a place to walk and the soaker hose hopefully will aid in keeping it all wet enough.

Out next debate is on how to top dress it. Jamie Lou wants newspaper and mulch. I would maybe say just mulch, but am really just fine with the way it is. We shall see... Getting done around 6PM last night we were at the stopping point (physically more than anything) and called it good. So here is to hoping 2010 tomatoes are MUCH better than the 2009.

I DID IT!

Went to the danger zone!

Lived life to the fullest

Took the needle past E!

Put in More that 17 Gallons on one fill up!

Then I had to know, how far I had gone... That is when I learned..... It isn't a 17 Gallon tank, the Lincoln has a 19 gallon tank. I felt crushed. Then I played Cribbage on my Palm Pre and at one point had 69 Points, so that made me feel better.

Things I learned from the movie Kick Ass

Went to Kick Ass with Mike, Jessica and Keith and I learn a lot from it. So with that here are some of the things I learned from the movie Kick Ass:

YAAAAARRRRRR THERE BE SPOILERS DOWN BELOW, SO PROCEED WITH CAUTION. YE HAVE BEEN WARNED.


I learned he was good at getting his ass kicked. So instead of being called Kick Ass, he should have gone by Ass Kick *snort snort*



I learned a good father shoots his daughter with low velocity rounds.



I leaned his name is Dave Lizewski.

I learned that News stations will go to live Internet feeds, even if they are of live tortures then of live executions.

I learned her name is Mindy Macready.



I learned I was finally proven right that - "that which doesn't kill you will make you stronger" is true unless you are set on fire. If you are indeed set on fire, that will probably just kill you.



I learned that "Wait till they get a load of me" sound way cooler from Jack as the Joker then when it comes out of McLovin's mouth.



I learned that if you want to reach Big Daddy and Hit Girl you can contact the mayor and he shines a light into the sky.



I learned that the light that shines in the sky is in the shape of a cock.



I also learned you can just make your web site say you are on vacation and they will find you instead.



I learned that when you get a bazooka no one questions you on it.



I learned that Spiderman themed kids birthday parties are fine, but a Kick Ass themed one? come on.... what are parents thinking?



I learned that if the hot girl in school thinks you are gay then you get to have a sleep overs with her and wear a banana hammock and rub self tanner on her.

I also learned when you show up and tell her you are a super hero and not gay you will get hairspray in the eyes and a tennis racket to the face.

I then learned she will have sex with you. Lots of it.

I learned that simply dressing up in a super suit and jumping off a build won't help you any. Especially if you are an Armenian with mental problems. But because you are in a super suit, the public will applaud your suicide.

I learn the Red Mist had WAAAYYY cooler wheels than Kick Ass.

I learned that $300,000.00 will get you a jet pack. If you want Gatling guns mounted on it you are on you own for that.

I learned that the wood drying microwave is bad for ones health if you are put in it with it turned on.

I learned Dave Lizewski has 34 online friends, Kick Ass has 16,000 and counting.

I learned that being able to feel no physical pain will allow you to take enough of a beating to give a better one out.

I learned if Hit Girl wasn't there Kick Ass would be dead, consequently if Kick Ass hadn't been there Big Daddy would still be alive.

I learned that being shot for real hurts a lot more.

I learned that trained killers will let a little school girl in the door.

I also learned that same school girl will use the technique of one to the chest and one to the dome to confirm her kills.

I learned that $3,000,000.00 in a suitcase is planning for the future.

I learned that Frank D'Amico owes her a childhood.

I learned that I like Craig Ferguson a little more each day.

I learned that if you tell the king pin that a man dressed like Batman ("NO I NEVER SAID HE LOOKED LIKE BATMAN") beat you up and took the coke, he won't believe you.

I learned that taking a teddy bear from a burning build won't seem strange at all if you just brush the question of it off.

I learned that other super heroes will search you out to be your side kick. Don't be alarmed by this, it probably won't be a trap.

I learned that just because you are narrating it doesn't mean you are still alive, go watch American Beauty or something...

and lastly I learned that in America stick is pronounce BASEBALL BAT!

Hy-Vee Fail and a Movie Invite

You are cordially invited to Champps tonight around 7PM for drinks and food and then we (Gubby and Me) are going to the 8:30 showing of KICKASS at the Jordan Creek Theaters. As always, these group dates will be dutch treat.

BE there or be Ell Seven!





and now for the fail. How little do you have to care Hy-Vee Employee that this is what you put out? I mean, really have a little pride and bring it to management's attention.

The Good, the Bad, the Terrible

I went for another shirt woot random shirt drop. One of these times I think I am going to have to stop. Be warned right now, if you have a birthday or an anniversary or a bah mitzvah or a day that you just wake up..... you may be getting a bad shirt coming your way.

Here was the text from the order screen, they had me at "The Thing":

A Blind Date With Apparel

Mrs. Gump was a Liar
Because here’s the thing: With most boxed chocolate samplers, you do, in fact, know what you’re going to get.
(No, actually, here’s the Thing: “IT’S CLOBBERIN’ TIME!” But seriously, folks.)
Maybe Mother Gump just couldn’t figure out how to read the key on the bottom of the box, or the list of ingredients, or the bold print on the front that said “Fancy Chocolate-Covered Crickets.” Hey, it happens. Illiteracy is no capital crime. It’s a shame for her, naturally, but she wasn’t hurting anybody but herself. Well, herself and maybe her Valentine on any given year.
But you can’t go spouting folk wisdom based on bad facts. Your result may still be folksy, but the “wisdom” part is fatally compromised. It’s like telling people “there’s no ‘I’ in ‘cooperation,’” or “you can’t make any kind of purse from a sow’s ear.” Because you can, and our sister’s got a cute little tanned pigskin clutch to prove it. It goes with almost any outfit!
Which is good for her, because she buys all her shirts in random batches from shirt.woot, sight unseen.
So she nevuh knows whut sh’gon’ gay-yut.
Wear this shirt: in the spirit of taking life as it comes. You’re like a downy feather, riding the zephyrs of ever-changing fortune, going wherever fate leads you, and wearing whatever comes in the mail!
Don’t wear this shirt: if it’s important to you what kind of impression you make.
This shirt tells the world: “You’d have to be an idiot to pay full price! And I’m no idiot! I just look like one because of this stupid shirt. But what a deal!”
We call this color: Any Color Will Do

Who could resist that fun little write up? If you say "I could resist it." The the terrorists have already won.

Well now for the shirts.

First the Good:

from Jan 18th Robots....

1. 
   A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.




2. 
   A robot must obey any orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.




3. 
   A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.

You have to love Asimov's 3 laws. And this shirt does a great job or showing how they will all end up with your "helpful" robot.

Wear this shirt: All the time. Seriously. This shirt is amazing. We’ve got one on right now.
Don’t wear this shirt: In front of your Roomba. You don’t want that guy getting ideas.
This shirt tells the world: Me and Elijah Baley are tight like that.
We call this color: Asphaltimov

The Bad:

The Notorious B.I.R.D. There is actually kind of a funny rap at that link for this shirt. It is OK, I just don't really care for baby blue that much, or Biggie Smalls for that matter.

Wear this shirt: to intimidate the cat. You had your day, kitty, and you might be a legend, but the sparrows are under new management, if you follow me. Be smart, kitty.

Don't wear this shirt: on the Bloods’ turf. You will get SO busted by multiple caps in your singular ass for at least two different reasons.

This shirt tells the world: “Don’t you think that little bird to the side should have been a puffin daddy?” We call this color: BABY Blue? Damn, she looked eighteen at the club! My bad, just take a couple mill on your way out. I keep a petty cash box by the Hummer for just this reason

And last, The Terrible:

Everyone knows about the bird.... Oh No....

This shirt is just worthless and yellow, and the fact it was the second bird shirt, I have the feeling of "RANDOM?!?! my ass!"

Wear this shirt: while tweeting from art class.
Don’t wear this shirt: on spaghetti night, unless you’re a much neater eater than we.
This shirt tells the world: “Papa ooh ma-mow-mow, papa ooh mow ma-mow,” repeatedly
We call this color: Lemon Yellow Bird

Overall I give this random woot shirt colect 4 "Mehs" out of 5. The only saving grace was the robot shirt which illicited 1 Chris Hansen "AAhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" from me.

Completely Awesome

Completely Awesome! That was the name of my bowling team this year. Another team turned in their team name before us, it was Borderline Awesome. So in a show of oneupsmanship I trumped their team name with a better one. Tuesday was the last night of bowling, position night. And it just so happened that Completely Awesome was bowling off against Borderline Awesome. Whilst I would like to write the fairytale ending that Completely beat "Bored"erline and we won the title.... it just didn't happen. We were in the running for something great down the stretch, but going 1 and 7 the last two weeks pretty much ended any hopes for awards....

Meet the team:

Bowling in the first position for us all year was Brad. He has a blue ball bag. He likes getting hot (on the lanes)and bowling huge games and long walks in the park. He likes beer and pizza and having the highest average on the team. While Brad's feet may look like like they have never seen the sun is, it a little bit of camera magic, those are actually his white socks. Not actually his feet! Amazing I know. Also, don't think his pants are too short either, the weather in Iowa got warm enough to wear shorts... Brad is one crazy cat. The blue ball bag is his for reals, the sweet looking viking ball sack is mine, and no you can't touch it and yes there is 1 blue ball in there.












Second up all year was Kevin. He throws a straight ball that sometimes does "one of these." When he isn't being forced to stay at work and miss bowling he likes to ruin other team's evenings by going crazy high over his average. He likes diet pop and pizza and he too like long walks in the park. Again some camera magic is at work here, Kevin is not actually a black shadow figure like you would have the pleasure seeing on Ghost Hunters (man those guys are great *he says sarcastically ) No, that isn't the case at all, Kev is actually facing the other way, that is why his head seems all black, it is his hair. Now his body appears black from his clothes. How we made him to look like he has no arms was difficult but we got it. We had him hold a bowling ball. Now you know almost all my photographing secrets.





Third spot was filled by Monica. She like counting money and long finger nails. She also like being the best female bowling in the league. She throws a hook and has very oily balls when she first gets to the lanes each Tuesday. She like fruity Seagrams wine coolers and long walks in the park. A little trick we used here in this photo was to make you think it was Jersey Shore's Snookie, but that's where we got you, it is Monica in an orange shirt, not Snookie in orange skin. Maybe our best photo gag yet, if I do say so myself. Monica is famous for having not 1, but 2 bowling leaves named for her at our bowling table. the 1 - 2 - 10 leave is the "Monica", where as the 1 - 2 - 4 - 10 is forever known as the "Mills". What we have found out over the years is if you don't get a lot of lift and slowly have you ball hit solidly into the 3 pin instead of the pocket, there is a good chance for one of these leaves. And for all the times I have seen it left by Monica I have 1 text message claiming she picked up the Mills and I was there to the the Monica picked up in person once. Come bowling with us and there are a few things for certain, we will tell you to "bowl better", and if you consistently produce a bad leave, we will name it after you. That is how we roll! (get it, bowling joke)




Fourth was me, El Guapo, that means "the one who chokes at bowling" in Mexican I think. I am 94% sure that is what is means.. 80%......44% sure it means that. I like leaving 10 pins for open frames. I like Beer and pizza. I like throwing monster hooks. Strangely enough I do not like long walks in the park, I prefer them on the beach. I have found it hard to take photos of myself with the Palm Pre. Thankfully I have found it almost Therapeutic to paint self portraits though. This one is titled "1 Win 7 Loses to Close out the Season - a Self Portrait" Note the sad eyes and face. I really thought we had a chance this year, and that is my fault for things good things are coming. See if you have no expectations then mediocre things are a pleasant surprise. Kind of like being married to me. I set your hopes so low that average everyday things seem so wonderful.....

The end of early bowling party has been set up for the 30th of April. A good time had by most unless Chuck blows up a char and heaves it off a balcony again. but other than that it will be fantastic.



For those of you that were there, here is Jim, Troy and Tracie singing you a tune to remember them by.

From My Cold Dead Hand!

This was a weekend full of Americana! Fast cars, fighting, too much food, too much booze, family and firearms!

Finally was really able to turn the Camaro loose (need a good nickname for it pumpkin... orangie.... inferno.... I've got nothing) Probably put too many miles on it, but it is a treat to drive. Jim and Ginger were up from KC Mo, and he had his Hemi-C up too. While we didn't drag race per-say, we did get to open them up a little out in the back country roads of altoona/mitchelville. While I think you can actually see the gas needle go down as you push the pedal to the floor, that isn't a concern while it actually happens. Something about 426+ HP (not sure how much to the rear wheels) and a throaty exhaust that is FANTASTIC! Now part of me still wants to get an upgraded exhaust, new cams, and a supercharger. But another part of me says "no" that part of me is the Jamie Lou part.

Made it to Irina's on Friday night with the in-laws and Jamie Lou. Some hits, some misses but a good time was had by all I do believe. Nice bottle of wine, some tasty Ukrainian beers..... Saturday was smoked pork chops on the grill from Gateway, again some pretty good wine with dinner, went nice with the chops. Sunday night was lamb chops at Zac and Dani's. Also quite good, a nice red first and then a sutter home white zin to follow. The white zin I think you could drink 2 bottles and not feel a thing from it, maybe mixed with some fruit and 7-up or squirt you have a delicious spritzer......

Saturday Jim and I headed to the twisted parrot to watch the UFC. While all the good spots were marked "reserved" and we had some pretty bad seats I think we both had a pretty good time. The 2 championship fights were so disappointing I am not even sure I am going to blog on any of the fights. I was going to give a fight by fight recap, but now I don't feel like it. There was one FANTASTIC anaconda choke FTW applied in the last 10 seconds of a round. That was the highlight of the night (afternoon) for me.

Jim really wanted to make it out to Altoona to see some of the Vignovich's cars (including the new '52 Plymouth convertible) so a call was made to invite ourselves out. As always "Come on out" was the answer. So we made the trip to the East after the fights. Jamie Lou and Ginger came out a bit later... Once there Joe mentioned that he picked up a new Judge(a gat that shoots .410 000 buck shot). Well that really peaked Jim's interest, a minute later we were busting caps. After the judge was unleashed, Rene asked "Well can I shoot my new one? Ca I shoot the .38?!?!" HAHA I ask you, what is more American than muscle cars and guns? Rene, go on with your bad self!

Movie Review - Hot Tub Time Machine

After "Clash of the Titans" anything would have to be better, at least that is what I told myself. So it was just Me and Gubby off to the movies last night and it was "Hot Tube Time Machine", I can't lie... I was looking forward to this one. It didn't matter to me that Cas and Tad Chilly didn't want to come, it didn't matter that Floyd couldn't make it, it didn't matter if Cas asked the magic 8-ball on my palm pre if "Cam will hate the move tonight" and it said "it is decidedly so" it didn't matter that 3 follow up questions to the 8-ball all confirmed I was going to hate the movie, I wanted to see it!

The night started off good, $1.00 bottles of beer at Joe's Pub in Johnston. Can't go wrong with that! And they had pizza too, so beer and pizza for dinner, hanging with Tad Chilly and C-razy good good good.

Then I had a sign that the movie was going to be just what the doctor ordered (I wonder who came up with that as a phrase). Walking to the theater I saw this in a car window. A CAMel, it doesn't get much better than that I think.

We saw a couple of previews... Kick Ass which I am geeked for.... The Loser also excited to see and I saw the first full length Nightmare on Elm Street trailer in the theater... Let's just say that Freddy isn’t looking to be into campy fun in this one. The trailer closed with him yelling "WHY ARE YOU SCREAMING? I HAVEN’T EVEN CUT YOU YET!" HaHa oh Freddy, you so funny.

If you are going to the movie and haven't yet hear me now!

YAAAAARRRRRR THERE BE SPOILERS DOWN BELOW, SO PROCEED WITH CAUTION. YE HAVE BEEN WARNED.

Things I learned from the movie "Hot Tub Time Machine"

I learned that if you break the third wall and stare into the camera after saying "Maybe it is a hot tub time machine" a la Mr Roper from Three Company it is not only funny, but lets the watchers know your aren't taking yourself too seriously.

I learned that in real life if you lean over to your buddy and ask if you just saw Chevy Chase for a split second in the hot tub painted up like Beetle Juice and one minute later Chevy Chase is on the screen, you just may have indeed seen him for a split second only a minute ago.

I learned that if you barf on a squirrel after time traveling it may come back to haunt you with that squirrel getting revenge and ruining "The Drive" for Denver, thus losing you thousands of dollars and forcing you to perform and oral trick on your male friend. Remember folks, a bet is a bet.

I learned that she was his WHITE BUFFALO, White Buffalo, white buffalo, w h i t e b u f f a l o, w h i t e b u f f a l o

I learned that if you got stabbed in the eye in the past, even if you change how things went you still get stabbed in the eye.

I learned that if your name is Lou and you decided to stay behind to relieve that past with all you know of the future if may proved to be financially beneficial. Examples include you starting the web giant Lougle and fronting the band Motley Lou.


I learned this movie was 500 times more entertaining than Clash of the Titans

I learned that if you went to the mountains to ski in 1986 you traveled like you were Hunter S. Thompson with 'shrooms, weed, cocaine and the like.

I learned that if in the present your wife is cheating on you and you call the 9-year old version of her in the past and graphically describe all the terrible things she had done, it will affect her in a way so as to make her never want to cheat in the first place.

I learned that since in 1986 there wasn't twitter, e-mail, facebook or cell phones having to simply find a girl that you met later "sounds like a lot of work"

I learned that if you write fan fiction for deep space 9 that probably makes you the group expert in time travel.

I learned that if you if your black friend has a tall flat tap and you tell him he looks like Kid and Play, the appropriate response is to say "Kid and Play are two people"

I learned that if in the present Crispin Glover only has one arm but in the past has two, it is not only appropriate but acceptable to be bummed every time he doesn't lose his arm in near accidents.

I learned there are lots of other things that are hard to blog about in the PG-13 way.

I learned w h i t e b u f f a l o, w h i t e b u f f a l o

Maybe...

The way I am feeling today maybe I'll come up with 100 things I don't like.... I have been feeling on the touchy side and I don't get why I am feeling like..... like I'm "SUPERFLY T.N.T," I'm the "GUNS OF NAVARONE."

maybe just a few reasons why in no particular order

1. wailing off key to your headphones
2. knowing it all about everything, and never shutting up about it
3. SLURPING hot tea so loud it can be heard 30 feet away
4. being unreliable
5. being unhelpful
6. being rude
7. repeating yourself (a pass given if you have been drinking)
8. thinking rules are meant for other people

I have to stop, urge to kill rising..... much change thoughts.....

Sunday Jamie Lou and I got the Camaro out of storage and put 100 miles on it. Good news it still has that new car smell. Bad news, the front license play bracket says I have to screw two holes into the front to push rivets into the car to hold it on permanently. I have ZERO interest in screwing holes into anything on that car. I am at a loss as to what to do. I know it is illegal to not have the front plate, but it should be illegal to have to deface that car to mount the plate too. So any suggestions?!?! I am listening.

Got to chat with my lil' sis from college last night on facebook. The interwebs are an amazing thing. real time chatting with an old friend who is in Shanghai, it is so amazing to me. When I went to college there were bulletin message boards and GOPHER from the university of Minnesota. Heck 3 1/2 inch floppies weren't even around, and now they don't hardly exist. Maybe a future post will be on things that have come and gone in the last 15 years. 3 1/2 inch floppies will make the list for sure.

So this is truly a random one I guess. Rage, Cars, requests for suggestions, Old friends, computers, and China. Now let's add in some Chains and there you have it!

I say it again, Suck it Trebek

Song of the day: "No Excuses" - Alice In Chains - man I hated this disk when I got it in college, It was so not what I wanted from Chains at that time, then I came back to it a few years later and really listened to it for the first time.... it is my second favorite album they did.

100th Post

I never thought that would be possible, after 2 real layoffs from blogging, I think I am back at it and done feeling sorry for myself or what ever that mood was I was in last year.

So in honor of the 100th posting here are 100 things I like:

1. The Vikings
2. The Sharks
3. Tissot Watches
4. Camaros
5. Basset Hounds
6. Niece Ella
7. Nephew James
8. Nephew Peter
9. Taki
10. Mad Fish
11. I-Cubs
12. Big Cubs (sometimes, I am sure they will get them next year)
13. I-State Football
14. I-State basketball
15. the Palm Pre
16. the World of Warcraft
17. HD TVs
18. Dexter
19. Tool
20. Lost
21. big pimpin' Lincolns
22. beards
23. moustaches
24. Pandora internet radio
25. Jamie Lou (even when she drops a bowl of dog food on my head)
26. Florida
27. Kansas City
28. T&D and the summer pool
29. Air Conditioning
30. Gold's Gym working out with Floyd
31. Tattoos, but not on the neck
32. Earrings
33. Gordon Ramsey
34. Chocolate Milk
35. The original Clash of the Titans
36. Paul Rudd
37. Nathan Fillion
38. Bruce Campbell
39. Die Hard
40. X-Box
41. X-Box Live
42. the OC with Cas and Tad Chilly
43. Bowling
44. Movies with Gubby
45. getting over Billy Joe's closing the movies down
46. the thought of new house windows
47. Tailgating with the fam and Ty and Jess
48. MMA
49. Car shows that produce amazing things
50. Simpson College
51. being employed
52. College football
53. the NFL
54. NBA Playoffs
55. this college basketball season finally being done
56. Attack of the Show
57. Michelle Beadle
58. Sports Nation
59. Castle
60. SoaD
61. my fan at work
62. headphones at work
63. golfing
64. being messy
65. driving 100
66. driving a golf ball 300
67. NY Times crosswords
68. Tuesdays at Francies
69. working out
70. trying to be more healthy
71. Lowering my blood pressure
72. not sweating the small stuff
73. the interwebs
74. Bretr Favre
75. Adrian Peterson
76. Jared Allen
77. Kevin William
78. Paul Rhoads
79. Sam Adams
80. Fat Tire
81. Maker's Mark
82. Sbrocco
83. Centro
84. blogging
85. flossing
86. Mexico
87. Europe
88. the Valentin Imperial Maya
89. Sixlets
90. BJ Penn
91. Peeps
92. Circus Peanuts
93. Daytona's
94. Original Mi Mexico Margaritas
95. FPS Doug
96. the ORLY owl
97. Clearwater
98. New Jersey
99. Megadeth
100. Stupid lists
101. Larry's rendition of MIA's "Paper Planes"
102. Day Old Donuts
103. Half Gallon of Chocolate Milk
104. 30 pounds in 30 days
105. Ford Contours
106. Shannon
107. 8:00 am psych 101 classes, and the profs daughter
108. The Oakland A's
109. Hari wanting Jamie Lou ranked above WoW
110. My lil sis Sara
     

There! 100, Suck on that Trebek!

I am sure there are a bunch more that I missed... feel free to leave them in the comments

Lurkers Welcome - and a new trip into the world of video!

My NeoCounter sent me an e-mail the other day (something I didn't really know it did). It sent me and e-mail that said I had my 950th unique city visit the blog. So that got me to thinking, while the friends that are here and following I know. there are obviously a bunch of others that have either stopped by once, or hopefully stop by regularly from many cities to see what is going on in the heartland.

So if you are just lurking around drop a comment below with what city you are in and if you have a blog leave that link too, I would love to drop on by and check it out.

On Friday we went out to celebrate Dani's b-day and it started with dinner at a hibachi table at Samurai Sushi and ended with too many drinks at Billy Joe's. I think good times were had by most. I tried out Add it Up by the Violent Fems and Call me Al by Paul Simon with and assist from Dani on the Simon ditty. I think for a first attempt they both came off OK. My Doorbell from the White Stripes was an epic fail, a terrible combination of too fast and too much beer. Mike hit a homer with "I am Man of Constant Sorrow". I think he should bring a fake beard next time. Amy, Dani, Zac, Tad Chilly and Cas all had fun songs. Mary Lyn wouldn't sing us anything, grrrrr. Larry brought us Paper Airplanes as a b-day request for Dani, while still a huge hit with us the rest of the bar didn't get into like the first time which I didn't get. And Amy's friend *insert name here as you see too many beers were had too remember* went the "funny" route dropping this bad boy on us "Since You've Been Gone" in the style of Kelly Clarkson:

Things I learned from the movie "Clash of the Titans"

I am not going to beat around the bush on this one. This movie is terrible which makes me a little sad on the inside (I know hard to do since fat kids don't have feelings). The writing, the editing, the acting, the choreography, the special effects, the story ALL BAD!



I am begging you, if you have any fondness for the first one with it campy clay-mation and mechanical owl, STAY AWAY FROM THIS MOVIE! if you want to see a movie with a rancor, light saber and sand people watch Star Wars episodes 4 and 5.



So in honor of how just bad this movie was Here is what I learned from the bad movie "Clash of the Titans".



I learned that if you have a crap movie and don't want to tell a story drop the ever convienient "12 years later" text on the bottom of the screen. Yeah, that'll do donkey, that'll do.



I learned that Sam Worthington makes bad movies with Terminator Salvation, Avatar and Clash of the Titans under his belt.



Which oddly enough now that I am sitting to write this Worthington plays a Half man/Half Machine a Half Man/Half Navi and a Half Man/Half god in these three movies.... huge range shown in all three roles with great depth of character. I think he is just a terrible heartless actor.



I learned there are lots of movies that Liam Neeson has been in that I would rather watch including but not limited to:

• Love Actually

• The Dead Pool

• Rob Roy (which is a better version of Brave Heart)

• Darkman

• Micheal Collins

• Batman Begins

• Kingdom of Heaven

• Excalibur

• Krull (which oddly enough I also saw at the Merle Hay Theater many years ago so I guess that closes this little circle up nice and tight)

I learned that Ralph Fiennes must really like playing Voldermort because his Hades performance felt like the same guy.



I also learned that there are lots of movies Ralph Fiennes has been in that I would rather watch including but not limited to:

• Red Dragon

• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

• The Hurt Locker( I am so glad this movie received the awards it did and am saddened that Clash of the titans was able to be remade into what it was.)

• Maid in Manhattan

• Strange Days

• Quiz Show

I learned that Gemma Arterton may have just made my list of 10.



I learned that if the next three movies shown at Merle Hay Theater are the Three trailers we Saw (A-Team, The Losers, and Robin Hood) I will see them all there. Love the giant Screen and the loud sound system.



I learned this movie was a soulless, story less, heartless rip off of the original.



I learned that this movie was a rip off of countless other things: original Clash, Star Wars, Gears of War...... Nothing felt honest or right with it.





Please, in the comment section. promise me you won't see this movie. Or that if you have to see the movie Clash of the Titans promise me you will rent the original.



Lastly we went to F&Os before the movie, and had dinner and played trivia. The first game I got in just in time to win HeHeHe

Stardate April 1, 2010

I thought of writing up some post about how this would be my last post ever. That I have nothing more to write on anymore. That it wasn't fun. and then on April 2, be like, I WAS JUST KIDDING. Then I thought about saying I was making a cooking blog, or a daily devotional one....then I thought about how lame that really sounded in my head and how much I hate when radio shows and newspapers adn web sites do April Fool's editions. So instead I will write on other things.....





Jamie Lou and I thought about gutting the car out of storage at T&D's but like a lot of other things just haven't got to it yet. It has been so nice lately, that maybe this weekend is the one to do it.

For what ever reason I am on a mailing list for camaro related item. I would guess chevy put me on it. Shirts, hats, sunglasses you name it it is probably there. This is something that just really isn't for me. it is like the guy that has a Porsche, that has a Porsche key ring, and a hat that says Porsche. it looks lame and desperate to me. Like LOOK AT ME LOOK AT ME! but there are some OK looking posters and this one have a color of "Synergy Green" that I haven't seen before. Whilst I do really like the green, I know I like my orange one better.

Yesterday's song made me think of college, so here is another that does that for me.

Song of the day: "The Distance" cake. Wow, finding how to get the code to put this video link in here from youtube sucked today... wonder if that is a permanent change they did? or if it is like Google changing their name to Topeka. See, LAME and I am glad I didn't do a blog like that today.

Things I like

I got in the car after bowling last night. Hit the exterior temp control on the dash and there it was 7:30PM and it was 69 degrees. To some people that is great, a warm temperature, to me it is freaking funny. I don't know how or when it started but in my family and circle of friends the number 69 elicits a cackle of a laugh. You just point and give your best "HeHeHe" in a creepy old man laugh. If your tongue hangs out a bit all the better.

Drive past exit 69 on the highway? HeHeHe.

Team scores a 669 total game bowling? HeHeHe.

Jared Allen makes a tackle for a loss? HeHeHe.

See how the possibilities are endless with this?!?!

Sure I know it is juvenile at best, and maybe a little creepy at the worst. But to me it it is funny and will probably not ever be not funny. I am a simple man with simple likes. And for what ever reason this is one of them. Maybe now I need to get into NASCAR and see if there is a driver with the number 69 (HeHeHe). I guess I could set my favorite channel on the remote to recall 69 or 169 every time I click it HeHeHe. Oh this is never going to end.


Speaking of bowling Last night a young man that I thought may have been with the table next to us (turns out he wasn't) just plopped down with our work league and started chatting it up with us.

There were a few things this kid needed but I will tell you the things he did not.

He did not need confidence to sit down and strike up a conversation with people much older than him.

He didn't need an explanation on how the game of bowling is played.

He didn't need to be taught how to knuckle pound or high five or when to use them.

And Lastly he most certainly didn't need a haircut. This boy's mullet was F-A-N-T-A-S-T-I-C. When I was growing up, having a hair cut like this was just having long hair. Today it is a fashion choice and this kid rocked it. The only thing that may have made it a bit better is if he was wearing a shirt that somehow worked the number 69 onto it HeHEHE.


After Church on Sunday Jamie Lou and I tried to stop by the Waveland Cafe for some breakfast. It used to be a place we liked to go even though it was one of the smokier places around. Maybe in third place after the Front Row and Cooneys. But now that it is smoke free it would be perfect. Only apparently everyone else feels this way now as the place was more than a little bit packed. every seat was filled and there was a line of people waiting to get seated. There wasn't a lot of talking going on and there was a felling of pissed off/angry in the air from everyone that was eating. No smiles were on faces that I could see. So Jamie Lou decided to drive me to the other side of the world to try breakfast at MiMi's. Let's just say that the combination of screaming baby, 18 inch celery stalk in my bloody mary that when removed lowered the bloody mary volume in my glass by 20%, smudged mirrors, elitist emo kid meeting his girlfriends parents for the first time and telling the world his parents were wrong to be getting divorced in a voice loud enough to be heard next door, and so-so food left me less than impressed. I did like that they said it would be 15 minutes and it was only a 5 minute wait. As Jamie Lou says, under promise and over deliver and with the wait time they did it. But with everything else MiMi's may have made the Old Milwaukee Never Again list with me.

Song of the day: "Woo Hah!! Got You All In Check" Busta Rhymes. It makes me sad that videos are almost a thing of the past. In college when this bad boy showed up on MTv(yes you younger readers out there Music Television used to show music videos) I was like WOO HA, that is effing awesome.

In Like a Lion

In like a Lion and out like a lamb. I guess that is what they say about the Month of March. Which got me a-thinkin' What does it even mean? Do lions and lamb ever really hang out together? Is there some awesome machine that you put in a Lion and get out a cute little lamb? Is it only in reference to the weather? Well to find the answer I went to the only real place for information the interwebs. Know what? there are lots of answers out there. The one that seems the best to me actually revolves around the constellations of Leo (LION) and Ares (ram/lamb) and there positions in the sky at the beginning and end of March. And how this constellation also seems to match March weather. Having a hard time following this pointless rant? Well then click here to get a great cartoon representation from a stargazer.

March for me and this blog it was in like a lion and out like a..... better than a lion.... a predator. I am trying to do more and give Witty little things for you to read about. While I cannot guarantee anything.... if you were to post a suggestion or two of things you might like to read about in the comment section.... I might talk to management and see what I can do. It makes it easier to write when you actually know people are reading.

I got a call from some friends and they were asking if I liked my Palm Pre, and with out hesitation I say it is the best phone I have ever owned. and I stand by that. it does everything you would ever need, the number of aps that are showing up increase daily (I must admit I still only get the free ones) and the fantastic pandora music to pass the time at work. My new favorite thing is a little painting piece of software they have. I am getting into self portraits at the moment, and if I get good enough I may move on to horses, God's most majestic creatures.

Song of the day "Who's the King" Dog Eat Dog. So these guys opened to Gravity Kills many moons ago at Peeple's in Ames. Fun band that actually had a sax wailing when they played. Made a joke that they had a gold record in Belgium and a wooden one in the states.

Stoopid reporting

CNN had an article today that is beyond dumb. you can find it here with this title:

Alleged John Edwards sex tape survives courthouse fire

It then goes on to say that the tapes weren't even in the courthouse. WOW. REALLY?!?! Kind of like saying I survive Pompeii and Vesuvius because I wasn't born yet don't you think? Ranks up there with bad late night inside Hollywood that spent 5 minutes talking about a picture of tiger's wife in Europe even though it was her sister. AND THEY KNEW IT! It seems more than just a little lazy to me, it is dishonest. I don't much care for liars. If you are wrong that is one thing, but to pretend that an item is something it isn't... I hate it.

Jamie Lou went to the Black Eyed Peas last night at the well. She wanted me to go, but it seems like a big waste of money for the amount of enjoyment I would have received from it. For the third concert in a row she was amazed at the number of parents that bring their children to a profanity laced overtly sexual concert. I don't have a good answer for it, because it sure isn't for the art. I am thinking it is because the baby sitters are at the show too, and rather than stay home with the kiddies, it is easier to bring them to hear Luda...... the downfall of American society ;-)

So in honor of BEP be reppin' it. Here is Fergie pissing herself on stage

Happy Birthday Dani

Well I guess for the next few months since we are now the same age well will probably have a lot more in common, but come August 28th all bets are off as I am sure I will have many new interests then.

Too bad UNI is more important to you than presents and parties... it only means and extra week of waiting. You want a hint for your gift? it is bigger than a bread box and smaller than a bread truck. See Two HINTS! If you solve this riddle you may get some insight into what you are getting:

Here on earth it is true, yesterday is always before today; but there is a place where yesterday always follows today. Where?

So happy birthday, good to see you when you swung by to see the Troll at Hooters. Glad to hear you had a fun time and saw a real one shoed drunk at the movies.

Jamie Lou says Happy B-Day too!

I guess you'll have to look forward to someday....

Get to the CHOPPAH!

I gave in and got gas, the computer said 8 miles remaining, I really wanted to just go home, but I had a much better feeling after the 44 dollar fill up that the range said 325 miles. I am such a wimp. $44.00 even, I should have received a discount or something for hitting that amazing-high-expensive-unnecessary number.

TV shows have been pretty OK lately. I am enjoying the new FX Justified. Lost is winding down, nice to learn a little about Richard and Jacob last night. Chuck I am not so sure about, sometimes fun other times feels like they mail it in. Caprica has had some good moments lately too, I am curious to see how he story will change to the people that make it to the Battlestar. Nurse Jackie is DVR'd but not yet watched, I am geeked to see where that show takes everyone. And Dexter is the one I am truly waiting for anxiously. After the way last season ended, I can't wait to see what the writers do with Dexter. The put some new life into something that was a little formula based. And Flashforward I am hoping for big things from.

In 2011 George RR Martin's Game of Thrones is to be on HBO as a mini series/ show. I can't tell you how much I want this to happen. Almost as much As I would like him to finish his fucking next book. My sister sent me this about HBO's Game of Thrones:

Novelist George R.R. Martin, who just Monday blogged that he would be "gutted" if HBO decided not to order to series "Game of Thrones," was doing the "happy dance" Tuesday that he promised if the network moved ahead with the project. Adapted from Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" fantasy epic and shot in Northern Ireland and other European and North African locations in late 2009, "Game of Thrones" will resume production on nine additional episodes in the summer. One of the most anticipated TV series in a while, it probably will premiere in 2011. Written by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, the cast includes Mark Addy, Alfie Allen, Sean Bean, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Peter Dinklage, Jennifer Ehle, Jack Gleeson, Iain Glen, Kit Harrington, Lena Headey, Harry Lloyd, Richard Madden, Rory McCann, Tamzin Merchant, Sophie Turner, Maisie Williams, and Isaac Hempstead Wright. "From the start of this, I've told myself, 'Don't get too emotionally invested in this, or you will be devastated if it doesn't go,' Martin wrote in his blog Monday. "Wise words, those. I'm a smart guy. But easier said than done. I've failed. I am totally emotionally invested, and if HBO does indeed decide to pass, for whatever reason, I will be gutted. So let's all hope I am soon doing the happy dance instead."

Well I too would be gutted if I was deprived not only his next book but his show as well, I hope they stay true to the book. But there are some issues that can be put down on paper that if acted out may turn into a Lolita type problem. I am wondering how they will deal with that. First guess is to just make the children older, but who know....

Instead of music more along the line of Movies I am looking forward to:
The Predator has always been bit of a fun thing with me. Personally I think the Predator is a FANTASTIC movie, I actually really enjoy the second one too. AVP I didn't mind, honestly I never saw the newest one as billy joe's closed before it ever got there. Who would win in a fight? Predator. Who would you draft first? Vick? Peterson? no, Predator. There is no killing what can't be killed, no stopping what can't be stopped.

I am excited for this summer!

Miles To Empty

Part of me wants to see how accurate the computer really is. But the biggest part of me has no interest in being out of gas on the side of the road so I suspect I will get gas tonight before bowling league. Strangely enough, I have never been been driver of a car that has broken down on the side of the road. When the Contour died, it died as I pulled into the lot at work. I have been in cars that have run out of gas, but I sure wasn't driving.

I would suppose that with a lot of things in life it would be nice to know how many more miles you had left. But then that might take some of the fun out of what is coming up next. Over at Run Fat Cam Run I am trying to keep an account of what is going on with trying to be a little bit better of a person. And while I can't say how many miles I have left I can say that over they last few weeks I do feel like my personal tank is getting bigger and I can go a little farther.

I have given up on road racing and running, I haven't shot a basketball in years, the invitation to play footy had to be respectfully declined. So that leaves bowling and golf (I don't think the sport of NASCAR would have me, those are finally tuned athletes). I played golf like twice last year. Don't really know why either, I quite enjoy golf and am fair to average at it. Bowling on the other hand I do get plenty of at the moment, and that is fine with me.

Song of the Day: "I Miss You" Blink 182.... this is a strange video for a catchy tune

Health Care

I am not a political person. Not because I don't care, not because I don't have opinions, I think it is because I hate the aggression from other side from what I think in my mind is "right". And that goes both ways - dems and reps. And I have decided that there is really only the illusion of choice and all roads lead to the same place. I think I would qualify myself as a pro civil liberties, anti hate, people generally know better what is good for themselves, the haves should help the have nots, guns are good, don't tell a woman what to do with her body.... kind of guy.

My buddy at work a while back received a letter from the RNC, in the return address it was titled "2010 OBAMA AGENDA SURVEY". It makes me laugh the this mailing says there is an agenda. OF COURSE THERE IS A FUCKING AGENDA IT IS POLITICS EVERYONE HAS AN AGENDA, IT IS JUST THAT THEIR AGENDA FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER ISN'T YOURS. It is funny to me that this friend got this letter as he would be about as far from the RNC as any of my friends are.

The questionnaire inside just makes me shake my head. It is when my wife comes home and says things like "did you know that 1 in 10 people.... did you know that 40% of... did you know that...." I have a degree in Mathematics from Simpson College, one thing that I did learn is that numbers can be made to say anything you like. I wonder what this RNC survey is trying to make the numbers say. It has such gem questions like:

Do you agree with Barack Obama and the democrats that the taxes should be raised for the sake of "fairness," regardless of the negative impact it is likely to have on the economy? I love how they lower the importance of the president by referring to him by his first and last name. And what are we agreeing with? What was said by who? Did the democrats say regardless of the negative impact...? No one will agree with that statement the way it is worded.

Do you support the creation of a national health care plan that would be administered by bureaucrats in Washington, DC? Isn't this have bureaucrats do? Administer programs for the nation? Who would the RNC suggest runs the plan?

The questions go on and on with words like eliminate, controls, government-funded, unionization.... I would almost like the chance to re-write these questions just to make them in a way to get the complete opposite result as what was intended. i.e. Would you be in favor of a program that would allow 32 million Americans access to health care for the first time, allowing for medical care saving millions of dollars in emergency care by allowing for regular doctor visits and preventative care?

I am excited to see that finally there may be a chance for those people that have to tell their kids "Don't get sick we can't afford it" or the ones that wait to go to the emergency room when it is too late to treat their illness, or those that are diabetic and can't get treatment. .... I am excited that the greatest nation on the planet is trying to do something to help the health of it's people. You don't agree with me, suck it, I don't like politics and I am not going to debate it with you. It is my opinion and there isn't anything I want to hear from you on it. Or maybe that is the attitude that gets us the Glen Becks and Sean Hannitys and Keith Olbermanns of the world. What do I know? I am just a fat guy trying to get by happy to see a man get something done he campaigned to do.

Song of the day: In keeping with the health care theme no song of the day, but here is a show that is cranking up for season 2 tonight. It is one of my favorites right now as they are all so flawed, the kids the adults the patients, it has a "real" feel to it and I am glad to see it back. Nurse Jackie

Movie Review - Green Zone

Went with Mike to the movie Green Zone starring Matt Damon. There wasn't much funny to learn from the this movie. Fictional Movies trying to find the why, where , when and why of how we were lead to believe there were WMDs in Iraq do not make for funny blogging fodder. A lot of people have given way too much for something that has been shown to be a terrible mistake at best and (as the movie portrays it) the biggest kind of treachery at the worst.

With that said here are a few things I learned from the movie Green Zone:

• I learned that I chuckle every time I hear a a radio conversation contain the word "Niner"
• I learned that every time I see Matt Damon's name or face for the first time on a movie I say out loud "Maaattt Daaammonnn" Thanks Matt Parker and Trey Stone, you have ruined his name for me.
• I learned that after the bad guy gets shot in the movie, and the guy's phone behind you in the theater starts ringing to "Our God, is an Awesome God" it kinda sounded like it was part of the soundtrack at first.

So there is a new movie coming out called "Marmaduke". I wonder what it could be about.

This shot is to show that you dontt have a big enough room to take this promotional piece home. That or is show Mike is actually just a lilliputian.

There were some pretty good trailers. So in lieu of a song here are 2 movies I am looking forward to seeing:

St. Patty's Day

I know this may come as a surprise to most of you, but St Patrick's day is one of my least favorite days of the year. The drunks and the drunk fighters and the drunk drivers come out in force. As my brother likes to say "The rookies come out and try to impress the pros and ruin it for everyone."

One good thing I have noticed is the progression of St. Paddy's (which is it Patty's or Paddy's?) Day t-shirts. Here they are in order for boring to awesome:

The bad:

The Better:

AND THE FANTASTIC!

Song of the day: "Jump Around" The House of Pain... I'll serve your ass like John McEnroe...

Things I Like

There are certain things that strike me as funny that others could probably give a rip about let alone find the least be funny. The picture in the this post has made me chuckle for the last few days. All the way since the man mad it dark in the morning and light at night.

Billy Shakespeare wrote:

To be, or not to be: that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,
And by opposing end them? To die: to sleep;
No more;

So which is it? To Be or not to be? Life or Death? The last few mornings, since it is dark when I work out, the lights are still all on in the store fronts. And this liquor store next to Gold's Gym has made the decision:"To Be" LIFE and LIVING. And I salute you!

Song of the day. "Bad Romance" Lady Gaga
The Gaga Law (RAH)² (AH)³ + RO (MA + MAMA) + (GA)² + OOH(LA)² = Bad Romance

A strange thing happend this weekend

So a strange thing happened this weekend to me. No there were no aliens, or drag queen shows involved this time. It happened at the Sprint Store on University. I received quick, prompt, fast, helpful, needed customer service. I know, hard to believe, but true.

A while back Jamie Lou and I got Palm Pre's to use as our primary cell phones. I can't speak for her but it is the best phone I have owned. Except for two things. 1) when you type numbers in by hand to dial a number it beeps and 2) my phone was broke and it thought the ear phone buds where in even when they weren't. That means to talk and HEAR someone on the phone I either needed my ear buds or to be on speaker phone. I found out quickly not being able to hear was no very useful.

So on Saturday we were out running errands and Jamie Lou asked if I had anymore things to do before we went home, and I said take me to the Sprint Store. She started to head to Merle Hay and I said no, that we needed to go to University to the main store where the techs are. She the through a fit about how awful a place it is. I don't know if she really ever had a traumatic event happen to her there or if she is just imagining horror from other's stories...

I told her to go to the book store, but she was determined to come in and see the awfulness that is Sprint Customer Service.

We came in and were third in line to be queued into the wait list. Within 1 minute we were on the "to talk to someone list" and within another 1 minute we were talking to a guy that says "Sure we can fix it" He mentioned it might take a few minutes.

So Jamie Lou and I waltzed over to Rock Bottom for a drink and a snack of pizza (which was pretty good) and headed back over.

When we got there we were informed that the phone wasn't "fixable" so I was getting a new phone. So just like that broken phone gone, new working phone in. Only bad thing is that I think(actually I know) I lost all phone numbers that I didn't have backed to my computer which is a bunch. So if I don't call it is prolly because I no longer have your phone number, so you text me with your name or shoot me an e-mail with your number and I will get them entered back in to the Pre.

So just when you think the terrorists have won, you get great service and a place people hate to go to. I gotta say, it was a good day.

Song of the Day: "Shiva" The Smashing Pumpkins I don't live - I Inhale, I don't give - I unveil......Got to see this played Live in Ames many years ago, Billy plays a better axe than I ever knew