All right guys & gals, this may be my last post for a few days. Elicia is scheduled to have the baby tomorrow. I don’t think they will send her home until Friday.
This weekend went pretty fast, we had a lot going on. Friday I went to my in-laws with the intention of cutting firewood, but ended up going out & finishing an electrical job with my father in law.
Because of the arrogance in my brothers statements on Friday & I quote “Those little sissys don’t have the guts to mess with my fortress” I called Layne & told him Jeremy needed to be taught a lesson. FTU then briefed & deployed Alpha Company (the Elite Forces of the FTU). At About 22:00 Friday night Alpha Company closed in on Jeremy’s house. At 22:30 with the yard lights on & no blinds on his windows Alpha Company circled Jeremy’s yard for a recon mission. Alpha Company had a clear view of the target & observed Jeremy in his easy chair & Jessica working in the kitchen. At 22:45 Alpha Company breached Jeremy’s so called “Fortress” & planted the first Flamingo. Just after 23:00 when Jeremy went to bed the last flamingo was deployed. At or about 23:15 Alpha Company succeeded in their extraction mission. Alpha Company sustained no losses. Without Jeremy’s knowledge his fortress had been breached & he had been flamingo-ed.
Saturday I got up & made breakfast for Elicia & Logan, than back to the in-laws to actually cut wood. We downed a good size tree & got a good trailer load out before I had to leave for practice. Sunday we went to mom & dads for lunch than off to a church event for the afternoon. Let me just say that Because of Winn-Dixie is by far the dumbest movie I think I have ever seen, but the kids seem to like it & I guess as a parent we have to make these sacrifices.
Today is really busy, trying to get everything done before being gone for a week & a half. I have to go home & pack a bag & that it is off to the hospital after a few hours of sleep. I might need to take the old x-box so I have something to do all day while we are at the hospital. Elicia likes Tetris.
My Thought For The Day:
What happens if you get scared half to death twice?
Monday, October 31, 2005
Friday, October 28, 2005
Apple exec writes about the company!
By now I am sure that you know that I am part of the so-called “Apple Following”. I am a Mac fanatic. Well Apple's former director of video product marketing Mike Evangelist is writing a book about his life at Apple - and making it available, chapter by chapter, online. The book chapters are available as entries on Evangelist's blog, and make interesting reading for anyone looking to understand the light at the center of Apple's visionary leader. Happy Reading.
Thursday, October 27, 2005
Sorry
I wanted to post & apologize for the lack of posts the last few days. I am extremely busy at work trying to get everything done before the baby comes next week & I had a 24-hour flu bug yesterday & that was not fun. I will try to post soon. I can see from my stat counter you guys are really hitting the site. Keep it coming. I’ll be back soon.
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Gas Leak
After a stressful day at the office I went home to start a fire in the wood stove & drink my day away. Well, I got home had some dinner, started a fire & went to the fridge & grabbed a cold one. I popped the top to my ice-cold pepsi, sat down in my chair & turned the tv on. After a few shows I decided to go down & feed my dog. As I went down to the basement I was hit by a very strong gas smell. Now propane being heavier than air will sink to the floor, so by the time it hits your nose 5’ 10” off the ground you have a real problem. Well not having experienced all of this country living & having a small kid & a pregnant wife, we sided on caution & left the house. I turned the pilot lights off & the main gas valve outside & left. I called our propane guy who looks nothing like Hank.
When he arrived he proceeded to do several tests & he came up with nothing. No stinking gas leak. Again he states I really think you have a problem with your septic system. As he was leaving he says you may see a small charge on your next bill for me coming out. I said how much is small. He states $100. Holy Crap (sorry mom) that’s a lot of money. After all of our dealings with the gas company this last week, I have learned all the stuff he charges me $100 for. Trust me if you see what goes on you would agree that even a monkey could be a propane guy. Don’t get me wrong, he is a really nice guy who feels close enough to me to fart & pee on my trees, but it is easy stuff.
After he left I called my dad to tell him what was going on & then it hit me. I have a damaged drain in the basement & it is right next to the main line that runs to the tank. My guess is that while Elicia was dumping large amounts of water into the system from laundry & baths that night that the tank got stirred up & the gas came back in the house through my damaged drain. Man if that genius had hit me 3 hours earlier than I could of saved $100. Now tonight I have to spend my evening re-plumbing.
I just got a call from my brother in law; he shot a good size buck last night. I guess he gut shot it & he let it sit all night & he tracked it this morning. When he found it, it was still alive & he had to shoot it again. It sounds like we will go late muzzleloader, which is from 12-19 to 1-10. A nice long season & very cold. I am hoping to get something really good this year.
My Thought For The Day:
Have you ever noticed, in traffic, anybody going slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac!
When he arrived he proceeded to do several tests & he came up with nothing. No stinking gas leak. Again he states I really think you have a problem with your septic system. As he was leaving he says you may see a small charge on your next bill for me coming out. I said how much is small. He states $100. Holy Crap (sorry mom) that’s a lot of money. After all of our dealings with the gas company this last week, I have learned all the stuff he charges me $100 for. Trust me if you see what goes on you would agree that even a monkey could be a propane guy. Don’t get me wrong, he is a really nice guy who feels close enough to me to fart & pee on my trees, but it is easy stuff.
After he left I called my dad to tell him what was going on & then it hit me. I have a damaged drain in the basement & it is right next to the main line that runs to the tank. My guess is that while Elicia was dumping large amounts of water into the system from laundry & baths that night that the tank got stirred up & the gas came back in the house through my damaged drain. Man if that genius had hit me 3 hours earlier than I could of saved $100. Now tonight I have to spend my evening re-plumbing.
I just got a call from my brother in law; he shot a good size buck last night. I guess he gut shot it & he let it sit all night & he tracked it this morning. When he found it, it was still alive & he had to shoot it again. It sounds like we will go late muzzleloader, which is from 12-19 to 1-10. A nice long season & very cold. I am hoping to get something really good this year.
My Thought For The Day:
Have you ever noticed, in traffic, anybody going slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac!
Monday, October 24, 2005
Monday Morning Update
GOOOOD MORNING VIETNAMMM!!!
Glad to have you reading. Now down to business. It is time for the Monday Morning Update.
This weekend went by really fast. Friday afternoon I went home with the intention of going out & cutting firewood. Well, my dad spent the better part of the afternoon fixing the chainsaw. My mom cut down some starter trees that had taken over in my garden, & I dealt with a propane issue. Needless to say, no dice on cutting firewood. We did however have afire out side that mirrored the California wide fires. We burnt off a good portion of the brush pile I had setting in my back yard.
While dad was fixing the chainsaw we kept getting a whiff of propane. So I called the co-op & they came out & did a safety check on the system. He found a small leak, but nothing that should of produced the hit you in the face with a baseball bat smell that we were receiving. Well he decided to come back at 7:30 the next morning to change out some parts & try & solve the problem. Saturday was going to be really busy anyway & I am an early riser so 7:30 worked for me. He changed out the parts did another check & he found no leaks. We have narrowed the gas smell to the septic system venting. The tank is right at the front of the house where we smell the gas.
The service guy was done about 8:55. I had a 9:00 photo shoot (had to photograph some flamingos). I finished that about 10:00. I ran & got a new chain for the chainsaw & then we went to cut some firewood for a few hours. We loaded my truck & dad’s trailer & went back to the house where my Paul Bunyan dad proceeded to split the whole trailer load of wood. Well after that I had about enough time to get a shower before 4:00 practice. From practice I had a 6:00 class to video. Than after the class, about 9:30 I had an animal control issue to take care of. 9:45 rolls around & I get home & finally sit down.
Before I know it Sunday morning is here & it is up & off to church. I am completely worn out & have the worst migraine ever & no access to drugs. I told Elicia we need to leave as soon as church is over so I can go get some drugs in my system to help num the pain. Wouldn’t you know that that is the Sunday were everybody & their dog needs something, we ended up one of the last people to leave. Now about five hours into severe migraine with no medicine (you migraine people know what it is like), I want to just curl up in a ball in a cool, dark, quite, room & die. Nope it is my brother in law’s birthday & we have to go over there for cake. This house is the last place you want to be when you have a migraine. Most of the family is genetically LOUD! Well I crossed my fingers & took some prescription migraine medicine & it eventually went away. We just vegged, watched some football & a movie & did nothing. It was great.
When we got home I thought I would start a fire in my new woodstove & watch a movie with my very pregnant wife. No dice. I put some paper in to start the fire & smoke came pouring out of every crevasse on the stove. So being the handy man that I am I torn it apart & cleaned it. I put everything back together & still smoke filled the house. At this point mad, tired, & at the end of my ability, I called my all-knowing wise father & he came over & educated me on wood stoves. All this country stuff is new to me. We finally got a fire going & smoke going out the chimney & not in my living room & that made me happy. By the time that was done it was 10:30 & time for bed.
This morning I stopped off at the oasis & got a 64-ounce cup of strawberry-lime Gatorade goodness. Let me just say that 64-ounces can really go through you. I am ready for a catheter. I don’t think I have ever peed this much.
Got to go, lots of work to be done, & I have to pee.
My Thought For The Day:
To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.
Glad to have you reading. Now down to business. It is time for the Monday Morning Update.
This weekend went by really fast. Friday afternoon I went home with the intention of going out & cutting firewood. Well, my dad spent the better part of the afternoon fixing the chainsaw. My mom cut down some starter trees that had taken over in my garden, & I dealt with a propane issue. Needless to say, no dice on cutting firewood. We did however have afire out side that mirrored the California wide fires. We burnt off a good portion of the brush pile I had setting in my back yard.
While dad was fixing the chainsaw we kept getting a whiff of propane. So I called the co-op & they came out & did a safety check on the system. He found a small leak, but nothing that should of produced the hit you in the face with a baseball bat smell that we were receiving. Well he decided to come back at 7:30 the next morning to change out some parts & try & solve the problem. Saturday was going to be really busy anyway & I am an early riser so 7:30 worked for me. He changed out the parts did another check & he found no leaks. We have narrowed the gas smell to the septic system venting. The tank is right at the front of the house where we smell the gas.
The service guy was done about 8:55. I had a 9:00 photo shoot (had to photograph some flamingos). I finished that about 10:00. I ran & got a new chain for the chainsaw & then we went to cut some firewood for a few hours. We loaded my truck & dad’s trailer & went back to the house where my Paul Bunyan dad proceeded to split the whole trailer load of wood. Well after that I had about enough time to get a shower before 4:00 practice. From practice I had a 6:00 class to video. Than after the class, about 9:30 I had an animal control issue to take care of. 9:45 rolls around & I get home & finally sit down.
Before I know it Sunday morning is here & it is up & off to church. I am completely worn out & have the worst migraine ever & no access to drugs. I told Elicia we need to leave as soon as church is over so I can go get some drugs in my system to help num the pain. Wouldn’t you know that that is the Sunday were everybody & their dog needs something, we ended up one of the last people to leave. Now about five hours into severe migraine with no medicine (you migraine people know what it is like), I want to just curl up in a ball in a cool, dark, quite, room & die. Nope it is my brother in law’s birthday & we have to go over there for cake. This house is the last place you want to be when you have a migraine. Most of the family is genetically LOUD! Well I crossed my fingers & took some prescription migraine medicine & it eventually went away. We just vegged, watched some football & a movie & did nothing. It was great.
When we got home I thought I would start a fire in my new woodstove & watch a movie with my very pregnant wife. No dice. I put some paper in to start the fire & smoke came pouring out of every crevasse on the stove. So being the handy man that I am I torn it apart & cleaned it. I put everything back together & still smoke filled the house. At this point mad, tired, & at the end of my ability, I called my all-knowing wise father & he came over & educated me on wood stoves. All this country stuff is new to me. We finally got a fire going & smoke going out the chimney & not in my living room & that made me happy. By the time that was done it was 10:30 & time for bed.
This morning I stopped off at the oasis & got a 64-ounce cup of strawberry-lime Gatorade goodness. Let me just say that 64-ounces can really go through you. I am ready for a catheter. I don’t think I have ever peed this much.
Got to go, lots of work to be done, & I have to pee.
My Thought For The Day:
To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.
Thursday, October 20, 2005
Apple Rocks!!!
WHOO!!! New Products From Apple!!!
Not that I have money to buy any of them. I can dream can’t I?
http://www.apple.com/powerbook/
http://www.apple.com/powermac/
http://www.apple.com/aperture/
Not that I have money to buy any of them. I can dream can’t I?
http://www.apple.com/powerbook/
http://www.apple.com/powermac/
http://www.apple.com/aperture/
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Stupidity Update!!!
I went to my local Napa store yesterday & purchased some oil, an oil filter & an air filter. When I got home I put the truck up on the jack stands, pulled the plug from the oil pan, & surprisingly I probably got about 2-3 quarts of oil out. I put the new oil filter & air filter on & put my 5 quarts in & took it around the block. Now I know I shouldn’t be surprise, but man the truck runs pretty well. I can’t wait until I get the new plugs & wires on. It will be a whole new truck.
I just had a thought while I was sitting here pulling mushrooms off my pizza. I wonder who decided to eat fungus. That guy had to have some real pelotas to be the first one to eat that stuff. I can just see it, a group of guys all setting around in college way back when, Jimmy thinks to himself, man I think this pizza would taste better if I smeared some of that fungus growing on the leftovers in the refrigerator on my pizza. Nasty. I hate mushrooms.
In my line of work I deal with complaining people all day. You know that really starts to wear on you after a while. We have people from 40 on up to 85 complaining & making incredibly retarded accusations against our company & their agents, just to get out of a contract. What the heck is wrong with our country? Does no one take responsibility for his or her actions anymore? I guess everyone in life has a purpose, even if it’s to serve as a BAD EXAMPLE. This is something that I would expect out of my generation, but not of my grandpa’s. You know some of these people are really dumb. I feel like a lifeguard. “HEY YOU, YEAH YOU, OUT OF THE GENE POOL, NOW. Maybe that’s what’s wrong, the gene pool has no lifeguards.
My Thought For Today:
"Birdie, birdie, in the sky, why'd you do that in my eye? Looks like sugar, tastes like sap. OH MY GOD! IT'S BIRDIE CRAP!"
Sorry Mom.
I just had a thought while I was sitting here pulling mushrooms off my pizza. I wonder who decided to eat fungus. That guy had to have some real pelotas to be the first one to eat that stuff. I can just see it, a group of guys all setting around in college way back when, Jimmy thinks to himself, man I think this pizza would taste better if I smeared some of that fungus growing on the leftovers in the refrigerator on my pizza. Nasty. I hate mushrooms.
In my line of work I deal with complaining people all day. You know that really starts to wear on you after a while. We have people from 40 on up to 85 complaining & making incredibly retarded accusations against our company & their agents, just to get out of a contract. What the heck is wrong with our country? Does no one take responsibility for his or her actions anymore? I guess everyone in life has a purpose, even if it’s to serve as a BAD EXAMPLE. This is something that I would expect out of my generation, but not of my grandpa’s. You know some of these people are really dumb. I feel like a lifeguard. “HEY YOU, YEAH YOU, OUT OF THE GENE POOL, NOW. Maybe that’s what’s wrong, the gene pool has no lifeguards.
My Thought For Today:
"Birdie, birdie, in the sky, why'd you do that in my eye? Looks like sugar, tastes like sap. OH MY GOD! IT'S BIRDIE CRAP!"
Sorry Mom.
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Whitecross Pictures
Here is a link to some Whitecross pictures. The pictures are from a music festival in 2002.
http://www.allium-sativum.com/c2k2/Whitecross/content.html
http://www.allium-sativum.com/c2k2/Whitecross/content.html
My Stupidity
I need to make a confession about my stupidity. Now before I do this, I did know better & I was just lazy, so don’t be leaving a bunch of hateful comments. Ok, here goes.
I bought my truck in July of 2004. Since then I have not changed my oil, (I know) I have added periodically, but never changed it. Well I hadn’t checked it in a while & I got this really bad feeling, call it an urgency to check my oil before the motor ceases up. So I go out last night & pull the dipstick (remember no comments now) & the oil barely shows up on the dipstick. The motor is bone dry. God has to be keeping the motor lubricated, because it sure as heck isn’t the oil. I kicked myself & chalked it off as a good lesson learned. I went into the garage & I was lucky enough to have a quart of oil so I dumped it in the motor & I can hear the oil dripping down & hitting the bottom of the oil pan. I think, man this is bad. I am glad that I listened & checked my oil, before God decided to no longer lubricate my motor & teach me my lesson the hard way.
My Thought Of The Day:
“Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.”
I bought my truck in July of 2004. Since then I have not changed my oil, (I know) I have added periodically, but never changed it. Well I hadn’t checked it in a while & I got this really bad feeling, call it an urgency to check my oil before the motor ceases up. So I go out last night & pull the dipstick (remember no comments now) & the oil barely shows up on the dipstick. The motor is bone dry. God has to be keeping the motor lubricated, because it sure as heck isn’t the oil. I kicked myself & chalked it off as a good lesson learned. I went into the garage & I was lucky enough to have a quart of oil so I dumped it in the motor & I can hear the oil dripping down & hitting the bottom of the oil pan. I think, man this is bad. I am glad that I listened & checked my oil, before God decided to no longer lubricate my motor & teach me my lesson the hard way.
My Thought Of The Day:
“Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.”
Monday, October 17, 2005
1987 Has Arrived!!! YES!!!
I had a pretty good weekend. As I posted Friday, it only took about two hours for Logan to whine for mommy. Over all he did really good. We spent most of the day outside trimming trees & cleaning the garage. While we were outside working the mailman pulled up & delivered mail. Not really all that excited about the bills inside that were about to stress & further deplete my merger income, I decide to go over & see what came. When I opened the mailbox I pulled out a few junk magazines & a bill or two. Than a small cardboard box caught my attention. Could it be, No, it can’t be. Oh yeah baby, 1987 has arrived. Logan & I dropped everything & went inside. I said son let me show you what real music sounds like. Let me just say this cd rocks. It wasn’t long & Logan was singing along. I thought it was pretty cool, my son singing the same music that I listened to as a kid.
As we sat there soaking in the screaming guitar solos from Rex Carroll, I noticed that I only received one of the two cd’s I had ordered. So I went on with my weekend as there was nothing I could do till Monday. Well today rolled around & I called the number for Girder Music who shipped my order. The guy on the other end picks up & says hello, I asked if I had the right number. I thought I would speak to some sassy customer service rep that had a bad Monday morning. Nope, I get the cell phone for one of the head honchoes for Girder Music, Greg Hays.
Turns out Greg was at a e-commerce conference in California. I told Greg what had happened & he stated, “Well I got a call the other day from a guy stating that he only ordered one cd & got two”. Turns out Greg had to leave the office for his conference & had to bring in help to ship all the orders & my order got mixed up with someone else’s. He said shoot me an email & I will ship you a new cd when I get back on Thursday. In the course of our conversation Greg asks me what I think of the cd. Not knowing who he was yet & thinking he was just trying to be a good salesman. I stated that I loved it & had been searching for years for there music. He than makes this statement. “I am good friends with Rex Carroll & have been working with him for years to get the band back together for this record”. Well as it turns out Rex & Greg are the ones who started Girder Music.
In my conversation with Greg he just opens up & states that they are working on a re-release of Whitecross’ unveiled album & it is going to include a few bonus tracks of unreleased songs. He said to watch for it. As long as he was being so free with information I asked him about a new album with all new material. He stated that the guys have material & are in the writing mode, but it is kind of hard because they all live in different states & they all have full time jobs now. I took from our conversation that there is a VERY GOOD chance that we will see a new Whitecross album in the future. The was an article in HM magazine were Scott Wenzel stated that Rex Carroll had sent him a few cd’s of new material that just needed lyrics & so on. So I think the chances are pretty good.
As we sat there soaking in the screaming guitar solos from Rex Carroll, I noticed that I only received one of the two cd’s I had ordered. So I went on with my weekend as there was nothing I could do till Monday. Well today rolled around & I called the number for Girder Music who shipped my order. The guy on the other end picks up & says hello, I asked if I had the right number. I thought I would speak to some sassy customer service rep that had a bad Monday morning. Nope, I get the cell phone for one of the head honchoes for Girder Music, Greg Hays.
Turns out Greg was at a e-commerce conference in California. I told Greg what had happened & he stated, “Well I got a call the other day from a guy stating that he only ordered one cd & got two”. Turns out Greg had to leave the office for his conference & had to bring in help to ship all the orders & my order got mixed up with someone else’s. He said shoot me an email & I will ship you a new cd when I get back on Thursday. In the course of our conversation Greg asks me what I think of the cd. Not knowing who he was yet & thinking he was just trying to be a good salesman. I stated that I loved it & had been searching for years for there music. He than makes this statement. “I am good friends with Rex Carroll & have been working with him for years to get the band back together for this record”. Well as it turns out Rex & Greg are the ones who started Girder Music.
In my conversation with Greg he just opens up & states that they are working on a re-release of Whitecross’ unveiled album & it is going to include a few bonus tracks of unreleased songs. He said to watch for it. As long as he was being so free with information I asked him about a new album with all new material. He stated that the guys have material & are in the writing mode, but it is kind of hard because they all live in different states & they all have full time jobs now. I took from our conversation that there is a VERY GOOD chance that we will see a new Whitecross album in the future. The was an article in HM magazine were Scott Wenzel stated that Rex Carroll had sent him a few cd’s of new material that just needed lyrics & so on. So I think the chances are pretty good.
Friday, October 14, 2005
ITS FRIIIIIIDAYYYYYY
YES, the best day of the week. Our office closes early, so you have all of Friday afternoon off to do whatever. It’s like a long weekend. Mommy is away this weekend, so it is just us guy’s. I am kind of looking forward to it. I haven’t had a good father-son hangout in awhile. I am hoping to catch up on some sleep, maybe get outside with Logan & burn some of the burn pile off. We will see how long it takes him to whine for mommy. He is a serious mommies boy. He comes by it honestly because so am I.
Ok, time for some name-dropping. Every year Starbucks comes out with a pumpkin spice latte. WOW. This stuff, in my opinion is the best consumable since manna hit the ground in the days of Moses… (A side thought) I am sure that manna was great, but how much better would it be with a vente pumpkin spice latte, a little sweet bread with your coffee. Anyways this stuff is awesome. If you like pumpkin pie, than stop by a local Starbucks & pick one up. If you have trouble finding one just drive to your nearest corner, I’m sure one is there. They are everywhere. I could have two or three of these everyday. They are so good.
Ok, time for some name-dropping. Every year Starbucks comes out with a pumpkin spice latte. WOW. This stuff, in my opinion is the best consumable since manna hit the ground in the days of Moses… (A side thought) I am sure that manna was great, but how much better would it be with a vente pumpkin spice latte, a little sweet bread with your coffee. Anyways this stuff is awesome. If you like pumpkin pie, than stop by a local Starbucks & pick one up. If you have trouble finding one just drive to your nearest corner, I’m sure one is there. They are everywhere. I could have two or three of these everyday. They are so good.
Thursday, October 13, 2005
Random Thougth
I just ran a crossed this news story on cnn. The headline reads: Mom delivers 16th child, thinking of more. What the heck, they need to separate these two. This guy must of had a fascination with rabbits as a small child. Maybe they should just install a zipper on her & speed the whole process up.
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
New Toys
Apple never ceases to amaze me. How cool is a video iPod. I didn't think that they would introduce one so soon after the nano. 
My Retraction
After further inspection of my skunk kill, I now need to retract said kill. I got home from work last night & decided that I had better take care of the skunk before the warm weekend that’s coming. So I got my spotlight, went out to the street, looked down the culvert, & nothing. Let me just say that this is very hard on the male ego. I have not had a confirmed kill since I was 8 butchering rabbit’s in my back yard. Trust me I am not some psychopath obsessed with killing, but man come on I need a good hunt to my name. O well sooner or later I will get one.
I got word last night of a few good shooter bucks nearby. So we’ll see what happens. We still have a good month until we are in the thick of the rut, when the deer are all love struck & stupid. They will be running around chasing does looking for a good time, when out of nowhere he feels a pinch, a pain in his heart. He thinks man that doe really wants me. He starts to feel a little sleepy, it becomes hard to breathe & he slows down. He looks down & screams, “WHY AM I BLEEDING”. Than all of the sudden the forest brings to spin, he sees a light then a glimpse of all of his dead relatives hanging on the wall surrounded by a bunch of guys in realtree camo. THUD, he kisses the forest floor, pine needles & leaves go flying, and he hears the hunter scream “YES” & the drumming of feet coming his way. The light slowly begins to fade until nothing. Silence. Man I can’t wait. Besides My anniversary, this is the best time of year.
Apple has a news conference today. Look for new Powerbooks, Powermacs, & new iPods (no video).
Remember, "To learn to succeed, you must first learn to fail."
I got word last night of a few good shooter bucks nearby. So we’ll see what happens. We still have a good month until we are in the thick of the rut, when the deer are all love struck & stupid. They will be running around chasing does looking for a good time, when out of nowhere he feels a pinch, a pain in his heart. He thinks man that doe really wants me. He starts to feel a little sleepy, it becomes hard to breathe & he slows down. He looks down & screams, “WHY AM I BLEEDING”. Than all of the sudden the forest brings to spin, he sees a light then a glimpse of all of his dead relatives hanging on the wall surrounded by a bunch of guys in realtree camo. THUD, he kisses the forest floor, pine needles & leaves go flying, and he hears the hunter scream “YES” & the drumming of feet coming his way. The light slowly begins to fade until nothing. Silence. Man I can’t wait. Besides My anniversary, this is the best time of year.
Apple has a news conference today. Look for new Powerbooks, Powermacs, & new iPods (no video).
Remember, "To learn to succeed, you must first learn to fail."
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
First Kill!!!
Do you ever have those days in life where you don’t feel like doing squat? Well today is that day. I am busier than heck & have no desire to do any of it.
I had my first country kill last night. I went to let the dog out & I saw a small furry animal scurry out of the yard. I grabbed the gun, called the dog over & he tracked it over to the culvert under my driveway. I got the spotlight out dialed the scope in & pulled the trigger. YES a direct hit. What was it you ask? A skunk. Being totally pump about a good kill I went in the house chest puffed out, head held high, & full of pride. What a way to end a day. I went to bed & laying there staring at the ceiling the voice of reason started to talk. Reason said “ Hey, stupid how are you going to get that dead skunk out from under your driveway before it rots & stinks the whole county up”? I probably shouldn’t have shot a skunk in the first place, let alone in a culvert under my driveway. O well live & learn. It was still fun to shoot something.
Remember, constipated people don’t give a crap!
I had my first country kill last night. I went to let the dog out & I saw a small furry animal scurry out of the yard. I grabbed the gun, called the dog over & he tracked it over to the culvert under my driveway. I got the spotlight out dialed the scope in & pulled the trigger. YES a direct hit. What was it you ask? A skunk. Being totally pump about a good kill I went in the house chest puffed out, head held high, & full of pride. What a way to end a day. I went to bed & laying there staring at the ceiling the voice of reason started to talk. Reason said “ Hey, stupid how are you going to get that dead skunk out from under your driveway before it rots & stinks the whole county up”? I probably shouldn’t have shot a skunk in the first place, let alone in a culvert under my driveway. O well live & learn. It was still fun to shoot something.
Remember, constipated people don’t give a crap!
Monday, October 10, 2005
1987 Is Here!!!!
AWESOME!!!!!!!
Whitecross posted this on their website on 10/7/05. I can hear the guitar solos already.
We, just received the first shipment of CDs. If you pre-ordered your CD, we will begin shipping them tomorrow October 8th. Many of you (in the US) will get them by the 11th or 12th, however Monday is a holiday which might delay shipping a day or two, but you'll have them this coming week. If you have not already ordered yours, NOW IS THE TIME. We will start shipping all new orders on the 11th, the official release date. You can order the CD from our official online store at girdermusic.com --> http://www.girdermusic.com/artist/whitecross/1987.html The first run of Cds contain 3 bonus outtake tracks, as well as some historical photos in the 8 panel fold out and some liner notes and additional comments by none other than Rex Carroll. The repressing will contain a more simpler 4 panel sleeve. All lyrics will be added to the website soon. The original plan was to make this Cd a double disc with 1987 Cornerstone concert available on a 2nd CD but was just not feasible as it would have pushed the project back nearly 6 additional weeks. However will now make it available toward the beginning of next year. Whitecross.
Whitecross posted this on their website on 10/7/05. I can hear the guitar solos already.
We, just received the first shipment of CDs. If you pre-ordered your CD, we will begin shipping them tomorrow October 8th. Many of you (in the US) will get them by the 11th or 12th, however Monday is a holiday which might delay shipping a day or two, but you'll have them this coming week. If you have not already ordered yours, NOW IS THE TIME. We will start shipping all new orders on the 11th, the official release date. You can order the CD from our official online store at girdermusic.com --> http://www.girdermusic.com/artist/whitecross/1987.html The first run of Cds contain 3 bonus outtake tracks, as well as some historical photos in the 8 panel fold out and some liner notes and additional comments by none other than Rex Carroll. The repressing will contain a more simpler 4 panel sleeve. All lyrics will be added to the website soon. The original plan was to make this Cd a double disc with 1987 Cornerstone concert available on a 2nd CD but was just not feasible as it would have pushed the project back nearly 6 additional weeks. However will now make it available toward the beginning of next year. Whitecross.
Monday Morning Update
Ok, so I have finally found a deer season that I can hunt. Early muzzleloader. First Shotgun is always the first Sat, Sun, Mon, Tue, & Wed of December. Well Church always schedules stuff on these dates every cotton pickin year. So I decided to just switch seasons. Early muzzleloader season is in mid October, it still is fairly warm & the only pressure on the deer is from the bow hunters. It is a nice peaceful season. Well my brother in law said that he went to get his tag the other day & they are sold out. The whole stinkin state of Iowa is sold out, all 7,500 of them. Well now we are not sure what we are going to do. I think this state is retarded some times. We are one of the most overpopulated states in the United States when it comes to deer. We have insurance companies whining about all the deer, & Iowa is bringing rifles to the state & even a special doe season in November, but do you think Iowa could up the amount of muzzleloader tags. NO. Why would they do a dumb thing like that? While I am all worked up, let’s take on fees. It cost me $52 stinking dollars to hunt deer in Iowa. How about other states nearby, Illinois only $15, Michigan only $15, Minnesota only $27. What the heck is wrong with this state? On muzzleloader alone they make $390,000. Now take into effect two shotgun seasons where we have a few hundred thousand hunters, A bow season, late muzzleloader, & out of state hunters. The state probably makes 4 or 5 million dollars every year on deer alone. Oh well I cant change it, I just have to pay it. We went & sited in my new (well new to me) muzzleloader yesterday. Shoots fairly well at 100 yards hopefully well enough to kill a deer.
We have recently bought a new house, & are in that process of making it your own. The new house is in the country & was empty for like 2 years. My big continuing project has been the yard. It was really over grown. We have taken a ton of truckloads of trees & bushes to the burn pile. I just got a poll saw that extends to like 14 feet. Logan & me tried it out yesterday & it works awesome. We are going to be doing some yard work this weekend while Mommy is away at a conference.
I can hardly wait; the new Whitecross cd is released tomorrow. Hopefully it ships soon after that. I think it is going to be the most listened to album in my iPod.
We have recently bought a new house, & are in that process of making it your own. The new house is in the country & was empty for like 2 years. My big continuing project has been the yard. It was really over grown. We have taken a ton of truckloads of trees & bushes to the burn pile. I just got a poll saw that extends to like 14 feet. Logan & me tried it out yesterday & it works awesome. We are going to be doing some yard work this weekend while Mommy is away at a conference.
I can hardly wait; the new Whitecross cd is released tomorrow. Hopefully it ships soon after that. I think it is going to be the most listened to album in my iPod.
Thursday, October 06, 2005
Hair Bands
Ok so I just rediscovered my roots, 80’s hair bands. That’s right. You say Ryan at 25 you are to young to have caught the hair band era. Oh but I beg to differ. I started early. Whitecross formed in Chicago in 1986, releasing their self-titled heavy metal EP. Regular line-up changes plagued the group virtually from its inception, but the duo of vocalist Scott Wenzel and guitarist Rex Carroll remained constant until 1993 when Rex Carroll split to form King James with two ex-Stryper members. After Rex left, Whitecross continued with just Scott Wenzel, but without Rex it wasn't Whitecross!
I have spent the last 10 years searching high & low, trying to find out how to get a hold of some cd’s of whitecross. After a recent move I rediscovered some old tapes & cd’s. Feeling a little nostalgic I played a few of them & decided to place them on my iPod. Just for kick’s I went to google & searched to see if by any chance I would get lucky & find a cd or two. Well I hit the mother load. I found an official web site http://www.whitecrossmusic.com/ & would you believe that Rex Carroll & Scott Wenzel have joined forces once again for the betterment (if that is a word) of hair bands everywhere. They have gone back to the studio & rerecorded their 1987 album. OH MY GOD, it is amazing. Almost 20 years of talent & technology on their side. Let just say I was as gitty as a school girl. I bet my wife thought I had gone over the deep end. They are even selling their old albums on this site. The plastic came out of my wallet so fast that I think I burnt the leather.
I have some amazing memories from that era. At only 25 I am sure that sound dumb, but it is true. Only 5 more days until the new cd ships. I can hardly wait. Hopefully this is a sign of many better things to come from the best band ever.
I have spent the last 10 years searching high & low, trying to find out how to get a hold of some cd’s of whitecross. After a recent move I rediscovered some old tapes & cd’s. Feeling a little nostalgic I played a few of them & decided to place them on my iPod. Just for kick’s I went to google & searched to see if by any chance I would get lucky & find a cd or two. Well I hit the mother load. I found an official web site http://www.whitecrossmusic.com/ & would you believe that Rex Carroll & Scott Wenzel have joined forces once again for the betterment (if that is a word) of hair bands everywhere. They have gone back to the studio & rerecorded their 1987 album. OH MY GOD, it is amazing. Almost 20 years of talent & technology on their side. Let just say I was as gitty as a school girl. I bet my wife thought I had gone over the deep end. They are even selling their old albums on this site. The plastic came out of my wallet so fast that I think I burnt the leather.
I have some amazing memories from that era. At only 25 I am sure that sound dumb, but it is true. Only 5 more days until the new cd ships. I can hardly wait. Hopefully this is a sign of many better things to come from the best band ever.
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