Frick's World

Closed

2009-09-08T12:31:00.001-04:00

Thanks to all for the many years of input and comments, it has been fun.

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2009-08-07T10:44:00.001-04:00

Norcross GA
Marriott #218

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2009-07-20T08:32:00.002-04:00

Clemson SC
Hampton Inn #412
LaGrange GA
Hampton Inn #302

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2009-07-08T22:25:00.001-04:00

Ashland VA
Hampton Inn #324

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2009-07-06T21:58:00.003-04:00

Fairfield NJ
Crowne Plaza #520

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2009-06-30T22:00:00.002-04:00

Atlanta GA
Marriott Courtyard #220

LaGrange, GA
Hampton Inn #312

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2009-06-14T22:19:00.002-04:00

Hunt Valley, MD
Marriott Courtyard #343

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2009-06-12T07:45:00.001-04:00

Chattanooga TN
Hampton Inn #214

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2009-04-30T05:06:00.002-04:00

Matthews, NC
Hampton Inn #317

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2009-04-28T18:18:00.003-04:00

Asheville, NC
Hampton Inn #507

2009-04-27T14:14:00.002-04:00

Inner Peace

If you can start the day without caffeine,

If you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains,

If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles,

If you can eat the same food every day and be grateful for it,

If you can understand when your loved ones are too busy to give you anytime,

If you can take criticism and blame without resentment,

If you can conquer tension without medical help,

If you can relax without liquor,

If you can sleep without the aid of drugs,

....Then You Are Probably The Family Dog!

View From Here

2009-04-23T18:50:00.003-04:00

Matthews, NC
Hampton Inn #412
Nashville, TN
Springfield Suites #1219

View From Here

2009-03-28T06:45:00.003-04:00

Fort Lauderdale, FL
La Quinta #201

Tampa, FL
Intercontinental Hotel #803

2009-03-24T19:32:00.002-04:00

View From Here

2009-03-20T21:26:00.002-04:00

Coral Springs, FL
Marriott #632

The Florida Whack-a-do Story Of The Week

2009-03-20T20:25:00.002-04:00

MARCH 16--A Florida man wearing an "I ♥ My Marriage" t-shirt was arrested last night for allegedly choking his wife during an argument in their Tampa-area home. Bradley Gellert, a 32-year-old financial consultant, was busted by Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office deputies and booked into jail on a felony domestic battery by strangulation charge. According to a police report, Gellert, pictured in the below mug shot, got into an argument with his wife and "screamed at the victim and threw numerous items." He then allegedly "grabbed the victim's neck and strangled her," which "prevented the victim from breathing normally." Gellert's wife subsequently fled the couple's Apollo Beach home and went to a nearby sheriff's office to report the incident. Investigators noted that the woman had been "taken to the ground by the arrestee and suffered an abrasion to her knee and red marks on her neck." The "I ♥ My Marriage" shirt was a promotional item tied to the 2008 movie "Fireproof," a Christian-themed film starring Kirk Cameron. The movie, a hit in evangelical circles, centers on a fireman's religious awakening and his simultaneous effort to save a failing marriage. "LINK"

Southwest Airlines Gets It

2009-03-19T07:18:00.000-04:00

Here's Your Sign

2009-03-13T21:20:00.004-04:00

BELLEVUE, Wash. -- You forgot to buckle up, dummy! A commuter who put a homemade dummy in the passenger seat to sneak into the car pool lane was caught Wednesday near Seattle. But it wasn't because a cop realized the passenger was fake. Instead, the State Patrol trooper noticed the dangling belt buckle on the passenger side and suspected a seat belt violation.

Patrol spokeswoman Christina Martin told The Herald of Everett that the driver acknowledged trying to beat traffic by using the HOV lane.

He created his passenger by draping a rain jacket over plastic piping, topping it off with a Halloween mask of Gandalf, the "Lord of the Rings" wizard, a beard and a baseball cap.

The trooper issued a $124 ticket and confiscated the dummy. "LINK"

I was surprised that this whack-a-d0 incident didn't happen in FL. How can you go through all the effort of building your ticket to the HOV lane and then forget to to put it's seat belt on?

Click it or ticket - Click it or ticket

"Goose" We're So Proud!

2009-03-11T20:31:00.003-04:00

Goose was notified today that she will be graduating with an AP Scholar Award this spring. Of as you would expect Mom & Dad got a bill for the medallion that she will be presented with.

View From Here

2009-03-11T19:32:00.002-04:00

Port Wentworth, GA
Hampton Inn #234

More Crazy Pictures From the Road

2009-03-11T05:30:00.003-04:00

I stopped in "Wiregrass GA" for gas yesterday and was greeted at the gas station by a mini Noah's Ark. Emu's, Bulls & Alpackas
Craziest thing I've seen all month.

Traveling Way Too Much

2009-03-09T21:36:00.003-04:00

Just a picture of some of the hotel room keys that I've managed to forget to leave at the hotel, there must be a couple hundred of them there. I think one day I'm going to take all the blue ones and string them together to make a set of curtains.

Kind Of A Slow & Relaxing Weekend

2009-03-08T16:57:00.003-04:00

The sun was out and just warm enough to open the windows which some of the animals took full advantage of.

"H" took one step closer to becoming a man today, he changed his first flat tire.

Dear IRS

2009-03-07T20:26:00.001-05:00

Dear IRS,

I am sorry to inform you that I will not be able to pay taxes owed April 15, but all is not lost.

I have paid the following taxes:
Accounts receivable tax, building permit tax, CDL tax, cigarette tax, corporate income tax, dog license tax, federal income tax, unemployment tax, gasoline tax, hunting license tax, fishing license tax, waterfowl stamp tax, inheritance tax, inventory tax, liquor tax, luxury tax, medicare tax, city, school and county property tax (up 33 percent last 4 years), real estate tax, social security tax, road usage tax, toll road tax, state and city sales tax, recreational vehicle tax, state franchise tax, state unemployment tax, telephone federal excise tax, telephone federal state and local surcharge tax, telephone minimum usage surcharge tax, telephone state and local tax, utility tax, vehicle license registration tax, capitol gains tax, lease severance tax, oil and gas assessment tax, Colorado property tax, Texas, Colorado, Wyoming, Oklahoma and New Mexico sales tax, and many more that I can't recall but I have run out of space and money.

When you do not receive my check April 15, just know that it is an honest mistake. Please treat me the same way you treated Congressmen Charles Rangle, Chris Dodd, Barney Frank and ex-Congressman Tom Daschle, Ron Kirk, and, of course, your boss Timothy Geithner. No penalties and no interest.

P..S. I will make at least a partial payment as soon as I get my stimulus check.

John P. Taxpayer, Jr.

Dallas, Texas

Blatantly stolen from an e-mail......

The Time Of Your Life

2009-03-07T05:21:00.002-05:00

for only $4.00

I've done some crazy things looking for the "Time of my life" and I've spent a lot more than $4.00 trying to pull it off. It's now nice to know that the local mall can satisfy my wildest dreams locked in a dark boxed loaded with strangers and for only $4.00, I'm going to sleep much better tonight.

View From Here

2009-03-05T20:47:00.003-05:00

Knoxville, TN
Holiday Inn #227

Not Much Exciting Going On Around Here

2009-03-04T05:45:00.002-05:00

but I did see a car-b-que

Snow?

2009-03-01T09:09:00.003-05:00

They're predicting snow I'm seeing rain. we need some of those Northern weathermen who know what's going on.

Pee Fee?

2009-02-28T08:15:00.003-05:00

LONDON, England (CNN) -- The ever budget-conscious boss of Ryanair has suggested the discount airline may start charging passengers for using the toilet on board its flights.

Michael O'Leary said the airline had revived inquiries into whether the airline could install coin-operated toilets on its fleet.

"People might actually have to spend a pound to spend a penny in future," he said in a BBC interview, adding "We're always in Ryanair looking at the ways of constantly lowering the costs of air travel and making it more affordable and easier for passengers to fly with us."

Asked by the incredulous presenter what passengers would do if they found themselves without money mid-flight, O'Leary replied: "I don't think there is anybody in history that has got on board a Ryanair aircraft with less than a pound." "LINK"

As one that takes more than his share of flights I figure I'm allowed to weigh in on this. Now I'm not "That Guy" you know the one that gets a window seat but manages to make you get out of your seat 3 or 4 times so I can go to the restroom.
I have on occasion meandered my way to the the back of the plane if for no other reason that I want to make sure that I wasn't missing some cool new feature that had been recently installed into the airplanes bathroom.
Come on after you install a coin-op on the door how many flights will it take to see any return on investment? Are they going to have to install a change machine as well?
The only way I could see this plan ever making money is if they only had female passengers because they always have to go to the bathroom.

I'm Hungry

2009-02-28T06:59:00.004-05:00

NASCAR Cafe in Vegas Selling 2-foot, 6-pound Burrito

Even in a recession, bigger is still apparently better. Either that or someone at the Sahara Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas just really likes burritos. The hotel's NASCAR Cafe has begun selling a two-foot, six-pound burrito called "The Bomb." The reward for finishing the monstrous meal? "Free unlimited rides on a roller coaster that runs in both forward and reverse." Oh and a t-shirt saying, they "Conquered the Bomb."

Say what? How about letting the winner recuperate from a near-death food coma in a penthouse suite? Roller-coaster rides. Jeez.

However, we do like the t-shirts given to folks who accept the challenge but fail. They receive an extra-small pink t-shirt that says "Weenie." And they have to pay the $19.95 burrito price.
"Read More"

I'm a self diagnosed "foodie", (I didn't have the cash for Med School, or the grades). This thing is right up my alley. I'm managed to put an ass whooping or two on the local Taco Bell and I figure if I combine all of those experiences into one I could conquer the "Bomb" and get a cool t-shirt to boot.

View From Here

2009-02-28T06:53:00.002-05:00

Statesboro, GA
Holiday Inn Express #310

Here's A Job For Ya'

2009-02-24T19:18:00.003-05:00

Get lost! State hopes to thwart crocodiles' homing instinct with magnets

BY DOUG PHILLIPS Sun-Sentinel
Originally published 05:18 p.m., February 23, 2009
Updated 05:18 p.m., February 23, 2009

Magnets taped to the heads of captured crocodiles could keep them from returning to South Florida neighborhoods where they're not wanted, state wildlife officials said Monday.

State biologists are studying the temporary use of magnets to disrupt the internal navigation of federally and state-protected American crocodiles, which have been spotted most often in neighborhoods of Miami-Dade and Monroe counties.

"Scientists in Mexico have reported success in using magnets to break the homing cycle," said Lindsey Hord, crocodile response coordinator for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. "Read More"

Once again this further solidifies my theory that anything that's "Whack-a-do" has to originate in Florida. OK, Jim now duct tape these magnets to the side of Wally's head and besides what if the gators have little "Gator GPS" units.

View From Here

2009-02-21T07:13:00.003-05:00

Charleston SC
Hampton Inn #131

Savannah, GA
Doubltree #527

Travel Tip #28 (The Hotel Room Tour)

2009-02-20T09:46:00.004-05:00

I usually don't put stuff on both Facebook & here, but "Goose" thought it was too good not to share. So here it is

Tickle Me What?

2009-02-16T14:11:00.002-05:00

I can only imagine what people are going to do with these. My only hope is that they're here in time for Christmas.

Usually

2009-02-16T13:22:00.002-05:00

it's the men that think they're the financial adviser.

Dan was a single guy living at home with his father and working in the family business. When he found out he was going to inherit a fortune when his sickly father died, he decided he needed a wife with which to share his fortune. One evening at an investment meeting he spotted the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. Her natural beauty took his breath away.
'I may look like just an ordinary man,' he said to her, but in just a few years, my father will die, and I'll inherit $65 million.'
Impressed, the woman obtained his business card and three days later, she became his stepmother.

Women are so much better at financial planning than men.

Course Selection Begins

2009-02-15T14:46:00.003-05:00

and even the cat is weighing in on it.

View From Here (Inside)

2009-02-14T21:18:00.002-05:00

I usually don't post pictures of my hotel rooms decor but this one was a little over the top. It's like they went to the paint store and when asked what color they wanted the hotel said "Yes".

Picture Of The Week

2009-02-14T19:28:00.001-05:00

View From Here

2009-02-13T19:50:00.002-05:00

Auburn, AL
Fairfield Inn #323

Stuff I Would Not Buy My Kids

2009-02-08T09:37:00.001-05:00

I guess his species would be "Mega-sore-ass"

All I Got Was

2009-02-07T13:03:00.003-05:00

"Goose" got accepted for college
The college got a check.
And all I got was a bumper sticker.
Somethings just not right........

View From Here

2009-02-06T14:26:00.004-05:00

Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hampton Inn #337

Ocala, FL
Hampton Inn #345

Jacksonville, FL
Hampton Inn #225

This Just In

2009-02-05T20:28:00.002-05:00

I just want to thank all of you again & again & again and again for your emotional & educational emails over these past years!!!.

Thanks to you, I no longer open a public bathroom door without using a paper towel.
I can't use the remote in a hotel room because I don't know what the last person was doing while flipping through the channels.

I can't sit down on the hotel bedspread because I can only imagine what has happened on it since it was last washed.

I can't enjoy lemon slices in my tea or on my seafood anymore because lemon peels have been found to contain all kinds of nasty germs including feces.

I have trouble shaking hands with someone who has been driving because the number one pastime while driving alone is picking your nose.

Eating a Little Debbie sends me on a guilt trip because I can only imagine how many gallons of Trans fats I have consumed over the years.

I can't touch any woman's purse for fear she has placed it on the floor of a public bathroom.

I must send my special thanks to whoever sent me the one about poop in the glue on envelopes because I now have to use a wet sponge with every envelope that needs sealing.

Also, now I have to scrub the top of every can I open for the same reason.

I no longer have any money at all, but that will change once I receive the $15,000 that Bill Gates/Microsoft and AOL are sending me for participating in their special e-mail program

I no longer worry about my soul because I have 363,214 angels looking out for me, and St.Theresa's novena has granted my every wish.

I no longer eat KFC because their chickens are actually horrible mutant freaks with no eyes or feathers.

Thanks to you, I have learned that my prayers only get answered if I forward an e-mail to seven of my friends and make a wish within five minutes.

Because of your concern I no longer drink Coca Cola because it can remove toilet stains.

I no longer can buy gasoline without taking someone along to watch the car so a serial killer won't crawl in my back seat when I'm pumping gas.

I no longer drink Pepsi or Dr Pepper since the people who make these products are atheists who refuse to put 'Under God' on their cans.

I no longer use Saran wrap in the microwave because it causes cancer.
And thanks for letting me know I can't boil a cup of water in the microwave anymore because it will blow up in my face...disfiguring me for life.

I no longer check the coin return on pay phones because I could be pricked with a needle infected with AIDS.

I no longer go to shopping malls because someone will drug me with a perfume sample and rob me.

I no longer receive packages from UPS or FedEx since they are actually Al Qaeda in disguise.

I no longer shop at Target since they are French and don't support our American troops or the Salvation Army.

I no longer answer the phone because someone will ask me to dial a number for or which I will get a phone bill with calls to Jamaica , Uganda , Singapore and Uzbekistan ..

I no longer buy expensive cookies from Neiman-Marcus since I now have their recipe.

Thanks to you, I can't use anyone's toilet but mine because a big brown African spider is lurking under the seat to cause me instant death when it bites my butt.

And thanks to your great advice, I can't ever pick up $5.00 dropped in the parking lot because it probably was placed there by a rapist waiting underneath my car to grab my leg.

If you don't send this e-mail to at least 144,000 people in the next 70 minutes, a large dove with diarrhea will land on your head at 5:00 PM this afternoon and the fleas from 12 camels will infest your back, causing you to grow a hairy hump. I know this will occur because it actually happened to a friend of my next door neighbor's ex-mother-in-law's second husband's cousin's beautician...
via "Scan Gwinnett" because there's no way I'm creative enough to come with all this stuff.

Of Confidence & Accountability

2009-02-02T17:58:00.007-05:00

I usually don't do many thought provoking posts - too many words, punctuation comes into play and then people make thought provoking comments that you then have to answer. I'm more of a "Fail Blog" kind of guy.

Now as most know I'm not much of a football watching kind of a guy, I'd rather play, I suck but I'd rather play than watch. I do generally watch the Super Bowl if for no other reason than to see what the marketing folks think we need to be buying. In the general flow of games lasts nights was average (IMHO) until the last few minutes. Now I know all of the ravenous football fans are rolling their eyes at that last sentence. What I took away from the game was some of the statements made by Santonio Holmes.

"I said to him that I wanted to be the guy to make the plays for this team," Holmes said.
"Great players step up in big-time games to make plays."

"I dared the team," Holmes told reporters. "I came up and told Ben that I want to be the guy.
Just give me the ball, give me the chance to make plays and I will do it for you."

I don't know much about Santonio Holmes football skills but since he's a pro I'm going to guess that they are above average. What I take away from these web gems is a sense of confidence a sense of accountability. "Just give me the ball, give me the chance to make plays and I will do it for you." he's not the guy looking for someone to blame when things don't pan out he's not the guy saying "It's not my job, man" he's the guy willing to walk the walk & talk the talk. There's not a whole lot of Santonio Holmes types around but we need them. Maybe some of our countries CEO's and top level executives take their own web gems away from the game as I did.
Here's a some more of Santonio Holmes "LINK"

There will probably be one or two more serious posts this year since we still have an anniversary and a High School graduation to make it through.

Congrats

2009-01-31T09:04:00.002-05:00

"Goose" just got accepted at "GCSU" friends they grow up fast and expensively.

View From Here

2009-01-31T07:32:00.001-05:00

Knoxville, TN
Holiday Inn #305

ObamaFi Me

2009-01-30T21:49:00.002-05:00

Site of the day "Obamiconme"

You Go Now You Work Too Much

2009-01-28T20:05:00.004-05:00

TOKYO, Japan (CNN) -- Even before one reaches the front door of Canon's headquarters in Tokyo, one can sense the virtual stampede of employees pouring out of the building exactly at 5:30 p.m.

In a country where 12-hour workdays are common, the electronics giant has taken to letting its employees leave early twice a week for a rather unusual reason: to encourage them to have more babies.

Japan is in the midst of an unprecedented recession, so corporations are being asked to work toward fixing another major problem: the country's low birthrate. "LINK"

12 hour work days? That's only half a day and now they want to let folks leave early a couple of days a week to do what...... If you've had a vasectomy do you still get to go home early just to practice? What if you're not married? It's very easy to increase the population just ask the "Duggars"

Kyocera Vet

2009-01-26T15:26:00.000-05:00

I forgot all about this commercial. Nothing like a Monday laugh

It's OK He's With The Band

2009-01-25T17:06:00.003-05:00

"H" and the Five Forks Pep Band got to play during Saturday's basketball games. Fortunately the Pep Band played better than the 8th grade boys & girls did, because both teams got smoked.......................

The Hat's Where Its @

2009-01-24T06:44:00.003-05:00

It seems like Aretha's hat is getting more press time and frequent flyer miles than she is.
There's even a Flickr group of said hats travels "LINK"
I never tire of seeing Nick's mugshot.

View From Here

2009-01-24T06:32:00.003-05:00

Matthews, NC
Hampton Inn #214
Fletcher, NC
Fairfield Inn #208

For You Political Types

2009-01-17T21:51:00.003-05:00

in other words you folks that are still sporting the McCain Palin bumper stickers.

"DP" sent this and believe it or not I had not seen this.......

After numerous rounds of "We don't even know if Osama is still alive",
Barrack Hussein Obama has been telling everyone he will capture Osama Bin
Laden when elected. So Osama himself decided to send Barrack Hussein Obama a
letter in his own handwriting to let him know he was still in the game.

Obama opened the letter and it contained a single line of coded message:
370H-SSA-0773H.

Obama was baffled, so he e-mailed it to Howard Dean. Dean and the DNC and
his aides had no clue either, so they sent it to Joe Biden. Joe Biden could
not solve it, so it was sent to the FBI and the CIA.

Finally, they asked Sarah Palin to solve it. Within a few minutes Palin
e-mailed Obama with this reply: "Tell Obama he's holding the message upside
down."

My Cool Christmas Gift

2009-01-17T07:44:00.003-05:00

Sporting my Christmas cuff links yesterday, they were gift from my Dad. He received them as a High School graduation gift from his parents in 1953. Probably the oldest thing I own.

View From Here

2009-01-17T07:38:00.003-05:00

Orlando FL
Sheraton #911
Ocala, FL
Hampton Inn #150

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Ahhhhh Family

2009-01-13T20:53:00.004-05:00

Cee Bee @ FriendFeed posted a link to the site "Sexy People a celebration of the perfect portrait" don't let the title scare you it's safe for work. This is the kind of classic stuff that you can only get at an Olan Mills or a Sears Portrait studio.
Below are just a couple of the perfect portraits you will find there & I'm sure we all have a few of these tucked away in the back of our guest room closet.

Since When

2009-01-13T09:41:00.002-05:00

am I so old that most of the music I listen to is considered classic rock?
I was listening to "lastfm" and somehow they consider Eddie Money, Styx, Kansas & Journey classic rock.
I always figured stuff like Led Zeppelin, The Who & The Beatles classic rock and oh yeah put The Rolling Stones in that group as well.
Maybe I'll just grow my "Mullet" back & show everyone what's classic.

List Of The Day: Vid Of The Day: Polar Bear Club FAIL!

2009-01-12T21:25:00.002-05:00

The funniest thing I've seen all day.

List Of The Day: Vid Of The Day: Polar Bear Club FAIL!

View From Here

2009-01-10T14:39:00.003-05:00

Anderson, SC
Hampton Inn #312

Matthews, NC
Hampton Inn #216

D-I-V-I-O-R-C-E

2009-01-08T20:25:00.004-05:00

"Ah, yes, divorce ... from the Latin word meaning to rip out a man's genitals through his wallet."
Robin Williams

"Ah, yes, divorce ... from the Legal word meaning to rip out a kidney through the court system."
Dewey Cheatum & How

Who has not heard of the man that wants his donated kidney back from his soon to be ex-wife? If not follow the "LINK" or "Google Search"

Cliff Notes
Wife is sick needs a kidney
Husband gives her one of his
Healthy wife has an extramarital affair
Wife files for divorce
Husband now wants his kidney back or 1.5 million bucks.

What is it, oh yeah. fact is stranger than fiction.

Now we all know that Dr. Batista is not going to get his kidney back, besides what the hell would he do with it, he's not going to get 1.5 million either. Of course most people are going to think that Dr. Batista is a total ass (maybe he is, maybe he isn't) but the most brilliant move in this whole saga is that now everyone has heard that this woman cheated on the man that gave her one of his kidneys, the man that saved her life............ and like toothpaste once it's out of the tube you can't put it back into the tube

One Of The Great Mysteries Solved

2009-01-03T19:41:00.003-05:00

We've all gotten a clean t shirt out of the dresser only to find 3 or 4 small holes at the bottom of it. You stand there wondering what the hell happened. You, my friend, are not alone as a matter of fact this is an age old question has been asked all across the interweb..

"Yahoo Answers"
"ThriftyFun"
"Apartment Therapy"

so it appears that this is not an isolated incident.

Well I think that this evening I have solved the riddle..... scroll down.....

Hey Where'd "The Wife" Go?

2009-01-03T10:01:00.003-05:00

Thousands of shoes tie up Miami freeway traffic

MIAMI (AP) State troopers are looking for a charity to take thousands of shoes that were dumped on a Miami expressway,
tying up rush hour traffic. Lt. Pat Santangelo says the Florida Highway Patrol received a call about the shoes Friday morning.

Santangelo says he's not sure where the shoes came from. There were no signs of a crash and no one stopped to claim them. He says he hopes someone will take them because he doesn't want to send them to the dump. Workers using a front-end loader and a dump truck were able to quickly clear at least one lane by sweeping all the shoes to shoulder, but delays were expected until they could all be removed. "LINK"

or maybe I should ask who broke into my house and cleaned out "The Wife's" closet.
How does anyone lose a thousand shoes and not realize it, or better yet 12 hours later not realize that the news report showing all these shoes scattered across the interstate are theirs.

Maine man faces OUI charge atop Zamboni

2008-12-31T21:11:00.003-05:00

PORTLAND, Maine—A Portland man faces a drunken driving charge after police found him aboard an idling Zamboni inside the Cumberland County Civic Center.

Police and firefighters were alerted by an alarm at about 2 a.m. Tuesday that somebody was inside the arena, which is home to the Portland Pirates hockey team.

Police officers discovered 22-year-old Adam Patterson attempting to operate the Zamboni, which had crashed into a wall inside the civic center's storage area.

Police say Patterson appeared to be intoxicated, and that he had also operated two fork lifts and damaged a sprinkler system, interior walls and a hockey net. Patterson was charged with operating under the influence, burglary, criminal mischief and violation of bail conditions. "LINK"

Not only a functional drunk but so functional of a drunk that he shows up for work. Adam is such a stellar empolyee that we was willing to help out the fork lift boys and as an added plus he can the sprinkler repair boys something to do during this economic slow down. alchol the great equalizer and material provider.

Picture Of The Week

2008-12-31T18:07:00.003-05:00

The lesson here is that we all need to learn to adapt. Stolen from "LOLhome.com"

Something For My Wife

2008-12-28T14:00:00.007-05:00

I am secure in my marriage & my manhood, here's something for "The Wife".
Please mature audience only, Thank You

Spoiler Alert

2008-12-28T06:49:00.004-05:00

I haven't seen the movie and I don't know if it's true but I saw this on "Cinemablend"

A Rant And Then Some

2008-12-27T19:41:00.005-05:00

You just gotta love Oreo's, they fill you up (3 cookies 160 calories), they go great with milk, and you can combine them with other good stuff (for example - cream cheese & white chocolate) to make great stuff.

OK, here's the rant part - what's up with this NEW easily re-sealed bag? Around here there's no need for an Oreo bag to ever be re-sealed, they don't last that long. Once you pull back the seal on this redesigned bag you still need Houdini to extricate the cookies from their plastic grave.
So I'm making "Oreo Balls" which after you extricate the Oreo's from the newly engineered bag requires that you mix the cookies into a fine chocolaty powder.

Now here's the "then some" part. In case you didn't know know this - When using a blender to crush the Oreos and the Oreo powder gets impacted around the blades - do not, in frustration, ram a wooden spoon into the depths of the chocolaty powder. Because you end up with chocolaty powder mixed with toothpicks and a useless spoon.
I'm sure the beer in the above picture did not impact my judgment in this situation.
Fast forward - another trip to the store and the involvement of a slightly heavier duty piece of kitchen equipment - no more broken spoons and a tray of "Oreo Balls" in the fridge.

Need A Gift For The Hunter In Your Life?

2008-12-24T10:55:00.003-05:00

How about a camo can of "Miller High Life" no make that a six pack. Seems these cans have been out since the start of hunting season I just haven't made it to that end of the beer isle till today. We've got company coming & I'm not stocking up on the good stuff just I can watch them drink it and then leave.
Are we that worried that Bambi might see us tossing back a cold one that we just had to have camo beer cans? How are the local teenagerss that stash beer in the nearby woods ever going to be able to find their stash again? I bet the marketing genius that came up with this idea got a big Christmas bonus. And $4.79 for a six pack of "Miller High Life" someone must be hitting the crack pipe.

This Is Tech Support, How May I Help You

2008-12-24T06:58:00.003-05:00

A nine year-old girl in India named M. Lavinashree has passed the Microsoft Certified Professional Exam, becoming the youngest person to ever pull it off (smashing the record previously held by a 10 year-old Pakistani girl). The youngster has a long history of making records in her short life -- including reciting all 1,300 couplets of a 2,000 year-old Tamil epic at the age of three -- and now she's now cramming for the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer Exam. We'll be honest, this really takes the zing out of our biggest accomplishment at the age of nine: figuring out where in the world Carmen Sandiego was. "via Engadget"

I bet she took something easy such as the "XP exam" - I wonder what her American name will be when she answering phones for Dell, IBM or HP, maybe Betty or Alice. Yeah, at age 9 I was still trying to tie my shoes so I give her a tip of the 'ol hat.

More Christmas Tunes

2008-12-22T22:24:00.004-05:00

Those "List Of The Day" dudes have your second installment of Christmas tunes, just in time for the holidays Best Of The Worst Christmas Albums, Vol. 2

Stuff I Saw Today

2008-12-20T21:03:00.003-05:00

"The Wife" and I spent the better part of the day finishing up Christmas shopping for the kids. Folks are so friendly this time of the year.

One of the stops we made was at "American Eagle". This is one of "H's" favorite stores and I believe that it's directed at his demographic, under 18 years of age. In addition to apparel these fine folks just may sell fake ID's because they had a whole rack of winter hats for sale that had a bottle opener attached to the side of it.

The next thing I saw was not a gift for the kids. I saw a genuine "Deluxe Ashtray". Now I'm not a smoker but as I understand the concept an ashtray is pretty much an ashtray, it catches ashes, right? So what in the hell makes this a "Deluxe Ashtray"? I looked it over and it didn't have any lights or velcro or writing or anything that screamed to me that this is a "Deluxe Ashtray".

The last thing I saw today was in my kitchen - it was a 7lb spaghetti casserole. I've never seen anything in my kitchen that was this dense or bubbly, good thing it's a heavy carb day.......

Christmas Carols for AP Psychos

2008-12-19T17:05:00.004-05:00

"Goose" came home from school today toting these Christmas tunes for nut jobs, it made me smile......

1. Schizophrenia - Do You Hear What I Hear?

2. Multiple Personality Disorder - We Three Kings Disoriented Are

3. Amnesia - I Don't Know if I'll be Home for Christmas

4. Narcissistic - Hark the Herald Angels Sing About Me

5. Manic - Deck the Halls and Walls and House and Lawn and Streets and Stores and Office and Town and Cars and Buses and Trucks and Trees

6. Paranoid - Santa Claus is Coming to Get Me

7. Borderline Personality Disorder - Thoughts of Roasting on an Open Fire

8. Full Personality Disorder - You Better Watch Out, I'm Gonna Cry, I'm Gonna Pout, Maybe I'll tell You Why

9. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder -Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells

10. Agoraphobia - I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day But Wouldn't Leave My House

11. Senile Dementia - Walking in a Winter Wonderland Miles From My House in My Slippers and Robe

12 Oppositional Defiant Disorder - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus So I Burned Down the House

13. Social Anxiety Disorder - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas while I Sit Here and Hyperventilate.

14. Clinical Depression - Away in a manger, I can't get out of bed, these thoughts of suicide are filling my head.

For Your Christmas Listeniing Pleasure

2008-12-17T21:35:00.003-05:00

The folks over at "List Of The Day" have taken care your your holiday listening needs with

Best Of The Worst Christmas Albums, Vol. 1"

I just hope that there's a volume 2.

It's That Time Of The Year

2008-12-17T15:18:00.002-05:00

The Smoking Gun presents "2008 Mug Shots Of The Year", it does not get any better than this - Silverman. Cow Lady * Tattoo Man they're all in there. What a way to end the year......

Video Of The Day

2008-12-16T19:49:00.002-05:00

"DP" sent me this and you may have seen it, but I've been living in a hole....

Human Slinky Halftime Basketball Creighton University Omaha NE - Watch more Sports Videos

Breakfast Around Here

2008-12-14T09:46:00.003-05:00

usually contains oatmeal, especially on chilly mornings.

Mine - Steel cut oats, peanut butter & protein powder

The Wife - In the form of a cookie with raisins, of course.

Lets Jump In The Time Machine

2008-12-14T07:56:00.002-05:00

and fast forward a couple of months to when the big analog to digital TV conversion takes place.
This is your Grandmother & this is what you're in store for.

Still Looking For A Christmas Gift?

2008-12-14T07:22:00.002-05:00

Take a gander at the "Team Elitefts Holiday Tips (e-Book)" All proceeds go to Make-A-Wish Foundation® and just think you don't have to fight the crowds or traffic and you don't have to wrap it or pay to ship it. Does it get any better?

View From Here

2008-12-12T18:34:00.005-05:00

Charlotte NC
Hilton #631

Place I've stayed & eaten @

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It's the Holiday Season

2008-12-07T16:02:00.002-05:00

The Fall decorations are tucked (shoved in a closet) away and the Christmas gear is starting to creep in. I'm free from decorating until next weekend, when the wreaths get hung (with care).

View From Here

2008-12-07T15:59:00.003-05:00

Nashville TN
Springhill Suites

Hunting Season Is Here

2008-12-07T08:59:00.003-05:00

and choose your accessories wisely.

Career Counseling

2008-12-03T14:40:00.003-05:00

With "Goose" fast approaching her first year in college it's only fair to pigeon hole an 18 year old into deciding what they want to do for the rest of their life - I mean it would only be a couple of bucks for her to change her major during her Junior year - right?
Being a responsible parent I put together a list of some good career choices and some not so good career choices.

Jobs In Demand

NFL Trainers that can treat a gunshot wound "Link"
Barber "Link"
Number changer for gas station signs "Link"
"You go now you been here 4 hours" buffet police "Link"
Relocation specialist for the Real Housewives of Atlanta "Link"
Baby sitter for Bill Clinton "Link"

Jobs Not So Much In Demand

Pilot for auto manufacturers private jet "Link"
Circuit City greeter "Link"
AIG event planner "Link"
Republican press secretary "No Link Needed"
Ball point pen manufacturer for signing car loans "Link"

Just What The Soccer Moms Needed

2008-12-02T07:57:00.004-05:00

Born to Run? Little Ones Get Test for Sports Gene

By JULIET MACUR
Published: November 29, 2008

BOULDER, Colo. — When Donna Campiglia learned recently that a genetic test might be able to determine which sports suit the talents of her 2 ½-year-old son, Noah, she instantly said, Where can I get it and how much does it cost?

“I could see how some people might think the test would pigeonhole your child into doing fewer sports or being exposed to fewer things, but I still think it’s good to match them with the right activity,” Ms. Campiglia, 36, said as she watched a toddler class at Boulder Indoor Soccer in which Noah struggled to take direction from the coach between juice and potty breaks.

“I think it would prevent a lot of parental frustration,” she said.
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This will be the controversial story of the day, no doubt. While I fully understand the importance of the science behind this test somehow the way we used do it seemed to work pretty good.
Back in the day if Johnny was fast, now a days we call that explosive - we made him run down field to catch the ball and if Billy was strong, now a days we call that power - we put him on the line. At some point Johnny always wanted to play on the line and then, usually on the first play, Johnny would get flattened and pull a Michelangelo - laying down on his back looking up at the sky. Somehow our unscientific method worked out and placed us where we performed the best.
Besides what's next arranged marriages between 2 super athletes to produce super-duper athletic offspring.
Instead of swabbing their mouth, get these kids in the gym or out on the practice field.

Dinner Time

2008-11-27T19:52:00.003-05:00

Grandma with some of the Grandkids

BEFORE

AFTER

Yet Another Life Tip

2008-11-27T13:57:00.005-05:00

Car Hits, Kills SC Man 'Relieving Himself' In Road

Wednesday, November 26, 2008
ANDERSON, S.C. -- Authorities say a South Carolina man was standing in the middle of a road to relieve himself when
he was fatally struck by a passing car.
Anderson County Coroner Greg Shore tells the Anderson Independent-Mail that 28-year-old Markie Hood died shortly
after he was hit around 1:45 a.m. Wednesday.
Shore said Hood and two friends were driving home after drinking at a Pendleton bar when the driver let Hood and his
friend out on U.S. 76 near Interstate 85 to relieve themselves and drove away.
The second man left the scene after Hood was hit. Shore said he nearly hit that man as he drove to the scene.
Troopers said they have no plans to charge the driver of the passing car. "LINK"

Two life tips in the same week.
This tip is easy "Don't pee in any place that doesn't have a door and don't pee any place that has a traffic light".
Of course you know as well as I do that the key to this article is the phrase "after drinking at a Pendleton bar"

Gas Update

2008-11-27T12:21:00.002-05:00

Paid before yesterdays road trip. Remember 3 short years ago "LINK"

Parents clash over kids' Thanksgiving costumes

2008-11-26T07:25:00.003-05:00

by Seema Mehta - Nov. 24, 2008 10:26 PM
Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES - For decades, kindergarten students in Claremont have celebrated Thanksgiving by dressing up as Pilgrims and American Indians and sharing a traditional feast.

But Tuesday, when the youngsters meet for their traditional turkey and songs, they will be stripped of their hand-made paper bonnets, headdresses and fringed vests.

Parents in this quiet university town about 30 miles east of downtown are divided over what these construction-paper symbols represent: A simple child's depiction of the traditional (if not wholly accurate) tale of two factions setting aside differences to give thanks over a shared meal? Or a cartoonish stereotype of a people that would never be allowed of other groups?
"Read More" if you can stomach it........

The pussification of America continues and once again it's parents screwing it up for everyone else. Growing up I was not one of the "better" students - does not apply himself, not working up to his full potential you know the drill.
One thing I vividly remember is during the fall unit we learned of Pilgrims, the Mayflower & Thanksgiving. We usually wrapped all this up with our parents coming in for a performance and a feast. It's how we learned about our history most of it fabricated, but we learned, we participated, we came together.
I'm curious as to how many of these young ones really feel discriminated by not being an Indian or a Pilgrim, I have a feeling that the kids are more excited about getting dressed up, getting out of doing any real school work and then to top it off have a few days without school.

The Perfect Christmas Gift For The Wine Lover

2008-11-26T07:06:00.003-05:00

I wonder if it works with USB 1.0
The French think of everything plus they make good fries

Say It Ain't So.......

2008-11-25T21:33:00.003-05:00

It's apparently not entirely self-evident that when your company needs a taxpayer bailout you shouldn't get a "bonus," so money-sucking insurer AIG has written a letter to NY Attorney General Andrew Cuomo promising that their top executives will not get bonuses this year.

In the letter, AIG says they are "extremely grateful" for the support they have received from taxpayers, and as their way of showing how "prudently" they are acting, they will not be giving bonuses to their top seven executives. The rest will get bonuses, but won't be getting a raise this year.

They also promise that they are "developing" a way to insure that no taxpayer dollars are used for bonuses for the top 60 executives in the future.

Cuomo reacted favorable to the news, says ABC. "From The Consumerist"

I'm hoping the above will be debunked by "Snopes" but I have a feeling that it won't because as we've seen before "fact is stranger than fiction".

Thanks AIG for promising not to use any taxpayer dollars for executive bonuses & thank you again for not presenting your top 7 executives with any bonuses.

The only thing these folks should be presented with is a "Pink Slip". Unbelievable the executives that should be held accountable still have jobs - with great power comes great responsibility.

Picture Of The Week

2008-11-24T22:47:00.001-05:00

Another Life Tip

2008-11-24T21:35:00.004-05:00

Nude pics in phone lost at McDonald's get online
2 days ago
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Here's some food for thought: If you have nude photos of your wife on your cell phone, hang onto it. Phillip Sherman of Arkansas learned that lesson after he left his phone behind at a McDonald's restaurant and the photos ended up online. Now he and his wife, Tina, are suing the McDonald's Corp., the franchise owner and the store manager. The suit was filed Friday and seeks a jury trial and $3 million in damages for suffering, embarrassment and the cost of having to move to a new home. The suit says that Phillip Sherman left the phone the Fayetteville store in July and that employees promised to secure it until he returned. Manager Aaron Brummley declined to comment, and other company officials didn't return messages. "LINK"

I can't believe that I have to post this as a life tip but here goes - Unless you have consented to and signed a bunch of legal looking papers do not pose nude for a camera, even if your better half is on the other side of the lens, because at some point (mark my words) it will come back to haunt you.
If you pose naked for a cell phone picture you're a dumb ass and whatever happens to you, you probably deserve.

Oh wait a second I have a feeling that Mr Sherman might be able to walk away from this with a life lesson - "Don't leave your cell phone lying around"

Kids Just Don't Understand

2008-11-23T14:46:00.004-05:00

Way way way back in the 80's there was a song "Parents Just Don't Understand" done by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince aka.. Will Smith, before he was an actor he was a rapper. Someone needs to update that song and make a "Kids Just Don't Understand" version.....
Yesterday was clean the house day and I drew short straw - clean the upstairs - which actually entails a pre-clean before the actual cleaning can begin.
The pre-clean yesterday consisted of getting all the clothes and other assorted junk off the floor before vacuuming could begin. I take a more tough-love approach to the pre-clean than most others in the house, everything on the floor goes on the bed, in other words I ain't cleaning up their mess.
I didn't hear much complaining until 11:00pm when they got ready for bed and lo' and behold they both discovered that their bed was full of their junk.

How can a girl be so messy? Even the cat is unfazed must mean he's used to it.

I can't believe that "H" has anything left in his closet, but he does.

When it comes to tracking a childs growth most people put a little mark on the doorway molding, not "H" he slaps all of the size stickers from his clothes on his closet doors. Yeah Kids Just Don't Understand......

When The Car Wash Attacks

2008-11-23T06:27:00.000-05:00

Rough Day

2008-11-22T19:55:00.001-05:00

What do these guys do that make them sleep this much?

Cool Stuff

2008-11-22T10:28:00.005-05:00

I'm a pretty big pen freak I've used the same "Montblanc" for close to 20 years. For the money, in my opinion, the "G2's" can't be beat & I always have a handful of "Sharpie Minis" in my computer bag.
Check out this cool highlighter I saw on the "Good Pens" website. From "Kokuyo" you can now highlight till your hearts content.

Here's another thing I've been to numerous technical training classes and in every class there's some propeller head that breaks out a highlighter and highlights everything on the freaking page.

If you highlight everything on the page is anything really highlighted?

View From Here

2008-11-21T15:44:00.003-05:00

New Orleans, LA
Marriott Courtyard #314

Fairfield NJ
Crowne Plaza #412

Hotels I've Stayed @

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Craigslist

2008-11-20T09:13:00.002-05:00

It's not just for getting rid of that old bed in the basement, it can apparently be used for finding something to put in that old bed in the basement.

I spent many a summers just outside of Asheville, at "camp", and beleive me if a bunch over testosterone fueled lads ad known this kind of stuff existed just down the road there would have been many more adventures into to town.

ASHEVILLE – Police arrested eight women in a recent series of special operations targeting alleged prostitution on the Craigslist Web site.

Over the last few weeks, officers from the Asheville Police Department and Buncombe County Sheriff's Office have posed as traveling businessmen seeking prostitutes that have posted notices on Craigslist, according to an APD news release. Craigslist is an online network featuring free classified ads for jobs, internships, housing, personals, as well as a section for erotic services.

Police officials said the department has received numerous complaints about these listing, relating to fraud, robbery and prostitution.

Police charged the following women with soliciting for prostitution following the sting: Melissa Sexton Wilson, of Alexander; Dawn Foreman Jones, of Asheville; Lisa Leikos, of Burnsville; Karen Black, of Smyrna, Ga.; Amanda Smith, of Asheville; and Shelly Sluder, of Asheville, who also was charged with drug possession.

Police also charged Audra Leigh Bradley, of Black Mountain, with practicing massage without a license; and Emily Denise Miller, of Asheville, with practicing massage and adult entertainment without a license and a city ordinance violation. "LINK"

FOXNews.com - Big Three Auto Execs Flew in Luxury Jets to Seek Multibillion-Dollar Bailout - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News

2008-11-19T21:45:00.001-05:00

FOXNews.com - Big Three Auto Execs Flew in Luxury Jets to Seek Multibillion-Dollar Bailout - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News

The CEOs of the Big Three automakers reportedly flew private luxury jets to Washington to plead for a $25 billion taxpayer bailout to save their debt-ridden industry — ringing up tens of thousands in charges even as they cried poverty.

You're kidding right, please someone tell me this ain't true. These guys should have all flown coach, been forced to board in Zone 6 & sit next to a screaming toddler.
Have these asses never attended a single basic sales seminar. You don't show up trying to close Pepsi Co. and when asked what would you like to drink, reply "I'd like a Coke please". Sales 101 and always remember "Coffee is for closers"

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