TMI Tuesday.......Halloween style...

Well it's tuesday, and also halloween. Rather sad actually how a perfectly good Celtic holiday has been turned inside out. On the upside however, it gives our children early experience in begging, should that career path not work out eh? As a special treat, I was going to try to come up with something really whitty and ohhh "Halloweenieish..ish?" but couldn't really come up with anything. Instead, I've resolved myself to answer all of todays questions, while doing a really bad impersonation of Boris Karloff, as Count Dracula. Right, shall we start then....MUHAHAHAHAHAHAH TMI TUESDAY!!! 1. In a social setting, are you more of a talker or a listener? I vlike to be the listener, as I stare deeply and ponder the night..... 2. Do you take compliments well? Vhat?? You kidding me yes? 3. Are you judgmental? Only of those who judge me...and like garlic, and wooden stakes... 4. Do you like to pursue or be pursued? I vlike the chase, the hunt, and the conquest. It is rarely good, vhen I am being persued though..... 5. Do you think more about the past, present or future? Vhe cheelren of the night sing to me all the time....of all three, but usually vhe mists of vhe past.... Bonus (as in optional): Who do you hate? Oh vhat an easy one...Vthat Borat guy!!! I mean vreally!!! C'mon. Have you seen how he make fun of us and the old country??? Bonus Bonus (it too is optional): Use three words to describe yourself. Mirror not needed. Silliness aside, abit on Celtic holidays here. Happy Tuesday goofs and friends!!!!!

Breakfast

Good Morning! she says friendly...the smell of fresh coffee a welcome change from the night before. Morning, you sleep well? I say as I help myself to a cup, and ponder the bacon and potoatoes cooking on the stove. Her eye's change and she sits at the table.........I know a story is coming....they always start the same, I already know whats coming. She sips her coffee slowly and starts.. "Let me tell you a story". I was listening to the police scanner last night. Some young men had poached a deer and almost got caught by the police. Really? I ask....thats not really so odd up here......I sip my coffee. True...she says, but rather just give up, or run for thier cars, they ran as a group..into the swamps. State troopers in the swamps.......4 hours, it was quite a chase, they never did catch them....seems they were on foot... I sip my coffee and ponder..so..."they gave up the chase"? For now she says.........You look tired. I suggest you take a shower before you go to school.....I assume you boys have laundry??? I sooo miss breakfasts with my grandma!!!!

Da Count!! ....and another week gone.

So I'm at work today trying desperately to figure out how I'm going to fill an order for a new desperate customer that has become my new "best friend". I'm not really complaining actually, it's one of the cooler experiences of my job when you can actually solve a problem, and as a result, nobody gets laid off or sent home early on the other end of the supply line. It really is wierd and hard to fathom, unless you are in a similar industry, how a small part, be it mechanical, electrical, extraterestrial, that your company sells, can shut down an entire machine line, or piece of farm equipment, factory if it fails. It can however....be very draining. Draining to the point where you want to say, after the 4th call that day, and it's 10am, less than politely, something along the lines of..."you are not my only f*cking customer!!". Ofcourse...that would be..well.....bad....very bad.....very very bad. That is unless ofcourse you have a customer like one I've had for years and is just as twisted as me. When that man calls, there is a certain level of dissapointment if it's not implied or flat ass said some things complete rude, sexually explicit, and down right deviant. My conversations with him would not make for proper training material in any CSR handbook....lol Thankfully....in the midst of the chaos that is "life at work" he called up today needing some parts and pieces. It added some sane insanity to my day....:) I am thankful I can work in a world where humour is still of value, and lucky to have a customer or two that can appreiate it during business hours....:) I'm equally thankful blogger seems to be working today, LOL

I almost forgot it was HNT!!!!!!!

I'm actually a lil embarassed as it had totally slipped my mind and all. Ever have a day like that..where you think it's business as usual,,,then go..SHIT!!!? Now that I think of it, I think i was supposed to pick up the kids after school today.....hrrrm... So I'm at the bar the other night, to meet up with the lovely wife and some of her friends. It's odd that our friends now volunteer this endeavour......:) This is a new friend, we think we are going to keep her, I even got a hug..got a hug from the waitress too......I'm liking this bar......:)

Movie review and other mischief..

OK....so the lovely wife and I have been on a bit of a Jason Stratham binge lately. Somehow I suspect her and I have a slightly different motivation in our interest....but ehh, still good movies...:) First off...London, a Sony release from 2005, is just one hell of a fun lil ride! I was somewhat expecting an action packed AKA Transporter style movie. I was expecting the title to have a tie in to something completely different than it turned out. I expected a completely different movie, and was not at all dissapointed with what we got instead. I'd really like to tell you all about it, but don't want to ruin it for ya. This is one of those quirkey ass movies that count as a "must have" if you're into offbeat movies that mix humor and drama, and actually pull it off. :) The IMDB has this link if your interested. On other mischief, I was poking around on "The Smoking Gun" and found Iggy Pop's rider. A rider is the default demand list a band submits to a venue, the terms of thier performance. We have a friend that is a front board sound guy and this just cracked us up. He works with some major bands and assures us that this is........well I'll let you read... "yeah i have seen that. that is like a staple in the touring world. Everyone who tours knows that rider........it is hilarious. That ranks right up there with gary larsens cartoon of the soundman with the suck knob on the mixer. That is another one that everyone knows." Ok goofs and friends, hope all is well with you, take care....:)

TMI Tuesday......:)

1. How long have you known your closest current friend? (The one you see or talk to the most not necessarily your bestest goodest friend from grade school.) Lil unfair here the wording, the one I'm closest too...is not the one I talk with as often. If I were to honest this honest, I'd say around 6 years....I set him on fire once as a joke...we still laugh about it..:) 2. My Heritage has a cool little toy that tells you which celebrity you most resemble. With or without the help of My Heritage, who do you most resemble? Yoda.......but a lil taller 3. Name 5 things an unplanned (or planned) visitor would find in your bedroom? Aside from the essentials......some books, assorted laundry to be put away, scented candles, mardi gras beads, a 12 guage shotgun.........*SHHCUCK!! SCHUCK!!!* Who are you and why the hell are you snooping in my bedroom?? 4. What is your favorite TV or movie sex scene? I'm going to go with the sex scene from Team America this one,,,,,,,call me a perv...:) 5. If your life was a movie what would be your most memorable sex scene? (And your first time doesn't count unless that was as good as it has ever been.) Agrah and I, her house.......after our date at the brew pub.....:) Bonus (as in optional): Share something that very few people know about you. I was once jailed for among other counts...."attempting to overthrow the legitimate goverment of a recognized county". AND I may add....that was a bogus charge!! World domination had never come to my mind at that time damnit!! I plead down to malicious mischief and breaking and entering....I was very young...........:)

Very early tuesday post.........

So I am awoken to the joy of power flickering around 4am today. Just as well actually, as I had fallen asleep in my easy chair watching tv, and the alarm clock is upstairs next to the bed. I usually awake on my own around 5 anywho, but it's not quite reliable, and this is a work day...:) The power comes back on..goes off...comes on, thank god for the battery back-up. A couple of reboots were in order and then I started blog hopping when I came across Save the soldiers. If you have never been there, please do visit. I don't care what your spin on the war is, what your politics are, or what color shoes you think match your underwear.......just go read it!! :) I found this post by Yankeemom particularly worth reading, but the whole work is well worth your time. To those of you who serve, I nod and shake your hand. I say with honesty, "thank-you". It's because of your service I have the freedoms myself and my family enjoy. The very freedom to cuss or commend you, or my government even, without fear. For the record to those emboldened, if you get drunk at our camp, and start cussing the military, you may need to have atleast a healthy dose of fear....if not respect...we are funny that way.....:) Special thanks to Texas Spitfire for having the link on her page for me to find it....:)

Da Count...........Quiet night

So it's friday night and been a crazy week as usual. Nothing really earth shattering to say of it, and I am truly thankful for that. I did become a hero to a new client by pulling parts out of my ass to keep the production line running, but thats my job at times. I had a goodtalk with a friend at work who is having a bumpy time today. I did come through for my dad and set him up with some parts and pieces an ongoing project his office today. I had a really good talk with my son and we shared music, some jokes, and just yakking. All these things pretty good my mind..:) I am lucky that not every day has to be drama. I am lucky to have a relationship with people that matter to me. I'm lucky I can post this as I enjoy a cold beer. I'm lucky I own a computer and can post this.:) Happy Da Count!! friends and goofs.........:)

wedding hnt.....:)

What you see above, is the lovely wife and I posing for a cheesey picture at a friends wedding. I usually avoid posing for such nonesense, but notice I too am holding trusty camera....:) Pity my camera didn't catch more cleavage as she took our pic. I don't mind posing for a pic now and then. Happy HNT goofs and friends!! :)

TMI Tuesday......and a thought on flirting..:)

A recent reply from Spitfire got me thinking about this. My wife and I both have pretty open minds, but we have some very clear rules to help guide us. We've talked long and hard about flirting, sharing, and basic saftey, and came up with a simple list of do's and don'ts we both agree on. Flirting is definately a "do" as in our minds, it's healthy, and a means to keep that skill up to par between both of us. A huge "don't" is cheating, or sharing outside of your partners knowledge. This may seem atfirst a "no brainer", but a healthy dialouge about what is and isn't ok, between a couple is overlooked here alot. Luckily, we are open and secure enough in our love and relationship, we can have these talks. Saves alot of jealousy issues before they arise...:) We both goof online, here in the blog world, and other places, as well as in real life. The rules we've laid out actually play the same both worlds, but there are some grey zones......IE voice chat with strangers. On one hand we can get yapping it up VOIP with an established internet friend, but on the other hand, it's a double edged sword...bit of a pandoras box. Our landline and cell numbers are strictedly a "NO" unless we know you or we both know we are going to meet you, but skype and the like, we haven't really nailed out yet. We'll figure it out with some talk and common sense, but for now......we avoid the situation.....simply not needed....:) OK, on to TMI Tuesday 1. What is your worst habit? Smoking, but I like it. I honestly know I should quit, but simply would rather not at this time. When I'm ready...but won't bullshit myself by trying when I don't have my heart in it. 2. Does size matter? Absolutely, and not just for guys. We all have what we have, and if your going to break it out...know how to use it..or atleast be willing to learn. If your lacking in one area, make up for that by being better at another related skill..:) 3. How many orgasms have you had in one night? I think 7 was the most, but rather vauqe on that particular evening..>:) 4. Is sex better with the lights on or off? Really depends....both have thier time and place depending. Some times a nice mix of both..:) 5. How many sexual partners have you had? Fewer than some would think....but there was this one gal I was dating. She actually had multi personality disorder. Out of respect I count her as 2. Bonus (as in optional): Would you be unfaithful if you knew your guy/girl would never find out? As a guy, I'd like to belt out the hell yeah beer burp, but honestly..no. It doesn't matter she'd never know, I'd know. If I break that trust that simply, then why bother the pretense? Happy Tuesday goofs and friends, you all take care...:)

Memory monday and a recap of IRC

A few days back I made a post regarding gripes with some venues I visit via my favorite way to pc chat...IRC. I was a lil surprised some had know idea what the hell I was talking about, and had to rethink. I often forget alot of people have no idea of some the older technologies started as extensions of the internet, completely independent of what we today call the "web". Technologies like Usenet, Gopher, Fido, and ofcourse, IRC. IRC simply stands for Internet Relay chat, and is the old dog of online chat services. Almost every IM you use today, be it AIM, MSIM, ICQ, has to some degree it's roots in IRC. Initially a simple extension of the telnet protocol, and meant for communication between college campuses, it's evolved heavily over the years. It's history is pretty amazing as it's had it share of civil wars...splits, and upstarts. It's an open standard, and not owned by anybody, unlike services like skype, AOL, and the like. If you'd like to learn more on how to access this silliness, mIRCis a good place to start. OK, primer aside, here is how I got initiated to the world of IRC. Around 93, there was no such thing as the internet here. We had a share of local bbs's, shortly there after....."LOUD SCARY MUSIC"..AOL. At the time, I was a part of a local BBS and we were a pretty tight knit group, but AOL was cooler. AOL was prettier to look at, AOL had "chat rooms", AOL was cool, AOL charged by the minute after 500 minutes per month. My wife at the time had decided to be a "stay at home mom" with the birth of the manchild ( I call her the Ex now ). Money was tight, I had to take on extra hours, but the 24.95 a month was within the budget. She liked AOL, she liked AOL alot. The ability to chat with people from all over the country, in real time was indeed, very cool. The 1st bill for 350.00 after adjusted for additional minutes......hurt. The next...was annoying. I suspect there were others, I stopped seeing the bills. Around the late end of 94, we got our 1st real ISP with local dial-up. A friend aware of my dilemma turned me on to IRC, it had the same features, the interface was graphical, it was a global network, and it was free if I had a dial-up account. I signed on for a local dial-up, we instantly had access to web pages, e-mail, and yes...IRC.....and it saved me hundreds of dollars a month at that time. Enough to fund my divorce..........:) Over the 12 or so years I've been yakking that venue, I've seen friends come and go, made some lifelong friendships, got laid, had my heart broke a time or two. I introduced IRC to my lovely wife Agrah when we were 1st dating, as a cheap way for us to chat while we lived apart, and long distance telephone calls hurt us. It failed miserably in that we'd call eachother anywho and yak about the other people in the room..........lol We still yak on IRC regular. Met some great people, and aquired some amazing tales. Long live IRC......:)

YEEEEEHAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm So Ronery......A tribute to Trey Parker and Matt Stone I'm so ronery So ronery So ronery and sadry arone There's no one Just me onry Sitting on my rittle throne I work very hard and make up great prans But nobody ristens, no one understands Seems that no one takes me serirousry And so I'm ronery A little ronery Poor rittre me There's nobody I can rerate to Feer rike a bird in a cage It's kinda sihry But not rearry Because it's fihring my body with rage I work rearry hard to stay nice and fit But none of the women seem to give a shit When I rure the world maybe they'rr notice me But untir then I'rr just be ronery Rittre ronery, poor rittre me I'm so ronery I'm so ronery Image borrowed from Sonia Belle. I highly reccomend visiting her blog...:)

Sat morning post.:)

seems my lust is just barely above average by these freaks........lol Your Lust Quotient: 60% You are definitely a lustful person, but you do a good job of hiding it. Your friends would be surprised to know that your secretly very wild! How Much Lust Do You Have?

Friday post........learning to juggle..and my Da count post...

Where to begin..............??? As ya may have noticed, been in abit of a funk lately. Really shouldn't be to be honest, have an great and caring wife, we both have good jobs and income that is "above average". Two kids that love us and test us, but no major issues there. Honestly, while we worked to earn it, we have a life that is pretty damn good, we eat what we want, we drink what we want, and have money left over....love in the home is not lacking for all, all in all should be more than enough. I'm a lousey juggler, and a fairly skilled diplomat, when it comes to family. Years of family turmoil have so far taught me well. And with that, my mother is heavily on my mind. Another money order to her to take the edge off bills is a bandaide, a proper money order is something we cannot afford, and even if we could, would hurt her state services if we did. any of you stuck in this spot???? :) I am thankful I and my wife have careers, I am thankful my kids have food to eat, I am thankful we can keep a roof over our heads..........:) Da count!!!

TMI Tuesday......:)

for those of you wondering about the last "da count".....it's private. All I can say is that my 12 year old son and I had a real heart to heart....and he's geting old enough to have an informed opinion. Life is wierd, and honestly, all I can do is shoot his straight, about his mom and I, even if it hurts...........so thats what that was all about.....................anywho............TMI Tuesday...............:) 1. You can flip a switch that will wipe any band or musical artist out of existence. Which one will it be? Uncle Cracker,,,,,,,,,,,,,,especially that "follow me song"......grrrrrrrrrrrrr 2. You seem to be having an excellent day because you just came across a hundred-dollar bill on the sidewalk. Holy crap, a hundred bucks! How are you gonna spend it? Cig's....beer, and 20 bucks to my mom............:) 3. Rufus appears out of nowhere with a time-traveling phone booth. You can go anytime in the PAST. What time are you traveling to and what are you going to do when you get there? Oh god!!!! OK.....this discussion has come up many times in my life, I'd change nothing. changing the past changes what made me, aside from some pervy thoughts, I'd keep the past as it is....:) 4. What is your favorite curse word? Bullshit lil EVA!!!!! OK...thats a phrase...not a word.......but has a unique hand gesture associated with it., learned it from grandma..:) 5. You have the opportunity to sleep with the movie celebrity of your choice. We are talking no-strings-attached sex and it can only happen once. Who is the lucky celebrity of your choice? Are we talking live or dead ones?? because Jane Mansfield is a huge winner no barrier.:) Bonus (as in optional):You accidentally eat some radioactive vegetables. They were good, and what's even cooler is that they endow you with the super-power of your choice! What's it gonna be? Ya know........ya goofs are making it really really hard for me to enforce the...eat your damn veges thing to my kids!!!!! lol Teleportation!!! lol

Monday night gripe, not really a rant..................

I don't know about you goofs, but I have, for many years, enjoyed online chat via IRC. I've IRC'd since mIRC was a 16 bit app on win3.1, if that helps ya time wise. Irc has changed over the years, like anything else. Thats all ok, cool with that. It's been really neat for me to watch apps like ICQ and other IM's, java evolve, based atleast partially on the good ole dog IRC. The one thing that has not changed, on IRC, or any other moderated "chat format" is bad ops. Nothing..and I mean Nothing!! kills the mood of a room, more than ops that kick for fun, just because they can. The close second, kicked for breaking a rule never that was never brought to your attention beforehand. If you op a room, and don't have the balls to say...umm....we have rules, your breaking one...stop...before a kick or ban, thats fucking rude. If you op in a room, and you're kicking friends because the power is fun, piss off, thats not fun or funny. My best analogy is walking into a strange bar, and scoping out the rules, sipping your beer, and the bartenders get into a fight. You size up the crowd, but if the bouncer is tossing with the bartenders.....my money on the bar and taxi or foot time. beer not finished. Lots of other bars out there.......

A weekend past...and no bail money needed...

So we survived the weekend, and had a lil fun. In the process, I managed to get the workstation made and delivered today for plug and play monday morning. Can we say....wooohooo!!! I'd love to tell you all about the wedding we attended, and the reception afterwards. Unfortuantely I can not, as it's come to my attention, many of my wifes co-workers read our blog....bummer that, but we were given permission to publish some of the photo's as HNT..:) I will say this, after considerable time trying this saturday........you can't teach a duck to say "AFLAC!!" I say this from experience, that and ducks don't seem to like Dentyne peppermint gum much.....lifes lil learning experience eh? :)

Da count.....unexpected....

hard to explain.................I'll post better when I can post better words, I lack the means to articulate it. My son and I had a real conversation tonight, we shared. I am lucky we can do that...........:)

Anniversary HNT

So another anniverary has come and gone, it hardly feels like 4 years most days since the Lovely wife and I said "I do". Some days it feels like forever, and usually in a good way..:) Sweetheart.....put the gun down, I said a "good way"..:) Today was kind uneventful as far as these things go, I had to go to work before she got home, she had to go to work shortly after I got home. Such is the life of a couple working different shifts, but ehh, we knew that going into this life together..:) We did have time to exchange cards and a quick kiss,a quick "I love you". That will have to do for now. Our plans are for the weekend, a wedding on saturday, friend of hers from work I've never met. To me, this is a special treat as I get to harass and be an ass infront of completely new people!! :) So......as I reflect back on our wedding day, I'm feeling nostalgic. The pic below is my then new uncle exposing himself to his new inlaws.......as I may well find myself this saturday....:) Happy HNT goofs and friends!!!

TMI Tuesday......:)

What a crazy ass week, and it's only tuesday. We had electrical storms pound us pretty hard at work yesterday, an maybe more tonight / tomorrow. We lost one workstation to lightning that I had to frantically find a cold spare for, (thank you BOFH for that tip about having spare workstations in your personal basement for sale), and a phone system that has taken on a dark sense of personality. Imagine your customers calling the toll free line, you pick up, dead silence on the other side.....you answer professional at 1st....then a pause......then a semi professional "Hello??".. then "click"! This was very amusing Monday morning...even more amusing when we learned, the customer could hear us just fine, though dead on our end. After this revelation, we now have a team of 5-6 csr's answering the toll free line saying...I'm sorry, we seem to be having phone trouble at this time, if you can hear me, please call us back at our local number...1-2**-***-****, rather comical once the script was nailed down.:) The tech from telco was equally amusing at 1st. When he finally made it on site to check things out, he quickly determined our older phone system was the victem of lightning, and it's probably our hardware, not thier equipment off-site. While this would probably work on many (in telco, it's always supposed to be the customers fault)...there was a problem with the way he worded the phrase...a hint of doubt...He said "probably". A quick explanation that "our" hardware is older, and still up, and this is what does work...and this is what does not made him say another doubt implying comment..."thats just wierd, you are my 3rd customer today with the exact same problem". After discussing the incredible irony and equal odd's perhaps telco's offsite local equipment could maybe just maybe, be at issue, we agreed deeper investigation on his end was needed. I love dealing with telco... Anywho....thanks for letting me vent....feel much better and lighter mood. The beer may be helping as well!!!! :) TMI Tuesday 1. Have you used put anything edible on your partner's body, and then eaten it? Listerine strips kick ass!!!!!!! 2. Have you ever had an AIDS test due to reasonable suspicion or hyperactive imagination? No, but I was once convinced I caught monkey fever after a bad day at a county fair that will remain unmentioned. 3. Have you ever fantasized about someone else other than your partner while you were engaged in sex, oral sex, or mutual masturbation? Yes many many many times, less often now since these years after the divorce..:) 4. Have you ever engaged in sex, oral sex, or mutual masturbation while in a moving car? A car being driven by someone not engaged in the sex, oral sex, or mutual masturbation? Yes to the 1st, and it makes driving a whole new challange.:) Heavey petting and a lil playing, but not more than that to the second. 5. Have you ever had sex so many times or for so long that one or both people involved runs dry? Yes...yes I have, it tends to happen towards the end now as opposed to the beginning, since the ex is no longer involved...:) Bonus (as in optional): Fill in the blank: Jane Mansfield is sexy; Betty Page is sexier.

bathing...camp style........:)

My nephew is a natural camper........:)

On the plotting of quiet mischief.........:)

Plotting quiet mischief....... Not so quiet mischief........... Duke likes mischief.............. Mischief!!!!!!!!!! :)

Another weekend passes....

It was an eventful saturday! We managed to get our asses out of bed early enough to retrieve a matress for the manchild......in the rain........rain likes matresses, me no likey rain much when matress strapped to top of jeep....mongo need fire now...grrrrr :) So we drag this matress in, fully convinced it will dry itself..we will see..get dressed, and hit the road. Tonight is Duke Tumatoe night!! We rarely get to play with friends, so it's a rare treat for us to indoctrinate new peeps to Duke. Our friends made it in about half hour before the show, many drinks, jokes, titty and ass referernces, and photos later....I was sitting with 3 drunk ass peeps.....:) We have photos of the lovely wife dancing with Duke, we apparently have photos of me with Duke, there are rumours of photos I dare not discuss. Perhaps this is why we rarely play with friends..........:)