chains rattl'n in the dark

Happy Fourth Of July

2008-07-04T16:41:00.002-05:00

I hope yours is as uneventful as possible. Enjoy the time of reflection on the cost of freedoms here in the great United States of America.

Saving Plastic Trees one bag at a time

2008-07-02T22:18:00.008-05:00

I bought a gallon of milk today. It was packaged in a handy to carry plastic jug. When I was checking out, the cashier started to put it in a plastic bag. I guess he thought that the plastic jug might leak as I carried it by the handy dandy handle molded into the jug. I told him to forgo the bag and I would handle the jug myself with the handle molded in the jug. I guess he wanted me to cut my fingers off with the plastic bag handles. Instead, I left him holding the bag.

I read somewhere that the country from where we get most of our plastic bags has banned their use in that country.

Ever wonder why they are called t-shirt bags? I know and I ain't tellin!

Ever wonder what happens to the bags that you see floating in the wind? Go here for a in depth analysis of the situation. 108 days at this post. Stick around Kathy's blog, you will find it amusing.

Death and Dying

2008-04-26T14:56:00.002-05:00

The other day a man died. Not that that fact in itself is amazing. People die all the time. What made this death noteworthy was that the man wasn't famous or rich or anything that one would associate with important people.

This man was just a quiet man. He spent the 54 years of his too short life helping others. He helped people that most of us would have ignored. He refused to ignore them. He went out of his way to find them.

This man was not a man of great wealth but a man of great heart and compassion. He invited people into his home when they were homeless.

This man was not a man of great culinary skills but a man that enjoyed food. He invited people to enjoy his offerings of food when they had none.

This man was not a man of great oration but a man that spoke simply. He would turn a listening ear to anyone that required one.

The death of this man will not be noticed by many but I have noticed. The world is poorer because of his passing.

Rest in Peace, Greg! Cancer can't get you now!!

Team sponsorships to avoid

2008-04-19T23:37:00.003-05:00

I was surfing around Blogspot and came across this picture. I am not sure I would want my daughter wearing this shirt.

I know that the company is a bread baker and that they own Mrs. Beard's bread. But still...

It is Easter!

2008-03-22T20:00:00.002-05:00

Tomorrow is the day that Christians celebrate the raising of the Messiah.

I have always been intrigued with the timing of it. I found out that it is based on the equinox and full moon. The 22nd (today) is the earliest it can ever be.

Easter Sunday is the Sunday following the Paschal Full Moon (PFM) date for the year. In June 325 A.D. astronomers approximated astronomical full moon dates for the Christian church, calling them Ecclesiastical Full Moon (EFM) dates. From 326 A.D. the PFM date has always been the EFM date after March 20 (which was the equinox date in 325 A.D.).

I was just interested in that. Sorry that I have nothing funny to say but it is just that.

Spring is springing and I planted a garden this year. Hope it grows well. I have a mole in my yard and it is burrowing all over. I want to get rid of it.

Closing of another Era!!!

2008-03-02T15:39:00.003-06:00

It is with great sadness that I announce that another one of my favorite bloggers is closing his doors. I have read with great enjoyment of his expereinces of retail work. Tim announce the other day that he has quit the retail work world for something...anything else. Please pop over to his blog and read through some of his stuff and then check out his other blogs on cartooning. Tim has been a great source of laughter as I look at myself (the customer) through the eyes of the retail clerk. Here is a link to his page in case you can not find it on the sidebar.

Tim you are going to be missed. Good luck!!!

High Wire Act!!!

2008-02-18T19:45:00.003-06:00

It is not often that I direct you to another blogger other than the ones on the side bar. However, there is a really cool blog that I think you should check out. Go through his archives and spend some time just enjoying the visit. You will not be disappointed.

Get yourself over to Bent Objects. I am sure you will be hooked as I am. I check it out at least once a day to see the new ideas he has come up with.

Crossword puzzle words.

2008-01-26T16:18:00.000-06:00

BLAMESTORMING Sitting around in a group, discussing why a deadline was missed or a project failed, and who was responsible.

SEAGULL MANAGER A manager, who flies in, makes a lot of noise, craps on everything, and then leaves.

ASSMOSIS The process by which some people seem to absorb success and advancement by kissing up to the boss rather than working hard.

SALMON DAY The experience of spending an entire day swimming upstream only to get screwed and die in the end.

CUBE FARM An office filled with cubicles

PRAIRIE DOGGING When someone yells or drops something loudly in a
cube farm, and people’s heads pop up over the walls to see what’s going on.

CROP DUSTING Surreptitiously passing gas while passing through a Cube Farm.

MOUSE POTATO The on-line, wired generation’s answer to the couch potato.

SITCOM Single Income, Two Children, Oppressive Mortgage. What Yuppies get into when they have children and one of them stops working to stay home with the kids.

STRESS PUPPY A person who seems to thrive on being stressed out and whiny.

SWIPEOUT An ATM or credit card that has been rendered useless because magnetic strip is worn away from extensive use.

XEROX SUBSIDY Euphemism for swiping free photocopies from one’s workplace.

IRRITAINMENT Entertainment and media spectacles that are Annoying but you find yourself unable to stop watching them. The Brittney Spears meltdown was a prime example - Michael Jackson, another…but soon they develop into...

TURNOFFABILITY Entertainment and media spectacles that are Annoying to the point that you turn off the media device at the sound or glimpse of the spectacle. O.J. Simpson is one...Rosanne Barr...Rosie O'Donnell...Jessie Jackson

PERCUSSIVE MAINTENANCE The fine art of whacking the crap out of an electronic device to get it to work again.

ADMINISPHERE The rarefied organizational layers beginning just above the rank and file. Decisions that fall from the adminisphere are often profoundly inappropriate or irrelevant to the problems they were designed to solve.

404 Someone who’s clueless. >From the World Wide Web error Message “404 Not Found,” meaning that the requested site could not be located.

GENERICA Features of the American landscape that are exactly the same no matter where one is, such as fast food joints, strip malls, and subdivisions.

OHNOSECOND That minuscule fraction of time in which you realize that you’ve just made a BIG mistake. (Like after hitting send on an
e-mail by mistake)

WOOFS Well-Off Older Folks.

Stolen from another blog and added to.

Do you see what I see?

2008-01-23T00:04:00.000-06:00

What happens when you rattle rusty chains in the Dark?

2007-12-31T21:17:00.000-06:00

I promise that I will get my chains repaired and I will be on the postings right after the New Year!

Anyway, Happy New Year!!

Merry Christmas

2007-12-24T17:13:00.000-06:00

Wow! A whole month missed me!

2007-12-14T23:33:00.001-06:00

I can't believe it! I have not posted anything for a month. This will change!!!

Keep checking here as I gather my thoughts and rattle those chains.

Post coming soon!

Anthony on a trail bike

2007-11-12T22:01:00.000-06:00

If you head over to my friend Anthony's blog you will read a story about his adventure on a trailbike. I want to tell you that it is pure crap!!! I have captured a satellite feed that shows the true picture of Anthony's bike ride. Hope this clears up all the misconceptions that he is telling about himself.
WOW!!! Never Falls Off The Bike - The most amazing bloopers are here

Tap Dancing!!

2007-10-20T23:06:00.000-05:00

I have debated on commenting on the practice of toe tapping to get sexual favors from your stall neighbor in the bathroom, but the other day an 18-year-old was arrested in my home area for trying to get a sexual act from an undercover police officer that had followed him into a city park bathroom.

I don't know about you but the city park bathroom would be the LAST place I would want to find my dream guy (if I was gay). The smell alone would cause me not to want to spend much time in there in the first place.

The only form of tapping with toes that I was familiar with is best illustrated by Shirley Temple.

But it appears that this style of dancing has taken on a different sort of toe to toe dance. First you need a stall....

And then you need a Congressman, who cannot find a suitable partner in all of Washington D.C.

Larry Craig would have been what the teenagers call a "widestance". (look it up!! I did.

Down one but still good

2007-10-14T22:11:00.000-05:00

My buddy Anthony had it right earlier last week concerning the Pats and D'boys. I was surprised to see the score though. I thought it should have been closer. T.O. was pushed out of bounds and the replay did not change the call. If the Pat defender had not hit TO and pushed him out of bounds his 2nd foot would have come down in bounds.

OH well 5 and one is not too bad.

Last second upset!!!

2007-10-09T19:27:00.000-05:00

Dallas Cowboys did it again!!! In the last few seconds the Cowboys pulled Tony Romo's butt out of the fire. Tony had with five interceptions and one fumble. two of those interceptions were turned in too points for the Buffalo Bills.bills also had a kick off return
all the way for 103 yds and a touchdown. Tony should have been yanked from the game and sat on the bench, but his team did not give up on him and then he proved them right. As he said himself, he played poorly.

THE COWBOYS ARE UNDEFEATED!!!! Thanks to a great leg on this guy!!!! He is good Folk!!!!

My new car

2007-10-01T22:02:00.000-05:00

Anthony asked that I post a picture of my new car that I won in this post. So this is as close as I will get to winning a new car. Of course, this is a Dodge Concept car. It is also as close as I will get to having a sports car. One can dream, though.

It's my Party and I'll cry if I want to!

2007-10-01T18:20:00.001-05:00

On this blue Marble for too many years!! Happy Birthday to me!

See if you can top me.

2007-09-30T22:08:00.001-05:00

Am-I-Dumb.com - Intelligence Test

Ready to OPERATE, Nurse!

2007-09-30T21:52:00.000-05:00

NameThatDisease.com - Test your disease knowledge

I won!!! I won!!! I WON!!!!!

2007-09-30T12:05:00.000-05:00

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Mea Cupa...But you are still an Idiot

2007-09-26T20:46:00.000-05:00

News came out today that the umpire that was involved with Milton Bradley was suspended today for inciting Milton. OH WAA WAA!! You are paid how much more than the average joe that watches you "play" for your work? And you can't let someone say something to you that is offensive? I think you are a baby, Milton!

On related news: Mr. Vick is in deeper doo doo with the test that shows that he had an intimate relationship with one Miss MaryJane.

Stupid Idiots that make too much money!

2007-09-24T20:45:00.000-05:00

Milton Bradley
Paris Hilton
Britney Spears
Alex Rodriquez
Mike Tyson
Michael Vick

First off: Milton Bradley....Padres left-fielder Milton Bradley will miss the rest of the season after he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee when he was spun to the ground by his manager during a blowup with an umpire.

Oh sure, let's blame the umpire... Why were you out of control, Milton, that your manager had to hold you back and in the process spin you to the ground, tearing your ACL? Was it worth it to be seen as a jackass?

Paris Hilton... Oh I just added her to see if it will help my stats. She doesn't really make money for the stupid stuff she does, does she?

Britney Spears: Did she ever had a singing voice?

Alex Rodriguez: A-Rod...Could NOT wait to leave Texas for The YANKEES!!!! Now, I see that His agent, Scott Boras is trying to deal him to the Cubs.

Mike Tyson: Again in trouble, this time it will mean some more prison time. Hope they serve ear in there.

Michael Vick's new theme song should be "who let the dogs out?" Of all the ones I decided to list, Michael is the biggest, stupid money maker. I thought something was out of sorts when he shot the finger as he was leaving the field after a game last year. Bow wow, was I right!!!!

So it is Fall in Texas

2007-09-24T18:14:00.000-05:00

I am loving this year. My yard has stayed mostly green all summer and I have not watered at all. We had enough water in the spring to last the past few months and then we have had several nice rainy evenings to cool the heat of the summer. I do NOT want to even think about 105 degree temps that we had last year. We only broke 100 for a week this year. And people are complaining that it is hot. I can't stand whiners!!! Enjoy your life because it is the only one you have.

Already tired of the Election cycle

2007-09-17T00:53:00.001-05:00

No Great Loss

Bill Clinton is visiting a school. In one class, he asks the students if anyone can give him an example of a "tragedy." One little boy stands up and offers that, "If my best friend who lives next door is playing in the street when a car came by and killed him, that would be a tragedy."

"No," Clinton says, "That would be an ACCIDENT."

A girl raises her hand. "If a school bus carrying fifty children drove off a cliff, killing everyone inside...that would be a tragedy."

"I'm afraid not," explains Clinton. "That is what we would call a GREAT LOSS."

The room is silent; none of the other children dare volunteer.

"What?" asks Clinton, "Isn't there anyone here who can give me an example of a tragedy?"

Finally a boy in the back raises his hand. In a timid voice, he says: "If an airplane carrying Bill and Hillary Clinton was blown up by a bomb, *that* would be a tragedy."

"Wonderful!" Clinton beams. "Marvelous! And can you tell me WHY that would be a tragedy?"

"Well," says the boy, "because it wouldn't be an accident, and it certainly would be no great loss!"