For all you fathers, I give you this. I hope that you enjoy it. It is the video of Trump National. Click on it and enjoy!
https://youtu.be/sY5i6cytoqM
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| The waterfall behind the 17th hole at Trump National Los Angeles. |
Sunday, June 21, 2015
Father's Day 2015
I am not going to post much today as it is Sunday and Father's Day 2015. Thanks Dad, I know you have passed away but I thank you for all that you gave me. Just like the Harry Chapin song Cats In The Cradle, I have grown up a lot like you.
For all you fathers, I give you this. I hope that you enjoy it. It is the video of Trump National. Click on it and enjoy!
https://youtu.be/sY5i6cytoqM
For all you fathers, I give you this. I hope that you enjoy it. It is the video of Trump National. Click on it and enjoy!
https://youtu.be/sY5i6cytoqM
Saturday, June 20, 2015
Its A Conspiracy--Part 2
It is a conspiracy. I get on my computer many times a day and it is as if it is laughing at me. Yesterday my computer had to be worked on to remove some things that were not that pretty. The fact of the matter is, it was spying on me. This is the truth.
For the past couple of weeks, my computer has been doing some strange things and has been running very slow. You can see some of the mischief that it caused just by looking at my last post. It redacted, that's a government term for blacked out, some of the best points in my last post. Again, I don't know what is going on in it's beady little brain. That's right, it doesn't have a brain just a jumble of electronic stuff that I don't understand anyway. I long for the days of analog.
What has been done has been done. The witty bit of writing that was my last blog post has been lost in the world of cyberspace and I can't get it back. This is tragic, although I think that the world will keep on spinning. However, you will not discover the true joy of my wit that I created in Thursday's post. That is sad. Don't worry though, the problem seems to be fixed and I have come to an understanding with my computer. I'll hit the keys and share my wit, and you just take care of the 0's and 1's. I am the brains behind this operation, and you are just a tool in my success. I love you, most of the time, but please keep the relationship in perspective. You serve me, I don't serve you.
That's it for today as I commit this wonderful bit of literaturial drivel to the highway that is the internet. By the way, what is the internet anyway. Computers talking to other computers. Now there is a scary idea.
For the past couple of weeks, my computer has been doing some strange things and has been running very slow. You can see some of the mischief that it caused just by looking at my last post. It redacted, that's a government term for blacked out, some of the best points in my last post. Again, I don't know what is going on in it's beady little brain. That's right, it doesn't have a brain just a jumble of electronic stuff that I don't understand anyway. I long for the days of analog.
What has been done has been done. The witty bit of writing that was my last blog post has been lost in the world of cyberspace and I can't get it back. This is tragic, although I think that the world will keep on spinning. However, you will not discover the true joy of my wit that I created in Thursday's post. That is sad. Don't worry though, the problem seems to be fixed and I have come to an understanding with my computer. I'll hit the keys and share my wit, and you just take care of the 0's and 1's. I am the brains behind this operation, and you are just a tool in my success. I love you, most of the time, but please keep the relationship in perspective. You serve me, I don't serve you.
That's it for today as I commit this wonderful bit of literaturial drivel to the highway that is the internet. By the way, what is the internet anyway. Computers talking to other computers. Now there is a scary idea.
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| Kind of looks like the inside of my brain.Don't touch the lever on the right! |
Thursday, June 18, 2015
It's a Computer Conspiracy
I think that computers are out to get us. Its true. They were intended to make life better for us, but that is not the case. Their hidden agenda is now starting to surface and has reared it's ugly head with my computer. That modern tool that I depend on every day is now on the fritz, with no ill feelings toward Fritz.
I am not going to describe what is happening to my modern marvel of technology. What the heck, I couldn't describe it anyway so why bother. The darn thing just isn't working right. More importantly, my puny attempts to fix it have been met in utter frustration--mine not the computer's. I think that it is laughing at me. They share these things with other computers. Computers compare notes you know, sharing how they have completely made their human users go bonkers. I think they call it interfacing, and they know.
Those of you who are conspiracy theorists can take heart with this one. I don't know who shot JFK and I don't know if Roswell was really an alien spacecraft crash site. What I do know is that they are out to get us--computers I mean. What do all those 0's and 1's mean anyway. What is going on in their beady little binary minds. How can we really foul up that human today? That's what is going on.
I agree with the noted philosopher, whose name is Unknown. That's a strange name, isn't it? Why did his mother call him unknown. Was she mad at him or something. History does not mention this. He or she did write a lot though as many philosophical sayings and writings are credited to Unknown.
What did that philosopher Unknown say about this, as I return to the original subject. Sorry, my ADD kicked in and I got a little off subject. I will leave you with this and what they said. "To err is human. It takes a computer to really foul things up." AMEN!
I am not going to describe what is happening to my modern marvel of technology. What the heck, I couldn't describe it anyway so why bother. The darn thing just isn't working right. More importantly, my puny attempts to fix it have been met in utter frustration--mine not the computer's. I think that it is laughing at me. They share these things with other computers. Computers compare notes you know, sharing how they have completely made their human users go bonkers. I think they call it interfacing, and they know.
Those of you who are conspiracy theorists can take heart with this one. I don't know who shot JFK and I don't know if Roswell was really an alien spacecraft crash site. What I do know is that they are out to get us--computers I mean. What do all those 0's and 1's mean anyway. What is going on in their beady little binary minds. How can we really foul up that human today? That's what is going on.
I agree with the noted philosopher, whose name is Unknown. That's a strange name, isn't it? Why did his mother call him unknown. Was she mad at him or something. History does not mention this. He or she did write a lot though as many philosophical sayings and writings are credited to Unknown.
What did that philosopher Unknown say about this, as I return to the original subject. Sorry, my ADD kicked in and I got a little off subject. I will leave you with this and what they said. "To err is human. It takes a computer to really foul things up." AMEN!
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| My Able-Bodied Computer Technician |
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Breakfast of Champions
I don't like to eat breakfast. The most important meal of the day and I are not on good speaking terms. It should be the easiest thing in the world to do, just go into the kitchen and pour a bowl of Froot Loops and enjoy, but I just don't feel like it each morning. Shame on me I guess.
Americans like a hearty breakfast. Eggs, bacon, ham or sausage and some hash browns provide the necessary nourishment to hold you off to the next meal. Denise likes oatmeal, and I was once on the oatmeal gravy train as well. It seems as though the gravy was taken away, due to it's high fat content and the train, and Amtrak train by the way, derailed going around a curve at 100 plus miles an hour. I just don't take the time to fix it. My qualifications for creating a fine bowl of oatmeal are well documented, but I choose not to utilize those skills. Was that a cunning way to say that I am lazy. You can take it for what it is on face value. I won't admit to anything.
Froot Loops are not the best of breakfasts. I do on occasion breakfast on Maple Frosted Mini Wheats or maybe some raisin bran. I like raisin bran, especially the raisins and have a technique to eat them. There has to be at least two raisins in every bite. I love raisins and I thank God for inventing them, but I still don't like to eat breakfast.
Last night my wife went to Jamba Juice and brought home some smoothies. I like their strawberry collada smoothie. I didn't drink much of it last night because I was very full from the crap I scrounged up last night for dinner. I put it in the 'fridge and am drinking it now. They are nutritious, right? After all, they contain strawberries, pineapple, coconut milk, and orange juice. Those are some healthy ingredients and the smoothie contained no meat or animal products. That ought to make you animal lovers out there happy. I won't go there though.
Got to run now. Denise wants to go to Dublin and look over some music at the music publishers store. I'm enjoying my smoothie.
Americans like a hearty breakfast. Eggs, bacon, ham or sausage and some hash browns provide the necessary nourishment to hold you off to the next meal. Denise likes oatmeal, and I was once on the oatmeal gravy train as well. It seems as though the gravy was taken away, due to it's high fat content and the train, and Amtrak train by the way, derailed going around a curve at 100 plus miles an hour. I just don't take the time to fix it. My qualifications for creating a fine bowl of oatmeal are well documented, but I choose not to utilize those skills. Was that a cunning way to say that I am lazy. You can take it for what it is on face value. I won't admit to anything.
Froot Loops are not the best of breakfasts. I do on occasion breakfast on Maple Frosted Mini Wheats or maybe some raisin bran. I like raisin bran, especially the raisins and have a technique to eat them. There has to be at least two raisins in every bite. I love raisins and I thank God for inventing them, but I still don't like to eat breakfast.
Last night my wife went to Jamba Juice and brought home some smoothies. I like their strawberry collada smoothie. I didn't drink much of it last night because I was very full from the crap I scrounged up last night for dinner. I put it in the 'fridge and am drinking it now. They are nutritious, right? After all, they contain strawberries, pineapple, coconut milk, and orange juice. Those are some healthy ingredients and the smoothie contained no meat or animal products. That ought to make you animal lovers out there happy. I won't go there though.
Got to run now. Denise wants to go to Dublin and look over some music at the music publishers store. I'm enjoying my smoothie.
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| Yup. It's what's for breakfast. |
Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Clam Up In Israel
I am a little frustrated right now as I am having issues with my computer. That will probably show up in a later post. Today I wanted to give you a little insight on how my brain works. Those of you who are psychiatric in nature and care to analyze me, I have to let you in on this. Many have tried and all have failed.
I had a dream last night. I hesitate to analyze the whole thing, but even I thought it was very strange. I was involved in a clam bake. The interesting thing about this was that the clam bake was in Israel. I wouldn't lie to you. I thought it was a bit odd as well. Isn't shellfish forbidden under rabbinical law. I thought Jews can't eat clams, especially in Israel. Arabs can, I think but I am not sure.
I love clams. I have tried them raw on the half shell and they taste like Tide detergent, even with a bit of lemon and tabasco sauce. The mollusks are great steamed in garlic and butter dipped in a little bit of drawn butter after they are steamed. Clams are great fried as well and of course in New England Clam Chowder. Clams are delicious, but you don't have to go to Israel to have them.
It seems as though this variety of clam that we were dining on in Israel were a special kind of clam. They were big and they had a huge amount of meat in them. After you opened the shell, there was like a beefy fillet that you cut like a steak. You have to remember that this was a dream and came from my nocturnal imagination. With my brain, anything is libel to show up. Suffice it to say, the experience was very interesting. How did the clams taste? I don't know, I woke up, went into the kitchen and opened up a can of clam chowder.
I had a dream last night. I hesitate to analyze the whole thing, but even I thought it was very strange. I was involved in a clam bake. The interesting thing about this was that the clam bake was in Israel. I wouldn't lie to you. I thought it was a bit odd as well. Isn't shellfish forbidden under rabbinical law. I thought Jews can't eat clams, especially in Israel. Arabs can, I think but I am not sure.
I love clams. I have tried them raw on the half shell and they taste like Tide detergent, even with a bit of lemon and tabasco sauce. The mollusks are great steamed in garlic and butter dipped in a little bit of drawn butter after they are steamed. Clams are great fried as well and of course in New England Clam Chowder. Clams are delicious, but you don't have to go to Israel to have them.
It seems as though this variety of clam that we were dining on in Israel were a special kind of clam. They were big and they had a huge amount of meat in them. After you opened the shell, there was like a beefy fillet that you cut like a steak. You have to remember that this was a dream and came from my nocturnal imagination. With my brain, anything is libel to show up. Suffice it to say, the experience was very interesting. How did the clams taste? I don't know, I woke up, went into the kitchen and opened up a can of clam chowder.
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| How come he never dreams about us? |
Monday, June 15, 2015
Where Have You Been?
It seems as though I have done this before. I know that it is very important to post often and be consistent. That is a problem to me, but I am going to try to fix that. After all, I am a writer and I need to write. I also need to pay the bills, but that is another story.
There is a real good reason for my not posting, I'm sure. I have been sick for more that three weeks. That's a good one. My step-son just got marries and I was helping with the preparations for that. OK, that won't work. I have been playing too much golf. If you call four times since January an excuse, I guess you could say that. I have been watching too many "Chick Flicks" on TV. That could be thrown into the mix, It is baseball season and the Giants are playing and on TV almost every night can be used as an excuse.
My final excuse is truly the best. There is no excuse. It's time to get writing again.
There is a real good reason for my not posting, I'm sure. I have been sick for more that three weeks. That's a good one. My step-son just got marries and I was helping with the preparations for that. OK, that won't work. I have been playing too much golf. If you call four times since January an excuse, I guess you could say that. I have been watching too many "Chick Flicks" on TV. That could be thrown into the mix, It is baseball season and the Giants are playing and on TV almost every night can be used as an excuse.
My final excuse is truly the best. There is no excuse. It's time to get writing again.
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| This is what my brain has looked like recently. I'm trying to restore it. |
Friday, June 12, 2015
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Friday, May 8, 2015
Hallmark Of Life
I don't know how many of you watch the Hallmark Channel on Cable TV. Do they get the channel in Poland? The jury is still out for me as to whether or not I should be watching it. To me, I just think that watching "chick" programs may be just another waste of my time.
Those movies are something else. Let me see, woman gets divorced and moves to a horse ranch with her daughter. Her husband was a real bad guy, by the way. She meets this good looking ranch hand that is very mysterious that she knows nothing about. The daughter takes a liking to the ranch hand who wants the mom to hook up with him. Boom, the ranch hand and the mom finally kiss and they are off to the races. Sometimes the daughter is health, and sometimes she has some sort of disease that is or is not incurable. I could write a movie for Hallmark. Come on people, just use the scenario and it can't be that hard. I don't want to waste my time writing a script, or even watching one of these movies.
Take for example the Hallmark series "When Calls The Heart". Why would I want to watch such "chick flick" drivel. Why would I watch a show in which a Canadian socialite moves to a coal mining town in rural British Columbia to teach school? Yep, that makes a lot of sense. What does she do? She falls in love with the local handsome Mountie. There are a lot of horses in this one.
By the way, what do you think of the new guy in town,Leland Coulter? He's going to build a lumber mill that will replace the coal mine. How about his romance with Rose. With that ever develop. What about Abigail and her cafe? Is it going to be a success? The town name has been changed to "Hope" and how will that be received. The big question is, will Elizabeth return to "Hope" and renew her relationship with Mountie Jack or will she opt to stay in Hamilton and marry Charles. What a waste of time.
OK, what can I say? I'm hooked.
Those movies are something else. Let me see, woman gets divorced and moves to a horse ranch with her daughter. Her husband was a real bad guy, by the way. She meets this good looking ranch hand that is very mysterious that she knows nothing about. The daughter takes a liking to the ranch hand who wants the mom to hook up with him. Boom, the ranch hand and the mom finally kiss and they are off to the races. Sometimes the daughter is health, and sometimes she has some sort of disease that is or is not incurable. I could write a movie for Hallmark. Come on people, just use the scenario and it can't be that hard. I don't want to waste my time writing a script, or even watching one of these movies.
Take for example the Hallmark series "When Calls The Heart". Why would I want to watch such "chick flick" drivel. Why would I watch a show in which a Canadian socialite moves to a coal mining town in rural British Columbia to teach school? Yep, that makes a lot of sense. What does she do? She falls in love with the local handsome Mountie. There are a lot of horses in this one.
By the way, what do you think of the new guy in town,Leland Coulter? He's going to build a lumber mill that will replace the coal mine. How about his romance with Rose. With that ever develop. What about Abigail and her cafe? Is it going to be a success? The town name has been changed to "Hope" and how will that be received. The big question is, will Elizabeth return to "Hope" and renew her relationship with Mountie Jack or will she opt to stay in Hamilton and marry Charles. What a waste of time.
OK, what can I say? I'm hooked.
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| I've been to Canada before. |
Friday, May 1, 2015
Where Is The Outcry?
We live in a very dangerous world today. There is a lot going on that isn't pleasant. I can cite many examples of the crises that are going on which should be stopped. Justice should be served and the rights of those affected should be protected. Many of the unjust situations that exist in the world today aren't even exposed to the light of day, given what is taking place in this world. One of these hidden causes I am very passionate about, baby carrots.
Who protects baby carrots? Why are they not given a chance to live to maturity and have a productive life? Take a moment to think about this for a minute. What about their parents? Why are their children taken away from them and sold like unwanted vegetables at a local "Farmer's Market"? This whole sordid situation needs to be looked at and something done about it. Someone has to protect these poor innocent carrots. Nobody else will if we don't take action now.
SAVE THE BABY CARROTS!
Who protects baby carrots? Why are they not given a chance to live to maturity and have a productive life? Take a moment to think about this for a minute. What about their parents? Why are their children taken away from them and sold like unwanted vegetables at a local "Farmer's Market"? This whole sordid situation needs to be looked at and something done about it. Someone has to protect these poor innocent carrots. Nobody else will if we don't take action now.
SAVE THE BABY CARROTS!
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| Towel Rabbits have already signed an agreement. |
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Slkeepless In...
With all due respect to Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, I am in fact sleepless in--well, at this point I'm nut shure. It waz a shurt nite last night. I think I'm in Merced, but somewhere in there Sacramento comes into playe. We took an emergency ride tu Secramento las nite. I only gut three ours of sleep last nite an I havent had my cofee yut. I don't function on litle slep, especially ef I dun't get my coffe.
I am really tired (YAWN). I may fall asleep at any moment. My wife got up this morning and went to work after just a few ours of sleep. I kant do that. I am really so tired that I can barely keep my eyes open. It is a struggle to stay awake. I am about redy to fall aslee...ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
I am really tired (YAWN). I may fall asleep at any moment. My wife got up this morning and went to work after just a few ours of sleep. I kant do that. I am really so tired that I can barely keep my eyes open. It is a struggle to stay awake. I am about redy to fall aslee...ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
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| Time to go nite-nite. |
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Habits
You caught me in a contemplative mood today. Yes, I know I haven't posted in a long while and I feel guilty about that. Things are getting in the way and they shouldn't. Posting on my blog should be a regular habit and right now I have been slacking on this commitment for a very long time. It is time to reestablish the habit.
Habits are funny things. Isn't it interesting that it is easy to maintain a bad habit but very hard to start a new productive one? Some people it seems start out with or are blessed practicing good habits and don't give them a second thought. I am not that way. Most of my habits are bad, at least I don't smoke or drink. I do overeat. I am trying to change that.
Right now I am fighting the battle of losing weight. I am sure that a lot of you readers are familiar with that undertaking. It's more than an undertaking and more like a crusade. Many of my well established life habits have got to change. I am trying to do this little by little so that I may see some significant victories my "Battle of the Bulge", but that is hard to do.
I have started to go to the gym three times a week to work out, but that doesn't always happen. I went Monday as I try to work out on Monday, Wednesday and Friday because I left my keys in my pants pockets which the pants are hung in the bedroom. It's 5:30 AM and I didn't want to awaken my wife, so I took a long walk instead. I do feel very good right now after the walk, so I am glad that I did take the walk. I know this post isn't up to my normal high standards of literary endeavor, but at least I am back writing. Please be patient with me. Like a baseball player that has been injured, this is a rehab post.
Habits are funny things. Isn't it interesting that it is easy to maintain a bad habit but very hard to start a new productive one? Some people it seems start out with or are blessed practicing good habits and don't give them a second thought. I am not that way. Most of my habits are bad, at least I don't smoke or drink. I do overeat. I am trying to change that.
Right now I am fighting the battle of losing weight. I am sure that a lot of you readers are familiar with that undertaking. It's more than an undertaking and more like a crusade. Many of my well established life habits have got to change. I am trying to do this little by little so that I may see some significant victories my "Battle of the Bulge", but that is hard to do.
I have started to go to the gym three times a week to work out, but that doesn't always happen. I went Monday as I try to work out on Monday, Wednesday and Friday because I left my keys in my pants pockets which the pants are hung in the bedroom. It's 5:30 AM and I didn't want to awaken my wife, so I took a long walk instead. I do feel very good right now after the walk, so I am glad that I did take the walk. I know this post isn't up to my normal high standards of literary endeavor, but at least I am back writing. Please be patient with me. Like a baseball player that has been injured, this is a rehab post.
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| I have been away from my duties for far too long. |
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