After a half a month of procrastination (and hopes that my PageRank™ would jump from 4 to 5) I have finally placed my links to Adagio Tea in hopes of getting to try some of their tea for free. Be sure to place a link for free tea on the page of your site with the highest pagerank. See Spy Journal Blog Tips for an explanation of PageRank™. Remember that if you put the reference in a post it could potentially scroll off to an archive with a pagerank of 0.
Be sure to read about the experiences of Cathy, Catawampus, and Zero Boss.
Wednesday, March 23, 2005
Computer Probs? Call me!
If you are in Knoxville and having computer problems, call me. I make house calls (usually $95 a visit to clean adware, remove viruses and install software updates). I could use your referrals right now.
Thank you!
Creative Labs owes you $62.50
Creative Labs settled a class action lawsuit and owes owners of all of the original Audigy series are included in the proposed settlement. This includes the Audigy ES, Audigy Platinum, Audigy Platinum eX, Audigy Gamer, Audigy MP3+ and also the original Extigy external USB sound module up to $62.50 if purcahsed before the end of 2004. Offer ends September 25, 2005. Addition information and legal dosc are available.
Political - How evil could Bush be?
Did we, the United States, plan the terrorist attack in 1976 while George Bush Sr was running the CIA? Has GW Bush been planning for almost 30 years to steal away our freedoms in the name of making us safe? Timothy McNiven says "Our own U.S. Army devised a plan commissioned by Congress to bring down the WTC using commercial airliners and box cutters as weapons." He apparently has documents proving his claims.
I have not Snoped this story yet. Remember, this is the Internet. Anyone can make up the "truth". Confirm your sources. I am on a deadline so I can't confirm this story right now.
True or not the story should make us think daily on our civil liberties and ask ourselves "are we having our freedoms stolen away?" and "have we gained anything other than a false sense of security by turning our society into a George Orwellian reality?"
I have not Snoped this story yet. Remember, this is the Internet. Anyone can make up the "truth". Confirm your sources. I am on a deadline so I can't confirm this story right now.
True or not the story should make us think daily on our civil liberties and ask ourselves "are we having our freedoms stolen away?" and "have we gained anything other than a false sense of security by turning our society into a George Orwellian reality?"
Woke last night to the sound of thunder
How far off I sat and wondered
Started whistling a tune from 1962
Then the older dog jumped on the bed and tried to climb on top of me. She really doesn't like storms. The puppy seemed to take it well. This was midnight. I'd had a good 2 hours sleep but could not convince myself to get up for a much needed all nighter. Instead I fell into a deep, deep sleep and woke at 5am to rise at 5:30. At least I'm consistently pre 6am now.
Started whistling a tune from 1962
Then the older dog jumped on the bed and tried to climb on top of me. She really doesn't like storms. The puppy seemed to take it well. This was midnight. I'd had a good 2 hours sleep but could not convince myself to get up for a much needed all nighter. Instead I fell into a deep, deep sleep and woke at 5am to rise at 5:30. At least I'm consistently pre 6am now.
Tuesday, March 22, 2005
Exhausted
Ok. I didn't clear my plate. I made a good effort but I've still got some distance to cover.
I've hit that time of the evening where I'm so tired my body just aches. I should go for a run around the block.
I've hit that time of the evening where I'm so tired my body just aches. I should go for a run around the block.
Progress but nothing to show
I've actually been pounding keys on a project most of the day without too much distraction. What a pleasure to get work done. Unfortunately, I don't have a deliverable to show for it which is frustrating. I need to take a break and switch gears for a bit.
Dinner routine is coming fast and Tommy has STAR tonight so we all hoof it out to Lenior City. Cool!
Dinner routine is coming fast and Tommy has STAR tonight so we all hoof it out to Lenior City. Cool!
The Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation (CRPF) announced that STAR has been awarded a $2500 Quality of Life grant. STAR will use the funds as a part of the Rider Patron program, which allows us to continue providing cost efficient
therapeutic services to our riders through the donations of individuals,
civic groups, businesses, and foundations such as the CRPF. STAR riders pay
only a portion of the actual cost of the lessons, therefore there are many
costs associated with lessons that must be covered by other sources.
Speaking of Spaying
Study: Teens Who Pledge Virginity Try To Bend The Rules "Poll finds they're more likely to have tried anal and/or oral sex." Man! Being a teen sounds a lot more fun than it was in my day!
Teens who take abstinence pledges are almost as likely to be infected with sexually transmitted diseases as kids who don't, according to a new study that found pledgers tend to substitute other risky behavior for regular intercourse. ... Researchers found that kids believe engaging in oral and anal sex gets around the rules of abstinence programs by technically preserving their virginity.What do the naive adults have to say?
Leslee Unruh, president of the National Abstinence Clearinghouse, called the study "bogus." "Kids who pledge abstinence are taught that any word that has 'sex' in it is considered sexual activity"And the message to those teenagers on the dating scene is 'if you want some action, try an abstainer!'
Just 2 percent of kids who never took a pledge said they had engaged in oral or anal sex but not intercourse, compared with 13 percent of "consistent pledgers."Of course the message to parents is "talk to your kids!"
So typical
Why is that marriages have to degrade to "us against him"?
Sterotypes revolving around marriage and the roles in marriage obviously exist for very valid reasons.
Sterotypes revolving around marriage and the roles in marriage obviously exist for very valid reasons.
Barking at the dog
I found that if the dog bolted I could use a harsh tone in my voice and reel her back in. Gruff "Molly COME!" and she would come. I trained myself to use that gruff tone to get her to respond. A few days ago I consciously began calling her in using a softer voice with more cheer and happiness and found that she responded just the same as when I would call her gruffly but there would be more excitement in her eyes rather than an submissive tucked tail and lowered head. Making the effort to be excited at her return or answer to my call/request made her happy to respond to my request.
We sometimes have to leave Molly at home alone. She cannot always be left in the car or go wherever we happen to be traveling. Crating her was too tramatic. Her panic attacks in the crate grew to the point that we thought she was going to hurt herself and we conceded to letting her run free and paying whatever consequences resulted. Those consequences to date have been packages of food (like spaghetti) strewn about the house, toys eatting, feces and urine on the floor, books torn up, papers dragged from desks but overall nothing irreplaceable or terribly costly. Mostly, being as intelligent as she is, Molly communicated quiet well that she was punishing us for leaving her alone. A few times (maybe 3) I came home and called her over to the mess, forced her nose into the mess and scolded her. Now she is doing much better and last night was along for nearly 3 hours and didn't even have an accident! No mess! Nothing to clean! Last night she did not cower from me but the few previous times she has been left home alone I called her excitedly to tell her how good she was but due to the 3 punishments she would cower to me each time despite my wanting to reward her. I would feel horrible.
In punishing a child, or adult, or animal - in dealing with them with anger - consider how much damage is being done. One slip, one bad time takes many good experiences and much more time to heal the unnecessary damage. I am still very angry and jaded toward the Knoxville Police Department for what I feel was a very unjust ticket. If I cannot move beyond that one incident, how am I to except a child to move beyond a harsh scolding when a gentle talk is all that is necessary.
I cannot change the world but I can change myself; and perhaps, just maybe, the world will decide to be like me.
We sometimes have to leave Molly at home alone. She cannot always be left in the car or go wherever we happen to be traveling. Crating her was too tramatic. Her panic attacks in the crate grew to the point that we thought she was going to hurt herself and we conceded to letting her run free and paying whatever consequences resulted. Those consequences to date have been packages of food (like spaghetti) strewn about the house, toys eatting, feces and urine on the floor, books torn up, papers dragged from desks but overall nothing irreplaceable or terribly costly. Mostly, being as intelligent as she is, Molly communicated quiet well that she was punishing us for leaving her alone. A few times (maybe 3) I came home and called her over to the mess, forced her nose into the mess and scolded her. Now she is doing much better and last night was along for nearly 3 hours and didn't even have an accident! No mess! Nothing to clean! Last night she did not cower from me but the few previous times she has been left home alone I called her excitedly to tell her how good she was but due to the 3 punishments she would cower to me each time despite my wanting to reward her. I would feel horrible.
In punishing a child, or adult, or animal - in dealing with them with anger - consider how much damage is being done. One slip, one bad time takes many good experiences and much more time to heal the unnecessary damage. I am still very angry and jaded toward the Knoxville Police Department for what I feel was a very unjust ticket. If I cannot move beyond that one incident, how am I to except a child to move beyond a harsh scolding when a gentle talk is all that is necessary.
I cannot change the world but I can change myself; and perhaps, just maybe, the world will decide to be like me.
No Anger Necessary
Anger has to be the absolute worse emotion and the most unnecessary. It accomplishes absolutely nothing that less harmful sentiments cannot achieve. Recently I had grown to believe that the only way I could get the puppy or the children to respond was to bark orders at them. I've made a concerted effort to try to break what developed into an "angry habit."
I've slipped once today already. I'm going to be more prudent for the remainder of the day. I feel better in my chest when I am not being angry towards others.
Anger is so contagious. When others are having a bad time the good energy in you seems to evaporate quickly. It's as if your good energy burns twice as fast to try to help bring the down person up but as you burn through your good fuel you crash and suddenly there are two negative magnetics sucking energy from the room. Unhappiness breeds unhappiness like coachroaches produce offspring.
I've slipped once today already. I'm going to be more prudent for the remainder of the day. I feel better in my chest when I am not being angry towards others.
Anger is so contagious. When others are having a bad time the good energy in you seems to evaporate quickly. It's as if your good energy burns twice as fast to try to help bring the down person up but as you burn through your good fuel you crash and suddenly there are two negative magnetics sucking energy from the room. Unhappiness breeds unhappiness like coachroaches produce offspring.
Apparently Simple Goal
Today I plan to clear my plate of all programming projects. Kaput. Finished. Done. It's not a terribly reasonable goal but needs to be done.
Sleep...too much sleep!
I was getting loopy about 10 and went to bed. Woke from a deeEEEEEp sleep at midnight. Had the energy to get to work but lacked the will power and drifted back to sleep to awake at 3 and 5 (finally rose). I want to panic but I will not.
Monday, March 21, 2005
Can't see past the phallus on your face
David Spade puts penis on face; only one person notices and its NOT Owen Wilson. Janet Jackson calls foul.
...when viewed on a medium-sized TV, Spade’s customized schnozz is not that obvious. But in this case, size does matter: On the large-screen TV we happened to be watching, it was as plain as the whatever that is on your face.
Family is great
I love my family. It is so fun watching them grow. Noah and I played chess for the first time last night and he did pretty well. Amy amuses me all the time with her "big girl" behaviors.
I frequently feel like I'm failing them. If I work hard enough to properly provide for them then I neglect them in time. If I give them the time they deserve then the money isn't there to provide the life they should have.
I frequently feel like I'm failing them. If I work hard enough to properly provide for them then I neglect them in time. If I give them the time they deserve then the money isn't there to provide the life they should have.
Sunday, March 20, 2005
NOoooo....sh%t
I was about to declare the dog house broken but I slept in a bit this morning (6:40) and apparently she could not wait. Small mess. At least she didn't pee. I think for the most part she gets it. She understand she is supposed to go outside.
She's funny too. She has picked two spots in the yard and will only do one thing in each spot. The spots are on opposite sides of the yard so she will go to one and do half her business then bolt to the other side of the yard to finish up.
Last night I accidently tried to call her in as she pranced across the yard and she gave me the most human face that seemed to communicate "uh, look man. Are you crazy? I'm busy!" as she kept her pace toward the second spot.
She's funny too. She has picked two spots in the yard and will only do one thing in each spot. The spots are on opposite sides of the yard so she will go to one and do half her business then bolt to the other side of the yard to finish up.
Last night I accidently tried to call her in as she pranced across the yard and she gave me the most human face that seemed to communicate "uh, look man. Are you crazy? I'm busy!" as she kept her pace toward the second spot.
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