Sunday, July 31, 2005
Platform, guides and rules for becoming world leader: #102
Always be vague with our plan and platform. If our opponents know our plan they can only mount a attack. Never provide the ammunition
Platform, guides and rules for becoming world leader: #101
Change my mindset- Be a expert on everything even though I am not.
Friday, July 29, 2005
Platform, guides and rules for becoming world leader: #100
If some one makes the claim that God speaks to them they are lying. God speaks to me and only me. Anyone who doubts me will be branded as undesirable.
It starts with a list
As I begin the preliminary steps for my run for Governor, President and World Ruler I need to take a look a look at the process of selling myself to the public and the type of person that I will need to be after becoming the divine ruler of the world. Stay tuned for more.
A new type of Darwinism-
Rules for engagement--Shooting at people from a moving car is wrong except if they are talking on their cell phone while driving.
Thursday, July 28, 2005
Yahoo 360
Any one have a Yahoo 360 account? I was not all that excited about it until they added Flickr to it. I never understood the whole social network thing on Myspace. But the Yahoo 360 program looks like it has more cool features. I am interested in how other people are using the service and if they can ever catch up to the hugely popular Myspace. If you have a account and would like me to add you to my list let me know. (I also have a Myspace account but I never did anything with it other than look at coworkers accounts. I could also add you to my myspace friend list)
It is not rocket science:
NASA has decided to ground the Space Shuttle until they figure out how to keep the tiles from falling off. How do you ground something that is already in flight?
Wednesday, July 27, 2005
?????
What the hell is this? Who is PureSearch and why do the have a copy of my Blog with added hyper links in my text to sell domain names and other Internet scams?
UPDATE: Bad URL fixed.
UPDATE: Bad URL fixed.
Forgotten casualty
The jungles of Vietnam prepared him well for sleeping in the bushes.
The empty wine bottle prepared him well for sleeping through the heat.
The empty wine bottle prepared him well for sleeping through the heat.
Small package with high heat-
Everyday the bird peppers get hotter. Last week they had a great flavor and this week they are reaching a very high heat. They are so small and fun. I think I will try to grow these again next year
Elmo and Water
With the heat we have been playing in the water almost non-stop. I have been trying to get a good shot of the Elmo sprinkler for a few weeks. With a bad angle, backdrop, or the wrong light the water just fades out of the picture. Regardless of my troubles taking pictures of the Elmo sprinkler Mquest Jr has had a great time playing in it.
Monday, July 25, 2005
Bubbles and Beast
Bubbles and Beast
The cat and the dog usually join in the fun with the bubbles. I had no idea the dog could jump this high. (Yes, they are both trying to catch the bubbles in their mouths)
The cat and the dog usually join in the fun with the bubbles. I had no idea the dog could jump this high. (Yes, they are both trying to catch the bubbles in their mouths)
Sunday, July 24, 2005
John Steinbeck Cannery Row
John Steinbeck Cannery Row
I found this slip of paper inside of a book I had bought at a library sale. The printing date of the book is 1963 and I can only assume this note was written around this time.
“Miss Honeek + Loewen
Cocktails at Hong Kong Hilton
At 7:30 Pm until ? Ask for
Capt Nixon or TWA hospitality
room.”
Did they go? Did they stay in their room and read?
I found this slip of paper inside of a book I had bought at a library sale. The printing date of the book is 1963 and I can only assume this note was written around this time.
“Miss Honeek + Loewen
Cocktails at Hong Kong Hilton
At 7:30 Pm until ? Ask for
Capt Nixon or TWA hospitality
room.”
Did they go? Did they stay in their room and read?
Chakra
They say you should gaze inward to your chakra points. I think it is simpler to gaze outward toward hers.
Potty Training again
We bought a bubble making machine for post potty celebrations. This should cut down of the 6 dollar a day die-cast car reward system. We keep repeating “tuck it down” and for the most part it seems to be working. The poop part of the equation is still out of the question.
Complex
Janet Evans may have been a Olympic swimmer but obliviously they found a need to name a physiological complex after her. Maybe someday they will name a complex after me. Just joking. This is the local pool where Mquest Jr. had his swim lessons. On a side note her father used to be our Veterinarian.
Saturday, July 23, 2005
The fish prince
Swim lessons are done for the summer. They have no more openings for his age group during weeks we would be able to attend. We took two sessions and he loved every minute of it.
The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.
Woodrow Wilson
The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.
Woodrow Wilson
The Dragonflys
Jimmy Herring and Rob Barraco have formed a band and no one told me? The Dragonflys are what they call themselves and they rock.
Wednesday, July 20, 2005
Steroid use-
They say steroids are dangerous and can cause long term damage. Hopefully, the damage will catch up with Arnold Schwarzenegger soon.
Toddler currency-
A long while ago I wrote about potty training. Nothing happened with it for the longest time. Over the last week much of it has started to click. We put him in cloth underwear (Thomas the tank engine) and let him run free. He did not like the wet feeling and demanded to be changed immediately after urinating. Now he runs to the potty chair and uses it with his underwear still on. He gets a Hot Wheel car every time he uses the potty chair. Today we raised the stakes and he needs to pull down the underwear and urinate to get the prize. It seems to be working. I am sure he is starting to keep a little urine on reserve so he can get more prizes. This potty training thing is starting to cost me about 5 dollars a day. I think we might have to cut back on the prizes.
The whole “Poop” part of the training is a long way off. We are not even sure how to start that process.
The highlight so far was this phrase uttered while on the potty chair: “Look water, See Ducks”
The whole “Poop” part of the training is a long way off. We are not even sure how to start that process.
The highlight so far was this phrase uttered while on the potty chair: “Look water, See Ducks”
Our street
Last night as we were tucking Mquest Jr. into bed he pointed out the window and said: “Look fire truck.” Out the door we went just in time to see a ambulance race up the street. Mquest Jr. was so excited to see all the rescue vehicles parked on our street.
Sadly I think one of my neighbors passed away last light. The fire truck and ambulance left and a police car stayed out front for several hours. One would think the coroner would show up a little faster than that. It seems like a waste to have a cop watch the house of a dead person for half the night while waiting for the coroner to show up. It also seems rather rude to leave the family alone with a corpse while the police shoot the shit outside. I have no idea how long it took to remove him from the house. When I went to bed three hours later the coroner still had not arrived.
My neighbor had been in terrible shape for the last 7 months. Parkinson's and Alzheimer's had destroyed his body and mind . . .
Sadly I think one of my neighbors passed away last light. The fire truck and ambulance left and a police car stayed out front for several hours. One would think the coroner would show up a little faster than that. It seems like a waste to have a cop watch the house of a dead person for half the night while waiting for the coroner to show up. It also seems rather rude to leave the family alone with a corpse while the police shoot the shit outside. I have no idea how long it took to remove him from the house. When I went to bed three hours later the coroner still had not arrived.
My neighbor had been in terrible shape for the last 7 months. Parkinson's and Alzheimer's had destroyed his body and mind . . .
Sunday, July 17, 2005
The great cool down
All the advertising that we do for the snack food industry and still no one is beating down the door with sponsorships or cease-and-desist letters from lawyers. It is always nice to slip out and hit a coffee shop with the family. This particular coffee chain clams to have a gazillion types of tea. Simple green tea seems to be something that they are not aware of. I would guess they have it, but the girl behind the counter seemed to have trouble with all the types of tea they served. They did have a nice iced coffee and the air conditioning system was working great.
I have measured out my life with coffee spoons.
T. S. Eliot
I have measured out my life with coffee spoons.
T. S. Eliot
WHO RUNS AMERICA? -- Allen Ginsberg
Oil brown smog over Denver
Oil red dung colored smoke
level to level across the horizon
blue tainted sky above
Oil car smog gasoline
hazing red Denver's day
December bare trees
sticking up from housetop streets
Plane lands rumbling, planes rise over
radar wheels, black smoke
drifts from tailfins
Oil millions of cars speeding the cracked plains
Oil from Texas, Bahrein, Venezuela Mexico
Oil that turns General Motors
revs up Ford
lights up General Electric, oil that crackles
thru International Business Machine computers,
charges dynamos for ITT
sparks Western Electric
runs thru Amer Telephone & Telegraph wires
Oil that flows thru Exxon New Jersey hoses,
rings in Mobil gas tank cranks, rumbles
Chrysler engines
shoots thru Texaco pipelines
blackens ocean from broken Gulf tankers
spills onto Santa Barbara beaches from
Standard of California derricks offshore.
3 Dec 1974 Allen Ginsberg
Oil red dung colored smoke
level to level across the horizon
blue tainted sky above
Oil car smog gasoline
hazing red Denver's day
December bare trees
sticking up from housetop streets
Plane lands rumbling, planes rise over
radar wheels, black smoke
drifts from tailfins
Oil millions of cars speeding the cracked plains
Oil from Texas, Bahrein, Venezuela Mexico
Oil that turns General Motors
revs up Ford
lights up General Electric, oil that crackles
thru International Business Machine computers,
charges dynamos for ITT
sparks Western Electric
runs thru Amer Telephone & Telegraph wires
Oil that flows thru Exxon New Jersey hoses,
rings in Mobil gas tank cranks, rumbles
Chrysler engines
shoots thru Texaco pipelines
blackens ocean from broken Gulf tankers
spills onto Santa Barbara beaches from
Standard of California derricks offshore.
3 Dec 1974 Allen Ginsberg
One of the Teletubbies joined the construction crew.
One of the Teletubbies joined the construction crew.
Final exit
Teletubbies bye bye. His union asked for affordable health care. They made a example out of him.
Friday, July 15, 2005
Kimberly Arms-
Kimberly Arms-
I am sure it is a great place to live if you are a mass murder. I wonder if they ever found her head, legs and torso? Poor Kimberly.
I am sure it is a great place to live if you are a mass murder. I wonder if they ever found her head, legs and torso? Poor Kimberly.
Dreams
Last year I wrote about how Mquest Jr had to have a empty bed to get to sleep. He used to sleep with one stuffed animal and never used a blanket. Now look at him. What is not in this frame is the 6 Thomas train books, the Elmo book and the three Pooh books that he usually uses as a pillow but for this nap got pushed down by his feet. The legendary Chubbles is in the bottom left of the frame.
Oh sleep! It is a gentle thing, Beloved from pole to pole.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
I love sleep. My life has the tendency to fall apart when I'm awake, you know?
Ernest Hemingway
Oh sleep! It is a gentle thing, Beloved from pole to pole.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
I love sleep. My life has the tendency to fall apart when I'm awake, you know?
Ernest Hemingway
Thursday, July 14, 2005
2 hours of rock throwing
We all went to the beach and watched Mquest Jr. throw rocks into the water. He threw rocks nonstop for two hours. We all thought his arm would be sore the next day but it looks like his day at the beach had no ill effects on his arm. We have tons more pictures of our adventure on Flickr-
Grandma and Grandpa have observed that the love of rocks is a trait that is passed down in our family genes. As a child I always wanted a rock polisher and was never able to get my dad to buy one. Perhaps if Mquest Jr. keeps his love of rocks he will end up with one.
Grandma and Grandpa have observed that the love of rocks is a trait that is passed down in our family genes. As a child I always wanted a rock polisher and was never able to get my dad to buy one. Perhaps if Mquest Jr. keeps his love of rocks he will end up with one.
Tide
Ocean: A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man - who has no gills.
Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce
Even Castles made of sand, fall into the sea, eventually.
Mquest Jr. drew a picture in the sand. As his body turned he kept destroying it with his feet. It was rather comical.
Nothing is built on stone; all is built on sand, but we must build as if the sand were stone.
Jorge Luis Borges
Nothing is built on stone; all is built on sand, but we must build as if the sand were stone.
Jorge Luis Borges
shelter
In your Salvation shelter I saw poverty, misery, cold and hunger. You gave them bread and treacle and dreams of heaven. I give from thirty shillings a week to twelve thousand a year. They find their own dreams; but I look after the drainage.
George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw
Wednesday, July 13, 2005
Day 13 the fast has broken-
Many religions preach that enlightenment can be found through the act of fasting I went 13 days without pizza and now I have broken fast. I can safely report that giving up pizza does not bring about enlightenment. It does bring about severe grumpiness and separation anxiety.
For sale WITH owner?
Does the old owner get to keep the master bedroom? What if one does not like the previous owner? For sale WITH owner? Seriously folks this is the lamest slogan ever.
Away in a manger the baby PIZZA was born
I often buy Bridgford frozen bread dough for making pizza. It saves me absolutely no time to use it. It takes longer for the dough to defrost than it does to make it from scratch. Its single saving grace is that I do not get flour all over the kitchen when I use it.
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
Rocks
The construction in Grandma and Grandpa's flower bed is still in full swing. The crew has been hard at work moving a pile of rocks back and forth In a endless circle.
Monday, July 11, 2005
So What
She is much to tall for him. His convertible BMW must help make his height a unnecessary requirement for her dating him.
When hoses attack-
The timing on this picture could not be better. If you look closely one can see that the hands have left the hose and the hose is quickly flying away. A classic moment caught forever on camera.
False Advertising
I searched all over this garden and never found a plant, shrub or tree that grew beer and wine for me to sample from.
Sunday, July 10, 2005
Fun in the water
After leaving the train station we headed over to the 'Pop-ups' and cooled off. The pop ups provide a great opportunity for photo. It took Mquest Jr a while to throw caution to the wind and start running threw the water with his signature wild abandon.
A lesson in Over and Under
Mquest Jr thinks the train station is fun place to hang out. This time we got up on the footbridge so we could watch the train race by under our feet. A fun time was had by all.
Saturday, July 09, 2005
Music and what flew out of the cosmic soup
The world keeps throwing Ani DiFranco at me. Should I take heed and give her a try?
Lately I have been thinking I should of spent more time listening to the band X. They are and have always been a local band that I have seen play several times over the years. I always wanted to dig deep into their catalog and see everything they have to offer. I never got around to it and now I feel I probability missed something good.
Lately I have been thinking I should of spent more time listening to the band X. They are and have always been a local band that I have seen play several times over the years. I always wanted to dig deep into their catalog and see everything they have to offer. I never got around to it and now I feel I probability missed something good.
Jumping-
Mquest Jr. could jump into the pool all day. I have created a new set of pictures over at Flickr. Click on the picture and look for the “jumping” folder for the rest of this weeks action jump shots. It is a lot of fun trying to get the picture taken at just the right moment.
My opinion-
The G8 world leaders stood shoulder to shoulder and denounced terrorism. For that they are hailed as a bunch of hero's. What else could they of done or said? How does a sound bite for the media turn one into a hero? The publicity whores saw nothing more than a photo opportunity amongst the carnage of the dead.
Friday, July 08, 2005
Bob where did you go
The tomatoes are starting to ripen in a quick pace. I forgot to buy onions at the store the other day so I guess I will have to wait for fresh salsa.
What?
10,000 Maniacs are still around and are on tour?
They have a new singer, guitarist and I have my doubts.
http://www.maniacs.com/main/
Anyone heard anything?
They have a new singer, guitarist and I have my doubts.
http://www.maniacs.com/main/
Anyone heard anything?
Thursday, July 07, 2005
All those electric eyes
Surveillance and security cameras. What good did they do? Did they stop or prevent anything? Or, did they just record the carnage so others can profit from the public spectacle of death.
Bread crumbs-
The man walks away from the liquor store. A trail of scratch off lottery tickets mark his progress.
A Slight difference in terminology-
When I asked him how his night went:
“What do you think? I am a alcoholic. No, Wait, Alcoholics go to meetings. I am a drunkard! I stop drinking when I hit the floor.”
“What do you think? I am a alcoholic. No, Wait, Alcoholics go to meetings. I am a drunkard! I stop drinking when I hit the floor.”
Wednesday, July 06, 2005
Karl Rove a long drop on a short rope?
For his crime or to cover up someone else crime will he end up
swinging from the (figurative) gallows?
swinging from the (figurative) gallows?
Tuesday, July 05, 2005
Overheard:
“Dying in your sleep is not cool. It is boring. Now that person was killed by a tiger. Something exciting. Click. Boom.
As they walk away I wonder where the tiger learned to shoot.
As they walk away I wonder where the tiger learned to shoot.
Monday, July 04, 2005
July Fourth
Tonight we grilled some veggie burgers, zucchini and Anaheim chilis. We ate outside on the patio and had some good family time. A few beers down and I am ready for some ice cream followed by bed.
Sadly- I must go into work early in the morning
Sadly- I must go into work early in the morning
Sunday, July 03, 2005
Monkey Business
If you put a dozen monkeys in a room with a bunch of typewriters they will eventually unionize.
Darkness
I have the strong urge to go back and reread Joseph Conrad's “Heart of Darkness.” I did not like it the first time I read it. Hopefully I will be able to resist the urge to see if my opinions have changed.
Sleep
Lack of sleep brings about some deep thoughts and dancing bears.
(I should probably change the CD in the player.)
(I should probably change the CD in the player.)
Issues-
The computer is for the most part working. We have disconnected the CD-rom drives and will have to work on getting them to work at a later date. The good news is that all data was saved with nothing lost.
Friday, July 01, 2005
Limping Along
We have the computer mostly working. The CD-Rom drives are not connected and will have to be dealt with at a later date. 3 days down have put me far behind on my projects, home life, blog reading and blog writing. It will take a few days to catch up.
Hang on for a bit more.
Mquest
Hang on for a bit more.
Mquest
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