And the only dog was mine. But we had a bunch of people in, "The Garage Ma Hall" today. Too many, well, "foreign" cigars. Won't specify the country. Don't want to get any one in trouble.
Good whiskey.
Jerry brought his dad, who's in his 70's. He wanted to know what his son was doing down here on Friday and Sunday afternoons. Pretty much siting around, smoking, "foreign" cigars and drinking while listening to southern rock music.
At one point his dad, Joe said to, Phil, "Do you think it would be OK if I smoked in here?"
Well the air was BLUE with cigar smoke. At least four of us were smoking cigars. What was I going to tell him? NO! You might make the Camaro cover smell like smoke, or something!
Every hour or so, we open both garage doors, and air out the place for a few minutes. But I still take the rug from in front of the wood stove, and the Camaro's, "Lingerie Cover" to the cleaner every spring.
We had 11 people in there this afternoon. Ryan says it's a record. I don't keep count, so I'll take his word for it.
Good friends, good times and a great way to spend time with them.
The money I spent to build that place? Worth every penny.
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Monday, December 24, 2012
One Thing After Another
I went to visit my mom this morning. Three weeks after her first, and by her own decision, ONLY chemotherapy treatment? She's losing her hair. How does that happen?
My bedroom smells bad. In the fall, when it started to get cold, the kids said they saw a mouse in the basement. No problem, not the first time. We set traps and put out new poison. After a few days, they said they didn't see the mouse any more. None of the traps were sprung. So I guess the poison worked and he went outside to die.
Not so fast. The heating vent on my wife's side of the bedroom is NOT connected to the one on MY side of the bedroom. And it stinks. And you can't reach down into it far enough to clean it out. I think we've found that mouse. And I need to call the HVAC folks in the morning and hope they can come to check it out.
I stuffed HER heating vent with dryer sheets to stop the smell, but it's not doing that well.
A week ago, our high tech washer, that is only four years old, took a dump. And despite the best efforts of Doyle's Appliance Repair, who would NOT take any money from us, and made at least eight trips here to try and fix it, was not repairable. So I spent $1000 for a new washer, which I had not planed for, right before Christmas.
Then, the other night, my son backs his, "new car" which is his Grandmothers car, that he's taking care of until she can drive again (LOL! Like THAT'S ever going to happen...) up next to the garage and leaves the wheels turned. So I go out to take some stuff to the recycle bin, and I notice that even though the car only has 15K miles on it, the tires are showing wear bars!
I know they put shit tires on cars for original equipment, but only 15K miles and they are JUNK? Really, Ford? Wow.
So I come inside and order four new tires from costco.com, that will be delivered to the Costco here in Murray. $350.
Man, when it rains it pours around here.
The Audi is due for a 75K service, which I have scheduled for next week. This is a big one. Probably cost me about $500, or more. But you don't buy an Audi and IGNORE the service. It's a luxury car. You want to keep it one? You have to pay the price. Last month I put the fourth set of tires on it. $750.
Pro rated, cause the last ones didn't last 43K miles, only 33K miles. Saved me about $400 dollars. Thank you, Costco Tire Center.
Tonight, while I was downstairs looking at the vent work to figure out where that damn mouse was. I thought that I hadn't opened the gun safe in a year or more. And I might check on it. After all, my son assures me that there is a zombie apocalypse coming at any time. And we will need those guns. One of his friends the other day said when that happens, he's bringing HIS family over here, cause I have a gun safe full of guns.
Well, it's a good thing I did. The battery was dead. And it wouldn't open. So I put a new one in. Those zombies got some SHIT coming now!
Man, if we have any more shit to deal with between here and the end of the year? I'm going to have my head explode. Who has a dead mouse in their duct work? How does that happen? Shit.
I'm really looking forward to 2013. It's GOT to better than THIS year.
My bedroom smells bad. In the fall, when it started to get cold, the kids said they saw a mouse in the basement. No problem, not the first time. We set traps and put out new poison. After a few days, they said they didn't see the mouse any more. None of the traps were sprung. So I guess the poison worked and he went outside to die.
Not so fast. The heating vent on my wife's side of the bedroom is NOT connected to the one on MY side of the bedroom. And it stinks. And you can't reach down into it far enough to clean it out. I think we've found that mouse. And I need to call the HVAC folks in the morning and hope they can come to check it out.
I stuffed HER heating vent with dryer sheets to stop the smell, but it's not doing that well.
A week ago, our high tech washer, that is only four years old, took a dump. And despite the best efforts of Doyle's Appliance Repair, who would NOT take any money from us, and made at least eight trips here to try and fix it, was not repairable. So I spent $1000 for a new washer, which I had not planed for, right before Christmas.
Then, the other night, my son backs his, "new car" which is his Grandmothers car, that he's taking care of until she can drive again (LOL! Like THAT'S ever going to happen...) up next to the garage and leaves the wheels turned. So I go out to take some stuff to the recycle bin, and I notice that even though the car only has 15K miles on it, the tires are showing wear bars!
I know they put shit tires on cars for original equipment, but only 15K miles and they are JUNK? Really, Ford? Wow.
So I come inside and order four new tires from costco.com, that will be delivered to the Costco here in Murray. $350.
Man, when it rains it pours around here.
The Audi is due for a 75K service, which I have scheduled for next week. This is a big one. Probably cost me about $500, or more. But you don't buy an Audi and IGNORE the service. It's a luxury car. You want to keep it one? You have to pay the price. Last month I put the fourth set of tires on it. $750.
Pro rated, cause the last ones didn't last 43K miles, only 33K miles. Saved me about $400 dollars. Thank you, Costco Tire Center.
Tonight, while I was downstairs looking at the vent work to figure out where that damn mouse was. I thought that I hadn't opened the gun safe in a year or more. And I might check on it. After all, my son assures me that there is a zombie apocalypse coming at any time. And we will need those guns. One of his friends the other day said when that happens, he's bringing HIS family over here, cause I have a gun safe full of guns.
Well, it's a good thing I did. The battery was dead. And it wouldn't open. So I put a new one in. Those zombies got some SHIT coming now!
Man, if we have any more shit to deal with between here and the end of the year? I'm going to have my head explode. Who has a dead mouse in their duct work? How does that happen? Shit.
I'm really looking forward to 2013. It's GOT to better than THIS year.
Monday, December 17, 2012
It's Down To This
One day, my mom is doing great. She's always all there mentally. Physically? Not so much. She can't keep down solid food, so I'm buying her the fruit juice based, Boost on line since I can't find it here.
The cancer is kicking her ass. It's pretty obvious, that she's, "circling the drain". She actually said she would rather die than keep living like this. Don't blame her.
On Friday, she was in great spirits, very upbeat, felt great. Saturday I called her with the Bowl Game times and channel and she sounded great. I didn't see her on Sunday and when I went to see her today? She had a bad Sunday. Soiled her clothes and her bed three times, couldn't eat, and felt lousy.
This disease is so day to day. One day she's great, the next, she's awful.
The Hospice nurse thinks she won't make it until Christmas. Some days I think she's right. Other days? Mom is doing really well.
Well, I won't be traveling anytime soon. Not until this is over. I have a three story condo to empty out and deal with. And this is what you do, cause it's what you HAVE to do as a child. You take care of your parents.
But when it's done? I'm going to go away for a while. Take the blind woman I live with to Belize for a while. Or Mexico, or Paris, or Paros, I don't know. Then I'll take a deep breath and sit down with my children and tell them how shitty it's going to be for THEM when their mother and I go.
So it goes.
The cancer is kicking her ass. It's pretty obvious, that she's, "circling the drain". She actually said she would rather die than keep living like this. Don't blame her.
On Friday, she was in great spirits, very upbeat, felt great. Saturday I called her with the Bowl Game times and channel and she sounded great. I didn't see her on Sunday and when I went to see her today? She had a bad Sunday. Soiled her clothes and her bed three times, couldn't eat, and felt lousy.
This disease is so day to day. One day she's great, the next, she's awful.
The Hospice nurse thinks she won't make it until Christmas. Some days I think she's right. Other days? Mom is doing really well.
Well, I won't be traveling anytime soon. Not until this is over. I have a three story condo to empty out and deal with. And this is what you do, cause it's what you HAVE to do as a child. You take care of your parents.
But when it's done? I'm going to go away for a while. Take the blind woman I live with to Belize for a while. Or Mexico, or Paris, or Paros, I don't know. Then I'll take a deep breath and sit down with my children and tell them how shitty it's going to be for THEM when their mother and I go.
So it goes.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Liar!
I'm beginning to wonder who the GOP stays upright under the weight of it's own stupidity. Don't know what I'm talking about? Pay attention.
I saw a woman drive by me in an SUV yesterday in a parking lot. She had her Walmart name tag hanging for the rear view mirror and a Romney sticker on the back of the car. This person does NOT get it. If you're working at Walmart, and that's that's the best you can do? Mitt Romney is NOT your candidate. He wants to keep you as a part of the permanent underclass that he and his Capitalist buddies can hire for next to nothing, cause there are no GOOD jobs out there.
In the last few days, a woman who's a Teabagger leader in Texas said Obama fried his brain on drugs, which is why he needs a teleprompter. Why is it that when Republican leaders use teleprompters, these nut balls can't seem to see them? I see them. EVERY politician worth his salt uses them. Sarah Palin wrote on her hand. You would rather have THAT I suppose?
And you Mormon, Utah, Republicans should be shouting this line down louder than anyone. I've watched some of you Conference and every, single one of those old guys use a teleprompter when they give a speech. And they are supposed to be telling you information that came directly from God's mouth to THEIR ear! If anyone SHOULDN'T need a teleprompter its a prophet of God, telling you WHAT GOD says!
Obama is coming for your guns. A northern Utah rancher was quoted using this line a few weeks ago in an article about why rural Utahan's didn't vote for Obama (if an article never needed to be written, it was THAT one. Gee. Who doesn't know the answer to that question?) and I have to say, based on what? In what universe does the scary Black man had a pocket full off anti-gun legislation he's just waiting to cram down your throat in his second term?
I've said it before, and I'll say it again, because Republicans seem to be as immune to hearing this, as they are to seeing THEIR guys using teleprompters (could be the tin foil on their heads). The only two pieces of legislation affecting guns that the President has signed allow you to NOW take a loaded gun into a National Park and onto an Amtrak Train.
Now, in light of the recent rash of silly shootings (Colorado last summer, the football player in Kansas City and Portland today) there will probably be some gun control legislation introduced, but the President won't do it. And it probably won't help. Especially in the Kansas City situation, as by every account the kid who killed his girlfriend then himself was a fine upstanding citizen who never had a felony and no one saw this coming. He could have bought a gun legally, as he did, even with more restrictive gun laws.
Bob Costas might have been right about the effects of all those hits to the head, but I think he missed the boat on calling for gun control because of this.
Raising taxes on the rich will cost THOUSANDS of working poor their jobs. I heard Mike Lee utter this nonsense on Channel 2 last week, and Rod Decker was too nice (or chicken shit) to call him on it. It's just a giant lie. No reputable economist would back this up. It's the same bullshit that they tried to sell since the 80's as, "trickle down economics". That the, "job creators" need lower taxes to create jobs.
If you believe this, have you read a newspaper since 2005? Cause the Bush tax cuts did ANYTHING but create jobs.
We have the best health care system in the world. No. According to the World Health Organization, we have the 17th best health care system in the world. Behind Cuba. And now, having experience with both health systems, ours and Cuba's? I'm going to go with Cuba for the average persons day to day health care. You break your leg in Cuba? You won't go broke getting it fixed.
I have great health insurance and I just got a bill for $2K for my little two and a half day stay in the hospital. I can pay that. But that's a chunk of change for someone working at Walmart and thinking they should vote for Romney. Trust me.
Look folks, if you only get your news from, "faux news", if you don't read newspapers, if you don't pick up a book once in a while that you didn't buy at Costco? You're going to stay dumb. And you will believe all the crap above. Don't. It's all a lie. And if you believe it? You're dumb.
I saw a woman drive by me in an SUV yesterday in a parking lot. She had her Walmart name tag hanging for the rear view mirror and a Romney sticker on the back of the car. This person does NOT get it. If you're working at Walmart, and that's that's the best you can do? Mitt Romney is NOT your candidate. He wants to keep you as a part of the permanent underclass that he and his Capitalist buddies can hire for next to nothing, cause there are no GOOD jobs out there.
In the last few days, a woman who's a Teabagger leader in Texas said Obama fried his brain on drugs, which is why he needs a teleprompter. Why is it that when Republican leaders use teleprompters, these nut balls can't seem to see them? I see them. EVERY politician worth his salt uses them. Sarah Palin wrote on her hand. You would rather have THAT I suppose?
And you Mormon, Utah, Republicans should be shouting this line down louder than anyone. I've watched some of you Conference and every, single one of those old guys use a teleprompter when they give a speech. And they are supposed to be telling you information that came directly from God's mouth to THEIR ear! If anyone SHOULDN'T need a teleprompter its a prophet of God, telling you WHAT GOD says!
Obama is coming for your guns. A northern Utah rancher was quoted using this line a few weeks ago in an article about why rural Utahan's didn't vote for Obama (if an article never needed to be written, it was THAT one. Gee. Who doesn't know the answer to that question?) and I have to say, based on what? In what universe does the scary Black man had a pocket full off anti-gun legislation he's just waiting to cram down your throat in his second term?
I've said it before, and I'll say it again, because Republicans seem to be as immune to hearing this, as they are to seeing THEIR guys using teleprompters (could be the tin foil on their heads). The only two pieces of legislation affecting guns that the President has signed allow you to NOW take a loaded gun into a National Park and onto an Amtrak Train.
Now, in light of the recent rash of silly shootings (Colorado last summer, the football player in Kansas City and Portland today) there will probably be some gun control legislation introduced, but the President won't do it. And it probably won't help. Especially in the Kansas City situation, as by every account the kid who killed his girlfriend then himself was a fine upstanding citizen who never had a felony and no one saw this coming. He could have bought a gun legally, as he did, even with more restrictive gun laws.
Bob Costas might have been right about the effects of all those hits to the head, but I think he missed the boat on calling for gun control because of this.
Raising taxes on the rich will cost THOUSANDS of working poor their jobs. I heard Mike Lee utter this nonsense on Channel 2 last week, and Rod Decker was too nice (or chicken shit) to call him on it. It's just a giant lie. No reputable economist would back this up. It's the same bullshit that they tried to sell since the 80's as, "trickle down economics". That the, "job creators" need lower taxes to create jobs.
If you believe this, have you read a newspaper since 2005? Cause the Bush tax cuts did ANYTHING but create jobs.
We have the best health care system in the world. No. According to the World Health Organization, we have the 17th best health care system in the world. Behind Cuba. And now, having experience with both health systems, ours and Cuba's? I'm going to go with Cuba for the average persons day to day health care. You break your leg in Cuba? You won't go broke getting it fixed.
I have great health insurance and I just got a bill for $2K for my little two and a half day stay in the hospital. I can pay that. But that's a chunk of change for someone working at Walmart and thinking they should vote for Romney. Trust me.
Look folks, if you only get your news from, "faux news", if you don't read newspapers, if you don't pick up a book once in a while that you didn't buy at Costco? You're going to stay dumb. And you will believe all the crap above. Don't. It's all a lie. And if you believe it? You're dumb.
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Senator Mike Lee Is Not Very Smart. Surprised? Not Much.
This week the Senate considered endorsing a United Nations Resolution, urging all countries to make facilities accessible to the handicapped and blind. They voted it down. And that was silly.
But what was even sillier, was WHY they voted it down.
Do you, Mike Lee, know WHAT the United Nations IS? I mean, REALLY know? Not that you think you know that they will impose a, "New World Order" on America. Or that they will be the controlling power of the whole world if we let them.
Do you know that after WWII, a bunch of countries got together and decided that it would be a good idea if the countries of the world had a place to get together, and share information, grievances, concerns with each other in close proximity to each other? That the whole world at the time, decided that the best place for that would be in New York City, USA should say something to you.
Have you ever seen the UN building in New York? There are no windows on the sides. This assures that no one gets a, "Corner Office" and thinks they are more special than other countries. Did you also know that when it was formed, it was agreed among all countries that the USA (and we were the only country to get this exemption) would never, ever have it's armed forces, while engaged in UN approved/requested/imposed activities be under the CONTROL of commanders from ANY OTHER COUNTRY? Did you know that, Mike Lee? My money is on NO. You did not. You're not that smart.
Did you also know that while the UN was busy getting together to stop unjust wars and genocide in other countries, and feeding starving children with UNICEF and other programs, they always ASK us if we would help? Because we have one of the few PERMANENT seats on the on the UN Security Council that decides defense issues? I'm betting not.
Cause this is what I heard you saying the other day. You voted AGAINST the UN Resolution (which has no binding power over the USA, which is pretty much recommending the same accommodations to the rest of the world as we made national law 20 years ago) because it might let the UN IMPOSE (Impose HOW?) UN mandates on the USA.
We already imposed these mandates on ourselves! You ever see a handicapped parking place? Are you mental?
Mike, you actually were caught on camera saying that voting for this would, "threaten US sovereignty". How? The UN does NOT have any impact on US Government. And CAN'T!
Then later, caught on camera again saying one of the reason's you shouldn't vote for this is cause there is, "No enforcement clause" in it! WTF?
You don't want it ENFORCED the USA. But another reason to vote against it is that it can't be ENFORCED!
I have to admit. It shows you were a debater in high school. Congratulations.
It also shows you were a BAD one! That, "There is no enforcement clause in this bill" argument is the last argument of a guy who couldn't come up with anything better to win a debate. I know. I won state awards in Debate, was the President of the Debate Club at a GOOD high school, Murray. And while in college, judged state debate meets.
Your contradictions are so silly as to be laughable. Except, YOU'RE a SENATOR! You're supposed to be SMART! And you're not! You're a complete idiot!
Yesterday (or was it Monday) I saw you on TV saying that if we raise taxes on the top 2% of earners, thousands of working poor would lose their jobs. WTF? That BS has been debunked for years by every economist with any degree from any school that isn't stupid. You ever hear of a guy named Paul Krugman? He's won a Nobel Prize in economics and he's pretty sure it won't work the way you think it will. As a matter of fact? He thinks you're stupid if you believe what you believe.
Of course you haven't read his books. He's smart. And reading anything by someone who's smart would make your brain hurt. If in fact, you have one.
So, Mike you're voting against the UN Resolution to help the handicapped world wide makes your constitutes sure that the guys in the blue helmets won't be showing up to make sure you idiots who home school your kids won't have to (to quote, or better yet, paraphrase, Jon Stewart) build a ramp from your classroom/living room to the school cafeteria/kitchen to get lunch.
Mike, you're a moron. And so is anyone who would vote for this idiot.
But what was even sillier, was WHY they voted it down.
Do you, Mike Lee, know WHAT the United Nations IS? I mean, REALLY know? Not that you think you know that they will impose a, "New World Order" on America. Or that they will be the controlling power of the whole world if we let them.
Do you know that after WWII, a bunch of countries got together and decided that it would be a good idea if the countries of the world had a place to get together, and share information, grievances, concerns with each other in close proximity to each other? That the whole world at the time, decided that the best place for that would be in New York City, USA should say something to you.
Have you ever seen the UN building in New York? There are no windows on the sides. This assures that no one gets a, "Corner Office" and thinks they are more special than other countries. Did you also know that when it was formed, it was agreed among all countries that the USA (and we were the only country to get this exemption) would never, ever have it's armed forces, while engaged in UN approved/requested/imposed activities be under the CONTROL of commanders from ANY OTHER COUNTRY? Did you know that, Mike Lee? My money is on NO. You did not. You're not that smart.
Did you also know that while the UN was busy getting together to stop unjust wars and genocide in other countries, and feeding starving children with UNICEF and other programs, they always ASK us if we would help? Because we have one of the few PERMANENT seats on the on the UN Security Council that decides defense issues? I'm betting not.
Cause this is what I heard you saying the other day. You voted AGAINST the UN Resolution (which has no binding power over the USA, which is pretty much recommending the same accommodations to the rest of the world as we made national law 20 years ago) because it might let the UN IMPOSE (Impose HOW?) UN mandates on the USA.
We already imposed these mandates on ourselves! You ever see a handicapped parking place? Are you mental?
Mike, you actually were caught on camera saying that voting for this would, "threaten US sovereignty". How? The UN does NOT have any impact on US Government. And CAN'T!
Then later, caught on camera again saying one of the reason's you shouldn't vote for this is cause there is, "No enforcement clause" in it! WTF?
You don't want it ENFORCED the USA. But another reason to vote against it is that it can't be ENFORCED!
I have to admit. It shows you were a debater in high school. Congratulations.
It also shows you were a BAD one! That, "There is no enforcement clause in this bill" argument is the last argument of a guy who couldn't come up with anything better to win a debate. I know. I won state awards in Debate, was the President of the Debate Club at a GOOD high school, Murray. And while in college, judged state debate meets.
Your contradictions are so silly as to be laughable. Except, YOU'RE a SENATOR! You're supposed to be SMART! And you're not! You're a complete idiot!
Yesterday (or was it Monday) I saw you on TV saying that if we raise taxes on the top 2% of earners, thousands of working poor would lose their jobs. WTF? That BS has been debunked for years by every economist with any degree from any school that isn't stupid. You ever hear of a guy named Paul Krugman? He's won a Nobel Prize in economics and he's pretty sure it won't work the way you think it will. As a matter of fact? He thinks you're stupid if you believe what you believe.
Of course you haven't read his books. He's smart. And reading anything by someone who's smart would make your brain hurt. If in fact, you have one.
So, Mike you're voting against the UN Resolution to help the handicapped world wide makes your constitutes sure that the guys in the blue helmets won't be showing up to make sure you idiots who home school your kids won't have to (to quote, or better yet, paraphrase, Jon Stewart) build a ramp from your classroom/living room to the school cafeteria/kitchen to get lunch.
Mike, you're a moron. And so is anyone who would vote for this idiot.
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Won't Be Long Now
Went to see mom today. The cancer has her stomach so distended. It's pretty obvious that she's not long for this world. She's all there mentally, but physically? She can't hardly move. And she can't get out of bed without help.
The doctors told us three months to a year. I think three months is going to be a stretch. I really don't think she's going to make the new year. Let alone spring.
This is painful. She was doing great until this past summer. Then everything fell apart. I guess I just do the best I can for her, and shit will happen, or not. She is in the best place, with great care.
Hospice? Please take over!
Man, I'm going to be an orphan! Crazy. You never think THAT will happen when you're growing up.
So it goes.
The doctors told us three months to a year. I think three months is going to be a stretch. I really don't think she's going to make the new year. Let alone spring.
This is painful. She was doing great until this past summer. Then everything fell apart. I guess I just do the best I can for her, and shit will happen, or not. She is in the best place, with great care.
Hospice? Please take over!
Man, I'm going to be an orphan! Crazy. You never think THAT will happen when you're growing up.
So it goes.
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