Tuesday, July 28, 2009

I got nothing …

I think that that covers it doesn’t it?
Wait, wow, for once Word didn’t try and tell me not to use that and that back to back with each other!
Could it be that my computer is finally learning that I do things because I want to, no matter how wrong they might be?
Could it be that my computer is in fact learning … DEAR GOD ITS SKYNET!!!
Wow, my computer can learn but my dog still only knows 2 tricks … this is wrong!
Now, I wouldn’t mind if my I-Phone learned a few more new tricks.
I actually encourage it, with the lovely applications that I can download onto it.
I hate saying it, but I will because once again this is my Blog and you all can’t stop me, I am actually turning into a Mac guy because of my I-Phone.
I have an article on how to turn a normal PC into a Mac operating system and I am thinking that I might need to do that.
Then, my Phone and my PC will be true friends … wait, do I Want my computer and phone to hook up and be friends?
What will be next?
Midnight conversations about me?
Unwanted file swapping?
Out of network communications to other servers?
OMG IT IS THE START OF SKYNET!!!

Well, I guess I will just have to take my chances against the Governor of California because I am not giving either of them up.
Do you hear me Mr. ”Save the Seals”?
I know what you are all about, traveling back in time to try and convince us that you are a good person so when your armored clones show up asking if they can use the phone we will let them into our houses so they can kill us all off!
Sara, you tried to warn us but we never listened, we will be, and I am, sorry!
I am still not giving up my phone … I will just have to go hang out with Tom Cruise and Will Smith in the under ground bunker they have built.

Darn technology, I didn’t realize I needed it as bad as I do until TEVO.
Well I guess Cars and A/C are big too but lets be realistic.
We all finally opened our eyes after TEVO came out and we all found out that we where addicted to technology.
So let me begin …

Hello, my name is John, and I am addicted to technology.
I know that Skynet is coming and I am not so sure it doesn’t have the right ideal about us.So much so that if given the option, I will probably side with it as long as it lets me keep my TEVO and I-Phone … Wonder Dog would be great too … and La Wife might be a nice bonus, but I understand the fear of repopulation and I don’t want to push my luck, so, if I have to ditch her for the Wonder Dog I understand and it’s all good.

Sunday, July 19, 2009

What to say …

I am sitting here trying to think of something to write about, and to say that I am coming up short is a real understatement.
I read about a competition the other day where people try and write a really long sentence using every type of punctuation, and as much fun as that sounds, I don’t think it is really my thing.
You know, because I have a wife who can do it better, and I don’t want to embarrass myself in trying!
I read about another world’s largest thing, it was a cupcake.
It was 15 pounds of fudge and 60 pounds of icing.
Wow!
It’s at the Mall of America … I think I would like to go there.
The problem is that once there we might see everything in the world that we want and not be able to get it because we spent all of our money on the rides in the mall.
We could just go to the flea market and ride the rides there and get just about anything we want there too.
Of course if we are going to go to a flea market we should go to the one in Webster, they do have everything ... Like this!

Then we could eat at that country restaurant, or the all you can eat fried chicken place.
I grew up in a place that hade a nice chicken place, but now it is closed because the new managers sucked.
Speaking about things that suck, La Wife and I each as children went to a place and remember loving it, now it sucks too, so that makes us sad.
Now that I am thinking about sad things I remember all of the dogs I have had over the years and miss them.
Dogs are good because they are loyal and like you for no other reason then you are you.
I heard once a person say that they only hope that they can someday be the person that their dog thinks they are.
I like that saying.
Other things I like … PIZZA!
We had some last night but it wasn’t so good.
We will probably go to Kissimmee to a whole in the wall place we know to grab a slice latter today while we run errands, just because.
You know that fraise had to come from somewhere (Run Errands) and it makes me wonder if back in the day it was as simple as people literally ran around doing errands?
No wonder the bike was such a big deal back there.
First the bike, then the little basket!
Can you picture Kevin Bacon doing the movie Quicksilver with a basket on the front of his delivery bike?
You know, Quick Silver is also a character in the Marvel universe (AKA Bad Guy to the X-Men and son of Magneto)
He has the power to run supper fast, a lot like the Flash … that was a short lived show in the early 90’s that I kind of liked.
It was not cost efficient they said so they canceled it.
They just canceled a bunch of shows, one was Pushing Daisies, La Wife enjoyed that one, and it was only in it’s second season and had already won an Emmy.
Now that I have brought up enjoyment’s … that seems to me like it should start with IN instead of EN.
Simply because it makes more since to me that way, as if, you are IN Joy’ing something.
Because we have covered IN-Joying things, this was a stupid Blog and I am wondering if anyone has even finished reading it this far?
Reading is good though, especially when you are curled up on the bed reading silly things like the world’s largest cupcake, or a diary entry about your younger years.
Laying next to that person who you hope to go traveling with to places like the Mall of America, the flee market, that little pizza place or just some other place you used to eat in at some other town … and of course your dog!
Remember the good times for what they where, and not what they have became.
Don’t forget the little things in the world that make you happy.
IN-Joy what you have, but still look forward to the future.
Keeping going toward those future happy moments and memories.

PS: I need to find more clip art pictures to post L

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Things on my mind …

I haven’t posted in over a week.
… La Wife says she can’t believe that I didn’t post about July 4th!
I know I said I would try and not do that, but, I did and you all either have to deal with it and move on … or, deal with it and move on!
So, why not tell you all why I have been slacking?
I am finding out more and more about things my X-boss has said to people and things are starting to come clear as to why so many people stopped talking to me … he lied, a lot.
I am dealing with some medical stuff like so many others of you out there and trying to figure out just how good and or bad of an ideal exploratory surgery is.
I just found out that a story that I have told for over a decade, and that changed my life (I thought), has in fact turned out to be a giant lie that no one can figure out.
I don’t want to tell you what it was or anything about it … I know isn’t that nice?
I never told you the story so it isn’t like you all have missed anything right?
Don’t even start with that it wouldn’t have mattered if I hadn’t just told you all that something was wrong.
Yea, I am typing this out with an evil smirk on my face.
I think you all should also know that this is the first time, in a while, that I almost feel like myself since I found out, so it sucks to be you all, but, at least you can all feel better in knowing the fact that you are helping in my healing.
I have also realized that I have a weird collection of people in my life.
I know, where did that just come from?
Let’s start this off with it is all my fault and I take all the blame … now read on and feel bad about yourselves as needed.
I have segregated myself that is for sure.
I am a recluse and a hermit and am happy being that.
Shut up I know I have issues and know it doesn’t make since.
That being said …
My father and I talk about once a week or so.
It is almost always pleasant and I can’t remember the last time we have had a fight … wow, darn dad you are working harder at this then I give you credit for aren’t you!
My Mom and I talk, well when not busy in life, about once a week also.
The last time we had a fight was on a cruise … it’s strange the things I can remember … but that was solved somehow with people dropping it and notes being passed under doors.
My Sister and I talk, well, to say every few months is almost putting it nicely.
When we do, we laugh and have a good time and then I ponder why we don’t more often.
Well, raising 3 little … La Bandito’s keeps her way busy?
Is that right?
I doubt it … any how, She lives a fast life and has forsaken her only sibling.
(Insert Guilt here)
It’s my fault on that one too though I guess, I am invited to things but they are so far away and last minute (That one is your fault sis :P)
My Brother-In-Law, we have fun when together but he is always on the run working and also helping to raise the 3 La Bandito’s.
Has anyone else caught on that I use my Spanish just, well wrong?
Let’s see, my Dad’s step kids, well we meet so late in life that we don’t talk.
My Stepfather, well, he calls about once a week and is an all right guy.
He is a good guy and fun to be around … needs to buy me something nice to refresh my liking of him though … my love can only be bought after all.
My Stepmother is all right too.
Nice and pleasant and to good for my old man.
She makes him happy though and that’s good enough for me.
Lets see, In-Laws!
I see them more then my own family.
They are cool and invite us to do stuff all of the time, La Wife drags me off and, well that’s about it … I go.
I have nothing bad to say about them, but just to upset La Wife I will also not say anything nice about them … or her for that matter …
Although a lot can be said in that category, they are good people after all.
K, so where am I going with this you ask?
Other then La Wife and the above mentioned people, I have nobody.
Go ahead and say my old Army buddy who still needs a nickname …
He and I talk once a month or so, and that’s about it.
We have a blast and will drop an hour talking like schoolgirls but then nothing again till the next time.
O yea the point, I don’t really have one other then the people I know and hang around with is a small circle or people I find worth my time.
Thanks for being part of it and I will not bad mouth you all anymore then is necessary and once it is no longer entertaining I know I should stop then too!
Now, for the bad part of this … Ying and Yang people … something has changed and I am rather upset no one noticed
I have scene my mother, father, mother-in-law and father-in-law … even a sister-in-law now that I think about it.
My In-Laws noticed though … remember the good people comment mentioned above.
All of you saw me!
The only thing in regards to the subject I am about to talk about is my sister!
O’yea, now it all makes since doesn’t it!
You regret it already and are trying to think how you can get yourselves out of this situation and let me tell you now, you can’t!
La Wife and I sat down to have a quick dinner with my Mother and Father-in-law and they bring up my sister and look me over completely … that’s right, you 2 are getting the blame!
Because although my Father was a detective, we don’t expect a lot of observation skills from him when he is recovering from knee surgery.
My EVIL Mother and Father-in-law made a point to say that … hum … she needs a nick name too now if I am going to bring her up now doesn’t she … Chico for now will work I guess … But that Chico has been going to the gym and is looking great and then about how wonderful and great she is.
How she is a beacon of light in this horrible world and they are just proud that they can claim her in there lives for without her there can be no light, or something like that I didn’t pay attention because lets face it, they think highly of everyone … it’s an old person thing I guess … if I keep this up I think I am going to be written out of the wills so I guess I need to drop this one and quickly …
To the point though, wow, I am rambling but I have to make up for not posting last week.
I had, at that time, lost almost 60 pounds also.
I guess this proves that everyone else see me the same way that I see my self, a fat butt!
La Wife says I am a fool but how can the people closest to me not have noticed?
It is to late now to say anything and anything you will say will just be considered a back peddling of sorts so don’t even bother
So, thank you for either proving me right to La Wife, or making me feel like you all care when in fact you don’t.
Yea, I think that works.
Chico, you have one chance to be the best family member in my book.
That’s if you say anything the next time you see me … then again who knows when that might be?
Well, I am back to feeling bad again so thanks for helping me revert back to the pain and suffering that keeps me going.
Ying and Yang …
And I wonder why the doctor keeps asking me if I am depressed … and the lady at the ammo store …

PS – Buzz is doing fine.
He is flying around with his friends and doing his own thing … he does stay behind some times all by himself but I think that’s just because his wing might hurt to bad to fly as far as the others … or, he smells bad and they don’t want him around?

Sunday, June 28, 2009

A Strange Phone Call …

So, about a month or two, or even more (I am not so sure because I and didn’t really care to be honest, I got a strange phone call.
It went something like this:
Me – Hello
Them – Hello, is this John (Last name blanked out as to protect the innocent)
Me – Yes (Insert reaching for the hang up button)
Them – Where you by chance married to a Jennifer (Last name left out as to show no ties toward her in an attempt to forget that part of my life, and to keep her bill collecting agencies off my tail …)
Me – (Insert WTF thoughts) Yes, I was … (She must be dead, I can have my dog back!)
Them – Hi, do you have a minute or two so that I can talk to you, I am her soon to be X-mother-in-law?
Me – (Thoughts of I guess this means she isn’t dead, and I am not getting my old dog back) Sure, what’s up?

Long story short, this woman tells me that Jen is married, still playing Every Quest on an upwards of 8+ hours a day.
They have 2 children, loosing another during a pregnancy.
Is on all kinds of medications and still doesn’t have a job.
Causing her to gain even more weight, and calling for her to take more drugs for depression.
She has also cheated on her husband and left him taking the children.
The worst thing I found out though was, that there youngest child was allergic to Dogs and they gave away my dog to some stranger’s … yea, not so happy about this one.
Considering one of the agreements was that if anything ever came up I got her back!
I was also informed that I was abusive, and controlling.
Not letting her leave the house, or ever see her friends and family.
Saying that she finally ran away one day when I left for work … yeppers, wow I was a jerk, I would have left me too!

I get asked all kinds of strange questions like if I have heard form her or know where she is … and of course I say no because why in the world would she contact me, I’m the abusive & controlling X?

So then this strange woman asks if I will write up a letter saying how she acted and what brought our relationship to an end, as in regards to the amount of time she devoted to Ever Quest.

The phone call ends and I sit on this for a few hours and when La Wife comes home sees something is wrong and I tell her all about it.
I few hours latter I decided to call the X and tell her about this strange phone call I got …

She informed me that she was on the ‘lamb’ per say because it was in fact her husband who was cheating and threatening her.
I asked about the dog and was informed that she had forgotten … big surprise right?
I then asked about me being controlling, she said I was always trying to make her go to work and never letting her just play Ever Quest … yeppers that’s the same as never letting her leave the house right?
I asked when I was physically abusive to her … yea, she said one time I was very upset and grabbed her and threw her into a hallway door, but that she deserved it … when did I have a place with a hallway with a closet door in it?

I think you get the jest of this … yea this was a weird day in my little world for sure!

I sent them both an E-mail saying thanks for the memories but I would not get involved.
I have been out of the loop for about 7 years and I cannot speak for her as it has been so long … and to leave me alone!

So that’s about it, I wonder how many people she told these things to, and I think I now know why her parents hated me so much.
You people that knew her, and about those times, feel free to post your thoughts and if you think any of what she said was true … or even contradictions to it … you know like I took the keys to her truck and wouldn’t let her drive to work or anything … and how I kept everything of hers refusing to give it back.

For those of you who don’t know, I packed it all up and boxed it for her leaving it in the living room so she could just come in and take it all … she left all kinds of stuff that I latter mailed to her at the cost of a pretty penny or two.
The best part of all of this is … still not the strangest phone call I have received!

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Not so proud of this ...

Some times I sit around thinking ‘What is funny?’
As a guy, I know one thing that always makes other guys laugh … that’s right … potty humor … sucks to be the rest of you!
I don’t normally do things like this, so, sit back and enjoy … or move on and be quiet!

The whole reason I am writing and showing the rest of this is for this one picture.
I was at Wally-World with La Wife and low and behold I say this.You see pictures like this all over the web but this is the first time I saw something like this and just had to share … the rest is just fluff that I figured I would throw along with it … themes are good, right?

O come on, Skid resistant!
Thats funny people!!!

In the Army this is the norm, OK not so much but ... thats right, a stupid Thinking Man joke ...


Always an inportant thing to keep in the back of your mind ...
What happens when you realize you parked to far away, and the nearist place to go is 5 miles away ...

For when you are on the move ...


Then, after you are done moving!

When you first realize that she might not be the one ...


Now you know why the Cops didn't drink Coffee that day ...
... and what the female officers did the next day ...
Thats it, sorry but some times things like this just HAVE to be done!

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Because it was asked …

At least one of you has asked about Buzz.
OK, so only one of you has in fact asked about Buzz.
So here it is, birds, I think, enjoy flying and being free.
I think I would if I was a bird for a day … then again they more then likely think that having thumbs is a good thing and we don’t even take note of them because they are what they are and we are so used to having them.
What would a dog do if it had thumbs for a day?
Open all of the cabinets and get all of the food, then let it’s self out to run around the neighborhood for hours and hours.
That’s what a dog would do … at least Wonder Dog would!
Most of the other wildlife around here would freak out!
I mean, what would a rabbit or a blue jay do with thumbs?
Speaking of other animals, I have scene a bunch of cardinals and blue jays this year.
Also, raccoons, rabbits, owl’s and a falcon/hawk this week so it has been a good week to go walking with Wonder Dog this week.
Mind you, Wonder Dog hasn’t scene any of them.
Not even the butterfly that landed on her head … she is so the most broken hound doggy!
Well, now that we think about this they did have the mouse with a human ear attached to it’s back.
It looked strange so I am sure thumbs would be very out of place, right?
Monkeys have thumbs … we know that they do!
You know, all the same things a little kid does … hehe
Although monkeys do know how to use there most blessed thumbs for fighting.
Saw a video on that and it was not pretty!
Plus the crazed monkeys are so darn strong!
Speaking of strong creatures with thumbs, I was watching the cartoon Batman and he was fighting a gorilla that was smarted then most humans able to speak and made machines and things.
Now, I do love me some Batman and will put him against any other hero but come on, if a gorilla was to hit him in the head, it would be over!
I, like Batman, am a near perfect specimen of human evolution and pride my knowledge, again like Batman, in my investigation skills and martial arts prowess (HAHA!)
I though, know my limitations and I think that even though I could take out Superman and O so many other super heroes, not just because I know there secrets and would take full advantage of them but also I am just that good, all at the same time know that if a gorilla was to hit me in the head that the fight would not only be over but my secret identity would never be figured out … because my face would be completely demolished including my teeth … also my fingertips would be mysteriously cloaked … yea, that would be my lame power wouldn’t it?
“Hum, we can’t ID him because his fingerprints are blank?”
Yea, I can’t get a cool utility belt, a nifty mask that hides my face, a ring that does … well anything or some cool power to help me fight crime.
Nope I would end up with unidentifiable fingerprints.
This brings up a good point though, what super power would I want?
Flight – That would make travel easy for sure … my luck though I would be able to fly but only at like ½ a normal walking speed.
Super Strength – That for me would be more like I can never turn it off, so if I pick anything up it breaks.
Perfect Health - I already have the super human physical form …
Never Aging – Yea, I would be an infant forever … not working either!
A Cool Magical Item – It would have a draw back like I could only use it every other blue moon or something like that.
A Cool Side Kick – Nope, he would be cooler then me and I would surly turn into the side kick blunder … did you all know that in the current comics Bruce Wayne is dead and that the original Robin, Dick Grayson, has now taken over? Did you all know that there were multiple Robins? One was killed by the Joker (Voted by the people I might add), one was a girl and one was his son … see you all are such losers for not knowing all of this … or am I for knowing it and not reading the comic …
Infra Vision – I live in Florida, everything is hot so that power would suck too. Super Speed – Now that could be cool … but then I would end up with pansy skin and have blisters all the time and would only be able to use my powers for like 10 seconds every other week.
Metal Bones like Wolverine – No, then I would become a hydrophobic.
Mental Powers! – (I mean other then my super intelligent mind now) Hum, able to read minds … I would end up only being able to speak to things like amebas … yea that would be a quick and intelligent conversation “I Live! I eat! I get Sleepy! I die! Next … I Live …”. Then again I could end up with Telekinesis! Then I would just loose my Atlas like body because I would never have to move to do anything. I would need a side kick with super strength to wheel me out to help fight monsters and bad guys. I would be Wheel Barrel Man!
You know, the mind is a strange things … I can’t remember so many things but I remember my sister as a teen’ish writing a story about an ameba that lived in a glass of milk next to her bed … yea that’s how I work people so deal with it and move on already.
Let’s see, O yea, Buzz!
He has been spotted flying short bursts and looks like he might make a full recovery, we are hoping anyway.
He is also living now in a place we call the ‘swill’ room.
It is were we take all the nasty uneaten food and stuff at the end of the day.
It seems to make him happy so we aren’t saying anything about it … that and because it is funny when the inmates keep sending the new guy to open the door and a screaming buzzard starts yelling at them … yea, it’s the little things in the world that make day to day life worth living.
You know, like my Blog!

Monday, June 15, 2009

What’s that Buzz …

I figured that our buzzard friend needed a name.
So, me being of great imagination, I decided to name him Buzz!
Some of you might think after the great first (Fake) man to walk on the moon, but in fact it was because it is the short name version of what he is.
He was atop his little perch once again today.
All alone I might add … and I called La Wife to tell her about him.
She decided I needed to help him out and call animal control or something.
So, I did.
Animal control shows up … Buzz decided to finally move for the first time in a week.
Go figure?
So the trapper and I got to talk and he told me that even if he would have been on his perch in the mid-sky he could not in fact capture him.
That would be my job?
He informed me that I should get a net or a tarp and after I catch him that he would then come back and take him away.
To kill him!
So, I thought long and hard about this and decided.
Buzz, although he might be in pain and missing his friends, is at least close to his friends and getting food.
We think that his wing is working better because he is gliding a little now and then off of his little tower.
I told the nice man who kills things for a living he could go and that we would wait for nature to do what ever it feels is best.
So, much to so many of you alls disapproval, I will not be chasing Buzz with a net or tarp … although I have been thinking about getting a net gun for when ever Wonder Dog escapes …
We can only hope that he gets to feeling better so he can rejoin his ‘friends’ eating the nasty unwanted food of our lands and looking as ugly as ever … or at least die far away so I don’t know what happened to him and can picture him flying around … and so I don’t have to see his friends eating him, yea that would be disturbing!
Cannibalism is cool and don’t think if it comes down to it I am not going to cook a persons leg on a spit, (Would that be dark or light meat?) but I don’t really want to see it with a creature I have now named.