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2008-07-01T00:29:00.001-06:00

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2008-01-14T01:17:00.001-06:00

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How To Be Cheap On Valentine's Day And Keep Your Woman. . .

2007-02-07T11:31:00.000-06:00

1. Take your date out for a romance dinner the night before Valentine's Day.
(Reason: The night out will be cheaper and less crowded. Plus you score points for being Original.)

2. On Valentine's Day just stay in and watch a movie and maybe cook her dinner.
(Reason: Again you get to avoid the crowds and the possibly of not getting a Reservation. Plus you get to save money you would of spent on that overpriced Dinner.)

3. The Day after Valentine's Day buy her some flowers and candy which will be on Sale.
(Reason: The store wants to get rid of the stuff so it is on the Cheap. Plus again you score points for being sweet.)

Tecmo Super Bowl Predictions. . .

2007-02-01T08:30:00.000-06:00

MMORPG Rivalry Spills Over To The Real World...

2007-01-31T09:03:00.000-06:00

An online gamer from the Ukraine is facing 15 years in jail, after stomping a fellow player to death in Central Moscow.

Alexander Ponamorenko was arrested and charged with the death of Alexander Blyoskin, when he tried to stop an argument between Ponamorenko and his online rival.

this isn't the first time violence has spilled over from the Virtual world.

In one of the stories related to online gaming, a Chinese gamer got life in prison in 2005 for stabbing a rival "Legend of Mir 3" player to death.

During 2003 World Cyber Games in South Korea, the Russian Counter-Strike team fought with the French team at the hotel they were both staying at.

In another story Chinese media reported that Qiu Chengwei, stabbed Zhu Caoyun in the chest several times because Zhu had sold the "dragon saber," a virtual weapon the two had been sharing, to a third player for $870. Before killing Zhu, Caoyun tried to file a police report, but was told that the dragon saber was not actual property and could not be reported stolen.

Story Found @ The Moscow Times

Martha Stewart Has Nothing On This Guy. . .

2007-01-31T08:39:00.000-06:00

The Punk-O-Matic...

2007-01-31T03:40:00.000-06:00

The Punk-o-matic is a site, that lets you make a track using Drums, Guitar and Bass. Each instrument has a variety of sounds to choose from and then lets you save up to three tracks and even share the tracks with friends.

"The Loser" Warning Signs You're Dating a Loser . . .

2007-01-31T03:34:00.001-06:00

By Joseph M. Carver, Ph.D., Psychologist

Introduction

Very few relationships start on terms other than sweetness and politeness. In the beginning, "the honeymoon" of the relationship, it's difficult to determine what type of individual you are dating. Both you and the date are guarded, trying to obtain information about the other as much as possible without seeming like a police detective.

Romantic relationships can be wonderful with the right person. A relationship with the wrong individual however can lead to years of heartache, emotional/social damage, and even physical damage. A damaging adult partner can damage us, damage our loved ones, and even damage the way we feel about love and romance in the future. They can turn what is supposed to be a loving, supporting, and understanding relationship into the "fatal attraction" often described in movies. There are a variety of "bad choices" that may be encountered each week - most of which are easily to identify and avoid. We all know to avoid people that appear insane or abusive and not select them as a dating partner. However, some individuals are better at hiding their personality and behavior abnormalities. In an effort to provide some warning about these very damaging individuals, this paper will outline a type of individual commonly found in the dating scene, a male or female labeled "The Loser".

"The Loser" is a type of partner that creates much social, emotional and psychological damage in a relationship. "The Loser" has permanent personality characteristics that create this damage. These are characteristics that they accept simply as the way they are and not a problem or psychological difficulty. In one sense, they have always lived with this personality and behavior, often something they probably learned from their relatives/family. Psychologists usually treat the victims of "The Loser", women or men who arrive at the office severely depressed with their self-confidence and self-esteem totally destroyed.

The following list is an attempt to outline the characteristics of "The Loser" and provide a manner in which women and men can identify potentially damaging relationships before they are themselves severely damaged emotionally or even physically. If your partner possesses even one of these features, there is risk in the relationship. More than three of these indicators and you are involved with "The Loser" in a very high risk relationship that will eventually create damage to you. When a high number of these features are present - it's not a probably or possibility. You will be hurt and damaged by "The Loser" if you stay in the relationship.

1. Rough Treatment "The Loser" will hurt you on purpose. If he or she hits you, twists your arm, pulls your hair, kicks you, shoves you, or breaks your personal property EVEN ONCE, drop them. Male losers often begin with behaviors that move you physically or hit the wall. Female losers often slap, kick and even punch their male partners when upset.

2. Quick Attachment and Expression "The Loser" has very shallow emotions and connections with others. One of the things that might attract you to "The Loser" is how quickly he or she says "I Love You" or wants to marry or commit to you. Typically, in less than a few weeks of dating you'll hear that you're the love of their life, they want to be with you forever, and they want to marry you. You'll receive gifts, a variety of promises, and be showered with their attention and nice gestures. This is the "honeymoon phase" - where they catch you and convince you that they are the best thing that ever happened to you. Remember the business saying "If it's too good to be true it probably is (too good to be true)!" You may be so overwhelmed by this display of instant attraction, instant commitment, and instant planning for the future that you'll miss the major point - it doesn't make sense!! Normal, healthy individuals require a long process to develop a relationship because there is so much at stake. Healthy individuals will wait for a lot of information before offering a commitment - not three weeks. It's true that we can become infatuated with others quickly - but not make such unrealistic promises and have the future planned after three dates. The rapid warm-up is always a sign of shallow emotions which later cause "The Loser" to detach from you as quickly as they committed. "The Loser" typically wants to move in with you or marry you in less than four weeks or very early in the relationship.

3. Frightening Temper "The Loser" has a scary temper. If your boyfriend or girlfriend blows up and does dangerous things, like driving too fast because they're mad, breaking/throwing things, getting into fights, or threatening others - that temper will soon be turned in your direction. In the beginning of the relationship, you will be exposed to "witnessed violence" - fights with others, threats toward others, angry outbursts at others, etc. You will also hear of violence in their life. You will see and witness this temper - throwing things, yelling, cursing, driving fast, hitting the walls, and kicking things. That quickly serves to intimidate you and fear their potential for violence, although "The Loser" quickly assures you that they are angry at others or situations, not at you. At first, you will be assured that they will never direct the hostility and violence at you - but they are clearly letting you know that they have that ability and capability - and that it might come your way. Later, you fear challenging or confronting them - fearing that same temper and violence will be turned in your direction.

4. Killing Your Self-Confidence "The Loser" repeatedly puts you down. They constantly correct your slight mistakes, making you feel "on guard", unintelligent, and leaving you with the feeling that you are always doing something wrong. They tell you that you're too fat, too unattractive, or don't talk correctly or look well. This gradual chipping away at your confidence and self-esteem allows them to later treat you badly - as though you deserved it. In public, you will be "walking on eggshells" - always fearing you are doing or saying something that will later create a temper outburst or verbal argument.

5. Cutting Off Your Support In order to control someone completely, you must cut off their supportive friends - sometimes even their family. "The Loser" feels your friends and family might influence you or offer negative opinions about their behavior. "The Loser" begins by telling you these friends treat you badly, take advantage of you, and don't understand the special nature of the love you share with them. In some cases, if they can't get rid of your best same-sex friend, "The Loser" will claim he or she made a pass at them. If you talk to your friends or family, "The Loser" will punish you by asking multiple questions or making nasty accusations. Eventually, rather than face the verbal punishment, interrogation, and abuse, you'll develop the feeling that it's better not to talk to family and friends. You will withdraw from friends and family, prompting them to become upset with you. "The Loser" then tells you they are treating you badly again and you'd be better to keep your distance from them. Once you are isolated and alone, without support, their control over you can increase.

6. The Mean and Sweet Cycle "The Loser" cycles from mean to sweet and back again. The cycle starts when they are intentionally hurtful and mean. You may be verbally abused, cursed, and threatened over something minor. Suddenly, the next day they become sweet, doing all those little things they did when you started dating. You hang on, hoping each mean-then-sweet cycle is the last one. The other purpose of the mean cycle is to allow "The Loser" to say very nasty things about you or those you care about, again chipping away at your self-esteem and self-confidence. "The Loser" often apologizes but the damage to your self-esteem is already done - exactly as planned.

7. It's Always Your Fault "The Loser" blames you for their anger as well as any other behavior that is incorrect. When they cheat on you, yell at you, treat you badly, damage your property, or embarrass you publicly - it's somehow your fault. If you are ten minutes late for a date, it's your fault that the male loser drives 80 miles per hour, runs people off the road, and pouts the rest of the evening. "The Loser" tells you their anger and misbehavior would not have happened if you had not made some simple mistake, had loved them more, or had not questioned their behavior. "The Loser" never, repeat "never", takes personal responsibility for their behavior - it's always the fault of someone else. If they drive like a maniac and try to pull an innocent driver off the highway to assault them - it's actually the fault of the other driver (not his) as they didn't use a turn signal when they changed lanes. They give you the impression that you had it (anger, yelling, assault) coming and deserved the anger, violence, pouting, or physical display of aggression.

8. Breakup Panic "The Loser" panics at the idea of breaking up - unless it's totally their idea - then you're dropped like a hot rock. Abusive boyfriends often break down and cry, they plead, they promise to change, and they offer marriage/trips/gifts when you threaten ending the relationship. Both male and female losers may threaten suicide, threaten to return to old sweethearts (who feel lucky they're gone!), or threaten to quit their job and leave the area - as though you will be responsible for those decisions. "The Loser" offers a multitude of "deals" and halfway measures, like "Let's just date one more month!"

They shower you with phone calls, often every five minutes, hoping that you will make an agreement or see them just to stop the telephone harassment. Some call your relatives, your friends, their friends, and anyone else they can think of - telling those people to call you and tell you how much they love you. Creative losers often create so much social pressure that the victim agrees to go back to the bad relationship rather than continue under the social pressure. Imagine trying to end a relationship and receiving tearful calls from all his or her relatives (they secretly hope you'll keep them so they don't have to), seeing a plea for your return in the newspaper or even on a local billboard, receiving flowers at work each day, or having them arrive at your place of work and offer you a wedding ring (male loser technique) or inform you that they might be pregnant (female loser technique) in front of your coworkers! Their reaction is emotionally intense, a behavior they use to keep you an emotional prisoner. If you go back to them, you actually fear a worse reaction if you threaten to leave again (making you a prisoner) and they later frequently recall the incident to you as further evidence of what a bad person you are. Remember, if your prize dog jumps the fence and escapes, if you get him back you build a higher fence. Once back in the grasp of "The Loser" - escape will be three times as difficult the next time.

9. No Outside Interests "The Loser" will encourage you to drop your hobbies, interests, and involvement with others. If you have an individual activity, they demand that they accompany you, making you feel miserable during the entire activity. The idea behind this is to prevent you from having fun or interests other than those which they totally control.

10. Paranoid Control "The Loser" will check up on you and keep track of where you are and who you are with. If you speak to a member of the opposite sex, you receive twenty questions about how you know them. If you don't answer their phone call, you are ask where you were, what were you doing, who you were talking to, etc. They will notice the type of mud on your car, question why you shop certain places, and question why you called a friend, why the friend called you, and so forth. Some losers follow you to the grocery, then later ask if you've been there in an attempt to catch you in a lie. In severe cases, they go through your mail, look through your purse/wallet, hit your redial on the phone when they arrive, or search through your garbage for evidence. High-tech losers may encourage you to make "private" calls to friends from their residence, calls that are being secretly taped for later reference. They may begin to tell you what to wear, what to listen to in music, and how to behave in public. Eventually, they tell you that you can not talk to certain friends or acquaintances, go certain places, or talk about certain issues in public. If no date is present on Friday night - "The Loser" will inform you that they will call you that night - sometime. That effectively keeps you home, awaiting the call, fearing the verbal abuse and questions you might receive if you weren't home for the call. This technique allows "The Loser" to do what they want socially, at the same time controlling your behavior from a distance or a local bar.

11. Public Embarrassment In an effort to keep you under control while in public, "The Loser" will lash out at you, call you names, or say cruel or embarrassing things about you in private or in front of people. When in public, you quickly learn that any opinion you express may cause them to verbally attack you, either at the time or later. If you stay with "The Loser" too long, you'll soon find yourself politely smiling, saying nothing, and holding on to their arm when in public. You'll also find yourself walking with your head down, fearful of seeing a friend who might speak to you and create an angry reaction in "The Loser".

12. It's Never Enough "The Loser" convinces you that you are never quite good enough. You don't say "I love you" enough, you don't stand close enough, you don't do enough for them after all their sacrifices, and your behavior always falls short of what is expected. This is another method of destroying your self-esteem and confidence. After months of this technique, they begin telling you how lucky you are to have them - somebody who tolerates someone so inadequate and worthless as you.

13. Entitlement "The Loser" has a tremendous sense of entitlement, the attitude that they have a perfectly logical right to do whatever they desire. If cut off in traffic, "The Loser" feels they have the right to run the other driver off the road, assault them, and endanger the lives of other drivers with their temper tantrum. Keep in mind, this same sense of entitlement will be used against you. If you disobey their desires or demands, or violate one of their rules, they feel they are entitled to punish you in any manner they see fit.

14. Your Friends and Family Dislike Him As the relationship continues, your friends and family will see what "The Loser" is doing to you. They will notice a change in your personality or your withdrawal. They will protest. "The Loser" will tell you they are jealous of the "special love" you have and then use their protest and opinion as further evidence that they are against you - not him. The mention of your family members or friends will spark an angry response from them - eventually placing you in the situation where you stop talking about those you care about, even your own family members. "The Loser" will be jealous and threatened by anyone you are close to - even your children. In some cases, your parents or brothers/sisters will not be allowed to visit your home.

15. Bad Stories People often let you know about their personality by the stories they tell about themselves. It's the old story about giving a person enough rope and they'll hang themselves. The stories a person tells informs us of how they see themselves, what they think is interesting, and what they think will impress you. A humorous individual will tell funny stories on himself. "The Loser" tells stories of violence, aggression, being insensitive to others, rejecting others, etc. They may tell you about past relationships and in every case, they assure you that they were treated horribly despite how wonderful they were to that person. They brag about their temper and outbursts because they don't see anything wrong with violence and actually take pride in the "I don't take nothing from nobody" attitude. People define themselves with their stories, much like a culture is described by it's folklore and legends. Listen to these stories - they tell you how you will eventually be treated and what's coming your way.

16. The Waitress Test It's been said that when dating, the way an individual treats a waitress or other neutral person of the opposite sex is the way they will treat you in six months. During the "honeymoon phase" of a relationship, you will be treated like a king or queen. However, during that time "The Loser" has not forgotten how he or she basically feels about the opposite sex. Waitresses, clerks, or other neutral individuals will be treated badly. If they are cheap - you'll never receive anything once the honeymoon is over. If they whine, complain, criticize, and torment - that's how they'll treat you in six months. A mentally healthy person is consistent, they treat almost all people the same way all the time. If you find yourself dating a man who treats you like a queen and other females like dirt - hit the road.

17. The Reputation As mentioned, mentally healthy individuals are consistent in their personality and their behavior. "The Loser" may have two distinct reputations - a group of individuals who will give you glowing reports and a group that will warn you that they are serious trouble. If you ask ten people about a new restaurant - five say it's wonderful and five say it's a hog pit - you clearly understand that there's some risk involved in eating there. "The Loser" may actually brag about their reputation as a "butt kicker", "womanizer", "hot temper" or "being crazy". They may tell you stories where other's have called them crazy or suggested that they receive professional help. Pay attention to the reputation. Reputation is the public perception of an individual's behavior. If the reputation has two sides, good and bad, your risk is high. You will be dealing with the bad side once the honeymoon is over in the relationship. With severe behavior problems, "The Loser" will be found to have almost no friends, just acquaintances. Emotionally healthy and moral individuals will not tolerate friendships with losers that treat others so badly. If you find yourself disliking the friends of "The Loser", it's because they operate the same way he or she does and you can see it in them.

18. Walking on Eggshells As a relationship with "The Loser" continues, you will gradually be exposed to verbal intimidation, temper tantrums, lengthy interrogations about trivial matters, violence/threats directed at others but witnessed by you, paranoid preoccupation with your activities, and a variety of put-downs on your character. You will quickly find yourself "walking on eggshells" in their presence - fearful to bring up topics, fearful to mention that you spoke to or saw a friend, and fearful to question or criticize the behavior of "The Loser". Instead of experiencing the warmth and comfort of love, you will be constantly on edge, tense when talking to others (they might say something that you'll have to explain later), and fearful that you'll see someone you'll have to greet in public. Dates and times together will be more comfortable and less threatening when totally alone - exactly what "The Loser" wants - no interference with their control or dominance.

19. Discounted Feelings/Opinions "The Loser" is so self-involved and self-worshiping that the feelings and opinions of others are considered worthless. As the relationship continues and you begin to question what you are feeling or seeing in their behavior, you will be told that your feelings and opinions don't make sense, they're silly, and that you are emotionally disturbed to even think of such things. "The Loser" has no interest in your opinion or your feelings - but they will be disturbed and upset that you dare question their behavior. "The Loser" is extremely hostile toward criticism and often reacts with anger or rage when their behavior is questioned.

20. They Make You "Crazy" "The Loser" operates in such a damaging way that you find yourself doing "crazy" things in self-defense. If "The Loser" is scheduled to arrive at 8:00 pm - you call Time & Temperature to cover the redial, check your garbage for anything that might get you in trouble, and call your family and friends to tell them not to call you that night. You warn family/friends not to bring up certain topics, avoid locations in the community where you might see co-workers or friends, and not speak to others for fear of the 20 questions. You become paranoid as well - being careful what you wear and say. Nonviolent males find themselves in physical fights with female losers. Nonviolent females find themselves yelling and screaming when they can no longer take the verbal abuse or intimidation. In emotional and physical self-defense, we behave differently and oddly. While we think we are "going crazy" - it's important to remember that there is no such thing as "normal behavior" in a combat situation. Rest assured that your behavior will return to normal if you detach from "The Loser" before permanent psychological damage is done.

Dangerous Versions of "The Loser"

There are more severe if not dangerous versions of "The Loser" that have been identified over the years. If you are involved in a relationship with one of these versions, you may require professional and legal assistance to save yourself.

Physical Abuser Physical abusers begin the relationship with physical moving - shoving, pushing, forcing, etc. That quickly moves into verbal threats with physical gestures - the finger in the face, clinched fist in the face, and voiced physical threats such as "You make me want to break your face!" Eventually, these combine to form actual physical abuse - hitting, slapping, and kicking. "The Loser" is always sorry the next day and begins the mean-then-sweet cycle all over again. Getting away from physical abusers often requires the assistance of family, law enforcement agencies, or local abuse agencies. Female losers often physically attack their partner, break car windows, or behave with such violence that the male partner is forced to physically protect himself from the assault. If the female loser is bruised in the process of self-protection, as when physically restraining her from hitting, those bruises are then "displayed" to others as evidence of what a bad person the partner is and how abusive they have been in the relationship.

Psychotic Losers There are losers that are severely ill in a psychiatric sense - the movie description of the "Fatal Attraction". Some may tell you wild stories and try to convince you that they are connected to The Mob or a government agency (CIA, FBI, etc.). They may fake terminal illness, pregnancy, or disease. They intimidate and frighten you with comments such as "I can have anyone killed..." or "No one leaves a relationship with me...". If you try to end the relationship, they react violently and give you the impression that you, your friends, or your family are in serious danger. People often then remain in the abusive and controlling relationship due to fear of harm to their family or their reputation. While such fears are unrealistic as "The Loser" is only interested in controlling you, those fears feel very real when combined with the other characteristics of "The Loser".

Psychotic or psychiatrically ill losers may also stalk, follow, or harass you. They may threaten physical violence, show weapons, or threaten to kill you or themselves if you leave them. If you try to date others, they may follow you or threaten your new date. Your new date may be subjected to phone harassment, vandalism, threats, and even physical assaults. If you are recently divorced, separated, or recently ended another relationship, "The Loser" may be intimidating toward your ex-partner, fearing you might return if the other partner is not "scared off". Just remember - everything "The Loser" has ever done to anyone will be coming your way. "The Loser" may send you pictures of you, your children, or your family - pictures they have taken secretly - hinting that they can "reach out and touch" those you love. You may need help and legal action to separate from these individuals.

Guidelines for Detachment

Separating from "The Loser" often involves three stages: The Detachment, Ending the Relationship, and the Follow-up Protection.

The Detachment

During this part of separating from "The Loser", you recognize what you must do and create an Exit Plan. Many individuals fail in attempts to detach from "The Loser" because they leave suddenly and impulsively, without proper planning, and without resources. In many cases, "The Loser" has isolated their partner from others, has control of finances, or has control of major exit needs such as an automobile. During the detachment phase you should...

- Observe the way you are treated. Watch for the methods listed above and see how "The Loser" works.

- Gradually become more boring, talk less, share less feelings and opinions. The goal is almost to bore "The Loser" to lessen the emotional attachment, at the same time not creating a situation which would make you a target.

- Quietly contact your family and supportive others. Determine what help they might be - a place to stay, protection, financial help, etc.

- If you fear violence or abuse, check local legal or law enforcement options such as a restraining order.

- If "The Loser" is destructive, slowly move your valuables from the home if together, or try to recover valuables if in their possession. In many cases, you may lose some personal items during your detachment - a small price to pay to get rid of "The Loser".

- Stop arguing, debating or discussing issues. Stop defending and explaining yourself - responding with comments such as "I've been so confused lately" or "I'm under so much stress I don't know why I do anything anymore".

- Begin dropping hints that you are depressed, burned out, or confused about life in general. Remember - "The Loser" never takes responsibility for what happens in any relationship. "The Loser" will feel better about leaving the relationship if they can blame it on you. Many individuals are forced to "play confused" and dull, allowing "The Loser" to tell others "My girlfriend (or boyfriend) about half nuts!" They may tell others you're crazy or confused but you'll be safer. Allow them to think anything they want about you as long as you're in the process of detaching.

- Don't start another relationship. That will only complicate your situation and increase the anger. Your best bet is to "lay low" for several months. Remember, "The Loser" will quickly locate another victim and become instantly attached as long as the focus on you is allowed to die down.

- As "The Loser" starts to question changes in your behavior, admit confusion, depression, emotionally numbness, and a host of other boring reactions. This sets the foundation for the ending of the relationship.

Ending the Relationship

Remembering that "The Loser" doesn't accept responsibility, responds with anger to criticism, and is prone to panic detachment reactions - ending the relationship continues the same theme as the detachment.

- Explain that you are emotionally numb, confused, and burned out. You can't feel anything for anybody and you want to end the relationship almost for his or her benefit. Remind them that they've probably noticed something is wrong and that you need time to sort out your feelings and fix whatever is wrong with you. As disgusting as it may seem, you may have to use a theme of "I'm not right for anyone at this point in my life." If "The Loser" can blame the end on you, as they would if they ended the relationship anyway, they will depart faster.

- If "The Loser" panics, you'll receive a shower of phone calls, letters, notes on your car, etc. React to each in the same manner - a boring thanks. If you overreact or give in, you've lost control again.

- Focus on your need for time away from the situation. Don't agree to the many negotiations that will be offered - dating less frequently, dating only once a week, taking a break for only a week, going to counseling together, etc. As long as "The Loser" has contact with you they feel there is a chance to manipulate you.

- "The Loser" will focus on making you feel guilty. In each phone contact you'll hear how much you are loved, how much was done for you, and how much they have sacrificed for you. At the same time, you'll hear about what a bum you are for leading them on, not giving them an opportunity to fix things, and embarrassing them by ending the relationship.

- Don't try to make them understand how you feel - it won't happen. "The Loser" only is concerned with how they feel - your feelings are irrelevant. You will be wasting your time trying to make them understand and they will see the discussions as an opportunity to make you feel more guilty and manipulate you.

- Don't fall for sudden changes in behavior or promises of marriage, trips, gifts, etc. By this time you have already seen how "The Loser" is normally and naturally. While anyone can change for a short period of time, they always return to their normal behavior once the crisis is over.

- Seek professional counseling for yourself or the support of others during this time. You will need encouragement and guidance. Keep in mind, if "The Loser" finds out you are seeking help they will criticize the counseling, the therapist, or the effort.

- Don't use terms like "someday", "maybe", or "in the future". When "The Loser" hears such possibilities, they think you are weakening and will increase their pressure.

- Imagine a dead slot machine. If we are in Las Vegas at a slot machine and pull the handle ten times and nothing happens - we move on to another machine. However, if on the tenth time the slot machine pays us even a little, we keep pulling the handle - thinking the jackpot is on the way. If we are very stern and stable about the decision to end the relationship over many days, then suddenly offer a possibility or hope for reconciliation - we've given a little pay and the pressure will continue. Never change your position - always say the same thing. "The Loser" will stop playing a machine that doesn't pay off and quickly move to another.

Follow-up Protection

"The Loser" never sees their responsibility or involvement in the difficulties in the relationship. From a psychological standpoint, "The Loser" has lived and behaved in this manner most of their life, clearly all of their adult life. As they really don't see themselves at fault or as an individual with a problem, "The Loser" tends to think that the girlfriend or boyfriend is simply going through a phase - their partner (victim) might be temporarily mixed up or confused, they might be listening to the wrong people, or they might be angry about something and will get over it soon. "The Loser" rarely detaches completely and will often try to continue contact with the partner even after the relationship is terminated. During the Follow-up Protection period, some guidelines are:

- Never change your original position. It's over permanently! Don't talk about possible changes in your position in the future. You might think that will calm "The Loser" but it only tells them that the possibilities still exist and only a little more pressure is needed to return to the relationship.

- Don't agree to meetings or reunions to discuss old times. For "The Loser", discussing old times is actually a way to upset you, put you off guard, and use the guilt to hook you again.

- Don't offer details about your new life or relationships. Assure him that both his life and your life are now private and that you hope they are happy.

- If you start feeling guilty during a phone call, get off the phone fast. More people return to bad marriages and relationships due to guilt than anything else. If you listen to those phone calls, as though taping them, you'll find "The Loser" spends most of the call trying to make you feel guilty.

- In any contact with the ex "Loser", provide only a status report, much like you'd provide to your Aunt Gladys. For example: "I'm still working hard and not getting any better at tennis. That's about it."

- When "The Loser" tells you how difficult the breakup has been, share with him some general thoughts about breaking-up and how finding the right person is difficult. While "The Loser" wants to focus on your relationship, talk in terms of Ann Landers - "Well, breaking up is hard on anyone. Dating is tough in these times. I'm sure we'll eventually find someone that's right for both of us." Remember - nothing personal!

- Keep all contact short and sweet - the shorter the better. As far as "The Loser" is concerned, you're always on your way somewhere, there's something in the microwave, or your mother is walking up the steps to your home. Wish "The Loser" well but always with the same tone of voice that you might offer to someone you have just talked to at the grocery store. For phone conversations, electronic companies make a handy gadget that produces about twenty sounds - a doorbell, an oven or microwave alarm, a knock on the door, etc. That little device is handy to use on the phone - the microwave dinner just came out or someone is at the door. Do whatever you have to do to keep the conversation short - and not personal.

Summary

In all of our relationships throughout life, we will meet a variety of individuals with many different personalities. Some are a joy to have in our life and some provide us with life-long love and security. Others we meet pose some risk to us and our future due to their personality and attitudes. Both in medicine and mental health - the key to health is the early identification and treatment of problems - before they reach the point that they are beyond treatment. In years of psychotherapy and counseling practice, treating the victims of "The Loser", patterns of attitude and behavior emerge in "The Loser" that can now be listed and identified in the hopes of providing early identification and warning. When those signs and indicators surface and the pattern is identified, we must move quickly to get away from the situation. Continuing a relationship with "The Loser" will result in a relationship that involves intimidation, fear, angry outbursts, paranoid control, and a total loss of your self-esteem and self-confidence.

If you have been involved in a long-term relationship with "The Loser", after you successfully escape you may notice that you have sustained some psychological damage that will require professional repair. In many cases, the stress has been so severe that you may have a stress-produced depression. You may have severe damage to your self-confidence/self-esteem or to your feelings about the opposite sex or relationships. Psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and counselors are available in your community to assist and guide you as you recover from your damaging relationship with "The Loser".

Credit: This handout was written by Joseph M. Carver, Ph.D., a Clinical Psychologist. It is provided as a public service and can be reproduced as needed. Dr. Carver is in private practice in Southern Ohio.

NEW ARTICLE

For the family and friends of individuals involved in a relationship with a Loser, I've written an article that discusses the relationship from the outside view. It may help family and friends understand the relationship and provide help in a positive manner. The article is entitled "Love and Stockholm Syndrome: The Mystery of Loving an Abuser" It can be found at this link:

Love and Stockholm Syndrome

Mazda3 Owners Might Not Be The Only One With Keys To Their Car...

2007-01-26T09:01:00.000-06:00

Several Mazda3 owners have come to find the valuables in their cars missing and no signs of being broken into, only a big dent in the front passenger door left by the theives. Apparently if you hit the passenger door of the Mazda3 in the right spot, it causes the door to unlock.

Mazda has known since Octember of last year and has started installing a stop for the Mazda3 being built in Japan.For the Mazda owners who cars have been broken into, Mazda will agreed install a stronger lock system and a protective plate to prevent the break-in from happening again, but hasn't offered to fix the dents. At this point, Mazda does not consider this "trick" a defect of the product and it hasn't decided whether or not all Mazda3s will be recalled to have the countermeasure installed.

Stories From My Past...

2007-01-26T07:59:00.000-06:00

I was about eleven or twelve when a bunch of us decided to go out looking for trouble. As we walked around we started doing random things like kicking over trash cans, harassing the neighbor dogs and then as we were walking along the railroad tracks. One of the other kids found an old knife laying in the bushes. We starting throwing the knife at trees and then we all had the idea to use this new "toy" to get back at this old man who was always yelling at us for walking on his lawn.

It was about ten o'clock at night and we slowly walked up to his car and slashed his tires, we soon realized that it would look odd for only his tires to be slashed. So we walked around the neighbor randomly slashing the tires on any cars we came across. after about an hour, we started getting bored and that was when we spotted a way to make the night more interesting.

The local Tire Shop had been re-doing their driveway and had a huge mound of dirt that lead to a broken window on the second story. One of us stood at the pay phone in front of the Tire shop and was a look out for anyone and would warn us using a flashlight. We made our way up the mound and through the window. a few of us went in search of some ad. fliers, while the rest started slashing as many tires as they could. The kid outside freaked when a cop drove by, so we only got through about half the tires and had to bail.

We had grabbed another stabbing tool in the tire shop so we split into two groups and went as far from our homes as possible and went to work. One of us would stab the tires while the other two or three of us would place fliers on the cars.

It took about two hours to go through all the fliers We all meet by up and went to our local hangout which was a workshop behind one of the guys house, it had a T.V. and a few couch so we kicked back and waited to hear about our little rampage. But oddly not a word was ever said about it on the T.V. or even the paper, so either no one ever reported the cars or someone else got caught for it.

The iPhone Can Do It All...

2007-01-24T08:16:00.000-06:00

I can't wait until Version 2.0 comes out. It is suppose to come with the ability to let you time travel.

Dozer's Job Board

2007-01-24T07:13:00.000-06:00

Dozer's Blog is proud to introduce a new site using Jobamatic which is called: Dozer's Job Board is up and for the first month (or two) you can post a Job Posting for 15 Days at the Low Price of $10.

Finding a Job there is completely free of charge.

Check it Out: Dozer's Job Board

Ring, Ring, Ring...

2007-01-23T06:41:00.000-06:00

The Phone is a easy and short flash game, where you much input a three digit number and solve the puzzle that is brought up on the screen to get a new number to continue.

It was created by created Michael Clague while he was a student in 2004.

If you have a few minutes to spend I would recommend you give it a spin.

Food Network Supports Fast Food For A Split Second...

2007-01-22T07:35:00.000-06:00

It would seem The Food Network is trying out Subliminal messaging and the product is "McDonalds"?

Found At Digg

The Monster's Darkside...

2007-01-14T05:26:00.000-06:00

So, I signed up last month at Monster.com with a resume hoping to get a job offer. Bad news is that the only thing I have gotten is a mass of spams and scams.

They state that they saw your resume and would like you to apply for a position within their company. That is where they get you because as soon as you hit the submit button on the sign-up page your email inbox will get slammed with every type of spam e-mail every made available on the internet.

If that happens you should just open a new email account because you will not be able to every clean it out.

I just can't see how and why Monster would want these people using their site. This just takes time from people looking for jobs and opens up people to be taking advantage of because they expect Monster to help them not paint a target on their back.

Before you say that it might not be coming because of the resume on Monster, let me just say that I only get these email in the E-mail account I used with Monster.

Some Possible "Scam" Companies:

TooSpoiled.com
Kasambacareers.com Which isn't Kasamba.com
Ask-America.org
USAVoice.org
Ebandsearch.com

If anyone knows of others or can prove that anyone listed is wrong leave a comment or email me.

Searching For Ms. Dewey...

2007-01-09T01:30:00.000-06:00

Ms. Dewey is basically a search engine with a smart ass Librarian that feels the urge to give you her two cents.

Sadly, her comments are really just a collection of video clips that can be burned through in about five minutes with only a few special ones being vaguely and randomly triggered by certain keywords (Cussing or using the name of the actress playing Ms. Dewey: Janina Gavankar).

If you are hoping to find a keyword to get her to strip or become nude, just save yourself the time and trouble and rent a copy of Cup of My Blood.

Overall, this will be fun for like 5 minutes, but until someone makes something that really response to my keywords and doesn't just spit out random soundbytes. It is just a novelity.

Liquid Caramel Apple....

2007-01-08T02:28:00.000-06:00

Ingredients:

A Glass
Apple Fanta
Butterscotch Schnapps

Pour the Apple Fanta into the Glass and then add a splash (or more depending on your taste) of the Butterscotch Schnapps.

It isn't a exact science, so it can take a few tries to get the best result.

Enjoy

Ramen King Dies at 96...

2007-01-06T23:44:00.000-06:00

Momofuku Ando inventor of the modern instant noodles, died on Jan. 5, 2007 of heart failure in Osaka, Japan.

Born in Taiwan and then moving to Japan at the age of 23, where he founded what would become Nissin Food Products Co. He first created after a lot of trial and error Chikin Ramen in 1958 at the age of 48 as a response to food shortages in Post WWII Japan at the age and then he created Cup o' Noodles in 1971.

In 2004 an estimated 70 billion servings were sold of "The Ramen King's" product.

He was survived by his wife Masako, two sons and a daughter.

"Humanity Lobotomy"... Net Neutrality Open Source Documentary...

2007-01-04T14:14:00.000-06:00

Save the Internet | Rock the Vote

Default New Year's Resolution

2007-01-03T01:04:00.000-06:00

Is to not die this year, its easy and simple and if I fail I will be dead so I won't care.

My New Years Plans...

2007-01-01T02:00:00.000-06:00

Originally I was going to go to a concert. Something more important came up so I stay home with my girl and ate pizza and thankful for everything I have.

Ninja Baby's First Toys...

2006-12-31T20:49:00.000-06:00

First on the list is a must have for any Ninja Baby.

The "My First Ninja Star Counting" Toy

Lets your Baby Ninja learn to count and can be used later for throwing practice or Late Night Ninja Baby Battles.

Next on the list is a great find for the battle wise Ninja Baby.

The "Ninja Battle Stroller"

Works well in any Ninja Battle Dome situation, equipped with Ninja Stars, Throw Daggers and 4 Wheel Drive with hubcap spikes.

For the new Ninja Baby in the Home, we offer you.

The "Ninja Baby Cradle"

This Cradle will give your Ninja Baby not only comfort and style, but protection and even peace of mind with sleep gas nozzles that can be set to go off when your Ninja Baby cries.

Finally, we present a fine addition to any Ninja baby's arsenal.

The"Ninja Walker of Doom"

This is the ultimate in quick, easy and simple battle destruction and mayhem.

*Some Assembly required for most items*

All images from Chambers Fine Art - SHI JINSONG

A Work In Progress...

2006-12-24T15:33:00.000-06:00

I have decided to redo the look of this Blog and check out some of the new features.

Ugh, Forever And A Day...

2006-08-24T23:41:00.000-06:00

I have had a crazy work schedule as of late (working grave and swing), all because one of the guards had to be fired (letting a car getting broke into right in front of the office window has that effect). So as of late I have been a little drained and why I haven't updated lately.

My Job has become a war zone, for many reason including but not limited to death, pay rates, new rules, old rules and well fit throwing. I doubt I will survive there through September, but of course I don't need to because I am moving to Texas here soon. So I have to just skate by and hope no one notices anything I do.

Vox...

2006-08-20T21:54:00.000-06:00

Well, I got a Vox account. I will still post here but it will just be the plain entry. If you want my posts that include video and pics go to : Dozer's Vox Blog and if you want your own Vox account leave a comment about it here or there.

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Some People Have World Of Warcraft, I Have Conquer

2006-08-07T21:52:00.000-06:00

Thanks to Sara, I found (ok, addicted to) Conquer, which is a free MMORPG. It has four class to chose from (Although, one of the classes splits into two different subsets after level 40) Archer, Warrior, Taoist and Trojan. Lots of different type of weapons, armor and magic spells to choose off. It even has a vast array of monsters everything from birds to ghost to monster made of sand and lava, oh and of course they have the must have for any RPG "Ogres" they just don't call them that. It also has the other staple of any RPG game "XP" which in turn means you spend 80 percent of the game leveling up, but this game has a unique take on it because after you hit the top level you can choose to be "reborn" (I can't wait to try that) and start again as a diffent class. So I think it could take a person a while to play completely through this game.

So far I am having fun my only real two complains are that the areas are kind of vastly spread apart with a city here or there, so you spend a lot of time running around. Which can take awhile if you travel to far away looking for XP. Secondly, they don't really have any guide on how to play so you kind of have to play around and learn stuff by chance.

If you want to team up and play I am on:

Server: Pisces

Name: Xyiko

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Fire Engines And A Dangerous Game Of Putt Putt Golf

2006-08-01T21:49:00.000-06:00

I spent the day hanging out with Charles, Gerri and their two kids. We went to a open house at a local firehouse. The boys got to play on the engines and in a mini-house built to show kids what to do in a fire. They even got to play with the fire hose and put out a fake fire.

After the Fire House we went and played some putt putt golf of couse I ended up turning the game dangerous after I hit my ball off course and went after it. I got the ball and was on my way back when my leg got caught on a piece of the fence. Which ripped a hole in my pants and we were only on hole 10, so I had to play another 8 holes with a gaint rip in the leg of my pants.

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Hi Ho, Hi Ho, Its Off To Work I Go...

2006-07-30T21:47:00.000-06:00

I worked all last week, now I know it isn't a big deal for a person to work a week of 8 hour shifts. Well, it is really several reason why it is making this a big deal.

One reason is because my work schedule is pretty up in the air, I will either be working 5 days, 9 days or 20+ days in the month of August and it is driving me crazy.

Another big reason is because I have been working the 4 - midnight shift, which means I am getting there when either everyone is gone or leaving and so for the whole shift it is just me and the camera monitors which can drive anyone insane.

So I have started bringing my Nintendo DS and the game: Brain Age. which I most use for the game Sudoku, which I play for basically hours after I have done all my rounds. It is the only game I can really play and watch the monitors that the same time.

In a bit of disappointing news, I no longer have to worry about being the "Go To Guy" for my boss, because last week she got fired. For no reason then being in the crossfire of the big boys upstairs fighting with each other. Of course the worst part is it was has been in the plan since three months ago but they used her until they could find a replacement. Welcome to the business world, PSH!

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I Really Don't Want To Be The Go To Guy...

2006-07-21T04:50:00.000-06:00

(Music - Lying From You - Linkin Park)

So, My job called me up yesterday and wanted to know if I could go train to work at another job site for like two days in August (Yes, I said two days) because a bunch of people jumped ship because my company is losing the contracted in September.

Now I usually wouldn't be against it, for the fact is I understand my work needs the help sometimes. But, I have already did the helping thing for my company and as far as I am concerned it bite me square in the ass.

A month ago, they asked if I would be willing to train and work in a different position since I wouldn't be needed in the position I was in for about two months. So I went in and trained and they made it sound like I was going to be getting all these hours, then I get my schedule and I am only working 9 days (9 FUCKING DAYS!) the whole month. If they had told me that I would have been like no thank you and been done with it but too little, too late for that now I guess.

Of course, it gets even better because they hire another person at the same time as me, but they gave her hours (must be nice to be a friend of the supervisor's daughter) by having her do the weekend shift. Well her the first weekend she was suppose to work she didn't show (didn't get fired might I add) and I got called in to help. The second weekend she work she got someone to cover for half her shift the first day and did work the second day, which is good because I worked the graveyard that weekend and I honest thought I would be working a double. Last weekend she didn't even show up and she still has a job (WTF). So I am stuck in fill-in hell, yet this bum gets to do what she wants.

I finally get to work a full week of shift next week and was suppose to be getting 40 hours a week next month. It has also changed like three times so I doubt I will see anywhere close to that.
If being the guy my boss calls to help (Go To Guy) means being a broke and stressed out gopher then I don't want the title.

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You Know What I Miss...

2006-06-26T01:31:00.000-06:00

(Music - This Week In Tech - Leo Laporte and the TWiTs)

I miss being able to dislike/hate a person (OK, let me finish before you grab your torches and pitchforks) based on that person's action and personality. Instead of the way it has become. Where it is chalked up to the fact of a person's race, sexual choice, gender, and even age.

The P.C. (Political Correct) pendulum has swung from the side of non-caring and indifference to the complete other side where that is all they can see. Isn't it just as bad to over examine an issue as it is to ignore it. America has turn almost everyone into a uncover racist/bigot/etc. and everyone is on alert just waiting for a person to slip, so they can nail them to the wall for it. I hear statements "It is because I am ______!" and "It is ______ people like you that are destroying the world", a whole lot more then I ever did in earlier years.

I often wonder if this will lead to a new set of "Witch Trials", where everyone is guilty just because someone has a bad feeling about a person. On the other hand, it could go to the other side of the scale and everyone gets overloaded and burned out due to every Tom, Dick and Harry claiming they have been discrimated against and no one cares one bit and we are back when we started.

(Either way, we as a people need to watch and be careful not to become one of the "paranoid people" who is ready to cry "FOUL!", because someone blinked or made a gesture that you dislike.)

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RANT Yo Momma Is A....

2006-05-11T22:56:00.000-06:00

Ok, I seriously dont know who or what Wilmer Valderrama had to do to get his show YO MOMMA! but it seriously shouldn't have been allowed. He is like the new Diddy (AKA PUFF Daddy, Puffy, P. Diddy), he has no reason or even the fucking street cred (I have seen pre-schoolers more bad ass then him) to be hosting any type of Battle show and to top it off if I heard him say "CASHMONEY!" one more time I swear the gates of hell will open up.

PLEASE STOP THE MADNESS, DONT LET ACTORs HOST SHOWS JUST BECAUSE THEY PRODUCT THEM

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WELCOME TO THE NEW WORLD!

2006-05-09T01:10:00.000-06:00

(Music -- Pon De Replay -- Rihanna)

Welcome to my world, even has a new look and a new edge (ok, maybe focus would be a better word.) It took me a few days to get this look to work with Blogger but I finally got it to work. If you don't like it tough, that is also the new part to my little piece of the internet and where the "UNCENSORED" tag comes in. I post because I want to and I got tired of worry about if people wanted to read it and blah, blah ,blah. So I finally decided that I am going to post how and what I want and if you don't like it don't read it - DEAL! - good.

Again welcome to the new "Dozer's Blog of Life & Other Observations...UNCENSORED!" have fun and don't hurt yourself and if you like what you see don't be a stranger.

Hey what do you know this is the 200th post ROCK ON!

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Ummm, So Your Going To Be Teaching The Children (OH Man We Are Screwed)

2006-04-18T14:11:00.000-06:00

(Music -- Everything I'm Not -- The Veronicas)

Today was the Washington Educator Career Fair. First let me say I if my teachers looked like the ones I saw today, I would of gone to school more. Secondly I would like to say I am really scared for the future because these people couldn't even follow simple (and I mean simple like straight forward) instructions and their attitudes well fucking suck , they were yelling and making smartass comments when they didn't get the answer they liked, how are they going to treat they students if they can't even act right in public.

Ok, my last issue with event has really nothing to do with it, what it does have to do with is the RV show that was going on in C lot. I don't know how many time I heard a person pull up and say "I thought it was free!" ok, no one in the parking lot is a psychic so if you want a proper answer you really need to have a complete thought. We hear that statement at every event so we will just think you are whining unless you fully explain what you are talking about, so next time try "I thought parking for *insert event name here* was free?" in a nice polite voice would also help alot.

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A Quick Little Post on Overnights, The Wiggles and A Video Game

2006-04-15T13:25:00.000-06:00

(Music -- In Stereo -- Fort Minor)

Man, I have work like two overnights and am totally wiped. I did have two more but I gave them away to a guy at work that needed them a little more. I also worked The Wiggles, that show is just like a car accident you don't want to look but you can't help it.

Sara (she is the best) found me the Fort Minor CD from the guy in Linkin Park (I didn't even know he had a Solo CD.) I finally bought Odama for the Gamecube (as soon as I find words to describe it I will put up a review.)

Besides that I haven't done much.

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Fall Out Boy Fan Proves My Point About Pink Shirt Wearing People SUCKING!

2006-04-09T20:12:00.000-06:00

(Music -- Security Now-- Leo Laporte and Steve Gibson)

The Fall Out Boy concert has landed in Tacoma (YAY!, don't I sound excited). They came with All-American rejects and some other bands, I worked my usual spot during a concert.

I did make my way inside and even got some pictures. So, there I was standing with a few people from work watching the show and this skinny Emo pink shirt wearing bitchass (OK, I don't know if I have ever explained how much I hate pink, salmon, WHATEVER YOU CALL IT! clothing for men. I think it should be a considered a minor or accessory color as in a tie but making your clothes choice by it, should cause you to get beat and stripped of your right to buy clothes--Except if you are a gay man, that is a whole different ball of wax.) comes walking by with a totally fucking hot chick. So I point them out and I am like "how the hell did he pull that off!", everyone looks and start laughing then we realize he is fucking smoking so we go over to him and tell him to put it out and he says going on about "other people are doing it"(SEE PINK SHIRT PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS ASSHOLES!) and we just look at him like tough shit and he finally put it out. After that fun we all when outside and emptied the parking lot, but I got stuck there for another 2 hours because we had to pick up all the equipment off the freeway.

I got home around 1:30am I stayed up until about 5 playing GTA: San Andreas.

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Imaginary Cars, The Mentos Cowboy and Cobra Commander

2006-03-27T19:16:00.000-06:00

(Music -- TWIT -- Leo Laporte And The Twits)

THE CONES, THE CONES, all the FUCKING CONES! I was suppose to do an 16 hour/overnight of watching cars for the Ride and Drive, but they took the fucking cares so I spent 16 hours watching a parking lot full of cones (and before you ask "maybe they didn't want me to stay?" I will simply repeat what the guy said to me "we are taking the cars so you will just be watching cones." I take that as being their way of having fun SUCKA!) So I survive the horror of the boring night by reading and listen to music.

I got off about 7 this morning and walked down to the bus stop next to the jack and the box and as I was sitting there waiting this guy in full Cowboy dress (hat, boots, way to tight pants, etc.) came up and tried to enter Jack in the crack but it wasn't open so he decided to go to the drive thru, a few minutes later he comes around the corner with a bag of food and this look on his face like he was going to hold out a roll of Mentos and some voice would say "Mentos the Freshmaker". So you would think the was enough weirdness for one day (OH NO, NOT ME!), I got to meet the Real Life Cobra Commander who was walking around talking to himself about something and everyonce in a while he would just yell "YESSSSSSS" or some other word with s added to the end of it (Don't ya wait you were me). I did finally make it home and I passed the fuck out.

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Ok, Try Analyzing This Dream, Buddy!

2006-03-25T03:37:00.000-06:00

(Music-- Mouth Shut -- The Veronicas)

Ok, So last night I had a dream that I was running for election as a senator and I was having an affair with Hilary Clinton (like the title says good luck analyzing it)... I honestly just can't understand or come up with a reason for why I would dream that. So if anyone has had a total off the wall dream like this leave a comment and tell me about it.

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(RANT ALERT!) : A Little Request From A Fellow Blogger / Pandora Timeshifting Hack Info.

2006-03-22T18:15:00.000-06:00

(Music-- The Way You Like It-- Adema)

(*UPDATE*:The program previously mentioned doesn't work anymore, go here if you are looking for the same type programs

I am seriously get tired of searching for stuff on Google and get like 40 pages on Blog posts that only contain a single sentence with no link to more info (If you are not going to share info on it then what is the point) or I get the most evil and annoying statement ever "just Google it" (I know you are probably worried about getting sued but shit at least tell me the search term to use to find it)... OK, maybe you don't understand that your really cool and trendy little post of extremeness (Sure, I really think your post are super important and make the world go around and that MILF at Wal-mart wants to fuck you in the bathroom too...) is just making it harder and harder for me to found the real info I was looking for. So in closing help keep google free of crappy useless info and include some info in your post.

So the reason for the above rant was because no matter what search term I put in a just keep getting pages of blog posts talking about a program to timeshift Pandora but none of them give me a clue where to find it.

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On The Road (Or Should I Say In The Air) Again

2006-03-20T15:25:00.000-06:00

(Music-- Only One -- Yellowcard)

So, last week I went down to Texas (I got to enjoy the fun of my Flight been cancelled and then reinstated and moved to a gate on the other side of the airport) and spent the week with Sara. She was sick most of the time (I didn't mind though, because I got to spend some time with her) but we did go out to eat and even to the movie and saw UltraViolet and V For Vendetta both of which were very good. The trip back was really fun (delayed, late flights and no ride from the airport, go me!), ok it wasn't but I survived and that is all that counts (at least that is what "They" tell me.) I even worked the next day after I got back and everyone was looking at me like a was an idiot for coming to work, (maybe it was the fact I didn't shave) I like having money though so I ain't missing a day unless I have to.

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A Fucking Shit Ton Of Drama!

2006-03-07T22:28:00.000-06:00

(Music--Just Close Your Eyes--Waterproof Blonde)

So, I know it has been a while since my last post and that is because I haven't able to due to the fucking drama known as February and having no Internet connection... Let me start at the beginning, a few months ago I told my landlord about some water damage in the bathroom wall and some mold that kept coming back. So after every fucking person in a fifty mile radius came and looked at it. They decided to kick me out (oops.. I mean asked me to leave) and blame what had happened on me (Of course it turns out that they kick someone out of the same apartment about 4 years earlier for the same thing). So, I had to look for a new place to live, I thought for sure I would have to move out of town or be homeless. The 27th came and I was ready to move to Texas and live with Sara (hell I was looking forward to it, kind of.. I hate being a leech),at the last second I got accepted in a place. I moved in that day and then I had to wait a week for my internet in be connected. and here we are...

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Half Way Through A Long Week

2006-02-01T00:01:00.000-06:00

(Music--I Promise--Stacie Orrico)

I have made half way through my ten day straight work week. It began with selling parking passes for a day and then being a Cashier/Supervisor for two days. It was pretty boring and wet, it only really interesting thing was when some old lady went crazy on her husband for bring an asshole because he thought parking cost to much.

Yesterday and today I sold parking passes for the Home Show and tomorrow I have to work outside in the parking lot but I have no idea doing what yet. This year the show will be closing an hour early due to the fact of the Seahawks making it to the Superbowl (I honestly doubt they will win, but who knows). That is all for now anyway...

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Classes At Honky Tonk U Are Now Available

2006-01-21T21:45:00.000-06:00

(Music--Diggnation--Kevin Rose & Alex Albrecht)

Toby Keith came to the dome once again. But due to the fact that some people had to cancel on their shift at work, I didn't get my usually spot of premium parking. I had to work as a crew leader the whole night parking cars (just as a sidenote: People still can't park, I serious had a person pull up and try to park in half a spot and think it was ok. No one seems to know how to turn to park into a spot without three or four attempts or backing in and even then they do a shitty job of parking). The crappy new "The Wolf" country radio station decided to try and crash a concert sponsored by a old and soild country station "KMPS" and it was only made worse by the fact that they were playing their musicd so loud that it just sounds like a trash instead of music ( for being new and starting out they are not too smart about getting into shit with a major venue, Idiots). I didn't stay any longer then I had too.

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Bring On The Nascar Track

2006-01-19T21:20:00.000-06:00

(Music--Number One Spot--Ludacris)

Tonight there was a rally at the dome called Back the Track where they are trying to get support to bring a race track to Washington by having Kasey Kahne, Greg Biffle, Darrell Waltrip, Johnny Rutherford, Paul Dana and Sam Hornish Jr. talk about why we need a track and signing autographs, showing off so race cars and giving stuff away too. We all thought it would be a quick and easy event, but we ended up getting slammed with a shitlot of people coming to the event.

All I can say is good luck.

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Gravedigger & Some Gold Digger Too Probably

2006-01-17T20:10:00.000-06:00

(Music--Enth E Nd--Linkin Park)

So how they came to the idea of having a Monster Truck show and a Wedding show at the same time I will never understand. So probably the most annoy part of this show is the fact that we charge to different prices for parking and we have to charge you the right amount for the right show pretty quickly (It isn't as easy as it sounds considering the vast differents in the two events and the fact that it rain another the whole event doesnt help either).

(Story Of The Week):Guy Pulls up in his redneck best (Of course)
Me: Hello, here for the Monster Trucks?
Guy: Yep.
Me: Ok, 10 Dollars Please.
Guy: What I heard parking for the Wedding show is free!
Me: (WTF) Noooo... So you are here for the Wedding show?
Guy: N0, I here for Monster Trucks
Me: 10 Dollars then
Guy:But parking for the Wedding show is free? I am so Confused.
Other Cashier (slightly annoyed): Ok, If You Don't Understand How This Works...
Guy: I just don't get it...
Me (Speaking Slowly): You are here for Monster Trucks right?
Guy: Yeah, but I heard Wedding Show parking is ....
Me : No it isn't free, either way you got to pay me
Guy: Oh, I don't want to park here then
Me:(Are you Fucking kidding me) That is probably a good idea.

Moral of the Story: Drugs or Stupidity either way it makes you annoying to the rest of us, so put down the crackpipe or remote and pick up a book! (NOW, PUNK!!)

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Calls From The Land Of WTF

2006-01-16T19:49:00.000-06:00

(Music--Dirty Little Secret--All-American Rejects)

So, I was hanging with friends and got a phone call from my former employer Securitas. I was just going to ignore the call but they left a message so I decided to call them back. It turns out the call was to see if I could work (Ok, so you are probably thinking " and..." So I will explain the whole story into why this is funny. About five months ago, I went on vacation from my job at the bank for a week to spend time with Sara. The day she was supposed to go home she got sick and we had to go to the hospital and I found out my mom was really sick. I called my work and left a message explaining I would need extra time off to take care of Sara and my Mom, which my job responded by saying if you don't come to work in three days it would be considered "Voluntary Termination" AKA being fired without us paying unemployment...). I just stood there in awe for a second with my mouth opened and the only thing I could tell the guy was I couldn't work and hang up. I figured it was a fluke or the guy just had an old call list BUT I got another call from another person (Serious how is this company run smoothly if they never clean out their employee database).

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The RV Show & The Wolf

2006-01-09T19:06:00.000-06:00

(Music--Everything Burns--Ben Moody)

I made it through a whole week of the RV Show (Of course, I spent 95 percent of the time in the office helping out so maybe that had something to do with it).

The only major thing I had to deal with was a new Country station's sticker stop (like what the Northwest needs is another country station) and money give away. They seriously had no idea what they were doing and really underestimated how many people showed up (unless you ask them then they give some bullshit number). I ended up having to stay an hour longer just to make sure everything went ok (the worst part is I honestly don't think they give a shit about their listeners, for the simply reason that when it got close to the stop ending they just wanted me to lie and tell people it was over so they wouldn't have to deal with anymore cars, So sad).

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Pandora...The Great Music Experience

2006-01-05T00:15:00.000-06:00

(Music--Running--No Doubt)

Ok, I found Pandora through a Podcast called Inside The Net (you should check it out). Pandora is a Streaming radio station site, which lets you create your own radio station to play music you like but it also plays music that sounds close to the artists you choose (and if you know the right place to look you can find a hack that will help you increase your music library too).

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New Years And Beyond...

2006-01-03T21:02:00.000-06:00

(Music--Am to Pm--Christina Milian)

Well, well, well, I survived another year without being run over by a car, being arrested and I still have no kids (Too bad other people can't say that). I spent my New Years Night drinking and playing video games (bet that is really shocking, or not). Unlike most people I didn't make any resolutions for the year, because honestly most resolution made will fail due to the same reason most diets fail. They are way too strict and the person feel overwhelmed causing them to quit. I prefer to have simple guidelines which can actually be followed (But that is my opinion).

Tomorrow I will be working the Tacoma RV Show once again. They have some really nice RVs, I just hope it is better then previous years. Well expect more and better posts this year (Of course, I promise neither).

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MERRY CHRISTMAS (YES! I Said Merry Christmas And Not Happy Holiday. Deal With It

2005-12-25T02:26:00.000-06:00

One Of The Greatest Rants Probably Ever! (At Least In The Top Ten)

2005-12-16T00:47:00.000-06:00

An open letter from one angry man to a local Crackhead, who sawed off and stole the top of his sparkplugs on his motorcycle.

Hey Crackhead

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Yes, Yes, You Are All The Best Fucking Thing Ever!

2005-12-15T02:20:00.000-06:00

Ugh! I went to the Tacoma Dome/Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center Christmas party, which was more like a party for the head guys to pat each other on the back then a multi-faculty Christmas party (Blah, blah, yes you are all the shit). It had everything you would expect to be at some rich business party (Waiters, Rich people food and full dinner place settings.) I stayed long enough to eat; talked to some people from work; found out I didn't win anything in the raffle and then I bailed. Maybe next year I should wear a suit and tie so I can fit in.

Any freaking way,
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Glad That Is Over!

2005-12-12T01:24:00.000-06:00

I am finally done with all the high school events for this month. Well that pretty much covers how it went (also known as slow, boring, cold and annoying). The only good part of the night was after work a couple of us went to The Strap and stayed until the place closed.

Wednesday is the Tacoma Dome Christmas party being held at the new Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center. Lastly, I have to work the Mega-Liquidation sale at the end of the week. This show is slow and most the stuff is either broke, ghetto or sold out in like three seconds. the only good thing is it is the last event of the year (YAY!!)

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RUN AWAY SNOW!!!!!

2005-12-02T01:14:00.001-06:00

My Favorite statement of the week "It is snowing like it is winter", (Umm... isn't it winter?)

For about the last month I have been addicted to Magic Online and Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy, so it is good that there isn't much going on at work (but it also means the paycheck sucks).
Thanksgiving was quiet, just chilled at home. I almost did the Black Friday early morning shopping spree to grab a cheap laptop, but at the last minute I came to my senses (Wow, I am glad I did.)

Last week and this week is High School football, which isn't totally a bad thing it is basically the fact that of the people who come to these event are the *cough*"Cool"*cough* people who think that they are the greatest thing in life and think everyone needs to know that.

Anyway,
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Oh Man, Oh Man, Oh Man

2005-11-14T02:44:00.000-06:00

Yes, I know it has been a little while (oh come on your not really surprised). So since I posted lasted I have worked two country concerts, a gemfaire and a baseball card/coin show. The first concert was a Firefighters Concert (you know, they call and ask for money and in return you get tickets to this) starring Joe Diffie ( Don't worry I got no idea who he is either). The worst part is this event always brings out the dumbest people ( I am not kidding, I was standing in front of the Tacoma Dome and someone asked me where it was).

Then there is the Gem Faire whose customer base is a cross between Cheap Hippies and Housewives (who all think I care about their thoughts on parking prices and how evil it is to be charging them. Of course the fact that I at sitting in a booth outside with no heat or power seems to totally elude their common sense, which should be alerting them to the fact of I CAN"T DO SHIT ABOUT ANY PRICE THEY HAVE TO PAY).

Next up was the Rascal Flatts concert (can anyone explain the extra T to me?) , who fan base seems to be a bunch of beer taste tester with self important issue (Because the "I'm too sexy for my 4x4" crowd was pretty much drunk before, during and after). Lucky me, though I work in the Premium Parking so I get to listen to everyone try to stuck their way in for free (Story of the Night: Chick drives in and tries to pretend she just lost her parking pass, after pretty much shutting her down she then tries to fake turning around and she parks and starts walking away from her car. I just simply grab my cell and said "I'm going to have you towed", she ran to her car so fast I couldn't help but laugh. As she left she called me an asshole and flipped me off. HOW RUDE!)

Finally there was the Baseball card/Coin show. The way these people act you would think they were carrying millions of dollars in merchandise (just a little tip: The 90's called they want their hobby back). Honestly, barely anyone shows up for this show so there isnt much to say about.

So now you are all caught up!!
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The Holiday Food and Gift Show

2005-10-24T12:35:00.000-06:00

My long week of working the Dome is finally over. My week started by selling parking passes to the vendors for the first two days. (Which always results in whining and moans about how they just spent 3,000 dollars on their little 8x8 booth square and they shouldn't pay for parking). The next five days were spent outside in the lot setting up the parking lots, parking cars, taking money from customers (man, it is so hard to be nice and polite to complete assholes and self-rightous people) and training new employees. (This job is basically everything your parents told you not to do: Don't play in traffic, don't talk to strangers, don't play in the rain and etc., etc., etc.). The show in general has been better in previous years. (Better food, more booths, more customers and certainly nicer vendors.) Sunday was the worst day, evryone is tired and it seemed like every customer was pissed about something. (Price of parking,ticket price, parking availablity and the weather; fucking rain). It was the last day though, so you can't complain to much.

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Quit Your Whining, Richie Rich!

2005-10-10T10:42:00.000-06:00

Ugh, I have survived a week of the RV Show, it wouldn't be bad except that the customer base is made up of two types of people. The first type are old white men drives their diesel truck/Cadillac (basic gas hogs) coming to buy a over priced item and then bitches about 6 dollar parking (Can you explain the logic in that). The second type are the people who assume that anyone who works in a parking lot can't count, so they need to tell you how much they are giving you and how much chance you need to give them. (sheesh, because I didn't learn basic math in the SECOND GRADE!) Of course then there is the people who actually work the show. (They all think they are the greatest thing since sliced bread, but in reality they is just one step above a used car sells man.)

So I got about four days off and I got no idea what I will be doing either.

I will keep you up to date.
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SOOOO....Traveling Sucks!!!!!!

2005-09-30T01:16:00.000-06:00

So I have been back for about a little over a week now and I thought I should catch ya up.

The first half of my plane ride wasn't to bad, except for being smash by being in a seat to small. (Can anyone explain to me how most of America can be overweight, yet everything seems to be made to fit short, skinny people.) So my plane lands in Houston during the time when everyone is trying to leave because of Hurricane Rita. The Plane was packed and the ride went on for FUCKING EVER! There was a movie and some t.v. show playing but you had to buy their $1 pair of headphones for 5, so I didn't get to hear what was going on. I got in about 11:15, came home and passed out.

I have worked for most the time I have been back spend three days working an Antique show and last Monday I worked a Green Day concert, all was pretty quiet though.

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The Creepy Factor

2005-09-19T00:15:00.000-06:00

Ok, maybe I am the only one who finds this creepy. I was reading a magazine and I got to a pictorial of a woman (I think it was Kelly Monaco, who may I say is HOT!). I noticed she had no nipples, they had been airbrushed away (It just looks freaky, because with the clothes she is wearing you should see nipples not just skin).

So what is the point in taking pics of women in these clothes if you are just going to airbrush away anything that shows through?? Seeing what is under the clothes is kind of the point isn't it?

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Hurricane Katrina: Natural Disaster or The Best Rated Reality Show

2005-09-16T03:40:00.000-06:00

For the people who went through the hell of Hurricane Katrina, it was a major disaster. For the television networks, you would think that it was some reality show or even a television mini-series of the week. I don't know how many times I heard a reporter ask, "Do you see any dead bodies ?" with an almost giddy undertone to their voice. Let us not forget the "On-Location" reporters who were roaming around talking to people, showing videos of looting and boating around the area reporting on the hardships, yet not once did I see them stop and comfort or even give a little something. Of course, then there was the great aftermath clips of 911 phone calls, helicopter footage and the cries of people in search of missing people (Do we really need to hear a 911 recording of a little kid about to drown in his attic, I THINK NOT!) that the networks played non-stop. The only thing worse are the celebrities (surrounded by camera, of course) running down there and screaming about how they are outraged about the disaster and how angry they are about how it was handled wrong (but. yet I don't see any of their giving the evacuees anything but some face time.)

Wait, I can't rant without dropping a note about the people who helped make most of this stuff possible (drum roll please) : The Politicians, whose lack of attention have caused this horrible event to go on longer and become worse then it had too. (also giving other people / Politicians the ammo they needed to attack with statements of racism and other shit, instead of just working to fix it.)

But that is just my view of things.
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Forever And A Day

2005-09-11T23:00:00.000-06:00

Damn, it has been forever since I last posted here and somethings have changed. First, I am making this post on a Dial-up connect (I HATE DIAL UP!!!) from a village (smaller then a town, to the point that the mail is only delivered to the post office and not house to house.) in Nebraska. Which population equals about 1100 and I can't get a cell phone signal, unless I go to the next town over which is like 5 miles away. So you wonder why and how I got here huh? (Well even if you don't I am still telling you so Boo-Ya!!!)

The Beginning:
So lets Rewind to the beginning week of August. I took off a week from work so I could spend time with Sara for the time she was visiting (And I did spend time with her if you know what I mean), but at the end of the week she got sick (By sick I mean Ambulance ride and 6 hour hospital stay and to top it off, security tried to toss me out for being a "Bum".) and I wasn't about to let her go cross-country alone. I tried calling my job at the bank, but no one answer and I left a message. Around two hours later they called me and said I had to come in because I didn't give enough warning. So I quit (the job was wearing on my nerves anyway) and then packed some stuff and hopped on a greyhound bus to Texas (On my way there I called my mom and found out she was having some medical problems so I decided to visit her in Nebraska after my stay in Texas).

The Bus Ride (Also known as Highway To Hell):
Two days of being trapped on a tin can packed full (at one point they actually had people standing in the aisle because they over sold the bus) of idiots who thought their seat could fully recline, angry people who thought they should get to sit alone , people trying to steal your seat if you leave it empty during a stop, bus drivers who think they are better then you and bathrooms that some how never get cleaned during any of the stop to clean it. But the scariest thing was at the last stop we meet this guy who almost had his computer (really nice computer) stolen by a greyhound employee and was a little too open which certain facts of his life (like being gangbanged by five guys and stabbed at an airport down south.)

So Texas was pretty quiet. Sara started College (I so Proud!!) and I hopped on a greyhound bus (For the last time ever, God willing) and came to Nebraska for about two weeks. I will be taking a plane back to Washington (I hope it goes better then the bus ride.)

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Welcome To My World Of Destruction

2005-07-06T21:23:00.000-06:00

So in the matter of a week both my computer and my Mp3 Player have gone one step closer to being trash. I bought a Gateway Computer a few years back little did I know what I had done, because Gateway are not meant to be upgraded (Hell I doubt they are even meant to be open, the inside of it this thing is a horrible design for airflow or easy upgrades). I upgraded to a new hard drive and more memory (I may fill in the whole story on that ordeal soon) and the machine has become a unstable whining jerky machine from HELL! So I decided to build my own machine here in abit and dump this one.

My MP3 player in between the constant crashes and extremely touchy control is a good device, until of course the audio jack decided to start shorting out. If the audio jack dies totally it will then just be a overprice 5GB Drive (I am so writing THEM a fucking letter, UGH!)

Anyway that is what I have been up too (Bet your glad you ain't me).
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My Lifetime Boycotts

2005-07-06T20:38:00.000-06:00

I got the idea from the Blog Plastic Bugs. Try it, you might like it.

1. AOL
2. Gateway Computers
3. Greyhound
4.TBA

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BOO-YA!!!!! Tequila

2005-06-28T20:59:00.000-06:00

Ugh, I have been working and working at the bank (speaking about the bank here is my advice on banking at USBank, only do it if you will never need your money right away, need help or have any questions. Otherwise I would recommend a different bank.) and I have even worked somw events at the dome like graduation (got sunburned and had to miss a weekend at the movies), but the I also got to work the Kenny Chesney Concert last Saturday. I worked premium parking (meaning I sat around and scan people's prepaid parking ticket SWEET!) and didn't really have any real problems with anyone except the stupid people who didn't understand the concept of "PRE" Paid Parking. (but I did make friends with some tailgaters and scored a shitload of alcohol, mainly beer and TEQUILA!) After work I came home and crashed hard.

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A Dozer's Quick Movie Review : Mr. & Mrs. Smith

2005-06-12T20:53:00.000-06:00

A good action movie that you can get into, except for two basic points....

1. The first part of the movie's whole boring suburb husband and wife, who really know nothing about each other just goes on way too long. It easily could have been a five minute backdrop for the credits and then the jump off for the whole movie but instead it is a major chuck of the film (The chemistry between Brad Pitt And Angelina Jolie is so strong, the "No Chemistry" storyline just feels off.)

2. Over previewed due to way too much infomation giving in the trailers (But I feel a lot of movie suffer from trailers giving either way too much or too little info and of course the evil "Deleted Scenes" trailer.) I just got to a certain point and the I honestly think I could of left the movie and would not of missed anything, because a little common sense and paying attention pretty much laid it all out for me.

So besides the storyline direction conflict (Drama --No Wait-- Action) and Over Trailer leakage. It is a good action flick, besides it has two out of the three standards for a guy movie Guns: Check, Hot Chick: Check, Enough Said.

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A Long Time Ago In A Far Away Galaxy...

2005-06-06T21:12:00.000-06:00

Yep I went and saw Star Wars III: Revenge Of The Sith (also known as The Movie You Feel Like You Already Saw.) Honestly though unless you are a total Star Wars freak, you will probably just be spending the first 30 minutes or so waiting for the real point of seeing the movie "A Man becoming Darth Vader". Although the way it happens you really want to stand up and scream "WTF, Quit Being A Dumbass!". It does fill in the story holes and ties the whole Saga together nicely. (You will also probably have the urge to go rent the original trilogy afterwards).

I also saw The Longest Yard , it was a pretty good movie even though some of the jokes got played out pretty quick (too bad the writers didn't notice that a guy acting like a chick is funny for only so long) and others fell completely flat right, but the team and comedy of Chris Rock and Adam Sandler help this film to be something worth watch.

anyway Later,

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Hmmmm Times maybe a changing around here

2005-05-22T22:24:00.000-06:00

So about a month ago I did a post that said I was back. Well... every night I sit down and just can't seem to get a post up on the site and the site just seems a little lacking in inspiration material.

And to that I have decided to "re-do" the site what exactly does that mean I don't honestly know (not like the two people who read this care at all), but when I started this site I had an idea to have this place be a site for me to post my ideas, rants and stuff that interested me and not a bunch of "site updates, what I ate and some daily quiz from some site post." and besides I want to redo some of the links and other sections as some of it is stale.

GET READY FOR DOZER'S BLOG OF LIFE AND OTHER OBSERVATIONS Version 2.0

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Oh Shit, Look Out Behind You! Ha Ha...Ok, I Thought It Was Funny

2005-04-19T21:00:00.000-06:00

Damn, it has been like two months since my last post, but unlike last time I have been busy. I got a full-time job doing security at US Bank and I still work at the Tacoma Dome. So I have been a little busy working, sleeping and learning more ways how some people are just whacked.

But now that I have adjusted to everything changing I am back (insert evil genius laugh or bad joke Here). Hmmm, anymore updates... Oh yeah, I bought a Creative Zen Micro; I know Apple's ipod is "the cool and hip MP3 player", and it has its own online store which only it can use (unless you know a way around it)but come on no radio on an MP3 player is just dumb and one of the reasons I didn't buy one.

Well I can't think of anything else so I'm out

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Motocross and Golden Gloves

2005-02-14T03:20:00.000-06:00

Friday wasn't too bad, I thought Saturday would never end though (they just keep coming and coming). Sunday I spent the day over at Chuck's place watching the pro-bowl and we played some putt putt golf and pissed off my girlfriend. (lesson to the wise never be to busy or distracted to talk to your other half)

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The World Is Not Enough

2005-02-10T23:03:00.000-06:00

I have had this song stuck in my head for the past week, but in a good way.

THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH
By: Garbage

I know how to hurt
I know how to kill
I know what to show
And what to conceal
I know when to talk
And I know when to touch
No one ever died from wanting too much

The world is not enough
But it is such a perfect place to start, my love
And if you’re strong enough
Together we can take the world apart, my love

People like us
Know how to survive
There’s no point in living
If you can’t feel the life
We know when to kiss
And we know when to kill
If we can’t have it all
Then nobody will

The world is not enough
But it is such a perfect place to start, my love
And if you’re strong enough
Together we can take the world apart, my love

I...i feel sick
I...i feel scared
I...i feel ready
And yet unprepared

The world is not enough
But it is such a perfect place to start, my love
And if you’re strong enough
Together we can take the world apart, my love

The world is not enough
The world is not enough

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Dozer's FREAKING HUGE G-Mail Giveaway

2005-02-08T22:53:00.000-06:00

I got 50 Gmail invites to give away (YES! 50), so either email me ( Dozer98444@gmail.com ) or leave your email address in the comment section of this post.

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*UPDATE* 45 Left, sheesh this could take forever!

WARNING For All Non - IE Browsers

2005-02-08T17:49:00.000-06:00

There is a Security Flaw in Non-IE Browsers that can be used for phishing scams, read about it here: Betanews.

Basically it uses ASCII coding to trick the browser.

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*UPDATE* I have find the same bug in Yahoo! Mail, even if you are using IE.

A Weekend Full Of Stuff

2005-02-08T15:09:00.000-06:00

*FRIDAY AND SATURDAY*
I had to work Friday and Saturday for Acquire the Fire and Asia Pacific New Year Celebration. It was the usually stuff, "6.00 Blah , Blah , Blah" and "I was told I don't have to pay, BLAH , BLAH , BLAH". Of course the 5:45 AM Saturday morning call time wasn't exactly great either but I got off at about 12:30 so it was all good.

*On A Side Note*
I wonder if the teens that go to Acquire The Fire realize how bad it looks to act one way inside the event and then act the totally opposite way when you leave the event. (Small hint, sitting on people's parked cars, talking shit to person and being unruly isn't a good image to send to the world.)

When I got off work Saturday I went up to K-mart bought a present for my godson's first birthday party. He got a whole lot of presents, his favorite was his Power wheel and he is only one! I was going to crash there and watch the Super Bowl on Sunday but I decided to change my plans.

*SUPER BOWL SUNDAY*
I sat around at home until around 2 then I went up to The Strap and hang out with some guys I know. The game was pretty good, although the Half-time Show and the Commercials were pretty lame (I mean come on Paul McCartney, he just screams OVER SAFE! and if you click on Commercials you can view all of the boring things). but the entertainment of the night is divided between the wife of one of the guys who lost 500 bucks in a bet (it was suppose to be a thousand but she made him lower it, she still had a total breakdown when he lost it) and the group of drunks next to us. Afterwards I came home and crashed.

*Monday*
(Yeah, Yeah I know the Title says weekend but it's my post and blog so HA!)
I sat around watching movies, burned through the Matrix Trilogy (good movies, bad ending),Shaun of the dead (Funny movie) and Runaway Jury.

Well there is the update,
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Ugh, People Are Whacked! Or Maybe They Need To Be Whacked!

2005-02-01T19:36:00.000-06:00

Well, I have finally finished working my 10 straight days of work (YAY, overtime). I have worked a weekend of the Antiques and Collectible show then a full 7 days of the Home and Garden Show (although two of the days were selling parking permit which is pretty easy).

Of course, I had to deal with the exhibitors bitching and cussing over the price of parking, apparently the concept that the dome and the parking lot are two different businesses is a difficult one for some (just think of it as I mall, owning a store in one part of the mall doesn't mean you get free food from the food court now does it).

There is also a syndrome that seems to be getting worse known as "Lemmings" syndrome, which is a case of one car following the car in front of it even if it is going the wrong way and ignoring all signs and other stuff until it can no longer go any farther. So my plan to deal with this is to dig a giant hole in the middle of the lot. I think that will solve a lot of problem including the problem of the lots filling (MWUAHAHAHAHAHA!)

Yesterday was my first day off and I felt totally off, empty even (could I be growing up and shit, who knows). But anyway I am gone.

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Monster Trucks And Wedding Dresses

2005-01-18T21:55:00.000-06:00

I had to work Monster Jam and the Wedding Expo. It was a hellish weekend between the cold, the dual ticket prices (Smaller event have a lower parking price) and of course the 15 hour work days. But the worst part was the end of the night when we had to dump the cars out of the lot (all drunk people believe they can be a monster truck driver).

Oh well I survived, on Friday I start my 10 day straight work week so I doubt I will be able to post. anything after friday for a while.

I'm out of here,
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Frosty The Parking Man

2005-01-10T22:53:00.000-06:00

I just finish working the Tacoma RV Show yesterday and I am tired (Hell, between the usual customer bullshit and the exhibitors who are pissed, I am wore out). It was cold and icy pretty much the whole time (of course, I slipped and bashed my knee so I was gimping around the whole time), it was suppose to snow but I didnt see any (just another example that weather people are in general are NO FREAKING HELP).

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Merry Christmas / Happy New Year!

2005-01-04T22:41:00.000-06:00

yep, this post is late but who cares. (NOT me!)

So for Christmas I decided to give something to the Naughty and Nice person. (Screw Santa he is too judgmental)

For the Naughty: I give you Foamy The Squirrel at ILL WILL PreSS
(*Warning may not be suitable for young children*, check out the Toons section for past foamy episodes. SQUIRRELLY WRATH!!)

For the Nice: It's a Wonderful Life in 30 seconds, re-enacted by bunnies.

I got a few things here and there nothing too great. (yet that is, *insert Evil laugh*)

I spent new years drinking and playing cards and my new years resolution is TO LIVE LIFE MORE!!!

Anyway, I'm out

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A Bird, A Plane, No Its Dozer You Moron!

2004-12-24T20:58:00.000-06:00

Damn, it has been like a month since I posted. So what have I been up to, I have been working every weekend this month, (like that is a lot or something) the last event was the Liquidation Station Sale. (Which was well.. TAKE A GUESS *cough*Crap*cough*)

Tuesday was my company Christmas party and for the entertainment we did five reality show events: The Apprentice, Fear Factor, American Idol, Last Comic Standing and Survivor. I only was involved in the Fear Factor challenge, which contained eaten Tripe and raw stupid mixed with jello which I won.

Besides that I haven't done much else, I did buy the new DVD King Arthur (very cool movie, but a *Warning* about the xbox game demo it will update your Xbox Live. You have been Warned.)

I have a few options for what to do tomorrow, I will fill you in on which I pick probably on Sunday

I'm Out

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Good Luck Hearing This In Real Life

2004-12-06T22:42:00.000-06:00

You can dress me up diamonds
You can dress me up in dirt
You can throw me like a line-man
I like it better when it hurts

I was listening to launch and heard Ashlee Simpson's new song La La (that is where that little statement up there comes from) and I almost fell out of my chair laughing. I can just imagine a girl saying that in real life to some guy (LoL, not really likely though). The whole song pretty much is filled with the same kind of little statements.

Well since we are on the subject of people who wouldn't be singers without using their connections. I heard Lindsey Lohan's debut album Speak (courtesy of The Leak on Mtv.com). The album well sucked, it sounds more like a demo tape then a debut CD. It just sounded rough and untrained (which is a bad thing unless your in a rock band) and well bland. Are record labels even trying to sell music anymore or is it all about who is hot and will bring in the most money for them in the fastest time (PLEASE!, don't buy crap just because it is from so and so, it only encourages them to put out more crap).

One more thing, on the way to work a few days ago I hear a radio ad for Britney Spear's new perfume Curious. (OMFG, it sounds like she is have a nervous freaking break down, how is that going to make a person want to buy that stuff.)

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Hello

2004-12-06T21:09:00.000-06:00

Well, I have been working the WIAA High School Football Semi-Finals and Finals for the past two weeks. I really couldn't believe how much alcohol was around being a high school event (I have seen less drunk people at a regular concert or maybe they can just handle they booze better, Who knows). Last night was the local radio station KISS 106.1 's Christmas times concert called Jingle Bell Bash 7. I swear every teenager in the city was there. I only heard a part of it as I made my way to the office, Ryan Cabrera was singing (another poor victim of a bad sound check, he sounded like a 12 year old boy who just hit puberty). But besides that I haven't been doing much of anything.

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Sorry My Brain Has Gone On Vacation

2004-11-30T00:20:00.000-06:00

Movie Review

2004-11-23T21:45:00.000-06:00

National Treasure (2004)
Rating: 7/10

Nicholas Cage stars as Ben Gates, who is in search of a huge treasure hidden by the founding fathers. The search cause him to steal the Declaration of Independence not only for the map hidden on the back, but also to keep it out of the wrong hands. The trail of clues then brings him to the Liberty Bell and finally to a New York church.

If you like Indiana Jones and the Da Vinci Code style of adventure (which I do), then you will like this movie. I wouldnt call this a great movie, but it does have a decent plot (although it did have what I call a "false ending" where the movie seems to becoming to an end only to some "stupid" event happen and prolongs the movie.) and there were no major holes that I saw. So if you got some free time go see it.

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Howdy Y'all

2004-11-21T21:30:00.000-06:00

A quick word on the Mark Chesnutt Concert. There was A FREAKING LOT OF PEOPLE! I am guessing everyone who missed Toby Keith came to this concert.

So I have a whole week off until I have to work the WIAA High School State Football Semifinals on the 26 and 27, so I decided to go to the movies and see National Treasure (it is a good movie).

So If I have anything else major happen I will update this place on it.

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Get Your Shots Here Y'all

2004-11-16T20:52:00.000-06:00

Ugh, I had to get up at 5 am and go to work and and do nothing for like 6 hours. I then went and bought another Dan Brown book called Angels & Demons which is a prequel to The Da Vinci Code (hope it is good).

Ever want to help someone, but you just dont know what if anything you can do. Well that is what I have been going through lately, I just hope I can deal with whatever the outcome is and still be sane.

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How Do You Like Me Know? Word Up

2004-11-15T13:53:00.000-06:00

Well, Well, I am back from my three days of work and other crap (YAY! For me).

Friday: I worked the Pacific NW National Sports/Coin Collectors Convention which means about eight hours of doing pretty much nothing exciting.

After work I got a call from a friend talking about he was going to get a divorce. I of course asked why he gave me some lame excuse about the house being dirty and it wasn't right (the truth is he is being pissy because he is 23 and married with a kid). So I told him to get over it and hung up the phone. About an hour later I get another call and again he says he is getting a divorce (no, I am not kidding). Apparently they got in an argument and she asked him why he married her and he responded by saying "because I knocked you up" (I don't care if the person demands the truth, there are some things you just don't tell people). So after that response she kicked him out (good for her I thought) and after dealing with his bitching for months now, I told him to go for it. We ended up spending a few hours hanging out and him bitching about his wife and talking about the past (sheesh move on DAMN IT!).

Saturday: I worked the Sports Card/Coin show again in the morning and then the Toby Keith concert at night. It was the usual country concert crowd.

After work and group of us were out to the bar and hung out for awhile and SURPRISE I got a phone call it was my friend calling to tell me that they worked it out and were staying together (I really cant believe this bullshit, so I decided instead of giving their son a college fund I will start a mental health fund. Because he is probably going to need some serious help or at least some money to move out as soon as possible. It is amazing how people always talk about "violence" cycles, but no one ever talks about how other things can also be a bad cycle even the way you parent to how you treat food and the way you act with/treat other people.)

Sunday: Once again I work the sports card/coin show and yes again boring as watching paint dry. Well a few people called in sick, so the crew was a little small ( I am starting to fell like I am stuck in the old In Living Color skit "The Hardest Working Jamaican Family" because we are all doing like five different jobs at one time). But, besides that the Korn concert went great, I even meet Sir Mix-a-Lot (cool guy) and I also finally got to talk with a certain person I haven't been able to talk to all weekend. I did get to bed about 4 this morning and I am not going to do anything all day.

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The Screen Savers Is Being Screwed Up(Warning this is about a show on G4Techtv, if you dont know about it you may want to skip this post)

2004-11-11T20:34:00.000-06:00

Oops, I mean The Screen Savers is being "revamped" (ha ha sure). In turn with the revamping Alex Albrecht, Dan "Foo" Huard, Yoshi and many behind the scenes people were fired. The new "revamped" show will air after thanksgiving break (hmm, we will see). Here are some snippets from a few of people on TSS:

Kevin Rose: I know you all have tons of questions, and I don’t know much at this point. I’ve been told there are going to be more darktips, and that the show will still have a tech focus. Read his full post here

Sarah Lane: We're busy regrouping, reorganizing, and relaunching, folks. Today we lost some great, great people in the latest phase of our ongoing evolution. This is the reality of the biz, and it never gets any easier. Read her full post here

Alex Albrecht: The Screen Savers as you know it is GONE! We were rounded up today at 11am and told to be out of the office at 3pm... very smooth... Read his full post here

Yoshi: I will post more on it later, when I am in a calmer state.
But yes I have been fired. (that was pretty much all he posted)

that is about it, rumors have it that TSS could be merged with another G4techtv show. I guess will we all wait and see (Bullshit).

To everyone who was fired I have no doubt you will find better work, where the bosses respect you. Thanks for everything.

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I Am Such A Blog Traffic Whore

2004-11-10T20:21:00.000-06:00

Well a little while back I registered at Blogexplosion so this place would get more hits. Why, because for a minute I was a :

"Blog Traffic Whore" -- which is described as a person who does everything and anything just to get traffic to a specific site even if the site is crap.

After each day of seeing more traffic come from Blogexplosion and none of it staying longer then a second. I began to feel that this blog was becoming cheap and a waste of space (no comments about how you think it is, so in advance SHUT THE HELL UP!) I would rather get one or two hits from people who will read the site then forty or fifty hits from people just driving by. So I have deleted my blog from Blogexplosion, but if you want to get some traffic I would suggest it.

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Firefox Upgrade Is Out

2004-11-10T19:12:00.000-06:00

Firefox 1.0 has been released, goto Mozilla to download it.

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I Am Still Alive, YAY!

2004-11-08T15:48:00.000-06:00

I just got done working the Disney On Ice show / Gem Faire for the last four days. It wasnt too bad, busy at some points and a little cold but it was ok. If you ever want some enterainment watch little kids and you will be (trust me). besides that I have just been hanging around talking to a certain person when I should be sleeping (I Kid, I Kid). I got a few days off then I have to work the Toby Keith and Korn concerts.

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A Week Of Nothing Much

2004-11-02T19:42:00.000-06:00

Ok, more like a week and a half of nothing much. I did go out and buy some new clothes, new work boots and even a book (WOW, yes I read, SHEESH I can even count too ) called The Da Vinci Code writing by Dan Brown. Went and saw the movie Taxi, (make sure you stay for the outtakes at the end) besides that I have not done much.

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Stupid Decisions Made By Local School Districts

2004-10-26T11:21:00.000-06:00

The Puyallup School District has decided to ban all Halloween costumes and parties from its 31 schools this year. The District said that parties took away from learning time and the costumes could offend people who practice the Wiccan religion, you can read the full article here.

Are they serious, next thing you know they will wall up the windows because the outside world is taking away from "The Learning Time", how about you get better textbooks, get rid of the drug problems and the bullies or stop getting rid of school programs to cut money. I mean seriously have you every seen any work place that didn't throw a social event once or twice during work hours. I seriously doubt it, why because relaxed workers are more productive then stressed out one. So why do we expect our children not to need the same.

Now stop freaking worrying about offending people, everything can offend someone if you look and try hard enough. Better get rid of all the holidays, stop serving meat, no more computers, destroy all pictures, books, music and NO MORE SCHOOL MASCOTS! Because it will offends other schools.

If this trend keeps on I think will are going to fuck up our kids. Because children are being told 2 totally different ways to do things in life. The first being that you should be I workaholic robot without emotion or distraction, the second being that you should be over emotional and take everything personal.

Here is a little experiment to try: throw stick and then tell your dog to fetch and then sit at the same time (IT AIN'T GOING TO HAPPEN, so again why would you expect children to do the same.)

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Whats Cracking?

2004-10-26T10:22:00.000-06:00

Well I have been working my ass off. Between The Fall RV Show, The Chamber of Commerce Expo 2004, Joyce Meyer Ministries and The Holiday food and gift show I have worked 17 days most of them being 10 hour days with only 2 days off in between. Ok enough whining, yeah I have been busy but it isn't like I had anything or anyone for that matter that I needed to do (any volunteers). I now have a week and a half off due to an event being cancelled, but I have a few things I need to do so I won't totally be bored. The events were the usually load up the cars, listen to people bitch and moan and drink lots of Starbucks to stay awake. Although I do have 1 stupid story that came from work. A man threaten to sue the Dome because his wife drove their car too far into a parking spot and hit the curb, cracking the plastic skirt under the bumper. His reasoning was it is the dome fault because the way the curb was shaped ( I think he just needed to yell and blame someone, besides his wife. LOL)

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Working A Lot

2004-10-21T22:49:00.000-06:00

I am busy working alot I will posted soon!

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Last Weeks Event: Fall RV Show

2004-10-11T20:12:00.000-06:00

Welcome Ladies and Gentlemen to the Fall RV Show brought to you by O'Loughlin Trade Shows. Now with that said, I really don't understand the draw this show has with people. You pay to park and then pay again to enter the dome, so you can spend money to buy an RV (I don't freaking get it). The week had it usual parade of annoyed people and bitchy old people (SHIT, STUFF DOES NOT STILL COST ONLY A QUARTER!). But, besides that it was the same old boring stuff.

Just glad it is over.
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Dozer's Blog Of Life And Other Observations Is Reviewed

2004-10-11T19:40:00.000-06:00

Well earlier last week this place got reviewed by The Weblog Review, you can go directly to the review by clicking Here. It got an average rating (Better then I thought it would). The review did give me some ideas for the blog that I might throw in at a later date.

Anyways, Speak at ya later.

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Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho, Work Is Where I Had To Go

2004-10-04T19:15:00.001-06:00

Yep, I have been working the past three days. The 11th Annual IWASIL celebration of Native American song & dance and Auntie Amy's RUBBER stamp show were at the Dome. The Pow-Wow looked cool and had some good food, but I was surprised at the lack of people who came to the show. Although the low show of people I still ended up working a 14 hour day on Tuesday (UGH!).

On a different note, my little sister called me on Saturday to tell that she is 6 feet tall and she is only 15 (ummm, Damn). I haven't seen her in a year, so finding that out was a total shock. The only advice I could give her was "Watch Your Head" and "Don't Fall Down".

Anyway Later People

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Left Brain, Right Brain, Both?

2004-10-03T23:14:00.000-06:00

Brain Lateralization Test Results

Right Brain (44%) The right hemisphere is the visual, figurative, artistic, and intuitive side of the brain.
Left Brain (44%) The left hemisphere is the logical, articulate, assertive, and practical side of the brain

Are You Right or Left Brained?(word test)
personality tests by similarminds.com

Woo-Hoo, I use my both sides of my brain equally.

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Death Of Common Sense (Repost)

2004-09-28T21:47:00.000-06:00

I posted this a while back, but I thought I should repost it again.

The Death Of Common Sense

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend by the name of Common Sense who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was since his birth records were long ago lost in Bureaucratic red tape.

He will be remembered as having cultivated such lessons as knowing when to come in out of the rain, why the early bird gets the worm and that life isn't always fair.

Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more than you earn) and reliable parenting strategies (adults, not kids, are In charge).

His health began to rapidly deteriorate when well intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a six-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition.

It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer aspirin to a student; but, could not inform the parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.

Finally, Common sense lost the will to live as the Ten Commandments became contraband; churches became businesses; and criminals received better treatment than their victims.

Common Sense finally gave up the ghost after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot, she spilled a bit in her lap, and was awarded a huge settlement.

Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents, Truth and Trust, his wife, Discretion; his daughter, Responsibility; and his son, Reason. He is survived by two stepbrothers; My Rights and Ima Whiner. Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone. If you still know him pass this on; if not, join the majority and do nothing.

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I Bet You Thought I Was Gone, NEVER!

2004-09-28T19:16:00.000-06:00

Well, between helping my friends move, work and other things I haven't been able to make a post until today (sorry Vadergrrl, guess I'm just a bad boy). So lets play catch up shall we.

Last Tuesday:
I got the new Xbox game: FABLE,it is a very cool game. (you can good or evil, punt chickens, steal, shoot lightening, chop off a person's head and even get married and have sex. Well the sex scene is just a black screen with a very scripted sounding female voice / bad fake moaning. So for a few people it will be just like the real thing, ha ha BURN!) Into between playing Fable I washed clothes and watched some TV.

Wednesday/Thursday:
I spent most of these two days just helping my friends move to their new place. But I did catch the Season Premiere of Smallville on Wednesday. (I seriously felt like I was watching the second episode of the season instead of the first episode, I know it takes place three months after the finale, but a whole bunch of major stuff happened and everyone is just acting like it is just a another boring day.)

Friday:
I worked at the Dome from about 9:30 am until 6 pm selling parking permits for the Tacoma Dome Antique & Collectibles Show and it was payday too, so at lunch I hopped on the Link and went to my Bank and stood in line for 45 minutes. (PLEASE! Don't wait until lunch time to cash your eight Social Security checks that you have been saving all at once, some of us have to get back to our job.)

Saturday/Sunday:
um.... Work, Work, Work, Work, Work, Work, Work, Work, Work, Work, Work, Work, Work, Work, Work ,Work, Work, Work and more Work.

Monday:
Helped my friends unpack their stuff and played with my Godson.

Well that should bring you up to speed (as if most of you care, anyway)

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Another Shout Out Coming At Cha

2004-09-21T03:44:00.000-06:00

Time for another great installment of shout out corner, you know the drill someone links to me and I find out I give them a shout out and in turn a link to their site. Today's shout out goes to MoonBeaM's Blog:

MoonBeaM Matters

Until next time Folks!

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My Temperament Sorter Result

2004-09-21T03:28:00.000-06:00

Learned about this form Cali's Blog.

Artisans are the temperament with a natural ability to excel in any of the arts, not only the fine arts such as painting and sculpting, or the performing arts such as music, theater, and dance, but also the athletic, military, political, mechanical, and industrial arts, as well as the "art of the deal" in business.

Artisans are most at home in the real world of solid objects that can be made and manipulated, and of real-life events that can be experienced in the here and now. Artisans have exceptionally keen senses, and love working with their hands. They seem right at home with tools, instruments, and vehicles of all kinds, and their actions are usually aimed at getting them where they want to go, and as quickly as possible. Thus Artisans will strike off boldly down roads that others might consider risky or impossible, doing whatever it takes, rules or no rules, to accomplish their goals. This devil-may-care attitude also gives the Artisans a winning way with people, and they are often irresistibly charming with family, friends, and co-workers.

Artisans want to be where the action is; they seek out adventure and show a constant hunger for pleasure and stimulation. They believe that variety is the spice of life, and that doing things that aren't fun or exciting is a waste of time. Artisans are impulsive, adaptable, competitive, and believe the next throw of the dice will be the lucky one. They can also be generous to a fault, always ready to share with their friends from the bounty of life. Above all, Artisans need to be free to do what they wish, when they wish. They resist being tied or bound or confined or obligated; they would rather not wait, or save, or store, or live for tomorrow. In the Artisan view, today must be enjoyed, for tomorrow never comes.

Artisans make up between 15 to 20 percent of the population, which is good, because they create much of the beauty, grace, fun, and excitement the rest of us enjoy in life.

The Four types of Artisans are:

Promoters (ESTP) | Composers (ISFP) | Crafters (ISTP) | Performers (ESFP)

Which one are you? (Post your results in the comment section, if you would like)

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