2008 is at it's end so I thought I would pick who I believe to be the Pop culture person of the year,Someone who people everywhere were talking about. Someone who came out of nowhere and caught a lot of peoples attention. I thought about picking someone like "Joe The Plumber" who did catch our attention due to his association with Barack Obama but he ,In my opinion abused his celebrity , He wrote a book voicing his opinions pretty much after the media dug around about his personal life,But I really didn't like the guy.
The person I did pick was mentioned everywhere, I even saw a BBC news story from London about her. A person like Joe the plumber who was caught in the spotlight of Barack Obama who in May was taking a tour of a Detroit auto manufacturing plant , all she did was her job asking Barack what he would do for the American auto worker, he answered her with the words "Hold on a second Sweetie "
Who is the Pop Culture Person of the Year , I picked Peggy Agar , Chanel 7 action news reporter and I believe very nice person. I like her and look forward to her reports on the news
Peggy didn't abuse her "celebrity" and continues to work very hard at her job reporting the news. You're likely to see her on the 5am news here in Michigan usually outside dressed very warm in frigid temperatures , then again at noon. At 5 and 6pm somewhere like Lansing then at 11pm maybe somewhere like downtown Detroit .
Peggy Agar does her job very well like we all should...
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Where did you get that bumper sticker
So I'm driving home from work today. I'm in the left turn lane going from M-59 onto Old US 23 ,I'm stopped at a solid red light , Radio blairing , i'm ignoring the world outside, When suddenly , A guy knocks on my window, Puzzled to what he wants I roll down my window, He says to me. "Have you seen Froggy ". Then he asks me where I got my Ghoul bumper sticker from. I tell him the website, He goes back to his truck, The light turns green and I go home. Older guy Flannel jacket gray hair and beard wearing Sunglasses. Another fan of the Ghoul.
People have commented about my Ghoul bumper sticker before his too. A few years ago , On I-275, A Pickup truck speeds up next to me and the driver flashes me the Sign for OK , Then the truck speeds off and I see My Bumper sticker on the guys truck. People have also asked me about The Ghoul from their cars.
Ghoul Power is still around the town..
People have commented about my Ghoul bumper sticker before his too. A few years ago , On I-275, A Pickup truck speeds up next to me and the driver flashes me the Sign for OK , Then the truck speeds off and I see My Bumper sticker on the guys truck. People have also asked me about The Ghoul from their cars.
Ghoul Power is still around the town..
Monday, November 10, 2008
33 years ago today
Hello everyone, lets take a little time today and reember the men who
lost their lives 33 years ago today when the Edmund Fitzgerald sank
into lake Superior. I'm sure many of us have visited the Shipwreck
Museum at Whitefish Bay or seen documentarys about the Edmund
Fitgerald or have at least heard the Gordon Lightfoot song.
Thanks forletting me say this .
Have a nice day
Matt
lost their lives 33 years ago today when the Edmund Fitzgerald sank
into lake Superior. I'm sure many of us have visited the Shipwreck
Museum at Whitefish Bay or seen documentarys about the Edmund
Fitgerald or have at least heard the Gordon Lightfoot song.
Thanks forletting me say this .
Have a nice day
Matt
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
President Elect Barack Obama
WOW
As released by the Obama campaign:
Remarks of President-Elect Barack Obama—as prepared for deliveryElection NightTuesday,
November 4th, 2008Chicago, Illinois
If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.
It’s the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen; by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the very first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different; that their voice could be that difference.
It’s the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled – Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been a collection of Red States and Blue States: we are, and always will be, the United States of America.
It’s the answer that led those who have been told for so long by so many to be cynical, and fearful, and doubtful of what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day.
It’s been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America.
I just received a very gracious call from Senator McCain. He fought long and hard in this campaign, and he’s fought even longer and harder for the country he loves. He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine, and we are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader. I congratulate him and Governor Palin for all they have achieved, and I look forward to working with them to renew this nation’s promise in the months ahead.
I want to thank my partner in this journey, a man who campaigned from his heart and spoke for the men and women he grew up with on the streets of Scranton and rode with on that train home to Delaware, the Vice President-elect of the United States, Joe Biden.
I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last sixteen years, the rock of our family and the love of my life, our nation’s next First Lady, Michelle Obama. Sasha and Malia, I love you both so much, and you have earned the new puppy that’s coming with us to the White House. And while she’s no longer with us, I know my grandmother is watching, along with the family that made me who I am. I miss them tonight, and know that my debt to them is beyond measure.
To my campaign manager David Plouffe, my chief strategist David Axelrod, and the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics – you made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what you’ve sacrificed to get it done.
But above all, I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to – it belongs to you.
I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didn’t start with much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington – it began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston.
It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give five dollars and ten dollars and twenty dollars to this cause. It grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation’s apathy; who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less sleep; from the not-so-young people who braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock on the doors of perfect strangers; from the millions of Americans who volunteered, and organized, and proved that more than two centuries later, a government of the people, by the people and for the people has not perished from this Earth. This is your victory.
I know you didn’t do this just to win an election and I know you didn’t do it for me. You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime – two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century. Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan to risk their lives for us. There are mothers and fathers who will lie awake after their children fall asleep and wonder how they’ll make the mortgage, or pay their doctor’s bills, or save enough for college. There is new energy to harness and new jobs to be created; new schools to build and threats to meet and alliances to repair.
The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even one term, but America – I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you – we as a people will get there.
There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who won’t agree with every decision or policy I make as President, and we know that government can’t solve every problem. But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree. And above all, I will ask you join in the work of remaking this nation the only way it’s been done in America for two-hundred and twenty-one years – block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand.
What began twenty-one months ago in the depths of winter must not end on this autumn night. This victory alone is not the change we seek – it is only the chance for us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were. It cannot happen without you.
So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism; of service and responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves, but each other. Let us remember that if this financial crisis taught us anything, it’s that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers – in this country, we rise or fall as one nation; as one people.
Let us resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long. Let us remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of the Republican Party to the White House – a party founded on the values of self-reliance, individual liberty, and national unity. Those are values we all share, and while the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress. As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours, “We are not enemies, but friends…though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection.” And to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn – I may not have won your vote, but I hear your voices, I need your help, and I will be your President too.
And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of our world – our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand. To those who would tear this world down – we will defeat you. To those who seek peace and security – we support you. And to all those who have wondered if America’s beacon still burns as bright – tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from our the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity, and unyielding hope.
For that is the true genius of America – that America can change. Our union can be perfected. And what we have already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow.
This election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for generations. But one that’s on my mind tonight is about a woman who cast her ballot in Atlanta. She’s a lot like the millions of others who stood in line to make their voice heard in this election except for one thing – Ann Nixon Cooper is 106 years old.
She was born just a generation past slavery; a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky; when someone like her couldn’t vote for two reasons – because she was a woman and because of the color of her skin.
And tonight, I think about all that she’s seen throughout her century in America – the heartache and the hope; the struggle and the progress; the times we were told that we can’t, and the people who pressed on with that American creed: Yes we can.
At a time when women’s voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the ballot. Yes we can.
When there was despair in the dust bowl and depression across the land, she saw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal, new jobs and a new sense of common purpose. Yes we can.
When the bombs fell on our harbor and tyranny threatened the world, she was there to witness a generation rise to greatness and a democracy was saved. Yes we can.
She was there for the buses in Montgomery, the hoses in Birmingham, a bridge in Selma, and a preacher from Atlanta who told a people that “We Shall Overcome.” Yes we can.
A man touched down on the moon, a wall came down in Berlin, a world was connected by our own science and imagination. And this year, in this election, she touched her finger to a screen, and cast her vote, because after 106 years in America, through the best of times and the darkest of hours, she knows how America can change. Yes we can.
America, we have come so far. We have seen so much. But there is so much more to do. So tonight, let us ask ourselves – if our children should live to see the next century; if my daughters should be so lucky to live as long as Ann Nixon Cooper, what change will they see? What progress will we have made?
This is our chance to answer that call. This is our moment. This is our time – to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the American Dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth – that out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope, and where we are met with cynicism, and doubt, and those who tell us that we can’t, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people:
Yes We Can. Thank you, God bless you, and may God Bless the United States of America.
As released by the Obama campaign:
Remarks of President-Elect Barack Obama—as prepared for deliveryElection NightTuesday,
November 4th, 2008Chicago, Illinois
If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.
It’s the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen; by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the very first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different; that their voice could be that difference.
It’s the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled – Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been a collection of Red States and Blue States: we are, and always will be, the United States of America.
It’s the answer that led those who have been told for so long by so many to be cynical, and fearful, and doubtful of what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day.
It’s been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America.
I just received a very gracious call from Senator McCain. He fought long and hard in this campaign, and he’s fought even longer and harder for the country he loves. He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine, and we are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader. I congratulate him and Governor Palin for all they have achieved, and I look forward to working with them to renew this nation’s promise in the months ahead.
I want to thank my partner in this journey, a man who campaigned from his heart and spoke for the men and women he grew up with on the streets of Scranton and rode with on that train home to Delaware, the Vice President-elect of the United States, Joe Biden.
I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last sixteen years, the rock of our family and the love of my life, our nation’s next First Lady, Michelle Obama. Sasha and Malia, I love you both so much, and you have earned the new puppy that’s coming with us to the White House. And while she’s no longer with us, I know my grandmother is watching, along with the family that made me who I am. I miss them tonight, and know that my debt to them is beyond measure.
To my campaign manager David Plouffe, my chief strategist David Axelrod, and the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics – you made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what you’ve sacrificed to get it done.
But above all, I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to – it belongs to you.
I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didn’t start with much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington – it began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston.
It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give five dollars and ten dollars and twenty dollars to this cause. It grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation’s apathy; who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less sleep; from the not-so-young people who braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock on the doors of perfect strangers; from the millions of Americans who volunteered, and organized, and proved that more than two centuries later, a government of the people, by the people and for the people has not perished from this Earth. This is your victory.
I know you didn’t do this just to win an election and I know you didn’t do it for me. You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime – two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century. Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan to risk their lives for us. There are mothers and fathers who will lie awake after their children fall asleep and wonder how they’ll make the mortgage, or pay their doctor’s bills, or save enough for college. There is new energy to harness and new jobs to be created; new schools to build and threats to meet and alliances to repair.
The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even one term, but America – I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you – we as a people will get there.
There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who won’t agree with every decision or policy I make as President, and we know that government can’t solve every problem. But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree. And above all, I will ask you join in the work of remaking this nation the only way it’s been done in America for two-hundred and twenty-one years – block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand.
What began twenty-one months ago in the depths of winter must not end on this autumn night. This victory alone is not the change we seek – it is only the chance for us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were. It cannot happen without you.
So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism; of service and responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves, but each other. Let us remember that if this financial crisis taught us anything, it’s that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers – in this country, we rise or fall as one nation; as one people.
Let us resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long. Let us remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of the Republican Party to the White House – a party founded on the values of self-reliance, individual liberty, and national unity. Those are values we all share, and while the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress. As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours, “We are not enemies, but friends…though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection.” And to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn – I may not have won your vote, but I hear your voices, I need your help, and I will be your President too.
And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of our world – our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand. To those who would tear this world down – we will defeat you. To those who seek peace and security – we support you. And to all those who have wondered if America’s beacon still burns as bright – tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from our the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity, and unyielding hope.
For that is the true genius of America – that America can change. Our union can be perfected. And what we have already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow.
This election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for generations. But one that’s on my mind tonight is about a woman who cast her ballot in Atlanta. She’s a lot like the millions of others who stood in line to make their voice heard in this election except for one thing – Ann Nixon Cooper is 106 years old.
She was born just a generation past slavery; a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky; when someone like her couldn’t vote for two reasons – because she was a woman and because of the color of her skin.
And tonight, I think about all that she’s seen throughout her century in America – the heartache and the hope; the struggle and the progress; the times we were told that we can’t, and the people who pressed on with that American creed: Yes we can.
At a time when women’s voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the ballot. Yes we can.
When there was despair in the dust bowl and depression across the land, she saw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal, new jobs and a new sense of common purpose. Yes we can.
When the bombs fell on our harbor and tyranny threatened the world, she was there to witness a generation rise to greatness and a democracy was saved. Yes we can.
She was there for the buses in Montgomery, the hoses in Birmingham, a bridge in Selma, and a preacher from Atlanta who told a people that “We Shall Overcome.” Yes we can.
A man touched down on the moon, a wall came down in Berlin, a world was connected by our own science and imagination. And this year, in this election, she touched her finger to a screen, and cast her vote, because after 106 years in America, through the best of times and the darkest of hours, she knows how America can change. Yes we can.
America, we have come so far. We have seen so much. But there is so much more to do. So tonight, let us ask ourselves – if our children should live to see the next century; if my daughters should be so lucky to live as long as Ann Nixon Cooper, what change will they see? What progress will we have made?
This is our chance to answer that call. This is our moment. This is our time – to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the American Dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth – that out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope, and where we are met with cynicism, and doubt, and those who tell us that we can’t, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people:
Yes We Can. Thank you, God bless you, and may God Bless the United States of America.
Friday, October 24, 2008
Barackula
Barackula is a short political horror rock musical about young Barack Obama having to stave off a secret society of vampires at Harvard when he was inducted into presidency at the Harvard Law Review in 1990. Obama (Justin Sherman) finds that he must convince the vampire society that opposing political philosophies can coexist or else the society may transform Obama to the dark side. Reminiscent to Michael Jackson's Thriller and a slight infusion of Jesus Christ Superstar, the film solely depicts Obama's strengths, merits and genuineness while being respectful towards the other presidential candidates
Monday, October 13, 2008
At least I know the year was 1492
Happy Christopher Columbus Day, Yeah I didn't know either. I was at work today and I saw Carie ,who has a Olan Mills photography studio in the store walked by me . Knowing she has Monday and Tuesday off but seeing her there. I asked her why she was working. Carie told me that she had to work because of the holiday. Holiday? I asked her . Yep, She told me it was Columbus day.
I totally forgot today was Columbus day but the day was mentioned to me a few days ago. Today we celebrate Christopher Columbus discovering the new world. Well, we're suppose to celebrate the day. It's one of those holidays that lost it's importance to the general public.I think the reason why is because there is hardly any Immigrants coming to America,Like there was 100-200 years ago. What I know of Columbus day is that its a Big deal to the Italian Heritage and Native Americans pretty much hate Christopher Columbus. Today is also Thanksgiving in Canada.
I totally forgot today was Columbus day but the day was mentioned to me a few days ago. Today we celebrate Christopher Columbus discovering the new world. Well, we're suppose to celebrate the day. It's one of those holidays that lost it's importance to the general public.I think the reason why is because there is hardly any Immigrants coming to America,Like there was 100-200 years ago. What I know of Columbus day is that its a Big deal to the Italian Heritage and Native Americans pretty much hate Christopher Columbus. Today is also Thanksgiving in Canada.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Zoltan the Adequate
In 2000 I attended my first Michigan Renaissance Festival . I saw a lot of things there, Sword fighting, Horse Jousting . A lot of People in costumes and I first saw Zoltan the Adequate,Adequate meaning Good Enough. Zoltan is what we'd describe as a geek Magician. Sword Swallowing , Fire Eating, Tricks involving Handcuffs and other props. PLUS the guy was very funny. The show I was at Someone handcuffed him to prove that the cuffs were tight Zoltan runs into the Audience Stops in front of ME and I inspected his Handcuffs. Zoltan put on a great show.
The next day while I was at work I burned my hand and I mentioned this to Zoltan when I emailed him to say what A great time i had at the Ren Fest . He emailed me back to say that most of his audience has problems with fire and he was happy that I enjoyed the show. The Next year was different. I entered the Ren fest and grabbed a Program and Schedule of all the performers glanced it over , NO ZOLTAN. Disappointment set in saw a few shows , Sword Fighting and a guy with a Ventriloquist Dummy cut the day short then went home. Emailed Zoltan Again , www.Justadequate.com , and asked why he wasn't there. Zoltan Emailed me back that he couldn't aree with things with the people putting on the Renaissance fest and skipped Michigan . THEN he asked me how my hand was and if it healed nicely. HE REMEMBERED the email from a year ago, Very Cool. From that time on The Michigan Renaissance fests have gone down hill. in my opinion BUT have recently Improved with All the acts people loved to go see, This included Zoltan.
I enjoyed Zoltans show so much That I've Emailed the guy often over the years , I check Justadequate.com frequently to see whats up with Zoltan . I have Stolen the name Zoltan for my own Online use , Mostly Comments on other websites and message Boards.
I think Zoltan The Adequate can be used Post Renaissance Festival . What Wild West Show, Civil war reenactment or One of those Charles Dickens/ Scrooge Christmas Villages that pop up every Holiday could benefit from an appearance from Zoltan The Adequate . HIZZAH!!!!!!
The next day while I was at work I burned my hand and I mentioned this to Zoltan when I emailed him to say what A great time i had at the Ren Fest . He emailed me back to say that most of his audience has problems with fire and he was happy that I enjoyed the show. The Next year was different. I entered the Ren fest and grabbed a Program and Schedule of all the performers glanced it over , NO ZOLTAN. Disappointment set in saw a few shows , Sword Fighting and a guy with a Ventriloquist Dummy cut the day short then went home. Emailed Zoltan Again , www.Justadequate.com , and asked why he wasn't there. Zoltan Emailed me back that he couldn't aree with things with the people putting on the Renaissance fest and skipped Michigan . THEN he asked me how my hand was and if it healed nicely. HE REMEMBERED the email from a year ago, Very Cool. From that time on The Michigan Renaissance fests have gone down hill. in my opinion BUT have recently Improved with All the acts people loved to go see, This included Zoltan.
I enjoyed Zoltans show so much That I've Emailed the guy often over the years , I check Justadequate.com frequently to see whats up with Zoltan . I have Stolen the name Zoltan for my own Online use , Mostly Comments on other websites and message Boards.
I think Zoltan The Adequate can be used Post Renaissance Festival . What Wild West Show, Civil war reenactment or One of those Charles Dickens/ Scrooge Christmas Villages that pop up every Holiday could benefit from an appearance from Zoltan The Adequate . HIZZAH!!!!!!
Sunday, September 28, 2008
MAYBE 30(Revised)
I have decided NOT to attend my 20Th High School reunion . The high school I went to closed up and there really isn't anyone I want to really see. I'm the type of guy who didn't like High school and those 4 years aren't really important enough for me to revisit.
The last 20 years of my life have flown by . It feels like like it was yesterday being a little kid. A while ago at work I was setting up a table in the Produce department. My Boss Bennie was at another table with Trevor another guy I work with. Bennie was talking and asked me what year I graduated from High school I told him 1988, then Trevor started laughing and told Bennie something I didn't hear Then he started laughing. After asking them what was so funny Bennie told me that Trevor was BORN in 1988. Damn did I feel old. People born in 88 are suppose to be lil kids . I think I'll go rub on a tube of BENGAY .......
The last 20 years of my life have flown by . It feels like like it was yesterday being a little kid. A while ago at work I was setting up a table in the Produce department. My Boss Bennie was at another table with Trevor another guy I work with. Bennie was talking and asked me what year I graduated from High school I told him 1988, then Trevor started laughing and told Bennie something I didn't hear Then he started laughing. After asking them what was so funny Bennie told me that Trevor was BORN in 1988. Damn did I feel old. People born in 88 are suppose to be lil kids . I think I'll go rub on a tube of BENGAY .......
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
I Once Bumped Into A Midget
A Long Time Ago, I was at work setting up my produce wall this customer comes up to me and asks me where the Veggie trays were located . I thought this guy had a little Ten year old kid following him . I didn't see his face because he had a hooded sweatshirt on and the hood was covering his whole head. I show the guy where the veggie trays were but I accidentally bumped into the little kid because I didn't see him. I said excuse me or Sorry or something else and looked at his face inside of the hood. What glared back at me was a mans face with the nastiest dirtiest look I have ever gotten. Then It occurred to me that I pissed off a midget as he walked away from my department. I wonder what his problem was??
I think the Lil fella was running late to his job at the chocolate factory......
I think the Lil fella was running late to his job at the chocolate factory......
Saturday, September 13, 2008
The Square Root Of 3'
I fear that I will always be
A lonely number like root three
A three is all that's good and right,
Why must my three keep out of sight
Beneath a vicious square root sign,
I wish instead I were a nine
For nine could thwart this evil trick,
with just some quick arithmetic
I know I'll never see the sun, as 1.7321
Such is my reality, a sad irrationality
When hark! What is this I see,
Another square root of a three
Has quietly come waltzing by,
Together now we multiply
To form a number we prefer,
Rejoicing as an integer
We break free from our mortal bonds
And with a wave of magic wands
Our square root signs become unglued
And love for me has been renewed.
A lonely number like root three
A three is all that's good and right,
Why must my three keep out of sight
Beneath a vicious square root sign,
I wish instead I were a nine
For nine could thwart this evil trick,
with just some quick arithmetic
I know I'll never see the sun, as 1.7321
Such is my reality, a sad irrationality
When hark! What is this I see,
Another square root of a three
Has quietly come waltzing by,
Together now we multiply
To form a number we prefer,
Rejoicing as an integer
We break free from our mortal bonds
And with a wave of magic wands
Our square root signs become unglued
And love for me has been renewed.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Howard E Morse
Howard Edward Morse was a neighborhood kid my mother played with when she was a child . Edward died when he was a 20 year old kid in Vietnam. Today September 11 2008 I saw the name Howard Edward Morse On a traveling replica of the Vietnam War memorial. Being a half size replica it still had to be the length of a football field . I wonder how long the memorial for the Iraqi war will be? I stood at the memorial quiet with my thoughts and silently prayed for everyone on that wall .
The Vietnam Memorial was at Mt.Brighton and following that memorial and stationed at the Brighton Airport was a Vietnam Era Huey helicopter . when I first arrived at the airport I Could hear the Helicopter approaching . It landed generating enormous gusts of wind . When the Engines were turned off I went up to the Pilot and heard him speak about the helicopter and the time his organization spent restoring her....
The Helicopter JUST flew over my home as I'm Typing this
The Vietnam Memorial was at Mt.Brighton and following that memorial and stationed at the Brighton Airport was a Vietnam Era Huey helicopter . when I first arrived at the airport I Could hear the Helicopter approaching . It landed generating enormous gusts of wind . When the Engines were turned off I went up to the Pilot and heard him speak about the helicopter and the time his organization spent restoring her....
The Helicopter JUST flew over my home as I'm Typing this
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
It was a Tuesday
I woke up after the second Jet plane crashed into the World Trade Center. No one knew what was going on then. Some still thought it was an accident . I remember thinking that this was unreal it only happens in movies or on TV .
The weird thing about September 11 2001 was that it was a beautiful day, Clear blue sky and here in Michigan Very still and Quiet. Only noise I heard was a wind chime blowing with the slight breezes that day.
I felt like it was my duty to tell others who may not know about the attack in New York . I woke up a friend and made her turn on the TV . I called work and told my friend Dave what had happened and I forwarded an Email I got late in the day , The Email was a prayer for peace, I got one response from a friend She was young and Angry about the attack .She didn't want to pray for peace.
Remember how things were the few days after September 11. There was a new sense of being Patriotic. Lots of Blood drives and Food drives for the World Trade Center victims . A feeling of Brother hood between us all. Whatever happened to that?
The weird thing about September 11 2001 was that it was a beautiful day, Clear blue sky and here in Michigan Very still and Quiet. Only noise I heard was a wind chime blowing with the slight breezes that day.
I felt like it was my duty to tell others who may not know about the attack in New York . I woke up a friend and made her turn on the TV . I called work and told my friend Dave what had happened and I forwarded an Email I got late in the day , The Email was a prayer for peace, I got one response from a friend She was young and Angry about the attack .She didn't want to pray for peace.
Remember how things were the few days after September 11. There was a new sense of being Patriotic. Lots of Blood drives and Food drives for the World Trade Center victims . A feeling of Brother hood between us all. Whatever happened to that?
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Ego Maniac
I like to waste a lot of time on the computer. I surf a lot. One of the things I spend time on the computer with is message boards.I like to discuss intrest that I have in common with others and I've made a lot of online friends. I've decided to leave one of my favorite message boards. Why? Well the main reason I joined the thing for is never discussed. Another main reason is that the Guy who owns the thing is a HUGE ASSHOLE. This SOB brags a lot like How much money he makes how much he wastes and All the toys he has.
Who cares that he has a Tivo on everyone of his televisions or all the starwars shit he has .The guy's just a huge egomaniac. I really shouldn't say this but I can't wait until the guy has Financial difficulty, Lose his job , Medical Bills , credit card bites him in the ass. Anything to knock him off his pedistal will do..
I think I'll quit tonight ......
Who cares that he has a Tivo on everyone of his televisions or all the starwars shit he has .The guy's just a huge egomaniac. I really shouldn't say this but I can't wait until the guy has Financial difficulty, Lose his job , Medical Bills , credit card bites him in the ass. Anything to knock him off his pedistal will do..
I think I'll quit tonight ......
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Friday, July 18, 2008
Magic Beer
A lady walks into a bar and sees a really good-looking guy sitting at
the bar by himself. She goes over and asks him what he is drinking.
"Magic Beer," he says.
She thinks he's a little crazy, so she walks around the bar, but after
realizing that there is no one else worth talking to, goes back to the
man sitting at the bar and says, "That isn't really Magic Beer, is it?"
"Yes, I'll show you."
He takes a drink of the beer, jumps out the window, flies around the
building three times and comes back in the window.
The lady can't believe it: "I bet you can't do that again."
He takes another drink of beer, jumps out the window, flies around the building three times, and comes back in the window.
She is so amazed that she says she wants a Magic Beer, so the guy says
to the bartender, "Give her one of what I'm having."
She gets her drink, takes a gulp of the beer, jumps out the window,
plummets 30 stories, breaks every bone in her body, and dies.
The bartender looks up at the guy and says, "You know, Superman, you're a real asshole when you're drunk.
the bar by himself. She goes over and asks him what he is drinking.
"Magic Beer," he says.
She thinks he's a little crazy, so she walks around the bar, but after
realizing that there is no one else worth talking to, goes back to the
man sitting at the bar and says, "That isn't really Magic Beer, is it?"
"Yes, I'll show you."
He takes a drink of the beer, jumps out the window, flies around the
building three times and comes back in the window.
The lady can't believe it: "I bet you can't do that again."
He takes another drink of beer, jumps out the window, flies around the building three times, and comes back in the window.
She is so amazed that she says she wants a Magic Beer, so the guy says
to the bartender, "Give her one of what I'm having."
She gets her drink, takes a gulp of the beer, jumps out the window,
plummets 30 stories, breaks every bone in her body, and dies.
The bartender looks up at the guy and says, "You know, Superman, you're a real asshole when you're drunk.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Happy Birthday To Me
Today's my Birthday and its HOT outside. This morning I went to the mall ,looked around ate lunch then went home and took a nap. Gee I'm getting old
Monday, July 14, 2008
Good Bye 38
Today is the last day of my 38th here on Earth. It's been a pretty memorable year, Not a favorite but memorable. I got a new job, My nephew was born I made some new friends and Made a few other discoveries. More on that later.
So I say to 38 goodbye you did me good . I just hope 39's a little nicer
So I say to 38 goodbye you did me good . I just hope 39's a little nicer
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
40 year anniversary
Sunday June 6th my parents celebrated their 40Th wedding anniversary . The day started off at 11am mass where during the end of services the priest blessed my parents , with me and my sister at their side and then after mass Mom and Dad renewed their wedding vows with family and friends around them which was very nice.
After mass we all had a very nice luncheon where everyone made speeches laughed ate and drank and it was wonderful. I enjoyed seeing my family and friends of the family honoring my parents and I actually saw how everyone was impacted by them . No matter how long they knew Mom and dad .
After mass we all had a very nice luncheon where everyone made speeches laughed ate and drank and it was wonderful. I enjoyed seeing my family and friends of the family honoring my parents and I actually saw how everyone was impacted by them . No matter how long they knew Mom and dad .
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Friday, July 4, 2008
Diamond ID 4
I have always liked the fourth of July . Picnics in the park, Parades on main street, spending time with your family .Don't forget the fireworks and maybe a bonfire at night. One of my favorite July 4th is when I spent the day on the lake on my aunts boat in Northern Michigan. I have even gone to the movies on July 4th. Remember the space alien movie Independence day?
Unfortunately I have to work today but I'll make the most of it . I'll watch the Nathans Hot dog eating contest in New York before I go. Maybe Kobayashi can regain his championship .
One crazy July 4th tradition I do have is tonight when the day is done . I watch a Christmas movie. I usually watch A Christmas Story But, Last year I watched The Santa Clause 2 maybe tonight I'll watch The SantaClause 3. I told ya a crazy Tradition.
Recently I've been listening to a lot of David Bowie and Neil Diamond . This either tells me that I really appreciate classic rock or that I'm out of touch with today's music. They will be supplying my soundtrack today. Anyway Happy July 4 everyone..
Unfortunately I have to work today but I'll make the most of it . I'll watch the Nathans Hot dog eating contest in New York before I go. Maybe Kobayashi can regain his championship .
One crazy July 4th tradition I do have is tonight when the day is done . I watch a Christmas movie. I usually watch A Christmas Story But, Last year I watched The Santa Clause 2 maybe tonight I'll watch The SantaClause 3. I told ya a crazy Tradition.
Recently I've been listening to a lot of David Bowie and Neil Diamond . This either tells me that I really appreciate classic rock or that I'm out of touch with today's music. They will be supplying my soundtrack today. Anyway Happy July 4 everyone..
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Star Trek YesterYear
How Diffrent would StarTrek have been if Mr.Spock died as a child and Thelin the Andorian took his place?
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
July
It's finally July. Summer is in full swing and everyone is enjoying the weather. I have a lot going on in July My Birthday, My parents anniversary and I'll have been at my new job for a whole year. I have a lot to do today but I just don't feel like it. Maybe later I'll scape some money together and treat myself to something .
Happy Summer everyone
Happy Summer everyone
Monday, June 30, 2008
Greatest Prank Of All Time
This is possibly the best prank of all time. The guys at college humor have been pranking each other, apparently one dude spliced a sex tape into the other guys Itunes music so the little guy got back at his buddy by pulling off a great fake marriage proposal at Yankee Stadium.
This is the sex tape video:
This is the fake marriage proposal at Yankee stadium:
This is the sex tape video:
This is the fake marriage proposal at Yankee stadium:
Sunday, June 29, 2008
The Following Takes Place Between 7PM and 8PM
I love the television show 24 . I think 24 is the best show on television and Jack Bauer is the best character on Television . 24 is the adventures of CTU(Counter Terrorist Unit) agent Jack Bauer as he fights threats on American soil , usually shown in real time meaning each minute of airtime is an actual minute on the show. one hour per episode of 24 episodes making up a full day. The show is fast paced, lots of stunts and great visual effects. There has been 7 seasons and another season starting in 2009.
The premise of 24 is that there's a threat to the United States. somehow Jack Bauer gets involved in the adventure and takes care of problems by any means necessary . Usually at the expense of Jacks friends family and coworkers.Man characters are added and dropped frequently. The show is highly addictive and a great thrill ride .
The premise of 24 is that there's a threat to the United States. somehow Jack Bauer gets involved in the adventure and takes care of problems by any means necessary . Usually at the expense of Jacks friends family and coworkers.Man characters are added and dropped frequently. The show is highly addictive and a great thrill ride .
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Speaking of Horror Hosts
Yeah I'm a fan of the Ghoul . I have Ghoul T-shirts . Ghoul DVDs , Ghoul videotapes Ghoul Cd's and A bright green Ghoul Bumper sticker on the back of my Explorer . I even joined a Ghoul fan based message board at Ghoul fan.com where we discuss everything that the Ghoul is up to. I'm on Ghoul fan.com so much that I was made a moderator. One day the moderator for Big Chuck and Lil John.com , A Fan message board website very much like Ghoul fan.com asks us for help dealing with a Jerk causing trouble at his place. I offer advice and also join Big chuck and Lil john.com and become a main contributor there. one of the benefits of BC&LJ.com is all the people I've met BDM. His wife Candle burner BDM and a slew of others.
BDM,
Is a cool guy very creative and a great sense of humor. He makes these great videos and his whole family gets involved with the process . When we first started chatting he sent me a lot of BC&LJ DVDs so I could enjoy what he does. I was very grateful for those. BDM recently appeared on a public access Christian talk show and turned the whole interview into a fun Chaotic mess,BRAVO. BDM is a very supportive great guy and I'm glad to call him a friend. BDM and his kids are lucky to Have Candle burner around who as Wife and Mother must bring some well needed order to their Home.
Von Zip,
Another friend I met through BC&LJ , Von Zip is a New York state Horror Hosts who has the style of The Ghoul/Goulardi and a love of Crappy B movies. Another great guy who shares his love of Horror hosts with others . Kind of like that one groovy uncle everyone has. STAY SICK MY FRIENDS
BDM,
Is a cool guy very creative and a great sense of humor. He makes these great videos and his whole family gets involved with the process . When we first started chatting he sent me a lot of BC&LJ DVDs so I could enjoy what he does. I was very grateful for those. BDM recently appeared on a public access Christian talk show and turned the whole interview into a fun Chaotic mess,BRAVO. BDM is a very supportive great guy and I'm glad to call him a friend. BDM and his kids are lucky to Have Candle burner around who as Wife and Mother must bring some well needed order to their Home.
Von Zip,
Another friend I met through BC&LJ , Von Zip is a New York state Horror Hosts who has the style of The Ghoul/Goulardi and a love of Crappy B movies. Another great guy who shares his love of Horror hosts with others . Kind of like that one groovy uncle everyone has. STAY SICK MY FRIENDS
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
TriffidMania
Wolfman Macs Nightmare Sinema is usually on Saturday nights at midnight and I tape it so I can watch it the next day. A while ago he showed the movie Night of the Triffids which is a pretty bad B-movie about killer plants taking over the world after a massive meteor shower blinds everyone on Earth except for a few people. Wolfman Mac did a few skits with these muppet looking Triffids and it was a fun show to watch. After watching Nightmare Sinema I remember seeing the 1981 remake of Night of the triffids in a BBC Network DVD catalog, which I've watched online and I've seen a few well done Triffid videos on YOUTUBE. Think of a Triffid as a cross between a Venus Flytrap and a Easter Lilly . Pulitzer Prize winner Junot Diaz appeared on The Colbert Report recently and compared Dominican cane fields to Triffids because they crack in the wind . There's even the original Day of the Triffids novel by John Wyndham and the sequel night of the Triffids by Simon Clark.The movie 28 days later was even inspired by Day of the Triffids So Wolfman Mac I think you started something.
I've always liked Horror movie Hosts. Sir Graves Ghastly with his Laugh, The Ghoul Blowing things up with his M-80's, Sven Goolie with his Parody songs and Big Chuck & lil John with their certain ethnic humor . The first time I used a computer I looked up things from my childhood and spent a lot of time researching The Ghoul . When I first met the Ghoul 5 years ago at the Motor City Comic Con I introduced myself shook his hand we talked and he signed an autograph for me . This year I Saw the Ghoul again chatted and had a great time,AND ,I also met Wolfman Mac who has his own horror hosted show . Mac was super friendly when we talked and that really made me a Wolfman Mac fan .Another Horrorhost, Creepy Clyde is also pretty cool. When I first met The Ghoul I also met Creepy Clyde. I remember telling Creepy Clyde that I worked for Farmer Jack and Clyde sang me the Farmer Jack Jingle.A fine bunch of guys and I hope Nightmare Sinema is on for a long time .
I've always liked Horror movie Hosts. Sir Graves Ghastly with his Laugh, The Ghoul Blowing things up with his M-80's, Sven Goolie with his Parody songs and Big Chuck & lil John with their certain ethnic humor . The first time I used a computer I looked up things from my childhood and spent a lot of time researching The Ghoul . When I first met the Ghoul 5 years ago at the Motor City Comic Con I introduced myself shook his hand we talked and he signed an autograph for me . This year I Saw the Ghoul again chatted and had a great time,AND ,I also met Wolfman Mac who has his own horror hosted show . Mac was super friendly when we talked and that really made me a Wolfman Mac fan .Another Horrorhost, Creepy Clyde is also pretty cool. When I first met The Ghoul I also met Creepy Clyde. I remember telling Creepy Clyde that I worked for Farmer Jack and Clyde sang me the Farmer Jack Jingle.A fine bunch of guys and I hope Nightmare Sinema is on for a long time .
Saturday, June 21, 2008
The Athiest and The Bear
The atheist and the Bear.
An atheist was taking a walk through the woods, admiring all that evolution had created.
"What majestic trees! What powerful rivers! What beautiful animals!", he said to himself. As he was walking along the river, he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him. When he turned to see what the cause was, he saw a 7-foot grizzly charging right towards him. He ran as fast as he could. He looked over his shoulder and saw that the bear was closing, He ran even faster, crying in fear. He looked over his shoulder again, and the bear was even closer. His heart was pounding and he tried to run even faster. He tripped and fell on the ground. He rolled over to pick himself up, but saw the bear right on top of him, reaching for him with his left paw and raising his right paw to strike him.
At that moment, the Atheist cried out "Oh my God!...." Time stopped. The bear froze. The forest was silent. Even the river stopped moving.
As a bright light shone upon the man, a voice came out of the sky, "You deny my existence for all of these years; teach others I don't exist; and even credit creation to a cosmic accident. Do you expect me to help you out of this predicament? Am I to count you as a believer?"
The atheist looked directly into the light "It would be hypocritical of me to suddenly ask You to treat me as Christian now, but perhaps could you make the bear a Christian?" "Very well," said the voice.
The light went out. The river ran again. And the sounds of the forest resumed.
And then the bear dropped his right paw ..... brought both paws together...bowed his head and spoke: "Lord, for this food which I am about to receive, I am truly thankful."
An atheist was taking a walk through the woods, admiring all that evolution had created.
"What majestic trees! What powerful rivers! What beautiful animals!", he said to himself. As he was walking along the river, he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him. When he turned to see what the cause was, he saw a 7-foot grizzly charging right towards him. He ran as fast as he could. He looked over his shoulder and saw that the bear was closing, He ran even faster, crying in fear. He looked over his shoulder again, and the bear was even closer. His heart was pounding and he tried to run even faster. He tripped and fell on the ground. He rolled over to pick himself up, but saw the bear right on top of him, reaching for him with his left paw and raising his right paw to strike him.
At that moment, the Atheist cried out "Oh my God!...." Time stopped. The bear froze. The forest was silent. Even the river stopped moving.
As a bright light shone upon the man, a voice came out of the sky, "You deny my existence for all of these years; teach others I don't exist; and even credit creation to a cosmic accident. Do you expect me to help you out of this predicament? Am I to count you as a believer?"
The atheist looked directly into the light "It would be hypocritical of me to suddenly ask You to treat me as Christian now, but perhaps could you make the bear a Christian?" "Very well," said the voice.
The light went out. The river ran again. And the sounds of the forest resumed.
And then the bear dropped his right paw ..... brought both paws together...bowed his head and spoke: "Lord, for this food which I am about to receive, I am truly thankful."
Monday, June 16, 2008
Friday, June 13, 2008
Thunderstorms A Go Go
This morning, a little after 6am Brighton got hit by a huge thunderstorm. The thunder was pretty loud and I didn't think much about it until I got out of bed a few hours later. Street lights were out and a lot of businesses and homes were out of power and one home got hit with a tree. I don't think anyone was hurt I saw a lot of DTE energy trucks fixing power lines and a few Phone and cable companies out too. This was the second time in a week Brighton was hit with a Thunderstorm . One went through Sunday that caused people to lose power and did a little damage. Another batch of Thunderstorms are expected tonight.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
A few things
Tuesday nights I really enjoy watching the TV show Bizzare Fods hosted by Andrew Zimmern. The premise of Bizzare Foods is that Andrew Zimmern Travels around the world and tries unusual cuisine, Bulls Penis, grasshoppers , Squid , Scorpions and the dreaded Durian A spikey fruit as big as a Watermelon but once opened and eaten The texture of Custard and the Smell of rotten onions. BUT. Andrew makes everything look good to eat with the way he explains how everything tastes , 10pm Tuesday Travel Channel.
I'm still not certain who I want to vote for President this year . BUT. I have a feeling that Obama is going to win. Earlier this year I took one of those online quizes that would tell you who you should vote for on the basis of how you answered the questions and it said I should vote for McCain. In my opinion things are pretty screwed up now and thats why Obama's going to win , Unemployment is high Gas prices suck . Everyone seems to be in debt , the war in Iraq and things just aren't getting better. I'll have to watch the Presidential debates this year.
I'm still not certain who I want to vote for President this year . BUT. I have a feeling that Obama is going to win. Earlier this year I took one of those online quizes that would tell you who you should vote for on the basis of how you answered the questions and it said I should vote for McCain. In my opinion things are pretty screwed up now and thats why Obama's going to win , Unemployment is high Gas prices suck . Everyone seems to be in debt , the war in Iraq and things just aren't getting better. I'll have to watch the Presidential debates this year.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
STANLEY CUP
Congratulations to the Detroit Red Wings for winning the 2008 Stanley Cup . Great Series of games with Pittsburgh that was one heck of a team to beat . Its a great feeling with having a winning team in Detroit, Now to work on the pistons , Lions and tigers. It is also great to have something positive to come out of Detroit rather then the Bad News its Mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick seems to Generate. Good going Red Wings.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Indiana Jones and the Gas Prices of Doom
I just put $20. into my empty gas tank at $4.08 a gallon didn't even fill up the tank a quarter of the way. There's something wrong with those prices of gas and in my opinion gas shouldn't be more then $1 a gallon . Everything involves driving your car. this is ridiculous.
Today I went to the movies and saw the new Indiana Jones film . pretty good too. Took place in the 1950's so there was a lot of 50's references , UFO'S, Atomic-bombs ,Rock n Roll , Commies , and many referances to earlier Indiana Jones movies . Only thing was the main bad guy reminded me of Natasha from the Bullwinkle cartoons . Too bad she didn't say Moose and Squirrel. I enjoyed it
Today I went to the movies and saw the new Indiana Jones film . pretty good too. Took place in the 1950's so there was a lot of 50's references , UFO'S, Atomic-bombs ,Rock n Roll , Commies , and many referances to earlier Indiana Jones movies . Only thing was the main bad guy reminded me of Natasha from the Bullwinkle cartoons . Too bad she didn't say Moose and Squirrel. I enjoyed it
Monday, May 26, 2008
What am I doing ?
I've decided to give blogging a try again and see where this goes. The post will mainly be whats on my mind and anything else that may seem intresting . Websites I love to visit, comments on new movies and opinions on everything. Please send me feed back and ideas so I can keep the Blog intresting....
Sunday, May 25, 2008
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