Ok.  I am the parent of a teenager.  Yes I am an old fart.  If any of my friends dare fuck with me I invite you to remember Robert Downey Jr's  character in Less Than Zero.  Memorable quote you ask?  "Hey man... I thought this was cool ( Read more... )

I hate posting sad things here.  But I wanted to record this mainly for myself so that I could remember what I was feeling when I wrote it.  My father passed away last Sunday.  He was 82 years old and had a massive heart attack.  He did not suffer at all, it seems.  For that I am pleased, but I will miss him and his words of wisdom.  It is still ( Read more... )

Holy Jeez... check THIS one out.  If I didn't see it for myself, I would NOT believe it.  Just DAYUM!!!!!!!!!!

http://tinyurl.com/c2oaj9

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,490932,00.html

Just damn

A developer I worked with a few years ago in Rome GA has been on LJ and I never knew it. dakyon.
I found out just now that he committed suicide 2 weeks ago. His Journal seems pretty dark if anyone wants to read it. He left behind no wife and no children, thankfully. But the world lost a truly brilliant young man.

shakes head.

Growing up in Bangkok Thailand gave me a lot of exposure to lots of different customs and cuisine.  In Thailand they use Fish sauce like we use salt here and the Chinese use Soy Sauce.  Though Fish Sauce (Nam Pla in Thai or Nuoc Mam in Vietnamese) tastes nothing like soy sauce.   When we moved back to the USA in 1972, we brought our last bottle of ( Read more... )

It's been a while since I have updated anything, but I had a LOT on my mind today.. My family is doing very well, my oldest son earned his black belt in Kung Fu last night (which was interesting timing) and I have no complaints with how my life is going right now. Yes, I am making more money than I ever have, but I don't feel the need to trumpet ( Read more... )

Well, my wife and I adopted a 4 year old yellow Labrador from the local animal shelter. A very tame BIG female dog named Brandi who loves and protects my kids without question. Since our last dog died, we've missed having a dog. I love the dog but I am also relieved that her early warning barks can have one of my SW 4516's ready to go in time to ( Read more... )

My entire basement was completely re-carpeted on Friday. We're talking about 1700 square feet, including my office. Those of you who have seen my office know what I had to go through to get that desk unit I have out and back in again after the carpet was laid. I am in pain. The basement isn't fully in order yet and while my office is cleaner ( Read more... )

This will probably make some of my friends disown me. I argue with people whose opinions I differ with, but I always listen. I am probably making a big mistake by posting this, but I am doing it anyway. So long to those who drop me from their friends list over this shit.

84% Fred Thompson
80% Mitt Romney
79% Mike Huckabee
73% Rudy Giuliani
73% John ( Read more... )