Time of Reflection

So, as Tracy did 2 weeks ago, I feel it is my time to reflect on the past 31 years of my life as today is my 31st birthday. I won't say I'm that old because there are people who would definately disagree, but I won't say I'm young because, well, I'm not. Being one of the oldest in my family is sometimes one of the most difficult tasks. My wife would agree. I was the oldest of 3 kids and missed out on a lot of things because I was the oldest.

I was aware of what was going on when my parents divorced. I was aware prior to that that they were having problems. I was there to help with my brother and sister growing up. I helped by being a babysitter. I wasn't able to do some of the things that they were able to do because it was either a new concept to my mom, or we were not in a good position in which to make those types of things happen.

I had to grow up fast. I had to be a role model, which I didn't succeed all the time at, but I did try to make a difference in each life I touched. I watched as a lot of people looked up to me and looked to me for advice or help and that big brother role was extended to them as well.

Not always was my advice heeded, and I was not always successful at my endeavors to help people. It hasn't stopped me from trying to help or from holding out hope that all things will work out in the end. Afterall, somehow, I became an optimist.

Still, to this day, I know that I am looked upon for advice or for help and, regardless of the cussing out I get from those who offer me advice, I will still try to help in anyway I can but each time I become a little wiser.

I do not regret any of it though. I look back on my life and know that I have made some difference and it is my hope that those people that took a different direction than what I offered will look to that advise and learn from it. Not for me to say "I told you so" because that is not what it's about. It's about love. It's about caring. Its about wanting to see great things for people. I hope that I have made a positive difference in this world and that I will continue to learn, grow and achieve, even if it is one person at a time.

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Ok, well it's Wednesday and I want to blog about something good...let's see...I could blog about the Jazz's pick in the draft yesterday, or the fact that the University of Utah has done something no other school has done, like have the #1 draft pick in both the NFL and the NBA in the same year. That's pretty cool. So I want to say something profound today, just so my readers and who ever stumbles on this blog will say, "Man is he smart or what". I can't think of anything so I will just get back to work. Well, goodbye for now.

I AGREE

Whadda BlogLife is full of tough choices. I have spent the last couple of weeks running and running to get things done. I am almost completely worn out. My husband is busting his butt and I wish I knew how to show my appreciation more. My kids have no idea whats going on and I worry about them when we leave and how much they will want to see their cousins and friends. I worry about my home and my family and all of my extended family. I will miss them a ton and I have no idea how this is all going to pan out. I am sure being out of debt will be worth it but the sacrifices along the way will be a challenge. I struggle more and more each day with my own choices. Knowing right from wrong I have a hard time choosing which one I would rather. Spending time with my family this last weekend was great getting to hang out with everyone and see everyone was awesome. We all have such busy lives now and I am grateful that we have come together at times. It is well worth it. I love how we all get along so well. I can only hope that we will always stay this close. BTW the house looks great. If you haven't seen it go by it looks so good now. It's a completely different home. Lots of memories there thats for sure. Many that will be missed but some I am glad to let go of. Its a totally different house then from when we were growing up maybe that is why it is so easy to let go of it. I just hope someone else will enjoy it as much as we did. I have so much more to do before sunday but I can't wait for the experience and coming home. Tracy leave my tv alone. haha. Well I think I have blogged long enough. I am just rambling it is 5 minutes to two in the morning its time for bed I think. Good night all!!

Tough Things in Life...

In "The Little Mermaid" Ursla, I don't know how to spell it, the Sea Witch says something to Ariel that was very true. The line; "Life's full of tough choices, isn't it" or something to that effect. Well I'm here to say that not only are the choices we make tough at times, so are the things we do. You get rid of one monkey on your back and there are usually two or three more ready to jump on. I guess if we didn't have trials and such in life we wouldn't appreciate it as much. So, last night I had to do one of the hardest things that I've done, up to this point in my life. We took a positive pregnancy test a few weeks ago and were really excited to prepare our home for our one more little one to join us, then last week we lost the baby to a miscarriage. My 5 year old was more excited than all of us I think and she would show it in little ways. Like last night, we received a post card from Chels' parents in as they have been traveling the West Coast with the Choir. The card was addressed to Tiaree, Jarik, Bree, Mommy and Daddy. When Chels got done reading the card, Tiaree mentioned that when the baby came we could put his name on the card too. At that point we realized that we hadn't addressed the subject with the kids about how Chels had miscarried and the baby wasn't going to come too soon. My 5 year old daughter, put her face in her hands and looked as if she was trying to hide the tears when she blurted out, "I can't handle it" and burst into tears. It was seriously the hardest thing that I have had to do in my life. To see her tears tore me apart. We were able to explain to her that the baby was going to come, just not right now and that we'd would tell her when it was time. It was a sad night.

Well regardless of the tough choices and other things that happen in life, we need to remember that there is one that went through it all before us and I am grateful for Him.

Busy Week

I'm going to be swamped this week. We are going camping on Friday through till Monday. I have Bishopric meeting tonight and I have a training class tomorrow. So, between packing, shopping, meeting, learning, and working, I'm one busy person. I'm hoping to have everything done so that I can enjoy the camping trip and spend some time with the family.

Didn't get to look at the website stuff with Tracy, but with all the family around, its difficult to get some quiet time to look at stuff.

Anyway, I'm slacking a lot too. I don't have a joke of the day, so suffer... I'll get back to the laughs soon though.

tcmfam.com rollout

So I decided that since I have some time on the bus, that I was going to work on my website tcmfam.com. So far I've done a few things that are still sitting on my Laptop. The new rollout will be in a week or so and it will hopefully be everything that you wanted in a family website and more. So if you have any ideas for it let me know. I am going to put links to the blogs on the website so that we can increase the readership, maybe even double it. Doubling 2 should be pretty easy. Ok, well I'll keep ya posted on the rollout. Laters.

Not sure...

Not sure about what to blog today. I'm coming up with a blank. I posted at McGee Films a new idea for a start-up film. (Not really a new idea, rehash of an old idea.)

Other than that, not a lot to talk about. Keeping busy as usual. Tracy posted a pretty thought-provoking topic. Just don't think I can top his for the day, so I won't try.

Have a good day and see you tomorrow.

Blowing your Nose

Ok, here I go, I'm going to blog on a discussion point. If anyone wants to join me in this please feel free. So, when you blow your nose you generally are trying to clean out the snot and bugers that are blocking your air ways so you can't breathe through your nose. Well, and here's the discussion point, why would someone want to blow their nose in the bathroom. I guess it's a politeness thing to go where people can't hear you. Or, maybe, it's beacuse 99% of the time the bathroom has a semi-soft peice of tissue or toilet paper in it. Well, I'm just curious as to why people would go into what could be the smelliest room in the building to clear their air ways. Usually when I get done blowing my nose, I usually take a big deep breath and fill my lungs, hence I usually don't do it where I may burn the hairs in my nose when I do it. Anyway, that is something that has made me think on multiple occasions as people come in while I am doing the duty. Anyway, I know this is gross, but I think it is a valid point. Ok, well that's all. Thanks for letting me ramble.

JK I have a blog

Whadda Blog
First off my dog has some major gas holy cow she puts Rick to shame. Anyhow I didn't think I had anything to blog about but I do. Some of you know that Rick is in Mount Pleasant this week. He calls me this evening and tells me he is going to see a movie "Madagascar". I think what a jerk I am stuck here with 3 kids typing on my computer in major heat cuz our central air upstairs doesn't work. So tell me is this fair? I think not. He tells me I could find a sitter and go but what fun is going out by yourself. Men seriously are retarded and nobody can tell me different or prove me wrong...
I could go on for days about men but I don't have days to type nor does anyone have days to read.
Men... can't live with them can't live without them!

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Whadda Blog
Hey there thanks for letting me join in on the fun. I only set up my own cuz I thought I had too. Anyhow... yes we are leaving till September but hopefully I can blog my way through the midwest. It will be an interesting trip but what do you do. Thanks again

New Addition to the tcmfam Blog

I'd like to welcome Nicole to the blogging community. She probably won't post here too much because she set up her own blog, Life. As well, she is leaving the state for 3 months. Welcome anyway...

Busy Weekend

Boy, we did a lot this weekend. Friday I took a half day off work to go to Lagoon with the fam. Turned out to be EXTREMELY crowded. More so that would normally be expected. So, did the Lagoon-A-Beach thing for a while, rode a couple rides, then watched one of the shows.

Saturday, got up early and went to Public Affairs training with the Red Cross. It was a lot of fun but 6 hours of training.... Anyway, now I can talk to the media effectively (not really but we can pretend.)

Got home and decided that I wanted to see Star Wars III. WAY AWESOME MOVIE!!!! I don't think I will ever view Darth Vader the same way again for the rest of my life. When I watch him do the nasty stuff he does, like kill OB1, it'll be "Poor Vader".... So, really recommend it. It was a very hard movie to watch because it was very dark and evil but it tied up a lot of loose ends from the movies and books.

Sunday was normal church activities. So, that brings us to today which is turning into a Monday. You know the type. The ones where about mid-morning, you wish you were home... hiding under your bed.

So, JOTD... This one was forwarded from my wife. Enjoy...

Joke of the Day:
An older, white haired man walked into a jewelry store one Friday evening with a beautiful young gal at his side. He told the jeweler he was looking for a special ring for his girlfriend.
The jeweler looked through his stock and brought out a $5,000 ring and showed it to him. The old man said, "I don't think you understand, I want something very special." At that statement, the jeweler went to his special stock and brought another ring over. "Here's a stunning ring at only $40,000," the jeweler said. The young lady's eyes sparkled and her whole body trembled with excitement. The old man seeing this said, "We'll take it." The jeweler asked how payment would be made and the old man stated, by check. " I know you need to make sure my check is good, so I'll write it now and you can call the bank Monday to verify the funds and I'll pick the ring up Monday afternoon," he said. Monday morning, a very teed-off jeweler phoned the old man. "There's no money in that account."
"I know", said the old man, "but can you imagine the weekend I had?"

Drawing a Blank

I should start making notes of the things that I want to blog about. When you ride the bus to and from work, you get to see a lot of things that would be funny to blog about. I thought of one this morning, but can I remember, nope. So I think that I'm going to start pulling out the old PDA and writing myself reminders. I don't know, that seems like cheating, hopefully my 3 readers won't be mad. Anyway...so I was going to blog my idea for a movie, but B pretty much has the same idea as I did. I'll pitch it on the McGee Films blog a little later, if I get around to it.

I've also been thinking of writing some short stories, just for the heck of it. They probably wouldn't be any good, but I think it would be fun. So I'm putting the question out to all my readers; What comes off better, first person or third person? I like the fact that I can put myself in as the character, but I'm not sure what makes a better story for the reader. Let me know in the comments if you have a preference when you read a story and I'll do what I think would be the funnest. Laters.

Full Throttle vs. Rock Star

Ok, so I'm not the biggest drinker of energy drinks, but I think I did find a new favorite. Here is my short list of comparisons for Full Throttle and Rock Star. Full Throttle is a Product of the Coca-Cola Company, where as Rock Star was founded by some guy named whose last name is Weiner. The RockStar website is pretty cool, if you like Flash, Coke's is kind of difficult to find informatio that you want. Now on the ingredients, I don't have a can of RockStar here with me, but I am guessing they are pretty close to the same ingredients. The taste is a lot different. When I drink a RockStar, I have a hard time getting through the sweet taste. It's nice and not what you expect when you take your first drink. Now with Full Throttle, the taste is a little smoother and not too sweet to make you want to gag half way through the 16 oz. can. It has a taste similar to Mtn. Dew. Not that I'm a avid Dew drinker, Dr. Pepper is my choice of beverages when the choice is there 9.8 times out of 10. Anyway, I think that if you like RockStars and want to try something different, Full Throttle is a good replacement.

Van troubles....

Yesterday, my wife picked me up from work and we went to the local Home Depot for a couple of items. We then went to my Aunt's house to go to her friends house and pick up a king size bed.

On our way home from picking up the bed, our van temperature went from "We are ok" to "HOLY COW" in a matter of a quarter mile. We were still a distance away from our house and we could smell antifreeze. I was afraid that a hose popped.

So, we pulled over and checked out the engine. Antifreeze was all over the place. I checked the hoses and they all looked ok. I have one of those caps that has a pressure release before you take it off and there was still pressure inside the radiator. After the engine cooled, we went down the road to 7-11 and bought some dinner and antifreeze. I refilled the radiator and we drove on down the road to our home without another incident.

I want to thank a few people who were willing to change their plans to come help me. First, Sue and Greg for taking the time to go with us to get the bed. I didn't have something to use to carry it in and they brought their truck. (Amber and Riley too. They came along for the ride.)

Tracy and Chelsea. I know, even being his b-day, would have come to our rescue if needed. Nicole, also. She called to make sure everything was ok and was ready to drop everything to come help us to get home or transport where we needed.

It is so nice to have family, especially a family that will do anything to help you out of trouble. Love you all.

Now, onto other news. My first movie idea is posted. It can be read at McGee Films. Hope you all view it, read it, comment on it, and feel a deep satisfaction that you too can be a part of this.

Lifes little conflicts....

So, my wife and I have had some issues of late and we have been arguing more and more. We got to one point that we were afraid it might seriously damage our relationship. So, we started to write to each other so that we could be heard without interrupted and to allow us to express ourselves in a more friendly environment.

Last night, I got home from work and we sat and talked about the issues. The letters helped us to resolve some of the emotions and then we sat and talked. Come to find out, we are both extremely bored and want to do more fun things and we feel trapped into the situation we are in.

Part of the trap is because we haven't discussed further than our current situation and once we both knew we were on the same page about our living arrangement, we both felt a lot better about that. We have made plans to start doing additional things together as a family and I think we both feel a great deal of relief that we were able to sort through it.

One thing about fights is that, once they are over, you wonder why you made such a big deal about it.


Anyway, little bro's another year older today. Time marches on and all I can say to that is, he's got more gray hair than me.... Hahahahaha...

JOTD... Tracy actually sent this to me over messanger. I really liked it, so here it is.
Joke of the Day:

"Did you know that if you play a Windows XP CD backwards, you will hear the
voice of Satan? That's nothing! If you play it forward, it'll install
Windows XP." -- Unknown

Another Year Down

Why is it that when you get near a b-day you get reflective of the past XX years? And it seems that the older you get the more reflective you get. I look at it this way, when you get old, one of the only things that got you where you are and will maybe help define where you are going in the future is your past. So as I sit at my desk in the job that I love, with the pictures of my growing family all over my cube, I like to think of how I've been blessed with a pretty good life. To my friends that have been with me over the years, and some have been there for a lot of years, thanks for the fun, let's keep it going. Well turning 29 isn't all that bad, it feels like i'm still 28, haha. Life is going to continue, and I will just get older so I'm not going to complain, as long as I'm breathing on my own, I will do my best to stay happy. Ok, well that's all for now. Laters...

Yes, It's True, Three Days in a Row...

This hasn't happened anytime recently, where I wrote something for my blog three days in a row. I just wrapped up writing some Java Objects for a new system we are creating and I need to take a few minutes to let the mind relax. So...here I am.

So, a friend of mine sent me a link to this stuff online called Strong Bad emails. I think I'm addicted. Sometimes they are really funny and sometimes they are only soso. It's just fun to go and watch them, it's good for a break here and there. Anyway, go check it out.

That's all for the day...

Tuesday...the Second Day of the Week

Ok, I've been working on reading my Pro Spring book. It's a lot of fun. I was trying to use Netbeans for development and I decided that IDE's really suck, for the most part. I like Netbeans from the standpoint of the way it will help me finish some of the brackets and such like that. Programmers always forget to close one thing or another and it busts up the program and is a pain to troubleshoot. Anyway, I stopped using Netbeans, I'll go back to programming in Homesite+ and compiling via command line. It will make some of the stuff a little easier. Well, now that I've bored you to tears with this blog, I'll get back to work.

Just Another Monday in the Trenches

So I rode the bus to work today. It was kind of nice. I'm a little tired, but that's because my kids are having a hard time going to bed, which takes its toll. So riding the bus in today, I read and dozed it was kind of relaxing. I'm going to give the bus a chance for a while because I kind of like the walk and that early in the morning it is nice to be outside. So I will try it for a little while and then see if I'm making it ok and then when it gets cold, I'll hook up some more carpooling.

I was excited to get to work today. Why, you ask. Because last Thursday we bought some books on Spring and I wanted to get in and start reading it. Yeah, I'm a big computer geek. I made fun of people who got excited to read programming books, but now I'm one of them. You know the saying, "If ya can't beat 'em, join 'em" well I did. Well, I'm going to get back to reading.

Weather related issues

Ok, I'm glad we are getting moisture because we have been so long in a drought but COME ON, this is rediculous.... I was hoping for summer to be here and now, guess what, it's still SPRING... Not a good spring either... Moist, wet, cold, miserable stay-in-the-house-watch-the-weeds-grow-out-of-control spring.

Anyway, now that I got that off my chest, its time to JOTD.... this one is from Netscape... Enjoy.

Joke of the Day:
Worst Pop-Up Ads

You have 4 messages...or do you? Buy our product for $199.99 and find out!

To keep an idiot busy for hours, click here.

If this is flashing, you have a computer!

Click here for instant rectal exam.

Click here to initiate CPU self destruct sequence.

In debt? Buy a gun!

Click here to stop pop up ads!

Meet people in your area! Click here to turn off your computer and go outside.

Click for a free trip to North Dakota!


(Post comments if you have some other fun one's that you've thought of.)

Email Forwards...

I want to take a moment and discuss email forwards. First off, I don't mind receiving them. And to all the family and friends that have sent me those that say something like "Send this back and I'll know you love me" or "like me", I still love you and I'd hope that by not returning some cute email is showing you that I don't love you.

The other type of emails that are sometimes annoying are those that are patriotic or about God. The ones with the really touching stories or the "petition" for prayer, at the end or the email it will say "If you are a true American..." or "If you believe in God...". If forwarding email is the only thing that makes me a true American or makes me have a belief in God, then this world is really screwed up. What about all those people that didn't have email. Was George Washington and true American, he didn't forward an email, he didn't even know what email was.

I guess what I'm trying to say, is if you are reading this and you want to send me something, send it, I don't mind reading it, but if it is something that needs to be forwareded, I won't!

New Blog

The more I think about all the fun stuff I want to do, the more I want to do it. I made mention before about making films and also came up with my first film idea. So, I created a new blog called McGee Films. The first blog on there gives the general purpose of it.

So, this is my attempt to get everyone excited about a stupid idea that we have no idea how to accomplish with limited equipment and with VERY limited resources and that we have absolutely little time to work with. So,

Who's With Me?!?!

Post a comment or let me know if you are interested. I'm going to start moving forward because, well, I want to and I think it will be a lot of fun. I also think it will be a good growing experience.

June Weather

It is almost double digit June and it feels like mid April. Which to be honest, I haven't really minded. It's watering my new sod and I don't have to worry about it too much. My mind feels like mush today. I was home sick yesterday and woke up with a migrane today. What a crappy week. Well, I have Friday off and I am ready for the weekend. It seems that I have had a pretty hard time over the last couple of weeks but I am getting back into the swing of things now.

Caring for the Masses

It's been a while since I posted. I know, its my own fault but since there are only 2 or 3 people that actually read this, I guess it limits the amount of pain felt when I don't post.

Last week, I posted about the Intro to Disaster class and that went well. Tonight is a class in "Mass Care" where we get to learn about the different things that need to go into caring for the masses. I'm looking forward to it. After taking this class, I will be assigned to a Disaster Action Team (DAT).

We will see how that goes. I know of a bunch of other training classes that I will be signing up for. I'm excited and it will be nice to be more active in my community as well.

Also, exciting weekend coming up. Aly goes to the temple to receive her endowments on Saturday. We are all happy about that and she is definately excited as well.

So, now that you are up-to-date, we will move onto what you actually come here to read, JOTD... This one was forwarded to me from Aly and I think its pretty funny.

Joke of the Day:
Seven Degrees of Blondes

FIRST DEGREE

A married couple were asleep when the phone rang at 2 in the morning. The wife (undoubtedly blonde), picked up the phone, listened a moment and said, "How should I know, that's 200 miles from here!" and hung up.
The husband said, "Who was that?"
The wife said, "I don't know, some woman wanting to know if the coast is clear."

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SECOND DEGREE

Two blondes are walking down the street. One notices a compact on the sidewalk and leans down to pick it up. She opens it, looks in the mirror and says, "Hmm, this person looks familiar."
The second blonde says, "Here, let me see!"
So the first blonde hands her the compact.
The second one looks in the mirror and says, "You dummy, it's me!"
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THIRD DEGREE

A blonde suspects her boyfriend of cheating on her, so she goes out and buys a gun. She goes to his apartment unexpectedly and when she opens the door she finds him in the arms of a redhead. Well, the blonde is really angry. She opens her purse to take out the gun, and as she does so, she is overcome with grief. She takes the gun and puts it to her head.
The boyfriend yells, "No, honey, don't do it!!!"
The blonde replies, "Shut up, you're next!"

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FOURTH DEGREE

A blonde was bragging about her knowledge of state capitals. She proudly says, "Go ahead, ask me, I know all of them."
A friend says, "OK, what's the capital of Wisconsin ?"
The blonde replies, "Oh, that's easy: W."

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FIFTH DEGREE

What did the blonde ask her doctor when he told her she was pregnant?
"Is it mine?"
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SIXTH DEGREE

Bambi, a blonde in her fourth year as a UCLA freshman, sat in her US government class. The professor asked Bambi if she knew what Roe vs. Wade was about.
Bambi pondered the question then finally said, "That was the decision George Washington had to make before he crossed the Delaware."

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SEVENTH DEGREE

Returning home from work, a blonde was shocked to find her house ransacked and burglarized. She telephoned the police at once and reported the crime. The police dispatcher broadcast the call on the radio, and a K-9 unit, patrolling nearby was the first to respond. As the K-9 officer approached the house with his dog on a leash, the blonde ran out on the porch, shuddered at the sight of the cop and his dog, then sat down on the steps.

Putting her face in her hands, she moaned, "I come home to find all my possessions stolen. I call the police for help, and what do they do? They send me a BLIND policeman."

Back...again

Haha, I laugh because the title to this blog. So I was in the office all last week and only blogged once. I was sort of still on a mental vacation and didn't know right from left when I got to work. Things are a little better today, so far... Anyway, it was a pretty good weekend and we got a few things done. On Saturday, I went to my mom's and mowed her lawn. I was going to start sanding and getting the laundry room ready to be repainted, but I got lazy and decided that there were things that I needed to do at my own house, so I left. Then, we went to my sisters and cleaned out our van, which was really nice because it was so dirty. Later Sat evening I got more of the rocks cleaned up off my side walk, which is making things look really nice. Anyway, now that I gave you my entire Saturday, you are probably asleep and not reading any more, so I will go now and blog when my rambles will be a little less meaningful and hopefully a little more entertaining.

Fun with Disaster

I've found a new calling in life. One of the many hats I should wear as a responsible member of this community. I'm joining up with the American Red Cross as a member of their Disaster Action Team.

To begin my journey down this path, I've taken an intro class last Wednesday. It was a good class and had a very good overview of the ARC and it's disaster action. I hope that I will be a very valuable member of the team.

Training continues next Tuesday with a class in Mass Care. So, life should get interesting as I learn how to deal with disasters and help people during those perilous times.

So, Joke of the day..... I know, I know.. I'm slacking. Today is kind of fun. This came to me in my e-mail and is a thank you to all those that forwarded e-mails regarding, well, you'll see...

Joke of the Day:
I want to thank all of you who have taken the time and trouble to send
me your chain letters over the past two years. Thank you for making me
feel safe, secure, blessed, and wealthy. Because of your concern...
I no longer can drink Coca Cola because it can remove toilet stains.
I no longer drink Pepsi or Dr Pepper since the people who make these
products are atheists who refuse to put "Under God" on their cans.
I no longer use Saran wrap in the microwave because it causes cancer.
I no longer check the coin return on pay phones because I could be
pricked with a needle infected with AIDS.
I no longer use cancer-causing deodorants even though I smell like a
water buffalo on a hot day.
I no longer go to shopping malls because someone will drug me with a
perfume sample and rob me.
I no longer receive packages from UPS or FedEx since they are actually
Al Qaeda in disguise.
I no longer shop at Target since they are French and don't support our
troops.
I no longer answer the phone because someone will ask me to dial a
stupid number for which I will get the phone bill from hell with calls
to Jamaica, Uganda, Singapore, and Uzbekistan.
I no longer eat prepackaged foods because the estrogens they contain
will turn me gay.
I no longer eat KFC because their chickens are actually horrible mutant
freaks with no eyes or feathers.
I no longer go to bars because someone will drug me and take my kidneys
and leave me taking a nap in a bathtub full of ice.

Thanks to you, I have learned that God only answers my prayers if I
forward an email to 7 of my friends and make a wish within 5 minutes.
I no longer have any savings because I gave it to a sick girl who has
been dying for the past seven years.
I no longer have any money at all, but that will change once I receive
the $15,000 that Microsoft and AOL are sending me for participating in
their special e-mail program.

I will now return the favor.

If you don't send this e-mail to at least 1200 people in the next 60
seconds, a large bird with diarrhea will fly over your head at 5:00 pm
and the fleas of a thousand camels will infest your armpits. I know
this will occur because it actually happened to a friend of a friend
of a friend's neighbor's cousin, and he's a lawyer.

Back...

Well I'm back at work. My yard looks like a yard now. It looks great and I am excited to have the grass in. Mother Nature is taking care of the watering for the time being, which is good because a couple of my heads are leaking a little, well a lot. I think it's the funny pipe which is an easy fix. Anyway, just thought I'd let you all know about the yard and I will try and get some recent picts posted.