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Dispirited region...

I feel like an addict and The Weather Channel is my drug. (For any confused individuals out there I am not making a joke, I have friends in the path of the destruction named Ike.) As the sun will rise today, there will be the daunting task of rescue efforts for those that did not heed the warning to leave prior to the arrival of this unforgiving storm. I am still amazed at the number of people that refused to leave their homes. I live more than 300 miles inland from where Ike made landfall and I am fearful of what we will encounter here in this area over the next 24 - 36 hours. Even being so far inland, flash flooding and squalls are imminent. I know that in the coming weeks there will be a number of mendicants in the region. (Not to sound like a broken record) but even being more than 300 miles inland I must admit that even I am concerned that there will be severe damage here once Ike arrives. I could even envision the tree in my front yard (at least what is left of it) to finally gi

Disconcerting conversations and actions...

this post will be abnormal...just as I myself am. Let me start with the subject line of a spam message I saw in my spam box before deleting them all. It read "Ola? My tits wait you here" Seriously? WTF does that mean? ...moving on... Next is a conversation I overheard that I truly wish I had not. While I was awaiting a microwavable delight for munch yesterday I heard some employees within my company talking. The part of that conversation that I found so disturbing was this: Female: "Yes, I am trying to lose weight in a serious way." Male: "Oh yeah Halloween is coming." Female: "Exactly, I have to lose 12 pounds before then!" Again...WTF? I mean I personally (as a male) love any holiday where women like to dress in a provocative manner. But seriously? A diet program just for a slutty Halloween costume? I think I have heard it all now. ...moving on... Now onto what I find the most difficult to comprehend. When the government and news channels repea

Entreaty...

Below is a poem I wrote a couple of years ago. I just ran across it and thought I would share.  Life is like a roller coaster, moving up and down.  One year you may have it all,  the next you almost drown.   Will it be good or bad times,  you just can't tell. Sometimes you will succeed, and other times you'll fail.    Do your surroundings make you happy,  or do they make you sad? Can things get going good, or will they continue to be bad? Just what the future holds, you will never know. Just remember this one thing... What you reap is what you sow.

Mental strangulation....

As you can probably tell I have been experiencing a bit of writer's block as of late. Not that my good days produce exceelent posts here...LOL Anyway to fill some time I have compelted a stupid survey for youa ll to read.  Is smoki​ng one of your turn offs?​ Well, it certainly does not turn me on but I can think of worse habits to have.  Would​ you ever consi​der havin​g an onlin​e relat​ionsh​ip?​ No I like the real world!  Do you like the song 'I Kisse​d A Girl'​ by Katy Perry​?​ Never heard it until last week...I would not purchase for my iPod but it is OK I suppose.  Do you liste​n to your frien​d'​s advic​e when they give it to you? I always listen, whether or not I follow it is another story. LOL What'​s the last kind of soup you ate? Broccoli and Cheese...mmmm Does it gross​ you out when girls​ don'​t shave​ their​ legs/​armpi​ts?​ Depends on the situation...have they missed a few days or do they resemble primates? What'​s so great​ about​ the Jonas​

The anthropomorphic browser...

is what Google released today. I was so anxiously awaiting to get home and check this out. I must tell you that it is pure greatness. So you can go here to read about Google Chrome . Even better you can go here to download it . This thing loads faster than any other browser. I like the front page feature of making easy access to the most visitied sites as well. That is all for now, just check it out. I have personally already converted (even though it is in beta). The best part is, that everything from Firefox was imported in so once installed I literally did nothing but set my home page and set it as my default browser. Wah lah! I am finished and browsing faster than ever. P.S. - Below is a video with the engineers at Google explaining more about the new browser.

Despondent residents...

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that must have been the feeling of many of the residents of New Orleans as they got shipped out of their, homes, neighborhoods, and cities for the second time in a matter a just a few years. But, we can say everything held up and the storms more southern path made things much less pervasive to the cities levy systems and flood zones. Let us just hope and pray that the newly developing storms will not build into destructive giants terrorizing all in their paths. With that being said I am personally looking forward to the possibility of some storms here that will bring us more rain (and hopefully cool us back off after we have been creeping back into the high 90's and close to triple digits again). As you can see here it should not be long before we get some wind/rain from this Gustav fellow! I am hoping by lunch time I am watching the rain come down from my desk. P.S.- You can see Gustav is quickly moving further inland...this satellite image is only two hours beyond the previous on