tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60915492011-07-19T20:25:43.685-04:00My ramblings on the world, news, politics, my life, my dog, marriage, cars, and anything else that gets stuck in the area between my brain and my fingers.Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.comBlogger1211100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-16715078635189185352007-11-30T12:23:00.000-05:002007-11-30T12:28:03.919-05:00

...but this is funny as hell...A buddy of mine saw this picture on my desk, of my dog Seamus, at my dad's place up in the Poconos.So, he got the idea that it would be funny to Photoshop him into the stockades, with a Pilgrim hat...this is the first PS of it.Here he is in black and white...And here he is in sepia...God, I love this dog!

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Yeah, I hate Canada. I've always hated the way the Canadians talk, the crappy weather, the bullshit politics, how they allow US military draftees asylum; also, because they're nothing more than America, Junior.For months, people at work have known that I hate Canada, including 99% of things that COME from Canada. That list includes: Rush, Alanis Morrisette, Royal Mounted Police, French-speaking

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-1469030739959140492007-08-23T14:59:00.000-04:002007-08-23T15:32:45.034-04:00

Yeah, so Meg and I went to see Velvet Revolver and Alice in Chains on Monday night, at the Tweeter Center in Camden. The Tweeter Center is an outdoor venue, with a large covered seating area, as well as a large "grass" area. Because of a particularly rainy few days, coupled with several large concerts over the part week, the term grass was more adept at describing the stuff in people's pipes,

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I've officially come to a conclusion as to whom I will be supporting in the 2008 Presidential election. In 2000, I was too young, by only 2 months. I would have voted for George W. Bush, had I been old enough. In 2004, I actively campaigned and voted for George W. Bush again. Man...was that one a mistake? Instead of the badass we THOUGHT we were getting, we got a spineless jellyfish, who

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-60222399359200678562007-07-25T10:46:00.000-04:002007-07-25T11:17:15.201-04:00

Yeah, so I'm sure no one actually stops by this blog anymore...well, maybe the Queen does, but that's just because her kids are passed out after drinking all the Robitussin...So...what have I been up to lately?Drinking limoncello and orangecello, both of which are almost done. I need to make another couple batches of that, asap.Work has been crazy lately. I got a promotion two weeks ago, but

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-17614797701603148022007-05-10T13:51:00.000-04:002007-05-10T14:58:32.448-04:00

This stuff is just about the tastiest stuff I've ever had to drink. I freaking love it. I didn't even let it sit for the prescribed month, and I'm hooked. I've gone through almost the entire thing in less than a month, and I'm fixing to make more tonight, hopefully.It looks like my Haloscan comments are "jacked" (in Bane-speak). Not sure what's up with all of those.This week was a rough one.

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Over the past few weeks, I've become particularly fond of Limoncello, very much departing from my typical alcoholic fare of vodka, scotch, or beer.For anyone who has never had the pleasure of sipping a nice glass of Limoncello, it is a sweet, lemon flavored Italian liqour. Seriously, guys, this stuff is awesome. My wife and I were at Buca Di Beppo (and awesome italian chain restaurant) a few

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For all of the two people that regularly (or irregularly) read the incoherent ramblings I post here, these last few weeks must have been hard, huh? No posts from me...I mean, it's just as bad as that time that teh interweb went down in college, and all the tech nerds couldn't download their "research material" and other such things.But anyway, here I am. So, what's been going on with me? Where

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-73480952722166676762007-03-15T16:29:00.000-04:002007-03-15T16:39:50.302-04:00

Ok Steph, I'm NOT moving! Thanks for the concern, though.I set up a new blog today, Dr. Pepper and the Screaming Chicken, as a new technical blog. See, I've got all this stuff written down in notebooks, and in .txt files, and much of it is helpful information that IT people can use. So much information is scattered around the web, hither and tither, and it's tough to find a lot of useful

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I've been a busy blogger today...Someone on my car club forum posted a link to the story about people beating up bums for fun...check it out...So, of course, people had to chime in with their opinions on this. Most find it reprehensible and feel that the teens should be punished for their actions. Some felt that the 15 year sentence imposed on the kids was not enough, and that they should have

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-82236957516735097322007-02-21T09:45:00.000-05:002007-02-21T09:55:33.601-05:00

Sue your employer!That's right, folks. If you think you have an addiction to online girlie sites, and you get fired for accessing them during work, just sue. Of course, you're covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act...Seriously, why is this even getting a court date? I mean, when you start working for a company, you're bound by their rules. If you want to do something, you need to

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-29965105032556344952007-02-19T10:46:00.000-05:002007-02-21T09:34:17.916-05:00

We had a nice weekend down in DC, hanging out with a few of our friends. Two of them live in Alexandria, VA, so we stayed at their apartment, and we hit up the Library of Congress and the National Archives. I've been to the Archives, but never the Library of Congress. Both are very cool, but they're pretty much quick stops, since there really isn't MUCH to see. I happily took the time to

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-7765823790024950712007-02-14T14:02:00.000-05:002007-02-14T14:15:19.984-05:00

So today is Valentine's Day. Did you get your wifey or hubby something? You should have. I got wifey an awesome arrangement of flowers, that was delivered to her office just 10 minutes ago. The problem is...she's not AT her office. We got 3" of snow, then 2" of ice and freezing rain last night/this morning, so they closed the light rail line she uses to get from Jersey to Philadelphia. There

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-82062707137894854132007-02-09T12:10:00.000-05:002007-02-02T17:19:27.178-05:00

Albert Pujols, the Cardinals first basemen became a naturalized US citizen on Wednesday. Good for him, man. I really hope that it encourages a lot of the other Dominican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Japanese, and Venezuelan talent (and any others, for that matter) to reconsider their citizenship and work to become American citizens when they're eligible.I really like Albert Pujols. I think he's a

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-74988471927758045942007-02-02T16:57:00.000-05:002007-02-02T17:19:27.390-05:00

Apparently, someone from the Taurus Car Club of America, has a problem with me discussing my dog's balls on my blog. He actually called me out in a message board, attempting to insult me by stating that although I have a degree, the depth of my knowledge and writing goes no further than scataogical topics. Now, I paraphrased when I wrote that last sentence, but you can imagine how the post

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-75676693993086081702007-01-26T16:51:00.001-05:002007-01-26T16:51:42.083-05:00

That's all I can say. I think I'm going to be sick.Foxnews.

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You know...I said something about Isaiah Washington in the comments for my post on great whites in the San Francisco Bay, and I have to say something about this guy.I don't get what he's doing...I mean, this situation is totally screwy. Yeah, he called a guy a faggot. Big freaking deal! People do that all the time, but when it's a real gay person, you've offended him. Time to call in the

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-14610254242744212042007-01-25T09:42:00.000-05:002007-01-25T10:06:16.346-05:00

I just read an article that made me absolutely sick! The United States, purported supporter Israel, has pledged $770 million to rebuilding Lebanon after the Israeli/Lebanese war of 2006. This aid is coming as part of a $5 billion aid package from a coalition of 35 countries.Aren't we supporting Israel, here? Why are we giving MY tax dollars to a country that does nothing but harbor terrorists?

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-10933045175343509892007-01-23T15:37:00.000-05:002007-01-23T15:53:28.139-05:00

I saw an article on Foxnews.com today, about a diver in Australia who was attacked by a Great White shark, and managed to escape the shark by stabbing it in the head with a chisel. I shit you not. I remember the line from Polly, by Nirvana, that goes something like this: "...it amazes me the will of instinct..."Oh, here's the article...Yeah, the guy escaped. Good to him. Can you imagine that

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-26763343428736531382007-01-23T10:17:00.000-05:002007-01-23T15:27:16.377-05:00

I feel so bad. My little boy won't be a boy for much longer. His huge, hanging testicles, of which we've become so fond of, are going the way of the buffalo. I dropped him off at 7:15 this morning, and I feel terrible about doing so. By now, I'm sure he's been relieved of his family jewels. We pick him up at 7 this evening. As much as I'm looking forward to the accompanied drop in overall

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-81117995582407817852007-01-23T10:03:00.000-05:002007-01-23T10:13:04.250-05:00

Well, we've gotten the complete results of the home inspection, and everything looks relatively good. There are a few issues, but for the most part, we're in good shape. We've sent our letter of requests to the seller, in hopes that she'll fix what we want done, but we're not holding our breath. There were only three big things, but they're all manageable: there is no circuit breaker, as the

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-83320508662595641162007-01-15T09:47:00.000-05:002007-01-15T12:46:33.298-05:00

Yesterday, the wife brought me to a get-together at her boss's apartment out in Philly. I was expecting a little weirdness, since her boss is a middle-aged Jewish woman with some odd tendencies, but I was not prepared for ANYTHING!When we got there, we immediately got into a fight about parking, since we were unable to find a lot near her apartment. After driving around for a few minutes, we

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-4011056124992368622007-01-10T14:32:00.000-05:002007-01-10T14:42:09.682-05:00

I just spoke to our realtor, who, I must say again, has been a real help in this process.She has spoken with the other realtor, as well as the seller's attorney, and both realtors agree that the attorney has done nothing but screw up the deal by putting a bad taste in everyone's mouth by writing this letter of amendment without actually understanding what he's talking about.So, our big thing was

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-47764609707563767192007-01-10T09:18:00.000-05:002007-01-10T09:24:39.042-05:00

So the wife and I are undertaking our biggest purchase yet, a new house. Well, not new, but 44 years old.We found a place in Cherry Hill, NJ, a few miles away, for the right price, and with the right features. It's a four bedroom, 1.5 bath Colonial, with a yard a little under 1/4 acre. Did I mention that the price was right?Well, we've been in negotiations for about three weeks, now, going

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-5430133160012949572007-01-10T09:09:00.000-05:002007-01-10T09:11:59.718-05:00

For the Queen...And Irish folk tune called Seven Drunken Nights. Remember to sing it more and more drunkenly as the song goes on!As I went home on Monday night as drunk as drunk could beI saw a horse outside the door where my old horse should beWell, I called me wife and I said to her: Will you kindly tell to meWho owns that horse outside the door where my old horse should be?Ah, you're drunk,

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-48774641960123830862007-01-09T10:05:00.000-05:002007-01-09T10:18:10.965-05:00

Does this scare you?It doesn't scare me. The Chinese have a J-10, which they claim is as good or better than the SU-27 Flanker, a twenty year old Russian fighter. CNN would have you believe that China is a threat militarily, based on their technology. They aren't.Our military technology is leaps and bounds ahead of the Chinese, or even the Russians, for that matter. Our biggest problem is the

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-80462230903454192682007-01-09T09:37:00.000-05:002007-01-09T09:40:54.808-05:00

So I've got a new look here.I spent some time last week and updated the styling of the site. I really think that this looks better, although I wish I could change the header and some other things. As much of an IT weenie as I am, I can't figure out how to do that crap.Anyway, if you have any comments about the design, please let me know. I'm open to suggestion. I'm particularly interested in

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-25555927706582799632007-01-05T13:30:00.000-05:002007-01-05T13:42:18.506-05:00

For those of you that are unlucky enough to not have a Wegmans near you, it is a marvelous piece of shopping center. You can get anything your gourmet heart desires there, and the prices are great! Their fresh meats and vegetables are second to none. They do, however, get their share of the freakie-deakies.So I'm there on Wednesday, after a long day of work, and a hard workout at the Y. I

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-1166746135562052662006-12-21T19:02:00.000-05:002006-12-21T19:13:10.506-05:00

I got this from Bane...I've been at training all week, so I haven't updated...this will be it, though.Rules - copy the list and bold face the items you've done. Send it back tothe friend who sent it to you, then send it on to other friends. Ask themabout their experiences!01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink02. Swam with wild dolphins03. Climbed a mountain04. Driven anything over 100 MPH05.

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-1165957174460695712006-12-12T15:51:00.000-05:002006-12-12T15:59:34.463-05:00

I'm home sick today, and since I was in a movie watching mood, I took a long look at the four hundred or so DVDs that I own, but couldn't find anything interesting to watch. So, pop on the cable box and hop on Encore On Demand. I saw a few movies that I was interested in, but my dad had always said great things about For Love of the Game with Kevin Costner and Kelly Preston. Being a baseball

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-1165871352123968692006-12-11T15:51:00.000-05:002007-01-10T14:44:41.654-05:00

...though I may or may not be better than ever...Meghan and I are back from the wedding and honeymoon, which, suffice to say, was amazing. We stayed at the luxurious Aventura Spa Palace in Riveria Maya, Mexico. The weather was great, the tequila was better, and I got to see Meg go sans top at the pool. A happy time was had by all!The wedding was amazing. Our photographer did an amazing job of

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-1161954319038908542006-10-27T09:05:00.001-04:002006-10-27T09:08:16.270-04:00

I found out yesterday that towns are not issuing marriage certificates to homosexual couples until the legislature passes a law one way or the other. I really don't mind the legislature giving them full civil unions, in that they get all the benefits of a marriage, but I don't want it called a marriage. A marriage is a religious consecration of the love between a man and a woman, and I don't

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-1161954300577539192006-10-27T09:05:00.000-04:002006-10-27T09:05:00.600-04:00

Anyone who's read my blog before knows that I'm into the Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable.  I drive a 1998 Sable, and I've got way too much money into it to count.Anyway, after 21 years, production on the Taurus has ceased.  I believe the last Taurus will roll of the Chicago line at 8 AM Central Time.  It's a pretty sad day for me, especially considering the fact that the Taurus singlehandedly saved

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-1161812571244079882006-10-25T17:42:00.000-04:002006-10-25T17:42:51.246-04:00

The NJ state Supreme Court ruled today that gay marriage in NJ is constitutional, according to their interpretation, and that the state legislature has 180 days to pass a law either recognizing gay marriage as that, or calling it something else.  I, of course, don't agree.I don't care to write what I really feel, 1- because I don't have the time, and 2- because I don't feel like getting sued for

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-1161641386874150072006-10-23T17:49:00.000-04:002006-10-23T18:09:46.953-04:00

Yeah, just really busy because of the impending wedding. We've got just a couple more weeks before the big day.Yesterday was my bachelor party. We decided to go paintballing, which was a total blast. I had never been before, and all I can say is that, if you're able, save up some money and go. It will be just about the most fun you will ever have. I had never been, and after one day in the

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-1158000471876237422006-09-11T14:23:00.000-04:002006-09-11T14:47:52.816-04:00

Its tough to quantify what I'm feeling today. I just sat in a sort of "rah rah" session with MS2's upper management, saying how amazing it is that our company has impacted the nation's survival, post-9/11. How after 9/11, Norm Malnack, one of our uppers of the uppers, was driving back from Norfolk, VA, on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel on the afternoon of 9/11, after deciding that he couldn't

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-1156442032891053852006-08-24T13:51:00.000-04:002006-08-24T13:53:52.950-04:00

Dumbest movie concept EVAR!!! But, it makes for good parody!

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I heard this morning on FoxNews that the US was going to contribute a significant portion of the funding for the Lebanese rebuilding efforts. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find a "print" version of the story.Anyway, you've got to be freaking kidding me! I mean, these people are nothing but terrorists! Even if the civilians are not members of Hizbollah, they do nothing to stop the

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-1155740870292677132006-08-16T11:03:00.000-04:002006-08-16T11:07:50.310-04:00

If you listen to her, electronic voting machines, state runoff elections, the mainstream media, and Republicans are to blame for the fact that she lost her primary. She maintains, in this article, that state elections commissioners do not require paper records to be kept of electronic voting, which is one of the main reasons she lost by 18% in last week's primary election.Really? I thought

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-1154090229740057922006-07-28T08:34:00.000-04:002006-07-28T08:37:09.756-04:00

Fuck You, UN.We kill because we care. Seriously.We care about the sanctity of life in the United States, but we recognize when a wicked person should no longer live. I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Anyone who kills someone for any reason other than self-defense should be put to death. Anyone who rapes someone, man or woman, should be put to death. Anyone who sexually molests a

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-1154087806029720982006-07-28T07:48:00.000-04:002006-07-28T07:56:46.053-04:00

Sorry about that, guys. I haven't been around in a few days, as I've just started working my new job, and I'm still getting the lay of the land. I'm not about a mile down the road from my old stomping grounds, on a borrowed laptop, waiting to get mine.The nice thing about starting a new job is that you essentially get a week or two of respite to just veg, where you have pretty much ZERO

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-1153482242934173592006-07-21T07:29:00.000-04:002006-07-21T07:44:02.960-04:00

Meghan and I went to see a band my buddy Rick is playing with, called Quick Step John. They're a slower, softer rock band, very much the opposite of what I normally listen to. Not that that's a bad thing, really. These guys were very, very talented. The sound and light show that they have set up is absolutely amazing. Their music is pretty mellow, with somewhat of a U2 vibe. The weird part

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-1153395345145471522006-07-20T06:14:00.000-04:002006-07-20T07:35:45.856-04:00

My new job is starting on Monday. I'll be moving down the road a bit, over to Lockheed's "Main Plant" to start the database administrator job. I'm very excited but very nervous.See, at this point, I've been in my current position for 53 weeks. While I was waiting for my security clearance, I had to sit in a crappy cube in a crappy building for two weeks, doing abso-fucking-lutely nothing.

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-1153310289680145992006-07-19T07:17:00.000-04:002006-07-19T07:58:09.746-04:00

I stole this from LL...figured I'd give anyone who reads this a better insight into what makes me tick.What is something that makes you ANGRY?I hate it when you train someone on something, and they keep telling you the understand what they've been told, over and over again, but they just won't do their job correctly. Not something I've had to deal with at my current job, but in past jobs...let's

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-1153307669602356362006-07-19T06:50:00.000-04:002006-07-19T07:14:29.630-04:00

On a more serious note (not that Chuck Norris facts aren't serious), the NYTimes look to be totally fucked these days. They're losing ground faster than Roseanne Barr in a foot race. For years, the internet has allowed people to access the news THEY want to see, not what the mainstream media (msm) wants them to see. People have used this power to cut through the crap and see the real news,

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I got an email with most of these about 7 months ago, but some of these are new, and they crack my ass up!Most men are OK with their wives fantasizing about Chuck Norris during sex, because they are doing the same thing.If you try to introduce your mother to Chuck Norris, she'll introduce you to your biological father.Chuck Noris puts the "laughter" in "manslaughter".Chuck Norris was once on

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I was over at Lil' Toni's site earlier, watching the three videos she had posted of Acidman's interview on his local Fox affiliate, about being forced into early retirement because he posted some things about a coworker on his blog.It got me to thinking...I've said some things on here about people I work with...maybe a few I shouldn't have. Should I now, knowing what I saw in those videos, go

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-1153164088704329052006-07-17T15:19:00.000-04:002006-07-17T15:21:28.730-04:00

I can't stand dealing with student loan repayment people. I think they hire the few people who were too stupid to get a job at Walmart, stick them all in one call center, and smack them on the heads with canoe paddles all day long. They are just that damn retarded. And you have to deal with them after you've been on hold for twenty freaking minutes.

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-1153134323092069862006-07-17T06:15:00.000-04:002006-07-17T07:05:23.150-04:00

Crazy weekend, huh?The Northeast US is embroiled (and I do mean broiled) in a heat wave. The last few days have been 90+. My trusty Firefox/weatherchannel.com applet is telling me that today is supposed to be 99, and tomorrow is supposed to be 98. I blame George W. Bush for global warming. Right...The Israelis are really giving it to the Palestinians. To tell you the truth, I haven't been

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-1152706921257789002006-07-12T07:57:00.000-04:002006-07-12T08:22:01.276-04:00

Yesterday afternoon, I had to take Seamus to the vet to get his next round of shots, which included his rabies vaccination and his third distemper. After his shots, he got a round of deworming medicine, and I gave him his next heartworm preventative pill. When we left, he and I went to my dad's house, which is near the vets, so that Seamus could play with my dad's boxer, Rocky. The two of them

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First and foremost, happy 4th of July, belated, of course. I was too busy lighting things on fire and searing the flesh of innocent cows yesterday afternoon to get on here and post properly.Second, I had to move this weekend. I absolutely hate moving. Our lease is up on July 31st (in the old apartment) and we had found and awesome new condo to move into, so we moved. Unfortunately, we're

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I'll be moving tomorrow, and partying all weekend otherwise, so there probably won't be anything out of me until Wednesday morning. Hope you all have a good weekend, and enjoy your 4th!Happy birthday to America, and to freedom, and please, remember why we celebrate this day. It isn't just to get wasted. It's to celebrate the birth of a nation, a "shining beacon on a hill".

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And we let these people into the country...why? I'm glad they killed the guy. As I said in my last post, there are three types of people that make me want to kill, personally. On that note, there are three types of people I think should be killed automatically, once they are convicted, of course: murders (unprovoked, non-self-defense), rapists, and child molesters. I don't think there should

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Read. And be outraged. Seriously...there are three groups of people that make me want to kill: rapists. child molesters. wife beaters.

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I found this over at HateTaxes' blog.These peaceniks actually thought they could do something to the 110-ton door of a nuclear missile silo? I mean, it's 110-fucking-tons of hardened composite steel. This is what bothers me about the whole story:These people were actually able to get near one of our nuke silos. I'm not worried that they'd be able the damage one. They wouldn't have been able to

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-1151324463599017142006-06-26T07:52:00.000-04:002006-06-26T08:21:03.640-04:00

Late last week, I got a call from the hiring manager that I got the job I was trying for. It's a UNIX Admin/Database Admin job. It should be a significant step up in pay (I hope), it brings me over to Lockheed Martin's MS2 division, which is both more prestigious and better compensated, and it gets me off shift work.See, when I interviewed for this job, I was told that I would have to work some

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-1151072404507543732006-06-23T10:17:00.000-04:002006-06-23T10:20:04.510-04:00

Well we have the answer! The AEGIS Ballistic Missile Defense team had another successful live fire test shot yesterday. If I recall correctly, AEGIS BMD is 7 for 8 in live fire exercises, and is the most successful of any of the active test programs. Phased implementation is beginning on US AEGIS Cruisers and Destroyers, and Japan's BMD program is starting to ramp up.Lockheed Martin is the prime

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-1150985172778103592006-06-22T10:05:00.000-04:002006-06-22T10:06:12.790-04:00

You Are GuinnessYou know beer well, and you'll only drink the best beers in the world.Watered down beers disgust you, as do the people who drink them.When you drink, you tend to become a bit of a know it all - especially about subjects you don't know well.But your friends tolerate your drunken ways, because you introduce them to the best beers around.What's Your Beer Personality?

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Illegal alien screws the pooch.. . . "officers 'saw Garcia sexually assaulting a 28-pound, 14- to 16-week-old dog of mixed breed,' according to the sheriffs office.This is just too fucking sick. Will they deport him? No. Will they follow through to trial? No. The democrats will come out in his defense, saying that he was born with a natural inclination towards puppy ass and that he has the

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-1150975408956348792006-06-22T07:20:00.000-04:002006-06-22T07:24:37.870-04:00

This is a video clip of Rick Monday, center fielder for the Chicago Cubs, stealing an American flag that was about to be burned by two anti-American types, at Dodger Stadium, in 1976. He's a hero because of it.

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-1150972428934335502006-06-22T06:18:00.000-04:002006-06-22T06:33:48.966-04:00

Well, the Mets lost last night, but so did everyone else that matters. The cool part is that Jose Reyes, the Mets soon-to-be All-Star shortstop, hit for the cycle. Reyes had a lead off homerun, the fourth in his career, hit a double in the third inning, a tripe in the fifth, and a single in the eighth inning. He's also riding a 9 game hitting streak, in which he's batting .489. Badass!Hitting

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-1150907808699767202006-06-21T12:33:00.000-04:002006-06-21T12:36:48.713-04:00

I don't care if you accept yourself as a geek or not, but this is cool! Microsoft released the XBOX360 a few months ago, and already, people are modding it case out. This guy water cooled the entire thing, put in lights, a case window, and much more. I think it looks totally badass! Check it out!

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-1150890559505046992006-06-21T07:06:00.000-04:002006-06-21T07:49:19.560-04:00

Since LL has wanted to see newer pictures of Seamus, here are a few. I've got many more at home, but I'm at work...so...they'll have to wait until later. These pictures were taken two days after we got him, while Meghan and I were at a NASCAR race in Dover, Delaware. The little guy stayed with my dad and step-mom for the day and had a blast with their boxer, Rocky, and their great pyrennes,

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I just took a look at the frontpage for One Marine's View and it looks like Capt B has raised over $2,000 for his "Had Enough" ad, which he will be taking out in a major newspaper in the coming future. He has found that a full page ad in the NY Times costs about $97K, so unless he plans on fundraising for a LONG time, we won't be able to hit that target, but a smaller regional newspaper should

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Michelle Malkin has a great Vent video up about the Dixie Chicks and their constant war against the average US consumer. Check it out!I personally hate the Dixie Chicks. Its not just because they hate Americans, its not just because their music sucks...its because they have this ignorant approach to life, hating everyone for hating them, but not allowing anyone to question them or dissent the

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-1150718400308106182006-06-19T07:58:00.000-04:002006-06-19T08:00:00.310-04:00

...from CNN... I really can't believe this, but I guess there comes a point in time where you say "fuck it, I've got enough money" and begin to enjoy what's left of your life. Congratulations, Bill. You've earned it.

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-1150717902595960202006-06-19T07:48:00.000-04:002006-06-19T07:51:42.606-04:00

Read...These people have an amazing story...all 11 family members had their stomachs removed over the last couple years, because they were positive for a gene defect that caused stomach cancer. I had no idea you could even LIVE without a stomach. I knew that morbidly obese people could get their stomach stapled, but that just reduces the size of the stomach. This actually REMOVES it! The

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-1150372124428788652006-06-15T07:44:00.000-04:002006-06-15T07:48:44.440-04:00

They are both being treated incorrectly, for the same reason.Wendy McElroy has everything right about both these cases. The Duke lacrosse players were prosecuted because they were white, and McKinney is not being prosecuted because she's black. She also has the right idea about what to do about it...prosecute McKinney, drop the charges against Seligmann in the rape case and apologize profusely,

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-1150300744300552382006-06-14T11:42:00.000-04:002006-06-14T11:59:04.340-04:00

So I'm sitting on the can at work, minding my own business, and I'm reading the news and sports headlines on the feed from my pager. Yes, I do read while I'm taking a crap, and although having a pager means you're more or less connected to work 24x7, it's nice to be able to check the Mets score at 4:30, while you're out walking the dog.Anyway, the news report said the following: "GAO [General

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-1150294998512345782006-06-14T10:12:00.000-04:002006-06-14T10:23:18.526-04:00

Capt B, over at One Marine's View, had the great idea to put a full-page ad in a major newspaper, supporting our troops. It serves to both support them, and to tell the major media outlets to f-off regarding their constant attacks on our military and conservative politics in general. He's asking for donations to make this happen. If you donate, your name will be listed among the supporters on

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-1150294026022532632006-06-14T09:40:00.000-04:002006-06-14T10:07:06.203-04:00

That position that Meika was trying to get me just might work out!I got an email from the hiring manager this morning to call him to set up an interview for tomorrow morning. I called him back, and I'm set up for 9 AM tomorrow. I'm pretty nervous about this. I really shouldn't be, because I'm a good interviewer, and I have a really strong resume, especially in what this job would entail. But,

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-1150218835869818592006-06-13T13:04:00.000-04:002006-06-13T13:13:55.893-04:00

When will this shit stop? Everyone knows he was drinking. Everyone knows he told the officers he was a Kennedy, and probably threatened them if they brought him in for being drunk. I don't necessarily blame the officers who saw him get into the accident, although they should have done a sobriety test as soon as he hit the barrier. I do blame Congressional leadership, both on the Republican and

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-1150217594510573732006-06-13T12:41:00.000-04:002006-06-13T12:53:14.626-04:00

So a Duke law professor thinks there should be a "Special Prosecutor" in the rape case (Article). First of all, I don't believe a rape occurred. This woman can no more prove that these guys raped her than I can prove that I have a vagina. I mean, come on! The facts of the case do not point to rape at all. She shows up to the party with a shiner, she had just had "rough" sex and had not

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-1150207543551943392006-06-13T09:02:00.000-04:002006-06-13T10:05:44.000-04:00

Go read the Article.No, it was us, having good intelligence for a change, and getting the bombs where they needed to be without the senseless interdictions by international lawyers in the military's employ. I highly suggest that everyone read Dereliction of Duty by Lt. Col. Robert "Buzz" Patterson (Ret.). It details how a certain Clinton had several opportunities to kill Usama Bin-Laden, as

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Gerald McRaney, the actor who played Major Dad in the early 90s, as well as the father on Touched by an Angel and the last villain to meet Marshal Dillon in Gunsmoke is now playing a bad-ass on one of my favorite shows, Deadwood. He plays George Hearst, a villain amongst villains, the type of guy that has the blood of many on his soul, but never on his hands. While the main villain, Al

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I'm sure they're only one time readers, people who hit the "next blog" button in the toolbar, but it makes me happy to see that a few more people are reading this. While I do this for myself, I also want to present entertaining material that can attract more readers and commenters. I like interacting with people I don't know very well. Looks like in the past couple weeks, I've had hits from

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-1150129211670954672006-06-12T10:24:00.000-04:002006-06-12T12:20:11.776-04:00

Another great weekend!Friday night, Meghan and I left the Seamoo (think Shamu, the killer whale at Sea World, but add in Seamus) at home and went to a place called P.J. Whelihan's, a great pub/restaurant with my dad, step-mom, step-brother and his girlfriend, and some of our neighbors. I got some BBQ ribs and a couple of Guinesses, and we all had a great time.Saturday, we took Seamus out to

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-1149763738755588602006-06-08T06:35:00.000-04:002006-06-08T06:48:58.766-04:00

A Lieutenant in the US Army won't deploy to Iraq because of objections to the war... I have a lot to say about this, but I won't say much. This guy is entitled to his opinion, but if every guy who joined up then didn't want to fight got his way when the going got tough, we'd have a lot fewer combat ready troops our military. We'd still have our core supporters, but many on the fringe, who join

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-1149761312397444642006-06-08T06:02:00.000-04:002006-06-08T06:08:32.400-04:00

Lawmakers angry at Bush over VA information leak.Man, they'll blame him for anything, like he went up to this VA employee and said, (insert typical Bush/Texan swagger) "Man, heh, I want you to go out there and release this here VA information-type stuff. You got that?"I mean, do they really think that President Bush is to blame for some underpaid IT guy losing his laptop? It really sucks that

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-1149760848624304492006-06-08T05:35:00.000-04:002006-06-08T06:00:49.080-04:00

ABU MUSAB AL-ZARQAWI IS DEAD!!!I got to work this morning at 4 AM, and hadn't thrown on the news, and here I am, sitting in a Combat Information Center, playing with a tactical console, and someone walks in and yells: "Did you all hear? We got Zarqawi!" I just about screamed "HELL YES, MOTHERFUCKER!" I don't think my fiancee at home quite heard it, but maybe the crazy lady that lives across

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-1149594020346990322006-06-06T07:16:00.000-04:002006-06-06T08:24:29.626-04:00

Today is 6/6/06, and afi's new cd, decemberunderground, comes out today, on the Devil's Day. They're having a party in Hell, complete with a kids section, though I doubt its to celebrate the release of this cd.This cd is more than three years in the making. Davey Havok, the singer for afi, screamer-extraordinaire, injured his vocal chords, and if I recall correctly, needed surgery to repair

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She got an email on Friday afternoon from another employee who needs a job backfilled after the old employee got a promotion. She was asked if she knew anybody with UNIX and database experience, and she thought of me and two of the guys in our group. The other two guys both have MUCH more UNIX experience than I do, but neither of them have much database experience. Of course, when I was in

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-1149268242238239152006-06-02T12:28:00.000-04:002006-06-06T08:26:10.150-04:00

I call her Meika?Well, she just made one of the stupidest fucking comments I have ever heard...I just got Baja Fresh (for those of you that haven't had the pleasure, they're a Mexican "grille" that has food just short of amazing), and got a Baja Steak taco and a bowl of Torilla Soup with Chicken and sliced avacado. Anyway, I get back to my desk and start eating, and she walks in after I'm done

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-1149259130331465552006-06-02T10:34:00.000-04:002006-06-06T08:26:51.403-04:00

I picked him up around 2 PM, then took him to PetSmart, where he got the shit scared out of him from some piece of crap Pekinese type fucker. I wish I could have punted that little brown turd for scaring my puppy. Fucker.Seamus was very good at the apartment, although he did poop twice. He also pooped twice outside, so he's just definitely not in the house trained phase yet. We'll be working

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425118581201990061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091549.post-1149155699720945752006-06-01T05:53:00.000-04:002006-06-06T08:27:11.886-04:00

Yesterday, I did some research, and found that Seamus is Gaelic for James, which means "he who usurps" and Lars is Scandanavian for "crown of laurels". So, if you put them together, you get "Seamus, he who usurps the crown of laurels". We thought that was pretty funny, so his AKC registered name is going to be "Seamus Usurper of Laurel". Everyone keeps asking us if we planned that...but no,

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Afghan Parliament Passes Motion to Prosecute US Soldiers... This right here is downright dangerous. Afghanistan is going to prosecute our soldiers for getting into a car accident, because they were the cause of rioting in Kabul. Pu-lease. The soldiers were driving down the road and their brakes failed...it happens. They got into a car accident,and killed five locals. From their reaction,

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Tomorrow is puppy day!I'm heading out at 1 PM with my step-mom to go pick up little Seamus. It's about a 45 minute ride from here, so we should be back up in this area around 3:30, at the latest. After that, I'm going to spend some time acclimating him to his new home, then I'm taking him to my little brother's first Legion baseball game. Once that's over, he's coming with me to pick up wifey

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Friday night, we got together with Meghan's dad and my buddy Tim (the guy whose car I was working on) and grilled up some burgers and had some beer. We didn't do much, but had a great time.Saturday, Tim and I went to Meghan's dad's house and started work on the car. We were there around 8:30 AM, and finally finished up at 6:00 PM. The installation of the KYB struts and Roush lowering springs

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This Saturday, I'm installing lowering springs and new struts on my buddy's 2000 Ford Taurus. I've already done this on my Sable, so installing on his car should be a breeze, especially since its a southern car with no rust!When doing this, to get the camber (the difference between the top and bottom of the outside edge of the tire) in the front correct, we need to drill the spot welds for the

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fiddle-fucked.And BD says that it's hypenated, even though they might make everything look funny.

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SmartassYou are 85% Rational, 57% Extroverted, 57% Brutal, and 71% Arrogant. You are the Smartass! You are rational, extroverted, brutal, and arrogant. In fact, you could very well be the anti-Christ, as you are almost the exact opposite of everything Jesus was supposed to be. While Jesus says love your enemy, you say love beating the crap out of your enemy. While Jesus raises the dead

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Meghan found a nice older couple who live waaaay down in the boonies in South Jersey, near Carney's Point (that's exit 1 off the Turnpike, BTW) who had a litter of yellow lab puppies a couple of weeks ago. They wanted $500 per dog, so we went and took a peek. When we got there, we found that the puppies were very good looking, and the mother was a saint. She was one of the calmest, most even

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I've been around it since I was very, very young. I started playing ball when I was probably 2 or 3, most likely as soon as I could walk and hold a bat. I played until I was 16, at which time I had a job and a girlfriend, and needed to work to afford a car. There was no time for it then, unfortunately.As I'm sure you can tell from my sidebar, I follow the New York Mets pretty damn closely.

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I hate puppy mills. My fiancee and I are looking for a puppy, since we're starting to be at that age, and we're interested in black or yellow labs. We've both had labs before (I had a yellow male, she had a chocolate female) and we love their demeanor. Kids will be coming in a few years, so we want to make sure we get something that will fit well with them. Anywho...Meg got a line on some

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The RIAA is suing XM Radio because of XM's new recordable receivers...A month ago, XM released the Pioneer Inno, a receiver capable of recording XM broadcasts as MP3s and storing MP3s from a computer for later playback. The RIAA feels that this use of the technology is infringing on their copyrights, because they're not getting the money they feel they deserve for each copy of the music. It's

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Yesterday morning, when I turned off my alarm (at 4:20 AM) I must have fucked it up, because this morning, it was set on music, and the volume for that was turned way down. Because of that, instead of waking at 4:25 AM, I woke at 5:45. Since I'm the first person to get in each day, I NEED to be there at 5 AM to make sure that any problems that users might encounter with our equipment (UNIX

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I had a pretty cool ride to work this morning. I only commute about 2 miles, but there was a crazy thunderstorm raging the entire way. As I got in the car, AC/DC's For Those About to Rock came on, and with the explosions, et al, the thunder and lightning was really cool. Best ride to work I've had in awhile. When I got here, there was a guy smoking outside, and he said that lightning struck

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Earthquakes, tsunamis, and now volcanoes. Anyone else think that the Muslim world is being punished by God for their acts against the rest of humanity? I mean, in the past few years, we've seen huge earthquakes in India and Indonesia, a giant tsunami that killed hundreds of thousands, and now Mount Merapi in Indonesia is stirring. The last time Mount Merapi was active was in 1994, and before

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Alcohol stores that close before the state mandated "end of sale" time. Friday night, we had a bunch of good friends over, and we had three big bottles of wine. Well, that wasn't enough. After going through these three bottles, the women-folk wanted more (the guys had switched to beer at that point). So, they asked us to go out and pick up more wine. One guy was sick and didn't drink, so of

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A man eats someone and only gets 8-1/2 years in prison? Come on, people. He stabbed a guy to death, then ate him. He was only convicted of manslaughter? This just goes to show you how sick the germans are. Thankfully, his sentence was overturned and they tried him again for it (something you can't do in the US because of the "double jeopardy" laws). At least he's going to get life in prison

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