We started house hunting today. We are trying to move closer to my work so I can cut my drive down. The drive is terrible. It's only a matter of time before I am in a wreck. So Shamoopie has agreed to "Look".
Today we looked at one that was near a major freeway. They never mention that on the listings. For some reason they only try to bring out the good points. There were many good points that were brought out. We did not notice that there were only two bathrooms in a 3500 sq ft house. How is that possible? One small bedroom downstairs with a small bathroom and then there was one large bathroom that was shared by all the others upstairs.
It was huge but there was only one bathroom. It had three sinks, one on three of the walls. Strange. One shell sink with four feet of counter on each wall. One pink shell sink. I miss the 80s.
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Saturday, March 29, 2008
NCAA Men's Basketball
All we watch on TV these days is NCAA Men's Basketball. That is all that there should be on TV.
Awesome.
Awesome.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Crappy Hilton Garden Inn
Shamoop and I stay at the worst Hilton Garden Inn ever. We usually like them and I have a Hilton Honors card.
This time it was crap.
We went to the one in Savannah and booked the room in advance because we needed the extra space since we took Lovely and the baby. Our logic was that Lovely could have the front room and we would be in the back with the baby.
No such luck. They didn't have a non-smoking suite when we arrived. Did we reserve one, yes. Did they save us one. Well....no. She sends me upstairs to look at the smoking suite and a regular room. The regular room is the size of our closet and she offered to give us a roll away bed for free. Great....were was it going to go? On top of the baby? They only place it would fit in the room is right next to the main bed. Talk about co-sleeping. The suite is also not two rooms. It's only one long one and does not have a kitchen, large sofa, sink, bar, and full size fridge. It does have a small microwave and an even smaller fridge. Where are we supposed to wash the baby bottles? In the bathroom right next to the toilet of course.
By the time I get back downstairs Shamoopie has talked her into finding us a non-smoking suite. I am not sure where it came from but someone pulled it out of their ass. We checked in and went to our room only to find that the sink is clogged and the floor is wet. Too late, we are tired and by now my socks are wet from discovering that the floor was wet. The baby needed to eat and have a bath and then Shamoopie and I could finally try and get some sleep. We settle in and go to sleep.
The next morning we tell the desk clerk about the we floor and the sink. He says that they will send someone up and fix it.
When we get back that evening the sink is fixed but the floor is still wet. When we called downstairs they said that they don't have a shop vac so they didn't do anything to the floor. Shamoopie told them that Sears had them and they should buy one since they were a large hotel. I don't think he liked that.
Next morning we complained again and we were offered another room. We would need to pack up all the babies things and move ourselves to another room. Never mind.
Did I mention that breakfast wasn't free in this hotel. Every other Hilton Garden Inn I have stayed in breakfast is free. Here it's $50. You don't even get to seat yourself, they place you. You stall have to get your own food and make your waffles but they show you were you can sit. Nice. I have to get my own drinks and food and you then want to charge me $50. I can get waffles and eggs at the Waffle house for much less and they act like they want me there and I can pick my own seat.
That's what I didn't like the most, they acted like they didn't want us there, that we were there for their amusement only. If I want crappy service from people who don't like me I will stay with relatives.
The sad part is we have liked the other HGIs we stayed in, I like the layout and the cost was fine. The one in Savannah is just bad, really bad.
This time it was crap.
We went to the one in Savannah and booked the room in advance because we needed the extra space since we took Lovely and the baby. Our logic was that Lovely could have the front room and we would be in the back with the baby.
No such luck. They didn't have a non-smoking suite when we arrived. Did we reserve one, yes. Did they save us one. Well....no. She sends me upstairs to look at the smoking suite and a regular room. The regular room is the size of our closet and she offered to give us a roll away bed for free. Great....were was it going to go? On top of the baby? They only place it would fit in the room is right next to the main bed. Talk about co-sleeping. The suite is also not two rooms. It's only one long one and does not have a kitchen, large sofa, sink, bar, and full size fridge. It does have a small microwave and an even smaller fridge. Where are we supposed to wash the baby bottles? In the bathroom right next to the toilet of course.
By the time I get back downstairs Shamoopie has talked her into finding us a non-smoking suite. I am not sure where it came from but someone pulled it out of their ass. We checked in and went to our room only to find that the sink is clogged and the floor is wet. Too late, we are tired and by now my socks are wet from discovering that the floor was wet. The baby needed to eat and have a bath and then Shamoopie and I could finally try and get some sleep. We settle in and go to sleep.
The next morning we tell the desk clerk about the we floor and the sink. He says that they will send someone up and fix it.
When we get back that evening the sink is fixed but the floor is still wet. When we called downstairs they said that they don't have a shop vac so they didn't do anything to the floor. Shamoopie told them that Sears had them and they should buy one since they were a large hotel. I don't think he liked that.
Next morning we complained again and we were offered another room. We would need to pack up all the babies things and move ourselves to another room. Never mind.
Did I mention that breakfast wasn't free in this hotel. Every other Hilton Garden Inn I have stayed in breakfast is free. Here it's $50. You don't even get to seat yourself, they place you. You stall have to get your own food and make your waffles but they show you were you can sit. Nice. I have to get my own drinks and food and you then want to charge me $50. I can get waffles and eggs at the Waffle house for much less and they act like they want me there and I can pick my own seat.
That's what I didn't like the most, they acted like they didn't want us there, that we were there for their amusement only. If I want crappy service from people who don't like me I will stay with relatives.
The sad part is we have liked the other HGIs we stayed in, I like the layout and the cost was fine. The one in Savannah is just bad, really bad.
Monday, March 24, 2008
Inlaws and Outlaws
We went to see Shamoopies Georgia relatives this past weekend. They were interesting and almost exactly what I expected.
They live just outside of Savannah and I like Savannah so the trip worked for me. Lovely had a good time. She like listening to Shamoopie's 90 year old Aunt talk about everybody. It's funny when old people do it. Her Aunt still likes her "Stories" and "The Wheel of Fortune". She used to like "The Price is Right" until that "damn Drew Carey got on there and ruined it. He trys to be a little too funny and that show is serious.". That's was her opinion on the subject.
Lovely liked her because she told it like it is. :) I just thought she was cool, man.
I just want to thank Drew Carey for taking the heat off me while I was meeting Shamoopie's relatives by pissing off her 90 year old Aunt.
Nice work Drew. Keep up the good work.
They live just outside of Savannah and I like Savannah so the trip worked for me. Lovely had a good time. She like listening to Shamoopie's 90 year old Aunt talk about everybody. It's funny when old people do it. Her Aunt still likes her "Stories" and "The Wheel of Fortune". She used to like "The Price is Right" until that "damn Drew Carey got on there and ruined it. He trys to be a little too funny and that show is serious.". That's was her opinion on the subject.
Lovely liked her because she told it like it is. :) I just thought she was cool, man.
I just want to thank Drew Carey for taking the heat off me while I was meeting Shamoopie's relatives by pissing off her 90 year old Aunt.
Nice work Drew. Keep up the good work.
Rebuilding the studio
Since we don't have an infinite source of money and I need to rebuild the recording studio, I am beginning to build the parts we need.
Shamoopie needs to start recoding her new cd. Yes there is a reason why her page is called don't take the repeats. She is a musician. I myself also play, I just don't play for a living. But I can engineer. We need somethings to help with the recording.
So....
I have begun collecting parts to build two of these
:
Usually they look more like this and cost $2000 each.
So instead I am going to build them. I already have the PC boards and I am ordering the rest of the parts over the next few weeks. Some will be coming from Russia, some are coming from Australia.
The rest are coming from the US. There is only about $200 of parts in each unit. The rest is labor and marketing. The units are modified and I am using different transformers but they will work the same for what I am going to use them for which is limiting. They are limiting amplifiers anyway.
It will be fun to try anyway.
First step is to get the Man Shed ready. Right now it is full of all the things that we didn't want in the house. It must be redone and everything put into it's own place. Lovely has been informed that she will be helping. She is going to learn how to solder and what an electrical circuit is.
Shamoopie needs to start recoding her new cd. Yes there is a reason why her page is called don't take the repeats. She is a musician. I myself also play, I just don't play for a living. But I can engineer. We need somethings to help with the recording.
So....
I have begun collecting parts to build two of these
:Usually they look more like this and cost $2000 each.
So instead I am going to build them. I already have the PC boards and I am ordering the rest of the parts over the next few weeks. Some will be coming from Russia, some are coming from Australia.The rest are coming from the US. There is only about $200 of parts in each unit. The rest is labor and marketing. The units are modified and I am using different transformers but they will work the same for what I am going to use them for which is limiting. They are limiting amplifiers anyway.
It will be fun to try anyway.
First step is to get the Man Shed ready. Right now it is full of all the things that we didn't want in the house. It must be redone and everything put into it's own place. Lovely has been informed that she will be helping. She is going to learn how to solder and what an electrical circuit is.
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Baby poop Lexus
Lexus make a hybrid and one of the color options is Desert Sage Metallic. It's a metal looking green. After Bird was born we have seen this color on something besides a Lexus.Bird's poop was this color right after he was born. I now have a new name for it. Lexus Bird Poop.
I guess they decided to offer this because Bird poop is natural and biodegradable except for the fact that it was made in diapers that will never degrade.
Who drives a poop colored Lexus. Take a look the next time you see one.
Jabba the Pup
Shamoopie has a dog that is twelve years old. The other day I came downstairs to find her dog laying in front of the Gibson's food container. This the container that holds his twenty pound bag of food.Every couple of weeks I have to get e new twenty pound bag for the big guy and this week it was down to half full. Unti it got knocked over by someone. The lid was off and her dog was laying in front of the container. It was now down well below the half way point. Shamoopie's dog only weighs about 15 pounds. She now weighed about 25 pounds and she couldn't move.
She was now Jabba the Pup. She growled at me. We both knew that she couldn't bite me even if she wanted to. She couldn't move but she was determined to defend her new found booty. I only know how much she now weighed because I had to pick her up to move her away from the food.
All she could do was stare at me with this look of "how dare you take me away from heaven sir".
The food door now remains closed and the tops are locked on the food containers to prevent Jabba from returning. Na noogie nabba do do jabba.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Spitzer steps down for gettin down, Shamoopie arranges symphony
New York State Governor Spitzer is stepping down.
How did he get caught. Someone noticed the young girls in the corner room of the governor's mansion and asked who they were. The Governor's response, "well them's my bitches". 22 year old bitches. So Spitzer now must step down for gettin down. Bow chicka bow bow.
Didn't Mel Brooks say "it's good to be the king" in History of the World? I am one for younger women. But you are supposed to marry them and not just pay them for sex. Beside Shamoopie says no young women. That's her rule. They can't be any younger than her.
Speaking of the Shamoop she is reading this over my shoulder and asking me questions about recording and mixer her new symphony arrangement. So I must go and help her. It does sound really good. She is so talented. My one request from her last symphony arrangement was that she add more double bass. She actually listened to me and did it.
How did he get caught. Someone noticed the young girls in the corner room of the governor's mansion and asked who they were. The Governor's response, "well them's my bitches". 22 year old bitches. So Spitzer now must step down for gettin down. Bow chicka bow bow.
Didn't Mel Brooks say "it's good to be the king" in History of the World? I am one for younger women. But you are supposed to marry them and not just pay them for sex. Beside Shamoopie says no young women. That's her rule. They can't be any younger than her.
Speaking of the Shamoop she is reading this over my shoulder and asking me questions about recording and mixer her new symphony arrangement. So I must go and help her. It does sound really good. She is so talented. My one request from her last symphony arrangement was that she add more double bass. She actually listened to me and did it.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Marry Ann busted for Maryjane
Dawn Wells the woman who played Mary Ann on Gilligan's Island is serving time for dope possession.
Yep. Sweet Mary Ann a pot head.
And what did she tell the officer who found it in her car. "Hey man, that's not mine man. My stuff is better, man".
Well maybe not so much but she is serving time for some butts. I doobielieve it's true.
66 ain't her age either, she 69 man!
Material girl maybe but definitly not Rock and Roll
Madonna.
Pop yes.
Rock and Roll.....never.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is inducting Madonna. The queen of pop is being added to a long list of people who have been inducted. Apparently they have run out of people who rock and are taking people whole roll, in the hay that is.
I think that she is talented. Do I have any of her music? No. My point is that she is not Rock and Roll. Madonna is not the first person or even the one thousandth person to come to mind when you mention Rock and Roll.
Shlock and Roll Hall of Fame. If they induct Madonna I dub it the Shlock and Roll Hall of Fame because that is what it is.
I have two words for the induction committee:
Bite me...
There now I can be inducted because that was way more Rock and Roll than Madonna has been.
Pop yes.
Rock and Roll.....never.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is inducting Madonna. The queen of pop is being added to a long list of people who have been inducted. Apparently they have run out of people who rock and are taking people whole roll, in the hay that is.
I think that she is talented. Do I have any of her music? No. My point is that she is not Rock and Roll. Madonna is not the first person or even the one thousandth person to come to mind when you mention Rock and Roll.
Shlock and Roll Hall of Fame. If they induct Madonna I dub it the Shlock and Roll Hall of Fame because that is what it is.
I have two words for the induction committee:
Bite me...
There now I can be inducted because that was way more Rock and Roll than Madonna has been.
Monday, March 10, 2008
New Seven Deadly Sins
The Pope has mad a new list of seven deadly sins. The new things on the list include Drug pushers, the obscenely rich, environmental polluters and “manipulative” genetic scientists. Nothing was mentioned about child molesters. Any reason for that?
The new list did come from the Pope, who is the head of the Catholic church. Isn't that the church that has settled many lawsuits concerning priests who were accused of child molesting?
So let me get this straight,
-----people doing genetics research....going to hell.
-----people selling drugs....................going to hell.
-----rich people.................................going to hell.
-----polluters....................................going to hell.
Child molesting priests.....................going to play golf.
Are rich organizations going to hell? If they are then the whole Catholic church must headed for damnation. They have more money than most corporations. Estimates for their wealth is in the billions. It's difficult to tell, unlike a nonprofit the church's books are not open for public review.
So let's recap this....Genetic researchers going to hell, child molesters not.
Awesome.
What ever happen to Pope John Paul II? When did the dark lord from Star wars take over the church? Can you tell that this has pissed me off? I will calm down in a few minutes, or days, or weeks, maybe.
The new list did come from the Pope, who is the head of the Catholic church. Isn't that the church that has settled many lawsuits concerning priests who were accused of child molesting?
So let me get this straight,
-----people doing genetics research....going to hell.
-----people selling drugs....................going to hell.
-----rich people.................................going to hell.
-----polluters....................................going to hell.
Child molesting priests.....................going to play golf.
Are rich organizations going to hell? If they are then the whole Catholic church must headed for damnation. They have more money than most corporations. Estimates for their wealth is in the billions. It's difficult to tell, unlike a nonprofit the church's books are not open for public review.
So let's recap this....Genetic researchers going to hell, child molesters not.
Awesome.
What ever happen to Pope John Paul II? When did the dark lord from Star wars take over the church? Can you tell that this has pissed me off? I will calm down in a few minutes, or days, or weeks, maybe.
Friday, March 7, 2008
Alltel Wizard ad comments
Since I have been getting a ton of traffic because of my Alltel post I decided to add Google ads. After all I am the google authority on Alltel Sprint guy Wizard ad.
They don't read anything else. Just those two posts and then they leave. Posting no comments. Never reading my O-Ugly_O post (one of my personal best, I think). Hey, I am just speaking the truth here, at least as I see it.
As Cartman said, "You will respect my a thor ri tie".
They don't read anything else. Just those two posts and then they leave. Posting no comments. Never reading my O-Ugly_O post (one of my personal best, I think). Hey, I am just speaking the truth here, at least as I see it.
As Cartman said, "You will respect my a thor ri tie".
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Fat Boy Down
The fat man behind the boy bands he Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync is going to prison. For fraud. Wow, who didn't see that coming.
Apparently it's illegal to setup a fake business and receive funds from unsuspecting investors. Who knew?
The boys said that Lou was a fraud and sewed him. I guess that they were right.
Bye bye bye.
Do you think Justin Timberlake will come and see him in the pokey?
Apparently it's illegal to setup a fake business and receive funds from unsuspecting investors. Who knew?
The boys said that Lou was a fraud and sewed him. I guess that they were right.
Bye bye bye.
Do you think Justin Timberlake will come and see him in the pokey?
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Two boys
Gibson the big chocolate lab is sleeping on the floor right next to my side of the bed and the Little bird is sleeping on a pillow right next to me in the middle of the bed.
I know this won't last long so I hate to move the bird but right here seems to be a great place to be for the moment. So my two boys are sleeping with me right now. One is snoring very loudly and th other is having gas.
It's awesome. :)
I know this won't last long so I hate to move the bird but right here seems to be a great place to be for the moment. So my two boys are sleeping with me right now. One is snoring very loudly and th other is having gas.
It's awesome. :)
A Series of Unfortunate Events
A series of unfortunate events have occurred recently. All around technology. I have my own webpage, well I should say had my own webpage. It seems that the site management company Total Choice Hosting forgot to renew my web address or what some people call the site name.
Yes I said forgot to renew my web address. That means that my name is now out in the pool for anyone to pickup. My website still exists but you can't get to it unless you know the server name.
I have been paying them for years to run this site and have had only minor problems, nothing major. They actually had been pretty good until now. This however is really really bad. It's their job to manage this. I was actually considering them to host a major site that I have been building for a non-profit. It would see a lot more traffic than my simple couple of pages. But I can't recommend them now as even an option without looking stupid. Forgot to renew the site. That's like a parent forgetting to feed the kid.
Idiots, I can't believe they did that. Then I look at what else is going on.
They are not alone in the idiot department. It seems that quite a few companies are being run by idiots. At least the ones handling my accounts. It gets funny when they try to charge me for their errors. I like that one the best.
Yes I said forgot to renew my web address. That means that my name is now out in the pool for anyone to pickup. My website still exists but you can't get to it unless you know the server name.
I have been paying them for years to run this site and have had only minor problems, nothing major. They actually had been pretty good until now. This however is really really bad. It's their job to manage this. I was actually considering them to host a major site that I have been building for a non-profit. It would see a lot more traffic than my simple couple of pages. But I can't recommend them now as even an option without looking stupid. Forgot to renew the site. That's like a parent forgetting to feed the kid.
Idiots, I can't believe they did that. Then I look at what else is going on.
They are not alone in the idiot department. It seems that quite a few companies are being run by idiots. At least the ones handling my accounts. It gets funny when they try to charge me for their errors. I like that one the best.
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