Lilly in the backyard

Lilly digs.

no refunds

Ah, that time of year when the drunken punks do surely wish to be drinkin' the green beer. Whotz bahd iz when dey geitz et home.

St. Pauli girl isn't green! It's only in a green bottle ... as is the Heineken and the other pilsners. Lots of ale, none to drink, for the hillbillies were for want of green "domestic" Bud. That's OK, Bubba Jimmy-Bob, Jr. has a case of gonorrhea and is peein' green just the same.

unlucky US

AIG leader comes out wantin' our pot o' gold. Tis' the taxpayers who'll dole out the money to ye. Aye! And you thought the snakes were bad! Ah, surely he's a wearin' o' the greed, not the green.

Just me luck

Heis name eiz Chuck
Heiz wuz dahwoon un heiz luke
'E stepped in dahg c-rap
dene said, "whut da **ck?"

-- poem by O'rlly?

Happy St. Patrick's Day!
may there not be a bad word to you made,
and may the sun warm you, putting a great Spring in yer step

Pope missed the boat

Pope declares that sexual abstinence is the key to stopping the spread of AIDS. Yeah, let me know how that works out for you. If the Vatican can't "stop" people from sinning, what fuels the delusion that the mere suggestion that "don't do it" will work?

Did God create humans with the capacity to actively seek out sexual affection from their spouse or was it so designed so that it was terribly painful and disgusting to the point that it would serve only as a means to continue the species. Oh, no ... it actually is perfectly natural and pleasurable to most couples.

Beyond the societal bounds of ceremonial couples (married), do couple engage in sexual activity? Yes, they do. I would propose that many couples do indeed. If I were to suggest a meager 30%, in any large population, that it a great number of people.

Now, take into consideration that HIV isn't like facial acne popping up plainly and sometimes all too clearly for everyone to see. HIV is a disease that may lie seemingly dormant for a short or long while. It may start, then go into a short regression. The only way to find out is to get checked. Often HIV patients have no symptoms. Early AIDS victims also have few or no strong symptoms.

If the Vatican wants to really help, send doctors and build clinics to do free screening to candidates. There, the society should suggest a quarantine micro-society for the AIDS victims so that they don't expose others to the disease. This then would give African nations millennium leper colonies.

Great, welcome to 1800 B.C.

I think a non-sexual person directing sexual people to deny their natural behaviors of normal sexual activity, is moronic. I really think the Vatican needs to get out of the 13th century and enter into a level of thinking that people will naturally have sex. "Don't do it" isn't a good slogan.

I will close this with some Catholic kids actively performing "saddlebacking". Since girls are supposed to save their virginity for marriage, some engage in anal sex so that they are vaginal virgins for marriage. Again, the Vatican needs to rethink many, many, many things stepping away from the situation a bit to see the bigger picture.

How long would you listen to a person telling you the joys of a sexless life?

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I sense something is wrong here.

chase

Yeah, he's been chasing me for a few months now. Unlike the joy of the Geico stack of money chasing me, these bills won't give up and won't get tired.

look out

I just don't know if this was a good or evil search

Pit Bull and Raccoon play fighting

I hear myself cheering, "get 'em" while they play.

I met this guy selling insurance

He said or grunted that something was going to happen and that I ought to pay up.

I know ... it's a rough draft, but was only 20 minutes of work

buy here, think here

product warning: may not be effective with politicians, fundamentalists, and selfish indignants.

delivering the jobs?

find her bearing

This couple is why there is the service to help people, not "Octo-Mom's" drastic cry for psychological help.

verb the world

leveraging....
just because he doesn't know what it means, doesn't mean he's lying

CNN, dumb

While I someone who might agree that it is appropriate, not to imply a good choice, CNN used "Gives You Hell" for transition music. Well, the instrumentation wouldn't have been bad, but ... it used the chorus.

"Hell" on a professional news network, especially as a theme is unprofessional.
"Gives you hell" could have been a negative slant toward the network itself -- nice going dummies.
I will also add the response that students watch news in the morning too. Again, great lack of thinking.

Somebody had too many dum-dum suckers at work I suspect.

ruse

Myxlplyx? I wonder what the site is backward?

weekend

Integrating lives together is a long and sometimes difficult journey.

It was a good weekend. T and I were to go to Fort Wayne to meet up with friends. As luck would have it, big Z was interested in coming. That is monumental. T and I were putting off the full integration of our many people into a wholeness. He was understandably hesitant. He had the chance to meet me via chat or conversation.

The trip there was a bit hampered as it seemed long to Z to be a long trip. Z finished that day with a party. He was tired, hungry and winding down from a party. Packed into a car for a "longish" car ride wasn't ideal. The plan was to meet up with Monkeyjack and party. Well, there was a side trip.

Big Z must have seen a short video of Lilly. I believe he really wants a dog that he can raise and train. While he loves the dog with him now, that silly canine isn't trained as he hoped or would want him to be. He requested to spend time with Lilly. Well, that was fine. He got a chance to run and play with Lilly who was obliging. Big Z also got a chance to meet J, my niece.

We had to go and got to Monkeyjack's house a bit late for dinner. Well, we prepped a plate for big Z, then T. I grabbed some food quickly so Charlie and J could pound on me. They love tumbling and rough-housing. K was disappointed that J was diving from the top of the bed to land on me. I took it all, as I do. I take a lot of beating.

We wanted to stay a bit longer, so K popped in Wii Mario Kart. big Z was wicked tired and growing sleepy and disagreeable. Well, I can't blame him. Anyway, K made coffees and a shake for us to go. We got to play with the rough and tough puppies who are very much who they are going to be. Silly puppies with bounds of energy followed by lounging.

It was simply great to see everyone again and to have a chance to more completely integrate our many lives together.

I was greatful that Debbie's surgery went very well, as she has many people praying for her and God's love is everywhere. Thanks to God for the many challenges before each of us and to our successes through God's guidance.

Sunday, big Z, T, and C went to "the Y". I was invited but opted out for the concern that I might have an unfortunately timed due-to-happen confrontation with a man who holds me accountable to my own actions and the consequences of many others' choices including his own. I will make that day when it comes but this early on with big Z so close to him, I will wait until that day doesn't fall back on Z negatively.

Comcast

I will assume that the connection is still working. I saw that it was working continuously.

Two technicians came out to the place to fix the connection. Well, as it turned out the signal was weak even with the signal boost. The technicians Reuben and Jason were prompt and fast and got the signal back to standard. They also did a diagnostic on the computer. Viola! It works.

The culprit, an external splitter. It was a new splitter that went bad. The splitter was not a Comcast part, only one that was purchased. I don't know a product name or number or specifically what it looked like. Don't bother asking.

While getting people to address the issue was a hassle, I will note here that after some concern, I was requested to keep some Comcast personnel informed on the success of the cable. I and TM have been contacted by Comcast several times in an effort to ensure that it was shown that customer service is indeed their concern.

It's nice to know that this company tried. It is a shame that, "it had to be taken to this level", as a representative had told me. If the personnel who contacted me wish to be named to highlight their participation in the success of the internet, I should expect them to let me know. I hope this shows that Comcast will work hard to ensure that customers are a priority.

Maybe later, I will use the catch phrase of, "... astic"

What I will try to keep resounding is, "I would like to ensure this is completed successfully. If you are interested in my assistance, please feel free to reply"

Comcast ... pending

Well, for TM's sake, Comcast is really trying. I will hold off on the glowing remarks until the system shows stability, but so far Comcast, as a company shows they they do indeed care and have been contacting TM and I about the issue.

Comcast, if it works, I will certianly recognize your efforts.

Day of pets

"Cheyenne" after a visit to the doctor's
in this photo she is still laboring under the haze of sedatives

LC called me to let me know of a downturn for her beloved Cheyenne who has a severe infection. Cheyenne was discharged from the VET with antibiotics. There are many infected lumps about her body. What wasn't clear was if they were cancer or another infection.

The vets took biopsies of the material and will contact LC and KC when they have the results. Poor girl!

I also got a chance to meet up with a couple of local cats. The one I call "pretty kitty" who is silly and people-friendly. She will meow to get attention and will rub against you. She has taken to playing with me as of late. After a very short time of "lovies" she will grasp my hand and play. She won't fully bite down, so she is playing. Odd she feels for comfortable. Later, her stark-white friend came by.

The white cat is quite skittish, but on this night, she was more willing to be pet. I had to go to pick up C from a friend's house. There I expected two be pounced by two dogs -- one large lab and the other a spunky little breed. Nope, they were in the house.

When the door was opened, they came outside and greeted me. When I opened the car door -- pop, in went the larger old lab. The silly old man wanted a ride. The little, lighter one was easier to retrieve from the car, but the old man didn't want to get out. He was like a stubborn old mule.

You could pull, push, beg him. He didn't budge. He wanted a road trip. After much hauling, his girl human successfully got him out of the car. Treats interested him only to the point of wanting them in the car. They didn't motivate him to leave the car.

I ended up feeling worried about Cheyenne and was tempted into smiling with the other animals who just needed love.