Sunday - March 20, 2005

Death Rattle

Sat, 3-19, 0800: wake up, hungover, aspirin, coffee Sat, 3-19, 1030: start laundry, notice ringing in ears Sat, 3-19, 1145: first sign of chills, aching in joints Sat, 3-19, 1300: fix sandwich for lunch, barf it back up within minutes Sat, 3-19, 1430: chills worse, finally take temperature - 102.1° Sat, 3-19, 1630: freezing, turn heater up to 80° - fever now at 103.4° Sat, 3-19, 1700: congestion in upper chest begins, apply Robitussin Sat, 3-19, 2000: early to bed, aching in all joints, fever making me delirious Sat, 3-19, 2245: wake up, throw up and pee Sun, 3-20, 0120: repeat Sun, 3-20, 0330: repeat Sun, 3-20, 0410: repeat Sun, 3-20, 0645: repeat (dry heaves this time) Sun, 3-20, 0700: Robitussin and Advil, back to bed, chills even under electric blanket Sun, 3-20, 0800: I’m afraid I’m gonna die Sun, 3-20, 0930: I’m afraid I’m gonna live

Vilmar, it’s all yours for today and maybe tomorrow. If Oink gives you any problems just shoot that arrogant little fucker.

Posted by The Skipper     on 03/20/2005 at 10:46 AM   
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   Friday - March 18, 2005

OldCatMan Alert

I’m sorry to bring the bad news like this to everyone but I received an e-mail a few minutes ago from OldCatman ....

Hey........

Out of commission for a few days.

Some fuckhead from California left his stop sign a bit early (I have no stop sign)---whacked my truck bed which knocked my truck head on with a 1 ton big 2004 Dodge truck!

The engine of the FORD is damn near in the cab!

My nephew was in the passenger seat--he put a dent in the front window----but he’s fine after a few xrays and Cat-Scans.

I have a shit pot full of stiches all around my Right eye (top and bottom--could have lost my eye)--my glasses did not break so I have no idea what the fuck I hit.  Also have very sore ribs.....and I’ll wait see what effect it has on my upper spine (4-5, 5-6) problems.

They did a few Xrays and a few scans------a CT scan of the head and they found “nothing”.....

The CA driver has State Farm in California and a claim has already been filed.

State Farm will learn, not to mess with OCM.....I have represented my self 3 times in Court!

Pain in the ass to type as I have a patch over my right eye--a pirate I be!

Anyway, will check into tomorrow for cake and ice cream!

Everyone, send OCM an e-mail and let him know we miss his presence. Yes, that means you too, Oink! And everyone, please beg him not to represent himself in court. Please!

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   Thursday - March 17, 2005

SecWar’s Absence

As the more astute of you may have noticed, the BMEWS Secretary Of War was noticeably absent yesterday. I had to make a business trip to St. Louis on short notice. This meant getting up at 3:30am, shower, shave and drive to Birmingham airport (an hour away) through a major thunderstorm and catch the red-eye at 6:55am. Connecting flight in Memphis (where it was freezing-ass cold) and on to St. Louis (where the weather was absolutely beautiful yesterday).

Five hours of meetings and presentations and then back to the airport.

Flight out at 4:30pm connecting in Memphis (where it was still freezing-ass cold), two hour layover and finally back to Birmingham at 8:30pm (where the thunderstorms still continued). I finally made it home around 10:00pm last night .... where I had sixteen voicemails and 184 e-mails waiting for me. After a seventeen hour day on my feet, I just said “f**k it” and crashed hard. I’m gettin’ too old for this s**t.

Tips for travellers:

■ As of Monday, March 14, disposable lighters, matches or any kind of flammable substance are no longer allowed on any flights. I predict the airport gift shops will do a booming business in Bic lighters.

■ The airlines are currently cutting prices deeply. I got an upgrade to First-Class for only $35 extra (Northwest).

■ Ain’t it funny how nowadays, in all major airports, the only place you can smoke inside the terminal is in the concourse bars where they make you buy a drink if you want to sit and smoke? .... i.e., forcing you to partake of another drug if you wish to partake of your drug of choice.

■ Notice to airline pilots: coming in “hot” on a dark, rain-slick runway in the middle of the night during a thunderstorm does not improve my “pucker factor”. Seat #01-C will need to be replaced.

It seems you folks had a pretty exciting day yesterday, what with the promo from Michelle Malkin and all. I hope you all enjoyed your Pancake Celebration Day.

Today however, is a much more important day and I’m trying to get my weary bones to wake up and get moving. I’ll have more later today. Stay tuned. In the meantime, I pass along to you the following proclamation notice that I received from the Republican National Committee. It’s real. President Bush signed it yesterday. So get out yer green beer and remember: sometime today all you lovely ladies have to kiss an Irishmen .... it’ll bring you good luck for the next year. Aye! Would I be a lyin’ to ya, now? Trust me!

Irish-American Heritage Month, 2005

A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America

The story of the Irish in America is an important part of the history of our country. This month, we pay tribute to Americans of Irish descent who have shaped our Nation and influenced American life.

Long before the great wave of Irish immigration in the 1840s, people of Irish ancestry were defining and defending our Nation. Charles Thomson, an Irishman by birth, served as Secretary of the Continental Congress and helped design the Great Seal of the United States. Irish-born Commodore John Barry fought for our country’s independence and later helped found the United States Navy.

Irish Americans have been leaders in our public life, and they have retained a proud reverence for their heritage. In June 1963, President John F. Kennedy spoke to the Parliament in Dublin and told the story of the Irish Brigade, a regiment that fought valiantly for the Union and suffered terrible losses during the Civil War. Two decades after President Kennedy’s visit, President Ronald Reagan returned to his great grandfather’s hometown in County Tipperary, Ireland, and greeted the crowd in their own Irish language.

The industry, talent, and imagination of Irish Americans have enriched our commerce and our culture. Their strong record of public service has fortified our democracy. Their strong ties to family, faith, and community have strengthened our Nation’s character. The Irish are a significant reason why Americans will always be proud to call ourselves a Nation of immigrants.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim March 2005 as Irish American Heritage Month. I call upon all Americans to observe this month by celebrating the contributions of Irish Americans to our Nation.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourth day of March, in the year of our Lord two thousand five, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and twenty ninth.

GEORGE W. BUSH

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Expecting Something?

I’m back already. 

So, are all y’all expecting something today related to St. Patty’s Day?

Given Allan’s heritage I will let him do the honors in that arena.

So stay tuned.

Posted by Ranting Right Wing Howler     on 03/17/2005 at 08:24 AM   
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Short Break

Usually I have a lot more up for you to read by this time but today I have to take my Dad back to the doctor.

Soon as I get back I’ll get right back to work.

See you all about 9:30 AM EST.

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   Tuesday - March 15, 2005

The Summer Of ‘51

It was the summer of 1951. Living was easy and the cotton was high. The future BMEWS Secretary Of War was just trying out his sea legs under the watchful eye of his 7-year-old cousin. Even then, in the early years, the future SecWar was leading a pampered life .... he had shoes (and SOCKS!).

Grampaw was working on his old rattletrap jalopy in the front yard and the future SecWar was exploring the porch area trying to find that nasty-assed pig that was making so much noise.

Later that night, the Mighty SecWar’s belly bulged even further, thanks to that porker and generous helpings of homemade biscuits, collard greens and fried okra.

Even way back then you could see the steely-eyed gaze of the future Moonbat Hunter peering out from under the blond mop of hair (he had his first haircut when he was only two weeks old), searching for evil in all its disguises .... just look at that mighty young man flexing those pecs and the rippling muscles waiting to grapple with that evil pig .... and we will not, in the interests of civilized discourse, discuss the noticeable bulge in the crotch area. Got that?

Memo: So, who else out there is brave enough to share their childhood pictures??? C’mon, were all of you ugly children? E-Mail me your pictures and I’ll post them .... and I promise not to PhotoShop them (too much)!

Posted by The Skipper     on 03/15/2005 at 03:10 PM   
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   Sunday - March 13, 2005

Weekend Closure

Thanks to EroticDoll, I was directed to this wonderful web site with a fantastic Flash Movie. Being of Gaelic (Irish) descent, it touched a special chord within me. Of course, I had to rip it off and save a copy for myself. I hope this helps you bring closure to another wonderful weekend here with all the wonderful folks who visit here. May the wind always be at yer back, lads and lassies ....

--»» Click here! Now! ««--

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   Tuesday - March 01, 2005

One Of Those Days

I can already tell.  Today is going to be one of those days.

There is SO much stuff out there to comment on that I many be delayed in getting my normal number of postings up as I try to better organize my thoughts.

Or maybe I am just a bit discombobulated right now and can’t focus properly.

Stay tuned.

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   Monday - February 28, 2005

Insignificent List

I have a list of things I refuse to spend any time thinking about or discussing here. Here is my list ....

1 - The Michael Jackson “trial”

2 - The Oscars

3 - The NHL

4- Prince Charles upcoming “wedding”

Feel free to add your own items to the Insignificent List in the comments. With that said, here’s your daily PhotoShop pic from one of Oink’s Marine buddies ....

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   Saturday - February 26, 2005

I Swear It Wasn’t Me !

I was home all day yesterday and was nowhere near Michigan when this bank robbery happened. Although I do wonder if some asshat out there saw pictures of me on the website and decided to freak people out with my dashing good looks. Hey, the bank tellers probably swooned when he walked in looking like me. Here is a picture of the bank robber as he was caught on surveillance tape ....

The Bank Robber

NOT The Bank Robber

I promise I have not been out of the state of Alabama in months. Really. C’mon! I have witnesses, dammit!

Damn! The picture of that guy is freaking me out. I need a drink.

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Mister Hyde’s Web Site

You all have seen me and listened to me here in Doctor Jekyll mode. It’s time to come clean and present you to Mister Hyde. Vilmar has long had his personal web site for his excellent travel adventure pictures and diaries and I’ve been promising to build my own for over a year now. What with handling the behind the scenes work here at the blog, I just haven’t had time.

I built my first web site over twelve years ago, using nothing but Windows Notepad and an HTML Reference Guide. I signed up with a small startup ISP and built my web site using a dila-up line and a 28.8Kbps modem. After a few months, I got a call from the ISP and they offered me a contract to manage the entire ISP’s main pages in my off-time and the rest is history.

At that time (1992), I was already in my fourteenth year working with computers. Technician, programmer, systems analyst, systems engineer, database engineer, network engineer .... you name it, I’ve done it. Things have really changed since that day in 1978 when I first sat down at an IBM punch card machine and started typing. In the interim, I have earned a BS in Computer Science and a MS in Computer Science, plus enough certifications from IBM, Oracle, Microsoft, Novell, Cisco, etc. to cover an entire wall in my study. No brag, just fact. All you have to do is keep learning and hang around long enough and you too can become a computer “geek extraordinaire”.

Anyway, I finally threw up a startup web site about me, my travels and the business I’m in. There’s not much to it right now, but I promise I’ll add more as time goes by. It’s kind of a peek “behind the curtain” at the Wizard Of Blog. There will be lots of pictures from my travels around the world as well as plenty of stuff to keep the aspiring computer geeks out there happy.

You can find the site here and there is now a link in the right sidebar in the “About Our Staff” section.

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On A Personal Note

I haven’t figured out how to do it myself so until the SecWar graciously makes the necessary changes to my icon, my personal website dedicated to bicycling across the United States, a bike trip down the Pacific Coast, and adventures in Antarctica, New Zealand, Australia, and Fiji can be found here.

(Please do not criticize it for lack of CSS or whatever.  I already got those and am NOT about to undertake a re-write of a site so large.  All other critiques/pointing out of errors gladly accepted.)

Update From SecWar: Links to Vilmar’s Excellent Adventures in right sidebar are now complete. We are now hosting Vilmar’s pages here on our own server. My personal web pages (for computer geeks) are coming soon. Stay tuned.

Posted by Ranting Right Wing Howler     on 02/26/2005 at 07:10 AM   
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   Friday - February 25, 2005

Status Of The Benevolent Dictator

Well, it’s raining outdoors. 

I’ve blogged up a storm so far this morning. 

Answered a shitload of emails and comments.

Already took my folks shopping and did some for myself.

Can’t work in the yard (too wet)

No clothes to wash (did it yesterday)

The house is pretty clean

What to do? What to do?  It’s still morning.

Oh!  I could sweep the garage! 

NAH!  Screw it.  Time for a gin and tonic.

See y’all later.  Hope I don’t get too pissed.

If I rant and rave, then you know what to blame.

Posted by Ranting Right Wing Howler     on 02/25/2005 at 11:44 AM   
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   Wednesday - February 23, 2005

Well????

It’s February 23rd. 

Have you done your taxes yet?

Posted by Ranting Right Wing Howler     on 02/23/2005 at 10:20 AM   
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