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From time to time, I will post random thoughts about various subjects that I feel like writing about. I could write about the latest political debacle or I could write about why Cool-Whip is far superior to the Store Brand whip cream. You never know. Keep checking back to see what oozes from my brain.
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An old friend's loss richard: Grand poobah of this joint AUGUST 13th, 2006 |
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I had just found out tonight that an old friend's husband tragically died in a car crash this past June in Nevada. My heart goes out to her and her two kids. I have sent my condolences but have not heard back from her yet, but I hope all is as well as it can possibly be. I am a bit shocked and remember what I went through when my Father died. She helped me during that bad time. I
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I HAVE SURVIVED...I THINK! richard: Grand poobah of this joint June 7th, 2006 |
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I had to enact the
plan
the other day that I had made long ago. On Monday evening June 5th, 2006, I set the time-lock and barricaded myself into my underground bunker and was safely ensconced in its 5-foot thick concrete walls under 20-feet of earth and rock. Unfortunately the batteries I put in the flashlight a year ago quickly went out after 5 minutes. I sat in the darkness eating the Little Debbie versions of Twinkies, drinking warm Coke, and waited. I emerged from the bunker this morning as the last vestiges of the 6/6/2006 date passed the international dateline. Once I verified that Armageddon had actually NOT occurred, I showered, paid $50.00 for 3 gallons of gasoline, drove to work in a flood of insane idiots that I do not understand how they get drivers licenses, and answered calls all day dealing with... Intelligently-Challenged-People.
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It's so stupid, it's funny! richard: Grand poobah of this joint May 23RD, 2006 |
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It's so stupid, it's funny! http://beedogs.com |
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Congratulations richard: Grand poobah of this joint May 22nd, 2006 |
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Congratulations to Autumn Williams on her pregnancy. Find out more about her at http://www.oregonbigfoot.com/ |
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Happy Birthday MOM! richard: Grand poobah of this joint May
15th, 2006 |
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Happy Birthday Mom. She has just turned 21 years old...and don't ask me how many times she has turned 21. I don't like getting hit. |
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My new blog is up richard: Grand poobah of this joint May 15th, 2006 |
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New BLOG space is now up. Woohoo!!! |
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Monday, February 13, 2006, 10:15 AM
2006 WINNER OF BEST NEWS HEADLINE SO FAR. Last year's winning headline CRUISE SHIP FENDS OFF PIRATES WITH SONIC WEAPONS took the gold for me. I did not think that there would be one to top that. I was wrong. TEXAS LAWYER ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN FACE BY VICE PRESIDENT Feb. 12 -- U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally wounded a hunting partner while shooting at a quail yesterday in Texas, Cheney's spokeswoman said. Cheney turned to shoot a quail that had just been flushed and accidentally hit Austin lawyer Harry Whittington with shotgun pellets, Lea Anne McBride, the vice president's spokeswoman, said in Washington. They were hunting at the Armstrong ranch in south Texas. Whittington, 78, was shot about 5:30 p.m. yesterday and was tended to by Cheney's Secret Service agents before paramedics arrived. He was taken to Christus Spohn Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas, by ambulance. ``The vice president visited with Mr. Whittington this afternoon,'' McBride said. Whittington is ``listed in stable condition at this time,'' said Yvonne Wheeler, a spokeswoman for the hospital. No one answered the telephone at the ranch. The owner of the property, Katharine Armstrong, told the Corpus Christi Caller Times that the vice president was unaware that Whittington had walked up behind him as Cheney, 65, was turning to fire at the bird. Whittington was struck by shotgun pellets on his cheek, neck and chest, mostly on his right side, Armstrong said, according to the Associated Press. ``He got peppered pretty good,'' Armstrong said, according to the news service.
Friday, January 20, 2006, 01:10 PM
Certain Truths in the World to not be ignored. The other day here at work, I went downstairs to the cafeteria for lunch. They did not have anything that really interested me except that the 'soup' for that day was Texas Chili. Now of course Chili is NOT a soup and in certain parts of the South it would be blasphemy to even suggest so under penalty of someone taking a brick up the side of your head. Fortunately, I am not spiritually fanatical about the sanctity of chili as some are, so I got a bowl full, slapped on a plastic lid, paid for it, and went back upstairs to my desk. Since I started working here in 2004, I have had the cafeteria's chili before and it is fairly decent as far as chili goes. They make it from scratch surprisingly, and while it is not gourmet it is pretty good. Once back to my desk, I set it aside and took care of a couple of things then turned my attention to my lunch when I noticed the first odd thing. The plastic lid on the bowl was domed up. At first I thought that unusual but figured that the chili was hot and had softened the plastic so that steam would balloon it up. THEN I took off the lid. What I saw reminded me that in life there are certain truths that you accept and live accordingly. - First, the sky is blue - Second, the sun and moon will always rise - And Third, while not actually 3rd in importance in life, I am sure it is in the list there somewhere...... CHILI is NOT suppose to FOAM!!!! Needless to say, I took the chili back. - Richard
Monday, January 9, 2006, 01:47 PM
My Sister called me this morning to remind that yesterday was January the 8th.....Elvis' Birthday. How could I forget? - Richard
Monday, December 19, 2005, 10:08 AM
FESTIVUS IS ALMOST HERE!!!! "There must be a better way. And, out of that, a new holiday was born. A FESTIVUS, FOR THE REST OF US!" - Frank Costanza It is time to start preparing. Get the pole out of the crawl space or go out and buy one. Remember, it should be aluminum, due to the "very high strength-to-weight ratio and it requires no decoration as tinsel is distracting. Festivus is a non-denominational alternate Christmas-time holiday. Festivus was created by Frank Costanza after getting into a fight in a toy store when he and another man both grabbed for the last doll in the place. Frustrated at the commercialization of Christmas, Frank created Festivus. The pseudo-festival (celebrated on December 23rd) had a traditional undecorated eight-foot aluminum pole (no tinsel, or ornaments), a wrestling match ("The Feats of Strength") and the ("The Airing of Grievances") when each member at the gathering sat around the dinner table and insultingly counted down the reasons why other family members were such a disappointment throughout that year. The main Festivus meal consisted of spaghetti or meatloaf covered in a red sauce. The Festivus celebration includes three major components: 1 - The Festivus Pole: During Festivus, an unadorned aluminum pole is displayed, apparently in opposition to the commercialization of decorated Christmas trees, and because the holiday's creator, Frank Costanza, "find[s] tinsel distracting." Local customs have changed and you may be able to decorate your pole with non-threatening plain decorations. 2 - The Airing of Grievances: At the Festivus dinner, the celebrant tells their friends and family all of the instances where they disappointed the celebrant that year. 3 - The Feats of Strength: The head of the family tests his or her strength against one participant of the head's choosing. Festivus is not considered over until the head of the family has been pinned. A participant is allowed to decline to attempt to pin the head of the family only if they have something better to do instead. It's that simple. No buying gifts and all you need is a pole. No excuses. After all, it's a "Festivus for the rest of us!". Have you started your list of grievances yet? "ITS A FESTIVUS MIRACLE!!!!" - Cosmo Kramer
Friday, December 16, 2005, 01:45 PM
I'm still here Work, Holidays, and Audio Drama has kept me busy. Just dropping a note out there. Merry Christmas!
Wednesday, October 26, 2005, 04:56 PM
The True Meaning of Karma: There is a famous phrase in the Bhagavad Gita that demonstrates the meaning of Karma. "Karmaneva Adikarasthe Mapaleshu Kadachana" Meaning that you only have responsibility over your actions and not the fruits of your actions. In simpler terms, it means, do your duty and don't worry about the consequences. In the Bhagavad Gita there is the story of Krishna giving a lecture to Arjuna, a warrior and prince, on the battlefield because Arjuna was in an emotional knot about fighting and possibly killing his own cousins, uncles, and gurus. To Arjuna's emotional angst, Krishna had one response: Do your duty, even if it means killing your cousins. Leave the rest to God. - from an article by Shoba Narayan
Friday, September 16, 2005, 09:26 AM
Update about Website: - Trouble with BLOG and previous history of entries was lost. - Came back from week and half vacation from parts unknown. - Audio Drama script is done. Pre-production is almost complete and we are ready to move into actual production. Woo-hoo! Thats all for now. - Richard
Wednesday, August 31, 2005, 04:30 PM
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." -- Mark Twain
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