OMG What a day this has been. Ok so right after I blogged this morning saying what I was going to do I got up and got dressed and got my bus pass and went to the bus stop and as I'm walking towards it the bus going the opposite direction passes me which means the bus I needed to catch already left. The bus I needed always comes before the bus across the street. I look down the street and see it way past the grocery store. All I see is the back of the bus. So I figure I could either sit here for 20 minutes and wait or I can go back home and get on my bike and ride there.
So I rode the bike to the mall. I get to the Sears Key booth which is like a little building a little bigger than an outhouse lol. I hand the lady the keys and say I need 2 copies of each. I wasn't paying any attention to what she was doing. I pay, she hands me the bag with keys and I get on my bike and head home. On the way home something hits me. The price is like $2.59 for a key (yeah I know, when did that happen?) and she said they had a special buy 3 keys get the 4th free. So I'm thinking great, I'm getting 8 keys done so 2 of them are free. But when she charged me it was like $10 something. I didn't think anything about it because I'm just happy the price isn't really high. But as I'm on my way home I think about it a little more and realize that 3 keys would be $7.77 right? I also bought these 2 .50 cent keychains to put the sets of keys on. So I pull over and look in the bag, there are a total of 4 keys in the bag.
CRAP! I gotta go back there. Luckily I hadn't gotten too far away from the mall so I went back. I got back to the Sears Key outhouse and I have to wait in line because there are now 2 people standing there. I finally get up there and tell her "I said I needed 2 copies for ALL of the keys on this keychain and you only made 2 copies of only 2 of they keys. I need then ALL copied". She apologizes but of course I get no discount. Whatever. Total I paid about $18 for keys OMG! Good thing 2 of them were free.
So I get back home and by the way that counts as exercise lol. So anyway hehe. I get back home and start right in on my "chores" for the day. I clean the patio which took maybe an hour, maybe 2. I also hose the back yard too because it was dusty. Oh and I opened the side gate and the neighbor used his blowy gardening thing to blow all of our leaves in OUR yard over into a pile. I guess I can appreciate that because I just have to shovel it in to the green can but on the other hand who asked him to do that? When he did that most of the dust and dirt got in my back yard. UGH!
So I'm done with the patio and the back yard. So I go to the garage and start moving boxes in there to make some room for the boxes from the shed. It doesn't take very long, I had to sweep the inside of the garage first. So then I put the lawn mower and the pressure washer inside the patio so nobody would steal them in the driveway. I then start carrying boxes with the dolly from the shed to the garage. What back breaking work that is especially with all the crap we have. Plus my dolly had 1 flat tire. Just a bike pump doesn't work, you have to use compressed air to put air in a dolly tire, well at least ours anyway. There is no innertube, it's just a tire so the compressed air forces the tire against the metal wheel. But if you hit a bump the air comes out and you are left with a gimp wheel lol.
So I get most of the boxes into the garage and 3pm is coming so I decided to take a 1 hour break to watch Stargate SG-1 and to rest my breaking back and painful heels. When that ended I felt better enough that I could continue for a little while longer. I go back to work and I quit for the day at 5pm so I only had 1 more hour in me. But the good news is that I got about 90% of the shed into the garage. Unfortunately now there is absolutely no room in the garage now lol. That means we gotta really go through our junk and get ride of most of it. Use it, sell it, trash it, maybe burn it lol.
At least I made an easy path to the Christmas tree and the Christmas decorations boxes. Which remind me, I found 2 more Christmas boxes so this year we will have even more crap on the tree lol.
My back and my heels and legs are in SOOOOOOO much pain right now. I need to get to bed. Later.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Busy Day For Me
I hadn't planned on doing anything today, just resting my legs for tomorrows bike ride but then something came up.
Our new tenants are moving in tomorrow and there isn't very much that Chip can do over at the little house because of his job. So, he had me go to buy some keys for the new tenants, 2 copies of 4 keys. That's fine, I was going to take the bus but I decided to ride my bike instead so I got some exercise in today.
But then he dropped the bomb on me. Our shed is filled with boxes and furniture. Well, the new tenants want to use the Shed and Chip told me that he told them that we have our stuff in it. I told him in all fairness that shed does belong to that rental so they should be able to use it. Me and my big mouth.
So, today (right after I click the publish button) I gotta go put our stuff from the patio inside the house then hose the patio and hose our back yard too because our lovely neighbor blew all of our dead leaves from our grapefruit tree all over the place to make a big giant pile for me to shovel into the green cans. I guess I appreciate it but I would've liked it if he didn't get all the dust and dirt all over my back yard. Anyway, off topic hehe. I have to hose our patio and back yard.
While the patio and back yard are both drying I gotta move a piece of furniture from the living room to the bedroom (it's a dresser and there was a dresser taken out of the bedroom so this is just going to be put in it's place. Then I gotta start carrying the boxes from the shed to our patio which is the space between the house and the garage.
Once all the boxes and furniture is in our patio then I gotta start pulling the stuff out of the garage and going through boxes to see if we need any of that stuff then start stacking boxes from the shed in the garage with our other boxes. UGH!
I just ate a Tigers Milk energy bar so that should give me a little bit of energy. Plus I got some coffee already brewed and waiting for me. I'm taking this time to blog to rest my legs from that bike ride to the mall and back before I start this BS mission lol.
Our new tenants are moving in tomorrow and there isn't very much that Chip can do over at the little house because of his job. So, he had me go to buy some keys for the new tenants, 2 copies of 4 keys. That's fine, I was going to take the bus but I decided to ride my bike instead so I got some exercise in today.
But then he dropped the bomb on me. Our shed is filled with boxes and furniture. Well, the new tenants want to use the Shed and Chip told me that he told them that we have our stuff in it. I told him in all fairness that shed does belong to that rental so they should be able to use it. Me and my big mouth.
So, today (right after I click the publish button) I gotta go put our stuff from the patio inside the house then hose the patio and hose our back yard too because our lovely neighbor blew all of our dead leaves from our grapefruit tree all over the place to make a big giant pile for me to shovel into the green cans. I guess I appreciate it but I would've liked it if he didn't get all the dust and dirt all over my back yard. Anyway, off topic hehe. I have to hose our patio and back yard.
While the patio and back yard are both drying I gotta move a piece of furniture from the living room to the bedroom (it's a dresser and there was a dresser taken out of the bedroom so this is just going to be put in it's place. Then I gotta start carrying the boxes from the shed to our patio which is the space between the house and the garage.
Once all the boxes and furniture is in our patio then I gotta start pulling the stuff out of the garage and going through boxes to see if we need any of that stuff then start stacking boxes from the shed in the garage with our other boxes. UGH!
I just ate a Tigers Milk energy bar so that should give me a little bit of energy. Plus I got some coffee already brewed and waiting for me. I'm taking this time to blog to rest my legs from that bike ride to the mall and back before I start this BS mission lol.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Streakers To Become Sex Offenders?
Streaker or Sex Offender? Laws Don't Always Differentiate
Last November 12 college guys went streaking with pumpkins on their heads in Colorado. I just heard about this this morning on the Fox News channel. They 12 are facing sex offender status for their antics because they were nude.
Are you joking me? We are all born naked. Not one of us is born with a pair of blue jeans and a t-shirt saying "I was just in the birth canal and all I got was this lousy t-shirt". That is such a joke because there are countries in Africa where people live as nudists. There are even nudist colonies in America.
What about all the people who are naked on their webcam posing for porno websites? What about all the people who pose naked for PlayBoy and Penthouse and all the other nudie magazines? What about all the women who show their tits during Mardi Gras? Are they going to be sex offenders?
These 12 college guys should've been given a ticket, maybe a few hours of community service and a slap on the wrist and that's it. They shouldn't have to register as a sex offender just for being naked. They weren't raping and molesting women and children so give them a break. It was a college prank for Halloween.
This government needs to lighten up. They are such tight ass prudes.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Make Your Own Cigarettes
I woke up this morning to the sound of my doorbell. I stumbled out of bed and went to the door and there was nobody there. I said "hello?" and the neighbor kid popped his head out and said "oh did I wake you up?" I said "yes, you did". He said "oh well never mind" I said "wait, you woke me up, what do you want?" He said "I just wondered if you would do something for me but I know you probably won't want to do it".
Kid, if you know I won't want to do it then why are you waking me up? SIGH! - by the way, he is 21 lol I call him a kid because he acts like one.
Anyway, he wanted me to go to the store to buy a pack of Newport Cigarettes for him. Not just the store next door to my house but the store a block away. I don't think so. It ain't happenin'. I told him no because I quit smoking in 1996 and I swore that I wouldn't go running errands for people wanting to buy cigarettes like I did for people when I did smoke because I'm trying not to support that habit. Yeah I know, douche ex-smoker right?
So I remembered when we first moved to Bakersfield we met this guy named Troy and he rolled his own cigarettes with this little hand held machine where he placed a cigarette tube with a filter on the end (it looked like a cigarette but it was empty) and he put the tobacco in the machine and he did a slide motion with the machine and pulled the filled cigarette out.
Kid, if you know I won't want to do it then why are you waking me up? SIGH! - by the way, he is 21 lol I call him a kid because he acts like one.
Anyway, he wanted me to go to the store to buy a pack of Newport Cigarettes for him. Not just the store next door to my house but the store a block away. I don't think so. It ain't happenin'. I told him no because I quit smoking in 1996 and I swore that I wouldn't go running errands for people wanting to buy cigarettes like I did for people when I did smoke because I'm trying not to support that habit. Yeah I know, douche ex-smoker right?
So I remembered when we first moved to Bakersfield we met this guy named Troy and he rolled his own cigarettes with this little hand held machine where he placed a cigarette tube with a filter on the end (it looked like a cigarette but it was empty) and he put the tobacco in the machine and he did a slide motion with the machine and pulled the filled cigarette out.
So I went online and did a search for it and found 2 products. They aren't cheap. I didn't find the hand held one but these are still good I guess. There is the PREMIER Excel Cigarette Injector Machine at Amazon for $34.99 or you can buy it used for $20. Then there is the Top-o-matic Cigarette Making Machine W/handle which is a bit more expensive for $79.99 but you can buy it used for $35+. I'm sure that any cigarette store sells these for less than you can buy them at Amazon, who knows. I haven't been to a cigarette store because they opened right after I quit smoking.
But with these machines you can make your own cigarettes for $1 a pack. That's pretty good right? When I quit smoking the generic cigarettes were .99 cents per pack with tax so about $1.07 total. Hell when I started smoking in 1985 cigarettes were about $1 a pack for the regular brands. Now cigarettes are like $5-10 per pack so I think that this is a good thing to suggest to my neighbor so he can roll his own for a lot less.
The reviews that I have read say that the cigarettes you buy and the ones you roll taste about the same. All you do is buy your cigarette tubes with the filter already on. Those are about $2 for a cartons worth of tubes which adds up to .01 one penny for each tube with a filter on it. The tubes w/filters are all different. You can buy full flavor or lights or menthol or menthol lights etc.
Then you buy your tobacco which is about $20 for a can or bag. I actually don't know how much they cost. I went to PipesandCigars.com and found this one particular brand called Drum and it's about $21.99 for the can. I don't know how many cigarettes or packs or cartons that rolls though. But you can buy them in your local cigarette shop I guess, they will tell you how many packs you can make with each bag or can.
I am certainly not promoting cigarettes here but I can say that the goverment is screwing people out of their hard earned money by raising these bullshit taxes for cigarettes and I think that people should stop buying the pre-rolled cigarettes and just roll your own. It's time to give the power back to the people and let them decide how much they want to pay for a pack of cigarettes.
It takes less than 10 seconds to "inject" your own cigarette with these 2 machines I linked above. You can make an entire pack of cigarettes in about a minute or 2. Hell, you can just roll a whole cartons worth and use the box that the empty cigarette tubes came in to store all your cigarettes then go out and buy a tin that looks like a pack of cigarettes or a cigarette holder like they used to use back in the 20's -50's (remember I Love Lucy? They always had those things).
Watch this video I found. Oh, it's not me by the way hehe.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LarY6qeopBY
Edit: I found out that the tobacco to make 1 carton of cigarettes is now up to $29. YIKES! But that still beats $45 for a carton I guess.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Hook Worms
Well we just came home from the vet at PetSmart. Our poor defenseless toy chihuahua has hook worms in her. Poor baby.
The bill was $235.02 YIKES! But, I guess it's worth it. That wasn't for the medicine though. The medicine was only $14. The rest was for all the tests and just to walk in the front door.
Apparently these hook worms live in the dirt and a dog can be walking around in the dirt or even laying in the dirt sunning themselves and the hook worms latch on to the feet and then the dog comes in the house and licks her feet and then the worm gets swallowed. They drink the dogs blood inside of their intestines.
Here is the link for Hookworms at the Mar Vista Animal Medical Center website. The medicine that they gave us is called Panacur. It's a cheap medicine but it works.
I hate knowing that my dog got this. I'm going to have to clean out the back yard and just take Flower outside in the front yard with the harness and leash and pick up her poop with a plastic bag for now. I don't want her to be in the back yard by herself until I can get out there and clean it up. I wonder if there is a spray that we can spray on the dirt that will kill all life in the dirt.
I'm also going to have to give her a bath and wipe her paws everytime I bring her back inside the house so she doesn't lick anything that she might have picked up.
The bill was $235.02 YIKES! But, I guess it's worth it. That wasn't for the medicine though. The medicine was only $14. The rest was for all the tests and just to walk in the front door.
Apparently these hook worms live in the dirt and a dog can be walking around in the dirt or even laying in the dirt sunning themselves and the hook worms latch on to the feet and then the dog comes in the house and licks her feet and then the worm gets swallowed. They drink the dogs blood inside of their intestines.
Here is the link for Hookworms at the Mar Vista Animal Medical Center website. The medicine that they gave us is called Panacur. It's a cheap medicine but it works.
I hate knowing that my dog got this. I'm going to have to clean out the back yard and just take Flower outside in the front yard with the harness and leash and pick up her poop with a plastic bag for now. I don't want her to be in the back yard by herself until I can get out there and clean it up. I wonder if there is a spray that we can spray on the dirt that will kill all life in the dirt.
I'm also going to have to give her a bath and wipe her paws everytime I bring her back inside the house so she doesn't lick anything that she might have picked up.
Discouraging
I bought my new bike wheel on April 13th, I think. My first ride was on April 14th so I'm going to assume it's the 13th when I got the wheel. I have 2 weeks worth of riding in my log which technically is only 3 days per week. But in those 2 weeks I haven't lost 1lb. It's a bit discouraging when you ride so far and get no results from it.
I guess in all fairness I wouldn't lose the weight so easily with only 3 days per week but I've just stared exercising again so it's not going to be easy on my legs to just get back into the routine again. I mean, when I first started riding last year I only rode for half a mile before my legs were just killing me because I hadn't ridden in so many years. And it took me 2 weeks just to get to the point where I was riding for 6 miles a day. Then I went up to 10 miles a day then next thing you know I was able to ride 18 miles. That of course was only 2 days that I did that. I knew it was too much so I went back to 10 miles per day.
My point is that I've started up again going 10 miles a day instead of easing myself into it. So it's a bit discouraging that 30 miles a week gives me no results.
That first week that I was riding Chip got his check on that Friday so he wanted to go to Hometown Buffet on Sunday for dinner when he got off work. Then the very next day was his day off and he took me to China Town Buffet. Oh and plus we went to Taco Bell. I knew I wasn't going to lose weight that first week but come on, the buffets and Taco Bell were a bit much for someone who is working so hard to lose weight.
The 2nd week I wasn't even trying hard enough to eat right. I'd have a bowl of cereal for breakfast or some days just toast then go ride and eat a Tiger's Milk bar when I got to the half hour mark when I took my break to give me the strength and energy to get back home. But then I'd come home and I was so hungry that I'd end up eating 2 sandwiches. Some days I'd eat a whole box of Macaroni and Cheese (cooked of course duh lol). That's definitely not good for trying to lose some weight.
I've taken the last 2 days off. The day before yesterday I took off because I had ridden 2 days in a row and my legs just needed a break. Then that day I couldn't breath through my nose so I took yesterday off thinking I was coming down with a cold but I was fine. I'm still a little stuffed up. But I'm taking today off too because it's Chips day off. Plus our dog doesn't seem to be doing too well for some reason. I don't know whats wrong with her. She might be constipated or she might be sick. We can't take her to the vet so we're watching her.
This week I have to really focus on what I eat and I have to try hard to get motivated to ride because I don't want to be discouraged. I need to lose this weight. We're talkin 90lbs here that I have to lose. I have to try so hard to eat less to shrink my stomach so that I get full faster so I don't overeat. I'm going to try the best that I can. I don't have any money until Friday though so I have to eat what we got in the house. I'm going to buy a head of lettuce though to try and eat some salad for lunch today and maybe for dinner too. That should help start getting my stomach smaller.
I think one of the things that is stopping me is the stress from thinking about it too hard. They say that stress raises your Cortisol levels which makes it harder to lose the weight. I've been documenting my every move (my rides that is) so maybe that is causing more stress than anything. Plus the stress every time I weigh myself. UGH!
I think the new plan should be to write down all the info from the bike computer but not think too much about it. Try my best to start eating salads and maybe even sliced cucumbers and carrots etc. Just eat veggies as much as possible to help with my hunger pangs. And maybe put the scale in the back of the car so Chip takes it to work with him so I don't have any way of weighing myself every day. Just do my weekly weigh in. Or maybe a month weigh in. That should help if I only weigh in once a month.
Oh that reminds me. (I'm sorry, this post is getting too long.) A few years ago I think I was 212lbs and so I started eating salads. I wasn't restricting myself on what I put in it. I put sliced olives, hard boiled egg or tuna, cucumbers, carrot and I used the salad mix (not head of lettuce) and I used ranch dressing. I didn't weigh myself at all for 3 months and I got down to 170lbs. All of a sudden I weighed myself and that was the end of the weight loss. Weighing myself put stress on me to keep losing weight so I was constantly weighing myself and the weight started coming back on. Maybe I should just act like I'm not trying to lose weight and eat the salads again but not weigh myself ever again lol.
I guess in all fairness I wouldn't lose the weight so easily with only 3 days per week but I've just stared exercising again so it's not going to be easy on my legs to just get back into the routine again. I mean, when I first started riding last year I only rode for half a mile before my legs were just killing me because I hadn't ridden in so many years. And it took me 2 weeks just to get to the point where I was riding for 6 miles a day. Then I went up to 10 miles a day then next thing you know I was able to ride 18 miles. That of course was only 2 days that I did that. I knew it was too much so I went back to 10 miles per day.
My point is that I've started up again going 10 miles a day instead of easing myself into it. So it's a bit discouraging that 30 miles a week gives me no results.
That first week that I was riding Chip got his check on that Friday so he wanted to go to Hometown Buffet on Sunday for dinner when he got off work. Then the very next day was his day off and he took me to China Town Buffet. Oh and plus we went to Taco Bell. I knew I wasn't going to lose weight that first week but come on, the buffets and Taco Bell were a bit much for someone who is working so hard to lose weight.
The 2nd week I wasn't even trying hard enough to eat right. I'd have a bowl of cereal for breakfast or some days just toast then go ride and eat a Tiger's Milk bar when I got to the half hour mark when I took my break to give me the strength and energy to get back home. But then I'd come home and I was so hungry that I'd end up eating 2 sandwiches. Some days I'd eat a whole box of Macaroni and Cheese (cooked of course duh lol). That's definitely not good for trying to lose some weight.
I've taken the last 2 days off. The day before yesterday I took off because I had ridden 2 days in a row and my legs just needed a break. Then that day I couldn't breath through my nose so I took yesterday off thinking I was coming down with a cold but I was fine. I'm still a little stuffed up. But I'm taking today off too because it's Chips day off. Plus our dog doesn't seem to be doing too well for some reason. I don't know whats wrong with her. She might be constipated or she might be sick. We can't take her to the vet so we're watching her.
This week I have to really focus on what I eat and I have to try hard to get motivated to ride because I don't want to be discouraged. I need to lose this weight. We're talkin 90lbs here that I have to lose. I have to try so hard to eat less to shrink my stomach so that I get full faster so I don't overeat. I'm going to try the best that I can. I don't have any money until Friday though so I have to eat what we got in the house. I'm going to buy a head of lettuce though to try and eat some salad for lunch today and maybe for dinner too. That should help start getting my stomach smaller.
I think one of the things that is stopping me is the stress from thinking about it too hard. They say that stress raises your Cortisol levels which makes it harder to lose the weight. I've been documenting my every move (my rides that is) so maybe that is causing more stress than anything. Plus the stress every time I weigh myself. UGH!
I think the new plan should be to write down all the info from the bike computer but not think too much about it. Try my best to start eating salads and maybe even sliced cucumbers and carrots etc. Just eat veggies as much as possible to help with my hunger pangs. And maybe put the scale in the back of the car so Chip takes it to work with him so I don't have any way of weighing myself every day. Just do my weekly weigh in. Or maybe a month weigh in. That should help if I only weigh in once a month.
Oh that reminds me. (I'm sorry, this post is getting too long.) A few years ago I think I was 212lbs and so I started eating salads. I wasn't restricting myself on what I put in it. I put sliced olives, hard boiled egg or tuna, cucumbers, carrot and I used the salad mix (not head of lettuce) and I used ranch dressing. I didn't weigh myself at all for 3 months and I got down to 170lbs. All of a sudden I weighed myself and that was the end of the weight loss. Weighing myself put stress on me to keep losing weight so I was constantly weighing myself and the weight started coming back on. Maybe I should just act like I'm not trying to lose weight and eat the salads again but not weigh myself ever again lol.
YouTube Movies and TV Shows
I'm a bit behind in the news. I know that YouTube has movies and TV Shows or they just added that recently. Yesterday I watched "The Blue Lagoon". I never saw it. It came out in 1980 and I was 10 at the time so I wasn't able to see it for obvious reasons. It's rated R. Not only that but I'd have to be an adult to really get it. So I watched it and really understood it. Such a sad and happy ending.
Anyway, they don't have a whole lot of movies and TV shows yet because they just started but I'm sure they will have every movie and TV show ever made available for all to see.
I usually watch TV shows on Hulu because they have them like the very next day usually after airing on TV. Sometimes I have to wait a few days after the show airs on TV but it's not too long. And you can subscribe to TV shows on Hulu so they email you to let you know a show is on their website so you don't miss it.
This will certainly put Netflix out of business if people are able to just watch their movies right from YouTube. Netflix is going to have to think fast and lower their prices and offer unlimited viewing through their website to compete.
The movies and tv shows you watch on YouTube do have commercials. I was thinking that perhaps watching YouTube movies is like stealing from the actors and the production companies but the commercials probably make up for that. The Blue Lagoon had like 10 commercials, it was all the same commercial just played every 10 minutes or so. So that probably pays for it all so YouTube can continue showing them for free.
It's the same thing as watching regular TV, you still have to watch commercials, but only 1 commercial, not 2 minutes worth of commercials. More like 1 30 second commercial. I think that I can handle being interrupted every 10 or so minutes by a 30 second commercial and be able to watch it for free than have to wait for the movies to come in the mail via Netflix and have it scratched and unplayable or have it come to me broken or never even receive it at all. Which has happened to me by the way. But that's another blog post for another time.
All in all I give YouTube a big thumbs up for making it available for free.
Anyway, they don't have a whole lot of movies and TV shows yet because they just started but I'm sure they will have every movie and TV show ever made available for all to see.
I usually watch TV shows on Hulu because they have them like the very next day usually after airing on TV. Sometimes I have to wait a few days after the show airs on TV but it's not too long. And you can subscribe to TV shows on Hulu so they email you to let you know a show is on their website so you don't miss it.
This will certainly put Netflix out of business if people are able to just watch their movies right from YouTube. Netflix is going to have to think fast and lower their prices and offer unlimited viewing through their website to compete.
The movies and tv shows you watch on YouTube do have commercials. I was thinking that perhaps watching YouTube movies is like stealing from the actors and the production companies but the commercials probably make up for that. The Blue Lagoon had like 10 commercials, it was all the same commercial just played every 10 minutes or so. So that probably pays for it all so YouTube can continue showing them for free.
It's the same thing as watching regular TV, you still have to watch commercials, but only 1 commercial, not 2 minutes worth of commercials. More like 1 30 second commercial. I think that I can handle being interrupted every 10 or so minutes by a 30 second commercial and be able to watch it for free than have to wait for the movies to come in the mail via Netflix and have it scratched and unplayable or have it come to me broken or never even receive it at all. Which has happened to me by the way. But that's another blog post for another time.
All in all I give YouTube a big thumbs up for making it available for free.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
RapidShare AG Scam
Today I was sitting at the computer looking at YouTube videos and my email program told me I had email. So I went to look and here is this one email from a business called RapidShare AG showing me my account information. Then a 2nd email which came at the exact same time from PayPal showing that I had been charged €29.99 EUR.
At first I thought it was just another email phishing scam asking me to click a link and give up my password so I just opened a new browser and manually typed www.paypal.com. I entered my password and sure enough there was that euro dollar charge and they did the exhcange rate thing so the total that will come out of my checking account in 3 business days is $37.34.
So without hesitation I searched for the PayPal phone number and called them and told them "I DID NOT AUTHORIZE THIS!!!!" I told the guy on the phone that I don't even know what RapidShare is and he said it's a file sharing website. How did he know that? Perhaps PayPal knows about this yet they are still allowing people to be charged for this? I don't know. He walked me through the process of disputing the claim but said it could take 10 days.
10 Days? It only takes 3 days for them to take the money directly out of my checking account. I only have $18 available until my next check. So I called Bank of America and told them what happened and I told them that I talked to PayPal about it and I wanted to make sure that they don't get their money from me through my checking account which should be in 3 days. Well, that costs $20 and like I said, I have $18 available so now I gotta put $2 in the bank to cover my ass because if they take $20 and I have $18 they're going to charge me $20 insufficient fund fee lol. That's $40.
Why should I end up having to pay $40 when I'm the one being scammed?
OK so I went to the Google search engine and found out that this is indeed a scam. Someone didn't just sign me up for this website or service, this company somehow got my PayPal password and they charged me for an account that I never asked for.
I was going to call them because PayPal has all the details but they are in Switzerland. I can't call Switzerland! First of all they would probably put me on hold for 20 minutes and my phone bill would skyrocket. I could use my PSP with Skype but then I'd have to pay Skype more money to make a international call. The details also provide the company email address so I emailed them telling them that I disputed the claim with PayPal so they might as well just reverse their charge because they are not getting any money from me.
So now with all that out in the open, I have to go to the ATM machine to deposit $2.
UPDATE: This transaction did go through to the bank on that Monday which means the stop payment thing through Bank of America didn't take. In fact when I called them they said that it wouldn't have worked anyway because that is supposed to be for a monthly stop payment, not for a 1 time stop payment. I don't know why they were going to use that then if that wasn't for what I needed. Gawd!
Our dog Flower had a medical emergency so Chip had to call his brother to ask him to NOT cash my rent check which means that since it did go through to my banking account I didn't go in the negative so I don't have to worry about insufficient funds fee... for now.
The refund did go through with PayPal and the money is back in my PayPal account. However, they didn't put it back in my checking account. I wish they just put it back where they got it from. But, I think I'm going to just leave it in there just in case something happens like this again. Also it's good to save money right?
So everything worked out in the end.
At first I thought it was just another email phishing scam asking me to click a link and give up my password so I just opened a new browser and manually typed www.paypal.com. I entered my password and sure enough there was that euro dollar charge and they did the exhcange rate thing so the total that will come out of my checking account in 3 business days is $37.34.
So without hesitation I searched for the PayPal phone number and called them and told them "I DID NOT AUTHORIZE THIS!!!!" I told the guy on the phone that I don't even know what RapidShare is and he said it's a file sharing website. How did he know that? Perhaps PayPal knows about this yet they are still allowing people to be charged for this? I don't know. He walked me through the process of disputing the claim but said it could take 10 days.
10 Days? It only takes 3 days for them to take the money directly out of my checking account. I only have $18 available until my next check. So I called Bank of America and told them what happened and I told them that I talked to PayPal about it and I wanted to make sure that they don't get their money from me through my checking account which should be in 3 days. Well, that costs $20 and like I said, I have $18 available so now I gotta put $2 in the bank to cover my ass because if they take $20 and I have $18 they're going to charge me $20 insufficient fund fee lol. That's $40.
Why should I end up having to pay $40 when I'm the one being scammed?
OK so I went to the Google search engine and found out that this is indeed a scam. Someone didn't just sign me up for this website or service, this company somehow got my PayPal password and they charged me for an account that I never asked for.
I was going to call them because PayPal has all the details but they are in Switzerland. I can't call Switzerland! First of all they would probably put me on hold for 20 minutes and my phone bill would skyrocket. I could use my PSP with Skype but then I'd have to pay Skype more money to make a international call. The details also provide the company email address so I emailed them telling them that I disputed the claim with PayPal so they might as well just reverse their charge because they are not getting any money from me.
So now with all that out in the open, I have to go to the ATM machine to deposit $2.
UPDATE: This transaction did go through to the bank on that Monday which means the stop payment thing through Bank of America didn't take. In fact when I called them they said that it wouldn't have worked anyway because that is supposed to be for a monthly stop payment, not for a 1 time stop payment. I don't know why they were going to use that then if that wasn't for what I needed. Gawd!
Our dog Flower had a medical emergency so Chip had to call his brother to ask him to NOT cash my rent check which means that since it did go through to my banking account I didn't go in the negative so I don't have to worry about insufficient funds fee... for now.
The refund did go through with PayPal and the money is back in my PayPal account. However, they didn't put it back in my checking account. I wish they just put it back where they got it from. But, I think I'm going to just leave it in there just in case something happens like this again. Also it's good to save money right?
So everything worked out in the end.
Friday, April 24, 2009
How To Change a Dell DJ-20 Battery
I just posted this video on YouTube. It's sort of a tutorial on how to change the battery in a Dell DJ-20.
Change Dell DJ-20 Battery
I got this for Christmas in 2004 but it didn't actually arrive until the middle of January 2005 so technically the day I got it is when the warranty started. Over the next year the battery would start to die so when I charge it it's supposed to have 8 hours of battery life but that started going down more and more until it wouldn't even turn on at all.
I called Dell about getting a new battery but since my warranty had lapsed (they never contacted me to renew it, I didn't think to call them because I thought I had a 2 year warranty, that's what I chose when we bought it through their website) so they refused to help me. I told the person I was talking to that I basically had a $318 paper weight. The guy said yeah I understand but without a warranty there is nothing we can do. I asked about buying a new battery, they wanted like $75 for a new one. I couldn't afford that.
So it sat in a drawer until September 2008 when I wanted to start riding my bike for exercise. I didn't want to ride without my tunes so I went on eBay and found a battery for a Dell DJ-20. Unfortunately it was .50mm too wide and it would've ended up costing me more than the battery was worth to send it back so I said screw it, I'll make it work.
In this video I will demonstrate how to remove the old one and put in the new one. Although mine I couldn't put it in so I had to tape it to the back. But it works and that's all that matters. I actually put the Dell DJ into a neoprene camera case to protect it.
I don't know why but when I was video taping myself doing this my hands all of a sudden got so shaky. I was kinda afraid of breaking it when pulling the old battery out even though I had to put it in for this video and then take it back out lol. I knew what I was doing because I did it before but I got nervous all of a sudden I guess.
Anyway, for those people who have been searching for this, here you go. I would've embedded the video in here but it just looks better at the YouTube website since it's widescreen.
Change Dell DJ-20 Battery
I got this for Christmas in 2004 but it didn't actually arrive until the middle of January 2005 so technically the day I got it is when the warranty started. Over the next year the battery would start to die so when I charge it it's supposed to have 8 hours of battery life but that started going down more and more until it wouldn't even turn on at all.
I called Dell about getting a new battery but since my warranty had lapsed (they never contacted me to renew it, I didn't think to call them because I thought I had a 2 year warranty, that's what I chose when we bought it through their website) so they refused to help me. I told the person I was talking to that I basically had a $318 paper weight. The guy said yeah I understand but without a warranty there is nothing we can do. I asked about buying a new battery, they wanted like $75 for a new one. I couldn't afford that.
So it sat in a drawer until September 2008 when I wanted to start riding my bike for exercise. I didn't want to ride without my tunes so I went on eBay and found a battery for a Dell DJ-20. Unfortunately it was .50mm too wide and it would've ended up costing me more than the battery was worth to send it back so I said screw it, I'll make it work.
In this video I will demonstrate how to remove the old one and put in the new one. Although mine I couldn't put it in so I had to tape it to the back. But it works and that's all that matters. I actually put the Dell DJ into a neoprene camera case to protect it.
I don't know why but when I was video taping myself doing this my hands all of a sudden got so shaky. I was kinda afraid of breaking it when pulling the old battery out even though I had to put it in for this video and then take it back out lol. I knew what I was doing because I did it before but I got nervous all of a sudden I guess.
Anyway, for those people who have been searching for this, here you go. I would've embedded the video in here but it just looks better at the YouTube website since it's widescreen.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Neat Breakfast Ideas
I was just thinking of something. Why go to McDonald's for a breakfast sandwich when you have the Big City Sliders Station? All you have to do is buy some ground up sausage meat then roll it into balls and press them with this thing but don't cook it in there. Just pop them out and cook them on the skillet (or BBQ).
Then beat some eggs and pour them into the 5 spaces and of course, as per instructions cook on low heat for 4 minutes. Obviously since it's eggs you can't press them and you can't use that top press piece to put on top of the eggs, it's too heavy and the eggs will come out and get all over the place. So what I think is let them cook for a few minutes. Since they are small spaces they won't take that long to cook then you can just add the lid when it's pretty solid. It says that you can flip them so that's a good idea I guess if you can. Make sure you use Pam.
Then once you are done cooking the eggs and the sausage take some English muffins or better yet, make some fresh baked biscuits. Preferably from the recipe from the Bisquick mix instead of the ones that are in a tube. Those are never right. But when those are done just slice it then place the sausage on the bottom, a piece of cheese (optional) on top of the sausage then add the egg on top.
I'm sure this will be such a good sandwich. And since they are so tiny you could enjoy a few of them. I can't wait to try this. When I do I'm going to take some pictures and add it to the recipes page heh.
Then beat some eggs and pour them into the 5 spaces and of course, as per instructions cook on low heat for 4 minutes. Obviously since it's eggs you can't press them and you can't use that top press piece to put on top of the eggs, it's too heavy and the eggs will come out and get all over the place. So what I think is let them cook for a few minutes. Since they are small spaces they won't take that long to cook then you can just add the lid when it's pretty solid. It says that you can flip them so that's a good idea I guess if you can. Make sure you use Pam.
Then once you are done cooking the eggs and the sausage take some English muffins or better yet, make some fresh baked biscuits. Preferably from the recipe from the Bisquick mix instead of the ones that are in a tube. Those are never right. But when those are done just slice it then place the sausage on the bottom, a piece of cheese (optional) on top of the sausage then add the egg on top.
I'm sure this will be such a good sandwich. And since they are so tiny you could enjoy a few of them. I can't wait to try this. When I do I'm going to take some pictures and add it to the recipes page heh.
The Heat Is Gone
I know the song is "The Heat Is On" but for us in Bakersfield, it's gone. This is for the time being. The last few days has been really hot, like 95°F-100°F temperatures.
I went bike riding this morning and it was nice and cool but not too cold. I thought for sure it was going to be a scorcher today but it wasn't. Although there were times that I had to pull over into the shade because the sun was beating me down like Chris Brown on Rihanna. Too soon?
I looked at the forecast until Monday and it's going to be in the late 70's to mid 80's all week. Then the 6-10 day forecast it shows next week is going to be in the mid 80's too. Even on May 1st which is usually the day the 100°F temperatures start coming.
Although, you can never rely 100% on the weather forecast because it's not always accurate. So perhaps by May 1st it will be so hot I'm gonna be bike riding at 5am.
I went bike riding this morning and it was nice and cool but not too cold. I thought for sure it was going to be a scorcher today but it wasn't. Although there were times that I had to pull over into the shade because the sun was beating me down like Chris Brown on Rihanna. Too soon?
I looked at the forecast until Monday and it's going to be in the late 70's to mid 80's all week. Then the 6-10 day forecast it shows next week is going to be in the mid 80's too. Even on May 1st which is usually the day the 100°F temperatures start coming.
Although, you can never rely 100% on the weather forecast because it's not always accurate. So perhaps by May 1st it will be so hot I'm gonna be bike riding at 5am.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Big City Sliders Station
I got the Big City Sliders Station today. It was a lot smaller than I had thought it would be. But that's fine. It looks neat. I haven't been able to use it yet because I don't have any ground meat. I need to get to the store.
I've read several blog's about how crappy this device is and what a complete waste of $20 it is.
This one person said that when she opened her BCSS she smelled it and it had an unpleasant odor. I didn't smell mine but I washed it right away in warm soapy water. The instructions say hot soapy water though. It was hotter than regular warm so that's good enough I guess. But this person also said that she put it on the stove for 15 minutes by itself with no burgers in it to remove all the germs or what not. Well, I read the instructions and it clearly states not to put it on the stove without anything in it. And you have to cook the burgers on medium, not high. It also says not to cook it on a halogen or quartz stove surfaces yet in the commercial they are using the glass stove top.
Another person said that when he was biting into his mini burger he saw some silver on his burger and shouted STOP EATING! because the teflon was attached to the burgers. I'm sorry but you would notice that when you finish cooking them before putting them on the buns.
Another person said that he cooked like 70 or so mini burgers for a party, just batch after batch after batch. When he was done it was pretty nasty and he said he had to use a Brillo pad (or something like it) to clean it. The first rule when cleaning Teflon is no wire cleaning tools that can scratch the Teflon. Everyone knows that.
Well, the cooking time of this thing is 2-4 minutes on medium and I don't think that after the 3rd batch the Teflon is going to start coming off if you are using it right. That's what another person said, after the 3rd batch it started coming off and onto the burgers. That's only 12 minutes of use so if that happens to them after 12 minutes of use then I'm going to guess they are cooking it on high and leaving it on the stove for long periods of time without cooking anything in it.
But, I'm going to take all these comments that I've read into consideration and I'm not going to cook with it. I'm going to use it as a burger press then lay the 5 burgers on a piece of wax paper, put wax paper on top of the burgers, then add 5 more stacked and so on then put it all in a gallon zip lock bag. The one that you suck the air out. This way I can have maybe 30 or so mini burgers frozen and ready to use whenever I get the urge to eat some. And I plan on cooking them with a skillet. I know that Billy Mayes thinks that people who cook their mini burgers on a skillet are all morons who can't cook but I've done pretty good cooking burgers on a skillet my whole life, I think that I'll be ok.
I've read several blog's about how crappy this device is and what a complete waste of $20 it is.
This one person said that when she opened her BCSS she smelled it and it had an unpleasant odor. I didn't smell mine but I washed it right away in warm soapy water. The instructions say hot soapy water though. It was hotter than regular warm so that's good enough I guess. But this person also said that she put it on the stove for 15 minutes by itself with no burgers in it to remove all the germs or what not. Well, I read the instructions and it clearly states not to put it on the stove without anything in it. And you have to cook the burgers on medium, not high. It also says not to cook it on a halogen or quartz stove surfaces yet in the commercial they are using the glass stove top.
Another person said that when he was biting into his mini burger he saw some silver on his burger and shouted STOP EATING! because the teflon was attached to the burgers. I'm sorry but you would notice that when you finish cooking them before putting them on the buns.
Another person said that he cooked like 70 or so mini burgers for a party, just batch after batch after batch. When he was done it was pretty nasty and he said he had to use a Brillo pad (or something like it) to clean it. The first rule when cleaning Teflon is no wire cleaning tools that can scratch the Teflon. Everyone knows that.
Well, the cooking time of this thing is 2-4 minutes on medium and I don't think that after the 3rd batch the Teflon is going to start coming off if you are using it right. That's what another person said, after the 3rd batch it started coming off and onto the burgers. That's only 12 minutes of use so if that happens to them after 12 minutes of use then I'm going to guess they are cooking it on high and leaving it on the stove for long periods of time without cooking anything in it.
But, I'm going to take all these comments that I've read into consideration and I'm not going to cook with it. I'm going to use it as a burger press then lay the 5 burgers on a piece of wax paper, put wax paper on top of the burgers, then add 5 more stacked and so on then put it all in a gallon zip lock bag. The one that you suck the air out. This way I can have maybe 30 or so mini burgers frozen and ready to use whenever I get the urge to eat some. And I plan on cooking them with a skillet. I know that Billy Mayes thinks that people who cook their mini burgers on a skillet are all morons who can't cook but I've done pretty good cooking burgers on a skillet my whole life, I think that I'll be ok.
Bicycle
I woke up at 7am with the alarm clock with the intention of leaving the house at 8:30am or when Chip left for work. But then I realized that I might be getting a package in the mail any day now so I just decided to wait another hour for the mail. It's a good thing I did because she left a big package on my doorstep and didn't even ring the bell. She just left it there. If I wasn't home when she dropped it off then someone could've taken it. It was the Big City Slider Station from Publishers Clearing House lol. Yeah I know, I could've gotten it from Walmart but I can pay for it over the next 4 months. I don't have the money to spend at Walmart right now.
Before the mail came I thought that I would go to Albertson's real fast and see what they have in the way of energy bars. When I get to a certain point my stomach starts hurting because all of a sudden it's like I'm starving or something. I don't know why it does that so I wanted to get some energy bars. They aren't too bad I guess, most of them are a bit expensive like $1.50 - $2. But then I saw the Tiger's Milk bars which were only .89 cents but they also had a tag that said buy 1 get 1 free. So I bought 3 of them and got 3 for free. I'm going to have to go back later and buy 20 more for $10 lol.
So then I went to the bike path and didn't stop for any rest, I was going to just rest at a Yokuts park just before Beach Park but then I figured that Beach Park is right next to Yokuts park so I might as well just keep going to Beach Park. When I got there I sat on the cement bench and grabbed my Tiger's Milk bar and enjoyed it. My stomach was a little tiny bit hungry but it wasn't too hungry but this Tiger's Milk bar filled it. I sat there for probably 15 minutes then I went on my way back the way I came to come home.
When I got home I took the bicycle computer off and when I opened the back door the dog (toy chihuahua) was jumping up for me to pick her up and I did then I started walking in the door and went to reach for the doorknob to close it and the computer fell out of my hand. OMG!!! I picked it up and it was flashing numbers as if I had just taken the battery out and replaced it so it wanted me to set it up. This means that I had lost all my information.
Luckily I had looked at the info before I got home so I kinda knew what my trip odometer was. It was about 10 miles which was the same exact amount of miles I went on April 17th so I just wrote down the same miles. Also I looked at my average speed and it was 12.2 so I wrote that down on my sheet (and in the bike computer stats in the Spark People page). My time was about the same as April 17th also so I just put 52 minutes and no seconds. I don't know how many calories or fat calories that was but I'm not really concerned. The reason I say that is because going 12.2mph burns more calories than going 11.8mph. Not that much but still, the numbers wouldn't be the same.
So that's it. Tomorrow I'm going to leave at the same time as Chip since I'm not expecting anything in the mail. Well, I did buy him some ties for Church with crosses on them but I'm sure they will be in a small enough package that they can slip it into the big box outside.
Before the mail came I thought that I would go to Albertson's real fast and see what they have in the way of energy bars. When I get to a certain point my stomach starts hurting because all of a sudden it's like I'm starving or something. I don't know why it does that so I wanted to get some energy bars. They aren't too bad I guess, most of them are a bit expensive like $1.50 - $2. But then I saw the Tiger's Milk bars which were only .89 cents but they also had a tag that said buy 1 get 1 free. So I bought 3 of them and got 3 for free. I'm going to have to go back later and buy 20 more for $10 lol.
So then I went to the bike path and didn't stop for any rest, I was going to just rest at a Yokuts park just before Beach Park but then I figured that Beach Park is right next to Yokuts park so I might as well just keep going to Beach Park. When I got there I sat on the cement bench and grabbed my Tiger's Milk bar and enjoyed it. My stomach was a little tiny bit hungry but it wasn't too hungry but this Tiger's Milk bar filled it. I sat there for probably 15 minutes then I went on my way back the way I came to come home.
When I got home I took the bicycle computer off and when I opened the back door the dog (toy chihuahua) was jumping up for me to pick her up and I did then I started walking in the door and went to reach for the doorknob to close it and the computer fell out of my hand. OMG!!! I picked it up and it was flashing numbers as if I had just taken the battery out and replaced it so it wanted me to set it up. This means that I had lost all my information.
Luckily I had looked at the info before I got home so I kinda knew what my trip odometer was. It was about 10 miles which was the same exact amount of miles I went on April 17th so I just wrote down the same miles. Also I looked at my average speed and it was 12.2 so I wrote that down on my sheet (and in the bike computer stats in the Spark People page). My time was about the same as April 17th also so I just put 52 minutes and no seconds. I don't know how many calories or fat calories that was but I'm not really concerned. The reason I say that is because going 12.2mph burns more calories than going 11.8mph. Not that much but still, the numbers wouldn't be the same.
So that's it. Tomorrow I'm going to leave at the same time as Chip since I'm not expecting anything in the mail. Well, I did buy him some ties for Church with crosses on them but I'm sure they will be in a small enough package that they can slip it into the big box outside.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Anthony's On CBS Early Show
The parents of Casey Anthony were on the CBS Early Show this morning. It was only a 10 minute interview but tomorrow they will have part 2.
They were very soft spoken today, not argumentative or anything negative like they have been lately. When asked a question that Cindy did not like, she looked over to her attorney to respond for her. She looked like she was about to fly off the handle but thought to herself that it's counterproductive to overreact.
They know that they need to start being a lot more softer to the public because their credibility has gone out the window so they are trying to rebuild that. Without credibility they won't be able to help their daughter when this comes to trial.
Oprah was supposed to do this interview with them in late April but she backed out. She was probably afraid that it wouldn't go very good or maybe perhaps Oprah isn't so sympathetic and knows about Cindy and George Anthony's credibility and does not want to help them fix it. Who really knows for sure but they can count that out. Oprah would've been a lot better for them than the CBS Early Show.
They were very soft spoken today, not argumentative or anything negative like they have been lately. When asked a question that Cindy did not like, she looked over to her attorney to respond for her. She looked like she was about to fly off the handle but thought to herself that it's counterproductive to overreact.
They know that they need to start being a lot more softer to the public because their credibility has gone out the window so they are trying to rebuild that. Without credibility they won't be able to help their daughter when this comes to trial.
Oprah was supposed to do this interview with them in late April but she backed out. She was probably afraid that it wouldn't go very good or maybe perhaps Oprah isn't so sympathetic and knows about Cindy and George Anthony's credibility and does not want to help them fix it. Who really knows for sure but they can count that out. Oprah would've been a lot better for them than the CBS Early Show.
Too Hot
Well, I've decided that I'm going to wait until tomorrow to ride the bike. I took yesterday off because it was Chips day off but now the weather is getting too hot for me to even want to go riding. I just don't feel like it anymore.
This is my issue, if it's too cold I don't want to go, if it's too hot I don't want to go. Well, in Bakersfield it's only normal for a month before summer then a month after the heat dies down before winter. So I don't have that many options.
This is what I'm thinking. Since it's getting hot outside but it's cooler in the morning then I'm going to start going out at the same time that Chip leaves for work. So I'm going to get up at 8am and have something to eat then at 8:30am when he leaves I will leave too. I know that I've said that before and then it never happened but this is how I'm going to do it starting tomorrow.
I really need this exercise and I don't want to suffer in the process because of the heat. I don't think it's that healthy to exercise when it's 100+ outside. That's why the gym has the A/C going.
When summer does come though I'm going to have to make a real effort to get up earlier in the morning, like at the crack of dawn to leave the house and get it over with. There is no way that I'm going to be out when it's 110-120 outside. No way.
Actually getting out there early in the morning is probably a very good idea no matter what the temperature is. I've heard from trainers that it's better to do your work out before you go to work early in the morning. So, perhaps getting out there early is a smart move. Maybe this will help me lose weight easier.
This is my issue, if it's too cold I don't want to go, if it's too hot I don't want to go. Well, in Bakersfield it's only normal for a month before summer then a month after the heat dies down before winter. So I don't have that many options.
This is what I'm thinking. Since it's getting hot outside but it's cooler in the morning then I'm going to start going out at the same time that Chip leaves for work. So I'm going to get up at 8am and have something to eat then at 8:30am when he leaves I will leave too. I know that I've said that before and then it never happened but this is how I'm going to do it starting tomorrow.
I really need this exercise and I don't want to suffer in the process because of the heat. I don't think it's that healthy to exercise when it's 100+ outside. That's why the gym has the A/C going.
When summer does come though I'm going to have to make a real effort to get up earlier in the morning, like at the crack of dawn to leave the house and get it over with. There is no way that I'm going to be out when it's 110-120 outside. No way.
Actually getting out there early in the morning is probably a very good idea no matter what the temperature is. I've heard from trainers that it's better to do your work out before you go to work early in the morning. So, perhaps getting out there early is a smart move. Maybe this will help me lose weight easier.
TV Dinners
Remember TV dinners? I can remember how my mom didn't feel like cooking so she would put the TV dinners in the oven and it would take probably 45 minutes to cook them all. They had aluminum pans and so when you were done you could literally crumble your plate up and throw it in the trash.
I think in the 90's they did an overhaul of the TV dinners by putting them in plastic containers and made it possible to microwave them. But over the years the plates and the portions have gotten smaller and smaller.
Now you can buy a TV dinner for $1. Well, not all of them but the Banquet ones are almost always on sale for $1 at the grocery store. But you gotta remember, you get what you pay for because the portions are very tiny. They are the perfect size for children but if you are a big guy like me, sometimes it can take 3 of these dinners to even make a dent in my huge stomach. And even then I'm still hungry.
I'm all for microwaving my food but there are certain things that aren't meant to be put in the microwave. Like for example the pizzas in these Banquet dinners. First of all, the portion on the box is bigger than the portion in the box and then when it's finished cooking it's all slimy on the bottom and the cheese isn't even cooked all the way and the bread is mostly hard as a rock around the edges.
The Chicken nuggets meals are ok but the nuggets start to petrify if you put it in too long and usually too long is the amount of time they say to put it in.
And what's up with putting pudding into TV dinners? Come on! I don't want hot pudding lol. I like my pudding to be cold right out of the fridge and sometimes we put pudding cups in the freezer to make them colder and they get a little frozen so it's kinda like fudgesicles minus the stick.
I do like the Banquet TV dinners for the variety though and the price is right. I just wish the portions were a little bigger.
I think in the 90's they did an overhaul of the TV dinners by putting them in plastic containers and made it possible to microwave them. But over the years the plates and the portions have gotten smaller and smaller.
Now you can buy a TV dinner for $1. Well, not all of them but the Banquet ones are almost always on sale for $1 at the grocery store. But you gotta remember, you get what you pay for because the portions are very tiny. They are the perfect size for children but if you are a big guy like me, sometimes it can take 3 of these dinners to even make a dent in my huge stomach. And even then I'm still hungry.
I'm all for microwaving my food but there are certain things that aren't meant to be put in the microwave. Like for example the pizzas in these Banquet dinners. First of all, the portion on the box is bigger than the portion in the box and then when it's finished cooking it's all slimy on the bottom and the cheese isn't even cooked all the way and the bread is mostly hard as a rock around the edges.
The Chicken nuggets meals are ok but the nuggets start to petrify if you put it in too long and usually too long is the amount of time they say to put it in.
And what's up with putting pudding into TV dinners? Come on! I don't want hot pudding lol. I like my pudding to be cold right out of the fridge and sometimes we put pudding cups in the freezer to make them colder and they get a little frozen so it's kinda like fudgesicles minus the stick.
I do like the Banquet TV dinners for the variety though and the price is right. I just wish the portions were a little bigger.
Early Bird
I was hoping to beat the heat by going out on the bike early like around 10am. I had my CamelBak filled with 2oz. of water and I had a 1 liter bottle filled to put in the water bottle cage just in case my CamelBak ran out of water. I was all dressed and ready to go and I turned on my Dell DJ and looked at the screen and it says LOW BATTERY.
Are you kidding me? That battery is supposed to last I don't know, something like 8 to 12 hours or something like that. The last time I used it was Sunday and I was only out for 2 hours, when I came home I turned it off (pausing it stops the music then it shuts off in 5 minutes automatically). I'm thinking that some how maybe it didn't shut off automatically and it jut stayed on.
Well, it's charging and hopefully I'll be out riding by 12 lol. It takes a couple of hours to charge. I don't care how long it takes as long as I get to go out and be back in time for Stargate SG-1 lol.
Are you kidding me? That battery is supposed to last I don't know, something like 8 to 12 hours or something like that. The last time I used it was Sunday and I was only out for 2 hours, when I came home I turned it off (pausing it stops the music then it shuts off in 5 minutes automatically). I'm thinking that some how maybe it didn't shut off automatically and it jut stayed on.
Well, it's charging and hopefully I'll be out riding by 12 lol. It takes a couple of hours to charge. I don't care how long it takes as long as I get to go out and be back in time for Stargate SG-1 lol.
Monday, April 20, 2009
The New Sci-fi Brand?
The Sci-Fi channel has decided that after 16 years they aren't satisfied with their own image and so they want to dramatically change it. But could it drive away it's audience?
Here is the article on the Sci-Fi Wire website which is owned and operated by the Sci-Fi channel:
Here is the article on the Sci-Fi Wire website which is owned and operated by the Sci-Fi channel:
SCI FI Channel to become Syfy; “Imagine Greater” is new message
My own personal opinion is that I think they should not change their name or their image. If it ain't broke don't fix it.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Goodbye IHOP, Hello Big Boy
A few months ago I noticed that 2 of Bakersfield's IHOP's have turned from a blue color to a red color and renamed "Clay's". I can't go to Clay's because it makes me think of Clay Aiken and then I just imagine all the waitresses and waiters have Clay Aiken hair and they are singing to their customers trying to get their order. It sends shivers down my spine. Hehe just kidding.
But on a positive note, the Bakers Square on Ming Ave. closed down (well, that's not the positive part) and a Bob's Big Boy is moving in it's place. I've loved that place since I was a kid. My parent's always bought me the Big Boy comic books and I had some Big Boy toys. The burgers were very similar to Big Macs but they didn't have the same sauce, the Big Boy burger had a better sauce.
The one thing I remember about Bob's Big Boy was the hairdo's of all the waitresses. They were always high up like they had bee hives but with curls all over them. That is definitely what makes Bob's Big Boy to me. The comic books, burgers and hairdo's.
But on a positive note, the Bakers Square on Ming Ave. closed down (well, that's not the positive part) and a Bob's Big Boy is moving in it's place. I've loved that place since I was a kid. My parent's always bought me the Big Boy comic books and I had some Big Boy toys. The burgers were very similar to Big Macs but they didn't have the same sauce, the Big Boy burger had a better sauce.
The one thing I remember about Bob's Big Boy was the hairdo's of all the waitresses. They were always high up like they had bee hives but with curls all over them. That is definitely what makes Bob's Big Boy to me. The comic books, burgers and hairdo's.
Hot Ride
Today it was 100 degrees. Yes, in April it was that hot. Normally the summer heat begins on May 1st but apparently it was early. The 5 day forecast says that it's going to be in the 80's - 90's so hopefully it won't be too bad.
But since it was 100 degrees today it was a test for me to see if I could take it or not. Apparently I passed because it wasn't really that bad. However, there was cool wind so it wasn't a fair test. Normally when it's hot outside the wind is hot so I'm not sure how good of a test it was.
I will find out in either May or June how bad it's going to be. But no matter what temperature it is going to be I'm going to tough it out because I really want to lose this weight.
I'm thinking about adding ice packs to the inside of the CamelBak so that it will keep me cool on my back at least. That will keep me cool and so I won't die of heat exhaustion and it will keep the water cold in the process. Luckily there are a lot of shady areas that I can rest in along the bike path in the parks and rest stop at Manor Street.
I just gotta remember to keep sunblock in stock and in my frame bag. Oh and I'm going to have to reinstall the water cage on the frame to carry an extra bottle of water because today I had to refill my CamelBak with water from a drinking fountain and it tasted like a freakin garden hose. YUCK! No thank you, I'd much rather have clean and filtered water.
But since it was 100 degrees today it was a test for me to see if I could take it or not. Apparently I passed because it wasn't really that bad. However, there was cool wind so it wasn't a fair test. Normally when it's hot outside the wind is hot so I'm not sure how good of a test it was.
I will find out in either May or June how bad it's going to be. But no matter what temperature it is going to be I'm going to tough it out because I really want to lose this weight.
I'm thinking about adding ice packs to the inside of the CamelBak so that it will keep me cool on my back at least. That will keep me cool and so I won't die of heat exhaustion and it will keep the water cold in the process. Luckily there are a lot of shady areas that I can rest in along the bike path in the parks and rest stop at Manor Street.
I just gotta remember to keep sunblock in stock and in my frame bag. Oh and I'm going to have to reinstall the water cage on the frame to carry an extra bottle of water because today I had to refill my CamelBak with water from a drinking fountain and it tasted like a freakin garden hose. YUCK! No thank you, I'd much rather have clean and filtered water.
Sunblock
A few years ago when we were working on getting the house by the college ready to sell I bought some sunblock. I forgot when we started but it was taking far too long. We were supposed to be finished before summer time so we wouldn't have to deal with summer but we became extremely lazy.
Well, Summer came and we were working outside most of the time and I have sensitive skin so I bought some sunblock one day before going to the house. I didn't know what to buy as far as SPF because I wasn't clear on all of that. So I bought 2 kinds.
Hawaiian Tropic Ozone with 70SPF because it was the highest they had. I figured that this would be for me since my skin burns in minutes compared to most people.
Banana Boat Sport 30SPF for Chip. But we didn't use it all back then so I still have the bottles and it's a good thing I do because now I need it for the bike.
My arms from my elbows down are really tanned which is surprising that they aren't constantly in any pain lol. My face and the top of my bald head get red very fast and easy so I'm going to be using this for my face since I have a skull cap to wear on my ride.
I think for now I'm going to use the Banana Boat Sport 30SPF but when summer comes and it gets really hot I may decide to start using the Hawaiian Tropic Ozone 70SPF just to give me a little added protection against the sun.
It's too bad an umbrella on the bike would just slow me down LOL.
Well, Summer came and we were working outside most of the time and I have sensitive skin so I bought some sunblock one day before going to the house. I didn't know what to buy as far as SPF because I wasn't clear on all of that. So I bought 2 kinds.
Hawaiian Tropic Ozone with 70SPF because it was the highest they had. I figured that this would be for me since my skin burns in minutes compared to most people.
Banana Boat Sport 30SPF for Chip. But we didn't use it all back then so I still have the bottles and it's a good thing I do because now I need it for the bike.
My arms from my elbows down are really tanned which is surprising that they aren't constantly in any pain lol. My face and the top of my bald head get red very fast and easy so I'm going to be using this for my face since I have a skull cap to wear on my ride.
I think for now I'm going to use the Banana Boat Sport 30SPF but when summer comes and it gets really hot I may decide to start using the Hawaiian Tropic Ozone 70SPF just to give me a little added protection against the sun.
It's too bad an umbrella on the bike would just slow me down LOL.
Saturday, April 18, 2009
I Love You Man
Went to see this movie tonight called "I Love You Man". I don't get to go to the movies too often and when I do and the movie is good I like to talk about it. Well, even if it's bad I like to talk about how bad it stunk. This one was good though.
It's about this guy who is getting married and he realizes that he has no guy friends. So he starts to go out on "man dates" to try to get a connection with a guy so he doesn't look like such a pathetic loser to his fiancee.
I can totally relate though because besides all my online friends, I really don't have any real friends to speak of. Since we moved to Bakersfield I haven't really met anyone that I wanted to strike up a real friendship with. Well, there was our neighbor Dan but he's moved away and we really don't hear from him anymore. But he has his own "guy friends" that he's been hanging around with since they were in school.
This movie was totally funny though. Andy Samberg from Saturday Night Live was so good as a gay guy. He actually made gay people look cool by not flaming all over the movie. Good for him.
Thomas Lennon on the other hand. He was gayer and funnier than ever too. Everyone kinda expects him to be outrageous though since he is gay as Lieutenant Jim Dangle on Reno 911.
I thought this was a very funny movie and I was laughing the entire time, even when other people weren't laughing at which point I had to sink in my seat lol.
It's about this guy who is getting married and he realizes that he has no guy friends. So he starts to go out on "man dates" to try to get a connection with a guy so he doesn't look like such a pathetic loser to his fiancee.
I can totally relate though because besides all my online friends, I really don't have any real friends to speak of. Since we moved to Bakersfield I haven't really met anyone that I wanted to strike up a real friendship with. Well, there was our neighbor Dan but he's moved away and we really don't hear from him anymore. But he has his own "guy friends" that he's been hanging around with since they were in school.
This movie was totally funny though. Andy Samberg from Saturday Night Live was so good as a gay guy. He actually made gay people look cool by not flaming all over the movie. Good for him.
Thomas Lennon on the other hand. He was gayer and funnier than ever too. Everyone kinda expects him to be outrageous though since he is gay as Lieutenant Jim Dangle on Reno 911.
I thought this was a very funny movie and I was laughing the entire time, even when other people weren't laughing at which point I had to sink in my seat lol.
Picky Eater
I was a picky eater as a kid. I can remember all the way back to when I was about 3 or 4 years old and my mom made some meatloaf and it had tons of onions and green bell peppers and I tasted them and they just did not taste good to me so I picked them all out and only ate the meat. Well, my parent's wouldn't let me leave the table until all that stuff was gone. I think I sat there for about 4 hours staring at it. I just absolutely refused to eat it.
As I grew up I found out that I hated other things like yogurt and American cheese. There were some things I hated but I felt that I should compromise with my mom and just eat them like the greens. I loved spinach because Popeye ate spinach so I had to have it. And not fresh but from the can and it didn't matter to me if it was heated up. You never saw Popeye crush his spinach can then pour it into a pot and heat it on the stove. No, he ate it straight from the can.
My mom learned my likes and dislikes for food and so she would cook for the family but also cook for me. When she made potato salad she would put about 3/4 of the ingredients in a big bowl and the rest in a little bowl for me and she would put all the crap in the big bowl but be selective for me. My step dad on the other hand, he would purposely put onions and bell peppers in my food but hidden so I wouldn't see them so when I bit into the food I'd get a big bite of onions. Bastard.
But this post isn't about me. Oh no, it's about my dog. Dogs are normally always hungry. You can give them whatever and they will eat it with no problem. Within reason though. But you give them something to eat and they don't even give themselves time to chew it, they swallow it whole. Not my dog. Oh no. She's a toy chihuahua. She used to do that but then she learned I guess and so she smells the people food first before she eats it.
I've given her hot dogs (1/2 a hot dog) in the past, I slice them lengthwise to quarter them then I cut the slices so they are little tiny pieces she can chew. She normally likes hot dogs. But all of a sudden now she sniffs them and looks up at me as if to say "you got anything else?".
Yeah, how about your dog food? Oh that's another thing. I've bought her 2 different brands of dog food, she hates it. She will only eat the cats food. Her dog food has different colors like yellow, orange, brown, green. She picks through them with her nose and pushes all the brown ones out and she only eats the colored ones. OMG this is the pickiest dog ever.
I gave her half of a hot dog knowing she might turn her nose up on it and of course she did. I thought well maybe she wants to be hand fed so I gave her a piece and she took it but then spit it out lol. So I gave her a little bit of some life cereal which she ate all of. Whatever dog lol. Whatever. I'm eating some macaroni and cheese with cut up hot dogs in it and she's staring at me like "can I have some?" but she's not getting any.
As I grew up I found out that I hated other things like yogurt and American cheese. There were some things I hated but I felt that I should compromise with my mom and just eat them like the greens. I loved spinach because Popeye ate spinach so I had to have it. And not fresh but from the can and it didn't matter to me if it was heated up. You never saw Popeye crush his spinach can then pour it into a pot and heat it on the stove. No, he ate it straight from the can.
My mom learned my likes and dislikes for food and so she would cook for the family but also cook for me. When she made potato salad she would put about 3/4 of the ingredients in a big bowl and the rest in a little bowl for me and she would put all the crap in the big bowl but be selective for me. My step dad on the other hand, he would purposely put onions and bell peppers in my food but hidden so I wouldn't see them so when I bit into the food I'd get a big bite of onions. Bastard.
But this post isn't about me. Oh no, it's about my dog. Dogs are normally always hungry. You can give them whatever and they will eat it with no problem. Within reason though. But you give them something to eat and they don't even give themselves time to chew it, they swallow it whole. Not my dog. Oh no. She's a toy chihuahua. She used to do that but then she learned I guess and so she smells the people food first before she eats it.
I've given her hot dogs (1/2 a hot dog) in the past, I slice them lengthwise to quarter them then I cut the slices so they are little tiny pieces she can chew. She normally likes hot dogs. But all of a sudden now she sniffs them and looks up at me as if to say "you got anything else?".
Yeah, how about your dog food? Oh that's another thing. I've bought her 2 different brands of dog food, she hates it. She will only eat the cats food. Her dog food has different colors like yellow, orange, brown, green. She picks through them with her nose and pushes all the brown ones out and she only eats the colored ones. OMG this is the pickiest dog ever.
I gave her half of a hot dog knowing she might turn her nose up on it and of course she did. I thought well maybe she wants to be hand fed so I gave her a piece and she took it but then spit it out lol. So I gave her a little bit of some life cereal which she ate all of. Whatever dog lol. Whatever. I'm eating some macaroni and cheese with cut up hot dogs in it and she's staring at me like "can I have some?" but she's not getting any.
Friday, April 17, 2009
WD-40 On My Bike
First off, I just want to say a big fat DUH! to myself.
I've been having trouble with my bicycle shifting gears. On November 20th I had an accident going up a bridge while standing on the peddles to try to gain speed and the gears shifted and it made me fall. I had to replace the handlebar and handlebar stem, buy a new computer and a new wheel. I could've bought a new bike with all the money I spent replacing those parts.
It didn't occur to me that the reason the bike kept shifting gears while I was riding because it needed some WD-40. I've had bicycles my entire life and not once have I ever had to spray WD-40 on the chain or the gears. So, now I know and I will keep the WD-40 with all my bicycle tools from now on lol.
I've been having trouble with my bicycle shifting gears. On November 20th I had an accident going up a bridge while standing on the peddles to try to gain speed and the gears shifted and it made me fall. I had to replace the handlebar and handlebar stem, buy a new computer and a new wheel. I could've bought a new bike with all the money I spent replacing those parts.
It didn't occur to me that the reason the bike kept shifting gears while I was riding because it needed some WD-40. I've had bicycles my entire life and not once have I ever had to spray WD-40 on the chain or the gears. So, now I know and I will keep the WD-40 with all my bicycle tools from now on lol.
DUH!
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Susan Boyle - Britains Got Talent 2009
Have you seen this video yet? OMG This British woman who went on the show Britain's Got Talent is the perfect example of not judging a book by it's cover. Take a look at this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY
Wow! Just Wow! Can you believe that voice coming from this woman? Like I said, this is the perfect example of not judging a book by it's cover. Just so amazing. I hope she gets far with this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY
Wow! Just Wow! Can you believe that voice coming from this woman? Like I said, this is the perfect example of not judging a book by it's cover. Just so amazing. I hope she gets far with this.
Stargate Infinity
I bought the Stargate Infinity complete series on DVD and it arrived today. They didn't have more than 1 season so it's only 4 discs with 26 episodes. Each episode is about 20 minutes and it's a cartoon.
It's neat because as a cartoon they can add bigger aliens that they wouldn't have the budget to build and they also have little ewok type aliens but smaller than the Star Wars ewoks. The cartoon can do things that real life people can't do.
Here is the product description from Amazon:
So far I've only watched the first 2 episodes but I like it. I will watch a few episodes every day until it's all done. Right now I don't have too much time to sit and watch the entire series at one time.
Here is the Amazon link for Stargate Infinity the complete series.
It's neat because as a cartoon they can add bigger aliens that they wouldn't have the budget to build and they also have little ewok type aliens but smaller than the Star Wars ewoks. The cartoon can do things that real life people can't do.
Here is the product description from Amazon:
Inspired by the blockbuster feature film and its two popular television spinoffs: Stargate: SG-1 and Stargate: Atlantis, Stargate: Infinity further explores the universe through the eyes of those few who are brave enough to venture through the mysterious Stargate.
This animated series chronicles a generation after the SGC first stepped through the alien device known as the Stargate. The war with the evil parasitic Goa uld is won. The once top-secret Stargate Command and its work have been declassified, and beings from other worlds are living among us.
But now there s a new threat and Major Gus Bonner must lead a group of young SGC cadets through the Stargate to protect the life of an Ancient from hostile new enemies.
So far I've only watched the first 2 episodes but I like it. I will watch a few episodes every day until it's all done. Right now I don't have too much time to sit and watch the entire series at one time.
Here is the Amazon link for Stargate Infinity the complete series.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Bravo A-List Awards
The Bravo A-List Awards was on tonight right after Kathy Griffins new special "She'll Cut A Bitch" which was funny as hell. Kathy hosted the Bravo A-List Awards and she was so funny. But that's pretty much a given, she's funny in anything and everything she does. I personally don't know why she's on the so called D-List because she deserves much better.
The very first award was to my future ex-boyfriend, Neil Patrick Harris. I chanted his name from the second I saw that he was nominated for A-List Actor and he won. Of course he got a standing ovation... well, I stood up anyway. I was also drooling a little.
Tori Spelling won an award for a book she wrote (I'm guessing she had a ghost writer). She was actually very funny, she said that she loves all the bloggers who bash her on a daily basis, calling her horse face and some other things but I don't think of her like that. I actually like Tori Spelling. So if it takes me calling her a horse face to get her to love me then Tori Spelling is a horse faced whore who can't act and she never eats. Sorry, I didn't mean that Tori. I love you...
The Real Housewives of Orange County, New York and Atlanta were all there. I have to say the only one of the group that I actually like was Gretchen from Orange County. Keep in mind I've only seen a few episodes, I try not to watch it because as I've said several times, I may be gay but I'm still a dude and dudes don't watch that lol. But I do admire Gretchen because she's the only real one on all of those shows. I actually can't judge the Atlanta bitch's because I haven't seen that one. But if I did, you go girl Nene.
At the very end, 3 of the Kardashian sisters who were playing Kathy's evil step-sisters pulled a very giant lever which poured a brown liquid which looked like chocolate all over Kathy. It reminded me of Carrie but without all the dying afterwards and her mom didn't say from her walker "they're all gonna laugh at you". Well, in a way they did laugh, just not at her but with her.
I personally hate watching awards shows because all it is to me is a bunch of rich bitch's getting an expensive gold award while wearing borrowed clothes and they get to go back home to their mansion while I'm stuck in the ghetto of Bakersfield. But I'm not bitter... I did like this awards show though only because Kathy Griffin was the hostess with the mostest.
The very first award was to my future ex-boyfriend, Neil Patrick Harris. I chanted his name from the second I saw that he was nominated for A-List Actor and he won. Of course he got a standing ovation... well, I stood up anyway. I was also drooling a little.
Tori Spelling won an award for a book she wrote (I'm guessing she had a ghost writer). She was actually very funny, she said that she loves all the bloggers who bash her on a daily basis, calling her horse face and some other things but I don't think of her like that. I actually like Tori Spelling. So if it takes me calling her a horse face to get her to love me then Tori Spelling is a horse faced whore who can't act and she never eats. Sorry, I didn't mean that Tori. I love you...
The Real Housewives of Orange County, New York and Atlanta were all there. I have to say the only one of the group that I actually like was Gretchen from Orange County. Keep in mind I've only seen a few episodes, I try not to watch it because as I've said several times, I may be gay but I'm still a dude and dudes don't watch that lol. But I do admire Gretchen because she's the only real one on all of those shows. I actually can't judge the Atlanta bitch's because I haven't seen that one. But if I did, you go girl Nene.
At the very end, 3 of the Kardashian sisters who were playing Kathy's evil step-sisters pulled a very giant lever which poured a brown liquid which looked like chocolate all over Kathy. It reminded me of Carrie but without all the dying afterwards and her mom didn't say from her walker "they're all gonna laugh at you". Well, in a way they did laugh, just not at her but with her.
I personally hate watching awards shows because all it is to me is a bunch of rich bitch's getting an expensive gold award while wearing borrowed clothes and they get to go back home to their mansion while I'm stuck in the ghetto of Bakersfield. But I'm not bitter... I did like this awards show though only because Kathy Griffin was the hostess with the mostest.
No Bikey Ridey Today
It is unfortunate but today I couldn't go on my bike ride. I've been waiting all day for our new tenant to bring the check to keep the house available for him. He mentioned that he had an appointment at 9:30am and I figured well you know how that goes. Your appointment is early but you could be there for hours and hours and hours. I waited 8 hours at a county hospital once and I had an emergency.
So it's now 1pm and I haven't gone on my bike ride because I've been waiting on this guy. I would've been gone and back 5 times by now.
Although, it is a bit cold out today and the wind is blowing something fierce so that's another reason why I've been waiting for these people to show up before I go out. But now it's too late cause I got Stargate SG-1 on at 3pm then Ghost Hunters is on the rest of the night.
Well that's OK, I'm just gonna say that I missed today for 3 reasons. The first reason is that my body might need to rest from yesterdays bike ride which is the first in months. When you are not in shape you aren't supposed to kill yourself up front lol.
Second, I don't want to get sick from the wind and the cold. I'm afraid that the wind is going to blow on my sweat and instead of drying my sweat it will make me colder and then make me sick.
Third my allergies are bad this year. With the wind blowing as it is, I'm sure a ton of weeds and pollen are going to be blowing in my face causing me to have to pull over constantly to sneeze and blow my nose.
So, because I can't think of any more lame excuses, tomorrow...
So it's now 1pm and I haven't gone on my bike ride because I've been waiting on this guy. I would've been gone and back 5 times by now.
Although, it is a bit cold out today and the wind is blowing something fierce so that's another reason why I've been waiting for these people to show up before I go out. But now it's too late cause I got Stargate SG-1 on at 3pm then Ghost Hunters is on the rest of the night.
Well that's OK, I'm just gonna say that I missed today for 3 reasons. The first reason is that my body might need to rest from yesterdays bike ride which is the first in months. When you are not in shape you aren't supposed to kill yourself up front lol.
Second, I don't want to get sick from the wind and the cold. I'm afraid that the wind is going to blow on my sweat and instead of drying my sweat it will make me colder and then make me sick.
Third my allergies are bad this year. With the wind blowing as it is, I'm sure a ton of weeds and pollen are going to be blowing in my face causing me to have to pull over constantly to sneeze and blow my nose.
So, because I can't think of any more lame excuses, tomorrow...
Misuse of 911
911 is for emergencies only! If your house is on fire you call 911. If someone is robbing your house you call 911. If your husband just had a heart attack you call 911. If your child was kidnapped you call 911 IMMEDIATELY not 30 days later (Casey).
There has been some misuse of the 911 system lately. A woman was at a Burger King trying to order some western BBQ burgers for her kids and they weren't making it for her and she called 911 to tell them that they refuse to "make it her way" lol.
Then there was a woman who called 911 not 1 but 3 times to complain that she ordered a 10 piece Chicken McNugget and paid for it then they found out they were out and asked her to pick something else out and she said no and they told her well, sorry but no refunds. Which in my opinion is fishy because I've worked for McDonald's when I was a teenager and if they are out of something they refund your money immediately without hesitation. So that particular McDonald's must be owned by Adolph McDonald.
Now another person calls 911 to complain that this Chinese restaurant didn't put enough shrimp in her fried rice.
Enough people! This is getting way out of control. If they let people call 911 for food related issues that can be resolved by calling a managers attention then there is no reason to call 911. Just act like you are an adult and take care of it with some dignity. It's fricken' chicken and shrimp people. Give me a break.
The woman at Burger King was offered a refund but she refused it and the 911 operator said take the refund and go home. The woman at the McDonald's, why couldn't she have chosen something else of equal or higher value then paid the difference? I mean how much could a 10 piece mcnugget cost? $3? So get 3 chicken sandwich's instead for $1 each. Get over it lady. And the shrimp lady, if you don't like the amount of shrimp that is in your fried rice then ask for your money back and go to Panda Express.
Stop wasting 911 operators and the local poilice office's time and tax payers money with your stupid food related problems. Deal with it yourself.
There has been some misuse of the 911 system lately. A woman was at a Burger King trying to order some western BBQ burgers for her kids and they weren't making it for her and she called 911 to tell them that they refuse to "make it her way" lol.
Then there was a woman who called 911 not 1 but 3 times to complain that she ordered a 10 piece Chicken McNugget and paid for it then they found out they were out and asked her to pick something else out and she said no and they told her well, sorry but no refunds. Which in my opinion is fishy because I've worked for McDonald's when I was a teenager and if they are out of something they refund your money immediately without hesitation. So that particular McDonald's must be owned by Adolph McDonald.
Now another person calls 911 to complain that this Chinese restaurant didn't put enough shrimp in her fried rice.
Enough people! This is getting way out of control. If they let people call 911 for food related issues that can be resolved by calling a managers attention then there is no reason to call 911. Just act like you are an adult and take care of it with some dignity. It's fricken' chicken and shrimp people. Give me a break.
The woman at Burger King was offered a refund but she refused it and the 911 operator said take the refund and go home. The woman at the McDonald's, why couldn't she have chosen something else of equal or higher value then paid the difference? I mean how much could a 10 piece mcnugget cost? $3? So get 3 chicken sandwich's instead for $1 each. Get over it lady. And the shrimp lady, if you don't like the amount of shrimp that is in your fried rice then ask for your money back and go to Panda Express.
Stop wasting 911 operators and the local poilice office's time and tax payers money with your stupid food related problems. Deal with it yourself.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Bike Ride
I just came home from my bike ride and I did almost the same distance that I used to do on my regular bike rides before the accident. Which means my body was already prepared and ready to go. I fell 2 miles short of my past typical bike rides were which was fine.
Before my typical average miles were 11 1/2 miles going at an average speed of 11.9+/- miles per hour riding for typically 1 hour burning 550+/- calories and 64+/- fat calories.
So, I just need to get back to that point where I can do that and then some starting today. Today by the way was 9.273 miles, average speed of 10.6 mph, time was 52 1/2 minutes, calories were 439.2 and fat calories were 43.7. That's pretty good, it's getting close to what I was doing before, almost.
Oh and the camelbak was great. I had 70oz of iced water in it and when I came home I poured the rest in a big blue cup and it filled it up and those cups are 32oz. So I drank a little more than half of the water. When I took it off I noticed that the only places on my shirt that were wet were where the camelbak was like the shoulder straps and my back was wet in the shape of the bag lol. It looks funny.
And the skull cap was also great. It kept my face dry and sweat out of my eyes and off of my sunglasses and it kept my helmet strap dry until I got home and by then it was just so soaked that the helmet strap was getting wet. But that's fine because my eyes and glasses were dry.
Before my typical average miles were 11 1/2 miles going at an average speed of 11.9+/- miles per hour riding for typically 1 hour burning 550+/- calories and 64+/- fat calories.
So, I just need to get back to that point where I can do that and then some starting today. Today by the way was 9.273 miles, average speed of 10.6 mph, time was 52 1/2 minutes, calories were 439.2 and fat calories were 43.7. That's pretty good, it's getting close to what I was doing before, almost.
Oh and the camelbak was great. I had 70oz of iced water in it and when I came home I poured the rest in a big blue cup and it filled it up and those cups are 32oz. So I drank a little more than half of the water. When I took it off I noticed that the only places on my shirt that were wet were where the camelbak was like the shoulder straps and my back was wet in the shape of the bag lol. It looks funny.
And the skull cap was also great. It kept my face dry and sweat out of my eyes and off of my sunglasses and it kept my helmet strap dry until I got home and by then it was just so soaked that the helmet strap was getting wet. But that's fine because my eyes and glasses were dry.
Bad Weather
I woke up this morning thinking that I was going to be able to ride my bike then looked out the window and see these dark clouds in the sky and thought dammit, why can't I catch a break?
But luckily I looked at the weather on Yahoo and it says that it's going to be cloudy until around noon then it will clear up but it said nothing about rain.
Whew! So that's good. That tells me that I can go on my bike ride, I just have to deal with it being a little cold outside until Noon. I probably won't be gone as long as I normally would because my legs are out of practice.
But luckily I looked at the weather on Yahoo and it says that it's going to be cloudy until around noon then it will clear up but it said nothing about rain.
Whew! So that's good. That tells me that I can go on my bike ride, I just have to deal with it being a little cold outside until Noon. I probably won't be gone as long as I normally would because my legs are out of practice.
Monday, April 13, 2009
T-Minus 9 Hours
Hehe I'm counting down the time before I go out on the bike. I'm really excited about finally being able to ride my bike again. I really hope that I don't have any problems with the wheel.
If everything is ok then great. But whether it goes bad or is all good I'm going to still return the wheel to the bike shop and see if they have the correct wheel. If not then I'll see if they have the correct tire to go with that wheel. I just don't want to have any issues with it. But I want to be positive about it and hope that it all goes well.
You know when it's going to be Christmas in the morning or you know that your parents are going to take you to Disneyland in the morning so you can't go to sleep because that's all you can think about? That's how I feel right now. I took an ambien because I know I won't be able to sleep. Then again I have ADHD anyway so I know that I won't be able to sleep lol. But you know, I'm real excited.
I am not so excited that I'm going to wear all my biking gear and clothes with shoes to bed so I can just wake up and run out the back door and not have to worry about putting on my helmet and backpack and sunglasses because they are already on. No, I'm not THAT excited. Just regular excited.
That last paragraph was for Sue who tried to make fun of me and I was a douche nozzle to her. So there you go Sue. I really hope you got a kick out of it.
If everything is ok then great. But whether it goes bad or is all good I'm going to still return the wheel to the bike shop and see if they have the correct wheel. If not then I'll see if they have the correct tire to go with that wheel. I just don't want to have any issues with it. But I want to be positive about it and hope that it all goes well.
You know when it's going to be Christmas in the morning or you know that your parents are going to take you to Disneyland in the morning so you can't go to sleep because that's all you can think about? That's how I feel right now. I took an ambien because I know I won't be able to sleep. Then again I have ADHD anyway so I know that I won't be able to sleep lol. But you know, I'm real excited.
I am not so excited that I'm going to wear all my biking gear and clothes with shoes to bed so I can just wake up and run out the back door and not have to worry about putting on my helmet and backpack and sunglasses because they are already on. No, I'm not THAT excited. Just regular excited.
That last paragraph was for Sue who tried to make fun of me and I was a douche nozzle to her. So there you go Sue. I really hope you got a kick out of it.
New Wheel
I finally got my new wheel today although there is a problem with it lol. I put the tube and the tire on it and screwed it to the bike and then started putting air into it. As I was putting air in it I saw that the tire at the bottom was bulging out and so I stopped putting air in and started taking it out again.
I don't know what happened but apparently it's the wrong size. The tag said 26" so I thought it was the right thing but the tire says 26" x 1.95" so I can only assume that the wheel is not right some how.
I'm not going to return it yet though. The guy said I had like 2 weeks or 1 month or something, I didn't hear him but he said I had time to return it if something was wrong with it. I'm going to ride it tomorrow to see if it does good or not. If not then I'm going to have no choice but to return it.
Just to be sure I'm going to go out to the patio and take the air out of it and adjust the tube and wheel a little then put air in it again just to be sure.
I really hope it works out because I need to get back on the bike trail because my weight is out of control.
P.S. Ok so I went out there and put the tire back onto the wheel and pumped it up right on the table instead of on the bike which I think is the right way but I did it on the table and it was fine. I put it pumped up on the bike and it seemed pretty sealed up with no problems. I rode it for a minute and it was perfectly fine.
If I have issues tomorrow on the bike trail or even on the way to the bike trail then I guess I'll have to walk home and then return the wheel for a new one. Although, I'm going to have a long walk depending on where I'm at. That is unless I can just deflate the tire then pump it up again but not fully just to get me home faster.
I don't know what happened but apparently it's the wrong size. The tag said 26" so I thought it was the right thing but the tire says 26" x 1.95" so I can only assume that the wheel is not right some how.
I'm not going to return it yet though. The guy said I had like 2 weeks or 1 month or something, I didn't hear him but he said I had time to return it if something was wrong with it. I'm going to ride it tomorrow to see if it does good or not. If not then I'm going to have no choice but to return it.
Just to be sure I'm going to go out to the patio and take the air out of it and adjust the tube and wheel a little then put air in it again just to be sure.
I really hope it works out because I need to get back on the bike trail because my weight is out of control.
P.S. Ok so I went out there and put the tire back onto the wheel and pumped it up right on the table instead of on the bike which I think is the right way but I did it on the table and it was fine. I put it pumped up on the bike and it seemed pretty sealed up with no problems. I rode it for a minute and it was perfectly fine.
If I have issues tomorrow on the bike trail or even on the way to the bike trail then I guess I'll have to walk home and then return the wheel for a new one. Although, I'm going to have a long walk depending on where I'm at. That is unless I can just deflate the tire then pump it up again but not fully just to get me home faster.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Happy Easter
It's Easter! Once again I got screwed out of a basket with candy and eggs. Why is it that when I was a kid the Easter bunny always brought me a basket but as soon as I moved out he stopped coming? You know, I'm starting to think that my parents were the Easter bunny or they were pretending to be.
Well I guess if I'm going to enjoy any of Easter I'm going to have to ride my bike to the grocery store and buy myself some cadbury eggs. Now that it's Easter today all the Easter candy will be on sale like 50% off or more. And over the next week or 2 it's all going to be in grocery baskets by the express lane with 75% off stickers.
Ha so take that you stupid rabbit. Ignore me, I'll show you what's what. I'll get all my Easter junk for 50-75% off. That'll show him.
Well I guess if I'm going to enjoy any of Easter I'm going to have to ride my bike to the grocery store and buy myself some cadbury eggs. Now that it's Easter today all the Easter candy will be on sale like 50% off or more. And over the next week or 2 it's all going to be in grocery baskets by the express lane with 75% off stickers.
Ha so take that you stupid rabbit. Ignore me, I'll show you what's what. I'll get all my Easter junk for 50-75% off. That'll show him.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Farscape DVD's
I just found out tonight from a friend that Ben Browder and Claudia Black from Stargate SG-1 were in Farscape.
When we first got our cable in 2000 I wasn't really that into watching the Sci-Fi channel because I was addicted to Comedy Central. But then after a couple of years I started watching the Sci-Fi channel. I did see a couple episodes of Farscape but I figured I was too late watching it because I didn't have cable when it started and I didn't want to watch something in the middle and wonder what the heck is going on.
But I've been watching Stargate SG-1 religiously every day at 3pm (Sci-Fi HD channel here is East Coast, then the regular Sci-Fi channel is West Coast so then I get to see it again at 6pm). When I really started getting into watching Stargate SG-1 it was about the same time Ben Browder and Claudia Black came into the show. I figure yeah I missed a lot of the earlier seasons but it's on 5 days a week, I'm sure they will get to the end soon and then start over from the very begninning.
I was figuring I was going to buy the complete Stargate SG-1 series on DVD's for $130 from Amazon so even if they didn't repeat it again I'd have the DVD's so no biggy.
Well, when my friend told me today about Farscape I googled the show and went to the farscape website where I learned they had 4 seasons from 1998 to 2002. So I figured ok I'll go to amazon and see how much it cost per season. OMG They are so expensive. Like $130 for the first season. Hello? Season 2 is $78.37, Season 3 is $99.91 and Season 4 is $126.99.
Holy crap dude! Are you sure about those prices? Then I went to see how much the entire series is with all 4 seasons, it's frickin $484.99. I can't believe it's that expensive. I'm not buying that. I could never afford that much money.
So, I guess I'll have to just imagine how good of a show it was. Maybe the dvd's are made out of gold and diamonds. Maybe that's why they are so much money. Yeah, that's what I'm thinking.
When we first got our cable in 2000 I wasn't really that into watching the Sci-Fi channel because I was addicted to Comedy Central. But then after a couple of years I started watching the Sci-Fi channel. I did see a couple episodes of Farscape but I figured I was too late watching it because I didn't have cable when it started and I didn't want to watch something in the middle and wonder what the heck is going on.
But I've been watching Stargate SG-1 religiously every day at 3pm (Sci-Fi HD channel here is East Coast, then the regular Sci-Fi channel is West Coast so then I get to see it again at 6pm). When I really started getting into watching Stargate SG-1 it was about the same time Ben Browder and Claudia Black came into the show. I figure yeah I missed a lot of the earlier seasons but it's on 5 days a week, I'm sure they will get to the end soon and then start over from the very begninning.
I was figuring I was going to buy the complete Stargate SG-1 series on DVD's for $130 from Amazon so even if they didn't repeat it again I'd have the DVD's so no biggy.
Well, when my friend told me today about Farscape I googled the show and went to the farscape website where I learned they had 4 seasons from 1998 to 2002. So I figured ok I'll go to amazon and see how much it cost per season. OMG They are so expensive. Like $130 for the first season. Hello? Season 2 is $78.37, Season 3 is $99.91 and Season 4 is $126.99.
Holy crap dude! Are you sure about those prices? Then I went to see how much the entire series is with all 4 seasons, it's frickin $484.99. I can't believe it's that expensive. I'm not buying that. I could never afford that much money.
So, I guess I'll have to just imagine how good of a show it was. Maybe the dvd's are made out of gold and diamonds. Maybe that's why they are so much money. Yeah, that's what I'm thinking.
Sweatvac Ventilator Cap
Ok, I just found something on this thing that made me laugh lol. First here is what the cap looks like:
Cool right? It certainly looks cool. The style is Diablo. I think it's really neat. I was looking at the little paper that came with it that explains how it keeps you dry. Here is what it says:
Ok that's neat. I noticed a washing instructions tag on the inside of the cap and so I was looking at it to see what the fabric was made of and how to wash and dry it. To my surprise I found this:
Machine Wash, Air Dry, No Bleach, No Drugs, Made in USA... Wait what? No Drugs? You mean I can't use Tide with Crystal Meth anymore? Oh my Seacrest. But that's how I wash all my clothes. Well except for all my swim wear which I use Tide with Pot via a Bong. Oh well, I guess I'll just have to use regular plain old tide instead.
Drugs lol that's funny. I mean, I'm not knocking their message because it's a good message but I mean come on. If I were relying on drugs to get me thin again I wouldn't be riding a bicycle. I would be riding the crystal meth train to skinnyville. I wouldn't have to do all this back breaking hard work to try to get skinny if I was doing drugs people.
Cool right? It certainly looks cool. The style is Diablo. I think it's really neat. I was looking at the little paper that came with it that explains how it keeps you dry. Here is what it says:
"How The SweatVac® System Works: SweatVac® products are engineered and designed using a unique blend of the finest technical fabrics. Our multi-layer technology channels vapor and moisture away from your skin and into the outer wicking layers, where they quickly evaporate. Unlike other headwear, the material that touches your skin stays dry and comfortable - never soggy or clammy."
Ok that's neat. I noticed a washing instructions tag on the inside of the cap and so I was looking at it to see what the fabric was made of and how to wash and dry it. To my surprise I found this:
Machine Wash, Air Dry, No Bleach, No Drugs, Made in USA... Wait what? No Drugs? You mean I can't use Tide with Crystal Meth anymore? Oh my Seacrest. But that's how I wash all my clothes. Well except for all my swim wear which I use Tide with Pot via a Bong. Oh well, I guess I'll just have to use regular plain old tide instead.
Drugs lol that's funny. I mean, I'm not knocking their message because it's a good message but I mean come on. If I were relying on drugs to get me thin again I wouldn't be riding a bicycle. I would be riding the crystal meth train to skinnyville. I wouldn't have to do all this back breaking hard work to try to get skinny if I was doing drugs people.
Bike Supplies Arrive Today
Well today my Blue Wave Camelbak 70oz/2 Liter backpack came as well as my Sweatvac Ventilator Cap (Diablo). I've been waiting for it all morning and the stupid mail carrier didn't even ring the doorbell. What the hell! This isn't a very good neighborhood for leaving shit on my doorstep. Hello!
Anyway, it came and so I'm happy. Of course I tried on the skull cap immediately and thankfully it fits perfectly. I started wondering maybe I bought one that was too small or too big but it's perfect so that's good. I had this f'd up dream last night that I got it but it was 1 inch thick all the way around and it was a lot bigger than it really is and I was pissed off in the dream. Also it wasn't Diablo, it was blue and black lol. I put it on and it covered the top of my head and parts of my face and it was so heavy lol. Well, the real one is ultra-thin and lightweight, it's so light you don't even know you are wearing it after awhile. I wore it around the house for half hour and not realizing I still had it on.
My Blue Wave Camelbak is really nice. It's red and black and it has 2 compartments for you to carry other things. I like it. It's 70oz which according to the tag is 2 liters and that's enough for me. Normally when I go riding even when I did the 18 mile trek, all I had was a 32oz cup. Actually when I was doing the 18 miles I ended up having to refill it at one of the rest stops which was fine. The water wasn't great out of the drinking fountain but it was fine until I got home.
So all I need is my front wheel from Snider's Cyclry and then I'm all set. I was supposed to have it yesterday but they told me Monday so now I have to wait until Monday which is fine I guess. I can wait just a couple more days. But if they still don't have it I'm going to raise hell because I can't stay this fat forever lol.
Anyway, it came and so I'm happy. Of course I tried on the skull cap immediately and thankfully it fits perfectly. I started wondering maybe I bought one that was too small or too big but it's perfect so that's good. I had this f'd up dream last night that I got it but it was 1 inch thick all the way around and it was a lot bigger than it really is and I was pissed off in the dream. Also it wasn't Diablo, it was blue and black lol. I put it on and it covered the top of my head and parts of my face and it was so heavy lol. Well, the real one is ultra-thin and lightweight, it's so light you don't even know you are wearing it after awhile. I wore it around the house for half hour and not realizing I still had it on.
My Blue Wave Camelbak is really nice. It's red and black and it has 2 compartments for you to carry other things. I like it. It's 70oz which according to the tag is 2 liters and that's enough for me. Normally when I go riding even when I did the 18 mile trek, all I had was a 32oz cup. Actually when I was doing the 18 miles I ended up having to refill it at one of the rest stops which was fine. The water wasn't great out of the drinking fountain but it was fine until I got home.
So all I need is my front wheel from Snider's Cyclry and then I'm all set. I was supposed to have it yesterday but they told me Monday so now I have to wait until Monday which is fine I guess. I can wait just a couple more days. But if they still don't have it I'm going to raise hell because I can't stay this fat forever lol.
Big City Sliders
Have you seen this commercial on TV with Billy Mayes? He's selling this thing called Big City Sliders Station and it's this neat little gadget that you scoop up some meat and put it inside the 5 compartments and you press with the lid and then you put it on the stove burner and it cooks 5 mini burgers from the outside in. It only takes 2 minutes so you can cook more immediately.
Well, I was dumb and didn't do a blog search for this thing before I ended up ordering one through Publishers Clearing House.
Here is a blog post that I just found from Ultimate Foodie
My Big City Slider Station is a big Shi__ty Slider Station
Crap! Well, I guess maybe what I'll do is just use it as a hamburger press only. I can press the mini burgers then flip them out of the thing onto a plate or onto the grill, whichever. Then cook them on a skillet or on the grill. Or I can just press and then stack with wax paper then freeze in ziplock bags so that I can have them for later. That's actually probably a very good idea actually. This way the thing will never heat up and it will never melt onto the food.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65iaDa5OdQg
Well, I was dumb and didn't do a blog search for this thing before I ended up ordering one through Publishers Clearing House.
Here is a blog post that I just found from Ultimate Foodie
My Big City Slider Station is a big Shi__ty Slider Station
Crap! Well, I guess maybe what I'll do is just use it as a hamburger press only. I can press the mini burgers then flip them out of the thing onto a plate or onto the grill, whichever. Then cook them on a skillet or on the grill. Or I can just press and then stack with wax paper then freeze in ziplock bags so that I can have them for later. That's actually probably a very good idea actually. This way the thing will never heat up and it will never melt onto the food.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65iaDa5OdQg
Friday, April 10, 2009
Krod Mandoon
Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire premiered on Comedy Central last night at 10pm and I have to say it was hilarious.
It looked like it was a spoof of a show like Hercules and Xena from the 90's. Sean Maguire is very good in this role as Krod Mandoon. And I have to say he has an awesome body. His stomach alone is enough of a reason to watch this show.
It has an awesome cast of characters who are just so hysterical. Especially the bad guy played by Matt Lucas who I remember from Little Britain USA which was on HBO. He is just so funny.
If you haven't seen the series premiere then you have to watch it when it repeats.
Currently it is on Thursday nights on Comedy Central at 10pm. Don't miss it because it's hilarious. If you don't find it humorous then watch it to see Sean Maguire half naked lol.
It looked like it was a spoof of a show like Hercules and Xena from the 90's. Sean Maguire is very good in this role as Krod Mandoon. And I have to say he has an awesome body. His stomach alone is enough of a reason to watch this show.
It has an awesome cast of characters who are just so hysterical. Especially the bad guy played by Matt Lucas who I remember from Little Britain USA which was on HBO. He is just so funny.
If you haven't seen the series premiere then you have to watch it when it repeats.
Currently it is on Thursday nights on Comedy Central at 10pm. Don't miss it because it's hilarious. If you don't find it humorous then watch it to see Sean Maguire half naked lol.
Oprah's New Format
Every couple of years Oprah gets a new format for her show. It's like her show is evolving with time.
I can recall in the 80's that her show was just like any other talk show. It was like Jerry Springer (early 90's Jerry Springer) or Phil Donahue or even Sally Jessie Raphael.
Over the years she has started talking to more stars than regular people. Well, that I know of. I mean, I really don't watch her show. You know, cause I'm a dude. But sometimes as I'm channel surfing and I'm passing that channel I stop for a few minutes and look to see whats going on.
Well, now the format she has is a table with 3 other people. They have their little coffee cups and they are chatting about whatever.
It's like she is copying this new show called The Doctors where all these doctors are sitting at a table talking about medical stuff (not that I've seen it but I've seen commercials). Or they are copying The View. Who knows.
I guess it doesn't really matter what Oprah does because no matter what she makes way more money than God himself (you know, Ryan Seacrest).
I can recall in the 80's that her show was just like any other talk show. It was like Jerry Springer (early 90's Jerry Springer) or Phil Donahue or even Sally Jessie Raphael.
Over the years she has started talking to more stars than regular people. Well, that I know of. I mean, I really don't watch her show. You know, cause I'm a dude. But sometimes as I'm channel surfing and I'm passing that channel I stop for a few minutes and look to see whats going on.
Well, now the format she has is a table with 3 other people. They have their little coffee cups and they are chatting about whatever.
It's like she is copying this new show called The Doctors where all these doctors are sitting at a table talking about medical stuff (not that I've seen it but I've seen commercials). Or they are copying The View. Who knows.
I guess it doesn't really matter what Oprah does because no matter what she makes way more money than God himself (you know, Ryan Seacrest).
No New Wheel
Well I was supposed to get my new front wheel for my bike today because on Monday when I went in to buy one they told me that they would get them in on Friday. Well, today is Friday and so I called at around 2:30pm or so and they said that the UPS delivery won't come until 3:30. So I called at 4. They told me that it will be in by Monday. So I gotta wait just a little bit longer.
That's ok because I've waited all this time and my Camelbak and Skull cap haven't come yet and I'm sure they won't be here until Monday anyway. So that's ok, I can wait.
That's ok because I've waited all this time and my Camelbak and Skull cap haven't come yet and I'm sure they won't be here until Monday anyway. So that's ok, I can wait.
New Way of Thinking About Food
Boy oh boy. Here comes the post where I have to talk about changing my diet habits when I start riding my bike again.
I haven't actually gotten the new front wheel yet and I haven't gotten my Camelbak or Diablo skull cap so I can't really start riding yet. Even if I get my wheel tomorrow, if I don't have the camelbak or the skull cap I'm not riding yet. Yeah I know I've ridden without them just fine in the past but I really want to have them when I start riding again. I think it will help me stay hydrated a lot longer than the old 32oz bottle because I can feel free to drink more since I now have 70oz of water to drink so I won't be conserving it so much.
But what about my food habits? Ok, well, no more McDonald's that's number one. No more fried chicken from Albertson's or cocoa pebbles cereal filled all the way to the top of the bowl.
From now on I am going to try my hardest to only eat good foods. I don't know what is a good example of good foods but I'm sure I will figure it out soon enough. Instead of buying the crap cereals, I'm going to buy either Raisin Bran or the Weight Watchers cereal. Costco used to have the Weight Watchers cereal and it was so good and I was measuring it instead of just pouring it into my bowl. I have to start doing that again.
It's all mentally and physically preparing myself for the torture I'm going to be putting myself through on a daily basis. Can you imagine riding for 20 miles straight in a couple of hours burning something like 1000 calories? Then coming home and taking a shower just to get ready to go to McDonald's to eat lunch? OMG That totally cancels out the whole ride. Just 1 McChicken sandwich cancels all that out. Not to mention the 2nd chicken sandwich that I would normally eat as well as the small fry and 2 apple pies. I don't count the diet coke, it has no calories.
No, I'm going to have to spend a little more money on my food at the store rather than eating a $5 lunch at McDonald's. And when we go out to restaurants I'm going to have to get the side salad or sandwich every time so I don't cancel myself out again.
Oh and forget about ever being able to have ice cream again lol. Ok, Ice Cream is fine in moderation. I can safely eat ice cream as long as it's 1 scoop of ice cream, not an entire container of ice cream. You know, those little $5 cups of Häagen-Dazs.
With my birthday coming up it's not going to be easy for me but I think I can manage. And Chip is diabetic so I know he's not going to buy me a cake that he can't eat. So I think that we will figure it out. They have these single serve cakes that we can buy and we can buy 1 of those small Häagen-Dazs ice cream cups and split it. It's hard to scoop from a tiny cup lol. Oh wait they have these little tiny cups that measures to I think half a cup of ice cream which I believe is 1 serving so maybe I'll buy 2 of those lol. They ain't cheap, they cost $1 each.
The point is, I'm going to start riding my bike again hopefully this weekend maybe tomorrow. I'm not going to ride on Chips days off, just 5 days a week when he works so that he won't think I'm blowing him off to go bike riding. But before I start riding again I've gotta rethink my whole eating habits so that I don't keep making the same mistakes I always make and think hey well I'm exercising so one ice cream won't hurt or 2 McChicken won't hurt. They will.
Ugh! It's a lot of mental preparation and a lot of physical torture but I gotta do it. I just wish my stuff would come in so I can do it sooner than later lol.
I haven't actually gotten the new front wheel yet and I haven't gotten my Camelbak or Diablo skull cap so I can't really start riding yet. Even if I get my wheel tomorrow, if I don't have the camelbak or the skull cap I'm not riding yet. Yeah I know I've ridden without them just fine in the past but I really want to have them when I start riding again. I think it will help me stay hydrated a lot longer than the old 32oz bottle because I can feel free to drink more since I now have 70oz of water to drink so I won't be conserving it so much.
But what about my food habits? Ok, well, no more McDonald's that's number one. No more fried chicken from Albertson's or cocoa pebbles cereal filled all the way to the top of the bowl.
From now on I am going to try my hardest to only eat good foods. I don't know what is a good example of good foods but I'm sure I will figure it out soon enough. Instead of buying the crap cereals, I'm going to buy either Raisin Bran or the Weight Watchers cereal. Costco used to have the Weight Watchers cereal and it was so good and I was measuring it instead of just pouring it into my bowl. I have to start doing that again.
It's all mentally and physically preparing myself for the torture I'm going to be putting myself through on a daily basis. Can you imagine riding for 20 miles straight in a couple of hours burning something like 1000 calories? Then coming home and taking a shower just to get ready to go to McDonald's to eat lunch? OMG That totally cancels out the whole ride. Just 1 McChicken sandwich cancels all that out. Not to mention the 2nd chicken sandwich that I would normally eat as well as the small fry and 2 apple pies. I don't count the diet coke, it has no calories.
No, I'm going to have to spend a little more money on my food at the store rather than eating a $5 lunch at McDonald's. And when we go out to restaurants I'm going to have to get the side salad or sandwich every time so I don't cancel myself out again.
Oh and forget about ever being able to have ice cream again lol. Ok, Ice Cream is fine in moderation. I can safely eat ice cream as long as it's 1 scoop of ice cream, not an entire container of ice cream. You know, those little $5 cups of Häagen-Dazs.
With my birthday coming up it's not going to be easy for me but I think I can manage. And Chip is diabetic so I know he's not going to buy me a cake that he can't eat. So I think that we will figure it out. They have these single serve cakes that we can buy and we can buy 1 of those small Häagen-Dazs ice cream cups and split it. It's hard to scoop from a tiny cup lol. Oh wait they have these little tiny cups that measures to I think half a cup of ice cream which I believe is 1 serving so maybe I'll buy 2 of those lol. They ain't cheap, they cost $1 each.
The point is, I'm going to start riding my bike again hopefully this weekend maybe tomorrow. I'm not going to ride on Chips days off, just 5 days a week when he works so that he won't think I'm blowing him off to go bike riding. But before I start riding again I've gotta rethink my whole eating habits so that I don't keep making the same mistakes I always make and think hey well I'm exercising so one ice cream won't hurt or 2 McChicken won't hurt. They will.
Ugh! It's a lot of mental preparation and a lot of physical torture but I gotta do it. I just wish my stuff would come in so I can do it sooner than later lol.
Thursday, April 09, 2009
Hot Seat: Gay Marriage Amendment
There is this story on AOL News - Hot Seat: Gay Marriage Amendment
All you do is vote.
There is an awesome comment there and this is what it says:
All you do is vote.
There is an awesome comment there and this is what it says:
Last Week in Obama
Last week President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama visited the Queen of England and there was a question of whether Michelle broke protocol by putting her arm around the Queen (touching her) but apparently it was no big deal because the Queen put her arm around Michelle first.
There is a tradition I guess that the Queen and heads of state exchange gifts to one another. The Obama's gave the Queen an ipod with all of Barack's speeches and the Queen gave the Obama's a signed painting of herself.
An ipod of all your speeches? Really? Is that what you are giving her? Are you kidding me? Do you really think that she wants to hear your voice drone on for hours and hours? Look, I don't hate our president but I certainly would not want to hear his voice for hours on end. If someone gives me an iPod, I'd like it to be blank so I can put what I like on there. The Queen already has her own iPod so what, she's supposed to have 2? You know that she gave it to one of her servants and they erased it and put Elton John on it.
Another thing happened last week in Obama.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5XXL5IrvVA
As you can clearly see in this video, Barack Obama bows to Saudi King Abdullah at the Group of 20 summit in London last week. Can you believe this guy? No heads of state have ever ever bowed to the Saudi King ever. Bowing to the Saudi King is reserved only for his subjects. People who are beneath him, not someone who is his equal.
That was a quote from the Washington Times. Is he joking? "WE" have to change our behavior in showing the Muslim world greater respect?" What about the respect they show the rest of the world? Huh? This is just showing more and more to me that he is a Muslim and not a Christian. He even did his first tv interview with a Muslim TV show as President of the United States. What does that show about him?
I just don't see why people love him so much and why he was voted as president. Why people voted for a muslim during a war with MUSLIMS but they wouldn't vote for a patriot. I personally don't get it. This guy is proving how dumb Americans are with ever act.
There is a tradition I guess that the Queen and heads of state exchange gifts to one another. The Obama's gave the Queen an ipod with all of Barack's speeches and the Queen gave the Obama's a signed painting of herself.
An ipod of all your speeches? Really? Is that what you are giving her? Are you kidding me? Do you really think that she wants to hear your voice drone on for hours and hours? Look, I don't hate our president but I certainly would not want to hear his voice for hours on end. If someone gives me an iPod, I'd like it to be blank so I can put what I like on there. The Queen already has her own iPod so what, she's supposed to have 2? You know that she gave it to one of her servants and they erased it and put Elton John on it.
Another thing happened last week in Obama.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5XXL5IrvVA
As you can clearly see in this video, Barack Obama bows to Saudi King Abdullah at the Group of 20 summit in London last week. Can you believe this guy? No heads of state have ever ever bowed to the Saudi King ever. Bowing to the Saudi King is reserved only for his subjects. People who are beneath him, not someone who is his equal.
Mr. Obama later said in Strasbourg, France, "We have to change our behavior in showing the Muslim world greater respect." Symbolism is important in world affairs. By bending over to show greater respect to Islam, the U.S. president belittled the power and independence of the United States.
That was a quote from the Washington Times. Is he joking? "WE" have to change our behavior in showing the Muslim world greater respect?" What about the respect they show the rest of the world? Huh? This is just showing more and more to me that he is a Muslim and not a Christian. He even did his first tv interview with a Muslim TV show as President of the United States. What does that show about him?
I just don't see why people love him so much and why he was voted as president. Why people voted for a muslim during a war with MUSLIMS but they wouldn't vote for a patriot. I personally don't get it. This guy is proving how dumb Americans are with ever act.
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
Hamburger Helper
I don't know why but it's been awhile since we've had Hamburger Helper. I blogged about it in September but I wanted to add to that post.
I went to the store to buy something for lunch and also wanted something for dinner. I sat and thought about what I wanted before I left to go to the store and Hamburger Helper entered my mind. We used to have it all the time or whenever it was 10 for $10 at the store. I'd buy like 10 of them and just keep them in the pantry until we wanted it.
I'm so glad I thought about it but when I went to the aisle that the hamburger helper was on I was overwhelmed with the variety of helper products.
It's not just hamburger helper. But then again they've had Tuna helper since I was a kid at least. I seem to recall some time in the late 80's or maybe early 90's when I first started seeing Chicken Helper. But I could be wrong, I wasn't really paying attention to the chicken helper. They actually have more than 60 different flavors.
There is so much of a variety of helpers that I just find it so hard to decide. If you know you want a particular meat like hamburger or tuna or chicken then your choices are at least slimmed down a bit but even still there are so many choices.
I'm a simpleton, I like the original hamburger helper that's like macaroni and cheese with meat. I do like to get the stroganoff sometimes and the nacho. We also like the tuna helper.
But I'm sure you don't have to be limited to tuna, chicken and hamburger. I'm sure you can put some other meat in there like say you want meat balls instead or you want to use ground turkey which is actually a lot leaner and healthier choice. Or you can add ground sausage meat or even maybe spam ground up.
I'm sure all the hunters just love deer helper or bear helper. Maybe they might like some other kinds of meats like maybe possum helper or road kill helper. The possibilities are endless in the flavors you can have. Even cannibals on the islands can have people helper. There are even people in different countries (which I will not name for fear of being sued) who might like dog helper or cat helper. Oh and cowboys and jockeys who have a horse with a broken leg don't have to lose out. They can have horse helper.
No? Did I go too far with the horse helper? Or was it all the way back to the people helper? Oh come on, that was funny, don't deny you are laughing out loud.
I went to the store to buy something for lunch and also wanted something for dinner. I sat and thought about what I wanted before I left to go to the store and Hamburger Helper entered my mind. We used to have it all the time or whenever it was 10 for $10 at the store. I'd buy like 10 of them and just keep them in the pantry until we wanted it.
I'm so glad I thought about it but when I went to the aisle that the hamburger helper was on I was overwhelmed with the variety of helper products.
It's not just hamburger helper. But then again they've had Tuna helper since I was a kid at least. I seem to recall some time in the late 80's or maybe early 90's when I first started seeing Chicken Helper. But I could be wrong, I wasn't really paying attention to the chicken helper. They actually have more than 60 different flavors.
There is so much of a variety of helpers that I just find it so hard to decide. If you know you want a particular meat like hamburger or tuna or chicken then your choices are at least slimmed down a bit but even still there are so many choices.
I'm a simpleton, I like the original hamburger helper that's like macaroni and cheese with meat. I do like to get the stroganoff sometimes and the nacho. We also like the tuna helper.
But I'm sure you don't have to be limited to tuna, chicken and hamburger. I'm sure you can put some other meat in there like say you want meat balls instead or you want to use ground turkey which is actually a lot leaner and healthier choice. Or you can add ground sausage meat or even maybe spam ground up.
I'm sure all the hunters just love deer helper or bear helper. Maybe they might like some other kinds of meats like maybe possum helper or road kill helper. The possibilities are endless in the flavors you can have. Even cannibals on the islands can have people helper. There are even people in different countries (which I will not name for fear of being sued) who might like dog helper or cat helper. Oh and cowboys and jockeys who have a horse with a broken leg don't have to lose out. They can have horse helper.
No? Did I go too far with the horse helper? Or was it all the way back to the people helper? Oh come on, that was funny, don't deny you are laughing out loud.
Mr. Clean Magic Eraser
Mr. Clean Magic Eraser is a product that does exactly what it says it does on the commercials. Wow, I just never knew that it would work that well. Chip doesn't like buying things that he sees on the commercials because 9 times out of 10 they don't do what they say they are supposed to do because you can usually buy the generic brand and it does the same exact thing.
Our tenant next door left the house just filthy when he moved out. It took me 2 hours yesterday to clean out the refrigerator. The freezer was completely covered in mold because his electricity got shut off. There was this one spot on the fridge door that was just so beyond gross. It was a build up of something, I don't know what. All I know is that it was so gross and it would not come up.
I gotta go back there today after I eat my lunch and clean the stove top and the oven so I bought some oven cleaner and I bought a package of magic erasers because I know if anything will clean that stove it will be the magic erasers.
I just did a test with 1 of the 2 that were in the package on our stove. There are these certain spots that I just cannot get clean. Although, when I try it's usually with just a wash cloth and soapy water from the dish soap so in all fairness I'm not really trying that hard. But the magic eraser got it all up real fast and the stove was sparkling clean. Wow, I just couldn't believe it. With very little effort too. Just amazing.
I'm going to have these on hand from now on because this is an amazing product that does exactly what they say it will do. In a world of false advertising, it's nice to see a company who is actually telling you the truth.
Our tenant next door left the house just filthy when he moved out. It took me 2 hours yesterday to clean out the refrigerator. The freezer was completely covered in mold because his electricity got shut off. There was this one spot on the fridge door that was just so beyond gross. It was a build up of something, I don't know what. All I know is that it was so gross and it would not come up.
I gotta go back there today after I eat my lunch and clean the stove top and the oven so I bought some oven cleaner and I bought a package of magic erasers because I know if anything will clean that stove it will be the magic erasers.
I just did a test with 1 of the 2 that were in the package on our stove. There are these certain spots that I just cannot get clean. Although, when I try it's usually with just a wash cloth and soapy water from the dish soap so in all fairness I'm not really trying that hard. But the magic eraser got it all up real fast and the stove was sparkling clean. Wow, I just couldn't believe it. With very little effort too. Just amazing.
I'm going to have these on hand from now on because this is an amazing product that does exactly what they say it will do. In a world of false advertising, it's nice to see a company who is actually telling you the truth.
Most Popular Post
I've been looking at what the most popular posts are on my blog and I've noticed that the KFC Dollar Menu post has gotten some way unusual attention since I posted it.
I guess there are just a lot of people out there who really want to know what that is all about since their commercials are basically lying to people saying that all those things are $1 when they aren't.
Although I haven't had many comments on that post, I did get one that I deleted because I don't accept insult comments, the person said "you suck" and I thought it was funny but I still deleted it. I can only assume that that person works for KFC lol.
I have seen a lot of activity on my website but only 0.5% of the people looking actually post a comment. I would love it if more people would please comment and tell me what you think of a post whether it is positive or negative or someone correcting me. Otherwise I'm going to think that all my hits are just spiders.
While it's neat having the KFC Dollar Menu post as my most popular, I'm going to try and top it some day. It will be tough because that is a hard act to follow lol.
I guess there are just a lot of people out there who really want to know what that is all about since their commercials are basically lying to people saying that all those things are $1 when they aren't.
Although I haven't had many comments on that post, I did get one that I deleted because I don't accept insult comments, the person said "you suck" and I thought it was funny but I still deleted it. I can only assume that that person works for KFC lol.
I have seen a lot of activity on my website but only 0.5% of the people looking actually post a comment. I would love it if more people would please comment and tell me what you think of a post whether it is positive or negative or someone correcting me. Otherwise I'm going to think that all my hits are just spiders.
While it's neat having the KFC Dollar Menu post as my most popular, I'm going to try and top it some day. It will be tough because that is a hard act to follow lol.
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
The Real Housewives of...
Has anyone seen these worthless shows? "The Real Housewives of..."? Bravo created this show based on ABC's "Desperate Housewives" and Fox's "The O.C.". In 2006 they came out with "The Real Housewives of Orange County" based on these rich women who live in a gated community with the exception of one woman who wasn't as rich and lived somewhere else in a lesser form of housing, a town house, as opposed to a mansion or a "Penthouse".
I personally would never watch these shows on my own. Chip just loves them. I don't know why. I guess I'm only a little gay because I just don't see it. Gay or not, I'm still a dude and dude's don't watch this stuff. I might as well be braiding a girl's hair while watching Oprah.
It all started with the real housewives of Orange County in 2006 but then in 2008 they came out with the real housewives of Atlanta and New York. Now, tonight they are showing a sneak peak of the real housewives of New Jersey.
When will it end? What's next? The real housewives of Boulder, Colorado? The real housewives of Flagstaff, Arizona? The real housewives of Salt Lake City, Utah? That would be interesting because all the women would have the same last name.
Listen, I'm not knocking them for having a show because everyone is certainly entitled to their 15 minutes of fame and frankly, I don't have to watch it. Although, when I go into the living room it's either Bill O'Reiley, Nancy Grace or these bitches. The only way I am ever able to spend any "quality" time with Chip is by having to endure these shows. Or, I could just sit there staring at the TV but really be in my own little world thinking about all the TV shows I could be watching in my bedroom.
You know what would make a good reality show? The Real Housegays of West Hollywood. That would be fun to watch because if you've ever been to West Hollywood you would know that all the gays there are either pumped up or they are wearing pumps. Either way it's a good time.
I personally would never watch these shows on my own. Chip just loves them. I don't know why. I guess I'm only a little gay because I just don't see it. Gay or not, I'm still a dude and dude's don't watch this stuff. I might as well be braiding a girl's hair while watching Oprah.
It all started with the real housewives of Orange County in 2006 but then in 2008 they came out with the real housewives of Atlanta and New York. Now, tonight they are showing a sneak peak of the real housewives of New Jersey.
When will it end? What's next? The real housewives of Boulder, Colorado? The real housewives of Flagstaff, Arizona? The real housewives of Salt Lake City, Utah? That would be interesting because all the women would have the same last name.
Listen, I'm not knocking them for having a show because everyone is certainly entitled to their 15 minutes of fame and frankly, I don't have to watch it. Although, when I go into the living room it's either Bill O'Reiley, Nancy Grace or these bitches. The only way I am ever able to spend any "quality" time with Chip is by having to endure these shows. Or, I could just sit there staring at the TV but really be in my own little world thinking about all the TV shows I could be watching in my bedroom.
You know what would make a good reality show? The Real Housegays of West Hollywood. That would be fun to watch because if you've ever been to West Hollywood you would know that all the gays there are either pumped up or they are wearing pumps. Either way it's a good time.
Stargate
I've always loved the show Stargate SG-1 but only watched it occasionally but since I wasn't a regular watcher of the show I was always lost. So a couple of months ago I decided to sit and watch it every day when it came on Sci-Fi. I started paying attention to it when Ben Browder came onto the show. No reason why I paid attention to him, just a coincidence lol. Don't put any thought into it lol.
I know that I'm still probably lost and I figured that they would be nearing the end of the last season soon so I can start watching it from the beginning again but I don't know when that will be.
Stargate Universe will be coming in the fall and I really want to be caught up by then. Although, it doesn't look like it's from the same era, it looks like it might be in the future but I won't know until it comes on. I want to be really caught up with SG-1 before I start watching SGU anyway.
Yesterday I bought the original 1994 Stargate movie which I have seen before but I want to start it all over by watching the movie. Plus I'm sure there are some bonus features. Maybe. I'll have to wait until it comes in the mail.
I also bought another Stargate which I had no idea even existed. "Stargate Infinity: The Complete Series" which apparently is a cartoon with half hour episodes. There was only 1 season so it wasn't a very good one I guess lol. I can only assume they were trying to target the show to kids because some of the cast members were teenagers lol. As if Stargate Command would have teenager soldiers fighting the fight. Hilarious. I bought it because it's campy to me.
I was going to start buying each season on DVD but there are 10 seasons at $21 each and I can buy the entire series in a big box for $115 and get 2 bonus discs with all bonus features. So I'm just going to do that. I'm going to have to wait until next month though to set aside half then on my birthday pay for the rest so this will be my birthday present to myself lol.
When I'm done with all that then I'm going to buy Stargate Atlantis. Although, I might wait until they have the entire series in a box. Right now I think they only have each season sold individually. I will work on getting that before the fall so I'm REALLy caught up hehe.
I know that I'm still probably lost and I figured that they would be nearing the end of the last season soon so I can start watching it from the beginning again but I don't know when that will be.
Stargate Universe will be coming in the fall and I really want to be caught up by then. Although, it doesn't look like it's from the same era, it looks like it might be in the future but I won't know until it comes on. I want to be really caught up with SG-1 before I start watching SGU anyway.
Yesterday I bought the original 1994 Stargate movie which I have seen before but I want to start it all over by watching the movie. Plus I'm sure there are some bonus features. Maybe. I'll have to wait until it comes in the mail.
I also bought another Stargate which I had no idea even existed. "Stargate Infinity: The Complete Series" which apparently is a cartoon with half hour episodes. There was only 1 season so it wasn't a very good one I guess lol. I can only assume they were trying to target the show to kids because some of the cast members were teenagers lol. As if Stargate Command would have teenager soldiers fighting the fight. Hilarious. I bought it because it's campy to me.
I was going to start buying each season on DVD but there are 10 seasons at $21 each and I can buy the entire series in a big box for $115 and get 2 bonus discs with all bonus features. So I'm just going to do that. I'm going to have to wait until next month though to set aside half then on my birthday pay for the rest so this will be my birthday present to myself lol.
When I'm done with all that then I'm going to buy Stargate Atlantis. Although, I might wait until they have the entire series in a box. Right now I think they only have each season sold individually. I will work on getting that before the fall so I'm REALLy caught up hehe.
Easter
It's that time of year again where all the kids of America gorge themselves on hard boiled eggs and chocolate rabbits. For Christians, Easter is a celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ but for children it's the celebration of the Easter Bunny coming to bring them baskets filled with cavities and egg farts.
It's a joyous occasion for all, whether they be christians, pagans, athiests and children because no matter what you believe, you still get to eat junk food for the day then ham for dinner and then ham sandwiches for the next few days afterwards.
I've been enjoying Easter for the last 2 months since the stores took down the Valentine's day goodies and started putting the Easter candy in. My dentist loves the business that I give him.
It's a joyous occasion for all, whether they be christians, pagans, athiests and children because no matter what you believe, you still get to eat junk food for the day then ham for dinner and then ham sandwiches for the next few days afterwards.
I've been enjoying Easter for the last 2 months since the stores took down the Valentine's day goodies and started putting the Easter candy in. My dentist loves the business that I give him.
Songs for my Bike Ride
I have a very long playlist in my Mp3 player for my bike ride of 637 songs. That's quite a bit of songs to hear and obviously I can't listen to them all during my bike ride so I have it going at random so it plays the songs randomly instead of in order. It just makes sense right? Because then it sounds like a radio station.
Ok so why not just play the radio? Well because the radio doesn't play all the stuff I like to listen to. Actually the radio station I listen to is KLLY 95.3 Fm in Bakersfield, CA and I don't complain about anything they play. I like everything they play. And if I don't care for a song it grows on me lol.
I just bought 2 more songs from itunes to add to my very long queue of songs. Madonna - Womanizer and All American Rejects - Gives you hell. I've wanted that AAR song for a long time and so now I got it yay. The Britney Spears song I never thought I'd ever download. I don't really care for her because of how crazy she is but that song does grow on you after awhile. We hear it on the radio in the car all the time so now I have it downloaded lol.
Ok so why not just play the radio? Well because the radio doesn't play all the stuff I like to listen to. Actually the radio station I listen to is KLLY 95.3 Fm in Bakersfield, CA and I don't complain about anything they play. I like everything they play. And if I don't care for a song it grows on me lol.
I just bought 2 more songs from itunes to add to my very long queue of songs. Madonna - Womanizer and All American Rejects - Gives you hell. I've wanted that AAR song for a long time and so now I got it yay. The Britney Spears song I never thought I'd ever download. I don't really care for her because of how crazy she is but that song does grow on you after awhile. We hear it on the radio in the car all the time so now I have it downloaded lol.
Monday, April 06, 2009
Unanimous Ruling in Iowa for Gay Marriage
Iowa is now the 3rd state to make gay marriage legal. YAY! Here is the link:
Unanimous ruling: Iowa marriage no longer limited to one man, one woman
I'm so happy for Iowans. Maybe some day the rest of the free world will be "free" to be legally bound whomever they choose.
Unanimous ruling: Iowa marriage no longer limited to one man, one woman
"The landmark ruling is guaranteed to send shock waves through politics in Iowa and beyond. With no appeal as an option, opponents say their only hope to overturn Friday’s decision is an almost-certain bid to amend the state constitution. But that path, which would eventually require a public vote, would not yield results until 2012 at the earliest."
I'm so happy for Iowans. Maybe some day the rest of the free world will be "free" to be legally bound whomever they choose.
Bike Gear
Well today we went to the bike store, Snider's Cyclry, to buy a new front wheel for my bike. I wanted to buy a road bike but they didn't have it at the thrift store anymore and my bike is ok so I'm just going to make the best of what I have.
Unfortunately they didn't have the wheel so I had to place an order for it and they will call me when it comes in which should be on Friday. Which means I'll be on the road again by Saturday.
I went to Nashbar.com and bought a skull cap (diablo which means it has flames hehe) to keep my head cool under my helmet and I also bought a 70oz Camelbak (which holds 70oz of water and is like a skinny backpack). It's red and black so it matches my bike and my helmet lol. Those should be here by the end of the week so I'll have it all around the same time so I won't have to wait long to start riding again.
Got my mp3 player fixed, getting a new front wheel, skull cap and camelbak. I'm getting it all together again so I'm getting psyched up again. It's about frickin time!
Unfortunately they didn't have the wheel so I had to place an order for it and they will call me when it comes in which should be on Friday. Which means I'll be on the road again by Saturday.
I went to Nashbar.com and bought a skull cap (diablo which means it has flames hehe) to keep my head cool under my helmet and I also bought a 70oz Camelbak (which holds 70oz of water and is like a skinny backpack). It's red and black so it matches my bike and my helmet lol. Those should be here by the end of the week so I'll have it all around the same time so I won't have to wait long to start riding again.
Got my mp3 player fixed, getting a new front wheel, skull cap and camelbak. I'm getting it all together again so I'm getting psyched up again. It's about frickin time!
Saturday, April 04, 2009
Cigarette Tax
Today is the day that they added yet another $1 tax on cigarettes. If this isn't a reason to quit then I certainly don't know what is. They keep adding more and more taxes to cigarettes and people just keep smoking their paychecks away.
I'm constantly being asked for a cigarette. I mean come on, if I did smoke do you really think I'm going to just hand over my precious $6 a pack cigarettes to just anyone? No, I don't think so.
I started smoking at the age of 15 because all the other kids were doing it and the ones who weren't smoking it was because they jumped off the bridge that my mom was always talking about so they didn't live to be able to start smoking.
I started because the graduation party for my Junior High School were taken to the beach and these kids asked me if I wanted a cigarette. We were told that anyone caught smoking wouldn't graduate (it was before graduation so they were giving us a reason to be screwed out of our diplomas) and I was dumb enough to take it but then I ran into the bathroom and threw it in the toilet because I heard a teacher was coming. Although during that summer I was stealing cigarettes from my uncle (sorry Pat) and I would take a long walk and smoke a cigarette everyday. Just 1 cigarette that is. Although, I didn't inhale (Clinton lol).
We ended up moving to Castaic and went to Saugus High and they had a smoking section and so I started stealing my step dads cigarette's and hid for a couple of hours and just started smoking 1 cigarette after another to get my lungs used to it. I had to because the other kids in the smoking section caught on to the fact that I wasn't inhaling so they told me to either smoke right or leave the smoking section.
I regret that because it took hold of my life and I couldn't quit. I finally quit smoking when I was 26 years old after 11 years thanks to the Nicotrol patch.
When I started smoking at age 15 cigarettes were about $1 a pack, less for generic, like maybe 75 cents I guess. When I quit smoking they were $2.50 a pack, about $1 for generic. Now they are like $6 or $7. Screw that. I am so glad I quit smoking when I did.
The only thing I can suggest for smokers is to roll your own. It's cheaper than even the generic I guess. Or maybe start growing your own tobacco lol
I'm constantly being asked for a cigarette. I mean come on, if I did smoke do you really think I'm going to just hand over my precious $6 a pack cigarettes to just anyone? No, I don't think so.
I started smoking at the age of 15 because all the other kids were doing it and the ones who weren't smoking it was because they jumped off the bridge that my mom was always talking about so they didn't live to be able to start smoking.
I started because the graduation party for my Junior High School were taken to the beach and these kids asked me if I wanted a cigarette. We were told that anyone caught smoking wouldn't graduate (it was before graduation so they were giving us a reason to be screwed out of our diplomas) and I was dumb enough to take it but then I ran into the bathroom and threw it in the toilet because I heard a teacher was coming. Although during that summer I was stealing cigarettes from my uncle (sorry Pat) and I would take a long walk and smoke a cigarette everyday. Just 1 cigarette that is. Although, I didn't inhale (Clinton lol).
We ended up moving to Castaic and went to Saugus High and they had a smoking section and so I started stealing my step dads cigarette's and hid for a couple of hours and just started smoking 1 cigarette after another to get my lungs used to it. I had to because the other kids in the smoking section caught on to the fact that I wasn't inhaling so they told me to either smoke right or leave the smoking section.
I regret that because it took hold of my life and I couldn't quit. I finally quit smoking when I was 26 years old after 11 years thanks to the Nicotrol patch.
When I started smoking at age 15 cigarettes were about $1 a pack, less for generic, like maybe 75 cents I guess. When I quit smoking they were $2.50 a pack, about $1 for generic. Now they are like $6 or $7. Screw that. I am so glad I quit smoking when I did.
The only thing I can suggest for smokers is to roll your own. It's cheaper than even the generic I guess. Or maybe start growing your own tobacco lol
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