August 2007 Archives
I typically don't send these type of emails on since we get enough SPAM type of message everyday, but this one was too good to pass on.
Author unknown.
"I bought a bird feeder. I hung it on my back porch and filled it with seed. Within a week, we had hundreds of birds taking advantage of the continuous flow of free and easily accessible food. But then the birds started building nests in the boards of the patio, above the table, and next to the barbecue. Then came the poop. It was everywhere: on the patio tile, the chairs, the table...everywhere.
Then some of the birds turned mean. They would dive bomb me and try to peck me even though I had fed them out of my own pocket. And others birds were boisterous and loud. They sat on the feeder and squawked and screamed at all hours of the day and night and demanded that I fill it when it got low on food. After a while, I couldn't even sit on my own back porch anymore.
I took down the bird feeder and in three days the birds were gone. I cleaned up their mess and took down the many nests they had built all over the patio. Soon, the back yard was like it used to be.... quiet, serene and no one demanding their rights to a free meal.
Now lets see.... our government gives out free food, subsidized housing, free medical care, free education and allows anyone born here to be an automatic citizen. Then the illegals came by the tens of thousands. Suddenly! our taxes went up to pay for free services; small apartments are housing 5 families; you have to wait 6 hours to be seen by an emergency room doctor; your child's 2nd grade class is behind other schools because over half the class doesn't speak English; Corn Flakes now come in a bilingual box; I have to press "one" to hear my bank talk to me in English, and people waving flags other than "Old Glory" are squawking and screaming in the streets, demanding more rights and free liberties. Maybe it's time for the government to take down the bird feeder. "
This morning as I got off the train and was walking up to my car, I noticed that the front door was unlocked. "OH man, here we go", was the thought that went through my mind. I was thinking that perhaps the lock was busted, the window might be broken and that everything else in the car was trashed. But no, the lock was not busted (slimjim job), the window was not broken and the seats were not trashed. Yes, the stereo was gone, but Mr. Professional Thief did not hack the wiring harness. I have to admit that yes I am bummed out, but I am happy that it was not the trash the car while I rip you off scenario.
With that, I must give a big thanks to Mr. Professional Thief.
I'm off to eBay to buy a used Honda stereo for $15 plus shipping.
So some of you know that I live close to Modesto, CA. It was a place that was somewhat close to the Bay Area where we could buy a BIG house. We really love it there, but one of the major shortcomings is the lack good radio stations. Sure we have our share of a Top 20 station and a "classic" rock station, but what they call radio stations just don't cut it for me. I miss the likes of KFOG, KFOX, Live 105, etc. I can sometimes catchup on the new music scene when I commute into work, but I only get an hour or so here and there.
Sure I get some new suggestions from friends and Yahoo Music Unlimited, but I have to confess that I have another way to what is going on in the music industry.
It's called, Nick at Night and......... Laguna Beach and The Hills. This is classic TV drama, but the folks at MTV that produce these shows really know how to product a show with great music. You get to hear new artists before they hit the airwaves.
I also have to give props to Grey's Anatomy for their use of new artists. I can wait for the fall season to start.
Oh yes, if you have anything good, send it my way. Latest finds.. Stereophonics and The Postal Service.
I'm pretty fortunate that my job allows me to work from home some 2 or 3 days a week. Those days I like to spend some time with the kids and eat breakfast together while watching some boob toob. Well Whitney has become somewhat attached to that purple thing they call Barney. It wasn't long ago that when I was in college that SNL did a Charles Barkley vs Barney sketch. I wonder how the kids would think when they saw this?
Again another interesting conversation between my wife and I. You must think that I'm weird, but in fact, I'm a doode and want to stay like that.
I make no claim that I know everything when it comes to etiquette, but there are a few things that I am quite certain of. For example, when you go to a movie with another doode and there are plenty of seats around, when you go to sit down, you leave a seat between the two of you. I don't know what it is, but I do believe that it ingrained into the male mind since birth. My wife thinks us guys are silly as the female species doesn't behave this way. They are more than happy to sit next to each other, okay fine by me, but I want my one seat distance.
Another prime example. When you walk into the bathroom at work and a co-worker is at the urinal, do you walk up and take the one right next to him? No. The unsaid rule is that you leave one urinal between the two of you. Ideal conditions would be that there are a total of 3 urinals on the wall. If there are only two, go find one of the stalls.
While I'm on the mind set of the urinal, I want to take this time to remind my fellow man. When I'm at the urinal relieving myself, please don't strike up a conversation. I am in no position to respond, I have priorities to take care of. I'm not trying to be rude, I'll be more than happy to converse once you wash your hands.
