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And I live with my justice
And I live with my greedy need
And I live with no mercy
And I live with my frenzied feed
And I live with my hatred
And I live with my jealousy
And I live with the notion
That I don’t need anyone but me
D.M.

You know, I could have just posted the LINK and told you to go there and read for yourself, but where’s the fun in that?
Here’s a collection of Douglas Adams quotes that I found online for y’all. If you’ve never read any of his stuff, do so- RIGHT NOW. Start with “The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy” and go from there.
Enjoy.

He attacked everything in life with a mix of extraordinary genius and naive incompetence, and it was often difficult to tell which was which.

He hoped and prayed that there wasn't an afterlife. Then he realized there was a contradiction involved here and merely hoped that there wasn't an afterlife.

Humans are not proud of their ancestors, and rarely invite them round to dinner.

I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.

I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.

In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move.

In those days spirits were brave, the stakes were high, men were real men, women were real women and small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri were real small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri.

It is no coincidence that in no known language does the phrase 'As pretty as an Airport' appear.

Life... is like a grapefruit. It's orange and squishy, and has a few pips in it, and some folks have half a one for breakfast.

The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don't.

There is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened.

Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.

You live and learn. At any rate, you live.

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so

The last time anybody made a list of the top hundred character attributes of New Yorkers, common sense snuck in at number 79.

He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it.

Nothing travels faster than the speed of light with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own special laws.

Ah, this is obviously some strange usage of the word 'safe' that I wasn't previously aware of.

The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair.

Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.

Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind- bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space.

Even he, to whom most things that most people would think were pretty smart were pretty dumb, thought it was pretty smart.

So Inside Edition, what'ya gonna do now? - The DNA didn’t match.
So, in one day John Mark Karr went from being a murdering, wacko pedophile to just wacko pedophile.
Looks like I’m back to blaming her parents.

When we lift the covers from our feelings
We expose our insecure spots
Trust is just as rare as devotion
Forgive us our cynical thoughts
If we need too much attention
Not content with being cool
We must throw ourselves wide open
And start acting like a fool
If we need too much approval
Then the cuts can seem too cruel

Right to the heart of the matter
Right to the beautiful part
Illusions are painfully shattered
Right where discovery starts
In the secret wells of emotion
Buried deep in our hearts

It's true that love can change us
But never quite enough
Sometimes we are too tender
Sometimes we're too tough
If we get too much attention
It gets hard to overrule
So often fragile power turns
To scorn and ridicule
Sometimes our big splashes
Are just ripples in the pool

Right to the heart of the matter
Right to the beautiful part
Illusions are painfully shattered
Right where discovery starts
In the secret wells of emotion
Buried deep in our hearts

N.P.

Greatest Movie Line Ever

This YouTube thing's gonna get out of control for me real quick. None the less- enjoy.

Tears on the sleeve of a man
Don't wanna be a boy today
Heard the eternal footmanBought himself a bike to race
And Greg he writes lettersAnd burns his CDs
They say you were something in those formative years
Hold onto nothingAs fast as you can
Well still pretty good year
Maybe a bright sandy beach
Is going to bring you back
May not so now you're offYou're gonna see America
Well let me tell you something about America
Pretty good year
Some things are melting now
Well what's it gonna takeTill my baby's alright
And Greg he writes letters with his birthday pen
Sometimes he's aware that they're drawing him in
Lucy was prettyYour best friend agreed
Still Pretty good year

T.A.

From YahooNews

PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Pluto, beloved by some as a cosmic underdog but scorned by astronomers who considered it too dinky and distant, was unceremoniously stripped of its status as a planet Thursday…
The International Astronomical Union, dramatically reversing course just a week after floating the idea of reaffirming Pluto's planethood and adding three new planets to Earth's neighborhood, downgraded the ninth rock from the sun in historic new galactic guidelines.
The shift will have the world's teachers scrambling to alter lesson plans just as schools open for the fall term…
Pluto, a planet since 1930, got the boot because it didn't meet the new rules, which say a planet not only must orbit the sun and be large enough to assume a nearly round shape, but must "clear the neighborhood around its orbit." That disqualifies Pluto, whose oblong orbit overlaps Neptune's, downsizing the solar system to eight planets from the traditional nine…
Under the new rules, two of the three objects that came tantalizingly close to planethood will join Pluto as dwarfs: the asteroid Ceres, which was a planet in the 1800s before it got demoted, and 2003 UB313, an icy object slightly larger than Pluto whose discoverer, Michael Brown of the California Institute of Technology, has nicknamed "Xena." The third object, Pluto's largest moon, Charon, isn't in line for any special designation.

You know, we oughta do the same thing with the statehood of Delaware. I mean really, who needs Delaware?
When was the last time you thought to yourself “humm, I need a vacation. I could use some Delaware time.” When was the last time you were hungry and had a hankering for some authentic Delaware cuisine? Ever felt like a Delaware style pizza? Have you ever heard someone say, "Thank God we've got Delaware on our side?"
That’s it! Delaware, I’m coming after ya, so watch your back.

OK, Just One More…

Really I just added this one so we could all let Brittney see what her performances would be like if she had, you know- talent.

...And While We’re At It

In addition to the udder hotness of the video, this is actually one of my favorite songs in general. No kidding. In the long and quite ecliptic list of songs that are considered some of my favorites, this is one of them- the fact that mi obsesión happens to perform it is really just a bonus.

Adding Fuel To The Hott, Hott (oh dear Lord Hott) Fire

One of the many things I like about YouTube is its uncanny ability to justify my still as yet to be explained, but getting closer, obsession with all things Shakira.

I was on vacation this week and got very well re-accustomed to lying on the couch and doing nothing. Didn’t even ride.
Really, doing nothing is harder than you think. First off you have to resist the urge to eat a lot. I eat when I’m bored; it’s strange because my body actually tells me that it’s hungry.

I went to a hot air balloon race on Saturday. If you’ve never been to one you should go, wait around ‘till dusk, they do this thing where they fire up the propane and it lights up the entire balloon. It looks really cool at night. It’s a photographer’s wet dream. I didn’t bring my camera but took this with my phone-









Celebrity I’m in love with this week-
Parker Posey.














It’s raining out today and I have a serious sinus headache. So my last day of vacation ends like the first- a sloth on a couch.

This From IMDB

Former child star Haley Joel Osment has been charged with drunk driving and marijuana possession following his car crash in Los Angeles last month. The Sixth Sense star, 18, was formally charged with the misdemeanors yesterday in Los Angeles. According to website Tmz.com, the teenager has also been charged with driving with a .08 blood alcohol level or higher and the infraction of driving under the age of 21 with a blood alcohol level of .05 or higher. The charges relate to his car crash last month, after Osment lost control of his Saturn and collided with a brick pillar in a Hollywood suburb. The young actor was treated for a broken rib and a shoulder injury at a nearby hospital.

Man is that a sad tale of fame lost or what? What happened to this kid? How tragic. I mean… a Saturn?

Although I’ve been doing really well as of late I kind of had a set-back this week. We closed on the house which was nice as I got a good deal of money from it, but at the closing I realized that it could be (and probably will be) the last time I see Jennifer. She’s moving where her work is (‘bout an hour away) and I really don’t see any reason why our paths should cross again. On one hand it’s a good thing as it forces me to move on (the same kind of good that my moving out did in the first place) but on the other hand she’s a friend whom I’ve spent the last few years of my life with. Time I know will take care of things, but until then I’m probably going to be moping around with a strange craving for tomato soup and grilled cheese.
I truly do wish her all the best.

My new truck is getting over 300 miles on a tank of gas. Sweet.

I bought a bag of Toasted Wheat Thins and I can’t stop eating them. I guess that counters the ice cream sandwiches I’ve been downing.

The Cubs finally dropped one to the Cardinals. Sucks even more in that I was hoping that a season sweep of the Cards would be the only shining light in an otherwise more than normally disappointing season. Oh well, maybe next year we’ll have Wood and Lee back to full strength and perhaps Prior for more than ½ an inning, that combination could just leave us Cubbie fans with our normal degree of embitterment.

Hey, don’t look now but it’s possible I wasted less of your life on this post then on the previous mindless dribbling.
Bravo Me.

Talk at ya soon!!!

Steigfried- No "Who Had Him" or I will think of you in a harsh light for almost ten whole minutes.
Gerald Ford is the first president I really ever remember, I was actually born sometime during the Nixon administration (Feb. of 1971) but can’t remember a lick of Tricky Dick (huh, I just used ‘lick’ and ‘Dick’ in the same sentence… bravo Me).
Anyway I think the long, stoic life of a great man may be in its twilight-

The Desertsun.com- The Mayo Clinic has not yet released any more information on former President Gerald Ford, who was admitted to the Rochester, Minn. location Tuesday.

The 93-year-old is undergoing "testing and evaluation," his Chief of Staff Penny Circle announced Tuesday.

It is not known what ailment prompted the visit. But a longtime friend said the hospitalization was planned.

Circle's office is not releasing any information until early next week. Mayo officials did not specify when the clinic would provide an update on Ford's health.

Ford and his wife, Betty, have lived in Rancho Mirage since leaving the White House in 1977. They have been spending the summer at their home in Beaver Creek, Colo.

93 and undergoing "testing and evaluation.” I think that’s courteous code for “He’s almost 100, not doing so well, and his family would like some much deserved privacy.”
Not to count him out just yet, but it’s safe to say he’s had a VERY full life.

One of my all time favorite movie lines. Bruno Kirby delivered it in “When Harry Met Sally.” In addition to that and some other great work (The Freshmen, Donnie Brasco, Good Morning Vietnam) Bruno also played a young Pete Clemenza who first brought a young Vito Corleone (Robert DeNiro) into a world of crime. That alone could support an entire career. I mean really, who wouldn’t want to be known for that?
Bruno Kirby died Monday as a result from leukemia. He was 57.

Hey, ‘member when those “Magic Eye” things were all the rage? Yeah, ‘bout 10 or so years ago people would go to Spencer’s and plop down like 15 bucks to buy a framed one and put it in their dorm room? Then in a matter of 10 months people got really bored of them, and we haven’t seen them since? Yeah, those.
Well for God knows whatever reason I got to thinking about them the other day and ran across THIS webpage with some of those images. I kinda forgot how cool they were.
Anyhoo, download a few and save ‘em as your desktop background. It’ll make your day less melodramatic than your current screen. (um, in case you don’t know, right click on the big 1024 x 768 image and choose “save as desktop background.”)

“Rejection is God’s protection.”

Time Magazine recently released it’s 50 Coolest Websites, but who has time to cruise 50 different websites?
Instead, here’s a partial list from the BBC.

Blogger is a free service so I suppose I shouldn’t be complaining, but why in the last few weeks have I had difficulty posting images in my posts? Sometimes it works, somtimes it don't. Its layout baby, image is everything.
I guess I could learn code or something and do it the long way, but let’s not kid ourselves on the extent of my convictions.

I can’t quite figure out how to talk about going to or being at the gym without sounding like some sort of meathead. Like if someone asks “What ya doing after work?” I’m supposed to say “I’m gonna go work out” then kiss my bicep or something.
The simple fact is- I’m really planning on going to the gym, and yes I’m aware that I’m not exactly huge.

Matt’s back at Paradigm Shift. He’s a good friend and has an interesting, intelligent, Christian perspective on things. Nice change of pace from most of the stuff hovering in the blogosphere. Besides, he’s forgotten more about audio than I know.
Hey Matt, how ‘bout that shift from HK and Infinity to Dennon and Boston Acoustics? We better get some KILLER first time accommodations.

Made some updates to my template. My e-mail should be working now.

Celebrity I’m in love with this week-
Zooey Deschanel.

I found something kind of annoying about my ‘new’ truck- the interior is so small that at night the dashboard lights reflect off the back window and I can see them in the rear-view mirror. Not exactly a design flaw (my S-10 did the same thing) but just annoying. Flipping the little lever thing on the mirror doesn’t help either.

I have perfected the art of baking boneless chicken breasts. It’s all I ever eat for my work lunches and I’m still not bored with it. Le’me know if you want to know a few tricks.

Jawamily has finally updated her (staggeringly well written) blog page and I have a few notes for her-
1- Although you dog may be quite amazing she is NOT the greatest dog in the world, mine is. Her name is Ringo the Atomic Dog.
2- I too am wildly hilarious, yet I am also witty.
3- I once owned a Volkswagen Beetle… and it was pink. No kidding. I fixed that sucker up, customized it and chose a light pink with electric blue trim. Someday I’ll scan a picture and post it.
Sweet-Cheeks, given the above it is quite obvious that I am fanatically cooler than you. Yes, your feelings do not betray you- your mind is perfectly within reason to envy me. Carry on…

“The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy” and “The Lady in White” are in regular HBO rotation. I can’t not watch either of them.

I’m still going to watch Mel Gibson’s “Apocalypto” when it comes out. He’s a good filmmaker, just like Wagner was a good composer.
On the flipside of that coin I’m reading “Night” by Elie Wiesel. It takes about a day and a half to read and that’s a day and a half well spent. Once you get past the fact that Oprah recommends it, you’ll be glad you read it.

This week’s driving to work c.d.- Rancid’s “…and Out Come the Wolves”

Haven’t ridden in over a week, it’s just too damn hot. Instead I’ve been trying to hop on the elliptical at the gym. Excuse me for a second; I have to kiss my bicep.

After I leave work tomorrow I’ll be on vacation for a full week. Other than a trip to Effingham on Saturday I’ll be doing nothing much more than sleeping- a lot.

I’ve decided that sometime within the next year or so I want to take a trip to New York. However, I want to do it right. I don’t mind the touristy stuff, I mean there’s a reason why it’s touristy in the first place, but I also want to do some cool, once in a lifetime, only real New Yorkers know about this, kind of stuff. I need to get some advice from a resident- Eileen, I’m looking in your direction…

What’s my opinion on Floyd Landis? Well I’m upset but not shocked that he did it, after all, he is a cyclist and those guys full of more chemicals than Pam Anderson’s chest. However, he’s claiming that the UCI has an agenda against him (that is to say Americans) and quite frankly he might just be right. There are just too many breaks in procedures to not question the findings.
I will say this in the defense of cycling, I’ve heard others (i.e. Jason who pussied out on writing his page- no more ‘Thoughts and Rants’ which is ok ‘cause it was more Rants than thoughts) note that cycling is the most corrupt sport on the planet. I’m not so sure that’s true. I think it would be more accurate to say that it’s the most accurately tested sport on the planet. Name me another (major) sport that uses the latest testing techniques on its athletes before, during and after an event? Really, baseball tests like 1% of it’s players and it looks for stuff that guys haven’t used for years, the NBA is joke that just kinda hides in the woodworks with little or no attention (Karl Malone anyone? Come’on) and don’t even get me started on the NFL.

I wish I had a chance to watch more “Reno 911,” It’s really one of the top 5 funniest shows currently on TV.

I have all sorts of people crawling out of the woodworks that “can’t wait for me to meet one of their newly single friends.” Um, not sure how I feel about that but who am I to block options?

I have this pair of grey Addias running shoes that are my favorite pair of shoe ever… I’ve had them for like 3 years and wear them just about everywhere so they’re not only stylish, but reliable. However, recently two holes started to appear in each shoe where they bend when walking, so had to get a new pair. I actually found a pair of New Balance (at Sears of all places) that were the same color grey and had the same dark red trim. So, they look pretty much exactly like the old pair. I know I should try to expand my horizons but sometimes- if it aint broke…

Getting a new tattoo soon. It’s this Romanian dragon thing (honoring my Transylvanian heritage, goes with the Mexican tattoo on my arm) that I’m having a guy in Carbondale work on. The current figure is a one-dimensional, all black figure from an embroidery. I’m not sure if I want it very similar and simple as it is now, or if I want it to be shaded and dimensional (perhaps some color). I’ll have him come up with quite a few ideas and we’ll go from there. It’s a lot more expensive to do it that way, but when it comes to something that will be on my body for the rest of my life, I want options baby.
It’ll go on my leg where it will still be covered with a pair of knee-length shorts (which really is the only kind of shorts I should EVER wear). I’ll scan the final drawing when it’s done but here’s a scan of the original-
Scratch that- for some reason blogger won't let me up load any pics on this post, hense the link with no image of Lady Miss Zooey- I'll try later.

Well, that’s ‘bout it. Took you a few minuets to read that huh? Well guess what suckers, you’ll never have them back- so eat it!! Sorry for not having much to say lately but it’s been kinda crazy ‘round here. Oh well, no worries. Hope you all, my dear zealots, are doing well.

Live long and prosper…

I hate to put descriptive text with anything involved in “Random Images…” so instead you can just read the trivia here-

The picture below is of my friends’ little girl Kira. I took the pic with my phone of all things then tweaked it on PhotoShop.
Does anyone else remember when you were a kid and you could smile like this all day long and actually mean it?
Kids rule.

"It was hard for us Vietnam vets to see Iraq creep up on us, just the way Vietnam did. I really believe if Bush or Cheney had fought in a war they wouldn't have put us through all the pain and suffering. I have three kids, including a 21-year-old son. Are they going to be Stealth jet pilots, like those guys in 'Why We Fight,' smiling after they've dropped the first bombs in Iraq?"Stone doesn't buy the argument that filmmakers should keep their politics to themselves. "I served my time in Vietnam. I pay my taxes. So why am I being muffled and censored as a celebrity? Why can't I speak out as a human being?"Which brings us back to the folly of judging an artist by his politics, not his work. I often get mail from conservatives saying they won't see a movie starring Sean Penn because they don't like his politics, which to me is just as narrow-minded as my saying I wouldn't see a movie directed by Mel Gibson because he hates Jews.Artists are not necessarily nice people, but it's their work that matters, not their politics or prejudices. As Stone says, the best movies are from the deepest, most mysterious place of all, from the heart.

You know, there's only one thing I hate more than Oliver Stone... and that's Oliver Stone when he's right.