Was out and about this afternoon, it was about 12:45. The usual stuff, nothing fancy...just errands and mostly coffee. Those who are familiar with me and my history with coffee know that I tend to buy it at a local convenience store chain rather than make it myself...not sure why that is...one of the many things that make me...unique, shall we say. At any rate, as it is most days, I am pretty much into my own thing. I just have too many damn things to worry about to pay much attention to what is happening around me. Sure, a car coming across he intersection with no brakes will catch my eye, a dirtbag with a gun out would definately cause me to pay attention. I suppose that the REAL way to put it is that frankly, I don't usually care what is happening around me. I take it all in, process it quickly and if it doesn't seem to be my "problem" I simply ignore it. I know it sounds awful,  and in all honesty...it is awful. I guess my thinking is that I have enough of my own problems, concerns or needs to be worried about things that don't impact me directly. I know that it doesn't ...

You know, I will never understand some of the dumb shit people do with their time and skill sets. Of course, I could be wrong...the thing that is pissing me off might not require any skills, or much time even...but for the sake of this argument, let us assume that it takes both. I work on a computer which is connected to the internet ALL DAY long. By working online I DON'T mean what some people mean which is: 2 minutes of company email and 45 minutes of warcraft, 3 minutes company spreadsheets and 20 minutes of MILF porn. Sadly, I am actually working on one of many things at one time or another. (Not that I am any better than anyone currently hunting MILF porn...) Ok, so I am working here this morning. I am uploading some web-pages and some graphics files to a customer site and I am loving it because this upload represents the end of the quintessential pain in the ass project. For days, I've done nothing but correct and add, correct and add. I am ecstatic that it is finally finished, and I can just upload and send an email have them double check it ...

Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) blasted "tea party" protests yesterday, labeling the activities "despicable" and shameful. "Says Jan Schakowsky:  "The ‘tea parties’ being held today by groups of right-wing activists, and fueled by FOX News Channel, are an effort to mislead the public about the Obama economic plan that cuts taxes for 95 percent of Americans and creates 3.5 million jobs," Schakowsky said in a statement. "It’s despicable that right-wing Republicans would attempt to cheapen a significant, honorable moment of American history with a shameful political stunt," she added. "Not a single American household or business will be taxed at a higher rate this year. Made to look like a grassroots uprising, this is an Obama bashing party promoted by corporate interests, as well as Republican lobbyists and politicians.”   This is exactly the reason people hate politicians. And exactly why nearly anyone capable of individual thought when given the chance would walk up to 90% of these douche bags and slip a plastic bag over their heads and put them out of their misery. Not only is this stupid woman wrong for her comments, she's a liar. To call non-violent protests by the population despicable and shameful simply because you don't agree with it is disgusting. ...

Frankly, I love this kind of stuff. At a minimum, it is illustrative of just how "normal" I really am. Clearly, as an adult male of  ** years, I am just as fucked up as anyone, make no mistake, you will NEVER hear me tell you otherwise. I have been involved in some stupid things and lord only knows I have screwed up some things that STILL keep me awake at night. That being said...it's hard to feel bad about yourself when you see something as fucking retarded as this.     The funny part is that these people honestly believe that they are "interacting" with "mother nature" on some level. There they sit, crying and blubbering over the trees that have been cut down in the name of the "evil" materialism perpetrated by the imperialistic nation that they dwell in, shouting to the heavens that there are some people here that care, that grieve, that share in the torment and sorrow that forests must surely feel as many of their 'brethren' are sliced down with blades of steel and whisked off to their final reward. (well, after they are stripped of their bark and run through any number of saws and other such violent machinery.) I hate to be ...