Day to Day

I haven’t posted anything public in ages. it just all seems so pointless these days. No one really cares, so why bother, right? Screw it, it’s cathartic for me, and I don’t care if anyone else reads it or not. So, what’s on the plate today? Me, wondering why all these folks that spend the rest of ...

Time flies when you’re having fun, or so they say.. I’ve lost 2 years now, and it wasn’t fun.  Covid sucks, so do all the politics surrounding it and clouding peoples common sense. Working from home has been a blessing and a curse. I get a lot more done, both at ‘the office’ and at home. ...

People get married, and people get divorced. It happens. Sometimes it’s a peaceful parting of ways, other times it’s World War 3.Couples with small children fight over custody, many times with little regard for how those children feel about it all.What people fail to realize is that it impacts their friends too. Maybe not the ...

With each passing day it seems our world grows smaller, yet more socially retarded. This past week I was witness to a repeat of something that had happened to me personally a couple of years ago. My youngest daughter, Grace, standing in the dining room with a shocked look on her face.. (I should mention, for sake ...

Some of my earliest memories involve learning to read. Cuddled on the couch next to my mother, she reading Dr. Seuss, me following along, my fingers under the words on the page repeating each word and memorizing the patterns of the letters that made up those words, with a bowl of Jiffy Pop next to ...

It’s been a crazy few months, and most things written here are locked away, they’re for me, more of a personal journal, not for public consumption. Chad Grimm, the Libertarian candidate for Governor of Illinois, lost of course. I didn’t expect he’d win, but a stronger showing would have been nice. Too many people still buying ...

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Illinois must not impose any minimum wage increase. Businesses in Illinois are still struggling to recover from the deepest recession since the great depression. Illinois’ unemployment rate is stubbornly high at 9.2%, nearly 2 points higher than the U.S. average. Since 1.4% of Illinois workers earn minimum wage, increasing the mandatory minimum would have an ...

According to a recent Gallup Poll, HERE fully half of the people living in Illinois would rather live someplace else. Why is that you ask? I’m sure one of the reasons is that the state is so poorly managed, and is currently 6.7 Billion dollars in debt. How did we get that for in the hole? I’d ...

Even if you are on the National Do Not Call List, run by the US Government’s FTC, charities and political organizations are still allowed to call you on your landline (house phone) I think that’s wrong. You should be able to opt-out of being bothered by those folks too. In fact, it should be Opt-In only. ...

Governor Pat Quinn recently stated that we need to keep this ‘temporary’ income tax increase, and make it permanent. While making that statement he also said that Illinois had PAID DOWN it’s debt by 5 Billion dollars over the past few years. “This is a turning point in Illinois fiscal history. We’ve been able to pay ...

I just accidently engaged in idiocy. I mistakenly argued, pointlessly, with a Republican fanboi. I understand supporters, yea, but people who just blindly leap in and defend their political idols without paying attention scare me. I complain about multiple robo calls, which I had requested be stopped. My requests were ignored, so I went to the ...

There is an article (click here) that you should read, that covers quite a bit of reality about the minimum wage. The article contains facts you should know. So I make well above the minimum wage, and the whole thing shouldn’t affect me. Or should it? I keep reading posts, and articles from people pushing for this ...

For a while, I didn’t think it wise to discuss politics, it’s such a volatile subject. I’ve changed my mind, screw it, I have as much right to voice my opinions as everyone else, and those that are offended don’t have to read it, no one is forcing them to. I’m a Libertarian. I can find ...

I take the train to work most days. My wife and I drive together to the Fairview Heights station (in Fairview Heights, IL of course) and catch the Metrolink. She hops off downtown to get to her office, I ride on out to Clayton to get to mine. We know the train schedule, and what time ...

Between Labor Day 2010 and late-February 2011 I lost over 80 pounds using hCG and following the protocol through several cycles. During that time I also went from using a rather strong blood pressure medication, to not needing it at all according to my Doctor, within the first 3 weeks of following protocol. However, in March of ...

So, here’s the thing folks, sometimes those fond memories of the past should remain just that, memories, and in the past. Back when, long ago, in the ancient days of Jr. High and High school, I created a lot of fond memories. I wasn’t ‘Joe Stud’ by a long shot, ...

I am not actively seeking other employment, but, like a lot of other people, I keep my resume up to date on Monster.com and Careerbuilder.com. Just in case, ya know? Sadly, some headhunting agencies take advantage of this. They troll the sites, harvesting email addresses and then spam you with useless crap.     Nothing, I repeat NOTHING ...

The OSU Cowboys won the Fiesta Bowl I don’t watch a lot of sports, but my father was a Big OSU fan, so I watch the football team at least… and I always enjoy the games. This season was fantastic, and I wish Dad had been here to see it. Congrats to the whole team!

Still ironing out some bugs here… I suppose I’ll finish this project eventually, but other things keep intruding… I’ve pretty much abandoned Facebook in favor of Google+, only logging into FB long enough to check up on the Fam, otherwise, it’s useless. Twitter is in the shitter, I don’t know who’s running things over there, but they reached ...

Dear Dumbass Driver, There’s something I wanted to talk to you about, and it’s been bothering me for a long time; your driving habits. I’ve always known you sucked at driving, but the other day you and I shared the highway and that is what prompted me to write this letter. You seem to think it is ...

I recently was assaulted with what I consider an odd concept. The words spilled from one of my sisters as if it was just a simple fact that everyone should know.   The basic premise? “Those who have, should take care of those who don’t.” Now, I have to say I both agree and disagree with that statement, and ...

It’s been 22 weeks, maybe 23, I don’t always count so well. and I am down 75 pounds. I have worked my way through 2 belts so far, one with 7 notches, one with 4 and time to buy a new one… It’s wonderful how great I feel these days. No more backaches, no having to ...

So, the first of the year has come and gone. Everyone has made their resolutions, and most of you have broken them already. Don’t make that face, you know it’s true. Most of the resolutions made were forgotten within the first 3 days of the year. So, here it is, January 15th, and I’m still ...

Who’s got that fast cell phone network? Who’s got the best coverage? Blah, blah, blah… who cares? They all suck, and they all think they have you by the short and curlies…. We live on the outskirts of nowhere… yet still get great cell reception from our provider. In fact, we realized long ago we could ...

back in August of this year I made a stunning discovery – I had gotten fat. Not just a little pudgy, but downright FAT. I weighed 330 pounds, more than double what I weighed when I got out of High School. It really seemed like a new revelation, as if it had just suddenly happened. I ...

Dear person with “hottie”, “babe”, or “sexy” in your email, aim, or forum username, I totally love your username. I wanted, however, just to let you in on a little-known word that might help you out in the long run: humble /huhm-buhl/ : adjective, not proud or arrogant; modest: to be humble although successful. Whereas once I ...

Dear Creepy Street-Corner Mime, I just want a word to explain to you why I reacted the way I did when you playfully “discovered” an invisible wall in front of me on the street the other day. I admit that kicking you in the testicles and running away screaming like a girl ...

Hi there!  I’m the guy behind you in line.  We should know each other pretty well by now, considering I’ve been standing back here with my roll of Tums for about half an hour. No, please… take your time arguing with the guy at the cash register.  I’m enjoying all the headlines of ...

You know when they say “Order when you’re ready?” I hate to tell you of this, but they don’t really mean it. It’s code for “Start talking, asswipe.” Maybe if they could say that out loud, the job would be worth the $6.50/hour they get paid, but alas, they can’t. I know, ...