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- January 12, 2017
- Sick as a Dog
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I don't know if the idiom quite does the affliction justice, but let us say that my state of health could definitely use some improvement.
I've been ill in the GI tract for the past few days and the misery has been legendary.
Though I feel I have improved I also know that I have yet to attain "wellness" and I have been laying out of work to the point of guilt.
Not to mention the laying around and sleeping between the bouts in the lavatory.
It's all more than I really care to delve into or endure in my pursuit of shaking this thing.
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- January 9, 2017
- Dylann Roof's Defense Rests
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Dylann Roof told Judge Gergel at his trial that the defense rests.
He did so without offering a defense; as if there really were some defensible position from which to approach such a thing. About all that remains are the deliberations regarding his fate and an optional closing statement which may or may not happen.
Actions and consequences are now heaped upon him like a ton of bricks and I can't really say what I would prefer ... life in prison or death. I get the impression he could cope with life in prison a lot better than I could. I'm pretty old and I'm simply too pretty to go to prison and assume the role of some bad man's concubine.
He is much younger, has contingents of both proponents and opponents with which to either take comfort or contend — not to mention the timeframe which may be long but will either end naturally or prematurely.
In all my ponderings of this horror I still cannot fathom a person going into a place of worship and murdering those who welcomed him into their fold ... as I told my mother recently, if you are "at church" or "going to church" or "coming from church" there should be some protective aura guarding worshipers from such insufferable tragic endings.
Rest assured, that in all those incidents for rage I have experienced over the years there has never been any danger to churchgoers on my part. It simply is not within my makeup to hurt someone treating you like the decent individual you may or may not be.
This kid may or may not get what he deserves, but one thing is for sure. I will always wish that he had not gone to the dark place in human behavior he traveled while at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston South Carolina the evening of June 17, 2015.
The only rage I feel is not being able to turn back time. The only pain I feel is for the victims of this terrible crime. Young Mr Roof is left to suffer those consequences of actions the gravity of which he may not be able to fully grasp.
One thing is certain. He did not attain his goal in all the horror he brought upon a group of church congregants who welcomed him into their midst.
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- January 8, 2017
- Know Your Parasites
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Once upon a time connectivity was a reference to network infrastructure and bandwidth. Nowadays it is more a social media convention whereby individuals form collectives to share and interact.
My personal need for connectivity is primarily a function of the networking at my disposal, i.e., that infrastructure and bandwidth I crave so much more than being part of some collective, sharing, and interactivity.
My issues surround the conformist socialism which would place a millenial at the disposal of an errant politician such as Bernie Sanders who will like most promise the sun and the moon and the stars yet produce the nothingness which is part and parcel of that leech he is — such a nothing with an underlying plan equally lacking substance and practicality which belies his fundamental desire to take from the worker and give to the shirker.
After all, that is how his ne'er–do–well beginnings evolved into the practiced and studied leech that he is. This person who touts continuing relevance in the political arean from a position in humanity which can only be labeled "user".
So when I see all the "safe zoner" millenials in their drag and drop rationales parade around their mispronounced undefined mediocrity I am lead to believe that Bernie Sanders was just a millenial born before his time and more so how his time should already be up in all his irrelevance to the modern world and the needs of the many who produce being simply another of the many who primarily exist to be a drain upon resources amassed by others.
While I fully remain a staunch proponent of "live and let live" — IMHO there comes a time when the parasites of the world should be eliminated from the mix as the drain upon society that they are.
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- January 7, 2017
- Winter Weather Fizzle
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So it doesn't appear we'll be having any significant winter weather here.
I awoke this morning to find that reports that fueled my anticipation were highly exaggerated and that indeed we were wet with rain but that appeared to be it.
Some others in the state may experience patchy snow, sleet, and other precip but my expectations for this morning were certainly the results of some overly cautious weather forecaster.
Some of my cohorts at work were expecting worse. We got nothing.
Such is the way of the weather in the deep south ...
And while my "disappointment" likewise is quite exaggerated I am content to go about my business dodging the cold raindrops as is more typical for the winter weather around here.
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- January 6, 2017
- Wintery Weather
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They're talking 4 inches of SNOW possible in our spate of winter weather and the predictions for overnight Friday and Saturday are presently in the half to one inch range of snow for Friday followed by a tenth of an inch of freezing rain on Saturday.
Today my heater went out ... naturally. I have already placed a call to the service company's answering service and I'm going to be hard pressed to leave work tomorrow so we'll just have to see how things go.
I'm presently running two oil filled radiators, and one of those is a hoss so the temperature is quite comfortable with the Vornado floor fan and two Hunter ceiling fans providing excellent circulation.
My only real issues with all of this stem from the drivers here and their 'snowy road psychosis' whereby they forget everything they never knew about driving on the roads ... and driver's education having been terminated in the public schools long ago there is little hope for safety in an inclement commute — even if it is only 4 miles one way.
Suffice it to say if the electricity doesn't go out I have a bit of a comfort buffer zone in which to live. I can always put another electric heater in the mix as well.
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- January 5, 2017
- National Bird Day
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My first inclination on a day called "National Bird Day" is I should go around flipping everyone off. But no, it is an observance held each fifth of January for bird watchers and activities involving birds up to and including bird adoption for those hard core enthusiasts.
pretty bird from eddiesaviary.com
All of those issues involved in bird care like the constant need for cleaning, rowdy birds that scream, and aggressive birds that bite are all to be taken into account on this, National Bird Day.
Other considerations include interaction on a daily basis and a healthful varied diet easy on the sunflower seeds ... and no ...
I won't be flipping everybody off even though my first knee jerk reaction naturally gravitates in that direction.
Happy National Bird Day to you !
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- January 4, 2017
- Charles Manson Moved from Corcoran to Bakersfield Hospital
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Charlie Manson, notorious for both a string of grisly murders and escaping the death penality has been transported from Corcoran State Prison to an emergency department of a Bakersfield hospital due to stomach trouble.
He is said to be seriously ill and of course HIPPA prevents us from getting the facts.
Perhaps this sadistic murderer will finally get his.
The Crowes, Hinmans, Tates, and LaBiancas, families of those victims he murdered without mercy in LA so long ago have surely waited long enough for him to stop poisoning the air of the Earth by continuing to breathe it.
Die Charlie Die.
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- January 3, 2017
- Chocolate Covered Cherry Day
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Today is Chocolate Covered Cherry Day, a day to take note of one of my favorite childhood treats ...
the chocolate covered cherry cordial.
A cordial is a type of candy which consists of a fruit filling within a chocolate shell.
My personal idea of the perfect chocolate covered cherry is one with an intact pitted stemless fruit suspended in a clear liquid which spills over the tongue when bitten.
My dear late grandma Ida use to keep these around at holidays and I think therein lay the origin of my deep abiding love for them.
Happy Chocolate Covered Cherry Day !
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- January 2, 2017
- Holiday Winding Down
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I have the day off from work today.
I suppose it's for those who partook too much of New Years Eve festivities to recover prior to getting back into the workaday grind ...
We had a wonderful dinner at Mom's yesterday.
Bryan brought his family down from Portsmouth to visit.
He, his bride Kati, and their three girls Izabella, Dannilyn, and Kadence came over for the traditional New Years Day dishes of greens and black eyed peas, and ham ... we had salsbury steak and peach cobbler that we passed off as "pie".
I belted out a stanza from a number in the Family Guy episode Road to Multiverse called "It's a wonderful day for pie".
There were a few sweets handed out in the form of lollipops, candy canes, and Ghiradelli chocolate ...
You know, the whole G rated family type goings on in my never ending effort to be socially aware and culturally relevant.
I was glad I came and got to meet and be with everyone again!
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- January 1, 2017
- Happy New Year !
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- December 31, 2016
- New Years Resolutions
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So as the year winds down my thoughts turn to improving next year. As for resolutions — I don't have many ... a lot of years I haven't had any.
This year I'm planning on getting my dead butt out on the street and getting some exercise.
Toward that end I begin hormone replacement therapy January 23.
It seems that borderline low flowing through this much carcass simply isn't providing adequate umph resulting in fatigue and complicating my raging bald fatness.
Anyway, aside from that I've included attempting to swear less, trying to eat less junk food, and pursuing some semblence of serenity in my life for a change.
That should pretty much do it for me.
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- December 30, 2016
- ID issues and Fort Jackson
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The Congressional REAL ID Act of 2005 of May 11, 2005 modifies federal law regarding security, authentication, and issuance procedures standards for the state driver's licenses and identification (ID) cards, as well as various immigration issues pertaining to acts if terrorism.
South Carolina is having to contend with state issued identification like drivers licenses and identification cards which do not comply with the parameters set into place by the Real ID Act, including:
• new federal standards for state-issued driver licenses and non-driver ID cards
• new visa limits for temporary workers, nurses, and Australian citizens
• border security reporting and some pilot project funding
• utilizing a "delivery bond" for aliens who have been released pending hearings
• updates and improvements of the law regarding asylum and deportation of aliens involved in terrorist activity
• waiving legislated interference in the construction of physical barriers at borders
We have a legislative matter whereby SC drivers licenses will no longer be accepted at military bases and airports because they are not conformant to the Real ID criteria. I am hoping that those who can get moving and deal with this prior to it becoming problematic for the citizens.
My last encounter at Fort Jackson was a disaster ... hilarious in retrospect, but a disaster nontheless. My folks had called me on the cell regarding car trouble at the commissary and that they were stranded. I arrived at the gate, oblivious to the facts that:
1. I had no drivers license in my possession 2. I had no proof of insurance 3. I was not wearing a seat belt 4. My registration had expired
In other words ... I was TOTALLY illicit driving down the road without a care in the world. UNTIL I hit the main gate at Fort Jackson, that is.
Anyway, the gate people jumped into action. They went over each of my discrepancies with a stern admonition that these would require immediate resolution. Then they went to a computer and verifified that indeed I did have a valid drivers license as correlated to the addresss on my (defunct) copy of what should have been a current proof of insurance. They also verified my proof of insurance along with the policy numbers and dates of coverage. They had my expired registration and corrected me for not wearing a seat belt.
I rather sheepishly explained my dilemma and why I was there. Then, as if the irresponsibility gods were acting on my behalf, they let me go through after I signed a paper acknowledging the incident and what required immediate correction ... which happened the next day, which was a Monday.
This encounter was nothing short of miraculous in my book, having been told about the increased security for quite a while up front. I have since made attempts to keep tabs on the expiration dates of insurance policies, licenses, registrations and so forth. I remain somewhat slack on the seatbelt front.
In my rather lame defense, I do view it as a ridiculous incursion into the civil liberties of humanity and I'd like to stick an ungreased seat belt up the butts of each and every one involved in it's passage through the South Carolina legislature — which doesn't take care of necessary business worth a crap but always has seen fit to pass unnecessary fluff like this loser.
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- December 29, 2016
- Still Pursuing Bigfoot
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The topic of cryptids never ceases to intrigue me. The thought of creatures so evasive as to elude the people pursuing them for so long that all we can come up with are hoax evidence by dirtbags claiming to be "hunters" speaks volumes for that level at which humans sometimes operate.
Bigfoot, that large, hairy, simian appearing creature resembling the Asian yeti but supposedly found in northwestern America has been pursued vigorously lately in the upper pennsula of Michigan ... which by the way claims to have always been a "hotspot for sightings".
Some of the documentary programs I've been streaming lately are very compelling. People up close and personal with the bigfoot speaking of the size, the habitats, the interactions, and the smells.
A lot of the youtube stuff I've seen is really poor farce as well but the few things I've seen which "appear" credible are astounding and at once scary.
I keep wondering why the evidence keeps being stated in terms of death and maiming when a live specimen would be much more satisfying for me personally.
However, if the truth were to be known I am one to allow the creature to continue to baffle the hunters if indeed it is extant. The thought of killing a bigfoot for the satisfaction of the curious masses is simply an insufferable incursion into something I would otherwise view as wonderful.
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- December 28, 2016
- Marijuana Legalization and Me
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I have read with interest the continuing saga of the legalization of marijuana as it pertains to both medical and recreational status in various states of the nation.
In general, SC is more prohibitive than many of the other states. In addition, the federal question of legality supersedes the state laws and even in the presence of state legality it remains illegal at the federal level. It's status is Schedule I controlled substance.
This brings us to viability in the marketplace. There are a number of companies at which I was employed where requirements included drug testing at various intervals.
I used to submit to random drug testing. Now I submitted to an initial test for employment and subsequently may be tested "for cause".
There is a faulty notion among some of the people here that legal marijuana correlates directly to the workplace as well. This could not be farther from the truth.
Just because the state may legalize marijuana if a company forbids it's use then you remain subject to termination for failed drug tests.
The state cannot impose intervention on a company which finds the drug affects the performance of employees and if the company says it's contrary to policy with termination consequences you are better off not pushing your luck.
Knowing the half life is tantamount to the understanding of residual effects of any drug. Even in the presence of varying elimination mechanism efficiencies you're looking at a month or so for a chronic user becoming able to "pass" a drug test for cannabinoids as being common. Even then the fat storage and subsequent release of the drug will cause minute fluctuations.
It has been my profound sorrow to witness friends lose gainful employment because they declined to cease the consumption of marijuana. Some of these individuals lost coveted positions with tech firms rare to their area and excellent pay and benefit packages — all for a toke on demand.
As for me, that day I realized drug testing was in my future I put down the weed. I stopped the pills. I stopped smoking tobacco a number of years prior to that period BUT I was bound and determine that my highly addictive personality would not cost me my employment over some hard headed notion such as "I'm just going to smoke my pot" which was told to me by a person who did continue and now works a biker bar instead of a technology firm.
The moral to the story is your priorities set your station in life and what you do tomorrow depends largely upon what you do today.
Try not to be stupid regarding altered consciousness. I was initially but set it all aside before it became too late. The practicalities of earning a living and existing in a viable state require competence in those activities which constitute your life.
The stupor of a never ending half life hangover is not conducive to competence at work ... or anywhere else, either.
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