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Reply to Perhaps getting back on track... in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

[quote]I just have never found the time to get into it to start with. perhaps that is why I do not own any computer games and the last console I had was the original Atari.[/quote] There's something about firing up a video game console and jumping into a first person shooter game that is much more relaxing than many people realize, even when those same games may "tense" you up and raise your adrenalin levels. My other favored alternatives are tossing in something like NCAA foo

Perhaps getting back on track... in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

I was instant messaging with a friend this a.m. as I sent him a link to a version of a game that is coming out for the Xbox 360, one that I was considering snagging upon release. He tweaked me a bit about my possible purchase as he knew that I've mentioned a few times that my heart just hasn't been into gaming on my console that much lately. Not that I don't want to play some, I just haven't made time the way that I used to. Certainly not to the level of back when I had

Reply to Too sleepy tonight in Elemental Dev Journals JoeUser Forums

Darn, I could have used this same subject for a new article last night as I was just too tired to stay up very long yesterday. Hopefully today will be much better :)

Reply to Baseball tonite, maybe... in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

Well, I did go down to the park, but I didn't stay through the 2+ hours (give or take) of rain delay. I picked up the freebies that I was due, bought a burger and drink, consumed those just in time to have the rains come down heavy and then when the rain let up a little headed back home where I'm now waiting another approx. 15 minutes for the game to start. At least I'm inside and comfortable versus sitting in a seat that got soakin' wet.

Reply to I Got Handcuffed Tonight in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Ouch Mason, but glad that it worked out fairly quickly.

Baseball tonite, maybe... in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

As things currently stand, I'm planning on going out to the stadium tonite to catch some of the game there, but the weather today is being anything but cooperative and conducive to a possible baseball game. Wet weather, in and of itself, isn't all that big a deal, but the idea of hanging around a facility with an awful lot of metal protruding into the skyline while mother nature sets of natural pyrotechnics (of a sort) doesn't particularly appeal to me. This may be one of those ti

Curse you crappy wireless signal... in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

Darn it, I had an article about the possibility that life was imitating art with the death of Ted Stevens (think Final Destination movies) so many years after his first wife lost her life in a plane crash that he survived (back in 1978), but it was apparently eaten by the bad wireless network coverage where I'm currently located. I wish I had hope for better coverage in the future, but I doubt things will get any better and I really should be thankful for the c

Reply to Donating to a few more causes in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

[quote]I had never heard of them before that drive.[/quote] That's a shame (assuming you are talking about Fisher House), though they work so quietly that I'm not all that surprised that you wouldn't have heard much about them. In the Washington, DC area, with so many service members coming back through Walter Reed or Bethesda Naval Hospital, I suspect they get a bit more publicity and attention for what they do. Interestingly enough, you're actually the second person

Donating to a few more causes in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

I'm still trying to keep up some good habits (assuming I've really started them) and one of those habits is making donations to charities that my wife had supported, or that I support, even if I have to work a little at setting aside the money that I'll be donating away. Given a choice between wasting money buying junk food somewhere or donating a few extra dollars to a charity that I'm pretty confident will do good work with the money, I'll give up the wants and try to stick with suppo

Reply to Thank you Patricia Neal in Entertainment JoeUser Forums

You beat me to this topic, though I just posted similar thoughts on this passing. Certainly a talented actress who left behind a nice long resume and pile of work to appreciate.

Slightly sad today... in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

Slightly sad today after reading of the passing of accomplished actress Patricia Neal. She had a long and fairly fruitful career, going back into the days of true classics. While I remember her more for her work in advertisements for pain killers (aspirin and such) and coffee, I knew her from many other

Enjoying a relatively quiet day in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

It's a fairly quiet day for me and I'm trying to enjoy it. So far, I think I've been fairly successful at it. ;) Thankfully the heatwave broke before the weekend and the temps have been a bit more mild so the indoor temps have been fairly comfortable, making a short afternoon nap come on fairly easily. Since I had woken up early to take care of the puppy this a.m. (trying to let my daughter sleep in a bit), I was still a bit tired as the afternoon went on. Mostly cat

Curse you AT&T in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

Slightly unexpected billing from my friends at AT&T (my wireless company of no-choice, since I let my preference for the iPhone platform decide my provider for me) after my recent trip North of the border... I say slightly unexpected because I wasn't that surprised at getting dinged for roaming charges for using the phone to make voice calls while North of the border. That part I expected. Another country and all that. The phone and/or AT&T even warned me as

Maybe a quiet weekend for a change... in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

Looking at my calendar I'm encouraged by the idea that, at least at the time I'm typing this note, I don't see anything scheduled for the weekend other than reminders that there is a NASCAR race to watch on Sunday afternoon. This is the first time in many weeks that I'm not looking at having something going on, and actually will be the only "open" weekend for several weeks in a row after (if I'm thinking correctly). Between events for me, and events for my daughter, and events w

Please let me get through ... in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

Again last night my daughter put a little scare into me as we were out driving. She's learning and really isn't doing that badly, but... no matter how much you try to coach on avoiding potential issues on the roadway, there are times when you can't avoid situations and you've got to be able to safely work your way through. As an example, I've tried to instill healthy respect for merge and yield situations into my daughter. When she's coming up on someone that needs to merg

Why, oh why? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Why, oh why couldn't that attempt on the certiably insane president of Iran be successful? I try not to wish ill upon others, but that is one loony individual that the world would be a lot better without. Sadly, losing him probably wouldn't change things all that much in Iran unless there were to be another radical takeover of the place, but a successful assassination just might have helped push them towards a revolution and perhaps back towards civilized status rather

Reply to Puppy: 1, Humans: 0? Not really, but... in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

[quote]Check the Toilets[/quote] heheheh, way too small to jump up high enough to get into those thankfully. We've been keeping her water dish well stocked, it just (apparently) holds more than my daughter realized, as does the puppy :)

Just STOP already!!! in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Oh! MY! EXCLAMMATION!!! Just STOP already. To what am I referring?! The news item that I see (via Yahoo!) that notes that the Duggars, he and she of the coupling that apparently never stops coupling, are tossing around the idea of going for child number 20. [e digicons]:|[/e] As my co-worker and I discussed, they know what causes that outcome and yet they repeatedly go back and do it again?! Hey, I'm as interested in that particular exercise

Puppy: 1, Humans: 0? Not really, but... in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

Thus far life with the puppy has been ok, though she certainly has a mind (and schedule) of her own when it comes to doing her business... Daughter tried to get her to go several times yesterday evening and she just wouldn't do it. Instead she took advantage of her time outdoors to roll and frolick in the grass in the yard. On the other hand, this morning when we woke up to her whimpering we found that she'd relieved herself in her (relatively large) pen and then of course s

Reply to It's Fol-Dee-Rol and Fiddle Dee Dee in Politics JoeUser Forums

Saw the news piece on the DUI driver and immediately thought that the clowns that have been protesting the AZ law and the members of the administration and others that have sued to put it on hold should look themselves in the mirror and spend a long time considering the blood that is really on their hands. That driver had no business still being in this country, and absolutely no business ever having a drivers license, much less having had one that was suspended and/or revoked.&nbs

Weekend concert was fun... and some digusting... in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

The concert for the past weekend was fun... Brooks & Dunn: The Last Rodeo Tour (2010)... their farewell as a duo. First time I'd seen them live. I hadn't really been a huge fan of theirs though I like many of their songs, I was slow to the party in becoming a fan of their work as, until the 2003 or so time frame, I was more of a Rock & Pop fan than I was a Country music fan. Lately my tastes have run more towards Country, but there are still Rock & Pop groups I l

The weekend's almost here in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

The weekend is nearly here, but... it seems that my free time this weekend may be less free than I might think. There will be y et another concert for my summer of concerts with my daughter. I'm again looking forward to the show, though I have some concerns that the weather might not cooperate for this show. I hope the weather guys are wrong and that the weekend stays fairly clear and T-storm free, but we'll see. I'd rather the light show at the concert come fr

Today's thoughts on recent news in Politics JoeUser Forums

Back to a mostly political article for the day... First, continued thoughts (because of the continued news) about just how much wrath the INcompetent individuals that were managing/running Arlington Cemetery deserve. Apparently the problems there go back *at least 5 years* though that is, I firmly believe, just the tip of the iceberg as that 5 year mark is just when the earlier reports had come in. The problems might have been going on for years before that. Those pr

On the plus side... in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

Since the new pup has been here my son has decided that his (supposed) allergies and/or the dog's whimpering during the late night hours are too much to take so he's moved out. Back over to my in-laws, where he'd previously been staying some of the time so he could help keep an eye on them (especially necessary given their advancing ages and failing health). Last time he tried doing that he found that he couldn't deal with the few rules that they imposed upon him and he also found

Reply to Assorted thoughts in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

[quote]So what is the pup's name?[/quote] I'm not sure where my daughter got the name from, but she chose Nora as the pup's name. If I were picking the name, it would have been something like Furball, though given the size of the pup I might have gone with something like Bitsy. :D