I like to think that i'm smarter than the average person and far too often a situation presents itself in which I am able to see the perverbial writing on the wall so to speak. When this happens I usually make some sort of a prediction and most of the time my Nostradamus like predictions come to pass. Given the fact that humans are social creatures and are prone to habitual behavior it comes as no surprise that foretelling someones future actions can be largely based on their past. For instance the saying "once a criminal always a criminal" could be based on the fact that most of society's criminal deviants are quite simply habitual reoffenders thus never walking a straight path but continually walking in a circle. What does all this mean you ask? It means Cousin Jason is in jail again! I guess it didn't take a palm reading to foretell his future now does it? Any bets on how long it will be until his next arrest? I guess you could say that I have little faith in him ever pulling his head out of his ass.
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Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Sunday, June 24, 2007
You just can't fix stupid
We have some friends of ours that are sort of...well let's say life challenged. They are in a predicament where they rent but the owner wants to sell. Great for them you think but the truth is they cannot afford the asking price. They have been on this merry-go-round for the past few months where they try to qualify then find out their income is too low then ask the landlord for more time so they can try another option. Truth is the bank wants them to jump through hoops and such then maybe just maybe they will get a loan. This is the 1st sign of trouble. If you have to put on a dog and pony show for your bank then maybe this place is not for you. Considering they have already had problems coming up with the monthly rent of 1200 bucks taking on a mortgage of 1850.00 would be completely retarded. So knowing the problems they have been having coming up with financing, job layoffs and low income you might think they would be searching for a cheaper place to live right? Nope, they are sitting still and hoping things will just work themselves out. No preparation for the inevitable, no covering their behind, just plain ignorance and an attitude of ignore the problem and it will go away. You just can't fix stupid.
So today we had to go get a car that was a voluntary repo. We had to go off the island and over to the Olympic Peninsula to a town called Sequim (pronounced like swim but with a Q). This involves a ferry ride and an hour and a half drive one way. Once we find this place the Jackass was not home. This should not have been a problem except instead of putting the keys inside the vehicle and leaving the door unlocked like he was told this Jackass locked the keys inside the vehicle leaving us no way to get in. We could not see the keys so we did not know if they were even inside. So we left a msg and went to lunch. We then went back one more time to see if Jackass was home and as we thought he was not. Left another msg then headed back to the ferry. Naturally as we were about 5 minutes from landing back on our island the Jackass calls to let us know he is now home. What are you gonna do...you just can't fix stupid.
Driving here in western Washington is horrible. People stop at green lights, speed up when it rains and cannot seem to drive the speed limit on two lane hyw's. Let me be more specific, they drive below the speed limit and hold up traffic. This usually stems from lack of confidence in driving ability on minor curvatures in the road leading to the excessive use of brakes thus slowing down an already slow commute. I'm convinced brakes should be eliminated from cars altogether and we could just go with the bumper car mentality. Try to use cell phones then! Canadians are another problem on the road. In BC they can only go like 55mph so when they come down here they automatically think they can drive as fast as they want. When i'm going 70mph on the freeway and a Canadian passes me like i'm standing still I got a problem with that. Just once I would like to run one of those bastards off the road and while they are lying there bleeding I would like to walk up to the car and ask them what gives them the right to come into my country and break my laws! So again you just can't fix stupid!
So today we had to go get a car that was a voluntary repo. We had to go off the island and over to the Olympic Peninsula to a town called Sequim (pronounced like swim but with a Q). This involves a ferry ride and an hour and a half drive one way. Once we find this place the Jackass was not home. This should not have been a problem except instead of putting the keys inside the vehicle and leaving the door unlocked like he was told this Jackass locked the keys inside the vehicle leaving us no way to get in. We could not see the keys so we did not know if they were even inside. So we left a msg and went to lunch. We then went back one more time to see if Jackass was home and as we thought he was not. Left another msg then headed back to the ferry. Naturally as we were about 5 minutes from landing back on our island the Jackass calls to let us know he is now home. What are you gonna do...you just can't fix stupid.
Driving here in western Washington is horrible. People stop at green lights, speed up when it rains and cannot seem to drive the speed limit on two lane hyw's. Let me be more specific, they drive below the speed limit and hold up traffic. This usually stems from lack of confidence in driving ability on minor curvatures in the road leading to the excessive use of brakes thus slowing down an already slow commute. I'm convinced brakes should be eliminated from cars altogether and we could just go with the bumper car mentality. Try to use cell phones then! Canadians are another problem on the road. In BC they can only go like 55mph so when they come down here they automatically think they can drive as fast as they want. When i'm going 70mph on the freeway and a Canadian passes me like i'm standing still I got a problem with that. Just once I would like to run one of those bastards off the road and while they are lying there bleeding I would like to walk up to the car and ask them what gives them the right to come into my country and break my laws! So again you just can't fix stupid!
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
You can't figure me out...
Welcome all to another look into my soul. This episode we look at what I consume my day with as well as tales from the beach and shots from nature. We will also explore my socialization into the local redneck culture and one of my latest purchases.
It is no surprise that I love to watch TV. Seeing as how the TV doubled as a sibling or even a babysitter when I was a young boy. Naturally as an adult I set out to have to coolest setup on the block so I went all out. 36" Flat Panel HD set, Bose audio system and DVR w/digital cable. Hopefully upgrading to a 50" plasma soon but roof over head more important!!! Anyway with the DVR I can record all the shows I want when I am either not home, sleeping or watching something else. Since I am usually out and about over the weekend I record many shows. So it has taken me 2 days but I have finally finished a weekends worth of shows. I'm now convinced that I know how to save the planet from global warming, I have seen the ever elusive Snow leopard in its natural habitat, I have seen the Great Barrier Reef up close and personal, know more about Hawaii than any six native Hawaiians and have learned more about real estate in 2 days including how to flip a house and make loads of cash than most people ever do. I never said the shows I watch weren't educational now did I? Who needs college when I have the TV. So after all that TV Rhonda and I went to the beach today after she got off work. It was a great day to be outside and I love to go to the beach. We saw many eagles today and I got a couple of pics of this one eagle being ran off by a crow. The crow kept chasing the eagle up and down the beach which was quite funny. On our way back to the car we came across someones beach art. Someone painstakingly arranged these stones into this oblong formation by color and left it for all to enjoy. Then we rediscovered this spot at another state park. It's a picnik shelter overlooking the north end of the Puget Sound on a bluff. Perfect spot to spend a day BBQing and enjoying the smell of the ocean and deer walking by.
Last week I applied to become a member of my local sportsmans assoc. If you like to shoot guns as I do then this is the place to be. Private range supporting pistol, rifle, trap and archery. They also have competition shooting something that I am interested in. Naturally every redneck in town belongs to this club so I suppose i'll fit right in. I have to pass a background check as they just don't let in any fool with a gun in but that shouldn't be a problem. Well as I have been going to these auctions lately I was able to pickup a rifle at the last one a week or so ago. What got me excited about this rifle was it's age. I could tell this rifle was old but it was in great shape. It's previous owner took good care of it so naturally I wanted to capitalize on this find. 90 bucks was the winning bid and I walked out with a Remington 22 cal bolt action tube fed rifle that I was about to find out was nearly as old as my grandparents. This rifle is pre WWII. It's a Remington Sportmaster model 341-P and was only manufactured between 1936-1940. Although it is not rare it is worth about 125.00-250.00 depending on its condition rated by percentage. I was really not interested so much in its worth as its quality. After a good cleaning I took it to the range and wow this baby is deadly accurate. Varmints beware cause i'm coming for you. It has peep sights which took a bit to get used to but after reverting back to my days when I shot match and went with the "both eyes open" approach it was much less strain on the eyes. I shot phenominal at 50 yds and when I get a new spotting scope I will go for 100 yds. Thats it for this episode, be sure to tune in next time for another look into my soul ahh ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Going Green
Howdy Y'all,
I want to make it perfectly clear that i'm not irish, at least not that I know of. Going green is the latest craze for the typical Seattleite. Naturally when there there is a new bandwagon to jump on the folks from the greater Seattle area jumped on with both feet firmly planted. Take the Mariners for example. They have one good year like 5 yrs ago and all of the sudden the stadium is packed. Heres a thought, the Mariners suck so get over it. Same thing for the Seahawks, bandwagon and all. So now going green is the chic thing to be doing that is if your not bicycling naked or participating in the gay pride parade, either of them or walking for one of the hundred or so cancer foundations. Briefly, the gay pride parade is now split into 2 parades due to the manly catfights and female slapfests while trying to decide where to have the damn thing. One fag wanted it in "their" neighborhood while another wanted to make sure we all knew who was a flamer and hold it smack dab in the middle of Seattle. So now we get twice the rainbow. So anyways going green seems easy for many as there are already an abundance of tree huggers here. Now the irony in that is the organization ELF standing for the Earth Libertion Front. They (in their infinate wisdom) like to go burn down mansions under construction, the heavy equipment associated with construction and other such things of that nature. Naturally they are in protest of the massive amount of trees being cut down to make the mansion and the effects of strip mining where the minerals and such come from which inevitably become heavy machinery. Now what I find funny is the ELF burns this stuff down thinking the construction will stop when in actuality more trees get cut to make the same mansion the second time around and mining still continues in order to keep up with growing demands for more heavy equipment. So in a nutshell I jumped on the bandwagon this time and I changed all my lightbulbs to the compact flourecent bulbs. This way I get all the light I need while using much less energy. And guess what, I didn't piss anyone off, my story did not make the evening news and more importantly nobody cares what I did enough to make a stink about it!
Enjoy
I want to make it perfectly clear that i'm not irish, at least not that I know of. Going green is the latest craze for the typical Seattleite. Naturally when there there is a new bandwagon to jump on the folks from the greater Seattle area jumped on with both feet firmly planted. Take the Mariners for example. They have one good year like 5 yrs ago and all of the sudden the stadium is packed. Heres a thought, the Mariners suck so get over it. Same thing for the Seahawks, bandwagon and all. So now going green is the chic thing to be doing that is if your not bicycling naked or participating in the gay pride parade, either of them or walking for one of the hundred or so cancer foundations. Briefly, the gay pride parade is now split into 2 parades due to the manly catfights and female slapfests while trying to decide where to have the damn thing. One fag wanted it in "their" neighborhood while another wanted to make sure we all knew who was a flamer and hold it smack dab in the middle of Seattle. So now we get twice the rainbow. So anyways going green seems easy for many as there are already an abundance of tree huggers here. Now the irony in that is the organization ELF standing for the Earth Libertion Front. They (in their infinate wisdom) like to go burn down mansions under construction, the heavy equipment associated with construction and other such things of that nature. Naturally they are in protest of the massive amount of trees being cut down to make the mansion and the effects of strip mining where the minerals and such come from which inevitably become heavy machinery. Now what I find funny is the ELF burns this stuff down thinking the construction will stop when in actuality more trees get cut to make the same mansion the second time around and mining still continues in order to keep up with growing demands for more heavy equipment. So in a nutshell I jumped on the bandwagon this time and I changed all my lightbulbs to the compact flourecent bulbs. This way I get all the light I need while using much less energy. And guess what, I didn't piss anyone off, my story did not make the evening news and more importantly nobody cares what I did enough to make a stink about it!
Enjoy
Friday, June 1, 2007
Cool Repos
So every now and then those with money or at least seem to have money get into financial troubles too. To prove it I have included some pics of the cool repos that were picked up the other day. I got to drive the Hummer and I have to say it was cool but I wouldnt want that gas bill. The Mercedes Benz was all Rhonda and she loved it as if you couldnt tell from the pics. If I didnt already tell you we got a Ferrari earlier this year and OH YEAH I got to drive it. That was cool!!! Who says there is no profit in other peoples misfortune! It is just too bad people try to live above their means. Well gotta go!!
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Monday, May 28, 2007
It's been awhile...
Hello all,
I know it's been awhile but sometimes you have to save up for conversation. Went to an auction today and although I was unable to get some of the items that appealed to me I did get a couple things. Got a huge box of blankets for 10 bucks, they will work great for the dog kennels. Thats a good deal considering the local thrift store is a rip off and would charge me 10 - 15 bucks per planket. There was a buttload of Fenton Glass and we got one piece. Most peices were going for astronomical prices. Got a couple of other unimportant things so I wont bore you with the details. Ok The other day I had dr. appt. in Seattle. So on my way down there traffic in this one spot was crazy so I decided to go down a back road that I usually soar down but I was in for an unexpected treat. Well to say the least I got an early Birthday gift from the Washington State Patrol to the tune of 19 over the posted speed limit. Naturally I thought how generous they were to single me out and congratulate me on my display of speed!!! But the cop was such a nice guy he bumped me down to 10 over and saved me about 35 bucks, What a Guy!!! To say the least I wont be sending a thank-you card!!! This past Saturday we went and played disc golf at a new course. Challenging or difficult I'm not sure which but it was a great cardio workout. Was trying to float down one of the local rivers (I wont try writing the name as you probably wont be able to pronounce it anyway) but the weather just would not coopererate where the sun was concerned. Going to try next weekend! Sun is up until 9pm or so and getting warmer every week. Still in mid 50's or so during night so plenty nice outside. Looking forward to getting some new cell phones this week. I was at the point in my contract that I was able to upgrade phones so we picked out some sweet new phones that have some more capabilities and such over our old phones. Anyways we found out that many of the trails we like to hike are wiped out this year by last Novembers floods and winds. But inspite of the devastation we found some new trails yesterday on this Mtn named Blanchard Mtn. Cool thing is it is close to us and what is really cool is the Hang/Para Gliders soar off the top of it. That is just cool to watch!!! Tired of typing so off to watch the tube for a bit.
Enjoy
I know it's been awhile but sometimes you have to save up for conversation. Went to an auction today and although I was unable to get some of the items that appealed to me I did get a couple things. Got a huge box of blankets for 10 bucks, they will work great for the dog kennels. Thats a good deal considering the local thrift store is a rip off and would charge me 10 - 15 bucks per planket. There was a buttload of Fenton Glass and we got one piece. Most peices were going for astronomical prices. Got a couple of other unimportant things so I wont bore you with the details. Ok The other day I had dr. appt. in Seattle. So on my way down there traffic in this one spot was crazy so I decided to go down a back road that I usually soar down but I was in for an unexpected treat. Well to say the least I got an early Birthday gift from the Washington State Patrol to the tune of 19 over the posted speed limit. Naturally I thought how generous they were to single me out and congratulate me on my display of speed!!! But the cop was such a nice guy he bumped me down to 10 over and saved me about 35 bucks, What a Guy!!! To say the least I wont be sending a thank-you card!!! This past Saturday we went and played disc golf at a new course. Challenging or difficult I'm not sure which but it was a great cardio workout. Was trying to float down one of the local rivers (I wont try writing the name as you probably wont be able to pronounce it anyway) but the weather just would not coopererate where the sun was concerned. Going to try next weekend! Sun is up until 9pm or so and getting warmer every week. Still in mid 50's or so during night so plenty nice outside. Looking forward to getting some new cell phones this week. I was at the point in my contract that I was able to upgrade phones so we picked out some sweet new phones that have some more capabilities and such over our old phones. Anyways we found out that many of the trails we like to hike are wiped out this year by last Novembers floods and winds. But inspite of the devastation we found some new trails yesterday on this Mtn named Blanchard Mtn. Cool thing is it is close to us and what is really cool is the Hang/Para Gliders soar off the top of it. That is just cool to watch!!! Tired of typing so off to watch the tube for a bit.
Enjoy
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Another project complete
I have been out sick most of this week hence no recent new posting. Last week I got my water hydrant installed. I forgot how handy an outside water source is! Not much of anything else going on here although I think we have finally entered Spring. It has been sunny all week except one day was cloudy. Wanting to go out and enjoy the outdoors but snow still covers much of where I want to go and see. Figure the odds on this one, the place next door is up for sale and we see many people drive down the street slowly or even stop and look but yesterday my old landlord stopped by and looked. Naturally the first thing that came to mind was there goes my property value! He previously owned property in my community here and the other owners fought for years to get him out as he is a scumbag and lets his properties go to shit. Finally he sold out and miraculously everyones prop value went up. So to see him over here looking was gut wrenching and I had Rhonda call the owners to let them know he was here. The reassured us they would not sell to him. Still waiting to hear if my sister has given birth yet, I think she is 1 wk overdue. Well nothing else I can think of now so later for you.
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