Complications of a Mastermind

What Can I Say?? Life Happens.....

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 12:36:38 GMT

So it takes me forever to post something new.
I'll try to do better.
Not gonna say too much right now, a lot going on.
Besides, a picture is worth a thousand words.

Life in General

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:20:56 GMT

Well, Ive done it. I moved back "Home". Logan County Ohio.

Not sure how I feel about this, I left here in 1989. I had not intended to return. I have had to sacrifice quite a bit to do this and I'm questioning my decision over and over again in my mind. I obsess on everything. Its what I do, and I do it well.

It is cool though, roomin with my nephew, I look forward to some quality Pong, but I am 38, the party life is behind me. (for the most part) I will take this young Padawan under my wing and teach him the ways of the Force and the Jedi Code. It's my gift. And as a Master Jedi, it is my duty.

*Sigh* Still though, this is the first time in 15 yrs I have woke up in the morning without a job to go to, and it has really gotten me thinking. Everything gets me thinking. Thinking is what I do. Both of the former Miss Lattimers have said on more than one occassion; "You should get paid to think, it's what you do" I always took that as a compliment. Hmmm...maybe not so much. But I digress. I have been thinking that this is a very good time to reflect on where Ive been, where I'm going, what I want to do. They say that 40 is the new 30. Well, thats a crock of shit, but I guess I can take it for what it is and run with it. A new friend of mine insists that I should start writing. Man, that takes alot of discipline and commitment. Maybe. Ideas are a dime a dozen in my head.

Either way, change is the word of the day, and I have always rolled with it.

I miss my babies. I love you Jake, Alex.

Still Alive!

Sat, 10 Nov 2007 15:32:28 GMT

I am still alive!

We Are Coming!

Sat, 07 Jul 2007 15:55:42 GMT

American Bomb

Sat, 16 Jun 2007 19:16:14 GMT

Try not to be moved by this, just try.

Pale Blue Dot

Sat, 16 Jun 2007 18:08:35 GMT

RichardDawkins.net - The Official Richard Dawkins Website

Mon, 28 May 2007 18:56:58 GMT

Dawkins PWNS God, God has no comment.

Atheists Unite II

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 10:10:58 GMT

Well, as I stated in a previous post, I started an Atheists/Skeptics/Freethinkers group here locally, and last night we had 6 members at our meetup! WooHoo! I know that doesnt sound like much, but hey, for only our third meetup, thats fuckin great!

We basically are just sitting around BS'ing at the moment, but I got a lead on getting some local college profs to give a lecture or two. (crossing my fingers!) I think we may also do screenings of some debates and speeches by Dawkins and Harris. As anyone who knows me can tell you, I am about the most unorganized procrastinator you could ever meet, so I called in some help, The Reverand of Rants, Art, has stepped up to help me organize, and I am grateful!

http://revart.blogs.com/

Ill keep you updated.

And if you live near me, you should be hearing about our next meetup on local Public Radio!

POW! Read This. Do It Now.

Wed, 14 Mar 2007 02:50:59 GMT

"If he is infinitely good, what reason should we have to fear him? If he is infinitely wise, why should we have doubts concerning our future? If he knows all, why warn him of our needs and fatigue him with our prayers? If he is everywhere, why erect temples to him? If he is just, why fear that he will punish the creatures that he has filled with weaknesses? If grace does everything for them, what reason would he have for recompensing them? If he is all-powerful, how offend him, how resist him? If he is reasonable, how can he be angry at the blind, to whom he has given the liberty of being unreasonable? If he is immovable, by what right do we pretend to make him change his decrees? If he is inconceivable, why occupy ourselves with him? IF HE HAS SPOKEN, WHY IS THE UNIVERSE NOT CONVINCED? If the knowledge of a God is the most necessary, why is it not the most evident and the clearest."
-- Percy Bysshe Shelley, The Necessity of Atheism

Richard Dawkins on The Panel

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 18:14:02 GMT

Check It Out!

Sat, 10 Feb 2007 11:17:03 GMT

Atheists Unite!

Fri, 09 Feb 2007 10:47:54 GMT

Well, now Ive gone and done it, Ive started an Atheist Meetup here in my lil town!

Im quite excited about it because Ive been starved for intellegent conversation on the subject. With all the ideas racing around in my mind, its time to focus in on one.

Heres a link, feel free to stop by and have a cup of joe!

Dayton Area Atheist Meetup

Also, dont forget to stop by and say hi to the Rev!

The Rev!

Sam Harris

Tue, 06 Feb 2007 22:25:30 GMT

Picked up Sam Harris's book last week "The End of Faith". Been meaning to get it for quite some time. I have previously read "Letter to a Christian Nation" and thoroughly enjoyed it. Found it thought provoking and well written. Quite the indictment on blind faith, I must say.

Now I am starting to understand why he felt compelled to write "Letter". "End" is a no holds barred list of the downfalls of religious faith. Especially moderates. I think each and every christian should read this book if they ever plan to get anywhere in an argument with an Atheist. I hate to put this book down. I had also read Richard Dawkins "The God Delusion" and feel so totally freed from any lingering doubts, or thoughts that I may be making a mistake in my lack of belief in any deity.

I feel vindicated.

I will have alot more to say as I get further along in this book, hopefully better written than this post.

Also picked up Dawkins "A Devils Advocate". Read his eulogy of Douglas Adams, his best friend, and the writer of one of my fav books. Touching. I believe it was in the forward to "The God Delusion" that he used the "keening" to describe how much he missed his friend. I have never heard anyone use that word to describe their feelings about a friend. It was moving. I would like to recommend to someone to read it, all they have to do is ask me for a copy, Id gladly print it off for them. But of course, that would be admitting that they read my blog. Cant do that now can we? ;)

More to come.

Later folks

Edge

Sat, 13 Jan 2007 09:42:05 GMT

Got Optimism?

The Ignorance of Faith, An Essay.

Wed, 27 Dec 2006 02:14:44 GMT

Its not my sole intention with this post to offend anyone, but if I do, I offer no apologies. If you are a person of faith and you feel that your belief in your imaginary friend is beyond question or criticism, that's too bad. There is nothing about your particular belief that excludes it from being false. Your belief does not make you any more special than anyone else.

Ok, I know your asking yourself, "Self, Who the hell does he think he is, is he calling me ignorant? Well, let's think about that for a moment.

How could ones faith possibly be ignorant? I can think of several ways. I'm gonna concentrate on two main issues in this post, because they are the ones I'm most familiar with.

I may add more at a later date, we'll see.

Faith This ancient throw back to when we were goat herders and lived in City States or in extended family groups has not only outlived its usefulness, it is, in my opinion, and the opinion of many other normal, intelligent people, the most dangerous thing in the world. It allows people to act in unconceivably vile ways, do the most heinous acts ever committed, and say the most idiotic, damaging things to ever be uttered, and still be looked upon with reverence and awe by their brainwashed, simple minded followers. Have I hit a nerve yet? I hope to. People of faith, religiously devout, everyday people, are, to be perfectly blunt, bringing about the destruction of our society. Religiously faithful people are actively anticipating the end of civilization! An end they that they insist will vindicate their devout faith. Is this any way to behave? Does this seem like a productive way to build a lasting society? No, of course not. If you can step back, and just try, just try, to look at religious faith objectively, your gonna see something scary, I mean really scary. Religion allows for one group of people to condemn all other people to second class citizenship. It allows one person to tell another person that they are going to suffer for eternity if they aren't willing to accept their way of thinking, their way of believing, their way of living, their way of being. Its their way or HELL! FOR ETERNITY! Now, does this really make any sense to you? Only people with absolutely no imagination would swallow this crap. Do you have the faintest idea what eternity is? Here is a quote from the late Carl Sagan about the number googolplex; "A googolplex is precisely as far from infinity as is the number 1... no matter what number you have in mind, infinity is larger." Lets keep in mind that a googol is a 10 followed by 100 - 0's, a googolplex is a 10 followed by a googol 0's. think about it. here's a googol.

10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Again, the quote. A googolplex is precisely as far from infinity as is the number 1... no matter what number you have in mind, infinity is larger."

Now, you want me to believe that your imaginary friend, the most powerful being in the universe, who would, of course, have no problem thinking and acting in terms of infinity, is going to condemn lil' ol' me, simply because I chose not to "pray" to it, in the name of "his" imaginary son? Or that it cares who's screwing who? where? when? Its all just too much to swallow. Its actually quite ridiculous when looked at objectively. The question that comes to my mind is, is it possible for a person of faith to look at anything objectively? To apply logic, or reasoning, concerning their faith? I doubt it. It is built into their belief system to dismiss anything that questions their faith out of hand. Their is a word for that, its called doublethink. And Holy Men are skilled at doublespeak. Richard Dawkins said it best. "One of the things that is wrong with religion is that it teaches us to be satisfied with answers which are not really answers at all." I really like Dawkins, so here is a couple more quotes.

"Faith is the great cop-out, the great excuse to evade the need to think and evaluate evidence. Faith is belief in spite of, even perhaps because of, the lack of evidence."

"Out of all of the sects in the world, we notice an uncanny coincidence: the overwhelming majority just happen to choose the one that their parents belong to. Not the sect that has the best evidence in its favour, the best miracles, the best moral code, the best cathedral, the best stained glass, the best music: when it comes to choosing from the smorgasbord of available religions, their potential virtues seem to count for nothing, compared to the matter of heredity. This is an unmistakable fact; nobody could seriously deny it. Yet people with full knowledge of the arbitrary nature of this heredity, somehow manage to go on believing in their religion, often with such fanaticism that they are prepared to murder people who follow a different one."

The danger here is clear. Religious faith builds a wall that insulates the believer from truly feeling that they are part of humanity, somehow they believe that they are special. They believe that they are more valuble than non-believers. Dont believe me? Go to church. Go look at some of the churches in your town. perhaps it's like these. I dont know about you, but if I were the all powerful creater of the universe, I'd be asking myself when these simpletons were gonna get over themselves and continue evolving.

I see that I am starting to ramble, I hate that.

How can something so obviously silly hold so many otherwise intellegent people in thrall?

Something New

Thu, 23 Nov 2006 04:15:21 GMT

So, I am thinking of trying something new. Writing as a source of income.

Hmm.....wife seems convinced that I can do it. Think I'll try a couple sample articles/opinion pieces, see where it gets me. Besides, if I only get paid once, I can write off all kinds off crap on my taxes, and it'll give me an excuse to make myself a nice quiet place, all to myself. I will keep someone posted, dont know that anyone ever reads my crap anymore, but Ill post something, Im sure.

Ok, Ive only got a slight buzz on in this picture.

The Wonderful World of Noise

Thu, 23 Nov 2006 00:19:48 GMT

So, like, lately, I have been reading alot about ADD, (which I am afflicted with) and I stumbled upon something quite interesting.

It seems that there are several well known entrepaneurs out there who claim that they could not have gotten where they are today without having ADD.

Hmm....I find that very intriguing. I have always kinda liked one of the side effects of having ADD, which is that I have an insatiable appetite for information. I liken it to that old movie with what's his name from Police Academy, and Ally Sheedy. Cant remember the name of it, but the main charecter was a robot who becomes self-aware, they called it #5 or something, there was a horrible sequel, (of course) but my point is, is that this robot couldnt get information fast enough, its curiosity was boundless. Well, thats how I feel. Too much is not enough, keep it coming. Is there anyway to mainline this stuff? I think my "heaven" would be to be jacked into an unlimited vitual reality "Encyclopedia Galactica", basically like in the "Matrix". just plug me in and watch my eyes twitch. "I just learned Kung Fu" You can bet that if, in my lifetime, they make it possible to "download" ones conscience into some kind of computer, Ill be first in line.*

Yea, I could go for that.

Now, hears the rub.

This is an article by a well respected Physician on what its like to live with ADD. Its much more enlightening than what I had written in this space 10 minutes ago.

What's It Like To Have ADD?
by Edward M. Hallowell, MD
© 1992
What is it like to have ADD? What is the feel of the syndrome? I have a short talk that I often give to groups as an introduction to the subjective experience of ADD and what it is like to live with it:
Attention Deficit Disorder. First of all, I resent the term. As far as I'm concerned most people have Attention Surplus Disorder. I mean, life being what it is, who can pay attention to anything for very long? Is it really a sign of mental health to be able to balance your checkbook, sit still in your chair, and never speak out of turn? As far as I can see, many people who don't have ADD are charter members of the Congenitally Boring.
But anyway, be that as it may, there is this syndrome called ADD or ADHD, depending on what book you read. So what's it like to have ADD? Some people say the so-called syndrome doesn't even exist, but believe me, it does. Many metaphors come to mind to describe it. It's like driving in the rain with bad windshield wipers. Everything is smudged and blurred and you're speeding along, and it's reeeeally frustrating not being able to see very well. Or, it's like listening to a radio station with a lot of static and you have to strain to hear what's going on. Or, it's like trying to build a house of cards in a dust storm. You have to build a structure to protect yourself from the wind before you can even start on the cards.
In other ways it's like being super-charged all the time. You get one idea and you have to act on it, and then, what do you know, but you've got another idea before you've finished up with the first one, and so you go for that one, but of course a third idea intercepts the second, and you just have to follow that one, and pretty soon people are calling you disorganized and impulsive and all sorts of impolite words that miss the point completely. Because you're trying really hard. It's just that you have all these invisible vectors pulling you this way and that which makes it really hard to stay on task.
Plus which, you're spilling over all the time. You're drumming your fingers, tapping your feet, humming a song, whistling, looking here, looking there, scratching, stretching, doodling, and people think you're not paying attention or that you're not interested, but all you're doing is spilling over so that you can pay attention. I can pay a lot better attention when I'm taking a walk or listening to music or even when I'm in a crowded, noisy room than when I'm still and surrounded by silence. God save me from the reading rooms. Have you ever been into the one in Widener Library? The only thing that saves it is that so many of the people who use it have ADD that there's a constant soothing bustle.
What is it like to have ADD?
Buzzing. Being here and there and everywhere. Someone once said, "Time is the thing that keeps everything from happening all at once." Time parcels moments out into separate bits so that we can do one thing at a time. In ADD, this does not happen. In ADD, time collapses. Time becomes a black hole. To the person with ADD it feels as if everything is happening all at once. This creates a sense of inner turmoil or even panic. The individual loses perspective and the ability to prioritize. He or she is always on the go, trying to keep the world from caving in on top.
Museums. (Have you noticed how I skip around? That's part of the deal. I change channels a lot. And radio stations. Drives my wife nuts. "Can't we listen to just one song all the way through?") Anyway, museums. The way I go through a museum is the way some people go through Filene's basement. Some of this, some of that, oh, this one looks nice, but what about that rack over there? Gotta hurry, gotta run. It's not that I don't like art. I love art. But my way of loving it makes most people think I'm a real Philistine. On the other hand, sometimes I can sit and look at one painting for a long while. I'll get into the world of the painting and buzz around in there until I forget about everything else. In these moments I, like most people with ADD, can hyperfocus, which gives the lie to the notion that we can never pay attention. Sometimes we have turbocharged focusing abilities. It just depends upon the situation.
Lines. I'm almost incapable of waiting in lines. I just can't wait, you see. That's the hell of it. Impulse leads to action. I'm very short on what you might call the intermediate reflective step between impulse and action. That's why I, like so many people with ADD, lack tact. Tact is entirely dependent on the ability to consider one's words before uttering them. We ADD-types don't do this so well. I remember in the 5th grade I noticed my math teacher's hair in a new style and blurted out, "Mr. Cook, is that a toupee you're wearing?" I got kicked out of class. I've since learned how to say these inappropriate things in such a way or at such a time that they can in fact be helpful. But it has taken time. That's the thing about ADD. It takes a lot of adapting to get on in life. But it certainly can be done, and be done very well.
As you might imagine, intimacy can be a problem if you've got to be constantly changing the subject, pacing, scratching and blurting out tactless remarks. My wife has learned not to take my tuning out personally, and she says that when I'm there, I'm really there. At first, when we met, she thought I was some kind of nut, as I would bolt out of restaurants at the end of meals or disappear to another planet during a conversation. Now she has grown accustomed to my sudden coming and goings.
Many of us with ADD crave high-stimulus situations. In my case, I love the racetrack. And I love the high-intensity crucible of doing psychotherapy. And I love having lots of people around. Obviously this tendency can get you into trouble, which is why ADD is high among criminals and self-destructive risk-takers. It is also high among so-called Type A personalities, as well as among manic-depressives, sociopaths and criminals, violent people, drug abusers, and alcoholics. But is is also high among creative and intuitive people in all fields, and among highly energetic, highly productive people.
Which is to say there is a positive side to all this. Usually the positive doesn't get mentioned when people speak about ADD because there is a natural tendency to focus on what goes wrong, or at least on what has to be somehow controlled. But often once the ADD has been diagnosed, and the child or the adult, with the help of teachers and parents or spouses, friends, and colleagues, has learned how to cope with it, an untapped realm of the brain swims into view. Suddenly the radio station is tuned in, the windshield is clear, the sand storm has died down. And the child or adult, who had been such a problem, such a nudge, such a general pain in the neck to himself and everybody else, that person starts doing things he'd never been able to do before. He surprises everyone around him, and he surprises himself. I use the male pronoun, but it could just as easily be she, as we are seeing more and more ADD among females as we are looking for it.
Often these people are highly imaginative and intuitive. They have a "feel" for things, a way of seeing right into the heart of matters while others have to reason their way along methodically. This is the person who can't explain how he thought of the solution, or where the idea for the story came from, or why suddenly he produced such a painting, or how he knew the shortcut to the answer, but all he can say is he just knew it, he could feel it. This is the man or woman who makes million-dollar deals in a catnap and pulls them off the next day. This is the child who, having been reprimanded for blurting something out, is then praised for having blurted out something brilliant. These are the people who learn and know and do and go by touch and feel.
These people can feel a lot. In places where most of us are blind, they can, if not see the light, at least feel the light, and they can produce answers apparently out of the dark. It is important for others to be sensitive to this "sixth sense" many ADD people have, and to nurture it. If the environment insists on rational, linear thinking and "good" behavior from these people all the time, then they may never develop their intuitive style to the point where they can use it profitably. It can be exasperating to listen to people talk. They can sound so vague or rambling. But if you take them seriously and grope along with them, often you will find they are on the brink of startling conclusions or surprising solutions.
What I am saying is that their cognitive style is qualitatively different from most people's, and what may seem impaired, with patience and encouragement may become gifted.
The thing to remember is that if the diagnosis can be made, then most of the bad stuff associated with ADD can be avoided or contained. The diagnosis can be liberating, particularly for people who have been stuck with labels like "lazy," "stubborn," "willful," "disruptive," "impossible," "tyrannical," "a spaceshot," "brain damaged," "stupid," or just plain "bad." Making the diagnosis of ADD can take the case from the court of moral judgment to the clinic of neuropsychiatric treatment.
What is the treatment all about? Anything that turns down the noise. Just making the diagnosis helps turn down the noise of guilt and self-recrimination. Building certain kinds of structure into one's life can help a lot. Working in small spurts rather than long hauls. Breaking tasks down into smaller tasks. Making lists. Getting help where you need it, whether it's having a secretary, or an accountant, or an automatic bank teller, or a good filing system, or a home computer - getting help where you need it. Maybe applying external limits on your impulses. Or getting enough exercise to work off some of the noise inside. Finding support. Getting someone in your corner to coach you, to keep you on track. Medication can help a great deal too, but it is far from the whole solution. The good news is that treatment can really help.
Let me leave you by telling you that we need your help and understanding. We may make mess-piles wherever we go, but with your help, those mess-piles can be turned into realms of reason and art. So, if you know someone like me who's acting up and daydreaming and forgetting this or that and just not getting with the program, consider ADD before he starts believing all the bad things people are saying about him and it's too late.
The main point of the talk is that there is a more complex subjective experience to ADD than a list of symptoms can possibly impart. ADD is a way of life, and until recently it has been hidden, even from the view of those who have it. The human experience of ADD is more than just a collection of symptoms. It is a way of living. Before the syndrome is diagnosed that way of living may be filled with pain and misunderstanding. After the diagnosis is made, one often finds new possibilities and the chance for real change.
The adult syndrome of ADD, so long unrecognized, is now at last bursting upon the scene. Thankfully, millions of adults who have had to think of themselves as defective or unable to get their acts together, will instead be able to make the most of their considerable abilities. It is a hopeful time indeed.
Edward M. Hallowell, M.D.
Sudbury, MA 01776

*Ben Bova wrote an artical/essay for Omni magazine back in the early 90's that dealt with that very issue, if I can somehow locate it, I'll post a link.

So Sad....

Sat, 18 Nov 2006 00:24:18 GMT

It has been about a month now since Steve Irwin died, which makes me very sad.

I was just watching the Croc Diaries on Animal Planet, it was the episode where his dog dies.

This man had such a big heart, and he was such a genuine person. To see him so emotional,and unguarded, and to see how he and consoled his daughter and explained how they needed to be strong for their best friend was very heartwarming.

He will be missed.

Blasphemy!

Wed, 30 Aug 2006 02:57:19 GMT

Here are some interesting things, for all of you who arent scared by blatant atheism.
By the way, do you believe in leprachauns? No? Well, why not? Would you consider yourself an Aleprachaunist?
Can you definitively disprove the existance of leprachauns? Well, if you cant, then they must exist! Hmmm....
Once again, i am gonna post a link to an external site, that i think sums it all up quite well.
http://whywontgodhealamputees.com/

I dare you spend 20 minutes watching these, comments are, as always, welcome and appreciated!
"The Bible is REPULSIVE!"

for all the naysayers who want to jump back and forth from old to new testament, I say, choose which one you want to claim as legitimate,and throw the other away.
Quit picking whatever bit you want to exploit, for whatever purpose you want, and stick to one! No Excuses or rationalism's, either we are stoning anyone who works the sabbath,or we are gonna pitch all ten of the commandments, got it?
Heres a doozy for ya!

Im gonna have to start a poll......

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 02:18:59 GMT

Well, what can I say.
Things are looking grim in the Lattimer family circle.
Need a plan.
Situation unraveling.
Its difficult when you really have no one to look to for help or support.
I believe there is no god, so I refuse to bury my head in the sand and look to fairy tales.
But oh, I do envy the believers their "Faith Crutch" at times.
We are responsible for ourselves, our friends, our family, and in truth, everyone else.
If we could all come to believe and accept this basic truth, the world would be a much better place.
But I digress.
I need to develop a plan, for myself, for my family, for my life.
Gonna get through this episode, get on to the next.
Blah blah blah......

You Are All Sheep

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 05:18:43 GMT

Please, by all means, pass along to all your friends, everyone needs to get angry now and then, gets the blood going.

'I pledge allegiance to my Flag and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.'

http://freethought.mbdojo.com/foundingfathers.html
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/
http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html

Im so glad that I live in America, where even if all you can seem to do is yell about how you are such a good christian, and still spew nothing but hate and bile, and have blinkies on your my space profile advertising how much of an honorable, god fearing, soldier loving, hate monger you are, telling everyone who doesnt agree with you that they should leave, HEY ITS OKAY!

http://freethought.mbdojo.com/foundingfathers.html

This is America! Say what you want! Rant like ya got a brain rattling around up there, There are plenty of rational, calm folk around here, in the good ole' US of A, to make sure that you sheep dont piss away all the rights and liberties that those soldiers that you claim to love so much are dying/ have died to protect. Or, worse, rewrite history, try as you might.
Ben Franklin said it best. "Those who are willing to give up even one of their civil liberties in the name of safety, deserve neither!" Understand that?

And by the way, twits, THE FOUNDING FATHERS WERE NOT CHRISTIANS!!! I repeat, THE FOUNDING FATHERS WERE NOT CHRISTIANS!!! Read and learn.

The 1796 treaty with Tripoli states that the United States was "in no sense founded on the Christian religion." They meant it. This treaty was written under the presidency of George Washington and signed under the presidency of John Adams.

http://freethought.mbdojo.com/foundingfathers.html

Cant argue with the founding fathers people.
Dont pray in my schools, I wont think in your church, I promise.

http://freethought.mbdojo.com/foundingfathers.html

America was not, is not, and never will be a christian country, so get over it. But hey, there have been/are lots of countries where religious belief is the basis of all laws and rights of their citizens. Google that why dont you. Better yet, google this; seperation of church and state. Liberty from taxes was never the main reasoning behind our declaring ourselves independant from England, children. Religion was, not for christians to worship freeley, but to rid ourselves of the shackles of religion in govt. THAT IS A FACT, sorry to burst your bubble kids.

And hey, dont try the ol' "Its unamerican to blah blah blah during wartime blah blah blah, you should support our solidiers, blah blah blah. Of course I support our men and women in uniform, by exercising the rights they are fighting for! AND KNOWING WHAT IS IN MY CONSTTUTION! AND THE HISTORY OF THOSE WHO WROTE IT! Im all for showing your patriotism with banners and whatnot on your profile, go for it, it would make me feel great to see that kind of support if I were a soldier in a far away land. However, many of you also make sure you got lots of hate mongering shit right along side of it. SHAME ON YOU!!! Is that the kind of democracy we are trying to spread around the world? I hope not. Let the flaming commence. wingnuts.

http://freethought.mbdojo.com/foundingfathers.html

ok, Im done.

Tue, 13 Jun 2006 02:33:26 GMT

Oh no you Didnt!

Decided the other night to shave my head, you know, summer and all.
Thought Id have some fun with it, thinking that the wifeepoo would make me immediately get rid of it as soon as she saw me.
Nope, her only remark was, "You gotta let me dye it."
Heres the result, not sure how long Ill keep it.

After 10 Years...Rob

Sat, 27 May 2006 01:23:18 GMT

Havent seen Rob in ten years. He spent the entire time playing bubblet on my PALM. Somethings never change, wouldnt have it any other way.

Home Sweet Home

Thu, 13 Apr 2006 02:36:02 GMT

Well, We have officially moved! That really sucked, third time in a year, and I hope to not have to do it again for at least 5 years!
Got a lot of work to do on the house, but, for the first time in my life, I dont mind! I have always hated doing work on a house, alot of this had to do with resentment I harboured against Dawn. Now, I actually look forward to doing it. I think it has alot to do with the fact that I feel like this crappy, 20 year old double wide mobile home is more like my own home, than I ever have before. And even though Becky is really got me pissed off at this moment in time, I think Ill keep her.
Job is freakin fantastic! I have had more training in the past 2 days than I got at my previous employer in 10 years!
Next post; list of crap I gotta do to the house.

Damn, but its been awhile!

Fri, 03 Mar 2006 18:11:42 GMT

I must say that the biggest mistake I ever made was in thinking that this could have worked. But I don't dwell on it, everything that we do gets us to where we are presently, and apart from a few things that have been out of my immediate control, I'm pretty happy.

Okay, so its been a long long time since Ive had anything to say. There has been alot going on!
I cant even begin to think of where to start, cant do it chronologically because most of my fuzzy memories.
I guess the best way to do this is visually.
Ill put a few links up, and a couple pics, too much Im afraid.

A few notes here.
My divorce is FINAL!!!
My ex got engaged before it was, actually, she went so far as to go ahead and pay the rest of the fees in order to get it final, because in her words, "It doesnt feel right, being engaged and married at the same time" cant make this stuff up folks!
I am going to marry Becky soon.
After I marry Becky, I have every intention of adopting her oldest son, Zach. He shoulda been mine to begin with.
Both families are moving to Ohio. (I intend to dedicate an entire post to this as soon as this one is done.)
I have a new job, its only a 13,000 a year raise.

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