| 9/11 - 10 years later... |
[11 Sep 2011|08:50am] |
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10 years ago today. Hard to believe it has been 10 years. I'd worked the night before, and had already gone to bed and just fallen asleep when my girlfriend-at-the-time woke me up saying someone had flown a plane into the Pentagon. I went downstairs and saw one of the WTC buildings on fire. My first thought was "This stupid git doesn't know the difference between the WTC and the Pentagon!" Then we watched the 2nd plane fly into the other WTC building. Man...
-Az
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| Ponderables... |
[12 Mar 2011|09:44pm] |
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I sometimes wonder... Are people, in general, incapable of telling the difference between something you "should" be able to do, and what is the "smart" thing to do?
Yeah, sure...I *should* be able to tape $100 bills all over my body and walk through downtown Atlanta at 1 in the morning, and not get mugged. But, that sure as hell isn't the *smart* thing to do...
-Az
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[20 Jan 2011|06:19am] |
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http://asbrand.livejournal.com/226491.html
Wrote this on LJ back in June of 2007. That was almost 4 years ago. Care to guess how much I've been paid back by those "friends" I mentioned then? $0.00 How can you go for 5+ years knowing you owe someone, and not made an attempt to pay them what you owe?
-Az
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| Recent AZ shooting and the Media |
[12 Jan 2011|11:17am] |
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Couple of interesting articles on this recent tragedy...and how the left (mostly) is trying to spin it...
http://larrycorreia.wordpress.com/2011/01/09/understanding-media-or-why-are-you-right-wingers-so-filled-with-hate/
"A left-wing, Communist Manifesto reading, schizophrenic, nut-bar, dirt bag that posts obviously deranged YouTube videos about mind control, who has no association with the Tea Party, shoots a congresswoman = SARAH PALIN IS EVIL"
...and this one...
"Last November, after Democratic President Barack Obama's own humiliation in midterm elections, Democratic pollster/adviser Mark Penn began speculating that President Obama needed an 'Oklahoma City moment' of his own: The President needs to connect with the American people. Remember, President Clinton reconnected with Oklahoma. And the President right now he seems removed. And it wasn't until that speech that he really clicked with the American people. Obama needs a similar, a similar kind -- Words will work, I think, if he finds that right moment." (4) So it was no surprise that when Congressman Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) and 19 others were shot by a lone gunman in Tucson, Arizona, on January 8, some Democrats and their supporters would seize on the assassination attempt as Obama's 'Oklahoma City moment.'
-Az
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| New Car... |
[22 Nov 2010|09:48pm] |
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If you keep up with my FB, you know my poor 2003 Chevy Cavalier died. Timing chain slipped, causing all the valves to get bent. :)
Wasn't worth it to fix, so I went car shopping.
After 3 days of a lot of driving around, looking at cars, reading reviews, etc...I settled on a 2008 Honda Civic LX Sedan, with only 27k miles on it.
Photos here: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=247370&id=551465755&l=2aad36b08e
So far...I love it!
-Az
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| Excerpts from Lazarus Long... |
[10 Nov 2010|12:59am] |
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"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. "
--Lazarus Long
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| Live to Work, or Work to Live? |
[30 Aug 2010|10:10am] |
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Was talking about this with some folks the other day, and so I thought I'd ask everybody here.
Do you live to work (IE - very career minded, work comes first, etc.) or do you work to live (IE - you work so you can pay for your life, hobbies, family, etc.)?
I most definitely fall under the "work to live" category. I am not at all career oriented, and am quite happy doing what I am now and have zero desire to "move up" the corporate ladder.
-Az
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| Just In Case You Missed It... |
[26 Aug 2010|01:18pm] |
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I will not be at Dragon*Con this year. I am done with working the con, and I am very burned out.
If I ever go again, it will be as an attendee and not as staff. 15 years is enough for me.
Tori, on the other hand, will be going and working Tech Staff.
/me waves to everybody who is gonna be there...
-Az
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| A Public Service Warning: |
[21 Aug 2010|11:32pm] |
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A Public Service Warning: Do not make the mistake of asking my opinion on something unless you *really* want my opinion. I won't sugarcoat my answer, nor will I lie to protect your feelings. On the other hand, even if I think something you say or post online is stupid, annoying, or ugly, I'll keep my opinion to myself. Unless you ask, that is...
-Az
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| Still Here Too... |
[19 Aug 2010|07:24pm] |
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I still check LJ every day.
I rarely post. Why? 'Cuz I rarely have much to say. :)
I do read things my LJ friends post. I just rarely respond. Again...because I really don't have anything to say.
*shrug*
-Az
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| LOST: Unanswered Questions (Spoiler Filled WARNING) |
[25 May 2010|03:03am] |
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A list of LOST unanswered questions that would have been really nice if they'd bothered to answer 'em:
1. Whatever happened to Frank, Miles, and Richard?
2. Whatever happened to Cindy (the stewardess) and the two kids (Zach & Emma).
3. Why were women unable to give birth on the island?
4. Where was the periodic DHARMA pallet drop coming from?
5. What happened to the DeGroots, the founders of DHARMA?
6. What happened to Walt, and what was up with his "special powers"?
7. What was "The Sickness"?
8. The numbers. Why *those* particular numbers?
9. The Ajira passenger massacre - who did it and why?
10. Kate's horse... It appeared a few times, on and off the island. Why? What was it?
11. Who was Henry Gale, and how did he get to the island on a hot air balloon; how did he break his neck; who buried him?
12. What was the big, green bird that screamed Hurley's name?
13. Did Desmond make it off the island and rejoin his wife and son?
*EDIT* - and for even MORE questions: http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1936291
-Az
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| ...and SNOW it begins... |
[12 Feb 2010|02:16pm] |
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Looks like we are actually gonna finally have a REAL winter, for once.
Just started snowing here about an hour ago. Already a solid white covering on the decks.
Kids got out of school 1 hour early today.
I miss snow... So, I'm quite happy we are getting some. :)
-Az
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| Happy New Year...! |
[31 Dec 2009|11:18pm] |
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Well, 2009 has been...interesting...to say the least. However, it has been a far more enjoyable year in other ways.
I hope the next decade is better than this last one.
To all of you... I raise my glass and salute!
Happy New Year!!!
-Az
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| The Time Has Come... |
[04 Dec 2009|12:05am] |
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It has finally arrived. I have achieved the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything...!
*grin*
-Az
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