How quickly things change. I'm never too surprised when life throws a curve, but sometimes that curve can still get past the bat and hit the batter square in the face. Sometimes you take the strike, sometimes you bunt. Sometimes you step the fuck out of the strike zone when a certain pitcher steps up to the mound. A good pitcher always switches ( Read more... )

I'm a busy person. When I was a kid my Pop and I would spend frikkin' endless weekends working on cars and dirt bikes. The upside is that I'm fairly handy around a car. The downside is endless ways to curse courtesy of my dad ( Read more... )

Several years back I wrote a series of articles called "Roommates from Hell". Here's the one that actually earned me an award for Best of Usenet, Humor ( Read more... )

Damn...where to begin. I guess with the most recent. Yesterday Lena and I took a trip around the 'torso' of the island on the Prozac Parkway (Hana Highway), which was actually the best time I've ever had on that drive. HH can be a GRUELING drive for both the driver and the passangers. I took over 200 hundred photos of that drive and both Lena's ( Read more... )

Can't sleep. Too excited ( Read more... )

He would have been (or I guess he is) 68 years old today. I miss you, Pop.

I am getting pretty fucking tired of so many drag-asses around. Hey man...life is hard. I know that. Hell, my life gets hard and it cuts pretty deep when it does. But...and I'll remain calm as I type this...IT ISN'T THE END OF THE FUCKING WORLD! I'll be compassionate, kind, and a good listener. Hell, I'll even offer advice if its requested. ( Read more... )

It closed. This is the second biggest deal of my career thus far. I've sweat blood for this. The old man that was the power behind the throne died during this transaction. That part hurts. His wife who is 91 is now a millionaire. His son, who has been my primary contact, is now a millionaire. I've done good, I've done it for good people, and ( Read more... )

The bank fucked up the papers. For a second time. Bigger discrepency now. They were supposed to fax over the corrections in five minutes at 5:00. I left at six with the understanding that they would be in multiple inboxes, via email, by seven tomorrow morning.

Its going downhill fast. I'm fucking pissed off and looking for a face I don't like

I'm going to stop pounding my head against my desk long enough to type this ( Read more... )