To all who have sent me well wishes and prayers and positive thoughts in what is going to be one of the bumpiest times of my life, thank you very much! And to the more vocal member of the LJ community and my better half, I thank you immensely for rallying troops for me.

Rich

Alright, I have been very lax in updating my journals. I'm off the night shift now and have some energy back. Ok, I've been watching the oil prices rise and rise over the last two years. Today I read about the Republican party blocking a bill that would block a tax on what was considered a windfall tax on profits.

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( Or a prowler)  Last night we had a strange experience.  It sounded like someone was knocking on the door and walking in the stairwell.  I went to the door and no one was there.  No big deal, I think.  Could just be my mind playing tricks on me.  It does that from time to time. So we go about our business and I go to work.  Later around 3 am, ( Read more... )

Driving home tonight I heard how a man convicted of the rape of a 13 year girl is only getting 7 years in prison.  Where the hell is the justice in that? From my point of view, this is one of the worst crimes you can committ aganst your fellow human beng.

The fact that it gets such a light sentence is such an insult to the victim.  Give the ( Read more... )

A big HI to all of Candi's friends (and some of mine) who have added me to your friends.  I don't believe any of the horrible things that Candi says about you!  Actually, I have heard of all of you in a variety of tales.  And from what I have seen you all are some of the best friends one could have!

Rant on

From: http://nefac.net/node/1063

Chicago Tribune

NEW YORK - (KRT) - In Iraq last April, freshly promoted Staff Sgt. Camilo Mejia led squads of Florida National Guard soldiers in the fight against insurgents in the deadly Sunni triangle.

But Mejia became increasingly pained by his war experiences, and when he went on leave last fall, he decided ( Read more... )

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I like sports.  Football, hockey, and soccer especially.  What I don't like is sports announcers. The drivel and most inane obvious comments come out of the mouths of sports announcers is absolutely amazing. Two of my all time favorites:

"Now what they need to do now is get the ball in the end zone..."- John Madden

"They need to really get a ( Read more... )

Rant, rant, rant. That's what this journal is all about.  As my wife can tell you I am very opinionated and those opinions are coming out here.  Sometimes they will be about stupid things and sometimes about serious ones. If you don't like my opinions, I don't give a sweet shit (Yes, I will from time to time use profanity). If you don't like the ( Read more... )