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This is the hardest time of day for me to concentr…

This is the hardest time of day for me to concentrate but I’d managed to get myself in a groove. Was thinking “shit, if I keep this pace up I’ll kill this work off by lunch tomorrow, test all afternoon and be home by 10 pm tomorrow night”. So my wife drops a fucking bomb on me and now I can’t concentrate enough to even remember why I am here. For that matter I no longer give a shit why I am here because its all rather pointless.

I think I’m going to quit for the day and go cry in a park.

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In trying to brainstorm and help my 13 year old bo…

In trying to brainstorm and help my 13 year old boy find something to occupy his time, I had these words to my wife:


This is hard. When I was 13 I just wanted to be out riding my bike. I wanted to explore. I wanted to be in the woods. I wanted to make things.

I’d ride my bike down to the levee and we’d play in Lake Pontchatrain or go out on the docks and check the crab traps. We’d go to the end of the airport runway and lie on the grass and watch 747s take off and land 50-10 feet over our heads.

We’d take BB guns out in the woods and shoot at dragon flies, birds and rabbits.

My wife responses with a sad but current view:


most of the things you did would get me arrested for child neglect
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Today the Supreme Court considers removing the wor…

Today the Supreme Court considers removing the words “Under God” from the Pledge of Allegiance. Many people don’t realize that these words were added in 1954 “after a campaign by the Knights of Columbus.”

I heard this on NPR this morning. Now reading the text is not sufficient. As a matter of fact, I’d recommend not reading the text at all; close your eyes and imagine Red Skelton on the stage speaking to you. You must turn up your speakers and listen to Red Skelton deliver this commentary on the Pledge of Allegiance.

I personal view is that the separation of church and state should have the pledge revert to its pre-1954 state without the words “under God.”

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A New Day! Let’s start the day off with a PayPa…

A New Day!

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This Morning

Trying to get a whole bunch of computer stuff done. I said proposal last night “helll or high water” I guess exhaustion doesn’t fit into “hell” or “high water.” Set the alarm for 5am but didn’t get up until 6:30am. I am in the client office and if my laptop won’t cut the mustard I am just going to step over the boundary and use their machines to get this proposal written (off the clock of course).

Tim has me interested in Blogshares so I need to budget some time for a signup and a little recreational time playing with it.

Last Night

I had a really good time cooking my first vegan meal. It was delicious! By the time I was done cooking, our first guest had to leave so the guitar playing was very short but I did have the pleasure of getting them started on Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here.