Reality Me

Category: Daily Life

Ramblings, often stream of conscious, journaling the events of my life.

  • Bush and His Lies

    This article appears on the front page of the WashingtonPost above the fold! Finally the press stands up! From Bush, Unprecedented Negativity

    Scholars and political strategists say the ferocious Bush assault on Kerry this spring has been extraordinary, both for the volume of attacks and for the liberties the president and his campaign have taken with the facts. Though stretching the truth is hardly new in a political campaign, they say the volume of negative charges is unprecedented — both in speeches and in advertising.
    …Bush has outdone Kerry in the number of untruths…
    …often they distort Kerry’s record and words to undermine the candidate or reinforce negative perceptions of him.
    On March 11, the Bush team released a spot saying that in his first 100 days in office Kerry would “raise taxes by at least $900 billion.” Kerry has said no such thing…
    On Wednesday, a Bush memo charged that Kerry “led the fight against creating the Department of Homeland Security.” While Kerry did vote against the Bush version multiple times, it is not true that he led the fight, but rather was one of several Democrats who held out for different labor agreements as part of its creation. Left unsaid is that, in the final vote, Kerry supported the department — which Bush initially opposed.

  • Helplessness

    My wife is visibly aggrivated by something. I am probably the source but she doesn’t want to upset me and won’t talk to me about it. I think its more upsetting to know something is going on and not have a clue about it to be able to decide if I could help or not.

    Of course, she could just be very focused right now.

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

    A New Day!

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    This Morning

    “Woke this morning to the sound of thunder…” Helped the dog crawl into bed to be comforted.

    That was 4am. Amy whimpered multiple times in the morning but specifically at 2, 4 and 7am.

    So far its just a rainy day and time is flying by. I need help from somebody. I’ll do anything at this point for a few hundred dollars.

  • I continued working on my site complete with updat…

    I continued working on my site complete with updates to Paypal, my php hosting and some research until it came time to take the kids swimming. After swimming we had pizza at the inlaws then returned home with tired kids.

  • Productivity

    Started getting my hobby website looking more professional. I have several great ideas for the site including some potential money producers.

  • Lauper – Show Goes On!

    Cindy Lauper gets targeted by bird Thanks to arcite for the link.

  • Amy helps me Exercise

    Amy brought my 5 stages balls so I could juggle!

  • From the Mouths of Babes

    Amy, not yet 2 years old, has started doing something very cute. When we get in the car and start down the road she deliberately checks in my direction and very matter of factly says “Dada seatbelt” and doesn’t take her eyes off me until I fasten my seatbelt. She repeats “Dada seatbelt” as necessary. Her enunciation is perfect! After I buckle she sharply turns to the passenger side of the car, points, and says “Mama, seatbelt.”

    Over 3 decades of being in cars and driving and state law and federal law and the threat of fines could not convince us to regularly use our seatbelts; it took a toddler!

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

    A New Day!

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    This Morning

    I’m achy this morning. My lack of regular stretching and exercise certainly shows.

    I realized yesterday that Monday is a holiday and that means I’m faced with yet another day of no income.

  • Just returned from moving soil and eatting dinner …

    Just returned from moving soil and eatting dinner at the in-laws. Sore.

  • Sweat

    I spent $8.50 worth of kerosene to clear a 10×10 area. There has to be a better way!

    I bent my pick axe removing more of the sidewalk but am probably in a position to finally plant our new tree. Of course, I really need $200 worth of dirt first. Argh!

  • Back from buying kerosene. Tried an experimental b…

    Back from buying kerosene. Tried an experimental burn in the front yard. This is going to be quite different than burning with gasoline. I can practically hold a match in the liquid without it firing up.

    It’s still going to be a nightmare once I start this process. To prevent erosion after I burn everything off I need to buy many bails of hay and several hundred dollars in grass seed and replant the hillside. I still want to cover the entire yard in several dump truck loads of topsoil. I want some leveling to be done. Ugh.. Baby steps. Step 1: get money!

  • Energy!

    Got my fires stoked! Am heading out to buy a kerosene canister and kerosene. Am going to split tasks between working in the yard, cleaning the office, and programming. Then of course, anything the wife asks me to do.

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

    A New Day!

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    This Morning

    Woke groggy with a dull throb in my head. Amy was raspy and coughing all night and I’m worried about her. The other kids didn’t call even though we asked them to call every night. Not sure if bio dad discourages the calls or if our kids are just that absent minded. Either is a strong possibility.

    I am torn between doing the yardwork which would make the sife happy and working on the computer to be able to drive money into this household. I think I will probably work on the yard briefly.

  • Watched Scooby Doo with the wife. Amy made it thro…

    Watched Scooby Doo with the wife. Amy made it through most of it finding the belching and flatuations of Scooby and Shaggy very funny. We of course enjoyed the college humor.

    My eyes now itch too much to do anything productive. There is the ghost of the hard working driven me that would take the energy that I do have and stay up most of the night realizing my projects and launching new websites. Right now I think I want a beer and some sleep.

    The bank account has gone negative. I wonder if I can convince the bank not to close it. I should stay up finding contract opportunities in Nashville or Atlanta.