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It's offical, I'm old!!!
Walkman, at 30, a mystery to teen
Even when he discovered the cassette had more music on the other side (it took him three days), Campbell was still disappointed it could only hold a small fraction of what an iPod can.
"Did my dad ... really ever think this was a credible piece of technology?"
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The more important question is do I really care?
Well, the story really has to go as such. Now I've never been one to pull punches or really even be tactful. This is something I've endeavored to work on but, so far, not much success. This has managed to get me into trouble on more than one occasion. Now of course I don't generally react in a intense manner unless warranted, sometimes I over react I' am a human being after all, but more often than not something boils over to make me lash out as it were.
Now this has really made me thing, why do I care so much? In most situations, the subject of my anger has at least done something to provoke me, but... why? Well because I just did not listen to myself, for a while now I've always said there is no such thing as a Hollywood ending when it comes to romance, and while I thought I had that perfectly in mind, I did not account there really is not any sort of Hollywood situation when it comes to just about anything else.
I've learned you can care as much as you want, you can put as much passion into something as you want, and you can commit yourself to a situation as much as you want, but that does not mean much to someone else. Of course, this does not mean that I'm going to change much, I'll suspect I will still be there for those that need help when I can, I will still be as loyal as I can, and I will still care. However I will not continue to put out for those who have proven they would not be there for me, who have shown they don't care about anyone but themselves, and have shown they won't really do much to contribute to a friendship. This DOES not mean I expect contact every day, but some kind of contact in return is always good. I also will not be a big baby about it nor will I simply grandstand about "Well we aren’t friends anymore."
Oh and on that note people, that's why allot of my posts here and on Facebook are cryptic. There is no need to detail my and another parties dirty laundry for all to see, but sometimes I just need to vent it out, and I when possible I always like to do that on person. No hard feelings, not grudges, and I still hope to be civil say hello when I see you, invite you to parties and attend the same events. I'm an adult and I can act like one, I hope that is the same of you (past events known, and acknowledged of course again I'm sorry that should not have happened.)
My name is Dan, and that's my opinion. |
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I finally made it out to my first Krav Class yesterday. Loved every second of it! Sore as hell, and a little brused up, but loved every second of it. |
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You did not work hard for anything "Senator" you had the right letter next to your name in the right state at the right time and have continued to get reelected based simply on that letter. If there is one very large accomplishment that this "Senator" has done for the state as a whole, and you can name it without google I would love to hear it. Oh and just in case you need to be reminded "Senator" the person you are talking to is a Brigadier General in the Army Core of Engineers and you "Senator" should remember you are not in the chain of command and this man was showing you the same respect he would show any female that is his superior office in the army.
I' am emberssed by Boxers behavior and this is just another reason why she should be shown the door in 2010.
Support Chuck Devore for United States Senate 2010
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So, once again real life distracts me from issues that now seem really mundane.
One of my direct reports called me this morning and told me his grandson is in the hospital with Bacterial Meningitis.
All the best to you.
Jun. 18th, 2009 @ 10:37 am
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Really, I can not believe how fast somethings can change, how a single event can set off a chain reaction that destorys the stat... oh no a chain reaction that well just makes things fall like Domino's.
Why, why, why in the hell do I get angry when I know that the subject of my anger won't care?
I'm still days later laughing over something so small I should not be but MAN the irony is just awful.
Jun. 17th, 2009 @ 12:06 pm
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It's truly amazing how one can be on the outside of a situation looking in and be able to form a opinion about it, but when faced with it yourself you make the same bad decisions you see others make and mock them for. I really do wish I could follow my own advise or at least I wish I could remember not to do things I tell others not to do or that I tell myself not to do.
However at the end of the day, I'm still a human man and I will make my fair share of mistakes. I just hope that in the process of trying to make amends for those mistakes I don't make things 100% worse because well that has happened in the past as well.
More importantly though, I need to remember my own best advise "This is real life, this is not a movie" and the fact that sentence applies to more than just matters with the opposite sex.
I swear I'm such a god damn idiot more often than I care to admit, guess I need to work on that as well.
Jun. 16th, 2009 @ 10:20 am
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In yet another fine example of totalitarian enforcment of a agenda by FAR left political types (it's San Francisco people, if you don't believe it's far left your kidding yourself.)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31265662
S.F. to impose fines for tossing food scraps
Mandatory composting part of city's plan to eliminate landfill waste by 2020
SAN FRANCISCO - Trash collectors in San Francisco will soon be doing more than just gathering garbage: They'll be keeping an eye out for people who toss food scraps out with their rubbish.
San Francisco this week passed a mandatory composting law that is believed to be the strictest such ordinance in the nation. Residents will be required to have three color-coded trash bins, including one for recycling, one for trash and a new one for compost — everything from banana peels to coffee grounds.
That's right folks, in the city by the bay, the power of the government is now being used to MAKE you recycle. As always the devil is in the details, and to be fair:
San Francisco officials said they aren't looking to punish violators harshly.
Waste collectors will not pick through anyone's garbage, said Robert Reed, a spokesman for Sunset Scavenger Co., which handles the city's recyclables. If the wrong kind of materials are noticed while a bin is being emptied, workers will leave what Reed called "a love note," to let customers know they are not with the program.
"We're not going to lock you up in jail if you don't compost," said Nathan Ballard, a spokesman for Mayor Gavin Newsom who proposed the measure that passed Tuesday. "We're going to make it as easy as possible for San Franciscans to learn how to compost."
A moratorium on imposing fines will end in 2010, after which repeat offenders like individuals and small businesses generating less than a cubic yard of refuse a week face fines of up to $100.
Businesses that don't provide the proper containers face a $500 fine.
However, I really don't care. This is just another way to make people follow a agenda and it a light weight form of totalitarianism.
Jun. 12th, 2009 @ 11:18 am
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Taken from Hotair.com
Original link CA Democrats solution: Spend money they don’t have
California faces a $23 billion deficit that could put the state in default by this summer. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has belatedly discovered that Californians don’t want the state to hike taxes yet again, but wants the state to cut its spending, and to his credit, he’s trying to do just that. California Democrats have a different idea — raiding reserves that don’t exist to keep spending money the state doesn’t have
You know it seems that since about 1996 Democrats have dominated state government, Yes Yes I know Arnold is a Republican, but of the other 7 elected offices of the Executive Branch of Government in California 6 are currently occupied by Democrats and of course we know how huge the majorites are in both chambers of the State Legislature. It seems that like clock work we have a major budget defecit just about every couple of years and every couple of years California Dems hold or boost their majorties, refuse to cut any of the countless social programs we are paying for, and want to rasie taxes yet again on a over taxed population as it is. They also refuse to enforce immigration laws but another time. As said in the article
Californians should take this lesson from the debacle: the political class they have now in Sacramento will never solve the problem, because they’re more interested in pandering to narrow constituencies than in what’s best for California. They’re drowning in red ink, and the response has been to pour more red ink into the pool.
Why do we keep electing this party to govern when they have show us they cannot do the job? Well I've thrown my theory out there, hopefully after yet another failed attempt at a budget and some cuts in spending we will at least look in another direction... then again...
Jun. 11th, 2009 @ 11:12 am
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Sometimes, I just have to laugh at the hypocrisy of some people. Really, it's comical.
Jun. 10th, 2009 @ 01:00 pm
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That I have saved or created 150,000 jobs today
Jun. 8th, 2009 @ 06:30 pm
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Making time for those that I should, cutting out those I should, and being more direct.
Jun. 5th, 2009 @ 10:49 am
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Priority Number 1,
To make myself Priority Number 1.
Jun. 5th, 2009 @ 09:46 am
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1. With a 500 dollar deductable and a hit on the insurance to come.. I think it's worth my while to get a few estimates on the damage out of pocket.
2. Getting angry about certain situations is really counter productive and well just not worth the rise in blood pressure.
3. I'm going to stop right away going out of my way and helping people out that don't care about anyone but themselves.
4. I really hope Santa Clara approves The 49ers stadium deal and gets them the hell out of that crap hole.
5. Yes this is a repeate from Facebook.
6. I'm hungry so I think I'm eating lunch early today.
7. All Bay Area teams really suck right now.
8. Non-political posts do happen
9. I'm not just starting to ramble.
10. Nothing for this one just wanted to get to 10
Jun. 3rd, 2009 @ 11:13 am
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( Read more... )
Jun. 1st, 2009 @ 04:39 pm
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Well, even though we lost a few people, as long as we have the theater it looks like we are replacing fast enough to keep the cast going strong. :)
I knew we were a real true to life Rocky Horror Picture Show cast when I found out we actually had someone, not on cast, have sex in the back row. I think I was so happy I teared up a bit :)
May. 29th, 2009 @ 02:28 pm
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So she says "I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experience would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life."
That is a racist and sexist statement no matter how you try to spin it. There is no indication she is a racist, but that statement is.
She also said "Court of appeals is where policy is made. And I know – and I know this is on tape and I should never say that because we don't make law, I know. OK, I know. I'm not promoting it, and I'm not advocating it, I'm – you know. OK. Having said that, the court of appeals is where, before the Supreme Court makes the final decision, the law is percolating – its interpretation, its application."
I'll leave that to you to decide seems to me she thinks that, as i've said before, judges are some kind of Lama Class, but I digress.
But what really disturbes me about her is that she is a member of La Raza.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=99420
La Raza IS a racist group no matter how you want to spin it or look at it.
May. 28th, 2009 @ 12:06 pm
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From The Speaker of The House:
In answering a question from a student about how Pelosi was going to get Americans to cut back on their carbon emissions, the leading Democratic lawmaker said it was important to educate children on how to conserve energy and for citizens to build more environmentally friendly homes.
"We have so much room for improvement," she said. "Every aspect of our lives must be subjected to an inventory ... of how we are taking responsibility."
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hLcZ2jQ4mu4rd7XlB3hetiVn1qbAD98F32AG0
May. 28th, 2009 @ 12:03 pm
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What exactly does the word "Friend" mean to you?
May. 27th, 2009 @ 10:55 am
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