Ladies and Gentlemen. I have sighted the first "holiday" commercial of the upcoming Christmas season.
Lowe's is the guilty party. It's a fairly funny commercial, I'm sure it won't be by about mid December tho.
Let's go kill them. Seriously, pass a law that says you can't air a holiday commercial until Nov 1. I'd vote for that guy.
Into Fantasy? Like your Fantasy Football and Baseball leagues? Try this puppy out.
Later
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Sad Day
Sandy West died today.
Most people don't know who she is, but if I say drummer for The Runaways, something may click.
She had lung cancer. She was 47.
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Computer people. Firefox 2.0 is out. So far so good.
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I'm finally back to work. It's BME Customer Appreciation Week. I'm allowed to take my camera, so I'll have a few pics from work this week.
Later dudes....
Most people don't know who she is, but if I say drummer for The Runaways, something may click.
She had lung cancer. She was 47.
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Computer people. Firefox 2.0 is out. So far so good.
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I'm finally back to work. It's BME Customer Appreciation Week. I'm allowed to take my camera, so I'll have a few pics from work this week.
Later dudes....
Saturday, October 21, 2006
100%
Tuesday I'm sitting at my desk at work. I've been on light duty all month and pretty much sedentary since the middle of September when I had the knee surgery.
I get up to go to the bathroom at 5 and chat with Ethyl at her desk. I start getting chest pains and a little bit of pain in the jaw and left arm. I keep moving for the bathroom, getting more and more uncomfortable.
I route my trip back to my desk past my coat so I can get my car keys with my nitro. Go back to the desk and sit down. It's about 5 after.
Five more minutes and I can't take it, I pop the 1st nitro. 5 more minutes, no relief, 2nd nitro. Don't make it another 5 and take the 3rd. Sweating like a pig and starting to get "tunnel vision" I use the cell to call 911.
I let the people in the room know what's going on and things start getting nuts. 911 operator wants a landline so they call. The "emergency response" team for the P.O. shows up. Starting to feel a bit better, but still pretty bad.
Ambulance shows up and we start the whole deal. Stretcher, asprin, oxygen.....and we're off to Harrisburg Hospital. BTW, if you're in the Harrisburg area and having a heart attack I strongly reccommend the Harrisburg Hospital.
I start to calm down when we get there. They do my blood draw in the ambulance (lots of fun finding a vein over the bumps) so that is ready when we get there. They get me in a slot and hook me up.
A few folks come by, the 1st doc orders a CT scan. This is right around 6 o'clock. About 30 minutes later I go up.....wait in the hall for about a half hour, then go in. I've had these before, they shoot you up with dye. Usually I'm pretty good, but this time it feels like it's coming up. Nurses scattering is really fun. They were out of bedpans, so they kick a trash can over in a panic. Fortunately, it was a false alarm.
I go back downstairs. Deb, Chrissy and Mike showed up right before I went up and were waiting when I got back. It took forEVER to get the results back. I didn't get into a room until midnight.
They tell me that it was not a heart attack. There are markers in the blood that indicate that that weren't present. They thought it might be a pulmonary embolism (clot in the lung), hence the CT. It wasn't. So, the only way they can make sure is to do a cardiac catheter.
Up in the room they get me settleed and the gang leaves. Deb stayed at Mike and Chrissy's so they could get my car the next day.
The guy next to me sounds like he's talking in his sleep. Turns out he fell in the shower and twisted his back. It's 1 o'clock. He has to be showered at 4 for open heart. The nurse trys to pawn off some crappy sleeping pill on me and I insist it HAS to be Ambien. It took a while, but I got it. It's 2 o'clock. I do get some sleep, but it would have been zero without the Ambien. They wake me up at 4 and again at 8.
I get breakfast and nod off. The crappy doc from my cardio group comes in. He says that I will have my cath early afternoon. Then he sees my tray. "Is this yours?". Yes, I say. "Then it will be late afternoon". Great
I call Deb and tell her. Then I nod off. Nurse comes in at noon and says "You're going for your cath". Great. So, long story short, it's done in the afternoon, the nurses are cool (and hot) and I'm back in the recovery room. The cath Doc comes out and says I have a 50 percent blockage, 30 percent blockage and 20 percent blockage. Hence the title of this post. But they're gonna cut me loose.
I get to the room and they do the sandbag on the leg. I talk to the nurse about going home and she says...."Oh no, you're not scheduled to". So I get another night of their hospitality. I watch TV and take it easy. The gang comes in and bring the inlaws as well. We hang until about 8. They leave, I stay. I get a good night sleep and they cut me loose the next day.
Everybody at work was very cool. I guess because I scared the hell outta them. :)
They day before all of this I went to Hershey Med to start working on micro doses of Statin (anti cholesterol) drugs. So the plan is to do that, get back on my diet (which won't be hard since I've been pretty close to it). Then, as soon as the Ortho doc clears me, start walking and working up exercise.
And since you were so nice to read this, you can check out the new pics.
So what's new with you??
later
I get up to go to the bathroom at 5 and chat with Ethyl at her desk. I start getting chest pains and a little bit of pain in the jaw and left arm. I keep moving for the bathroom, getting more and more uncomfortable.
I route my trip back to my desk past my coat so I can get my car keys with my nitro. Go back to the desk and sit down. It's about 5 after.
Five more minutes and I can't take it, I pop the 1st nitro. 5 more minutes, no relief, 2nd nitro. Don't make it another 5 and take the 3rd. Sweating like a pig and starting to get "tunnel vision" I use the cell to call 911.
I let the people in the room know what's going on and things start getting nuts. 911 operator wants a landline so they call. The "emergency response" team for the P.O. shows up. Starting to feel a bit better, but still pretty bad.
Ambulance shows up and we start the whole deal. Stretcher, asprin, oxygen.....and we're off to Harrisburg Hospital. BTW, if you're in the Harrisburg area and having a heart attack I strongly reccommend the Harrisburg Hospital.
I start to calm down when we get there. They do my blood draw in the ambulance (lots of fun finding a vein over the bumps) so that is ready when we get there. They get me in a slot and hook me up.
A few folks come by, the 1st doc orders a CT scan. This is right around 6 o'clock. About 30 minutes later I go up.....wait in the hall for about a half hour, then go in. I've had these before, they shoot you up with dye. Usually I'm pretty good, but this time it feels like it's coming up. Nurses scattering is really fun. They were out of bedpans, so they kick a trash can over in a panic. Fortunately, it was a false alarm.
I go back downstairs. Deb, Chrissy and Mike showed up right before I went up and were waiting when I got back. It took forEVER to get the results back. I didn't get into a room until midnight.
They tell me that it was not a heart attack. There are markers in the blood that indicate that that weren't present. They thought it might be a pulmonary embolism (clot in the lung), hence the CT. It wasn't. So, the only way they can make sure is to do a cardiac catheter.
Up in the room they get me settleed and the gang leaves. Deb stayed at Mike and Chrissy's so they could get my car the next day.
The guy next to me sounds like he's talking in his sleep. Turns out he fell in the shower and twisted his back. It's 1 o'clock. He has to be showered at 4 for open heart. The nurse trys to pawn off some crappy sleeping pill on me and I insist it HAS to be Ambien. It took a while, but I got it. It's 2 o'clock. I do get some sleep, but it would have been zero without the Ambien. They wake me up at 4 and again at 8.
I get breakfast and nod off. The crappy doc from my cardio group comes in. He says that I will have my cath early afternoon. Then he sees my tray. "Is this yours?". Yes, I say. "Then it will be late afternoon". Great
I call Deb and tell her. Then I nod off. Nurse comes in at noon and says "You're going for your cath". Great. So, long story short, it's done in the afternoon, the nurses are cool (and hot) and I'm back in the recovery room. The cath Doc comes out and says I have a 50 percent blockage, 30 percent blockage and 20 percent blockage. Hence the title of this post. But they're gonna cut me loose.
I get to the room and they do the sandbag on the leg. I talk to the nurse about going home and she says...."Oh no, you're not scheduled to". So I get another night of their hospitality. I watch TV and take it easy. The gang comes in and bring the inlaws as well. We hang until about 8. They leave, I stay. I get a good night sleep and they cut me loose the next day.
Everybody at work was very cool. I guess because I scared the hell outta them. :)
They day before all of this I went to Hershey Med to start working on micro doses of Statin (anti cholesterol) drugs. So the plan is to do that, get back on my diet (which won't be hard since I've been pretty close to it). Then, as soon as the Ortho doc clears me, start walking and working up exercise.
And since you were so nice to read this, you can check out the new pics.
So what's new with you??
later
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
G.O.P.(P.P.P.)
The Grand Old Party (Protector of Pedophiles and Perverts)
Foley was kinky with a 16 year old. That's the end of the story.
Brit Hume tried to compare him to Clinton. (You knew that was coming)
Dennis Hastert says that it's all poliitical and they're "going on the offensive". What is offensive is that Hastert thinks he's gonna have a job in 5 weeks.
And yesterday Foley checked into rehab because he has an alcohol problem. Today, he says a priest abused him. I wonder what it will be tomorrow.
I think there are very few Republicans anymore. I think there *are* a lot of people who are conservative who've been conned tho.
cya
Foley was kinky with a 16 year old. That's the end of the story.
Brit Hume tried to compare him to Clinton. (You knew that was coming)
Dennis Hastert says that it's all poliitical and they're "going on the offensive". What is offensive is that Hastert thinks he's gonna have a job in 5 weeks.
And yesterday Foley checked into rehab because he has an alcohol problem. Today, he says a priest abused him. I wonder what it will be tomorrow.
I think there are very few Republicans anymore. I think there *are* a lot of people who are conservative who've been conned tho.
cya
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
My Space is Pretty Cool.....
I found a friend from college that I've been searching for on the net for quite some time.
It's difficult enough that, in our society, we hide the women by changing their last name when they marry. No, she had to go and change her first name too. :)
I went to the Ortho doc today. Down to one crutch is the good news. He is saying that there may be an artificial knee in my future though. The optimal word is may.
I must be off to make phone calls and the like. I'll be back to work on monday.
cya
It's difficult enough that, in our society, we hide the women by changing their last name when they marry. No, she had to go and change her first name too. :)
I went to the Ortho doc today. Down to one crutch is the good news. He is saying that there may be an artificial knee in my future though. The optimal word is may.
I must be off to make phone calls and the like. I'll be back to work on monday.
cya
Monday, September 25, 2006
Stuff and Such and Things and That....
Waiting for Deb to pick me up to go to the cardio Dr. It's a follow up from my stress test. I'm still on crutches, at least till Thursday. Knee feels good. I've put full weight on it once or twice and it feels solid.
Hoping to go over to Chris and Mike's tonite to see the new cats and hang out a bit. I don't know if we'll be able to connect tho.
I posted a bunch of pics on the picblog. I've got a flickr account and hope to get that up and running this week. There will be a lot more pic postings. Everything is running now. I'll do a few more on the blog maybe and a bunch on flickr.
I'll admit to being down in the dumps this past week. Hopefully a little fresh air will change my attitude.
cya
Hoping to go over to Chris and Mike's tonite to see the new cats and hang out a bit. I don't know if we'll be able to connect tho.
I posted a bunch of pics on the picblog. I've got a flickr account and hope to get that up and running this week. There will be a lot more pic postings. Everything is running now. I'll do a few more on the blog maybe and a bunch on flickr.
I'll admit to being down in the dumps this past week. Hopefully a little fresh air will change my attitude.
cya
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Just Call Me......
.....Hopalong.
Hey strangers. I had knee surgery last Friday.
Hopefully, I won't be as groggy in the next few days and I'll start posting a LOT of pictures.
Keep in touch.
Hey strangers. I had knee surgery last Friday.
Hopefully, I won't be as groggy in the next few days and I'll start posting a LOT of pictures.
Keep in touch.
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Monday, July 17, 2006
Dealing with it....
We're got a full blown heat wave going. We had 97 degrees here today. I've stayed inside and it's been yummie all day.. I did do a few quick projects outsite. But we're on track for our new siding.
Kids are doin well.....chris and mike close on their place the end of the month. We get to help them for a week and then we go to vacations...
It's a very busy summer. I have to go get a pressure washer for the house.
We need other shit from sam's including a pressure washer.....hope to be in decent shape come september.
later.
Kids are doin well.....chris and mike close on their place the end of the month. We get to help them for a week and then we go to vacations...
It's a very busy summer. I have to go get a pressure washer for the house.
We need other shit from sam's including a pressure washer.....hope to be in decent shape come september.
later.
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Big, Big, BIIIIGGGG News
It's a girl.....
Toby and Melanie (well, mostly Melanie) had their baby on Sunday, June 11th at 1:07pm. Ava Elizabeth was 5 lb., 13.5 oz and 18.5 inches tall.
She is a real cutie. Of course, all babies are wrinkles and poop at this point. But I've seen her twice and she is the quietest kid I've ever had the privilege of being around. Very slender, like Mommy, with the tiniest fingernails.
Anyway, I've put the word out, these grandkids are pretty cool so.....I NEED MORE!!!!
You can check out pics of the new arrival on the photoblog.
I spent the weekend in Mansfield, PA. A lot of us who worked at the radio station got together. It was a lot of fun and I recorded my whole airshift. When I get some breathing room, I hope to post it.
If you want "in depth" of the weekend, go to the forums.
My knee is not any better from the fall at work. The Dr. has me going for an MRI next week. I'll keep you posted.
We have a band practice this week too.
Oh, and I forgot, we did the dance recital this weekend as well. (I told you it was a big weekend.) I set up my gear and trained folks Wednesday and Thursday and left Thursday night for Mansfield.
Anyway.....tons of stuff. I'll try to keep posting more now that things are actually happening.
cya
Toby and Melanie (well, mostly Melanie) had their baby on Sunday, June 11th at 1:07pm. Ava Elizabeth was 5 lb., 13.5 oz and 18.5 inches tall.
She is a real cutie. Of course, all babies are wrinkles and poop at this point. But I've seen her twice and she is the quietest kid I've ever had the privilege of being around. Very slender, like Mommy, with the tiniest fingernails.
Anyway, I've put the word out, these grandkids are pretty cool so.....I NEED MORE!!!!
You can check out pics of the new arrival on the photoblog.
I spent the weekend in Mansfield, PA. A lot of us who worked at the radio station got together. It was a lot of fun and I recorded my whole airshift. When I get some breathing room, I hope to post it.
If you want "in depth" of the weekend, go to the forums.
My knee is not any better from the fall at work. The Dr. has me going for an MRI next week. I'll keep you posted.
We have a band practice this week too.
Oh, and I forgot, we did the dance recital this weekend as well. (I told you it was a big weekend.) I set up my gear and trained folks Wednesday and Thursday and left Thursday night for Mansfield.
Anyway.....tons of stuff. I'll try to keep posting more now that things are actually happening.
cya
Saturday, May 27, 2006
Happy Birthday to Meeeee......
Another day older and deeper in debt.....
Gonna go eat cake now.....
cya
Gonna go eat cake now.....
cya
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Leave the KFBF Alone!!!
Stop bothering the KFBF. It's undeserving and unfair.
The KFBF (Kevin Federline Baby Factory), aka. Brittany Spears has been thru enough.
Yes, she did enter Michael Jacksonesque status by driving her baby around on her lap, but now there's a debate about her putting her kid in a car seat.
She was photographed recently with her baby in a car seat facing forward. It appears that California law says under a certain age, the baby should face backward. But it's a grey area. One cop could cite her for it and the next one could let her go.
With every waking second being photographed, I do think it's kinda unfair that they nitpick over things like this. I mean, hell, she got the kid off her lap, right??
So baby, leave the idiot and come move in with me. Nobody knows where I am.
cya
The KFBF (Kevin Federline Baby Factory), aka. Brittany Spears has been thru enough.
Yes, she did enter Michael Jacksonesque status by driving her baby around on her lap, but now there's a debate about her putting her kid in a car seat.
She was photographed recently with her baby in a car seat facing forward. It appears that California law says under a certain age, the baby should face backward. But it's a grey area. One cop could cite her for it and the next one could let her go.
With every waking second being photographed, I do think it's kinda unfair that they nitpick over things like this. I mean, hell, she got the kid off her lap, right??
So baby, leave the idiot and come move in with me. Nobody knows where I am.
cya
Sunday, May 14, 2006
Sleepover
Went up to Joe's Friday night to set up my PA and monitoring. It took a few hours and everything was a little wonky, but had it up and running nicely. Extremely loud and no feedback or noise when there was no signal applied.
Joe has a device that we're gonna try to use to record tracks with. It could work out very nicely......
Hopefully we will have a name and a website up soon.
We're doing a Mother's day thing here today. Chrissy and Mike and the inlaws are here.
enjoying.
Joe has a device that we're gonna try to use to record tracks with. It could work out very nicely......
Hopefully we will have a name and a website up soon.
We're doing a Mother's day thing here today. Chrissy and Mike and the inlaws are here.
enjoying.
Sleepover
Went up to Joe's Friday night. We set up the pa and got front sound and monitors working. It's a light year improvement over what we had. I have a few bad channels in the board and a couple of things were wonky, but over all we got it working well. Very loud with 0 noise when there was no input.
We're going to start recording drum tracks live, i think that will be a huge help too.
All in all, it's looking very good.
Chrissy and Mike are here today, as well as the inlaws. Looks like we're having some Mother's Day activities.
We learned a few more songs. I hope to have a name and a website up soon.
We'll keep you posted.
We're going to start recording drum tracks live, i think that will be a huge help too.
All in all, it's looking very good.
Chrissy and Mike are here today, as well as the inlaws. Looks like we're having some Mother's Day activities.
We learned a few more songs. I hope to have a name and a website up soon.
We'll keep you posted.
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
I Saw An......
interesting t-shirt today.
It said "You say tomato, and I say fuck you."
We had a 40 minute conference call with the college radio station GM and chief engineer. Looks like we're in good shape to go up and tear it up.
It will be the weekend of June 10th. You can go to WNTE.com or .org and listen to the live stream. Go to the forums at Fitzlandia to see the DJ schedules. It's in the locked "INFO ONLY" area. I hope to get something in the local paper too.
Of course, everything I play will be 1000 times better that this rap bullshit that's on right now.
The dance recital is that weekend. I got together with Margaret yesterday to start talking about the pictures for the posters. We're gonna shoot on Sunday. I will post a finished copy of the poster on the pic site.
I went flat on my face at work yesterday. They have these 3 inch high metal plates on the floor to keep pallets out of work areas. There was something I needed in a work area and headed for it and didn't see the plate. I tripped over it with my right foot and I think my left foot caught as I was going down, so I couldn't get it under me fast enough. A little gash on my right calf, a pull in the back of my left knee and something weird with my right shoulder. The embarrassing thing is that I was FLAT on my face. Nothing like feeling stupid with some injuries, I tell ya.
I was sore as hell today when I got up, but doesn't feel like anything is seriously wrong.
OK. Enough already!!
It said "You say tomato, and I say fuck you."
We had a 40 minute conference call with the college radio station GM and chief engineer. Looks like we're in good shape to go up and tear it up.
It will be the weekend of June 10th. You can go to WNTE.com or .org and listen to the live stream. Go to the forums at Fitzlandia to see the DJ schedules. It's in the locked "INFO ONLY" area. I hope to get something in the local paper too.
Of course, everything I play will be 1000 times better that this rap bullshit that's on right now.
The dance recital is that weekend. I got together with Margaret yesterday to start talking about the pictures for the posters. We're gonna shoot on Sunday. I will post a finished copy of the poster on the pic site.
I went flat on my face at work yesterday. They have these 3 inch high metal plates on the floor to keep pallets out of work areas. There was something I needed in a work area and headed for it and didn't see the plate. I tripped over it with my right foot and I think my left foot caught as I was going down, so I couldn't get it under me fast enough. A little gash on my right calf, a pull in the back of my left knee and something weird with my right shoulder. The embarrassing thing is that I was FLAT on my face. Nothing like feeling stupid with some injuries, I tell ya.
I was sore as hell today when I got up, but doesn't feel like anything is seriously wrong.
OK. Enough already!!
Friday, April 21, 2006
Just some things
Here's a cool link...Check it out
Billy and his friend Jonathan put a sidewalk and driveway in for us this week. Check the pic page for some pics in a few.
Toby moves tomorrow. Ill be heading up to help him as well.
Cya
Billy and his friend Jonathan put a sidewalk and driveway in for us this week. Check the pic page for some pics in a few.
Toby moves tomorrow. Ill be heading up to help him as well.
Cya
Saturday, April 15, 2006
Here Comes the.....
.....Band.
So far so good.
I went up to Joe's to practice again today. We did 5 songs. We're gonna try for 5 more in a few weeks.
A lot of driving, but it's worth it.
When we got off our ass and did stuff. It was pretty complete. Good vocals too, all the way around.
As I get more, I'll give you more.
cya
So far so good.
I went up to Joe's to practice again today. We did 5 songs. We're gonna try for 5 more in a few weeks.
A lot of driving, but it's worth it.
When we got off our ass and did stuff. It was pretty complete. Good vocals too, all the way around.
As I get more, I'll give you more.
cya
Saturday, April 08, 2006
Promoland
Cat came down for a visit last night.
We did a slew of promo's for the upcoming alumni weekend at WNTE. Got up today and did some more.
Then we went into the opening of the brand new Weis grocery store. We are now officially very spoiled. But there is still some stuff that we have to go to Giant to get.
Free buckets and sponges with a gas fillup? :)
Are they implying something?
cya
We did a slew of promo's for the upcoming alumni weekend at WNTE. Got up today and did some more.
Then we went into the opening of the brand new Weis grocery store. We are now officially very spoiled. But there is still some stuff that we have to go to Giant to get.
Free buckets and sponges with a gas fillup? :)
Are they implying something?
cya
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
Billy's Back....
I had to take a sick day today.
I had a problem Saturday and the same thing occurred today. I feel dizzy when I wake up.
The doctor gave me a fancy word for it. But basically, I need to drink water or eat a pretzel or something before I get up. My blood pressure is down for some reason. Hopefully the water will take care of it.
Anyway. Billy came out tonite and we started working on our reconstruction plans for the house. He's gonna come out tomorrow and do some measuring for cost estimates.
So if you need some concrete work done....
cya
I had a problem Saturday and the same thing occurred today. I feel dizzy when I wake up.
The doctor gave me a fancy word for it. But basically, I need to drink water or eat a pretzel or something before I get up. My blood pressure is down for some reason. Hopefully the water will take care of it.
Anyway. Billy came out tonite and we started working on our reconstruction plans for the house. He's gonna come out tomorrow and do some measuring for cost estimates.
So if you need some concrete work done....
cya
Saturday, April 01, 2006
Hey Hoopy Froods!!!!
I never have a point-of-view gun when I need one.
I watched Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy last night. Very good. I think you need the books to really get the movie. I was impressed with Mos Def as Ford Prefect. Most rap guys are trying to be "hip", but this guy showed promise as an actor.
....and a Hoopy Frood.
I posted a bunch of promo's on the forum. They're under the reunion updates segment. Go check em out.
Tonite, the Aristocrats.
cya
I watched Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy last night. Very good. I think you need the books to really get the movie. I was impressed with Mos Def as Ford Prefect. Most rap guys are trying to be "hip", but this guy showed promise as an actor.
....and a Hoopy Frood.
I posted a bunch of promo's on the forum. They're under the reunion updates segment. Go check em out.
Tonite, the Aristocrats.
cya
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