Holiday blah blah.....

---So, do you guys buy your pets any gifts for Christmas?

Its pretty funny, I was just sitting here for fun, going through the paper looking at places to live and I came across a townhome for rent for 1025.00 a month. The price alone almost made me spit out my coffee, cuz for around here, thats a HUGE price tag! Then I read "the rules" to rent this place...."no pets, no smoking"
For Fucks sake, for that amount of monthly rent, you outta be able to build a damn barn in the backyard and smoke like a chimney if you want!

The suns out here now even though its terribly cold, its close to zero I think. Im drinking too much coffee this morning too, I feel zippy. I am very anxious about Christmas being here, but my Mom and I have to endure and we will. Time to start some new traditions, so her and I can move on and heal yet, remember Den at the same time.

So, whos going where for the holiday?---

Winter woes

---So here I am, its Sat. morning and we are due to get nailed by a pretty good sized snow storm within the next couple of hours so it will be a white Christmas here. Its flippin cold too, wind chill is 11.

Well, I went and got my left arm sleeve worked on some more the other day, no pics yet, I dont own a digi cam. and last night when I went over to the exs' place, she had left her digi cam. at her shop. Its pretty sweet and Im pretty sore, but I did get to implement Social Distortion's infamous mascot "Skelly" into the the piece in a very non traditional way, so Im happy about that.

My ex and kid will be heading up to Northern IA. tomorrow morning due to the weather today. They will be celebrating the holidays with her mom and dad. Her dad has pancreatic cancer, so the time spent there is huge. Hes doing pretty damn good right now though, which is wonderful. I wont get to do Christmas with my kid until prolly next Weds. or Thus.

I rented a couple mindless, slack jawed movies to watch this weekend...The Simpsons and Knocked Up. Im not looking forward to seeing either of them but I needed something to do with the kid gone and a nasty storm headed this way.

Hows things with you guys? PJB, I see you keep gettin new stock in all the time so things must be going well which makes me very happy for you. Youll be in my heart and on my mind this holiday too and we both know why. I havent seen Scott around here for a while, nor has Steve or Mr. Martin stopped in to reply or post anything.

Im getting better and better with dealing with the loss of Den everyday. Ill admit, I cant watch death scenes or funerals on TV yet, but thats fine. Still fearing Christmas. But some shit went down when he died and we may have some serious retribution coming our way after its all said and done. One of his neurologists fucked up big time on some things.....

The blog is kinda dead, but its the holidays, but still gotta give props for PJ for stoppin in and commenting recently.---

Untitled

---I wanna say this now so hopefully you guys will have the time to read it before things get super crazy with the holiday week almost upon us.

I have learned ONE honest and brutally real thing this past year. That thing is to love with all you got and NEVER be afraid to tell the people you care about that you love them too.

Reach for the sky, for tomorrow may never come.

I just wanted an extra 30 seconds with Den, 30 seconds to say thank you. Thats all, not goodbye or anything, just thank you, thank you, because along with my Mom, he showed me what true love is. I didnt get that chance, so please, dont ever be afraid to tell those that matter that you love them. Sure, I have a pocket full of memories, some are good and some are bad, but they have ALL taught me to say I love you.

I hope this Christmas you run into family or friends you dont see all too often and you get to catch up with them and you are able to tell them you love them. If youre a real man you can do it. A real man can show his feelings. This isnt prison where you havta act all hard like stone or a rock, these are people you know and may love.

Please tell them, you never know what the future brings.

So, that is my Christmas wish, for all of you to be able to tell those that matter that you love them if you can.

My gift to you is just as simple. Im giving you the gift of love. I love you guys, OK? Please dont ever forget that. Sure, weve had arguments here on this crazy blog over politics and music and the like but none of it matters, because of the bond we share.

Enjoy your holiday. Merry Christmas and I love you

Your brother, Eric---

Setzer, the guitar wizard

---Now this is an old song by Setzer and his 68 Comeback Special because this album came out back in '01, but I just wanted to post it to show off his incredible guitar slinging skills. TOTALLY under rated as a guitar player. This music is so much better than any of that electronic, synthesized junk they try to pass of as music today.

Long live the power of a 3 piece band and NO god damn keyboard players! Social D. does tour with a guy who does play the Hammond B3 Organ though, but there is a HUGE diff. between an organ and a damn keyboard. The Hammond Organ is from another time, a vintage monster, it is old school. For certain songs it totally compliments SD's playing style. They've been touring with the Organ for quite a while now and I hope they use it a lot more on the next album which should be out very early next year. OK, back to Setzer..........

Im no huge fan of the Stray Cats nor am I a huge fan of Setzer's solo stuff, but I think this video clip shows of his playing style really damn well.---

http://youtube.com/watch?v=6-PRWShKp9o&feature=related

House shopping

---Hi Boys. I would greatly appreciate it if you would say a prayer/keep us (my mom and I) in your thoughts over the next week or so. We found our dream house for rent, now all we have to do is fill out the application and pray. Its an adorable 2 bedroom. 2 bath at a great price! It has a finished basement that I could have for a computer area and a pullout sleeper for guests. It has decent decks both in the front and back. It comes with a washer/dryer combo and a 3 car garage! You can make any upgrades you wish and all you have to do is give the receipts to the Landlord and she deducts it from your rent. The only minuscule draw back is no dish washer, but I dont mind doing dishes if I have to, its no big thing. The back deck was so sweet, I could sit back there during the summer months and drink a margarita and smoke a big fat stogie all while watching the kid play in the back yard. Nice spacious kitchen, lots of room for a kitchen table.

The couple is moving out late Jan, so we could get in Mid-Feb. or March 1st. The family that is there now is being shipped off to Guantanimo in Cuba. Very nice family is currently renting it, they hate to leave, but US duty calls the hubby to service.

Thats all for now guys, just wanted to give my extended "family" a heads up!!!

We really hope we land this one. Its sooooo nice, we just wanna get out of where we are.

Wrong Number of the Day

"I have a message for every homeowner worried about rising mortgage payments: the best you can do for your family is to call 1-800-995-HOPE." —President George W. Bush. The correct number actually started with "888." So where did the wrong number take folks? How about the Freedom Christian Academy—a Texas-based group that provides Christian education home schooling material. Hmmm.

I had a few minutes to kill, and was checking out an industry web site, and they had this little article. thought it would be fun to pass it along

Yes X-mas is a real hoot here in AH, we sold two bikes, and some other stuff. My shopping is done, only cause Tif did it all. I got her the same thing I got her last year.
My undying love..... cheesy I know, but we are spending on the boys and family.

Thank you so much.

---Thank you. I don't think I ever said that enough.

Thank you.

For giving a damn when it seemed no one else would. For the countless little tips of wisdom. For the myriad of gifts when I deserved not a single one. Thank you for standing by me, even in times when you maybe shouldn't have, even when it involved my own Mother.

Thank you.

Thank you for sometimes not showing me in your actions, but showing me in your dedications, which meant the world to me.


I miss you so much.---

Avas Christmas Pageant

---Did I spell pageant right? Anyways, I just got home from watching and her pre school put on a pretty damn cute Christmas show. Ava, of course stole the show, she sang her very own solo of Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer, and nailed it perfectly, even with her red nose and antlers on! I was a little emotional, but c'mon cut me some slack, Ive been through a lot over the past month.

Shes gettin so big. Before I know it she'll be in school, then Ill be really freaked out!

So, what did you get your special lady for Christmas? What would you like or what do you think youre getting? My mom has about 5 things for me, no clue what they are, Im kinda excited! I THINK one of them is that FLY Fusion pentop computer, you know, youve seen the add for it for teens. Its a pen but its kinda like a little data holder, you can write with it on paper, then it "saves" all youve written to its little memory and then you can DL as written data to your computer when you get home. Ive been doing a lot of writing lately and I cant get a laptop, nor do I want one, so this little computer like pen may come in handy for me, especially for therapy sessions. Besides that possibility, I have no idea what I may be getting.

Gotta send props to PJB for coming to the blog and helping me feel like Im not the only one out there. I KNOW, I KNOW you motherfuckers get busy with life, but I know PJ is super busy with life, thats why I wanted to give him extra props to breathing some life back into the blog by following up on some of my small talk. Thanks Brother.

Well, thats all from the frozen tundra of Iowa for now, time for bed soon, but first I havta go out in minus 2 degree weather like a fucktard and smoke. Yep, Im a certifiable fucktard.---

I sure have a few of these....

Certain flaws are necessary for the whole. It would seem strange if old friends lacked certain quirks.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

All done

---Well, I officially just got done with my Christmas shopping! Everything is done and wrapped! It also took me over an hour to unfreeze my car this AM too so I could drive it. It took several bottles of hot ass water to melt the ice fast enough so I could get in one door to slide in and kick the other one open. Damn sick and tired of these ice storms, but I feel really blessed that I don't live somewhere like Oklahoma city where it looks like they could be out of power for weeks. THAT would suck.

So, I notice that the political action is gettin real hot here in Iowa with the caucus coming up in just a few weeks. Its kinda funny how they put tons and tons of coverage on the Democratic caucus, but next to none on the Republican one. Thats alright though, we'll get em in the end.

Fucking Oprah and Obama make me sick.---

Ho Ho Ho!

---OK, how far along are you guys with your holiday shopping? As of tomorrow, I will be officially done! Ive kinda gone out of the way to spoil my mom with gifts this year. I know that "buying her out" isnt gonna bring Den back, nor is it gonna take away her pain, but if I can make her smile for for an extra min. or two on Christmas morning, Ill be happy.

This Christmas is gonna be terribly difficult to get through. But we shall survive.


So, hows the shoppin going on your end?---

Baby rant!!!!

---OK, its too early to be THIS cold, even though I rather have it be this cold than say, 90 degrees, but c'mon! I'm also sick of the ice storms, get with it Mom Nature, either rain or snow but please cut the freezin rain junk. Its still too hard for me to scrape a half inch of ice off my car cuz of my surgery, so just knock it off

Hows the weather there? You guys gettin more ice/snow tomorrow? We are.....but more ice.

damnit.

End rant. Love You =)

---Well, its Tuesday now and we managed to live through the overnight ice storm, we got about a half inch of ice all over everything. It just switched over to snow about an hour ago and I will admit, everything looks beautiful. Im not traveling in any of this shit today though, no thanks. I was gonna go to my artist and get a quote on finishing up my left sleeve but it will have to wait until next week now, no big deal.

Whats goin on over there, you guys gettin any nasty weather today?---

---click on him to get the full effect.---

Democratic Convention Agenda!

Early Release Schedule of Events 2008 Democratic Convention


7:00 PM ~ Opening flag burning

7:15 PM ~ Pledge of Allegiance to the U. N.

7:20 PM ~ Ted Kennedy proposes a toast

7:25 PM ~ Nonreligious prayer and worship with Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton

7:45 PM ~ Ceremonial tree hugging

7:55 PM ~ Ted Kennedy proposes a toast

8:00 PM ~ How I Invented the Internet - Al Gore

8:15 PM ~ Gay Wedding Planning - Barney Frank presiding

8:35 PM ~ Ted Kennedy proposes a toast

8:40 PM ~ Our Troops are War Criminals - John Kerry

9.00 PM ~ Memorial service for Saddam and his sons - Cindy Sheehan and Susan Sarandon

10:00 PM ~ "Answering Machine Etiquette" - Alec Baldwin

11:00 PM ~ Ted Kennedy proposes a toast

11:05 PM ~ Collection for the Osama Bin Laden kidney transplant fund - Barbra Streisand

11:15 PM ~ Free the Freedom Fighters from Guantanamo Bay - Sean Penn

11:30 PM ~ Oval Office Affairs - William Jefferson Clinton

11:45 PM ~ Ted Kennedy proposes a toast

11:50 PM ~ How George Bush Brought Down the World Trade Towers - Howard Dean

12:15 am ~ "Truth in Broadcasting Award" - Presented to Dan Rather by Michael Moore

12:25 am ~ Ted Kennedy proposes a toast

12:30 am ~ Satellite address by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

12:45 am ~ Nomination of Hillary Rodham Clinton by Nancy Pelosi

1:00 am ~ Ted Kennedy proposes a toast

1:05 am ~ Coronation of Hillary Rodham Clinton

1:30 am ~ Ted Kennedy proposes a toast

1:35 am ~ Bill Clinton asks Ted Kennedy to drive Hillary home

---Sorry, I couldnt resist.---

Meet the big O, Mr. Obama.

In the world of retail, there's star power, there's celebrity endorsement and then there's Oprah Winfrey. Her Midas touch saves names from anonymity, best sellers from dusty storerooms and favorite things from Internet obscurity.

But as Winfrey has long chosen abstinence in the arena of political endorsements and campaign-trail theater, her capital remains untested. Until now.

In May, Winfrey affirmed her support for Sen. Barack Obama's presidential candidacy to Larry King, describing Obama's leadership as "worth me going out on a limb for." In September, the media titan feted Obama at a California fundraiser, raking in more than $3 million for the Illinois senator's White House bid.

And this weekend, Winfrey hits the trail with the Democratic candidate, making appearances alongside Obama in Iowa, South Carolina and New Hampshire.

---Do you think this will do a lot of good for his campaign?---

Your “Top Five” most disliked music ever!

Well we all have seen and heard the ubiquitous question “Who are your top five most favorite music artists of all time?” and Personally I find them a little hard to answer. I mean for fuck sake I have some where around 35 gigs of music on my computer, does that strike you as the type of guy who has a short list of favorites? I might be able to give a top five for each genre. But the whole concept of these questions are so redundant in them self. Wouldn’t it simply be easier to simply establish the music some one doesn’t like first. Then you could end your conversation on a positive note by reviewing those bands you do like. Heck wouldn’t it be great if there was an online music source that built your profile off not only your likes but your dislikes from the start? Well now I am rambling.

So what are your top five most despised musicians of all time?

Here are mine in order:

1. Pink Floyd
2. Alanis Morissette
3. Guns and Roses
4. James Taylor
5. Back Street Boys

Whoops! no sooner did I publish this post and leave the house in my car, but what did I hear on the radio...?

Lets Add one more and make it a simple half dozen.

6. Cher!

snowsnowsnow

---First, I wanna send peace out to all those affected by yesterday's senseless tragedy in Omaha.

2nd, we are currently getting hit with our first real snow of the year, coming down about the rate of a half inch every hour, nothing all to spectacular, but its still pretty. I heard you guys really got a decent amount, huh?

I went to the dr. today to have my hurnea wound looked at and all looks good. Its pretty wild, they secure the wound together with surgical glue! No stitches, no staples, just a glue. Wild, I tell ya!

OK, Im as high as a kite on pain killers after them poking and prodding at my wound today so Im gonna get back to my book for now, over n out...---

Interesting Blog

---Its all pics, but needs no explanation really---


http://www.factum.blogspot.com/

Joke Time!!!!

How many racists does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

None -- they don't want to be enlightened!

Winter Wonderland

---So, it is to my understanding you guys got hit with some snow yesterday, am I correct about this? If so, enjoy the seasons first white stuff!

We are due to get hit tomorrow with 3-4 inches, shouldnt be too bad. Hell, Im laid up at home still recovering from surgery so I dont really care, Ill just watch the white stuff fly. I have always loved the first measurable snowfall of the season, its always so nice and pure looking.

I know Scott loves it, but what about the rest of you guys, do you enjoy the first snowfall?---