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So Tired...

I have been feeling really, really tired lately.  I don't think I am doing anything differently, I just can't seem to get going.   I spend most of the morning fighting the alarm clock to get out of bed, and then when I get to work, I just don't feel like doing anything.  I have skipped my workout for the last three days and I am not happy with myself.

I went through a little bit of an ideological shift yesterday.  I noticed that any time someone came out and bashed Barack, I was getting defensive.  Not that I particularly love the man or anything, but he genuinely seems like he is trying to do something different as President.  Sure, he doesn't have all of the answers, but he appears to be trying, and that is so much more than I can say about the previous administration.  I would also get very upset at these people who are so anti-anything, because we could just go back to Bush and get the same old crap.

At that moment is when I realized that I really just need to chill out.  That is what makes this country great in my mind.  Someone out there can post a video online about how they hate Barack and his politics, and no one really says anything.  It is their right to do so, and that is what I need to remember about this.  In fact, I think that is what everyone needs to remember, is that you have this right to say what you want without fearing persecution.  So, let's just all learn to respectfully disagree, huh?

Daily Grind...

• It has almost gotten to the point where I just constantly need an open blog post so I can write down these thoughts that fly through my head at 100 mph.
• How hard must it be to be an ad executive?  You think you have this great idea, and you have to pitch it to people who might think you are an idiot.  For example, the Conan O'Brien commercial were he does the commercial that is only supposed to be seen in Sweden...that would sound so stupid on paper, but on screen it is really funny.
• I think it would be cool to have the last name "Pryzbilla"
• Why are there signs on the road that say, "Guardrail Damage Ahead"?  Thanks for the warning. I was going to plow into it, but now that I know there is damage to the upcoming guardrails, I am changing my mind.
• I think it is cool that 15 years from now, my kids will be able to read this blog and get a good sense of my day to day life.
• I downloaded Digsby today (digsby.com).  If you are on a bunch of social sites such as Facebook, Myspace, twitter, etc., This might be the tool for you.  It is really, really cool.
• Speaking of my kids, my 7th grader got detention yesterday for the first time ever.  Apparently, a 9th grader had tossed a ketchup packet under my son's table. My son, in his effort to be as socially awkward as possible, thought he wanted it back so he tossed it back to him.  This enraged the 9th grader, so he opened the ketchup packet and threw it in my son's face, exploding ketchup everywhere, all over his shirt and face.  I feel bad for him, but I really do want him to fight his own battles and learn how to keep out of trouble.  He was really disappointed, but I think it is a good life lesson.
• I listened to Hal Jay on the way in to work this morning (WBAP 820).  I know that I am not necessarily in his target demographic, but Barry Green is right...this guy is awful.  Nothing he says is even remotely funny, and when he does a bit, it is just bad.
• Today's bit was "Cowboy Pick Up Lines" and I guess the guy who is his yuckmonkey was doing the voice.  One of the lines was supposed to be, "Hey, baby.  Want to pull the label off of my Shiner?".  The guy messed up the line and botched it all up, but it wouldn't have been funny if he HAD gotten it right.  But there is Hal and the traffic guy, cracking up like they are watching Eddie Murphy Raw.  I don't get it. I am going to listen more because it might be entertaining to see how bad it truly can get.
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A Poignant Joke...

A man was being tailgated by a stressed out woman on a busy boulevard. Suddenly, the light turned yellow, just in front of him. He did the right thing, stopping at the crosswalk, even though he could have beaten the red light by accelerating through the intersection.

The tailgating woman was furious and honked her horn, screaming in frustration, as she missed her chance to get through the intersection, dropping her cell phone and makeup.

As she was still in mid-rant, she heard a tap on her window and looked up into the face of a very serious police officer. The officer ordered her to exit her car with her hands up.

He took her to the police station where she was searched, fingerprinted, photographed and placed in a holding cell. After a couple of hours, a policeman approached the cell and opened the door. She was escorted back to the booking desk where the arresting officer was waiting with her personal effects. 

He said, 'I'm very sorry for this mistake. You see, I pulled up behind your car while you were blowing your horn, flipping off the guy in front of you and cussing a blue streak at him.' I noticed the 'What Would Jesus Do' bumper sticker, the 'Choose Life' license plate holder, the 'Follow Me to Sunday-School' bumper sticker and the chrome-plated Christian fish emblem on the trunk; naturally...I assumed you had stolen the car.'

Daily Grind...

• When I watch Stars, Mavs, or Rangers games on TV, I always look at the crowd shots and hope that I see someone I know, just so I can call them and tell them I just saw them on TV.  Sadly, this has never happened.
• Big Bang Theory was really, really funny last night.
• In hockey, when a team does not get the icing call, and they say "they wave the icing call", is it "wave" or "waive"?  This troubles me more than you know.
• My son is in 7th grade, and has ZERO ability to explain himself.  It is like his brain stops working if you ask him to tell you the details of something.
• Unless that something is Call of Duty.  He can tell you in amazing detail the happenings of the online round he played 3 weeks ago.
• So, I was like, running around, and I like, got the shotgun, and this guy like threw a grenade at me and I was like, NO!, and like, it blew up and I was almost dead until I shot him, and I like got six kills in a row.
• That actually happened.  When he talks about Call of Duty, he becomes L. Ron Hubbard.
• Seriously, have you read anything by Hubbard?  By far, the longest book I have ever finished was Battlefield Earth. Pretty good book, but man, that took me forever to finish.  I refuse to get rid of it because it feels like I truly accomplished something when I completed it.
• Fringe was awesome last night.  I don' t know what I like so much about that show.  Maybe it is the fact that they can do the craziest things with the script but somehow make it believable in context of the show.  Last night, a guy in an airplane turned into a Sasquatch Porcupine.  Go here for a picture.
• The lady killed in Euless yesterday by an overturned sand truck was a mother of three.  It is scary how quickly life can be snatched away from you.
• My wife's cousin was killed in a car accident just a few months ago.  She was a single mother of a 5 year old girl.  Absolutely tragic, but it comforted me to know that she had a strong family support system so her little girl will always be taken care of.
• That is the reason that family is always the most important thing to maintain.
• I sit right next to the printer at work.  I suspect that few things can be a bigger beating than hearing people complain all day about their documents that won't print.  And there are always two or three people that seem to gripe about every single thing they print.  
• Stupid Printer.

Woman dies when car crushed by big rig in Euless | Your Commute | Star-Telegram.com

Woman dies when car crushed by big rig in Euless | Your Commute | Star-Telegram.com

This is less than 2 minutes away from my house. I go on this intersection almost every day...scary.

Daily Grind...

• I forget things to blog way more often than I remember.  I probably put it at a 2:1 ratio.
• I rented "Little Big Planet" for the PS3 this weekend.  Fun, but a little to kitchy for my taste.  It is kind of like eating fish for dinner.  It tastes really good, but doesn't fill you up like steak.
• What movie have you seen the most in your life?  I think mine is "So I Married an Axe Murder".  I watched it 4 times in a row the first time I rented it, it was that good.
• Over a year later, I still think that my iPhone was one of the best purchases I have ever made.  Sure, it costs a lot, but that thing comes in so handy so often.
• I work out because of my iPhone.  I load TV shows on there and watch them while on the elliptical.  Right now I am watching "8 Simple Rules".
• I have never stuck with a workout program for as long as I currently have, which is about 6 months.
• I still weigh the same, though...Hopefully I am replacing fat with muscle.
• There are certain words in the English language that I pronounce phonetically in my head.  Muscle is one of those words, along with February and Wednesday.
• I still haven't heard back from my state representative.
• I had a guy ask me today if I could lay down a guitar track over his rap song.  I jubilantly said yes.  I love doing stuff like that.
• The new version of Google Earth looks really, really cool.  You can see the history of a piece of land as far back as they have pictures.  So, you could zoom in on the new Cowboys' stadium and see what it looked like at various stages of its development, if they have pictures. Or, you could see what it looked like before it was built.  Can't wait to get home and try it.
• Anyone have a suggestion on a good deal for internet service?  I think I have the best deal right now, but I need to get faster.