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| Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 | | 2:53 am |
| | Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 | | 11:40 pm |
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| | Monday, February 8th, 2010 | | 10:45 am |
Louis Armstrong - When the Saints Go Marching In
Jeff Foxworthy says that "If your high school's fight song was When the Saints Go Marching In, you might be a redneck" My high school's (Guntersville Alabama) fight song actually was When the Saints Go Marching In | | 3:56 am |
When something doesn't bother me that bothers other people
This concerns anytime when I see that other people are bothered by something and I don't see why it bothers them. Much of this is thoughts that I've been having for some time, but haven't really put it to words until now The problem is that while I do see that it bothers other people, I don't understand why it does. I just don't see what the big deal is. Sure, they have their reasons why it bothers them, but those reasons have no effect on me. I don't understand why it doesn't have an effect on me. Seeing it their way is not as simple as flipping a switch to turn on a light and that at least it part is what makes it frustrating to me. I really want to understand, to see it their way, so I won't be annoyed by them getting all upset about something that I think isn't that big of a deal to me individually, but I don't know how to make that happen. Sure, I can just not say anything about not understand why it bothers them, but I'll still have that feeling of it bothering me and that's what I want to put a stop to. I see it as other people don't have a problem with such feelings bothering them, why do I have a problem with it? Why can't I have what they have? Some say a few things that points in the general direction and say things like "you just do" but that's not enough information to get the job done. Why can't it be as simple as a step by step list of instructions with guranteed results? I feel like I'm being told that I must do something with little to instructions on how to do it, yet I'll get punished if I don't do it, that I was not given sufficient instructions on how to do it doesn't matter. It's kinda like someone asking how to get to a particular location and they're told what street it's on, but exactly where on that street is witheld from them even though the person being asked could easily provide that information. Current Mood:  confused | | 3:21 am |
How taxes work
Got this in an e-mail. It origionally had a anti-Democrat slant to it, but I thought it would sound better if it were edited to be partisan, and so I did just that ............. If you don't understand how taxes work (and you are not alone), maybe this will help explain it. 50,000 people went to a baseball game, but the game was rained out. A refund was then due. The team was about to mail refunds when the Congressional Democrats stopped them and suggested that they send out refund amounts based on the interpretation of fairness according to the Internal Revenue Service and the government After all, if the refunds were made based on the price each person paid for the tickets, most of the money would go to the ticket holders of the most expensive tickets. That would be unfair and unconscionable. People in the $10 seats will get back $15, because they have less money to spend. Call it an "Earned Income Ticket Credit." Persons "earn" it by demonstrating little ambition, few skills and poor work habits, thus keeping them at entry-level wages. People in the $25 seats will get back $25, because that's only fair. People in the $50 seats will get back $1, because they already make a lot of money and don't need a refund. After all, if they can afford a $50 ticket, then they must not be paying enough taxes. People in the $75 luxury seats will have to pay another $50, because they have way too much to spend. The people driving (or walking) by the stadium who couldn't afford to watch the game will get $10 each, even though they didn't pay anything in, because they need the most help Now do you understand? | | Sunday, February 7th, 2010 | | 8:38 am |
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| | Saturday, February 6th, 2010 | | 10:00 am |
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| | Friday, February 5th, 2010 | | 10:51 am |
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| | Thursday, February 4th, 2010 | | 10:00 am |
Dollywood Express 6/29/09
A video documenting a coal fired steamer used as one of the rides at Dolly Parton's theme park. Sometimes when I'm outside of my den, I'll hear it blowing its whistle. To avoid confusion, I did not create this vid. On a related note, if a steamer blowing its whistle is "Mountain Music," the exhaust sound of a biker on a Harley cruising through the mountains is heavy metal :-) | | 9:40 am |
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Damp/wet weather engine problem
I ride a *points to icon*, 1cyl I normally get home from work at about 7:30 in the morning, park it on my covered front porch (concrete, level with ground at one end) and leave for work at about 10:30 at night. When the weather is damp, like from a rain, and it's been sitting there all day, it's hard to start. Even if the actual rain has stopped as recently as a few hours ago. And until I've gone at least 1/4 mile (400 meters), if the engine stops, it's often hard to restart. Weird thing is that I can ride it to work, leave it parked under the canopy at work it can be pouring rain all night and when I get off work in the morning, it fires right up, no problem. Its dislike of damp weather seems to be limited to the immediate area around my den. Once I have gone the above mentioned 1/4 mile (400 meters), the engine is warm enough that if it does stop, it's easy to restart. But even then, if it's more than a light rain, if the engine stops, I have to use starting fluid to get it running again. I try to avoid riding in more than a light rain, but sometimes, schitt happens and even then, it should not be hard to start, even on a cold engine in wet weather. What might be the problem here? It does need an adjustment as it won't idle with my paw off the throttle even in warm/hot dry weather after being ridden for several miles. Obviously related, but how much of an effect might that be having on the problem? After I get my tax refund, I'm going to take it in to have the idling problem taken care of. Can I expect the damp/wet weather problem to go away or might it still be present to some extent? | | Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 | | 1:39 pm |
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Judge orders layer to get same settlement as customers
A judge who briefly presided over a class action lawsuit "made sarcastic remarks to the attorneys and changed the terms of the settlement after the hearing" and ordered that plaintiff's lawyer get the same thing as the plaintiff's, at $10 gift certificate. "The Commission on Judicial Performance accused Brett C. Klein of showing bias, abusing his authority and "grandstanding to the press" He got the maximum discipline of being censures and "barred from presiding over future court cases" Here's what I can't figure out. "The lawsuit was brought by a woman who accused a clothing store chain of violating privacy laws by asking for personal identification information when customers used credit cards to make purchases" This is stupid. How is making sure that the person using the credit card is the owner of the credit card violating privacy laws? Asking for personal identification from a credit card user isn't violating privacy, it's theft prevention. | | Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 | | 9:49 am |
Nala likes blackeyed peas
And I'm not talking about the fabulous foursome from L.A. This morning, I was preparing a bowl of blackeyed peas with mayo for my supper. I've liked beans/peas with mayo ever since I was a small pup that had to be hand fed. My (nearly) 15 year old, Nala, was being her usual attention craving self. I had some juice from the can on my fingers so I held them in front of her to see if she would like them and she did. So I put one of the beans in the cat food bowl. It might as well have been a piece of tuna. First time I've seen a cat that likes blackeyed peas. http://www.furaffinity.net/view/3359595/ Current Mood:  hungry |
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