Vacation Time Again

As I write this, it is Halloween night and I am preparing for yet another trip to Mexico. This time, me and Supernurse are heading to the Riviera Maya.......not very far from Tulum and south of Playa Del Carmen. We will be staying at the Grand Palladium resort complex. Our flight leaves Baltimore at 8 a.m. and we will not return until November 10th.

Originally, we were booked to go to Belize but we thought hard about it and decided that we really preferred going to an all-inclusive resort somewhere. Somehow we chose the Grand Palladium. There are a few webcams on the Palladium Addicts website for those of you who might have a bit of voyeurism in your blood. Maybe you can spot me on the beach.

So what will we be doing?

The answer?.........everything we couldn't do at home............now let your imagination have at it.

Of course, I will give a full review and report once the vacation is over and I return home. If, for any chance, I happen to find some free wi-fi access, then I will see if I can put something here on the blog every couple of days.............but no guarantee............I have no intentions of doing anything that even resembles work in any way, shape, or form.

As it is, both me and Supernurse have been chomping at the bit in anticipation of this trip. Our co-vacationers, Smiley and Captain Morgan, are going with us. The Chesapeake Medical Staffing group will be in Belize without us.............but that is okay........I am sure that they will enjoy their trip. Maybe next year we will go with the group.............that is......if they decide on someplace we really want to go to.

Meanwhile, I will get to miss the beginning of the fraud trial of Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon................awwwww............and I will most likely miss two Ravens games..........arrrgghhh. Needless to say, I will be looking for a tv on Sunday. I also get to miss out on dealing with a few personal problems, which......if they haven't been resolved while I am away..........I will be well rested and very pissed off and will unleash my fury when I get back to Baltimore.

So...........if you don't hear from me awhile..........don't panic..........you now know why.

By the way.............for those of you who are my personal friends and relatives............I did try to call everybody before I left, but everybody must have been out having a good time for Halloween. Those folks can call ME on the 11th.............unless "I" am too busy recuperating......hehehe.

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The Obama Deception HQ Full length version

Some people say Alex Jones is crazy. Some people think he isn't all that crazy. And then there are people that think that the whole world has gone crazy. Regardless of how crazy things are or how crazy some people might be or appear to be, the challenge is to figure out just what is exactly the truth about things. To figure out the truth, you must assemble the facts and follow where those facts take you. This film must be watched in its entirety. Do NOT just look at only one minute and come to any conclusions. I watched this film myself and it only confirmed alot of things that I have been noticing with my own eyes and ears..............the people are being hoodwinked in a major way.

Feel free to comment here about this film. I would be interested in seeing how you feel after watching it.

Another sign of the end?...........You decide.

Handerpants - The Underpants for Your Hands! Infomercial - Archie McPhee

Yet another sign of the end..............

...........we should be heading for the hills because of this.........

..........but wait........the hills may be where this originated.

It's The End Of The World!............again..............for the umpteenth time.

It's that time of year.............time for trick or treaters coming to your door for some Halloween candy. The weather has cooled off and all the leaves on the trees are changing colors before they fall to the ground..............well..........some of them...........because some of them never get the message that every year at this time of year, it is supposed to be the "end" of their world. In our world..........the human world........it ain't the end until you are dead. Then again.........the jury might still be out on that one.........after all, I was just at the grocery store and there were two women shoppers, not unlike the two old ladies that you see in the photo above, that could barely walk and yet proceeded to load up their groceries into their Buick and speed off across the parking lot. I don't know about you and how you feel about such things, but for me........this kind of thing sends a chill down my spine. Why? Well........because these old women will be on the road at the same time that I am on the road! Personally, I would like to live as much as I can while I can and I don't need no ancient women on the road driving Buicks.

Aside from the previous mentioned event, as I write this I am reminiscing about the past two months leading up to this week. I have written about the trip to Texas and some other things that were on my mind........but I didn't tell you about the Jehovah's Witness visits in recent weeks. Before I get to that, keep in mind that it is the end of the world again..........just like it was in 1999..........remember this?:

Well.........the year 2000 came and went and we all went ahead and opened up our stored canned food and ate so many beans that Al Gore had to announce a newer more surefire "end of the world" ..........you know...........Global Warming...........ahhh yes..........there is nothing better than a potential world disaster caused by..........well...........farting!. That's pretty sensational.........but it's not really knew. Al Gore just knew that those magazines at the grocery checkout counter make alot of money because of what the subject matter was...............the END of the WORLD! And again.......there was nothing new about having magazines try to scare the crap out of people or suggest that the END was near. The Watchtower Bible & Tract Society, Inc pretty much cornered the market on such things. The difference, of course, being that they didn't put the magazines in the grocery stores............instead, they just keep sending moronic lemming cult members to fan out through every neighborhood and bang on doors and ring doorbells hoping to find some sucker that will take the bait.

Maybe you remember seeing this magazine laying around at the laundromat or in a doctor's office................but that would be years ago.........look at the cover. See the nice old people?, not unlike those two women in the photo at the beginning of this blog entry.......except that the magazine is dated 1984. Hmmm.........1984.........Holy Orwell! Now let us think about that.......if those people on the cover of that magazine looked like that in 1984.........what would they look like today?...............or..........maybe they all kicked the bucket...........after all........today it is 2009 and only two months away from being 2010............25 years later! Most of you that read this will probably think "so what is his point?"............it's okay.....I understand.......maybe you can do a little research on just how long exactly a "generation" is. Easily, the majority of those people on the cover are at least in their seventies. The even bigger point to ponder is how are we to know just when it was that the photo was taken. It could be a photo from 1975............which, by the way, was yet another specific date set for the end of things as we know it.........and yes.......it was the Jehovah's Witnesses that picked that year.........which resulted in the largest number of new recruits in their history. When 1976 came, the result was the largest depletion of their rank and file in their corporate history.

I remember a Jehovah's Witness woman rattling her spiel on the Paltalk internet community chats. She would repeatedly say "Jehovah's Witnesses never advertise! and do not participate in commercial ventures.".................hehehe........such bilge from cult lemmings is the result of them not knowing their own history. Look at the picture........it speaks for itself. If that ain't advertising, then Billy Mays is still alive and selling magazines in Brooklyn.

I must mention that before Jehovah's Witnesses were Jehovah's Witnesses........they were called "International Bible Students" led by "Pastor" Charles Taze Russell. It wasn't until Russell died
that the corporation was taken over by "Judge" Rutherford. Rutherford coined the name "Jehovah's Witnesses" and the Watchtower corporation separated itself from the International Bible Students. As of today, there are still International Bible Students. If you were to ask a Jehovah's Witness today "Who is the founder of the Watchtower Society?".........they would most likely say "Charles Russell". Needless to say, Russell and Rutherford both saw their personal "world" come to an end and they have been dead as a doornail for years now. You can rest assured that neither of them are tossing beachballs around with lions and tigers in paradise.

Bible scholars eh?...........hehehe..........gotta love it. I bet those bible scholars are.......well.......now on Al Gore's payroll.

"The World Has Ended!".......that's what the sign says........imagine that...........and the picture is from 1922. You gotta love those wacky cult groups. Somebody made alot of money hawking this stuff.

So this brings us to the past few weeks that I mentioned at the beginning. A few weeks ago I had a visit by a Jehovah's Witness on a Saturday morning. It was a very black gentleman with a heavy foreign accent and he was with two small children. One of the kids handed me a magazine and I began a discussion with the man. It turns out that he was from Nigeria. He told me that because I thought he had a Jamaican accent. Anyway, I immediately challenged him with getting him to acknowledge and explain his beliefs that Jesus is the fallen angel of the abyss named Abaddon and why Jehovah's Witnesses reject the symbolic flesh of blood of Christ every year in a Watchtower ritual entitled the "Memorial". Well...........it got real interesting and the two kids were sent to the car to be with their mother. The man had to admit that yes indeed, they believe that Jesus is Abaddon. At first he danced around it until I cited the Revelation:It's Grand Climax Is At Hand! book and the Insight book. He proceeded to divert from the subject that I brought up and attempted to rejoin his pre-planned agenda of the day. I, of course, would not let him continue on that path and kept bringing him back to the Abaddon stuff. All in all......our discussion was a polite one and we both smiled alot. It got to the point where it was time for him to get going and our conversation came to an end. Before he could leave, I reached out and shook his hand and said "God Bless and Have a Nice Day". The Jehovah's Witness said "Goodbye". I then stopped him before he could get to the car and said to him "Why is it that a Christian can say God Bless to a Jehovah's Witness, but a Jehovah's Witness never says God Bless to a Christian in return?" He looked at me and smiled and said "I don't know......why?" and I responded with "You're asking me? YOU are a Jehovah's Witness and you didn't say God Bless either" He then just simply left in the car.

A week later, there was a knock on my door but I had not heard it. The Jehovah's Witness man had returned and left me a note. The note said that he would return at another time to continue our discussion and that he would answer my questions then. Huh? I never gave him any homework.........hehehe..........maybe he was confused. So two weeks go by and it is a Saturday and there is a knock on my door again. It was that same Jehovah's Witness man with his kids and his wife sitting in his van in front of my house. I think we spoke for about 45 minutes and had rehashed the Abaddon stuff and a few other things. I mentioned that I knew he was an elder and I had to explain to him how I knew that..........."because you speak more than an average JW".........hehehe. I rattled off quite a bit about his organizations history and we went toe to toe about blood transfusions............and then..........finally..........he finally started to get to the those questions that are most important to him.

What could those questions be? Maybe you wonder eh?

"Were you ever one of Jehovah's Witnesses?"
No
"Have you ever attended meetings?"
No.
"Are you disfellowshipped?"
I responded with......How do you disfellowship someone that has never been one?"
"Did you disassociate yourself?"
No.
"Are you married to one of Jehovah's Witnesses?"
No way.

Gotta love those questions.

With that, our conversation came to an end. As he walked to his van and got in his car, I followed him. I reached out my hand through his window and shook his wife's hand and greeted her and the kids. I then, once again, reached for his hand and shook it and said "God Bless and have an nice day!"..........and once again.....he said nothing in response. So I did what I had to do and said to him "There you go again.............Jehovah's Witnesses just can't seem to ever say "God Bless" to anybody"

He smiled up at me and stuttered momentarily and then let go with a "God Bless" from his mouth in that Nigerian accent of his.

I looked over at his wife's face and she just smiled at me...........but I could see another look on her face........one where I would have loved to have been a fly on the rear-view mirror on their way home.

Hehehehe.

So now......Halloween in fast approaching.........in fact.......this coming weekend. The past two Saturdays have come and gone and I haven't seen the Nigerian Jehovah's Witness elder any more. Maybe he will come back one day but I doubt it...........I know way too much about his organization and teachings and because he cannot figure out how it is that I know these things, it just doesn't compute with him. That's why he asked those questions.

Hmmmmm.........and to think that I never got to tell him about the "end of the world".

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Signtopia Expansion Pack 2.1 Has Another Birthday

This trip to Leander, Texas was loaded with necessity. Aside from the need to see my Noodle Girl, the trip was for me and Supernurse to be present and accounted for on Signtopia Expansion Pack 2.1's second birthday. There was no way we would miss that. That's me, of course, in the photo above..........sitting in a Mexican restaurant in Leander. The name of the place was Jardin Del Rey.........which may sound fancy schmancy........but it is a mom and pop kind of place.......a real down home, nitty gritty, nothing fancy, certainly not upscale, Mexican home cooking kind of place..........and it is really popular in Leander. The food was good........I had some enchiladas, but there is no question that the enchiladas that I make are far better........in fact.........the best there is. Oddly enough, we were in Texas in a Mexican restaurant........even though me and Supernurse will be in Mexico on November 1st. Go figure. I probably have seen more Mexicans in the United States in the past week, than I will see in Mexico for ten days.

This trip was all about the birthday boy. Gee.......it's hard to believe....and accept that it has been two years since Signtopia Expansion Pack 2.1 took his first breath. Damn......I must be getting old.

Here is the little guy chomping down on a birthday cupcake. Once the eating of the good stuff was out of the way, it was off to mess-making...............presents need unwrapping and..........as surely as Sheila Dixon has a plan............Pop-Pop has to assemble something.

Arrggghhh!........I could have sworn that I set down a rule that there was to be no more stuff bought that wasn't already put together. Somehow I think that it was one rule that will be ignored far beyond the years when I reach the age where someone will have to explain to me just exactly what a screwdriver is.........not to mention having to tell me who I am and why I am there and being forced to try to read instructions that make no sense.

So the deal is............I get almost finished putting this contraption together and Mr. Patience decides to jump the gun and try to take off with a major part that I need.

Hmmmm...............Hey there!..........Yo!.........Ahem!...........I wasn't finished.........yet.

Eventually.......I did finish the job..........and he was very happy with his new set of wheels. Me and Supernurse bought him his first tricycle and we were both extremely happy to have been there for this.

Expansion Pack 2.1 was busy unwrapping all of his gifts and I can tell everyone that he loves each one of the gifts that he got. It was a great birthday and I can safely say that Expansion Pack 2.1 is a very spoiled child.......hehehe.

On Sunday, it was of course Game Day and I needed to watch the Ravens game. Expansion Pack 2.1 could care less about the game...........he is all about trains and tunnels. Me and Supernurse had bought him a Ravens outfit to wear on Sundays..........not that it would help the outcome of the game.

So while Pop-Pop is busy shouting at the tv screen............Expansion Pack 2.1 has more important things to do. Drat!..............my guys lose the game with a missed field goal............Arggghhh!........Oh well..........better "foot" next time..................

Time has flown by...........and we have flown home already. I miss the little guy already.

As I mentioned before........no sooner I get home, I turn around and head off to Mexico on November 1st................and both me and Supernurse are really looking forward to a nice vacation away from everything.

Meanwhile...........I hope my dollar is worth something by the time I get to Mexico.

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Sweet Berry Farm

Pumpkins..............and lots of 'em.........everywhere.........even under the hood of an old truck.

It was decided that Signtopia Expansion Pack 2.1 needed to go somewhere and pick a pumpkin. As it happens, there was a place not too far from Leander, Texas in a town called Marble Falls. That place is called Sweet Berry Farm and as we approached our destination there were literally hundreds of vehicles parked everywhere......along the road.......in the grass.......in the mud......in ditches........and filling up the designated ample parking area..............hmmmm......did I just use the word ample? Oh well........we found a spot to park and began our quest for a pumpkin.

At Sweet Berry Farm, they not only have pumpkins galore........but a whole host of other fall paraphernalia as well as all sorts of activities for kids. The only thing I did not see was an apple. No apples and from what I could see......no apple cider. I mention this because on the previous day, me and Supernurse went to the HEB store and bought some apples and those apples were HUGE. I have yet to see any huge apples back in Baltimore at the Mars Supermarket. None. I suppose they have Texas-sized apples in Texas.........hehehe.

There was alot of walking and lots of assorted people. I should mention.........I saw no pushing or shoving......no ridiculous out of control kids..........and everyone I accidentally bumped into appeared to actually enjoy the collision.

These pumpkins are a bit too big to tote around..........but a small kid CAN sit on them and pose for a picture with Supernurse.

There were three different mazes at Sweet Berry Farm............one huge maze in the shape of Texas, one small maze for the kids to ride through on the Sweet Berry Express, and one very small maze for kids to roam through.


Did I mention that there were pumpkins everywhere?

Signtopia Expansion Pack 2.1 really loved the horse. This particular horse belonged to a neighbor of the farm. There were also pony rides for the kids.

Goats!...........lots of goats to pet.

Signtopia Expansion Pack 2.1 loves trains and everything associated with trains..........especially tunnels. As it was, much to my surprise, somebody made these tunnels out of hay and corn stalks for kids to run through. Needless to say......Signtopia Expansion Pack 2.1 could have spent the entire day running through these tunnels.

We rode on a small hayride to transport us to another section of the farm............

..............and the first thing to greet us was yet another kind of tunnel! This tunnel took us under the road to get to the rest of the farm.

The first stop on this side of the road was the flower picking section.

I think they are Gerber daisies..........and lots of them.

After picking some flowers...........it was off to the chicken coop.

I don't care where you go.........whatever part of the world.......chicken coops always stink. Regardless of the smell, Signtopia Expansion Pack 2.1 really liked the chickens and he spent much of the time making the "cluck cluck" sound.

Supernurse was in great spirits.........and why wouldn't she be?

The next thing to do was the Sweet Berry Express. The picture tells the story, so I won't bother to describe what exactly is the deal......except to mention that they ride through a maze.

Actually.........I think it was a great idea to make a ride out of a tractor with converted metal barrels. Of course Signtopia Expansion Pack 2.1 had to choose which barrel to ride in and he made it clear to us that he wanted the blue one............BECAUSE Thomas and Gordon are BLUE!

My little pumpkin with alot of other little pumpkins.

Did I mention that there were pumpkins everywhere?.....................even in old boats?

Farmertopia?

Well.............we had enough of this place and a pumpkin or two was selected.

While in line to pay for our pumpkins, I couldn't help but take this picture of one of the other people waiting to check out. If you don't get it.......I ain't explainin' it to ya.

We had a good time at Sweet Berry Farm and it was a day well spent.

Another Flight To Texas

It was time for another trip to Leander, Texas to visit the family members that decided that living in the Baltimore area was detrimental to having a decent life. For the record.......I cannot blame them one bit.........yet me and Supernurse stay in the Baltimore area. I do love Baltimore.......but it is out of necessity as opposed to anything else. Think of Baltimore as your own intestines..........yeah........you need your intestines regardless of all of the crap that goes through.

Anyway, there we were at the Baltimore-Washington-Thurgood Marshall-Sheila Dixon-Rawlings-Blake-O'Malley-DuBurns-ACORN-International Airport..........Supernurse took a nap as we waited to board the Delta flight to Atlanta. Once in Atlanta, we would get on yet another plane to take us to Austin. The only problem today was weather and the resulting chain reaction of delays. Our flight was delayed........but not too bad...........things only got worse once we got to Atlanta.

While waiting.......I looked around behind me and I saw a familiar face standing over to the side.
Look at the picture above and see if you see any celebrities anywhere.

Do you see a celebrity anywhere?............Look over at the right side of the photo.

No..........it isn't Mr. Clean...........

...............It was none other than Hall Of Fame Baltimore Oriole Cal Ripken Jr.........the Iron Man himself. He stood there quietly, by himself.........and as I looked in his direction I noticed that hardly anyone seemed to notice him standing there............I guess the party is over and he no longer gets people pestering him for an autograph. He still looks the same.....maybe a bit heavier and older..........but no entourage with him. Maybe folks did recognize him and did the right thing and held back and afforded him some personal space. Of course Cal was flying first class and he would get to board the plane before the rest of the Baltimorons that were waiting.

Anyway, we all boarded the plane and finally took flight.........in the rain. I had to sit next to this small man.....I will call him "Mr Fidgit". Mr Fidget spent the entire time fidgeting with his paperwork that he had with him. About ten folders of papers that he shuffled repeatedly. Most of those papers, from what I could not help but see, were regarding some sort of water purification equipment. This equipment was part of some plans for Israel. In particular, one of the areas was Galilee. It's not everyday that I see a plan for Galilee. It was a bit of a bumpy ride but me and Supernurse.......and Cal Ripken Jr.......made it safely to Atlanta.

Our connecting flight to Austin was also delayed...........and this time we had some icing on the cake..........as the crowd of people waited at the gate, we took notice of an unusual amount of handicapped people in electric scooters..........about eight of them.......also waiting to get on board our flight. THIS was also gonna delay the flight because there had to be extra attendants to help those handicapped get situated on board............the scooters are to wide to fit in the aisle on the plane.......special wheelchairs were brought out to get these folks to their seats. There must have been a convention of ........well.........I guess I won't say it.......but there must have been at least a convention of some sort......for people with their particular affliction.

Oh well.......so we eventually took off for Austin...........very late.......and finally, we arrived in Texas.

The adventure continues............