Enough Already!

At some point in time certain people need to just go away. Apparently former US President, Jimmy Carter, just can't grasp the concept of retirement. What is worse is that Carter is probably motivated by the Nobel prize that he was awarded. Hmmmmm.........this is the very same Carter that failed miserably at a rescue attempt of hostages..........oh and let's not forget just who was holding those hostages..........Iran. Yeah, I suppose the Iranian regime just loves Carter. Oh........and let's not forget that it has been Jimmy Carter going around and pretending to be overseeing elections in countries such as Venezuela.............yep.......Venezuela. You gotta just know that ole Chavez appreciates Carter's inability to sniff out stink even when he has shit on his shoes.

So now, Jimmy Carter goes over to "negotiate" with well established terror groups such as Hamas in the Holy Land. Great going Jimmy........maybe the morons at the United Nations will ask you to go to the inner city of Baltimore and "negotiate" with some of the "fine" citizenry here who love it when politicians get all warm and fuzzy with the homegrown terrorists that have been raping, robbing, and murdering at such a rate that even Jimmy Carter himself could count on two hands how many people are still alive that actually voted for him as president years ago.

In case anyone has forgotten.....like Carter.......or cannot grasp U.S. policy...............it is that we are NOT supposed to negotiate with terrorists.........and that includes countries that support and defend terrorists. Plain and simple. Now having said that, I am wondering why Carter has not had his passport seized and charges of the highest order levied against him. If any one of us ordinary citizens did any of the stuff that Carter is getting away with, we would be tried and convicted of treason.........which I believe the penalty is death by hanging or firing squad.

Furthermore, it is a sure sign of the end of this world, when it appears that only a few people notice this kind of stuff.

Jimmy, it is time for you to go away.........I hear that they need peanut farmers in Gaza.


Need I say more?..........what could I possibly add to this?..............oh well..........I have to ask the question.............WHEN are Marylanders gonna stand up and tell the politicians "ENOUGH ALREADY!" and vote these morons out of office?

I ran across this picture on the internet..........and darned if he doesn't look awfully familiar.
Yep............the Governor of Maryland, Martin O'Malley...........and to think he has everyone hoodwinked into thinking he is Irish........hehehe.


Speaking of Maryland and taxes................let's take control of things and get all politicians corrupt hands off of our money.........it is time that EVERYBODY demand the Fairtax. Educate yourself by visiting www.fairtax.org. You might also educate yourself and start reading the Neil Boortz website everyday, as I do by visiting www.boortz.com.

What a joke!.............remember when your social security number was an "account number"? Surely, some of you remember that it even said so on your card............but not any more. It also was not to be used for identification purposes........hehehe.......what a joke.


Okay..........so just the other day there were reports of strange objects in the skies over Arizona and Florida. Hmmmm.........as you well know, this is NOT the first time such things have happened. It is about time for people to stand up and demand "Enough Already!". Time to demand that our government be honest about the issue and acknowledge that there may well be powers greater than they are.

If anything......what with all of these mysterious objects in the sky. at least Calypso Louie Farrakhan has yet to see his mothership arrive........hehehe.

Supernurse and I have a song that we both have to admit is "our song". "Two Tickets To Paradise".
Don't get me wrong..........it is a great song and even though it took over twenty-five years for us to actually go and see "paradise", whenever we hear that song......well......I am sure you understand.

Anyway, I heard the song again the other day and wondered about the dude that sang the song.......where has he been?........is he still at it?........what does he look like now after all these years?.........................and while I was watching television, I think I saw him!

EDDIE MONEY!

Jesus God!........everybody RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!

Another Piece Of My Mind

I just had to mention this "stuff". I am sure I am not the only person on the planet that has noticed this "stuff".

So here is the "stuff":

1. Maryland should use the following slogan and put it on every sign where people enter the state. "Welcome To Maryland........The Land Of The Structural Deficit". Maryland was once touted as being the Land Of Pleasant Living, however.....we are quickly becoming the Land Of PEASANT Living" thanks to our politicians........lead by the number one moron, Gov. Martin O'Malley.

2. I would bet I can enter into any place where many people are gathered, anywhere in Maryland......except for the state assembly.......and ask "Who here voted for Martin O'Malley?" and I guarantee you that absolutely nobody would raise their hands and admit to being such a fool. Of course though.......alot of folks would not be raising their hands because they don't want to let O'Malley get a hold of their wallets.......hehehe.

3. A short while back, I was waiting at a traffic light and a MTA transit bus pulled up to the corner and dropped a few freedom riders off. I looked at all of the advertising that is plastered all over the sides of the bus.......but I could not read anything that was there. Every ad was in Spanish! The only English to be found was the destination banner in front of the bus. Is this kind of "stuff" supposed to get us all hungry for some tacos or chili? This is our tax dollars at work, eh? Before long, you will need pesos to get on that bus.

4. It is a fact that in Maryland an illegal immigrant can obtain a valid driver's license...........and it is also a fact that I cannot get my vehicle to pass the State Emissions Test because I have a "check engine" light lit up on the dashboard..........let's just say that if they could ignore the dummy light and test the emmissions, I could pass the test.....BUT NO WAY.....not here......that little light is a major block in the process..........meanwhile.....that MTA bus that I mentioned above, was spewing out so much smoke that I had to wait a couple of minutes before I could see if the light had changed. The emissions test is bogus and needs to be done away with.

5. I have never heard an "Air America" radio show, but I understand that it is a hard left liberal venture. I would have no reason to listen to it..............but somehow it keeps making the news. Aside from reports that Air America has had tremendous difficulty getting started.........reports of lack of finances etc etc............extreme lack of ratings..........hmmmm, I wonder why that is?....hehehehe.........I remember hearing about one of their program hosts flat out stating that the President of the US, George Bush, should be "assassinated". There was no outcry.........and no repercussions for the host having said such a thing. So now, that same host spews off a few choice words about a liberal, one Hillary Clinton. She called her a "fu#@*%! who$%!......imagine that! Days later, this moron host announces that she has resigned. Let's see........it's okay to say stuff about republicans or conservatives, but NEVER beat up on the liberals. I guess we know why Air America sucks so bad.

6. The price of blue crabs in Maryland is going up.....as it does every year. This is trickery at its finest. Just a few facts............when you buy a crabcake in a restaurant, the crabmeat used is NOT, for the most part, from Maryland. The infamous Phillips restaurant gets its crabmeat from their own facilities overseas where that bad tsunami hit......it's true....just look at the labels on the canned crab they sell. Also, it is a fact that restaurants do not steam crabs and pick them for the meat in order to make your crab cake.......they buy canned crab meat and that crab meat mostly comes from somewhere other than Maryland. I have yet to go to any grocery store here and find crabmeat containers that say "Maryland" on them. Now one could say "that's because there is a shortage"..........bullhockey. The crabbers know what the real problem is. The problem lies with the State of Maryland and its politicians. The State keeps cutting funds for the preservation of the Chesapeake Bay. There are things that would help enhance the population of crabs here but they just do not want to spend the money on it. Why?

I will tell you why. It is because the State Of Maryland, in particular the money grabber politicians, want us all to have to spend more money on crabs. The more you have to spend, the more you pay taxes. Plain and simple. Also, the less crabs, the less the processing companies can afford to pay non-immigrants. Getting the picture? The best solution for this problem is that the State politicians should have no say in the issue and leave it all up to the crabbers. As long as the State has their dog in the race, the prices will continue to rise and the crab population will continue to be minimalized. How do you explain any kind of shortage? Make more......grow more.....and you have more. Plain and simple.

7. I saw former professional wrestler/former Governor of Minnesota/former resident of the USA...Jesse Ventura....on television the other night. He said "If NONE OF THE ABOVE were on every ballot in the presidential election......NONE OF THE ABOVE would win". I agree. Having said that.........surely you all know full well that the majority does not rule in this country. Why?
Hmmmm......several reasons......one being that the majority of those eligible to vote, do not vote. And then...........you can only vote for those that some smaller group decides you get to choose from. Eventually, all of this nonsense has to implode. Oh........and yes.......Jesse Venture lives in Mexico now..........go figure. Why do you suppose he lives there? Aside from excellent beach views.......his money goes a hell of alot farther there then it does here. More bang for his buck. Nice, eh?

8. You have to wonder about the people that tested Preparation A through G.............nobody ever mentions them.

For Those Who Wanted To Know

I figured I would write a note here to inform everyone that happens to be a regular reader of this here blog of mine, that for the past few days I have spent an inordinate amount of time dealing with a computer virus............yep......a nasty malicious trojan had unleashed its evil deeds on my laptop. I pretty much could not do much of anything and my laptop was basically useless.

But.........as some people know.........I just so happen to be the "conqueror of all things evil and nasty"...........hehehehe.............and I managed to get my laptop functioning normally again.

Of course.....I had to reformat my hard drive.........but......that was no easy chore. It would be a very long story here for me to explain all of the details, so let's just say that it would have been a piece of cake to fix the problem in a more reasonable world........but persistence is mine......and I am like a fly on a piece of shit.....I keep coming back until I get what I want.........hehehe....just ask the Watchtower......hehehe.

Oh well.............by the way..........NONE of the available anti-virus or anti-spyware programs got rid of the problem. Furthermore, I have no way of knowing exactly how I got the virus on my laptop. One thing is for sure though............whoever is responsible for creating these viruses and spyware programs.....well......let's just say that if it were left up to me to decide punishment, the following acts should be applied to the perpetrators:

1. Because I am a nice guy, I would at least feed the moron. I am sure he or she would enjoy elephant shit meat loaf with vomit gravy. And to wash the generous meal down........a nice tall glass of sewage from the Back River Water Treatment Plant.

2. Because such morons use their fingers in what they do, those fingers need some serious care..............such as full, slow removal of each and every fingernail...........and once the nails are removed (which is painful) we could always stick toothpicks into the parts of the fingers where the nails once were. Oh, I forgot to mention that the toothpicks would be dipped in dogshit first before being poked into the fingertips.............I know.........it's a generous deed.

3. Hmmmmmmm...........aside from incarceration, maybe the perp needs some company in his cell...............hmmmmm........who could we put in the cell with him or her?.........maybe somebody like Hillary Clinton..........ahhhhhhhh....now THAT would be worth seeing on television.

4. The cell should be doused with stagnant water from a drainage ditch somewhere in Florida. I cannot think of a more pleasant or satisfying thing than watching "jungle rot" consume the morons. Think of it as a "natural" or "green" kind of punishment.

That's it!...............unless they would prefer Door Number Two.

Behind Door Number Two would be me. They would be subjected to me for the same amount of time I spent trying to fix my computer. This might be a very appealing option to them..........however, their expectations of survival would be very very slim. Need I say more?

Okay now.........back to the grind, there is a whole lotta "end of the world" stuff to write about.

Texas Trip - The Rodeo

While visiting in Texas........as it happened.........we were watching television at my daughter Noodle's house. It just so happened that my son-in-law Number Cruncher tuned into a channel with some bull riding competition going on. I remember him saying something about me getting interested........hmmmmm......well, yes....it was interesting. I did not quite understand why, who, or what the point of riding bulls was but I was watching the screen. Now I fully understand that this kind of stuff is a Texas staple........BUT..........this particular bull riding competition was being broadcast "live" from the First Mariner Arena in........BALTIMORE!!???.......huh? I travel hundreds of miles from Baltimore and I end up having to be subjected to Baltimore on television..........that alone has to be some sort of sign of the end of the world......hehehe.

Actually, Number Cruncher was warming me up for what was soon to come. He had plans to take us to Rodeo Austin that Sunday.

There I was.........looking at the Austin city skyline from the grounds of the rodeo.

And looking back..........beyond the sea of cars.........the Rodeo Austin.

These two were the reason for our visit. That's my Noodle Girl holding Signtopia Expansion Pack 2.1.........hehehe.

They really love their animals here...........I remember thinking "yeah....the only reason he kisses that longhorn is because it can't lick its.........well...........you know what I am getting at......hehehe. Yep.....that there animal is a bonafide Texas Longhorn.

It did not take very long before Princess Fartknocker found her way onto a horse. I stood there remembering a time when I was just a kid.........on a horse.............hmmm....maybe I will write about that one day soon.

In the animal world of things, there are stars of their own. This is one of the biggest stars standing right next to Princess Fartknocker and Supernurse.............of course.......it is none other than Elsie, the Borden Cow.

Princess Fartknocker enjoyed feeding the assorted animals in the petting "zoo".

Hmmmmm.......the significance of this picture......hmmmmmm. Well.......aside from just a nice simple picture of the two of them..............Supernurse just so happened to be wearing a Gilley's t-shirt that she got for riding the bull at Gilley's in Las Vegas.........and the sign above her head.........well............there ya go.

As for bull riding........one is supposed to ride the bull for eight full seconds without falling off. I could not resist taking this picture of a sign in one of the small shops inside the large arena.

And then I saw this sign..........

.........hehehe.......gotta love it.

Inside the large building was where the bull riding competition would be held. I was actually surprised to see how it looked inside. The last time I was surprised in that fashion, was when I saw the outside of the old Painters Mill Music Fair in Owings Mills, MD and thinking "uh oh" and then going inside and being awestruck by what I saw. Oh well.......never judge a book by it's cover.

This was a very decent facility.....I was impressed.

The competition was about to begin and the opening ceremonies fired up. The bull riders get introduced..........laser light show........and the ground is set on fire.......music is cranked up several decibels..........it is practically a rock and roll show!............wow! I didn't see THIS on tv the other day.

Yes...........cowboys do exist.

Nobody should ever question the patriotism of the folks in Texas. I felt good seeing this.........after all that has been going on in our lives recently in this country. Furthermore, they had no problem offending all of those non-religious, atheistic morons of the world, when they lead everyone in moments of silence for the fallen soldiers and begin the festivities with a very long prayer. Just maybe there is hope for this world........

...........and I really, truly, do hope that we all get through the mess we are in.....because Signtopia Expansion Pack 2.1 needs us to do better........the future is his and we have no right to ruin it for him. Here is where I gotta get political on you............on Election day, remember to vote every one of those bastards out of office.......every one of them. Overturn the entire operation.........after all.........if you have a glass of water of which half is a pollutant.......you cannot solve the problem by pouring out only a small portion of the solution in the glass. The water still ends up tainted.

It's a no-brainer, folks! (Note........I realize that there may well be some who read this and think "hmmm is he saying to vote for Obama?". Oh Please!..........Is he not a Senator now?..........yes he is........and that mean he needs to go away. So there.

Aside from bull riding, they also brought out the contestants for
"Best In Show". Prize cows and prize bulls. Exciting!.........hehehe.

Now THIS was far more interesting to me.......my very own cowgirl, Supernurse.

After the competitions, it was time for the musical entertainment. The Rodeo Austin is held something like two weeks or so and there is a major act booked for each night. Willie Nelson, Styx........a whole slew of acts.........and on this particular night we were to be entertained by one Rodney Atkins. I had no idea who he was, but I found out that he has had several number one records in the Country Music industry. It became quickly obvious that he is a fast rising country music star. The fans in the stands got all excited when the crews rolled out the portable stage. Everything was fully set up within the time span of one half hour. Wow!......a rotating stage at that!

I didn't take too many pictures during the show......and most of the ones I took were either too far away, or blurry. This is Rodney Atkins and his band........and I must say that they were top notch. Very, Very, Good.

The only way I could get a close enough picture of Rodney Atkins was to aim at his image up on the jumbo screens.

All in all..........the entire day at the Rodeo Austin was great. I really enjoyed myself there. I enjoyed myself the entire time we spent in Texas. I look forward to visiting again in the near future.

Someone once asked me........."What does it look like when you are up in a plane?"

This is how it looked on the way home.

Texas Trip - Side Show At The Rodeo

We were at the Austin Rodeo................it was my first rodeo ever. Sure, I have seen stuff on television.........and this is the real deal. I have other stuff to tell you about, but first and foremost, I must tell you about the side show. For the most part, the rodeo itself pretty much takes place indoors in huge buildings and an indoor arena much like the First Mariner Arena in Baltimore, except a bit smaller........okay then, maybe it is not so huge.....hehehe. Outside of those "facilities" it is basically the equivalent of a State Fair............in other words, rides....amusements.....displays.....sales pitches......food.....food.....and more food..........oh......and animals galore. As these kinds of things go, there is always a side show of some sort. I had always bypassed these side show freak shows. I figured that they were a scam...........but Supernurse, this time, gathered us up and we all entered this side show tent before we left to head back to Noodle's house.

Somehow, I had the impression that the signage would be better than what would be found inside the tent.............but I really did not know what to expect.

There were only about three or four live animals in the tent. The cow with extra legs.........the two nosed cow.........and some other freaks of nature. Okay........the signs didn't lie.......but the animals had birth defects. I would have been more interested in seeing a woman with six breasts or a four-legged basketball player with six ears. So we continued inside the tent and looked at the non-living displays. Taxidermy anyone? Multiple legs........one eyed cyclops........yep.....just like the signs said.

And then there were the jars. If you cannot read the labels in the picture, just click on the image and it will go full screen for you. To return back, just press your "back" arrow icon that is at the top left of your browser window. More birth defects preserved in formaldehyde.

I couldn't help but think back to the late 1970s when I managed a convenience store. There was always a couple of huge jars on the counter.............pickled pigs feet and pickled eggs..........hmmmmm...........hey,......come to think of it.......I was a sideshow barker.....hehehe.

I couldn't get this thought out of my head................I was thinking that there was probably somebody attending this rodeo, wondering while looking at these jars, and thinking "I wonder what that tastes like!"

And then there was the two-headed baby in a jar. Apparently, this one had been around. I cannot say for sure if it was real and I would think that there would be some sort of law discouraging the pickling of humans for display..............no ........wait........I guess it IS legal after all.............I forgot about funeral parlors. Then again, this was not a funeral parlor........but some funeral parlors ARE similar to a side show........hehehe. Hmmmmmmm.......sometimes you see things that make you go "hmmmmmm".

Now this was interesting. Imagine having an aquarium in your living room with this dude in it. I could not actually tell what this was supposed to be..........but THIS was the icing on the cake for me.

This was "Twilight Zone" stuff! Get a good look at it..........no.......it isn't Michael Jackson.

Maybe this "dude" is actually a female something or other. It has a flipper.........maybe its a mermaid. I have been all over the Caribbean and did not see one mermaid.........not even a merman............not even Ethel Merman...........and I come to Texas and see one? No way.......it can't be............or can it?

That's it for the side show.............now you know what is inside the tent.

I still would have rather seen a six breasted woman eating pickled pigs feet and shooting baskets with a four-legged dude named Johnson.

Maybe one day...............

A Moment With Signtopia Expansion Pack 2.1

It's brief..........then again, you probably would not want to hear the sound that Supernurse is making for more than 30 seconds.

Our Visit With Noodle

It has to be called "progress". It is never easy to have family move so far away.......this kind of "progress" always rips another hole in your heart. It is something I have had to deal with my entire life. I really hate it when people that I love leave.........but I also really do understand why those people leave. It is not as if I am being left behind..........I like to think of it as I am the one holding down the fort..........I will maintain that part of their lives that is called "home".



It wasn't easy to accept that my "Noodle Girl" would end up moving away to Leander, Texas. Yet another hole in my heart............but I am okay with it for now. I do worry though........I cannot be there to help........or make sure they are safe. This trip......this visit......is helping me deal with it all. As I stated, I understand all of the reasons they left Baltimore. It was actually a no-brainer, but I was not familiar with their chosen new home. The fear of the things that you know about is bad enough, but it is the fear of the unknown that eats you up. Seeing things for myself is very therapeutic. It makes everything taste better. As a Dad, you kinda like to believe that you have some sort of control over your kids...........but they grow up............and it is at this point that whatever job you did raising your kids, will be revealed. Okay.........enough of that.................let's get to the visit already.........




For those of you out of the loop........this is my grand-daughter "Princess Fartknocker". She is my eldest daughter's second child. Her eldest child "The Mayor Of Simpleton" was not with us on this trip. We brought Fartknocker with us for two reasons..........1......"Signtopia" is the one who looks after her during the week while her parental units work.........and 2...........this trip would give her an opportunity to visit with her other grandparents who just so happen to live not very far from Leander. In the picture, Princess Fartknocker is in bliss........and she is in bliss because she is with her cousin "Signtopia Expansion Pack 2.1"..................

................and, as you can see............Signtopia Expansion Pack 2.1 is a happy baby.

We spent alot of time just spending time with my Noodle Girl. Noodle Girl is , of course, my youngest daughter. Here we are enjoying a game on my laptop............of course I had my laptop with me. This laptop has been on two cruises, went to New Orleans, went with me to Jamaica, Cancun (twice), the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands,..........wherever I go.

My son-in-law, "Number Cruncher" took me for a drive to show me the road signs that they discovered...........and, of course, I had my trusty camera with me.

How often do you find this?

Look close.............I guess they actually ran out of names................hah......it's one of those roads where you can actually tell someone "I don't know the name of that road".

Right next to their home is a community pool and playground. I took Fartknocker there so she could burn off some energy.

This is the Noodle Girl's new home.

On the left........the community pool..........and the wavy sidewalk between the fences.

The yard is fenced and is a pretty decent size......plenty of room for the Expansion Pack to play.

It is also plenty of room for my two granddogs "Dory" and "Sammy" to run around. At some point, there will be a patio......but.....hey........they are just getting started.

Four year old hacker. Maybe she will have her own blog one day and write about her memories of me................well.............maybe.

Inside the house is very roomy.............of course they have alot more stuff to get yet.........but they have time for that.

I fixed two dinners while here.............lasagna on one night........and country fried steak on another night...........by request. I was happy to fix it.

I was also happy to go to this place.............Duke's. What can I say?...............Barbeque!............and the pinto beans!............let's just say the beans were what you want to eat about two hours before getting on a plane...........hehehe.

Noodle Girl and Number Cruncher...................yeah I like seeing this kind of stuff............makes me feel good.

When at a barbeque restaurant, there are certain things you have to do with the children.............stand them up on the table!...........hehehe.

Actually, Number Cruncher is very good with the baby. He is going to be a great dad............seeing this also makes me very happy.

My wifey-poo, Supernurse, was very happy to spend some time with the baby. Seeing her dote over the baby as she did........well.........you know how I feel about that, too.

This alone, was worth the trip.

Pictures speak louder than words...................and it's a good thing he isn't old enough for the pinto beans.......hehehe.

I have to mention this place. It is a store called HEB plus! Think Sam's Club meets Wal-Mart meets Costco meets BJ's meets Albertson's. I love this store. I just cannot understand why we don't have these in Baltimore.

Oh well...........stay tuned, I have to tell you about the rodeo next.