Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Just to prove it...


Talking to a great friend on the phone this morning about chocolates...don't ask......and I was telling her about this new Reese's I had seen advertised. While I had not tried one yet , they sounded like they would be good .....and according to Mens Health magazine chocolate or more specifically cocoa has antioxidants.....well that might be called justifying there. And I do LOVE chocolates......ANYWAY here is proof for her that this Reese's with caramel does indeed exist and is in the stores now....well in the small burg I live in anyway. I would have to say one of my favorites as far as chocolate is.......well I will get that pic loaded up soon......;)

BKS

Friend sent me this tattoo pic....


Great friend of mine from the Rose Capital of the World, Tyler TX, sent me this pic..... I KNEW I heard a monkey in her house the last time I stayed down there!!! I told her next time I come down I wanted to get my picture taken kissing the monkey.....she said to be careful.....it bites. Actually not sure where she found the pic but I had to share it. Everyone loves monkey pics right? Oh and get ready for a chocolatey time this evening for HNT.....and thats all I have to say about that.....for a few hours .......maybe.

BKS

Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Getting my blueprints started

I should be hearing from Mr. Driggars in a few hours and will be meeting with him about drawing up my blueprints for my house. What I am looking into building is a 3 bedroom 2 bath with a large living area and large kitchen/dining area also. Ample size bedrooms...ok since I am single its gonna be master (thats me) bedroom, guest room for when friends come in from out of town, and weight room. My bedroom will be about 17 x 15 which should be just about right......garage will be 24 x 24...which will suffice for now lol. Total under roof should be right at 2150 sq. ft. which SHOULD make the construction cost come in around $90000....I hope. Now most people who read this...ok there are more than 2 of you right?....will think this is impossible but it is so cheap to build a house here compared to other places from all I have found. Girl I had a relationship with from WA was living in a older mobile home (manufactured they call them now but you can call it what you want I guess lol) on a 1 acre lot and they were offering it to her for the outrageous (to me) price of $147000.....and she said it was a great deal....It did have a decent view of this most beautiful little hill called Mt Rainier about 45 miles distant. Anyway hopefully within a week or two Mr Driggars wil be done with my blueprints and elevation work and I can go to the bank and see if everything still looks ok for the loan process and HOPEFULLY be getting started on my home before too long.
_________________________
Arm.....its doing a lot better now. I still cannot rotate it completely like before but I think within a few days I should be able to start my workouts again. Still getting to do my walking but jogging puts a bit of extra bounce on the arm and theres a bit of pain so sticking with walking for now also. Just wanted to update both of you on that. :P
__________________________
Hope everyone had a great holiday weekend. Good thing some of you did not choose Galveston, TX for your getaway. Seems they were inundated with as much as 16 inches of rain within a 24 hour period...Someone at work said "thats no big deal...it just runs back in the Gulf"...ummmm I never claimed to work with rocket scientists although there is a lot of research work being done on methane gases there I think.
___________________________
Anyone who can find the other blog I hope the "history lesson" has been entertaining thus far. I will most likely pick up that storyline tomorrow. Time to go walk 3 miles now.

Play fair, work, hard,live life,love long
BKS

Saturday, May 27, 2006

So I threw my elbow out

I have the BEST luck. Awoke at 6:30ish this morning, did a quick easy workout, showered, went to TSC for dog food (out of big bags of Pedigree for 3rd visit in a row) and the bermuda grass seed, went to tire store and got my new tires put on, stopped by Sonic for a NUTRITOUS breakfast (ok maybe not but it was filling) and then off to the land. (all in one sentence no less)

Got to my land about 9ish....wet the soil down some and went to my parents house about a mile away. There I loaded up the 20 bags of manure (its shit ok), wheelbarrow, rake, Troy Bilt tiller, and my dad.....well he loaded himself in the truck. Tilled for a while, picked out the grass and weeds for a while, tilled for a while, more weeds and grass. Then lunchtime woohooo. I figured since it was the Memorial day weekend dad would have had a brisket on or something. Pulled back up at the parents house about 1 pm....pimento and cheese sandwiches.....which I love mind you....just was not expecting to have them today. Anyway a quick lunch and back to the land for one more pass with the tiller at the deepest setting ( I should have wet it down more...this clay was ROUGH). Then comes the manure (shit). Opened about 10 bags and had spread that around pretty good (Always have been good at slinging shit). Then instead of moving the wheelbarrow one more time I decided to sling the rest of it under this tree...first couple slings were uneventful....then I heard distinctly 4 rapid snaps as I slung dung.....shovel just drops to the side.....I hate pain....admitting to pain makes me feel weak so I kinda played it off like it slipped. I could barely pick the shovel back up with my left arm. So being the manager that I am, I asked dad if he will spread the rest of the manure (shit) and I will go ahead and start the tiller once more and till it in good. Bad move.....this tiller must have had it in for me for making it work on the holiday and cranking it so many times. It decided it wanted to buck and kick and I think it was intentionally trying to yank my left arm from the socket. It didnt take dad long to figure out that I had not let the shovel slip. I went over to my uncles which is about a mile or so the other direction from my parents (we dont know how to leave this area huh?) and borrowed his handheld spreader for the grass seeds. Also used his John Deere Gator and that big plastic roller thingy thats filled with water to press the seeds into the soil and compact the soil as well. BTW this Gator , just cause it is called a Gator will NOT float....thats another story for another day.

Got back and decided since dad had been doing most of the work for the past 45 minutes, I would go ahead and spread the Mirage Bermuda grass seed....its only 3 lbs of seed....my arm is NOT hurt that bad.....wrong again fat boy. Needless to say I sit here with an ice gel pack on my elbow/forearm, nursing a Miller Lite (cannot find the damn corkscrew for the vino....just bought another one a few weeks ago I guess.) Then my friend from across the river invites me to go out with her....I am afraid I would drop my beer if I tried to drink left handed and besides I am beat. Sorry about that, friend.....I am sure in a few weeks when my vacation starts we can get together....maybe go to Ada or something huh? :P

Hope everyone is having a great holiday weekend. Be careful and dont drink and drive .....let someone else do that.....drinking and riding is where its at.....signs are closer and you have to aim the bottles less !!!!

BKS

Friday, May 26, 2006

My non green thumb...

Sometime either this evening or this weekend I have got to get some grass seed planted on this one spot of eroded clay. Now to get this grass seed to grow the soil needs some help....ok it needs a lot of help. I have gotten several bags of manure and peat moss ready to till into this area to hopefully loosen this soil up enough to quickly help these bermuda grass seeds to germinate and take root. I have just under 5 acres out there and planning on one day having something growing on all of it.....no pasture land in other words. Thats about a mile away at my other 15 acres(my part of the 45 acres and I might buy my brothers parts out someday) Anyone have any tips on soil prep? I have read so much info online my head hurts....I over-research things too often. Google is indeed my friend.

------------------------------------------------
Priced the Stihl brand weed-eater I plan on using.....well kinda priced it.....I know its in the $400 range.....4 stroke and so powerful....I love powerful things......Tim Allen MIGHT be my dad (I havent a clue how to spell his grunting so insert your own sound effect here) I have always been the type to spend MORE money on something that will last basically forever instead of buying the cheaper version and replacing it every few years....maybe why I am still single also....looking for the one that will last forever....I dont plan on replacing her when I find her. ;)
------------------------------------------------
Back to the green thumb topic.....my mom can grow ANYTHING. She has so many flowerbeds.....I really should get some of her pics scanned or go ahead and buy that Kodak digicam I have had my eye on and bypass the need for a scanner lol. Anyway she has some of the most beautiful plants around. I cannot wait until getting my house built and starting the flower gardens/orchards/rock gardens (I think even I can grow a rock garden) I will get plenty of pics of that progression of events over the next few years.....Most likely the orchard part will start this fall when the weather cools off....and being in NE Texas that means November lol.
_______________________________
BKS

Thursday, May 25, 2006

3rd times the charm right?

Ok my 3rd edition of this spectacle known as Half-Nekkid Thursday started the one and only Osbasso. I showed this pic to my friend Monica.....asked for her honest opinion...one word that described it from her.....she came with EVIL....not the word I was thinking but that about made up my mind to use it this week....the clincher was when she said "theres no way you should use that one"....well that did it and here it is....Please visit http://osbasso.blogspot.com/ and see all the others getting Half Nekkid every Thursday.

BKS


Wednesday, May 24, 2006

A few porno clips to share



Thanks to my friend Vicki from GA I am sitting here opening email and see this subject line porno clips.....Now Vicki from GA has a GREAT body and I have ummmm explored it some in HS (she used to live here) so I am thinking "WOOHOOO right click save as...." Seems Now I have to admit to being a bit hasty.....although she did send some other nice pics after I replied to her lol. Enjoy and just had to share these...thanks Ebaums world for bringing these to Ms Vicki's attention. haha

BKS

News that you dont mind getting awoken for

Friend of mine (ok ex g/f from my HS days) called earlier. (Ok she was my first g/f ) You know how sometimes someone will CLAIM to dial the wrong number then try to play it off.....well from the silence on the other end when I answered I KNOW she actually did hit the wrong button. ANYWAY Kathy had been diagnosed with cancer several years ago. She had lived a hard life.....lots of drugs...not talking marijuana or prescription drug abuse here either. They had taken their toll on her and left her body so weak. She is roughly 5'5" or 5'6" and about a year ago I saw her and talked to her face to face for the first time in probably 7-8 years. This once GORGEOUS young lady with such a nice body ....weighed LESS than 100 lbs.....she was so tiny and almost frail. We talked for a long time that night and on the phone for a while after this. I told her I would be praying for her.....and did....many many times. She was saved a few months back (one of yet so MANY answered prayers) and has such a completely different outlook on life now. She (last time she called before this) said she was so proud of having a belly again, she was up to 140ish lbs. God works in soooo many ways. Cancer is in remission for the most part now, she sounds so alive on the phone. I know that NOONE here who ever reads this blog will ever truly KNOW Kathy but please keep her in your thoughts and prayers.....she has come so far and still has a daily struggle. Once those drugs get a hold of you its is so hard to get away from them. She has been 100% clean for a long time now and has God in her life but no matter who we are we can always use a prayer.
_______________
OK onward and upward.....another young lady I dated along about that same time period.....ok a few years after Kathy....has been in touch with me off and on for I guess a year now. She lives not even 35 miles I guess from me. She has two GORGEOUS kids. She finally gave in to my incessant charm (OK I kept bugging her about it) and we are finally going to have lunch this weekend sometime. I have shared some of my poems with her (do all women just SAY they love poetry?) and have read some of hers. We have such different styles of writing and such different subjects but I do enjoy reading hers.....trying to get her to blog more but a single mom with two kids......she blogs when she can. I am sure NONE of you can relate can ya? Anyway wish her luck (say a prayer for her too.....my sarcastic sense of humor might be too much for her so I will have to keep that in check for now).....I might even see if she minds me posting her pic....such a beautiful young lady she is. Heck might even get a shot of us together. I used to HATE having my pic made and now I LOOK for ways to get in them. Now when I walk in front of strangers to get in the pic.....they kinda get upset but I keep looking in FHM magazine to see if I made it yet. (will see how many FHM readers we have now)
______________________
HNT.....last week I cheated (as so many do) and posted on Wednesday night before I left for work. I will play FAIR and post as soon as I get off work Thursday morning around 7:20ish....I am sure all are eagerly awaiting this weeks edition right? (why is there an echo?)
______________________
Joke of the day sent to me by a great friend just across the river in Oklahoma....(stop singing the song now!!!) I am hoping to meet this friend for lunch sometime within the next few weeks also. (another prayer for her)
------
Where did the one legged waitress find the perfect job???? IHOP!!!!

....now compared to the FIRST joke this young lady sent (She's still young even though shes older than I.....or so she said) this was an AWESOME joke.....Dianna has come a long way with her jokes since we have been talking lol....careful coaching and I might even coax a dirty joke out of her yet.
___________________
Hope everyone is doing well after their trips and getting ready for their trips (you know who you are) and hope everyone remembers the holiday this weekend and WHO the holiday is for. Best wishes and hugs to those who want them. (((((HUG)))))

BKS

Saturday, May 20, 2006

Beg your Bard-on

This poem has been set aside
For viewing another day
It will shine again real soon
But not during the month of May.
Thanks to those whose comments
Keep these lines a coming
I am sure so many more good verses
Are surely forthcoming.
Thanks
Bard de Paris
:D

Friday, May 19, 2006

Tomorrow is ARMED FORCES DAY



__________________________
Armed Forces Day is tomorrow, Saturday May 20th. Please if anyone knows someone in the armed forces (or even if you don't)take the time to thank them in some way. Even if it is in prayer. They do an awesome job of defending our country and while you may or may not agree with the situation they are in over in the middle east right now they are doing their job. You see the casualty numbers continue to climb but until you KNOW one of them it really does not hit home. These are basically children out there protecting all of us older adults. I never served in any of the armed forces but many of my relatives have and I am proud to say that if it had not been for them and the millions of others like them we would not have as many freedoms today. They have done such a great job we should set aside more days to honor them. Take a soldier to lunch day.....mow a soldiers lawn day.....anything we can do to honor these kids we should be proud to do it. How many of the rest of us would be willing to walk into a battle zone not knowing whether we would come out alive...if the guy next to us would make it out....Its easy to say you might but I have had guns pointed at me on a couple of occasions and its not a good feeling....and no not talking about a officer pointing a gun during a traffic stop.....I have been in the woods and hear a bullet zing by....if you ever hear this really close by its a sound you will remember for a while and most likely hear for a while. I am not a hunter but have shot quite a few different kinds of guns.....it is amazing the power of some of these weapons that can be bought so cheaply. Anyway getting off topic a bit so I guess its time for a new one.
_____________________________
Poems....now so many people laugh when you say you write poems....especially if you are 5'9 and 220ish. I am not what most people would think of as the poet type I guess. I would love to one day get all these poems gathered up and maybe put them into some kind of book form but for now I will just share them occasionally with you here. I don't spend a lot of time writing them and even less time changing them...what you see most times is the first and final draft....maybe changing a word or two here or there. I am constantly trying to think of poetic lines while driving my forklift at work....about any and everything.....some girl I just met.....the funny looking guy who handed me my dinner at the drive thru ( I never claimed to eat healthy)...my truck.....yes I wrote a poem about my truck lol. Heck lets just take a look at THAT masterpiece.

Yukon

Black and oh so sexy
Just sitting there in the drive
Lowered just the right amount
Just makes me come alive

The moment the engine fires
such a deep and beautiful tone
Nothing can compare to her
In her, I am like king on his throne.

Soft supple leather seating
Several hundred watts of power
Every road trip in this beast
Should last just one more hour

I cannot get enough of her
I drive and drive all day
Trade black beauty in some day?
No you know the answers "No WAY"

Wheels of polished aluminum by Boyds
Nitto the name on the tires
Just driving this awesome machine
Re-lights those childhood fires

Those many hours with hot wheels
Rolling upon the floors of home
Who would have thought yours truly
would write of this in a poem.

Its like the hot wheels grew up one day
and parked themselves in the drive
As long as the kid in me stays young
These "hot wheels" keep me alive.

I will continue the collection as long
as the good Lord continues to bless
And maybe one day someone else
Will enjoy the accelerator's press

Enjoy the roar of the smallblock Chevy
As I have through the years
Nothing like seeing this black beauty shine
After waxing her while drinking some beers.
__________________________

I never claimed to be a GOOD poet.....but then again I share some of the sillier ones here......dont encourage me or I will break out the tear jerkers. :D

Everyone have a great weekend.....I gotta go enjoy that WHITE beauty now.....more about her NEXT friday.....Did I ever mention I love trucks?

BKS

Wednesday, May 17, 2006

Happy Anniversary HNT

Last week was my first dalliance into the great one year tradition known as Half-Nekkid Thursday started by Osbasso..... Last week I showed off the tiny "guns"
And for this week I decided to drop the camera down a bit and show some leg.....I know I really need to work on them more...same as the arms but give me time lol....I have came a long way since Jan.....down nearly 30 lbs and still going.


Now I also, since it IS a celebration,did get a bit more than half-nekkid..... but Osbasso asked for two pics so it IS his rules.....that and I cannot figure out how to add the third pic to the BOTTOM of the screen and not the top ......I am computer illiterate I tell you......I will work on that though.

Happy Anniversary Half-Nekkid Thursday

Half-nekkid Thursdays
come but once a week
When I first saw the title
I thought I was too meek
To join in this little tradition
known by bloggers worldwide
Little did I know then
I would be swept up in the tide
Now each day I ponder
how to cleverly expose
Those ugly little body parts
Scattered from head to toes.
One by one the parts will shine
before your very eyes
Just as long as the face isnt shown
I can keep up the guise



BKS

Tuesday, May 16, 2006

So I bragged yesterday about getting back on track....now it seems my SLEEP TRAIN has derailed. Yep no sleep for Brad. Got off work this morning at 7 am...it is now almost 2 pm and still not even the least bit sleepy. I have taken muscle relaxers....pain pills......what little nyquil I had left....only thing left to try is............




Any ideas on whether this will help me sleep? I do not see any sleep info on the bottle lol. Only one way to find out huh? I am not normally a wine drinker but have been told about this wine for a while now from a friend from work.I normally choose Miller Lite, Coors Light or one of the Michelob beers........there is about 1/4 bottle of Jose Cuervo downstairs.....but Jose Cuervo, he is no friend of mine lol. Maybe the Beringers will do the trick.....if so I might just stock up on that stuff.

Sleep

Monday, May 15, 2006

Back on Track

Well this past week was an interesting one. I have been on a health and fitness kick of sorts since January of this year. Since Jan. 5th (which just so happens to be a great friends birthday) I have went from 254 lbs down to the amazing 227....have been as low as 224 before last week but that is what made last week interesting. Last week I did not eat any more than normal.....just for some reason was so lacking in energy for the biggest part of the week.....Sunday morning i awoke @ 2:15ish AM I guess it was (thanks Vicki from GA.....glad you could remember to call me at such a nice hour :P) and after getting off the phone with her inebriated self.......of course....I was wide awake. I decided this would be a great time to go out to my land and future homesite and hang out. As I was leaving out of my driveway the bonus round kicked in....lightning in the distance. Thats one of my favorite things to do is watch a storm roll in,by or off.....even being IN the storm is cool but they are so awe inspiring when viewed from a distance...the banks of clouds being lit up brilliantly ...At the wonderful time of 4 am I pull into my driveway to where I hope to be building within a month or two. Get out and let me eyes get adjusted to the darkness and walk out to the $7000 dirt pile upon which my house will soon sit. Being the "smartest person alive" as I am i forgot to being a lawnchair so I lay out on the cool sand of the housepad and watch the light show. God , as usual, put on the most awesome display of pyrotechnics.......He must be part Chinese. :P Anyway after a few strolls around in the semi-dark on my 4.75 acres attentively listening to the birds trying to wake the world up, I realize that I for SURE cannot wait now to get started building out here. Its land that my grandfather on my moms side once owned so it will always be with me. So relaxing hearing the birds calling the sun.....hearing the frogs in my pond nearby......so I break this relaxing moment by heading back to town around daybreak and hit the track at about 5:55 am. On Sunday morning. On Mothers Day. Imagine that...I am the only one here lol. I decided I would time myself walking the mile then the next lap jogging it.....managed a 12+ minute mile walking and right at a 8 minute mile jogging. I need to work on that time some but still not bad for someone weighing in at 227 lbs.....actually I weighed less but after my jog/walk.....did I ever mention theres a Daylight Donuts about a block from my townhome?........that thing was calling me something fierce Sunday morning after that walk/jog. Lets just say 10 glazed donuts later I manage to close the box.....now mind you I do not normally eat much in the way of sweets......sometimes a dozen donut HOLES........I think I should have gotten them instead. The sugar high seemed to want to cause my head some pain later that day......and my arms....and my legs.....I doubt I will be doing THAT again anytime soon.

But I am back on track now. I did my full workout today for first time in a few days and just got back from the track and my normal 3 miles instead of cutting it short and only doing two......might even go do what I call 7 miles of hell sometime this week if it doesnt rain. Its a mountain bike trail out by Pat Mayse lake north of town that a friend built. Lets just say it makes a heck of a walking/hiking trail. There has also been a bald eagle out there a few times so hopefully when I DO get my new Kodak digital camera I can get some great pics. Glad to be back on track and hopefully won't be tempted to skip my workouts anymore......now if I could get those donuts out of my mind.....

_________________________________
Friends...dictionary.com explains it as
A person whom one knows, likes, and trusts.
A person whom one knows; an acquaintance.
A person with whom one is allied in a struggle or cause; a comrade.
One who supports, sympathizes with, or patronizes a group, cause, or movement.

Does not say anything in there about wanting to date....wanting to screw around with.....its someone KNOWN ....someone LIKED ...and someone TRUSTED.....seems the word LIKE means to find someone pleasant or attractive.......Seems I would LIKE to befriend this person but this person takes it as MORE. Seems there is a wine named for this situation, right dandelionwishes ? Anyway guess I may have to abandon the friendship if it continues to make other things difficult for me. I do not need difficulty.....do not WANT difficulty at this point. I just want to be friends. Whats really sad is I cannot link this to the person who needs to read it :
______________________________
Prayers....I would not normally ask this and I am sure there are not a lot who read this but if you do please say a prayer for a couple of friends of mine, namely Kim and Vanessa, as both of these lovely laides will be having a hysterectomy and mastectomy respectively. I believe Kim goes Wednesday for hers and Vanessa is in a few weeks. Anyway if you could just mention them in your prayers I am sure they would appreciate it as would I. They are great people in such different ways.

Time for work now.....all you people seem to keep buying these Campbell Soup and Pace products so we have to keep making new ones to replace the ones you buy....TYVM for your business. :D

BKS

Sunday, May 14, 2006

Thanks Mom and I love you

Mothers.....thank you so much to EVERY mother out there in this world today. We owe everything to you. I found this excerpt on another site and just had to share it. Definitely a touching one.
____________________________________
When you came into the world, she held you in her arms.
You thanked her by wailing like a banshee.
When you were 1 year old, she fed you and bathed you.
You thanked her by crying all night long.
When you were 2 years old, she taught you to walk.
You thanked her by running away when she called.
When you were 3 years old, she made all your meals with love.
You thanked her by tossing your plate on the floor.
When you were 4 years old, she gave you some crayons.
You thanked her by coloring the dining room table.
When you were 5 years old, she dressed you for the holidays.
You thanked her by plopping into the nearest pile of mud.
When you were 6 years old, she walked you to school.
You thanked her by screaming, "I'M NOT GOING!"
When you were 7 years old, she bought you a baseball.
You thanked her by throwing it through the next-door-neighbor's window.
When you were 8 years old, she handed you an ice cream.
You thanked her by dripping it all over your lap.
When you were 9 years old, she paid for piano lessons.
You thanked her by never even bothering to practice.
When you were 10 years old, she drove you all day, from soccer to gymnastics to one birthday party after another.
You thanked her by jumping out of the car and never looking back.
When you were 11 years old, she took you and your friends to the movies.
You thanked her by asking to sit in a different row.
When you were 12 years old, she warned you not to watch certain TV shows.
You thanked her by waiting until she left the house.
Those teenage years
When you were 13, she suggested a haircut that was becoming.
You thanked her by telling her she had no taste.
When you were 14, she paid for a month away at summer camp.
You thanked her by forgetting to write a single letter.
When you were 15, she came home from work, looking for a hug.
You thanked her by having your bedroom door locked.
When you were 16, she taught you how to drive her car.
You thanked her by taking it every chance you could.
When you were 17, she was expecting an important call.
You thanked her by being on the phone all night.
When you were 18, she cried at your high school graduation.
You thanked her by staying out partying until dawn.
Growing old and gray
When you were 19, she paid for your college tuition, drove you to campus, carried your bags.
You thanked her by saying good-bye outside the dorm so you wouldn't be embarrassed in front of your friends.
When you were 20, she asked whether you were seeing anyone.
You thanked her by saying, "It's none of your business."
When you were 21, she suggested certain careers for your future.
You thanked her by saying, "I don't want to be like you."
When you were 22, she hugged you at your college graduation.
You thanked her by asking whether she could pay for a trip to Europe. When you were 23, she gave you furniture for your first apartment.
You thanked her by telling your friends it was ugly.
When you were 24, she met your fiance and asked about your plans for the future.
You thanked her by glaring and growling, "Muuhh-ther, please!" When you were 25, she helped to pay for your wedding, and she cried and told you how deeply she loved you.
You thanked her by moving halfway across the country.
When you were 30, she called with some advice on the baby.
You thanked her by telling her, "Things are different now."
When you were 40, she called to remind you of an relative's birthday.
You thanked her by saying you were "really busy right now."
When you were 50, she fell ill and needed you to take care of her.
You thanked her by reading about the burden parents become to their children.
And then, one day, she quietly died.
And everything you never did came crashing down like thunder. "Rock me baby, rock me all night long." "The hand who rocks the cradle...may rock the world". Let us take a moment of the time just to pay tribute/show appreciation to the person called MOM though some may not say it openly to their mother. There's no substitute for her. Cherished every single moment. Though at times she may not be the best of friends, may not agree to our thoughts, she is still your mother!!! She will be there for you...to listen to your woes, your braggings, your frustations, etc. Ask yourself.....have you put aside enough time for her, to listen to her "blues" of working in the kitchen, her tiredness??? Be tactful, loving and still show her due respect though you may have a different view from hers. Once gone, only fond memories of the past and also regrets will be left.
**DON'T TAKE FOR GRANTED THE THINGS CLOSEST TO YOUR HEART. CLING TO THEM AS U WOULD YOUR LIFE, FOR WITHOUT THEM, LIFE IS MEANINGLESS**
BKS

Saturday, May 13, 2006

Shoveling smoke

Woman miraculously cured of her disabled state simply by being placed under arrest
______________________

Seems this woman was one of the leading activists for disabled rights in California. Laura Lee Medley, 35, had filed MANY medical claims in the past. She also sued the several counties including an allegation of a bus dropping her off at what she claimed to be a non ADA (American with Disabilities Act) compliant roadway which in turn caused her wheelchair to flip over. (too bad the bus did not in turn run her over). She also had arrest warrants in Arizona for forgery and California for fraud. She is in Las Vegas now waiting extradition to California. She had complained to the police about having medical problems (is being a lazy ass scam artist truly a medical problem requiring a hospital stay?) At the hospital she was placed under arrest when the MIRACLE happened......she miraculously leapt from her wheelchair and RAN....Benny Hinn laying hands from afar maybe? She was subsequently tackled by police and placed under arrest....the story did not say if she was put back in her wheelchair to be transported or if she was still free from the disabling. Another scumbag who will hopefully do her time. Maybe they should make her work with the disabled idiots from Katrina who want to scam our tax dollars. Maybe we could relocate her to New Orleans. Before you jump my case about this topic....I realize there were some people who were truly affected by this hurricane but the ones who sit on their fat ass and wait for people to come get them I have not any sympathy for and especially when my tax dollars pay for their room and board for more than a year afterward......if my place of employment burned down would I expect the government to provide me a home, food, etc? I dont think so. Scumbags like the con artists in the aftermath of the hurricanes Katrina and Rita and this Laura Lee Medley deserve to .........well lets just say the world is better off not having these people walking in our midsts. Also the lawyer who will argue that she is innocent to me is just as guilty. Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. once said "Lawyers spend a great deal of their time shoveling smoke."
__________________

Wednesday, May 10, 2006

HNT-My first attempt

My first attempt at this HNT thing.....ok so I was a bit more than half ....maybe.... I am sure most know about Half Nekkid Thursdays by now but if not click the box and see what its about.
HNTbutton

Shuffle your songs and play along

Here's the game....Put your music player on shuffle. Press forward for each question. Use the song title as the answer to the question. Post the questions and answers on your blog.

I just shuffled my Country folder first then my rock and pop folder for double the fun woohooo lol

~Will I get far in life?
All Jacked Up-Gretchen Wilson
Blurry- Puddle of Mud

~How do my friends see me?
Big Star- Kenny Chesney
Black Balloon- Goo Goo Dolls

~Where will I get married?
How do you like me now?- Toby Keith
You Mean the World to Me- Toni Braxton

~What is my best friend’s theme song?
South Texas Rain- Django Walker
Bring Sally Up- Moby

~What is the story of my life?
Rough and Ready- Trace Adkins
Losing Grip- Hoobastank(I like Trace's answer better lol)

~What was high school like?
Texas Blacktop Highway- Django Walker (there he is again)
Accidently in Love- Counting Crows

~How can I get ahead in life?
You've got to kick a little- Little Texas(AMEN)
Dolphins Cry- Live

~What is the best thing about me?
Pick em Lick em Stick em -David Allen Coe (Too funny)
Control- Puddle of Mud

~How is today going to be?
What do you say?- Reba McEntire
Standing Still- Jewel(did she ever get those teeth fixed?)

~What is in store for this weekend?
Folsom Prison Blues- Johnny Cash (not a good sign)
Meant to Live- Switchfoot (at least I wont die in Folsom Prison)

~What song describes my parents?
New Years Day- Charlie Robinson (I was born 9 months after this day)
All for You- Blues Traveler

~My grandparents?
Caviar and Cocaine- Charlie Robinson (way to go Charlie, call them drugheads)
Locomotion -Little Eva (HTF did this get in this folder?)

~How is my life going?
Wealth won't save your soul- Hank Williams (not Jr)
With Arms Wide Open- Creed(not Jr either)

~What song will they play at my funeral?
College Life- Django Walker (whats with this guy?)
Bad Boys Theme Song(college life got the cops chasing me)

~How does the world see me?
Somebody- Reba McEntire (love that song and video)
Mustang Sally- Joe Cocker

~Will I have a happy life?
Mayberry- Rascal Flatts
Beverly Hills- Weezer( went to jail in Beverly Hills once....TX version that is)

~What do my friends really think of me?
When I think about Cheatin- Gretchen Wilson
First cut is the deepest- Sheryl Crow(she shouldnt have cheated)

~Do people secretly lust after me?
Cooler-N-Hell- Ray Wylie Hubbard
Armageddon it- Def Leppard


~How can I make myself happy?
You Had me from Hello- Kenny Chesney
Heaven-Live (now that makes me happy)

~What should I do with my life?
My Next Thirty Years- Tim McGraw
Bittersweet Symphony- Verve Pipe (saw the Bittersweets last Sat...James Brown lady singers)

~Will I ever have children?
Days Go By- Keith Urban
I don't want to be- Gavin DeGraw

~What is some good advice?
Strong enough to be your man- Travis Tritt
Speed of Sound- Coldplay


~What is my signature dancing song?
Linda on my Mind- Conway Twitty
Breakaway- Kelly Clarkson

~What do I think my current theme song is?
Texas On My Mind- Django Walker (what happened to Linda?)
Chariot- Gavin DeGraw

~What does everyone else think my current theme song is?
When the sun goes down- Kenny Chesney and Uncle Kracker
Run Around- Blues Traveler

~What type of men/women do you like?
I'm Tryin- Trace Adkins
Witch Doctor- Sha Na Na (WTF? Someones downloading music for me I think lol)

-------------------------------
Kinda fun but glad its over....the last answer seems to be about my luck......now to find a witch doctor.....hmmmmm lol.

Play fair!!!

BKS

Friday, May 05, 2006

Cop Killer out after 10 yr "life sentence"

I was not even planning on blogging today until I read the local paper online just now. Seems a cop killer has been released to my fair city. This "man" was 22 years old at the time and 28 yr old officer Bob Stout was responding to a noise complaint at some apartments in Terrell, TX. This "man", Ronnie Eugene Davis, who resides now in the 700 block of 27th NW in Paris TX, jumped the officer from behind (tough guy aint he?) and his head slammed into a brick wall and his gun fell from the holster. This "man" Ronnie Eugene Davis of the 700 block of 27th NW in Paris TX now, proceeded to grab the gun and fire all six shots at Mr Stout only hitting him once but that shot was fatal. Mr Stout was the father of two. Ronnie Eugene Davis (700 block of 27th NW in Paris) fled the scene but later turned himself in and was charged with capital murder.
The DA did NOT seek the death penalty instead Ronnie Eugene Davis (got the address yet?) agreed to plead guilty and waive his appeal in exchange for a life sentence.
This SCUMBAG was released after only TEN F&^%$#@ YEARS of a LIFE sentence in 1990. The widow of the slain officer was not even notified that the man who MURDERED her husband was being released. Less than a year later he held his girlfriend overnight against her will thus breaking his probation. He served LONGER for breaking his F%$@*& PROBATION than he did for MURDERING a law enforcement officer. Makes you proud of our "justice" system does it not? Once again when Ronnie Eugene Davis was paroled the widow was not informed until he was already out and living in the 700 block of 27th NW in Paris TX.
So sad indeed that this SCUMBAG and waste of human flesh Ronnie Eugene Davis (700 27th nw, Paris, TX) is walking free now. I am betting there will be some letters sent out to various organizations and this scoundrel will not be exactly welcomed in this fair city. Lots of ways to pay for a crime .....some people do the time ( he obviously did NOT do that), some people have to pay restitution ( I am almost certain this was not the case either) and some people just get info spread around about them and average everyday citizens can help with a little "justice " of their own. ;) I know of a few people who blog quite regularly and I am sure going to ask them to spread this around. Please feel free to email any or all of this info to anyone you can think of especially if you have loved ones in law enforcement. I am a member of quite a few online forums and they will all eventually get this info regarding this waste of oxygen who is Ronnie Eugene Davis of the 700 block of 27th NW in Paris TX....F^%$#@ COP KILLER.

BKS

Thursday, May 04, 2006

Government gets ripped by contractors

Heard this on the radio today (I seldom even have the TV on anymore) and thought I would interject my opinion. Stick around me very long and you will know I don't mind expressing my opinion in political type matters. Anyway according to the report, contractors have been double charging/overcharging/charging for services not rendered in the rebuilding following hurricanes Katrina and Rita last year along the Gulf coast. This report did not mention that the government had also been "conned" into paying for housing for the lowlifes who were too lazy to seek it on their own. They expect something given to them by their GOVERNMENT because of a NATURAL disaster. My uncle used to live in Ft Walton Beach FL and was there when hurricane (Opal I think it was) hit around 1995. He did not get any federal housing assistance. Noone he knew got any assistance of that kind. They just buckled down and rebuilt. Time after time hurricanes have hit Florida and time after time the PEOPLE rebuilt their homes and lives. They did not expect the government to do everything for them. If they heard a category 3 or higher storm was headed their way.....THEY LEFT. If I told you I was 6'9 and 320 lbs and was coming to crush your skull and there was little you could do to stop me....would you wait around?

Ok so I got a bit OFF topic there....the idiots in NO seem to do that to me. The contractors might be guilty of charging exorbitant fees and overcharging but how is that much different than GAS companies raising their prices on fuel they already paid for MONTHS ago in advance? I am not a business genius by any means but we all KNOW that the large gas companies and major outlets have paid a MUCH lower price fo the gas thats in the tanks now and for that matter what will be in the tanks for many months to come. Its called prebuying and it happens all the time. Not just in gas but pretty much anything. Ever hear of the commodities market? Pork belly futures? And what does our government do about it? They determine that no price gouging is taking place.....funny they cannot see it when a MAJOR contributor is the one in arrears but let a lowly small business man do the SAME thing basically then the government gets in an uproar and leaks a story to "shock"us into thinking these contractors are criminals. If the government was a bit more efficient they would have caught the double billing but we know government and efficiency are two terms that have opposite meanings. Don't condemn the contractors down there for doing the same thing the OIL and GAS companies are doing. I had a friend who did a lot of cleanup work on the ritzy Northshore part of NO on the other side of Ponchartrain and he told me of houses that were getting completely remodeled and perfectly good items being thrown away for no reason. He brought home many fridges and a lot of "scrap" high dollar wood flooring that our insurance companies had to replace for no reason....btw have you noticed the increase in insurace yet? Thats coming just get ready. He brought home one load of flooring that was some kind of Brazilian cherry wood that was valued at around $10000 he said and all it need was a light sanding and refinishing. Instead of insurance having to pay for a $1500-2000 refinish they had to REPLACE the wood at a cost of probably $15000+ with labor figured in. I know there will always be criminals at all stages of government but we can all DREAM of what it SHOULD be like right?
____________
Immigrants turn now. Get with the program and become a citizen or get the fuck out!!!! No staying in our country for an unlimited amunt of time, not paying taxes , getting your kids schooled and "daycared" for free. Teddy Roosevelt said this so many years ago and too bad he isnt here today.

Quoted" In the first place we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the man's becoming in very fact an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag, and this excludes the red flag, which symbolizes all wars against liberty and civilization, just as much as it excludes any foreign flag of a nation to which we are hostile...We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language...and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."

Theodore Roosevelt 1919

The passages were culled from a letter he wrote to the president of the American Defense Society on January 3, 1919, three days before Roosevelt died. He advocated the compulsory learning of English by every naturalized citizen. "Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or to leave the country," he said in a statement to the Kansas City Star in 1918. "English should be the only language taught or used in the public schools."

AMEN MR ROOSEVELT

BKS