joe purdy - cant get it right

what does the future hold?

www.facade.com/tarot

just had quite the reading done on line..
didnt tell me anything i didnt already know, past is past, people are people, furture is a path choosen out of courage..although the part about being... well i cant say that out loud...just set the message in a very pretty and mystical way...

okay just fun on a raining friday afternoon

old school - out with analog tv signals

ok so that big black bulky tv in your basement or that wee 12' tv in your kids room will soon need to replaced..if you want to use it for regular tv programs. however it will still be useful for the kids who huddle in the basement playing video games for hours on end

HOW DO I KNOW IF I HAVE AN ANALOG OR DIGITAL TELEVISION?
To find out if you have an analog or digital television, you need to check your television set to identify whether you have an analog or a digital tuner.

To do so, start with your owner's manual. If it is not listed in the manual, contact the retailer where you originally purchased the television. Note that your manual may not use the terms "digital tuner" or "analog tuner". A digital tuner could also be listed as "ATSC tuner". An analog tuner could also be listed as "NTSC tuner".

Sets with integrated digital or digital/analog tuners will continue to receive over-the-air digital television once the transition has taken place.
Sets with an analog tuner will no longer receive over-the-air television once the transition takes place without the addition of a set-top converter box.
If your set does not have a tuner at all, then you have a monitor rather than a television.


so perfect timing with a poor economy to upgrade to a sexy new flat screen that you can hang on the wall. you will need to replace them before feb 09

or not upgrade considering there is so much crap out there called "entertainment" ..im just saying that reality tv and pathetic games shows or the like says alot about our current society..and when they mention this generation in social studies years from now they will not be surprised by the drop in average grades for young people..com'on, what is the biggest looser really?

winter shift

speaking on winter..tomorrow rick is gonna help mw install the winter by pass stuff so mike can sit through the cold without risk. now i had planned on a trip for new years, and not saying i cant still do that...but..so vegas with the girls looks more attractive for sure...viva la new years!

tonight is drinks with dwight and angelle. they are part of the camper clan and moved back to NS back in the summer...will be almost 20 of us there, fun!

other winter stuff, taking my board in next week...soon we ride

the sauna in my building was just cleaned and tuned up...love to sweat

sunday hooking up with new friends to discuss the general state of life over afternoon lattes... speaking of which, i ordered a eggnog latte today as the s/b's holiday drinks equal a donation to the "red" globalfund.org and have to say...sugar in my coffee in any way does not impress me at all.

thought of the day- we are blessed; no terrorists blowing up our hotels and killing people senselessly. hug the ones you love today and say a prayer for those who cant hug the ones they love

whats love got to do with it?

so having drinks with friends the other night...a grand discussion on the topic of love and what makes it work. it was interesting as the table was equally divided between those of us who are single and those who are married/hooked up.

ideas were tossed about related to what it means to love someone…from compromise, forgiveness, acceptance, tolerance to indifference. and what it means to feel love, understand love and when needed, let go of love.

well, as many people know i am by far no expert in this matter so articulating much at all makes me stumble and stutter like charlie brown and the lil red haired girl. i think hard and find words such as respect, adoration, creation, connection and good conversation at the end of the day over a decent glass of wine......
i am such a simpleton!


and then my pal of many years summed it up beautifully:


“Love is not finding a perfect person, it is seeing an imperfect person perfectly”

the bitch is back!

Insomnia!
She is a nasty wench really. She chooses to wake me at 3am each night to ensure consistency in my day time zombia. I need not even roll over and look at the clock anymore..it never varies more than 5-7 minutes. Trust me I have tried everything, pills, drink, stay up late, go to bed early, exercise, no exercise, books, hot baths etc.

I am getting tired of living with her…she makes my life hell. I toss and turn for an hour and a half then fall into r.e.m. so hard that when the alarm goes off I swear it takes me minutes to actually register it in my head. I force my groggy ass to the kitchen, make a pot of strong coffee and shuffle to the shower...which is done with my eyes closed.

With toothbrush in hand I stare into the mirror and identify the puffy eyes with getting/looking older for some reason. Push the edges of my cheeks up and consider wee tucks here and there….and then , not.

I wake up fully somewhere around 10am. So for those of you who think I must be sick cause I am so quiet in the morning…shhhh; I am just sleepwalking.

and for no reason except it sounds happy and fun...

an inspiration to smile...so easy...

mv fleetwood - rum runner 1930

the family comes to visit, a new toy, broken truck,rum runnners; my weekend

so driving along last night, jeep full of family and the back brake calliper siezes! smoke and hot melted metal. parked it in richmond...then drove back today and thanks gawd for dave..got it running again. it was grand to have them all here at my digs...made a huge italian feast, set a table (which i must admit i had not done in a long time, hence the baseboards at behind the table)

well, it arrived....my sexy lil netbook laptop! fits in my bag, 2.5 lbs, 160G h/d...wirless, camera, sd ram slots etc. i friggin love it! my life now portable..it is so tiny.

mv fleetwood...a rum runner from years gone by.
in richmond yesterday.. went to the brittania shipyard at steveston. dave's dad bought a big wooden boat when he was a kid and ran fishing charters to alaska. well seems that boat was owned by nelson skalbania..and when it was built it was for running alcohol during prohibition years in the 30's. it was converted to a pleasure craft in the 50's..and now been donated to the shipyard museum. so we went out there a had a great tour of the site and boat...the volunteers are so passionate about the hand restoration....daves dad died at 48 so it was kinda like a link to his the memory of his childhood and his dad..was neat.

today hits some balls at the range...the sunshine was good on my face. reminds me that when things seem too dark, if you raise your eyes you will find the light.

greg laswell - Comes And Goes (In Waves)

another good one