Archive for February, 2009
- Westboro Baptist Church - ugh - February 28th, 2009
For those of you that don’t know I once proudly served my country in the US Navy, but even if I hadn’t the people in the Westboro Baptist Church would still irritate me. The Westboro Baptist Church is a church headed by Fred Phelps and based in Topeka, Kansas, United States. The organization travels nationally to picket the funerals of gay victims of murder, gay-bashing or death related to AIDS, as well as other events related or peripherally related to gay people. Read the rest of this entry »
- 15 Albums Redux Part2 - February 25th, 2009
Okay so where was I. Oh yes it 1990 and I was soon to graduate I was in love with all kinds of music but De La Soul, G-n-R, Bon Jovi and U2 well they were like best friends well at least those albums I talked about in my other post. Now for my next albums I’m going to make a giant leap of time and space. Why? Well because I find that the music I fall in love with the most or that stays with me the most are songs and albums that were with me at crucial changing parts of my life. You know, 1st album beginning and end of HS, ones like that. Read the rest of this entry »
- 15 Albums REDUX - February 25th, 2009
Earlier this week specifically Monday a friend of mine tagged me in a note on Facebook. The jist of the note was:
Think of 15 albums, CDs, LPs (if you’re over 40) that had such a profound effect on you they changed your life. Dug into your soul. Music that brought you to life when you heard it. Royally affected you, kicked you in the wazoo, literally socked you in the gut, is what I mean. Then when you finish, tag 15 others, including me. Make sure you copy and paste this part so they know the drill. Get the idea now? Good. Tag, you’re it…
So I took a moment to think of my 15 albums and after some delets and re-writes i came up with this list: Read the rest of this entry »
- 0 to Nerd in 1.5 seconds - February 4th, 2009
Okay so yesterday I was leaving work late and I had to sign out at the security desk. As I approached the desk there was an attractive blonde ( and I say attractive blonde to set the scene not necessarily because I was attracted to her [this note sponsored by the don't get your girlfriend mad at you coalition] ) conversing with the security guard about general things. Read the rest of this entry »
- Its Pirate Time again. - February 3rd, 2009
As the noon day sun crest over the Bay in Tampa, FL the guns of the Pirate ships could be heard. Announcing the begining of the 2009 Gasparilla Pirate Invasion. Read the rest of this entry »
