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My Dell is getting closer. I checked my status, it should actually either be in my town already or damn close. I don’t know if I will get it today, but if not then definitely tomorrow. The way UPS works sometimes, I could see it being delayed until tomorrow because we don’t get our stuff at work until noon, and that’s where it’s going. Oh well, that’ll give me another day to keep cleaning off this system.

I read in the paper at work yesterday that some people in China are smoking because they think that will ward off SARS. Um, good idea. Won’t you feel triumphant as you die of lung cancer, choking out your last breath saying… “see, at least I didn’t get SARS and die…oh wait, forget that last part.”

I saw that Tommy Chong was arrested and charged with selling drug paraphernalia. No way, not Tommy Chong. Can’t be. Who would have ever suspected someone who starred in such films as Up in Smoke; Still Smokin’; and Nice Dreams would be capable of something like that?

Dude, I’m getting a Dell. I’ve been experiencing some technical difficulties as of late on here, and have been getting a little pissed off about it. My computer is now officially old and cannot keep up with the shit I want to do anymore. I am currently running 750MHZ with 256MB of memory. The Dell I just ordered is going to be a 2.66GHZ, 512MB of Ram, a 120GB hard drive, and a DVD burner. Sweet huh? I am to the point on this computer where it just freezes up. I have removed a lot of programs and stuff, but to no avail. It is just time to replace this computer. I didn’t even bother playing around with the memory chip yesterday.

Instead, I updated a bunch of my picture pages. The pond page is finally done. I redid the South Dakota picture pages, and the computer page. I added a page for my Police Scanners also. It took a good chunk of my Saturday, but then again, what else was I going to do?

Hey, I know we were really really dry around here, but it could stop fucking raining anytime. I would guess that we had somewhere around 5 inches of rain in the last 24 hours. There was actually puddles in the yards around here, which I can honestly say I have never seen before. It sounds like it is going to warm up and dry out tomorrow. That is good, although it sounds like it will rain again on Wednesday. Just in time for me to get off work early. Wonderful.

Friday sucked. It rained and thunderstormed all day, so there went the golfing idea. Played some pool instead, which just showed me that I should probably stick to golf. It still was better than being at work though, but that’s a no brainer.

I bought a 256MB memory chip for my computer yesterday. The motherfucker won’t work for me though. I did a lot of research on this, and it sounds like I may have to update my BIOS/RAM to get it to recognize the larger chipset. That is pissing me off royally. I didn’t intend on spending my Saturday afternoon making backup copies of all my important shit so I could screw with my BIOS. Sounds like it is going to be a long fucking day.

On a little lighter note, I finally took some pictures of the pond and will hopefully have that page ready to upload in the next few days (barring any trashing of my computer). I am also planning on redoing the picture page of my computers and I will be adding a new section on the pictures page as well.

No work Wednesday! Golfed 18 holes today, the first 9 were shitty, the second were much better. I have no idea why but I cut at least 15 strokes off the second round. Maybe it takes me a round of golf to warm up? I think I just sucked so bad the first time around, there was no room to get worse. If the weather cooperates, I will be going out again on Friday. Have I mentioned that a few hundred times yet? The fact that I’m off again on Friday! If not, then I’ll say it again. I’m off this Friday, have fun at work.

In case you didn’t know this, I feel that this whole Iraq thing was some gigantic Bush Administration bullshit job to line his and other’s pockets full of money. Yes, an oil war is what I’m saying. Oil giant Halliburton, once run by Vice President Dick Cheney, will now be involved in operation and distribution of oil products in Iraq, the U.S. military said on Wednesday, indicating a more direct role in Iraq’s energy business than originally believed. Ok then, so I guess that we’ve now awarded our good buddies at Halliburton a mainstay in Iraq. Nice to know even though the president has fucked up our economy, the oil men will still prosper.

Saw this online tonight while I was reading some news. BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese peasants, lacking the medical know-how and funds to fight the deadly SARS virus, are lighting firecrackers to scare off the “god of plague.” Um… I can’t even fucking follow that one up, it can stand alone without me making any fun of it at all.

Ahhh, it’s almost like Friday. That’s because I won’t be at my lame-ass job tomorrow. Nope, I’ll be on the golf course for a couple rounds of golf. That’s always better than going to work. I’m off Friday also, but it seems to me that it wants to rain that day. Oh well, I guess I will just hang around indoors that day. Still beats fucking working.

What the fuck is up with the weather lately? 83 tornadoes in one day Sunday? Damn. That is one of those things that I am so fascinated by, yet it scares the shit out of me. I’ve always wanted to see one in person, but I would probably shit my pants in reality. I can’t get enough of them, whenever I see them on the news or see the specials on TLC or TWC I have to watch.

I read that some DJ’s got suspended because they played the Dixie Chicks on their station. What the fuck? How fucking anal are we in this country? Why don’t you just not eat some fucking french fries while you’re not listening to the Dixie Chicks. Not liking the president isn’t a crime. I don’t like him, I didn’t vote for him. As a matter of fact, I don’t like the Dixie Chicks either. It has nothing to do with their opinions on George, it’s the fact that I think they suck. Does that make me bad? Nope, that’s called my opinion and because I am an American, I have the right to say shit like that. And just to go on the record, I like French Fries and French Toast. I even like French’s Mustard you fuckwads.

It’s Sunday and like a lot of people do, I got up early for the morning ritual. No not church, golf. From yesterday to today I cut 13 hits off my score. It’s still a pretty high score, but a definite improvement over yesterday. I keep thinking about how I have to go to work tomorrow, but I keep forgetting that it’s only for two days, then one day off, one day on, three off! Of course I took those days off to do a little golfing. If it rains, then I will play pool or bowl, depending on the mood.

I am starting to see cheap prices on computer components and am seriously thinking about upgrading this old beast to keep up with what I want to do. I think I will try to upgrade this one and try to get it to last another two years, and then I will buy a new one then. I’m looking at throwing a 256MB chip in here for more memory and another harddrive. There is an 80GB drive available for only $60. Other than that, I would like to upgrade the processor also. A DVD burner would be nice, but is not needed yet. When I do buy new, I am thinking about a laptop and then keep this one on hand for my backup.

Another day, another round of golf. I wish I could say that I was drastically improving, but then again it’s only the second time I’ve played in like 3 years. The last time I played was in the summer of 2000. I’m not exactly sure where all my time went, but I think it was a combination of the pond and the fact that I was so lazy back then. Once I got done working on the pond, I just felt like sleeping or something. Now I’m still doing shit around the pond and golfing. Feels great actually. I’m going out again tomorrow morning also. So far, no real pain either.

I was reading the news online, and um…came across this tidbit. SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – More than 100 men and women have gathered in famously liberal San Francisco this weekend for what organizers said was the city’s second annual public “Masturbate-a-Thon”. Now, I’ve never participated in a Masturbate-a-thon, nor had I ever heard of it before today. Apparently it is some type of money raising thing. (San Francisco Masturbate-a-Thons have raised more than $25,000 over the past five years.) Hmmm… Sounds like someone is pulling my chain.

It’s May 1st. That means it’s May Day. Apparently somewhere in time, people used to make little baskets and put them on other people’s doorsteps. I wish I had known that before I called in the terrorism bomb squad to detonate that strange package on my front steps. Oh well, live and learn I guess.

Tomorrow is Friday. I am planning on going golfing on either Saturday or Sunday, or hell maybe both. I am taking off two days of work next week. Instead of a short day on Wednesday, I’ll just not be there, then I am also taking off Friday. Three day week followed by a three day weekend. I love my job-when I’m not there.

I am working on new lighter pages for my links. I will hopefully have the gripes, humor and picture pages redone soon. I am getting rid of the graphical stuff and going with a slightly simpler style. I’ll have to see how fast those load then.

Last day of April, what’s goin’ on out there today. I read that AOL, Microsoft and Yahoo were going to join forces and try to destroy spam. This is like one of those cartoons I used to watch when I was a kid, where the heroes and villains would put aside their differences for a common cause. It makes me feel all warm and tingly inside – oh no, wait, that’s the porn. So is this a needed step? Well, for that story, let’s check my Yahoo Inbox. These are the subjects of some of my e-mails

• this is crazy, im your freakin neighbor Kiran
• Young Russian Women In Search Of Men
• Gangbanged Moms
• Encounter Faithful And Gratifying Women
• Uphold Your Septic Tank Appropriately
• Paying too much for life Insurance?
• Chat with Continental Airlines CEO Gordon Bethune
• We have every intention of getting you laid
• GIRLS L0VE HoRSE d1ck
• A Better Alternative To Vitamin Pills
• remember the mardi gras girl? Maryam
• Get the Iraq ‘Most Wanted’ Deck of Cards

So yeah, I guess something needs to be done about this bullshit. I am even getting this shit in my everyday e-mail. I pretty much expect to get spammed in my Yahoo and Hotmail accounts, but unfortunately, these worthless fuckers seem to find their ways into my inbox no matter what I do.

Holy shit, where has the time went? I swear it was just Friday night, and now it’s already Tuesday. Must have been because I was so damn busy this past weekend. I shoveled 5 yards of gravel Friday night, then Saturday I put about 40 landscaping bricks around the pond. Sunday morning bright and early I went golfing, then got home and went to the driving range. That night I did some more work around the pond, so I was pretty damn busy. But now it’s Tuesday.

Today I set up Summer at work. You know, grills, coolers, all that happy shit. I get so sick of setting up that shit. Luckily I got it late this year, or people would have had stupid shit to say, like whoa… think it’s going to get warm enough for that? Gee, no dumbass, I think it’s just going to keep snowing and you’ll need this grill just to keep warm.

I was watching the news tonight, I heard something that the Iraq war is pretty much over. When did this shit happen? I thought we were still dropping our missiles and shit on them, and now it’s over? It can’t be over yet. Maybe we can invade someone else now that I’m geared up for it. Let’s take another 4 letter place starting with “I”. Iran could use it, or you know; how about Iowa? Those fuckers would never see it coming either. We’re coming for your corn you sunsabitches!!

Another week done with. I love the weekend, especially if it is going to be nice outside. I am going to be doing some brick work around the pond soon, so that will take a day out of my weekend here, and a few other things too. Once the pond gets going, I will be able to take some pictures of it and actually get that section of the pics going on my picture page. I would like to go golfing today, if I can find someone to go with. I’ll have to check it out.

I found out today that I fit back into some of my old pants again. That is a kickass feeling to say the least. Hopefully within a few more months I will be at my goal weight. I have already lost 45 pounds, and actually want to lose another 60. So maybe it will take a little longer than three months, but hopefully before summer is over.

I am still toying around with ideas for the front of my site here, this is yet another one. I went searching for backgrounds and decided that I would just make my own instead. This is one of my firsts. I am working on a few others that should look pretty cool, using gradients and shit like that.

Went to the driving range yesterday, that was fun. There is a new course in town here that just opened up last year, so I decided to go there. I still hit rather shitty, so I guess I haven’t lost it! After I got home and did some meaningless yard work, I tried my bike out. I think I put about .05 miles on it before I realized this is going to take some getting used to. Today my ass hurts so bad from sitting on that bike for roughly 15 minutes. What’s up with that?

As long as we’re on the subject of bikes, I have a question? When did this pussy ass idea of helmets come up? Everywhere I look, anyone on a bike is wearing a helmet. Am I missing something here? I know I haven’t been on a bike for a few years, but did it become a full contact sport since I was gone? What the hell do you need a helmet for on a bike? I NEVER wore a helmet while I biked. Even back when I was only four years old and just got my training wheels off I still was helmetless. Shit, they probably didn’t even have helmets back then. Did I fall off my bike, Yes. Did I get brain damage, well ok that’s probably up for grabs, but I’ll say no.