We took our bankers out on the WhaleEye to chase the elusive Bluefish yesterday afternoon. The fish were not compliant with our quest, but that gave us a great excuse to tie up in Manchester Harbor for some refreshment at the Seven Central Landing. But the real story here is the ultimate class move exhibited by Bobby Brown, the original Mountain of a Man, who showed up at the BYC Dock with a bottle of Lagavulin, the King of Scotch.
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Saturday, September 17, 2011
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Reality Dream
Ryan had a furlough yesterday, and his kids had a great time hanging with their Dad and friends for an all too short afternoon. There is no doubt that when he gets out in a few months, this will feel like a bad dream... but right now it continues to be all too real.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Jacqueline Kennedy ... in Diane's Own Words
I'm trying hard to watch this ABC News documentary about Jacqueline Kennedy's taped memoirs that she made four months after the President's assasination.
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But that self absorbed twit, Diane Sawyer, just will not freaking shut up. Diane, let the tapes do the talking. Please shut the fuck up. I used to be a big Caroline Kennedy fan, but apparently she turned the tapes over to ABC News so that Diane could drone us with her irritating, editorializing, self-righteous drivel.
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Caroline.... don't you think it would have been nice to hear your mother on this program???? instead of this dreadful dimwit????
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Diane profoundly tried to make us believe that Jacqueline was actually pronounced "Jac Leen" by all around her, when her husband continally pronounces it the way we've always heard it. Diane - do you think that President Kennedy, in an international Paris address, would mispronouce his wife's name, instead of pronouncing it like you want us too\? What's with you phoney liberals with your name pronunciation anyway??? Jeezz.
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Wish the Sox were on.
indonesiatooverseas said...
I love to hear the news too, it's make us have a wider view of the world.
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But that self absorbed twit, Diane Sawyer, just will not freaking shut up. Diane, let the tapes do the talking. Please shut the fuck up. I used to be a big Caroline Kennedy fan, but apparently she turned the tapes over to ABC News so that Diane could drone us with her irritating, editorializing, self-righteous drivel.
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Caroline.... don't you think it would have been nice to hear your mother on this program???? instead of this dreadful dimwit????
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Diane profoundly tried to make us believe that Jacqueline was actually pronounced "Jac Leen" by all around her, when her husband continally pronounces it the way we've always heard it. Diane - do you think that President Kennedy, in an international Paris address, would mispronouce his wife's name, instead of pronouncing it like you want us too\? What's with you phoney liberals with your name pronunciation anyway??? Jeezz.
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Wish the Sox were on.
indonesiatooverseas said...
I love to hear the news too, it's make us have a wider view of the world.
Chip and Putt
Golf sucks. If I sank my last putt yesterday, I sure as hell wouldn't miss that maddening activity. By the 15th hole, suicide is not only an option.... it is a definite possibility.
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It was nice to see my friends and competitors at the New England Wireless Association annual Golf Tournament at the Sky Meadows Country Club at Nashua yesterday, but I could have much more enjoyably met them for cocktails. 18 holes of anquish doesn't necessarily have to occur first.
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The following sleep apnea test at Salem Hospital last night was a bit more enjoyable.
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It was nice to see my friends and competitors at the New England Wireless Association annual Golf Tournament at the Sky Meadows Country Club at Nashua yesterday, but I could have much more enjoyably met them for cocktails. 18 holes of anquish doesn't necessarily have to occur first.
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The following sleep apnea test at Salem Hospital last night was a bit more enjoyable.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Fat Shit Affliction
Just got back from two Dark and Stormies on the Boston Yacht Club porch.... so bear with me.
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Tomorrow I have a golf tournament for the New England Wireless Association at a course in Nashua, NH. Then I have to deadhead it to the Salem Hospital where I am spending the night doing a sleep study to identify the extent of sleep apnea that I have been diagnosed with.
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Sleep Apnea is an affliction that attacks fat shits like myself who snore due to growth in the size of their tongues and other stuff in their air passages. The snoring is something that I really have to attend to, because it is uncomfortable to me and obnoxious to anyone who attempts to sleep less than 20 feet from me.
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I've been working out for the past two weeks like a mofo. Really getting some intensive sweats in afer 45 minutes on the Cybex.
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My theory is that this habit will eventually shed the pounds that is the ultimate culprit behind this condition.
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But until then, I'm sure that the medical industry will see me as a cash cow and I will be strapped with all sorts of apparatus to buy that will be the interim diagnosis for this fat shit affliction.
ndonesiatooverseas said...
Get better soon.
I hope you wil l enjoy your life as usual.
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Tomorrow I have a golf tournament for the New England Wireless Association at a course in Nashua, NH. Then I have to deadhead it to the Salem Hospital where I am spending the night doing a sleep study to identify the extent of sleep apnea that I have been diagnosed with.
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Sleep Apnea is an affliction that attacks fat shits like myself who snore due to growth in the size of their tongues and other stuff in their air passages. The snoring is something that I really have to attend to, because it is uncomfortable to me and obnoxious to anyone who attempts to sleep less than 20 feet from me.
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I've been working out for the past two weeks like a mofo. Really getting some intensive sweats in afer 45 minutes on the Cybex.
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My theory is that this habit will eventually shed the pounds that is the ultimate culprit behind this condition.
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But until then, I'm sure that the medical industry will see me as a cash cow and I will be strapped with all sorts of apparatus to buy that will be the interim diagnosis for this fat shit affliction.
ndonesiatooverseas said...
Get better soon.
I hope you wil l enjoy your life as usual.
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Creating Jobs
Sorry for the gap in posts. The short Labor Day week got wicked busy and my routine was thrown off. Not that I owe you an apology or anything. I have no official obligation to ever post anything in this pathetic Blog. But morally, I tend to feel bad because of the intense suffering that you Peeps endure when you don't get your addictive Nanepashemet fix.
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But that's your Monkey... not mine.
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Anyway...
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Lots of people asked me what I thought of the Obama American Jobs Bill Speech.
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I think the program is brilliant, expertly thought out, devoid of political intent, and just what the country needs to get back on its feet....... er... Not really.
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Let me say at the outset that I wish that Obama would succeed, but it seems that he is hopelessly adrift... more than even Jimmy Carter. This sophmoric, lightweight approach to creating jobs... simply throwing money at government road projects and teachers.... misses the whole point of how real jobs and economic development occurs in America.
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It happens from the efforts of creative entrepreneurs and small business people. People who create opportunities for business through initiative and their own creative thought processes. That's right... people like me.... if I do say so myself. If Obama could tap resources into that process, the result would be exponential.
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I'll give you a specific example.
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If Nanepashemet Project Management was given a government grant of $600k to hire three top rate business developement sales professionals, we would undoubtably win a half dozen major projects in the next year. In order to properly manage these we would need to hire 12 to 18 employees. And this is direct hires.... it doesn't take into account all of the subcontractors and 1099 consultants that the projects would require.
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And the higher volume of our business would allow us to maintain the three business development staffers. So the $600K federal jobs investment would yield a minimum of 15 jobs for a cost of $40K per job.
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Each of these jobs would pay federal taxes and would stimlate local economy purchases for the forseeable future... say six years or so.
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Obama wants to hire teachers... an honorable objective.... but is it an economic stimulant that will create jobs? $600K would buy ten teaching jobs... for one year... and that's the end of it. That's 10 units of production for the investment.
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$600k granted to my entrepreneurial company would yield 15 jobs.... for at least six years. That's 90 units of production. And we would undoubtably grow larger with this base on our own efforts and investment.
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This is not to downgrade teachers... or construction road workers. We desperately need them. But funding them as an economic stimulis will only get Obama to the next election, and keep the country in a downward spiral. Fund these jobs in an Education bill, or a Highway Infrastructure bill. But don't characterize these as an economic stimulis, because they just don't carry out that purpose in a way that changes our economic outlook.
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Economic stimulis should be directed at the true job creation source of this country.... small business.
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The POTUS had a lot of time to think of this approach during his vacation... and he came up decidedly short.
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And by the way.... those 15 jobs, averaging $12k per year in federal income taxes for each job, would yield over a million bucks in tax revenue over the six year period. For every $40k invested, $80K would be returned. That's a 33% annual return on investment to the Federal Government for the $600K "grant".
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Big Daddy said...
So what you are looking for is a government handout?
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But that's your Monkey... not mine.
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Anyway...
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Lots of people asked me what I thought of the Obama American Jobs Bill Speech.
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I think the program is brilliant, expertly thought out, devoid of political intent, and just what the country needs to get back on its feet....... er... Not really.
~
Let me say at the outset that I wish that Obama would succeed, but it seems that he is hopelessly adrift... more than even Jimmy Carter. This sophmoric, lightweight approach to creating jobs... simply throwing money at government road projects and teachers.... misses the whole point of how real jobs and economic development occurs in America.
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It happens from the efforts of creative entrepreneurs and small business people. People who create opportunities for business through initiative and their own creative thought processes. That's right... people like me.... if I do say so myself. If Obama could tap resources into that process, the result would be exponential.
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I'll give you a specific example.
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If Nanepashemet Project Management was given a government grant of $600k to hire three top rate business developement sales professionals, we would undoubtably win a half dozen major projects in the next year. In order to properly manage these we would need to hire 12 to 18 employees. And this is direct hires.... it doesn't take into account all of the subcontractors and 1099 consultants that the projects would require.
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And the higher volume of our business would allow us to maintain the three business development staffers. So the $600K federal jobs investment would yield a minimum of 15 jobs for a cost of $40K per job.
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Each of these jobs would pay federal taxes and would stimlate local economy purchases for the forseeable future... say six years or so.
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Obama wants to hire teachers... an honorable objective.... but is it an economic stimulant that will create jobs? $600K would buy ten teaching jobs... for one year... and that's the end of it. That's 10 units of production for the investment.
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$600k granted to my entrepreneurial company would yield 15 jobs.... for at least six years. That's 90 units of production. And we would undoubtably grow larger with this base on our own efforts and investment.
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This is not to downgrade teachers... or construction road workers. We desperately need them. But funding them as an economic stimulis will only get Obama to the next election, and keep the country in a downward spiral. Fund these jobs in an Education bill, or a Highway Infrastructure bill. But don't characterize these as an economic stimulis, because they just don't carry out that purpose in a way that changes our economic outlook.
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Economic stimulis should be directed at the true job creation source of this country.... small business.
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The POTUS had a lot of time to think of this approach during his vacation... and he came up decidedly short.
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And by the way.... those 15 jobs, averaging $12k per year in federal income taxes for each job, would yield over a million bucks in tax revenue over the six year period. For every $40k invested, $80K would be returned. That's a 33% annual return on investment to the Federal Government for the $600K "grant".
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Big Daddy said...
So what you are looking for is a government handout?
Tuesday, September 06, 2011
Tedium
Today I was about 28 minutes into my 45 minute Cybex workout when the cell phone rang. Normally I would ignore it, but when I checked it was my business partner, Mike Elsier, and I had a nagging need to respond. Glad I did, because it was something that needed immediate attention... even in my sweaty and winded condition.
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The crisis was handled in short order and I was still sweating, so I decided to get out and do a three mile running loop, down to Grace Oliver's Beach and back. This was accomplished with surprizing ease, since I had not intended on pounding the pavement until I lost 20 lbs or so.
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If this is boring to you, don't feel bad because it is actually tedious for me to write it. But hang in there... I'm sure that the'll be some more exciting shit in the future.
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The crisis was handled in short order and I was still sweating, so I decided to get out and do a three mile running loop, down to Grace Oliver's Beach and back. This was accomplished with surprizing ease, since I had not intended on pounding the pavement until I lost 20 lbs or so.
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If this is boring to you, don't feel bad because it is actually tedious for me to write it. But hang in there... I'm sure that the'll be some more exciting shit in the future.
Monday, September 05, 2011
Random or Karma
I was up in North Conway this weekend, and happened to be pedaling my Iron Horse Mountain Bike past the next building when I found my old Boss Ed Calnan standing on the front deck. Calnan hired me when he was the Community Development Director in Lynn and was my first business mentor. (I have two - he and Peter Lojko).
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When I think of a mentor, I think of people who have become templates for your behavior. When you confront a situation, you end up asking yourself, "What would Ed or Peter do or say in this predicament?"
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I once had a boss named Dick Scott who announced to me that it was his job to be my mentor. Dick was an asshole for many reasons and this was just the tip of the iceberg. Don't tell me that you are my mentor... I do the choosing, and you have nothing frigging to do about it.
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At any rate, it was weird to see that Ed had bought a unit in the same complex as our condo which we bought nineteen years ago. How random is that?
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On second thought, maybe it is not random at all. Maybe it is karmic.
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When I think of a mentor, I think of people who have become templates for your behavior. When you confront a situation, you end up asking yourself, "What would Ed or Peter do or say in this predicament?"
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I once had a boss named Dick Scott who announced to me that it was his job to be my mentor. Dick was an asshole for many reasons and this was just the tip of the iceberg. Don't tell me that you are my mentor... I do the choosing, and you have nothing frigging to do about it.
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At any rate, it was weird to see that Ed had bought a unit in the same complex as our condo which we bought nineteen years ago. How random is that?
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On second thought, maybe it is not random at all. Maybe it is karmic.
Saturday, September 03, 2011
Washburn Breakdown
So I was up in North Conway yesterday and stopped into a little store on Route 16 called "Music Shop". They had a modest selection of guitars, harmonicas, fiddles and one banjo. Even though I had resolved to save my acoustic purchase for a $1,000 Breedlove, I wanted to see what the action looked like in this store's selections.
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Prices ranged from $1,400 to $99 and I have found that with stringed instruments, you basically get what you pay for. Buy a cheap guitar, and it will be hard to play plus sound awful. And you will stop using it. That's why I've been holding out for the Breedlove.
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But after trying out the Washburn WD10SCE Cutaway Dreadnought Acoustic Electric selling for $249 against the $1400 Takamine, I couldn't believe how good the Washburn felt and sounded.~
So I flashed some plastic and bought the MOFO!
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No buyer's remorse here either. This guitar looks, feels and sounds the Balls. Even when I'm playing it.
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Maybe I'll eventually buy the Breedlove... but no rush now.
Friday, September 02, 2011
Summer Slip Away
Labor Day Weekend is the traditional end of summer. As soon as it's over, it seems like the weather changes. This summer went by fast with boating and fishing in scarce supply. No doubt the FreshAyer obligations cut into a lot of summer stuff... and that's ok. We'll make it up big time in coming years. Also the deck construction and various Sundance property improvements added to the low level of recreational output.
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A big problem was that the deck work cut into the need to repair the Herreshoff Columbia Tender and the Pram, and I never launched them. I didn't even get the lobster pots out. Next year these will hit the water first thing, and should be the catalyst for some better focus to recreation rather than work in the good weather.
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A big problem was that the deck work cut into the need to repair the Herreshoff Columbia Tender and the Pram, and I never launched them. I didn't even get the lobster pots out. Next year these will hit the water first thing, and should be the catalyst for some better focus to recreation rather than work in the good weather.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Swampscott Dories in Swampscott
Thanks to Wayne Webster for sending us this cool photo of Swampscott dories and other rowing boats on the Lynn Swampscott line ostensibly in the early fifties.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Change in Priorities
I have to install some baseboards around the deck door trim today. Will try to fit that around all of the Nanepashemet General Contracting activity and also finish some drywall in the hallway before the Labor Day weekend.. But the most important activity... even more important than posting in this Blog.... is getting a workout in.
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My dieting efforts have failed miserably. Just have no ability to shy away from bread, pizza and pasta. So an upgraded regimen of exercise on the Cybex, the treadmill and the addition of pushups and pullups has to be added into a daily lifestyle change.
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In the past, exercise has taken second position to the demands of job and career. But I have to switch this priority and convince myself that losing weight and getting into shape is more important than meeting every job obligation on a timely basis.
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Of course, what you eat is important too. But I already know that I can't win that battle. Maybe will be victorious in a skirmish every once in awhile. Workouts have to lead the charge.
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My dieting efforts have failed miserably. Just have no ability to shy away from bread, pizza and pasta. So an upgraded regimen of exercise on the Cybex, the treadmill and the addition of pushups and pullups has to be added into a daily lifestyle change.
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In the past, exercise has taken second position to the demands of job and career. But I have to switch this priority and convince myself that losing weight and getting into shape is more important than meeting every job obligation on a timely basis.
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Of course, what you eat is important too. But I already know that I can't win that battle. Maybe will be victorious in a skirmish every once in awhile. Workouts have to lead the charge.
Monday, August 29, 2011
Hot Air from Irene
Hurricane Irene has come and gone bringing an incredible amount of "hot air".
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The wind blew, rain fell, idiot boat owners with a southern exposed mooring who refused to pull their boats had their boats wash on shore. The incredible fact here is not the "power" of the storm. It is the stupidity of the boat owners.
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Streams overflowed their banks and there was a lot of moving video of property owners cleaning up mud. Lots of quotes like "Imagine what it could have been."
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Such a rush to dramatize a wind storm with some flooding and power outages.
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The wind blew, rain fell, idiot boat owners with a southern exposed mooring who refused to pull their boats had their boats wash on shore. The incredible fact here is not the "power" of the storm. It is the stupidity of the boat owners.
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Streams overflowed their banks and there was a lot of moving video of property owners cleaning up mud. Lots of quotes like "Imagine what it could have been."
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Such a rush to dramatize a wind storm with some flooding and power outages.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Hurricane Hype
The rain stopped and there is a patch of blue sky over West Shore Drive. We have obeyed Governor Patrick's plea to "stay indoors" and have survived President Obama's "historic hurricane". And the panic ridden newscasters in their parkas and rain gear did their best to inform us of the terror outside.
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The important thing is that we are alive and safe. Actually I'm really tired of this bullshit consisting solely of Politicians hype and newscasters shameful misrepresentation of a little wind and rain.
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One day, the big one will hit. And this "Boy Who Cried Wolf" routine will backfire on cynics like me who get so irritated by media phonies treating us like assholes. But I have to believe that we will make our own assessment when that day comes... rather than listening to these buffoons.
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The important thing is that we are alive and safe. Actually I'm really tired of this bullshit consisting solely of Politicians hype and newscasters shameful misrepresentation of a little wind and rain.
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One day, the big one will hit. And this "Boy Who Cried Wolf" routine will backfire on cynics like me who get so irritated by media phonies treating us like assholes. But I have to believe that we will make our own assessment when that day comes... rather than listening to these buffoons.
Hurricane Irene Report
The wind is blowing. I saw some leaves and branches moving on the trees. This is a disaster! I'm writing my name and ss# on my arm with a magic marker so that my corpse can be identified when this bitch Irene is through.
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It is so freaking crazy out there that George Stepanopoulos had to come in and take the helm from the ABC GoodMorning America weekend crew. Thanks George for that heroic act. Maybe there is a little hope after all.
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But.... I just don't know what to do because I haven't had any instructions this morning from President Obama and Governor Patrick.
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The breeze just came in the window and the curtains moved. OMG!!!! This is it!
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It is so freaking crazy out there that George Stepanopoulos had to come in and take the helm from the ABC GoodMorning America weekend crew. Thanks George for that heroic act. Maybe there is a little hope after all.
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But.... I just don't know what to do because I haven't had any instructions this morning from President Obama and Governor Patrick.
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The breeze just came in the window and the curtains moved. OMG!!!! This is it!
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Weather Wimps
All Hurricane... All the Time. Hurricane Irene can kiss my ass. It's already downgraded to a category 1 storm as it hits land in the Carolinas.
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Technology has turned us into wimps. Just because you see a bunch of clouds in radar, it becomes freak out time. Already our Governor Deval Patrick has declared a state of emergency and is telling us to make sure we have food and flashlights. And the President has added his tips on how to survive this Holocaust.
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"Remember to exhale shortly after you inhale, and don't forget to wipe your ass whenever you defecate with a good quality toilet paper".
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No... neither Barack nor Michelle has said this... yet. But I won't be freaking surprized when they do.
Tuna lips said...
Plain speakin' especially that part about poopin'.
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Technology has turned us into wimps. Just because you see a bunch of clouds in radar, it becomes freak out time. Already our Governor Deval Patrick has declared a state of emergency and is telling us to make sure we have food and flashlights. And the President has added his tips on how to survive this Holocaust.
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"Remember to exhale shortly after you inhale, and don't forget to wipe your ass whenever you defecate with a good quality toilet paper".
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No... neither Barack nor Michelle has said this... yet. But I won't be freaking surprized when they do.
Tuna lips said...
Plain speakin' especially that part about poopin'.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Weather WhaleEye
For the record, I'm not going to pull the WhaleEye out of the water as Hurricane Irene threatens to hit us square on Sunday.
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From where my mooring is... a mile from the entrance to Salem Harbor on the north side of the Marblehead Peninsula..... it's hard to conceive that the storm coming up from the South could strain the hold of the mooring with its embedded mushroom anchor.
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And I hope to get some serious fishing in on the WhaleEye as the Blues and Stripers migrate south from the Gulf of Maine in September.
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So I'm going to take the risk and weather the storm. Plus I have insurance.
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From where my mooring is... a mile from the entrance to Salem Harbor on the north side of the Marblehead Peninsula..... it's hard to conceive that the storm coming up from the South could strain the hold of the mooring with its embedded mushroom anchor.
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And I hope to get some serious fishing in on the WhaleEye as the Blues and Stripers migrate south from the Gulf of Maine in September.
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So I'm going to take the risk and weather the storm. Plus I have insurance.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
A Haven in New Haven.
An Earthquake on the East Coast.... the threat of a Hurricane this weekend.... Great White Sharks lurking in shallow waters on Cape Cod..... this place is starting to feel a tad dangerous. In the middle of it all, my trip to New Haven hit paydirt with the chance to tie into a nice piece of recurring business.
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I could say something like..."Being a Mountain of a Man means that you can't let earthquakes, hurricanes and sharks affect your day".... but maybe I'll just leave it alone.
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Back to New Haven tomorrow.
Pisc said...
Go to Frank Pepe's on Wooster Street for a great pie. Typically lands in the top 2 for NY Neapolitan pizza in the good ole USA.
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I could say something like..."Being a Mountain of a Man means that you can't let earthquakes, hurricanes and sharks affect your day".... but maybe I'll just leave it alone.
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Back to New Haven tomorrow.
Pisc said...
Go to Frank Pepe's on Wooster Street for a great pie. Typically lands in the top 2 for NY Neapolitan pizza in the good ole USA.
Monday, August 22, 2011
Amazon to the Rescue
Just when you think that the day is not going to get any more boring, you find out that you can now search inside my Nanepashemet Book on Amazon... and the day totally redeems itself!!!!!
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I know that the damn thing is expensive, but now you can search on Amazon to see if I happened to have pathetically mentioned you even once!
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That's got to be worth something.
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Click HERE to get to the Amazon site, order the book, and completely rev up the rest of your summer!
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I know that the damn thing is expensive, but now you can search on Amazon to see if I happened to have pathetically mentioned you even once!
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That's got to be worth something.
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Click HERE to get to the Amazon site, order the book, and completely rev up the rest of your summer!
Blahs
Late summer blahs. Even for this pathetic Blog.
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I don't want to bitch about the President having another vacation.
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Could care less that Kim Kardashian got married.
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Not interested in Gaddafi losing his coveted dictatorship of Libya.
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Even the phoney, self absorbed Good Morning American ABC talking heads are not stirring me up.
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Like I said.... Definitely the Blahs.
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I don't want to bitch about the President having another vacation.
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Could care less that Kim Kardashian got married.
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Not interested in Gaddafi losing his coveted dictatorship of Libya.
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Even the phoney, self absorbed Good Morning American ABC talking heads are not stirring me up.
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Like I said.... Definitely the Blahs.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Social Calendar
Big Sunday shaping up. Heading over to see Mike and his girlfriend, Pam, at the Salem Waterfront Hotel for brunch as they cool down from the 7 mile roadrace in Gloucester. Then the Johnson's with Amanda and her man from California are due to drop by for a visit. Finally, we have to head over to the Salem Country Club for dinner with Harvey and Lisa, where Lou Panakio is going to highlight the improvements to the Club for us.
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On top of all of this, we are recuperating this morning from an evening of revelry with Jim and Kathy Peabody.
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Being a Mountain of a Man means that you have to shuffle a lot of stuff on your social calendar from time to time.
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On top of all of this, we are recuperating this morning from an evening of revelry with Jim and Kathy Peabody.
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Being a Mountain of a Man means that you have to shuffle a lot of stuff on your social calendar from time to time.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Hope and Change... but mostly Hope.
I'm tired of everyone who would deny the President and his family a 10 day vacation in Martha's Vineyard. The plunging stock market can wait. The 10% joblessness rate can wait. The useless loss of American lives in Afganistan can wait. Time for a little much deserved R and R.
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Do you think I'm saying this because I just haven't felt confident enough to leave Nanepashemet Telecom for my own vacation this summer?
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Maybe that's so.
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It's just not as stable as the way our President has guided the country. So he goes, and I slug away.
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It's not that I'm jealous of the President. But I am truly sick and tired of this lightweight who seems so inadequate as he draws the salary of the Chief Executive of the United States.
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Hope and Change... but mostly Hope.
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Do you think I'm saying this because I just haven't felt confident enough to leave Nanepashemet Telecom for my own vacation this summer?
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Maybe that's so.
But I have some really important stuff to take care of at my company.
~It's just not as stable as the way our President has guided the country. So he goes, and I slug away.
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It's not that I'm jealous of the President. But I am truly sick and tired of this lightweight who seems so inadequate as he draws the salary of the Chief Executive of the United States.
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Hope and Change... but mostly Hope.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Web Site Feedback
Peeps -
I did a quick rewrite of the Nanepashemet Telecom web site today to reflect the fact that we have widened our focus beyond the wireless industry and have started to take on more traditional project management in the site acquisition and construction management segments.
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Appreciate if you would hit the site and give me a little feedback.
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http://www.nanepashemet.com/
9:35 AM 
Pisc said...
The black background should be a lighter color.
Some stock pictures would improve it.
Some fast statistics (permitted X number of sites, including tough to zone municipalities like _____); reduced time cycle accomplishments;
Throw the PMP training and certification, that is good for a Google hit or three.
A statement about Elsier's RF knowledge and how integration with the RF design team is essential to proper siting. You are not task masters, you are project managers... . except having worked around you, a core competency is horse whipping people to get the job done. So you could go with that, too.
I did a quick rewrite of the Nanepashemet Telecom web site today to reflect the fact that we have widened our focus beyond the wireless industry and have started to take on more traditional project management in the site acquisition and construction management segments.
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Appreciate if you would hit the site and give me a little feedback.
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http://www.nanepashemet.com/
Pisc said...Some stock pictures would improve it.
Some fast statistics (permitted X number of sites, including tough to zone municipalities like _____); reduced time cycle accomplishments;
Throw the PMP training and certification, that is good for a Google hit or three.
A statement about Elsier's RF knowledge and how integration with the RF design team is essential to proper siting. You are not task masters, you are project managers... . except having worked around you, a core competency is horse whipping people to get the job done. So you could go with that, too.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Unbroken
Just finished reading "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand, which is the story of Louis Zamperini's extraordinary life as an American Olympic Athlete who was imprisoned by the Japanese in WWII.~
In the Berlin Olumpics 5000 meter men's track and field event, he received the praise of Adolph Hitler for his furious finish.
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He survived over 40 days on a raft in the Pacific during which time he was strafed by Japanese aircraft then utimately picked up by a Japanese naval vessel after drifing over 2000 miles.
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During the next two years in Japanese prison camps, he endured unimaginable torture at the hands of sadistic prison guards.
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Zamperini has since forgiven his Japanese captorshaving embraced Christianity, but it is hard to read this book without feeling disgust at the brutality of the Japanese with their atrocities of human enslavement with massive rape, genocide, and torture. Their policy of "kill all POW's" in the event of their possible liberation and their mass murder of Chinese, Polynesian, Korean and other civilians puts them shoulder to shoulder with the Nazis.
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Like the Nazi's, they viewed themselves as a superior race, when in fact their actions made them sub-human. Isn't it ironic that within the framework of our own lives, the cultures that proclaimed themselves as superior were morally and humanly the opposite?
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Zamperini is still alive and lives in California.
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I came to this book by way of Ryan who received it from Pat Piscatelli in a class move of sending it to FreshAyer.~
Like the Nazi's, they viewed themselves as a superior race, when in fact their actions made them sub-human. Isn't it ironic that within the framework of our own lives, the cultures that proclaimed themselves as superior were morally and humanly the opposite?
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Zamperini is still alive and lives in California.
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A riveting read.
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Banjo Fretboard Practice
Janet Davis, author of the Janet Davis Ultimate Banjo Songbook, says that if you practice the major chords up and down the fretboard .... taking a chord a month, following the Circle of Fifths, and pick out the root notes.......at the end of a year, you will have memorized all of the note positions on the entire fretboard.
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A month a chord seems like a long time... why couldn't you shorten it to a week a chord??? And practice the chromatic and pentatonic scales for these keys at the same time? That would see the whole thing done in three months.
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This week is C Major week and next week is G Major week.
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A month a chord seems like a long time... why couldn't you shorten it to a week a chord??? And practice the chromatic and pentatonic scales for these keys at the same time? That would see the whole thing done in three months.
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This week is C Major week and next week is G Major week.
Nothing to It but to Do It.
A big push this weekend to trim out the deck door and staircase. Homan Electric installed the lighting yesterday and this project actually sees a possibly complete status if I can catch a wave of energy and motivation this morning.
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I have all of the exterior and interior trim pre-primed stock purchased from Peabody Building Supply and there is nothing to it but to do it.
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The Grandkids, Will and Ethan are due as well, and we will be heading out for some FreshAyer tomorrow. Lots to look forward to.
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I have all of the exterior and interior trim pre-primed stock purchased from Peabody Building Supply and there is nothing to it but to do it.
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The Grandkids, Will and Ethan are due as well, and we will be heading out for some FreshAyer tomorrow. Lots to look forward to.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Focus Guitar
Thanks to some kind advice from Construction Industry Recruiter Brendan Ahern, I have changed my guitar purchase focus from the Yamaha to a Breedlove Atlas Stage D25/SR Acoustic Electric Guitar.
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Even though it's a lot more expensive, I believe it will be worth the wait to save up for it.
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In the meantime, I'm happy to concentrate my musical stylings to my Gold Star FE100 Banjo, which is a hell of a quality instrument itself.
Tuna Lips said...
Under 6 months on yonder countdown clock, I spies. Sounds like a proper time-herizin to take on some project entertainin' for the rest of us. Perhaps a chow regimen rich in walnuts, or maybe learnin' on pickin' that there banjo, Scruggs style. It will make time pass with ease, like a turd outta that Senator Barney feller's buttocks, on account of the afermenshuned walnut stew.
Tuna Lips said...
Under 6 months on yonder countdown clock, I spies. Sounds like a proper time-herizin to take on some project entertainin' for the rest of us. Perhaps a chow regimen rich in walnuts, or maybe learnin' on pickin' that there banjo, Scruggs style. It will make time pass with ease, like a turd outta that Senator Barney feller's buttocks, on account of the afermenshuned walnut stew.
Tuesday, August 09, 2011
Newsweek Magazine - Fair and Balanced
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All of that chatter about print media like the New York Times, Boston Globe and Newsweek magazine being liberally biased is just plain bunk.
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These fine publications are professionally dedicated to the highest standards of objective, unbiased journalism.
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These fine publications are professionally dedicated to the highest standards of objective, unbiased journalism.
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Anyone can see that Newsweek equally protrayed Michele Bachmann and Michelle Obama. Except for the crazy eyes pose and "Queen of Rage" caption, it is a virtually identical portrayal.
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Fair and Balanced.
Monday, August 08, 2011
Sawhorses for the Pram Repairs
After a reasonable search to find some free sawhorse plans on line, I settled for this knock down version and hope to make two or more of these to work on the pram and store it off of the ground in the winter. In the summer, they can be knocked down and stored under the deck.
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I probably have enough waste stock from the deck project to whip these together by the weekend.
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My version will be from 2x stock rather than the 1x4's specified here.
Sunday, August 07, 2011
Maine Respite
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Instead we went to the Owl's Head Transportation Museum in Rockland which is a world class collection of primarily automobiles... incredibly clean and high end.... a first rate take and truly a must see in the Maine Down East region.
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The highlight of the museum visit was an air show featuring a WWII American Corsair fighter plane flying in manuveres with one of only two remaining a Japanese Zero's in existence. The power and speed of these fighters were impressive, and you couldn't help but wonder what those Zero's attacking Pearl Harbor must have looked like.
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The highlight of the museum visit was an air show featuring a WWII American Corsair fighter plane flying in manuveres with one of only two remaining a Japanese Zero's in existence. The power and speed of these fighters were impressive, and you couldn't help but wonder what those Zero's attacking Pearl Harbor must have looked like.
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Our hosts for the weekend were the gracious Frary's of Marblehead, MA and St. George, Maine. Kevin and Susan Frary have their beautiful vacation home on the Watts Cove inlet of the St. George Penninsula and they incredibly watch the sun set in the west over the ocean inlet every evening.
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We were accompanied by Dale and Gail Johnson , some of our favorite Peeps. and not just because they laugh at most of my lame jokes.
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There are other reasons.
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On the ride home, we stopped in downtown Portland, Maine, which has become completely revitalized and is a destination in itself. I was inpressed with the amount of foreign tourists who were enjoying the shops and restaurants of the seaport district.
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A nice weekend respite.
Friday, August 05, 2011
Anonymous Million Bucks
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But I know absolutely nothing about it when asked. Not who sent it, who the political action committee was, or how much it was. Yet it was arranged by an attorney that my company had done extensive business with.
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Turns out that the PAC and the business behind it went out of business as soon as the check cleared.
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But I know nothing.
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That's Mitt Romney's story this morning.
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I've been thinking of throwing the prestigious Nanepashemet endorsement to Mitt. He's got good hair and I generally like his decision making... but this one really bothers me.
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If somebody sent a check to my organization for a million bucks, I would know their names, their kids names, their birthdays and whether they wore tighty whities or boxers.
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But Mitt knows nothing.... I Don't buy it Mitt. You've got to come up with a better answer than that. Nobody throws an anonymous million to a candidate, and everybody know that.
Jim L. said...
The hair really ain't that good.
Tuna lips said...
I am beset by one of them boners that last fer more than 8 hours that yer 'sposed to see the doctor about. Brings to mind my days sweeping floors at that Morman compound just over the line in Ole Mexico. Had a boner fer 8 hours back then, sho nuff, what with all them longjohn wearin' sissy boys bringin' more than one date to the dance! Thems called me the rock of ages, before they set the federales on me. That's another story, thank the almighty fer kin like Shoo Fly!
Wednesday, August 03, 2011
Not a Nazi
Those who are closest to the Mountain of a Man know that I'm not always correct, but rarely wrong. If that bothers you, then think of it as some kind of a zen haiku, and move your ass down the road a bit.
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So it bothered me a little when I was observing some Facebook diatribe between some of my liberal and conservative friends, when one decides to label others as a "Nazi" because of a disagreement in the debt ceiling compromise.
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Seems to me that calling someone, or a group of people, Nazi's is indicative of a case of paranoid schizophenia that probably doesn't belong within a friendly Facebook discussion.
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Before you call someone a Nazi, maybe you should consider whether they slaughtered six million Jews as well as an additional five million Gypsies, Homosexuals, and Mentally Retarded people in death camps while simultaneously proclaiming the racial superiority of a select group of Caucasian Europeans. Also, to be a Nazi, they would have trampled peoples rights, stolen their possessions and enslaved whole populations to work as slaves in forced labor camps.
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Hundreds of thousands of Americans died to rid our planet of these Nazis.
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So, before you glibly use your freedom of speech to lable someone who you disagree with as a Nazi.... think about how shortsighted, insensitive, and freaking stupid you sound.
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There are no Nazis in Washington debating the debt ceiling. There are civilized people with differences of opinion who are seeking to find compromise. It's called Democracy.
JimL. said...
Isn't it ironic, though, to realize that even democracy can lead a nation to ruin.
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So it bothered me a little when I was observing some Facebook diatribe between some of my liberal and conservative friends, when one decides to label others as a "Nazi" because of a disagreement in the debt ceiling compromise.
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Seems to me that calling someone, or a group of people, Nazi's is indicative of a case of paranoid schizophenia that probably doesn't belong within a friendly Facebook discussion.
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Before you call someone a Nazi, maybe you should consider whether they slaughtered six million Jews as well as an additional five million Gypsies, Homosexuals, and Mentally Retarded people in death camps while simultaneously proclaiming the racial superiority of a select group of Caucasian Europeans. Also, to be a Nazi, they would have trampled peoples rights, stolen their possessions and enslaved whole populations to work as slaves in forced labor camps.
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Hundreds of thousands of Americans died to rid our planet of these Nazis.
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So, before you glibly use your freedom of speech to lable someone who you disagree with as a Nazi.... think about how shortsighted, insensitive, and freaking stupid you sound.
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There are no Nazis in Washington debating the debt ceiling. There are civilized people with differences of opinion who are seeking to find compromise. It's called Democracy.
JimL. said...
Isn't it ironic, though, to realize that even democracy can lead a nation to ruin.
Tuesday, August 02, 2011
Professional and Responsible
I'm supposed to go to New Haven tomorrow, but six hours to and fro in the F150 just lacks the appeal that it used to.
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I'm seriously thinking of using that time getting gritty with Google Maps in the subject area sitting in front of my office computer. With the street view feature, combined with all of the assessor's ownership information availble on line, this is actually a tough choice.
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The problem is that I've visited this particular part of New Haven County three times, and each time came up with a candidate that wasn't optimal from a network engineering viewpoint. Usually it doesn't take this much effort to hit paydirt. Plus, the area is not a garden spot.
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And if I just go to Google, I'm just postponing the inevitable.
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In the end, I will do the professional, responsible thing... because that is what a Mountain of a Man does at Nanepashemet Telecom.
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I'm seriously thinking of using that time getting gritty with Google Maps in the subject area sitting in front of my office computer. With the street view feature, combined with all of the assessor's ownership information availble on line, this is actually a tough choice.
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The problem is that I've visited this particular part of New Haven County three times, and each time came up with a candidate that wasn't optimal from a network engineering viewpoint. Usually it doesn't take this much effort to hit paydirt. Plus, the area is not a garden spot.
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And if I just go to Google, I'm just postponing the inevitable.
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In the end, I will do the professional, responsible thing... because that is what a Mountain of a Man does at Nanepashemet Telecom.
Monday, August 01, 2011
More Spartacus.
More Spartacus in Jaunuary. Another reason to wish these months away.
TommyO said...
Oh My...
I can't wait, we have to have viewing parties, this is too cool.
TommyO
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Deck Push
Big push to get the deck finished today. The stair railings and banisters have to be installed, stair risers need finish boards,and the deck door has to be trimmed out.
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Then some serious clean up and dump runs have to occur before the dump closes at 4:00PM today.
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After that, the priority will turn to getting the rowing boats repaired and coated so that the months of Aug. and Sept. see them on the water.
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It never all gets done.
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Then some serious clean up and dump runs have to occur before the dump closes at 4:00PM today.
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After that, the priority will turn to getting the rowing boats repaired and coated so that the months of Aug. and Sept. see them on the water.
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It never all gets done.
Friday, July 29, 2011
Singular AHoy.
Yesterday, we went for a nice shoreline cruise in the WhaleEye with Dale and Gail Johnson. It was a perfect warm summer evening in late July. You would have thought that everyone with a boat would have been taking in the perfect conditions.
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But it seemed like every boat was on its mooring. There was little or no boat traffic.....the only other boater I knew was Tyler Gill, who gave the WhaleEye a hearty "Ahoy".
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I thought that I was the only one staying away from the boat this year. Maybe the economy is keeping us away from recreational pursuits.
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It was nice to be crusing around Marblehead Sound by ourselves with the Johnsons. But weird that we were the only ones around.
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But it seemed like every boat was on its mooring. There was little or no boat traffic.....the only other boater I knew was Tyler Gill, who gave the WhaleEye a hearty "Ahoy".
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I thought that I was the only one staying away from the boat this year. Maybe the economy is keeping us away from recreational pursuits.
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It was nice to be crusing around Marblehead Sound by ourselves with the Johnsons. But weird that we were the only ones around.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Private Jet Taxation
President Obama wants to increase the taxes on people who fly in corporate jets. Does he know what turmoil he is really about to cause?
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If the CEO's and corporate BigWigs all travel by commercial airflight, it will screw things up for everyone. Bigger lines in security, no seats in the airport clubs and the uneasy experience of potentially having to sit next to the Big Boss for endless hours in the air.
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What if you burp, fart, or snore? Now it can have career consequences on middle management types, who are generally struggling to keep their jobs as it is.
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Plus, the poor smucks who cater to bigwigs in the private aircraft industry will be jobless.
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I had the experience of traveling on a Gulfstream with the Big Boss when I worked for General Dyamics. Trust me... you want to keep these guys on their personal jets and avoid their appearance in commercial airports where you can fade in with the general public..
You have to think harder on this one Barack. Once again, the middle class bears the burden.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Bitter Medicine.
There is another financial crisis looming is Washington. This one involves legalizing a higher debt limit in order for the federal government to borrow and pay its bills.
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Imagine if everytime you had to pay the bills, you just got a new loan to do so. And that your expenses vastly outweighed your income, and you had no plan in place to reverse the situation and balance your finances.
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Peeps.... that is our situation in a nutshell. And the people who vote to increase the debt have no real personal consequences.... no motivation to make the tough descisions about the expenses that have to be cut back to bring this situation under control.
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We are into financial pain... which will get worse every year if we don't take some bitter medicine now.
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Imagine if everytime you had to pay the bills, you just got a new loan to do so. And that your expenses vastly outweighed your income, and you had no plan in place to reverse the situation and balance your finances.
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Peeps.... that is our situation in a nutshell. And the people who vote to increase the debt have no real personal consequences.... no motivation to make the tough descisions about the expenses that have to be cut back to bring this situation under control.
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We are into financial pain... which will get worse every year if we don't take some bitter medicine now.
Monday, July 25, 2011
the Why
The other day somebody asked me why I took the time and effort to add to this Blog every day.
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It certainly is not an income producer, nor is it necessary to massage my ego and self esteem. That can happen in a lot of other ways.
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Part of the reason is that I like to write and always have. I started keeping a journal as a sophomore in college and have always made notebook entries throughout the years. Maybe it's the Irish in me, but I get a lot of satisfaction in turning a word.
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But that is a relatively small part.
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Another part is that it is good emotional therapy for me which helps to even out the highs and the lows. A professional friend years ago told me that he always writes letters to people that irritate him, then decides whether to send them after he's all cooled down. Writing does tend to mellow you out somewhat.
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I would say that this factor holds a little more weight, because I can write about the politcal issues that tend to irk me quite a bit, and diffuse the energy that can overcome and occupy my mind to an unreasonable extent.
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After a little bit of introspection, I can truly say that the largest reason that I publish this blog is to share. To share thoughts, ideas, advice and observations with my family and friends... and yes, my enemies. What I say isn't always right, but it is absolutely always what I believe. And even if some of it is in parables, it is always pure truth... or my version of reality.
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Sometimes, it is fun to spice things up with a little satire.... like when I call myself a Mountain of a Man, or when I call the Peeps pathetic lesser beings. I hope you can tell when my tongue is in my cheek.
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I want my friends and family to see benchmarks... to feel free to agree or disagree... to see if my insight or remarks can help them in any way. I've been accused in the past of thinking I was always right about everything. That was an accurate observation then, and I stand guilty today. Going forward, I always think I'm right. Looking backward, I realize that sometimes I miss the mark.
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But being wrong has value. You have a benchmark to measure and probe so that the truthful reality ultimately shows up.
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Sometimes my posts are personal and other times they are pretty mundane. I know that most of you really don't give a shit if my deck gets built and stuff like that. These are usually communications to my kids or close friends.
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What this Blog has really given back to me is a sense of the depth and richness of life. There is no way that I can communicate a sixteenth of the stuff that drifts by my earthly position every day.
Tuna Lips said...
Further to them points, yiz pervide a service to this here communitization, an "open mike" iffin' y'll allow, fer folk of bright cogitatin', such as myself, to get the message out on issues that effects one's day to day machinations in this woebegone vale of tears. Fer instance, I got me a stubborn case of crotch rot, and with no swamp weeds to swabble my whoochin' stick in, I am suffering like Jesus on the road to Calgary. Anyone, help a brother in need. Send yer homestyle cures for this most pernicious of malladies, forthwith. And on the double, too.
I digressify. Big mammal, you are a community organizer. Next step, the White House. And I will accept your nomenclature for head of the moonshine, smokes and gun shootin' board, straighten' things out right proper, I would.
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It certainly is not an income producer, nor is it necessary to massage my ego and self esteem. That can happen in a lot of other ways.
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Part of the reason is that I like to write and always have. I started keeping a journal as a sophomore in college and have always made notebook entries throughout the years. Maybe it's the Irish in me, but I get a lot of satisfaction in turning a word.
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But that is a relatively small part.
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Another part is that it is good emotional therapy for me which helps to even out the highs and the lows. A professional friend years ago told me that he always writes letters to people that irritate him, then decides whether to send them after he's all cooled down. Writing does tend to mellow you out somewhat.
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I would say that this factor holds a little more weight, because I can write about the politcal issues that tend to irk me quite a bit, and diffuse the energy that can overcome and occupy my mind to an unreasonable extent.
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After a little bit of introspection, I can truly say that the largest reason that I publish this blog is to share. To share thoughts, ideas, advice and observations with my family and friends... and yes, my enemies. What I say isn't always right, but it is absolutely always what I believe. And even if some of it is in parables, it is always pure truth... or my version of reality.
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Sometimes, it is fun to spice things up with a little satire.... like when I call myself a Mountain of a Man, or when I call the Peeps pathetic lesser beings. I hope you can tell when my tongue is in my cheek.
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I want my friends and family to see benchmarks... to feel free to agree or disagree... to see if my insight or remarks can help them in any way. I've been accused in the past of thinking I was always right about everything. That was an accurate observation then, and I stand guilty today. Going forward, I always think I'm right. Looking backward, I realize that sometimes I miss the mark.
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But being wrong has value. You have a benchmark to measure and probe so that the truthful reality ultimately shows up.
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Sometimes my posts are personal and other times they are pretty mundane. I know that most of you really don't give a shit if my deck gets built and stuff like that. These are usually communications to my kids or close friends.
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What this Blog has really given back to me is a sense of the depth and richness of life. There is no way that I can communicate a sixteenth of the stuff that drifts by my earthly position every day.
Tuna Lips said...
Further to them points, yiz pervide a service to this here communitization, an "open mike" iffin' y'll allow, fer folk of bright cogitatin', such as myself, to get the message out on issues that effects one's day to day machinations in this woebegone vale of tears. Fer instance, I got me a stubborn case of crotch rot, and with no swamp weeds to swabble my whoochin' stick in, I am suffering like Jesus on the road to Calgary. Anyone, help a brother in need. Send yer homestyle cures for this most pernicious of malladies, forthwith. And on the double, too.
I digressify. Big mammal, you are a community organizer. Next step, the White House. And I will accept your nomenclature for head of the moonshine, smokes and gun shootin' board, straighten' things out right proper, I would.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Rock Star
Don’t want to be a Rock Star,
Take the chance of dying young.
Drugs and drink will come to stalk me,
Hold their fully loaded gun.
Where to find my self composure,
Take the chance of dying young.
Drugs and drink will come to stalk me,
Hold their fully loaded gun.
A demon drives my music,
Makes me think I’ve gone insane.
Need to find some peace and quiet,
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| Amy Winehouse Dead at Age 27 |
Next to the roaring freight train.
Riffs and chords to guide my ax.
Put a sheet to my exposure
Ease it up and just relax.
Don’t want to be a Rock Star,
Just want to jam and play..
Find some lyrics, write some music,
Live to rock another day.Friday, July 22, 2011
A Moral Duty
I've never disclosed this to anyone, Peeps, and maybe the heat has gotten the best of me... but my secret ambition in life has been to be a Philanthropist..... someone who gives their money away for worthy purposes.
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I feel that it's my calling... my special purpose... to make billions, and give millions away.
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Not for Nothing, but you're really not chipping in here.
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I mean, not many of you have stepped up to the plate and bought my book. Put your money where your mouth is so to speak.
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How the hell can I live my dream of being a Philanthropist, if you won't even shell out a little coin to buy my pathetic book??? I don't mean to lay guilt on you, but think of all of the needy people who won't be getting grants from me, if you don't start the ball rolling.
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So order the freaking book. It's the moral thing to do.
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I feel that it's my calling... my special purpose... to make billions, and give millions away.
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Not for Nothing, but you're really not chipping in here.
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I mean, not many of you have stepped up to the plate and bought my book. Put your money where your mouth is so to speak.
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How the hell can I live my dream of being a Philanthropist, if you won't even shell out a little coin to buy my pathetic book??? I don't mean to lay guilt on you, but think of all of the needy people who won't be getting grants from me, if you don't start the ball rolling.
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So order the freaking book. It's the moral thing to do.
Beat the Heat
Thought I could get through the summer at the Sundance House without having to install a room air conditioner.
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No Freaking Way.
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I broke down yesterday and bought two 5000BTU LG room air conditioners at Home Depot in Salem. I was looking for a 10,000BTU for our bedroom, but Home Depot only had a few 5000 BTU's left, so I installed both of them into the master bedroom, giving it the distinctive appearance of a double wide house trailer.
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Seems like yesterday when we were battling snow drifts to move into this house. Now it's time to beat the heat.
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Cool.
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No Freaking Way.
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I broke down yesterday and bought two 5000BTU LG room air conditioners at Home Depot in Salem. I was looking for a 10,000BTU for our bedroom, but Home Depot only had a few 5000 BTU's left, so I installed both of them into the master bedroom, giving it the distinctive appearance of a double wide house trailer.
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Seems like yesterday when we were battling snow drifts to move into this house. Now it's time to beat the heat.
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Cool.
Thursday, July 21, 2011
National Source of Pride
The United States Manned Space Program ended today.
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It's a little sad.
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A lot of rightwing dialogue says that the Obama administration has a distaste for America and is determined to bring it down to a level that third world nations can relate to.
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It's a little sad.
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I don't know anything about the economics of the program, or it's production capability.
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But having the US in space and the only nation to put its citizens on the Moon was a backdrop of national pride. It said.... despite our many faults, this nation is indeed special.... and can literally reach heights that are unattainable to other nations.
~A lot of rightwing dialogue says that the Obama administration has a distaste for America and is determined to bring it down to a level that third world nations can relate to.
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I don't buy that. Seems a little far fetched... even though Michelle Obama claimed no pride in her country until her husband's Presidential campaign. In Madison, Wisconsin, she said, "For the first time in my adult lifetime, I'm really proud of my country, and not just because Barack has done well, but because I think people are hungry for change."
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I'm sure that the Obama's have a perspective spawned by guy's like Rev. Wright, their longtime former lefty pastor who said a lot of off-the-wall incendiary stuff.
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Is it coincidence that the space program... our major source of national pride has taken the plunge during the Obama administration? You make the call.
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Already, there are those who make the conspiracy claim that the US never landed on the Moon at all. And it is easy to imagine that the space technology could be lost in a short period of time... like we never even did it.
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It's happened before. We don't even know how the Roman's operated their catapults... and that was only 2000 years ago.
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Emanating from the vow of President John Kennedy, the Space Program has always been about national ego, and pride. Not sure what we have lost, but I feel a loss with its demise.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Trophy Wife
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An added benefit for Rupert is that his spouse, Wendi Deng, has catlike reflexes and a great right hand, as she smacked a humiliating cream pie out of the hands of a dipshit trying to embarrass her husband who was testifying before the British Parliament.
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Not sure if Joanne could move that fast, but I bet she cooks better than Wendi.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Maintenance Phase
We've moved from the development phase to the maintenance phase at the Sundance House. Which is a big plus in the quality of life.
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In the development phase, you live in a mess. Tools, building supplies, and debris are left out and always in the way. The job is always weeks in length. The development phase involves a lot of sawing, sanding and dirt. Nerves, Tempers, and relationships get frayed. That's how it's been here for the last six months or so.
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But now in the maintenance phase, it is more caulking, painting and cleaning, with no heavy lifting. You can sneak in a job, take out the tools, do the work, put everything back and everything seems normal. You may even get a compliment or two. Spouses and family don't get nearly as crazy.
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Plus the maintenance phase makes everything look nicer when you are done, while the development phase always ends in a mess, even if you worked your ass off.
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Course, the maintenance phase will last for another six months. But it will be more tolerable.
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In the development phase, you live in a mess. Tools, building supplies, and debris are left out and always in the way. The job is always weeks in length. The development phase involves a lot of sawing, sanding and dirt. Nerves, Tempers, and relationships get frayed. That's how it's been here for the last six months or so.
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But now in the maintenance phase, it is more caulking, painting and cleaning, with no heavy lifting. You can sneak in a job, take out the tools, do the work, put everything back and everything seems normal. You may even get a compliment or two. Spouses and family don't get nearly as crazy.
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Plus the maintenance phase makes everything look nicer when you are done, while the development phase always ends in a mess, even if you worked your ass off.
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Course, the maintenance phase will last for another six months. But it will be more tolerable.
Monday, July 18, 2011
Accurate Accounts
It was one hell of a Monday at Nanepashemet Telecom. A computer glitch caused me to lose a major file and I had to reconstruct. Luclily, there is a lot of redundancy in what we do. There are financial tracking files, project milestone tracking files, and in the Cloud accounting files.... all of which look at our data from a different viewpoint.
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So the reconstruction of a file is a nuisance and not a disaster. In fact, it sometimes allows you to think of the status of an action in a different light. So it is really a management exercise to reconstruct the file.
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But the bottom line is to keep your accounting up to date. Without accurate accounting information, you are the victim of your assumptions, and whims, and ultimately fears. Did I say fear???? It goes without saying that a Mountain of a Man doesn't know the meaning of the word. But I bring it up because ordinary Peeps like yourselves can actually project all sorts of bad situations in the absense of the right information.
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At least, that's what I've heard.
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So the reconstruction of a file is a nuisance and not a disaster. In fact, it sometimes allows you to think of the status of an action in a different light. So it is really a management exercise to reconstruct the file.
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But the bottom line is to keep your accounting up to date. Without accurate accounting information, you are the victim of your assumptions, and whims, and ultimately fears. Did I say fear???? It goes without saying that a Mountain of a Man doesn't know the meaning of the word. But I bring it up because ordinary Peeps like yourselves can actually project all sorts of bad situations in the absense of the right information.
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At least, that's what I've heard.
Deck is Done
The deck is done. All of the railings are up, the slider is roughed in, the staircase has an Ethan proof gate, and Tommy O helped me move the grill up. We had our first successful night on the deck with grilled sausages, chicken, beer and Dark and Stormies with Linda and Tommy O on Saturday.
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I have to add lights and an outlet, trim out the slider and build the stair railings, as well as put up a screen on the West Shore side and straighten out under the deck.... but otherwise... the deck is done.
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I have to add lights and an outlet, trim out the slider and build the stair railings, as well as put up a screen on the West Shore side and straighten out under the deck.... but otherwise... the deck is done.
Friday, July 15, 2011
Making Room for WhaleEye
It's the middle of the summer, and tommorrow the deck is usable. We will be moving our grilling operations out of the driveway, which had a sort of white trash charm to it.
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There still is a ton of finish work on the deck, particularly with the slider and staircase. And the deferred maintenance to the rest of the landscaping will hit first priority now that the deck is up an running. Stuff like cutting the grass and trimming the bushes.
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But by next weekend, I'll have to take the WhaleEye out for some striper fishing.
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Enough is enough.
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There still is a ton of finish work on the deck, particularly with the slider and staircase. And the deferred maintenance to the rest of the landscaping will hit first priority now that the deck is up an running. Stuff like cutting the grass and trimming the bushes.
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But by next weekend, I'll have to take the WhaleEye out for some striper fishing.
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Enough is enough.
200 to Go
200 days left in the FreshAyer ordeal
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Time to reflect and give thanks to all of the support that has come our way. We knew that our true friends would tip their hand, but didn't expect the volume and outpouring. You know who you are... and so do we. And we hold our gratitude to you for the long haul. We will support you unconditionally on the road ahead in any way possible.
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Those who perjured and betrayed were also totally exposed, and that was a plus. No need for phoney friendship in the future there.
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This is actually a harder time than at the start. With 1000 days initially, it was absurd to tick off the days, but now every day seems to have significance. For all of you who are talking about the homecoming celebrations, you should take it down a notch.
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There are still 200 days to Go.
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Time to reflect and give thanks to all of the support that has come our way. We knew that our true friends would tip their hand, but didn't expect the volume and outpouring. You know who you are... and so do we. And we hold our gratitude to you for the long haul. We will support you unconditionally on the road ahead in any way possible.
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Those who perjured and betrayed were also totally exposed, and that was a plus. No need for phoney friendship in the future there.
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This is actually a harder time than at the start. With 1000 days initially, it was absurd to tick off the days, but now every day seems to have significance. For all of you who are talking about the homecoming celebrations, you should take it down a notch.
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There are still 200 days to Go.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Roger That
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Roger is an idiot, and if not for the uncanny ability to deliver a baseball at a high speed past a batter to a waiting catcher's mit, he would have had an uneventful and mediocre career as a truck driver delivering freight over our interstate highway system.
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Roger That!
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But instead, the Lord gave Roger a peculiar combination of sinew, tendons and muscles in his right arm that allowed him to pitch at a major league level.
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Clemens had a great career as a pitcher for our beloved Boston Red Sox, and when his career seemed over, he was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays and eventually made his way to the hated New York Yankees, where his career saw a miraculous resurgence. Some of Roger's buddies on the Yankees say that steroids were in the mix, but Roger went before Congress and denied ever taking the banned physical enhancement substances.
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Congress? Why the hell were you talking to Congress, Roger???? Oh Yeah, I forgot... you're an idiot.
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Now you're up for a contempt of Congress charge by lying blatantly to them that you never took steroids, when all of the evidence points that you regularly let Dipshits stick you in the ass with soringes that were filled with the naughty shit.
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Here's the thing...
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I could care less if you cheated using banned substances to extend your career. That's stupid and you're stupid, and that's how those things tend to end up. But you were caught lying to Congress, which never should have given a shit about anything you did. That was up to the fans, and Major Leauge Baseball to regulate.... Not the frigging Federal Government.
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So for that reason, and that reason alone... I hope you walk. I don't want to spend money to house you in the Federal Pen just because you are an idiot.
MOAM Progress
Can't believe it is Thurs. already.
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It's been a hectic and tiring week and the Blog gets the short end of it. Between work trips to New Haven , CT and Swansea, MA and a lot of paperwork activitiy in between, the activity index at Nanepashemet Telecom was hitting the high level, but I couldn't afford to let that gap in the house stand unattended with the thunderstorms that were sweeping through.
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So I did get the sliding glass door on the deck buttoned up and even got some of the railings in place.
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Being a Mountain of a Man pays off sometimes.
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It's been a hectic and tiring week and the Blog gets the short end of it. Between work trips to New Haven , CT and Swansea, MA and a lot of paperwork activitiy in between, the activity index at Nanepashemet Telecom was hitting the high level, but I couldn't afford to let that gap in the house stand unattended with the thunderstorms that were sweeping through.
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So I did get the sliding glass door on the deck buttoned up and even got some of the railings in place.
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Being a Mountain of a Man pays off sometimes.
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Monday, July 11, 2011
Hole in the Wall Kudos
There is a 6' x7' hole in the wall of our dining room with an uninstalled sliding glass door leaning roughly against it. I have to block out the hole with 2x4's and then insert and finalize the sliding glass door. The problem is time.
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Needed to make the trek today to New Haven for business and tomorrow will be all out with Nanepashemet Telecom production until 3:00 in the afternoon. So the door and the freaking hole will stay put until at least then.
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Kudos are due for Mike Nestor, Jim Peabody and his son Andrew who helped get the door up on the deck. A very heavy and stressful manuver.
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And while I'm in a kudo handing out mood, Dale Johnson came up big in a dinner that he made last night for Joanne and I. From the shrimp cocktail to the raspberry sorbet and everything in between, it was a memorable meal. Dale has a peculiar way of plating and he demonstrated how he can flip grilled salmon around the kitchen. That was weird, but everything else was 5 star restaurant quality.
The Ancient Mariner said...
Aye, the gales came fast last night, many a pilgrim lost a sheet or three to the storm. Prithee tell, Master Seafarer, how yonder gaping hole fared through the torrents. Arrgh!
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Needed to make the trek today to New Haven for business and tomorrow will be all out with Nanepashemet Telecom production until 3:00 in the afternoon. So the door and the freaking hole will stay put until at least then.
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Kudos are due for Mike Nestor, Jim Peabody and his son Andrew who helped get the door up on the deck. A very heavy and stressful manuver.
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And while I'm in a kudo handing out mood, Dale Johnson came up big in a dinner that he made last night for Joanne and I. From the shrimp cocktail to the raspberry sorbet and everything in between, it was a memorable meal. Dale has a peculiar way of plating and he demonstrated how he can flip grilled salmon around the kitchen. That was weird, but everything else was 5 star restaurant quality.
The Ancient Mariner said...
Aye, the gales came fast last night, many a pilgrim lost a sheet or three to the storm. Prithee tell, Master Seafarer, how yonder gaping hole fared through the torrents. Arrgh!
Saturday, July 09, 2011
Request for Peep Assistance
Lots of Peeps have been asking me how the deck is coming along. You know how irritated I get when I get annoying inquiries like this. But.... Once Again... I have the ability to summon my Mountain of a Man capabilities and overcome the elevated levels of consternation that such moronic gestures impose.
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Anyway... the Deck is coming along fine.
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I finished the planking and all of the roughout of the staircase today, then headed over to Peabody Building Supply to pick up the sliding glass door. When I got back, Jim and Kathy Peabody were over with some chicken salad and a 12 pack of Corona Extra, so the heavy lifting was done for the day.
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Tomorrow, I'll secure the planking for the top step, then will cut through the dining room wall for the rough opening for the slider. By 12:00 noon, I will be at the mercy of others as the slider will have to be lugged into place onto the deck. Mike should be getting back from FreshAyer by that time, but if he is late, I'll be putting out an RFPA (Request For Peep Assistance) to help me with that task.
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By the end of the day, the door will be in place and we will be planning the trim and finish work.
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Anyway... the Deck is coming along fine.
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I finished the planking and all of the roughout of the staircase today, then headed over to Peabody Building Supply to pick up the sliding glass door. When I got back, Jim and Kathy Peabody were over with some chicken salad and a 12 pack of Corona Extra, so the heavy lifting was done for the day.
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Tomorrow, I'll secure the planking for the top step, then will cut through the dining room wall for the rough opening for the slider. By 12:00 noon, I will be at the mercy of others as the slider will have to be lugged into place onto the deck. Mike should be getting back from FreshAyer by that time, but if he is late, I'll be putting out an RFPA (Request For Peep Assistance) to help me with that task.
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By the end of the day, the door will be in place and we will be planning the trim and finish work.
Friday, July 08, 2011
See You Next Tues.
I've stayed away from the Caylee Anthony issue on this Blog until the verdict.
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The downside of our American system of justice is that sometimes murderers like OJ and Anthony go free. Based upon the evidence, they have to be found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
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In both of these famous cases, the culprits hid behind the system and complicated it by issuing "The Big Lie". The reason that these court dramas garnered such intense scrutiny is because everybody knows that they are lying... that they committed a hideous act, and now are denying it. The more these people stand behind their unlikely lie, the more attention they secure.
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Doesn't matter what the evidence points to. They say "Prove I did it, beyond a reasonable doubt... and I'm going to continue to lie to you all of the way."
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But the system prevents government from just pointing the finger at anyone they feel like and laying some propaganda down with a conviction right behind.
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Anthony murdered her daughter and goes free because she is a sociopathic liar and got lucky with the evidence. It's a stiff price to pay for our system of justice.
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Regardless. That little "See You Next Tues." walks and we have to wait another 207 days so that the FBI could have their newsprint. Bullshit.
Tuna Lips said...
Looks like that young vixen needs a solid pole from which to fly that flag. Come tell ole TL about it, I can help you expressicate yer patriotic urges.
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The downside of our American system of justice is that sometimes murderers like OJ and Anthony go free. Based upon the evidence, they have to be found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
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In both of these famous cases, the culprits hid behind the system and complicated it by issuing "The Big Lie". The reason that these court dramas garnered such intense scrutiny is because everybody knows that they are lying... that they committed a hideous act, and now are denying it. The more these people stand behind their unlikely lie, the more attention they secure.
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Doesn't matter what the evidence points to. They say "Prove I did it, beyond a reasonable doubt... and I'm going to continue to lie to you all of the way."
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So some sociopaths will always fit through the cracks. They will take advantage of our rights, and hide behind our flag.~
But the system prevents government from just pointing the finger at anyone they feel like and laying some propaganda down with a conviction right behind.
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Anthony murdered her daughter and goes free because she is a sociopathic liar and got lucky with the evidence. It's a stiff price to pay for our system of justice.
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Regardless. That little "See You Next Tues." walks and we have to wait another 207 days so that the FBI could have their newsprint. Bullshit.
Tuna Lips said...
Looks like that young vixen needs a solid pole from which to fly that flag. Come tell ole TL about it, I can help you expressicate yer patriotic urges.
Thursday, July 07, 2011
Selling with Whales
The WhaleEye performed well yesterday as we took an important prospective client on a boat trip out to Stellwagen, then around Cape Ann and up the Annisquam tidal river..
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The weather and waves came through, but for the first time, Stellwagen came up short. No whales or any other fish for that matter. I've never been skunked at the Stellwagen National Wildlife Sanctuary before, so that was kind of a shocker.
If the day wasn't so spectacular, Stellwagen would have been a disappointment, but it was just so nice to be out on the water. I think our potential customer enjoyed the effort.
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Today we present to another prospect at the UMass Club in downtown Boston. There are no whales anticipated there, but the stakes are just as high.
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The weather and waves came through, but for the first time, Stellwagen came up short. No whales or any other fish for that matter. I've never been skunked at the Stellwagen National Wildlife Sanctuary before, so that was kind of a shocker.
If the day wasn't so spectacular, Stellwagen would have been a disappointment, but it was just so nice to be out on the water. I think our potential customer enjoyed the effort.
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Today we present to another prospect at the UMass Club in downtown Boston. There are no whales anticipated there, but the stakes are just as high.
Tuesday, July 05, 2011
Walnut Wallop
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What the article left out is the tendency for the tasty little nutmeat to make you glued to the shitter for the better part of the afternoon, after munching on your happy little handful for a late morning snack.
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The first time this happened to me, I thought that I had contracted a bug. But now I know it is the freaking walnuts. They should label freaking walnuts with a warning...."Eating this product while driving can leave you screaming for a McDonald's or highway rest stop."
Tuna Lips said...
I could a learnt yiz about them walnuts affectating the need to squat and deliver. Hooooey, etted me enough Horse Chestnut Stew back in the lean days of '59. Rubbed my copper penny raw with oaks leaves and loose scraps o' burlap tryin' to stem the seepage. It was a mean brew, found it efficashus in keepin' panthers out the camp area. Wearing skivvies was out the question. A sound practicum at that soily juncture.
Monday, July 04, 2011
McBurney Tamed
You know that things are getting better with the world when a crazy bastard like Scott McBurney is trusted with a baby carriage... occupied by his beautiful new daughter, Anabelle Grace McBurney.
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A hearty welcome to you Anabelle... you have tamed the savage beast.
Saturday, July 02, 2011
Not in Kansas
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Why do we make movies for kids that basically set up life or death frightening circumstances?
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I remember when I was little, being scared shitless watching "The Wizard of Oz". Evil witch looking to kill Dorothy and threatening the same for poor Toto the dog. Flying monkeys and lots of evil castle henchmen marching around.
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It was dark and freaking scary, with a high point where Dorothy kills the Witch when it turns out a bucket of water had the same effect as sufuric acid on the evil Wicca practitioner.
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What is the point of scaring the shit out of little kids? Seems like there is enough life or death stuff in real life without reinforcing horrendous possibilities during a chance to relax while watching some fantasy film. Maybe it would have been better if Dorothy stayed in Kansas.
Jim L. said...
Oh, come on, its fun! And, they usually don't know enough to retaliate.
Friday, July 01, 2011
POTW Week 26
As I was reading "Nanepashemet 2007" I noticed that I have been particularly lax in selecting the Peep of the Week on a weekly basis in the past year. And I know why too.
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It's because it is a big time pain in the ass. If I could include dead people and animals, the weekly selections would be far easier, but I'm forced to limit the choices to those who have either been annoying or inspirational in the previous week.
And, it's been a long time since I've gotten an automatic... which is making a Peep of the Week of the person who lowers himself to present me with the gift of Lagavulin, the King of Scotch..... which explains why my supply of that beloved beverage is so low these days.
Announcing...
Nanepashemet Peeps of the Week for the 25th Week of 2011
pat pisc said...
How about doing a semi regular post on the tribe for which this blog is named, drop some knowledge and shizzle
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It's because it is a big time pain in the ass. If I could include dead people and animals, the weekly selections would be far easier, but I'm forced to limit the choices to those who have either been annoying or inspirational in the previous week.
And, it's been a long time since I've gotten an automatic... which is making a Peep of the Week of the person who lowers himself to present me with the gift of Lagavulin, the King of Scotch..... which explains why my supply of that beloved beverage is so low these days.
Announcing...
Nanepashemet Peeps of the Week for the 25th Week of 2011
- Ben Mottola
- Brian Butler
- Kevin Callahan
- Lou Panakio
- Chris D'Orio
- Mark Ryan
pat pisc said...
How about doing a semi regular post on the tribe for which this blog is named, drop some knowledge and shizzle
Going Viral
So I get this frantic email from Amazon.com saying that the "Nanepashemet 2007 - Start of the Journey" book is flying off of the cyberspace shelves faster than they can keep up with the physical printing process.
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Then they ask if they can make it a little smaller and cut back on all of the full color illustrations and graphics.
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And I had an immediate answer for them. "NO Freaking WAY. "
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We won't be compromising on the quality of the binding, the glossy covers, or the full color spectacular photos.
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It's not like I didn't warn them that this thing was going to go viral right away. That this would spark a phenomonal response to a pent up demand that had been lying dormant under almost volcanic pressure until now.
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So, suck it up Amazon. Print the masterpiece and stop your pathetic whining.
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The Nanepashemet Peeps deserve nothing less.
Buy the Book
| Click on the Cover to Buy the Book |
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Today our Book "Nanepashemet 2007 - Start of the Journey" hits the cyberspace newstands and bookstores. Amazon has been smoking with a press run of hundreds of thousands of copies to prepare for the anticpated crushing demand.
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Early reviews are pouring in.... ranging from "Highly Nauseating" to "Lifechanging Inspiration".
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I personally think it is a damn good read, and if you all would buy a couple dozen copies, that would be right in keeping with my long range financial planning.
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and YES... there will be sequels and prequels to this epic piece of literature.
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