02 August 2006

This is Kaleb's morning routine this week. When she comes in from doing her business she gets her treat, then her normal half a thyroid pill, her normal half an arthritis pill, now her antibiotic in a dropper because she had some teeth pulled last week, and finally her scoop of food. She takes longer to get ready for the day than I do. She doesn't like what's in that dropper.

It's 97 degrees right now with a heat index of 110. It's freakishly muggy when you step out the door. Yea it's hot and I'm certainly happy we have air conditioners this year. But I'm still not crying because it could be minus 12 degrees. There could be four feet of snow on the ground. I'd rather be hot than cold any day. That said, I'm happy not to be at work out in the nursery today.

I talk to my mom and dad once or twice a week. I love my mom but I actually do a lot more listening than talking. Sometimes I loose my whole train of thought by the time she's done so yesterday, I decided to write down everything I wanted to communicate to her. I tried, God knows I tried, but by the time we were done, I communicated about three of my ten things I had listed. After forty minutes on the phone, I'm done, I don't care if I have to tell her I'm dying. I hate talking on the phone anyway. I know I'll miss it when it's gone, but until then, I'll keep trying and complaining.

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03 August 2006

After a brief storm yesterday, the temperature dropped so I went outside to watch the birds at the feeder. There must have been 30 of them. It's kind of peaceful sometimes.

This has been one of those months that everything seems to hit at once. $350 on the Jeep, 300 on the dog, 200 on a book shelf, (OK, that was optional) and 200 on a plane ticket. I going to NC in September. For now, it's off to work I go so I can pay some of those bills. First I think I'll listen to some LIVE and Joan Osborne.

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05 August 2006

We have friends that have been working their asses off for several months trying to open a new Mexican Restaurant in downtown Albany. It opened tonight so being ones who can't resist Mexican food anyway, we marched ourselves down there and tried it out. It was great so if you live in the area, try Azteca at 4 Central Ave in Albany.

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07 August 2006

Over the last several days, I developed a hurting sensation on the left side of my neck under the ear, but only when I push on it or swallow something big. I went to the doctor today and after running several test to rule out anything bacterial or viral, they want to do a CT on my neck tomorrow to see if there is any blockage in the salivary gland. For the time being, I'll be sucking on hard candy, a lot of hard candy.

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09 August 2006

This is a picture I found of me and my dog when I was a kid, circa ninth grade. This may have very well have been the second best dog ever, we know who's first. We got him when I was in third grade and he died right after I graduated.

This one's probably around forth grade.

I got my CT scan yesterday. You have to stay completely still but at the same time, they're making you laugh the whole time. They're supposed to call today with the results.

Boy George is supposed pick up trash and clean the streets of New York for his punishment for falsely reporting a break in. Is cleaning trash really that bad of a punishment? Sure Boy George has always been Boy George and I'm glad he existed in the 1980's. I think just being visible he did a lot for the movement. Being said, these days, he does nothing. Does anyone else think he looked like Joan Cusack back in the day?

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12 August 2006

I got the result of my ct scan by the way and there was nothing there. My throat has stopped hurting anyway so we're just gonna see if it stays good. Who knows what it was? It cost me $50 to fill my tank this week.

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13 August 2006

After a nap with Kaleb on this beautiful day, it was time for grilled steaks with Kaleb getting the bone. After that it was Jeep time and Family Guy. We never eat steaks so it was quite nice and also, Kaleb has only had about three bones in her life. She had a blast but now has gas. Do I really have to work tomorrow?

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15 August 2006

I shaved my head completely last night. Although I've buzzed it down a few times before, this is the first time I've taken a razor to it. Usually I leave about a half inch on top and buzz it pretty short on the sides. The whole razor thing wasn't as hard or time consuming as I thought but I don't know if I've made the commitment to it yet. One minute I like it and the next I'm not sure. A long way from when I was a kid and my nickname is "Cool Hair".

Today was a beautiful day so my intention was to ride around and maybe take some pictures and see some scenery. I took a few but after I ripped my shorts on a guard rail, I mostly just road around, enjoyed the weather and took pictures of myself driving.

I just remembered I was supposed to be at a meeting at work an hour and a half ago. It's over by now. Oh well, it was an honest mistake.

How did I miss Graham Ackerman?

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16 August 2006

Oh my God, they arrested somebody for the murder of Jonbenet Ramsey today. No details as of yet but her parents have been under a cloud of suspicion for ten years. Had these people cooperated with authorities at all, I wonder if this person would have been found a long time ago. If these people would have not been so strange and greedy, I wonder if this person would have been found a long time ago. Had they not dressed up six year old Jonbenet like a whore, I wonder if this person would have been found a long time ago. I hope this is the right guy and he suffers greatly if convicted.

The 9/11 911 calls were released today. I listened to many of them, I advise you not to.

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18 August 2006

I only bought it because it was green. I'm not sure if I'm going to eat it yet.

When I was 18, maybe 19, I registered to vote and I registered unaffiliated. I've voted in almost every election and primary I've been eligible for since then. In North Carolina, unaffiliated voters can choose which primary to vote in. In new York, you can't do that. I've always hated both political parties for both the same and different reasons. This morning, on this last day to change your party affiliation before the democratic primary, I went down to election headquarters to become a democrat. One of the candidates for Attorney General, Sean Patrick Maloney, is gay. Although that is not his platform and he doesn't have a good chance of winning, I like what he has to say and it would be great to have an Attorney General who is gay. I am a democrat. I've never said that before and I feel kind of dirty.

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21 August 2006

before and after...

before and after...

My project for today, getting rid of the fifty year old farce that passed for landscaping in the backyard at one time and putting in something new and pretty. I like working in the yard but that shovel thing is for the dogs. One of the things I dug up was this bush thing that strongly resembled the switch tree in our side yard growing up that my mom would get her switches from. They were long, easy to pull off and the leaves could be removed in about one second by grabbing it with your fingers and pulling the switch through quickly. Those things hurt.

If you saw the Comedy Central roast to Pamela Anderson last year, be sure and check out this year's roast to William Shatner. I am still hurting from laughing so hard.

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28 August 2006

I'm still shaving my head. It's really a lot easier than I thought it would be though I still haven't decided if I'm going to keep it or not. Duncan was making fun of me because he said I had girl shaving cream in the shower. Lo and behold, he was right. Seems my manly shaving cream turned into girl shaving cream before my eyes. Whatever, it smells good.

I worked all night last night. I got to bed about 6 this morning. It's official, I'm to old for this shit. Now find me some Lawanda Page.

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29 August 2006

My God, how could they even think about tearing this restaurant down? My dad used to take me there on weekends when we'd go out to pick up the stuff he needed for his job the following week. Later me and my brother would hit the joint because it has some of the best soul food and southern cooking around.  The outside bathrooms are usually disgusting but the inside was always a mixture of blue collar/white collar and black and white. Sit at the counter or at a table and you talk to the person next to you. Good luck to the people trying to save it but this is Charlotte, where newer is usually better.

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