::does the Cabbage Patch::

    I stopped by my Dry Cleaners on the way home from work today.  I had dropped off my Marlin Fishing Cap to be cleaned.  It is still really old and falling apart, but I love it.  It is now khaki and black vinyl as opposed to "sweat stained" colored.  The original cap I bought for myself when my first fiance and I toured New England to celebrate her graduation from college.  One of our stops was the LL Bean Factory Outlet store in Freeport Maine.  I have always been a sucker for unusual hats.  As a kid I had an Australian Bush hat (the brim turned up on one side and had mosquito netting tucked away inside), in High School I had a ball cap that read "Go Big Blue", and in College I wore a black Greek Fisherman's Cap and an orange Preppy Sun Hat (that had two buttons on it: One of a Cow thinking "No Nukes" and the other of a Nuclear Power Plant thinking "No Cows").  AnyWHOOOO...  I turned a corner and there he was, hanging on a wall with his brothers, on sale.  LL Bean had a sign up explaining that Hemingway popularized it when he lived in Key West, there are photos of Pappa wearing it on his boat "Pilar" when he went deep sea fishing off the Keys.  John Wayne also wore one in his movie "Hatari" (a rip off story of Hemingway in Africa on Safari).  The orgin cap was named "Bill" of course and is now retired and living out his Golden Years framed behind glass hanging on my wall.  Ever since I began wearing Marlin Fishing Caps I feel weird wearing a normal sized ball cap, they feel tiny on my head.  The only normal sized cap I feel OK in is the General Dynamics cap my Dad literally took off his head and gave to me to wear when I was visiting him on the Ranch in Texas.  ::shrugs::  I have my cap back now and I am a happy camper...

 

David on Monday evening (and I have it on right now)

 

 

A goat's tale...

     Last Saturday I was off, it was a rainy day and I was bored...so I went to the Zoo.  I took my camera so I could snap some pictures, my book so I could read when I ate lunch, and the rain coat that I wore when I toured the UK so I wouldn't get wet.  The pictures I took are included in my Webshots album and above.  Let me tell you a story...

 

     When you first arrive at the Zoo you can purchase a "Zoo Pass" that allows you to ride the Zoo Train, the Carousel, see the Insectarium, attend the Children's Zoo, get a bag of popcorn free, and get a free souvenir pen and pencil.  A pretty good deal all around.  I bought one.  Eventually I made it to the Children's Zoo.  I always go, they have excellent exhibits on frogs in the main building.  They also have a petting zoo... ::grins:: David<~~~~~goat scratcher from WAYYYYYY BACK!  In the yard they have pygmy goats and some beautiful pigeons in a coop.  So I am walking around petting goats, talking to goats, scratching goats between their horns, trying not to step in goat poop, you know the usual stuff.  I am fussing over a fat little goat when one of the older nannies gets interested in me.  She keeps walking around to my left and is obsessing over something on that side.  I'm thinking is she chewing on one of the cords dangling from my raincoat?  There is nothing on that side except for my book in my pocket.  So I spin around fast trying to see what she is doing and I'm just quick enough to catch her yanking my bookmark out of my book.  I bought it at work, it's a cloth bookmark woven to look like an oriental rug.  Presto, Chango, just like magic the goat makes the bookmark disappear.  A kid nearby yells to the Petting Zoo attendant, "That goat just ate something".  I worry that this might cause blockage in the goat or something so I spend a bit of time trying to get my bookmark back, but the goat is really determined to keep it.  The attendant eventually gets a wet and slimy bookmark out of the goat's mouth and puts it on top of a fence post to dry for me.  I tell her that I don't need it back.  I also notice the other "trophies" that have been rescued from the clutches of the Petting Zoo yard, quite an impressive collection...

     This is a metaphor for life really.  Sometimes as you go about your normal day things happen.  Goats try to eat things.  Do you get mad at the goat?  It is only doing what goats do...not it's fault, it can't change it's behavior, it doesn't have a choice.  You just let it go, not worth the trouble.  Just go about your day and have fun at the Zoo...

 

David on a Sunday ::winks::

 

 

I figured out who the annoying guy is...

The person who was putting the "Hate Speech" on my journal is the BA Stalker.  He hangs around in the room and harrasses everyone and makes up lies about the room regulars.  I guess it was my turn.  It is a shame that there are people out there with such miserable lives that the only attention they get is when they act the fool.  So from now on I will not say it's name and will keep it on iggy, that's the worst thing you can do to attention craving people like that.

 

David on Thursday

 

 

 

Yesterday, I received some stock from my Company

     Hello faithful readers... Yesterday I received an envelope in the mail with the details of the Grant of Stock Options from my Company.  They gave me a bunch of shares with 25% coming to me every year for 4 years.  These are called Restricted Stocks because I can't sell them or transfer them untill they vest.  But on the upside, I don't have to pay for them, they just become mine over time.  So now I get to obsess over some new stock prices...LOL!  I used to have a ton of stock with KB Toys but I had to sell it all off when I was unemployed.  So it's rebuilding time, socking away a little bit for my nest egg...Tweep Tweep...

 

David on a rainy Saturday morning, I think I'll go to the Zoo...

 

 

The original Pledge of Allegiance

 

"I pledge allegiance to my flag and to the republic for which it stands: one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

 

                            

 

                :)

 

 

I love Cowboy Mouth

GLAD TO BE ALIVE (by Cowboy Mouth)

Anybody can be sad, you can't see the good when it goes bad / Then you end up blue and through but that's alright / Got my share of people who love me / Got my share of problems that bug me / Every now and then it's hard but that's alright / How many times have we been here before? / (Chorus) When you're walking down the street / Feel the rhythm in your feet / Of a life that's rushing by / Are you glad to be alive? / Nothing ever goes as planned / Get your head out of your hands / Scream and shout like you were five / Are you glad to be alive? / Sometimes you gotta sneak in the back door / You can't always get what you ask for / But what you need you got inside / And that's alright / How many times have you been here before? / So pick your sorry ass up off the floor / (Chorus) / So that's my story / 'tis sad but true / For those who know me / What else are we to do? / (Chorus)

 

Music can change your life...

 

 

(HA!  I will NEVER give up)

The first sign of Spring!

    THE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY i WAS DRIVING ON MY WAY TO WORK AND i STOPPED AT AT LIGHT AND NOTICED SOMETHING SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION.  MY PAST EXPERIENCE TELLS ME IT'S A TURTLE.  i CAN'T TELL IF IT'S ALIVE OR NOT SO i WAIT FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE.  WHEN IT TURNS GREEN i SLOWLY EDGE OUT INTO THE INTERSECTION TO SEE FOR SURE.  YEP IT'S ALIVE AND STUCK IN A VERY PRECARIOUS POSITION.  i TURN OFF MY CAR AND HOP OUT TO SNATCH IT UP.  THE LADY BEHIND ME LAYS ON THE HORN AND i HOLD UP ONE FINGER TO SAY TO HER, "HOLD ON FOR ONE SEC PLEASE".  WHEN i CLEAR THE FRONT OF MY CAR i NOTICE ANOTHER GUY HAS STOPPED ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND AS i SCOOP UP THE TURTLE HE YELLS "COOL" AT ME.  i RETURN TO MY VEHICLE AND HOLD UP MY PRIZE TO THE LADY BEHIND ME TO SHOW HER WHY i STOPPED.  SHE SMILES AT ME AND NODS HER HEAD.  i DEPOSIT MY NEW FRIEND IN THE FLOORBOARD OF THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR AND START UP THE ENGINE.  i ALMOST MISS THE GREEN LIGHT.  MY NEW FOUND BUDDY IS TRYING TO CLIMB THE CARPET AND DISAPPEAR BEHIND MY DASHBOARD.  i TAP THE TURTLE ON THE TOP OF IT'S SHELL WITH MY ICE SCRAPER IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET IT TO STOP IT'S VANISHING ACT.  i ALMOST GET INTO SEVERAL ACCIDENTS TRYING TO WRANGLE 'MY LITTLE HERD OF ONE' SO i PICK IT UP TO KEEP IT OUT OF TROUBLE.  IT IS AN ORNATE BOX TURTLE AND HAS THE MOST ORANGE ON IT THAT i HAVE EVER SEEN.  REALLY BEAUTIFULL AND OLD.  THE EYE COLOR OF BOX TURTLES TELLS YOU WHAT SEX THEY ARE, THIS ONE HAS THE BIGGEST ORANGE EYES BUT i CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT SEX THAT MEANS.  SO I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY LEFT HAND, SETTING DOWN THE TURTLE WHEN i NEED TO SHIFT AND TRYING NOT TO GET INTO A WRECK.  LOL, i MUST BE A SIGHT, GRINNING FROM EAR TO EAR HOLDING A ORNATE BOX TURTLE IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC...  i ARRIVE AT MY STORE AND HAUL MY CATCH INTO THE STORE WITH ME.  NO ONE COMMENTS THAT THEIR BOSS IS CARRYING A TURTLE THRU THE STORE, i GUESS THEY EXPECT THAT KIND OF STUFF FROM ME.  ::SHRUGS::  i SHOW IT TO SEVERAL OF MY ANIMAL LOVING CO-WORKERS AND THEN HEAD TO THE RECEIVING ROOM.  i POP OUT THE BACK DOORS AND TAKE MY BUDDY OVER TO THE WOODS AND DEPOSIT IT IN THE WEEDS NEXT TO THE CREEK.  i WATCH IT FOR A BIT AND THEN HEAD BACK TO THE RECEIVING ROOM BECAUSE THE CAFE TRASH NEEDS EMPTYING.  IT ONLY TAKES ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND THEN i HEAD BACK TO THE WOODS TO LOOK AT THE TURTLE AGAIN BUT IT HAS VANISHED.  GONE.  i HOPE IT STAYS OUT OF THE ROADS FROM NOW ON...

 

 

St. David the Patron Saint of Lost Turtles...

 

 

I had an annoying guy putting comments on my journal today

While I was in BA, some random guy started putting these rude hateful comments on my journal.  Idiot didn't realize that I have an Alert set up so that I know when someone posts a comment.  I erased the "Hate Speech" as soon as he typed it.  He couldn't figure out how I knew...::shakes head at stupidity::  I also put my responses to his posting on my journal.  I control the content in here ::shrugs:: he needs to get some common sense and learn how to function in a polite society...

 

DAVID AUSTIN SMITH

04/10/06 AT 11:28PM

 

I like to dance because I'm good at it...

MUSIC SPEAKS TO ME

a guitar riff greets me

the bass drum demands my attention

the bass mummers in the background

a piano holds the conservation

and keeps it on track

music speaks to me

it's a language that I know

my body responds

and moves of it's own accord

keeping the beat

keeping the conversation going

closing my eyes

nodding my head

tapping out the beat

against my leg

my feet move

they have somewhere to go it seems

tap tap slide

time to move

time to dance

time to be

 

 

DAS 04/10/06

 

(I bought the soundtrack to The Sopranos today, can you tell?)

 

 

lol...

 

I have to decide to move past this

I went out to eat seafood for lunch today.  I ate at Red Lobster down in Chesterfield Valley.  I found myself in PetsMart looking at Vivariums.  I am thinking about doing a Madagascar tank with Tomato Frogs, a 'Phantasticus' Gecko, a Hissing Cockroach, and one of the Day Geckos.  I would put in a mammal from the island but he might attack the other animals.  I would also like a bird but he would poop all over everything and one of the herps might eat him.  I then wandered into World Market.  In my head I was going to look at things to decorate my new bedroom with, I also checked out hammock prices.  But I knew I was kidding myself when I ended up standing in their "Easter" dept.  I went to World Market to buy stuff for their Easter Baskets when I still lived with my wife.  I don't know if I will ever get married again, the odds are against it.  I am not the "giving up" kind of guy, but I'm not stupid.  I just feel foolish saying "Never Never Never Quit" when in reality I have about a 10% chance of ever getting married again.  I have an even lower chance to ever fool around.  Some CATCH 22  huh?  So I have to find a way to live with this.  It sneaks up on me sometimes, I go a whole day without thinking about it at times.  It gets better... A Conservative Liberal (soon to be Divorced, if I ever get off my butt and do something about it) Atheist with a Type A personality, too much debt, who wants to have a family but is attracted to women his own age (the majority of which already have kids and don't want anymore or can't have kids due to their age), that lives with his College Buddy AND is a major nerd.  Some catch huh?  If it was anyone else but me it'd be funny and I'd be laughing. 

Laugh Cuckooborough Laugh Cuckoobourgh, how gay your life must be...

 

 

 

 

::dances the dance of fools::

(capering and everything)

::knocks off my own hat::

 

 

 

 

 

David on Sunday Night (whoops I forgot to go to Church)

 

 

 

 

QUESTION:  What is the sound of self pity?

ANSWER: (see Above)

 

 

 

::picks up my Jester's Hat, dusts it off, and laughs when the bells jingle::

 

 

 

 

 

 

The King of Fools

THE KING OF FOOLS

 

i sit here waiting

for courage to remember

the hurt is fading

nothing left to hinder

the truth must be spoken

the pain isn't as close

as it once was for me

the consequences are gross

in a vain attempt

to write it all down

the King of Fools

adjusts his Crown

he takes out his pen

draws it across the page

leaving a visual clue

of all the pain and the rage

the death of a dream

leaves him empty and lost

The King of Fools

always counts the cost

because dreams die easy

and dreams die quiet

one ugly hearted woman

started that riot

the King of Fools

was an easy target

he stood there smiling

called onto the carpet

for things he did

and things she imagined

for things she wanted

money was all that mattered

she gave him a burden

that he has to bear

the King of Fools

pretends he hasn't a care

he smiles away

the pain and loss

his dream is gone

he counts the cost

everyone sees the King

in his harlequin glory

not noticing his pain

not knowing his story

that's ok with me

i am that King

the King of Fools

remembers everything...

 

 

DAS 4/6/6

hmmmmmmmmmm

LAME

 

it's early in the morning

and I'm not in bed

I woke up early

had these thoughts in my head

they drove me upright

I'm staring at my screen

can't get to sleep

if you know what I mean

so I type these rhymes

in a vain attempt

to ease my mind

about the life I've spent

the things I've done

and the things I haven't

the dreams I'll achieve

and the thoughts I'll patent

So I'm looking for a way

to end this poem

with some stupid cliche

or a forced rhyme like home

 

 

(any complaints please direct to the Rhyming Board Local 3594)

 

 

i'm still david...

 

I got my review last Friday

YOU LIKE ME, YOU REALLY REALLY LIKE ME...

 

::doing my best Sally Field at the Oscars impression::

 

 

The Fundamentalists will be the ruin of America if they are not stopped...

(I got this from an email that a friend of mine sent me)

 

 

On Wednesday, March 1st, 2006, in Annapolis at a hearing on the proposed Constitutional Amendment to prohibit gay marriage, Jamie Raskin, professor of law at AU, was requested to  testify.

At the end of his  testimony, Republican Senator Nancy Jacobs said: "Mr. Raskin, my Bible says marriage is only between a man and a woman.  What do you have to say about that?"

Raskin replied:  "Senator, when you took your oath of office, you placed your hand on the Bible and swore to uphold the Constitution. You did not place your hand on the Constitution and swear to uphold the Bible."

The room erupted into applause.

 

 

 

                              I just found out my dog Joe died last month

 

 

 

HMMMMM, it's been awhile since I'm made an entry on my journal...

heheheheheeh...

 

 

::wink::

 

 

 

All my favorite Romantic Movies...

THE ENGLISH PATIENT, LOVE ACTUALLY, COUSINS, ETERNAL SUNSHINE AND THE SPOTLESS MIND, WHEN HARRY MET SALLY, INTERSECTION, YOU'VE GOT MAIL, MOULIN ROUGE, CLOSER, THE QUIET MAN, GARDEN STATE, TWO FAMILY HOUSE, CONSTANT GARDENER, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, ONE FINE DAY, MUSIC FROM ANOTHER ROOM...

 

(I'll add more titles as they come to mind...)

BA Room DRAMA

ChimeraMorph: I keep hearin' that you IM people and tell them they can't be your friends if they talk to someone you don't like....is that true?!
Sunny B Badd: Chim, nope, not one grain of truth in that
Sunny B Badd: Chim, I suggest you consider your "source" on that one
PuppyTherapy: Sunny - so you didn't tell Fred to do that with me???????
PuppyTherapy: liar
ChimeraMorph: huh.....I just kept hearing it.....from several different regs...that's why I asked ya
PuppyTherapy: totally
Sunny B Badd: Chimmy, I suggest you IM fred and ask him - he will back up what I say
PuppyTherapy: no he won't
STIGMATA6X3: and while you're IMing fred     talk dirty to him
ChimeraMorph: um....poor ol' Fred is only one of the roomies that told me that....
PuppyTherapy: Fred IM'd me immediately to tell me you were doing that to him
Lrcressida: Chimerapmorph:  I have experienced this by those that owuld c0ontrol to whom i communicate within chat.  Can we say anal retentive control freak.
PuppyTherapy: she did it to me twice
AnomicAgnostic: "dont talk to these people or you cant be my friend" lol.....hahahahaha
PuppyTherapy: and finally the second time, I told her I was finished being friends
AnomicAgnostic: thats awesome
ChimeraMorph: Lrc....we could say that...or we could say lots of other things as well
AnomicAgnostic: when it gets to that point, it is time to sign off aol for a month
ChimeraMorph: Sun..why would they tell me that if ya didn't really do that? is it some great conspiracy?
Sunny B Badd: Chim, again, I suggest you consider the source.  In fact, ask leeDeeBee, Babby, or Pool if I ever did that to them
PuppyTherapy: first with Buzz and then with MKelly - of course, she ONLY said all of that AFTER I met MK, Vex, and Fred while showing my dogs in florida
Electromgcn: Sunny,   this is a typical example of control freak behavior, I hope you expected it and are not harmed by it
Sunny B Badd: Chim, I have no idea, but I do suspect one very mentally ill woman is behind it.
PuppyTherapy: chim - half of the room is conspiring against her
PuppyTherapy: the point is: Chim's SEEN you do it
PuppyTherapy: Fast - did you see Sunny do that to anyone?
STIGMATA6X3: there are so many mentally ill people coming to BA  how will we ever know which one it is???
Electromgcn: best just to ignore tha control freak regs
Hobbit refugee: Im mentally ill
Sunny B Badd: Electro, I agree.
Hobbit refugee: ask my girlfriend

Part 2

PuppyTherapy: Elect - which ones are the control freaks
Electromgcn: Pup,   the  ones who act like control freaks
PuppyTherapy: elect - how about the ones who try to control the room but aren't even atheists?
Electromgcn: COntrol freaks tend to play the martyr, and victim a lot to sway  others
PuppyTherapy: those peoplare my favorites
Sunny B Badd: Electro, yep
ChimeraMorph: how odd......
Sunny B Badd: Electro, she has no idea you're talking about her
PuppyTherapy: Fast - you missed my question - scroll up
Electromgcn: lol Sun
PuppyTherapy: PuppyTherapy: Fast - did you see sunny telling people who to speak to and who not to speak to? thought you said something about that....
PuppyTherapy: It amazes me that so many people are actually AFRAID to say anything negative to sunny when she's here, but when she's not - it's another story
Smaptimillian: I'm not afraid to say anything negative about Sunny.
AnomicAgnostic: i ignore sunny...she speaks nonsense
Smaptimillian: She's a wanker.
Sunny B Badd: <~~~ very very scary person
PuppyTherapy: she really has a lot of control over many people - and for that she should be congratulated
AnnieInstead: Puppy Sunny is nothing but nice as far as I know
PuppyTherapy: Annie - stick around
atchmouser: <~~scared of Sunny
STIGMATA6X3: they dont call you badd  for nothing
Sunny B Badd: Stig, lol
Sunny B Badd: TY Annie
Sunny B Badd: Watch???
Sunny B Badd: BOO!!!!!!!
Sunny B Badd: hahahaha!!!
Watchmouser: lol
PuppyTherapy: but I'll give you this - Sunny is a master at chatting, absolutel master, which must be sooo nice to be good at at least ONE thing
ELDAVO12: Puppy IM
AnnieInstead: Puppy what is your problem?  Wake up on the wrong side of the galaxy?
Sunny B Badd: Is it just me, or is Puppy like that SmartNSassyGal used to be?
ChimeraMorph: Annie...she's just reponding to a question I asked Sun earlier....
PuppyTherapy: nope Annie, I finally WOKE up, is my point, I suppose
STIGMATA6X3: Like sand thru the hour glass  so are the days of BA
LeeDeeBee0: lol sTig
Sunny B Badd: Well I think that if someone doesn't like someone else, they should put that person on ignore and carry on, and NOT keep obsessing over said person, like Sassy always died.
Sunny B Badd: *did
Sunny B Badd: I think I shall now click all the mentally ill people :)
ChimeraMorph: *shakes head in confusion...* I just don't know why so many people would tell me something that wasn't true....oh well <shrug>
PuppyTherapy: chim - it IS true
PuppyTherapy: lol elect
Electromgcn: there are at least  3 more
Lrcressida: Sunny oh no i am about to be  clicked, Jesus help me.
PuppyTherapy: lmfao rc
Sunny B Badd: Electro, yep - I just put Puppy on ignore
STIGMATA6X3: this eyetalian  doesnt call it gravy
Sunny B Badd: so I have one less obsessive liar on ignore

Part 3

ChimeraMorph: Hey Benny
PuppyTherapy: it's called the Fear Factor
Sunny B Badd: (((Toofie))))
PuppyTherapy: and it's funnier than hell
PuppyTherapy: my point is this - most of us are here to have fun, real fun, but some have ulterior motives, and will go out of their way to DEMAND that people ignore this one or that or THEY will be ignored
PuppyTherapy: granted, most don't heed the master, but it's mean and grade school to ask people to do this - and it's basically enough, now
PuppyTherapy: it shouldn't be tolerated
STIGMATA6X3: puppy   that was done to me  by houd
AnnieInstead: <--- hops on slug's lap
OnlineHost: ELDAVO12 has left the room.
Blue666phoeenix: I see out pet Fudie is here.
Lrcressida: CHIM:  I was referring t GIAM regs who have disappeared also Ciberpuppie and Dougiekewl nd of course "ATHEIST"
PuppyTherapy: stig - and to me, twice, by sunny
PoolGodess: Back
PuppyTherapy: and it happened right after I got home from meeting MK - and MKelly was verbally brutalized
PoolGodess: Hey Bennykins :)
ChimeraMorph: wb Poolie
Sunny B Badd: Pool, Sassy Jr. is here
PoolGodess: Sassy Jr?
PuppyTherapy: RC - I'm PuppyByNature, JennDon'tBuyIt, Arfus Poeticus'
ChimeraMorph: whatever happened to MKelle? she used to come in here quite a bit? I always liked her
AnomicAgnostic: this is insane
PuppyTherapy: NOT puppy in a blender
Sunny B Badd: Pool, yeah, watch.  See who is going on and on and on about me for hours, without me even talking to or about it
PuppyTherapy: I've NEVER been in a blender!!!!!
AnomicAgnostic: THIS IS A CHATROOM - GROW UP
AnomicAgnostic: ugh
PuppyTherapy: see? THIS is why we are no longer friends
Lrcressida: PUPPY:  It is hard ot imagine one consistently talking to only those others tell you to listen to.  I think as a room we drop the ball and are overly mean to polite fundies.
Sunny B Badd: LOL Stiggy
LeeDeeBee0: lol stig good point
PuppyTherapy: it's the insults, and the back biting, and the obsession, and the name calling
AnomicAgnostic: discussing interesting things
PuppyTherapy: and it never stops
AnomicAgnostic: not chatroom factions
Lrcressida: Sunny is Puppy Sassy Jr.?
PuppyTherapy: and it's done, now
PuppyTherapy: RC - not quite
PoolGodess: I hate this.
Sunny B Badd: LrCress, Yes sir - can'tcha tell?
PuppyTherapy: but until she stops with the name calling and threatening MY friends.............................
Lrcressida: Sunny I know for a fact that the morning crowd of Malakas and meanies badmouth you regularly
Smaptimillian: Hobbit is right. We have to stop these outsiders from seducing our regs and dragging them away.
Sunny B Badd: LRcress, oh yeah
PuppyTherapy: RC --- I'm not a part of that group either

 

ALL THE DRAMA IN BA HAS ONE PERSON IN COMMON...

 

 

 

(David and I am being quiet no longer)

 

 

 

It's Super Bowl Sunday!

 

 

 

                                                   bleh...

 

 

 

 

(and AholeL reset my journal again for the second time without me asking, I guess they can only count as high as the number of fingers and toes they have working for them in Bopal India...)

 

Seriousily, if you don't already have AOL (Not Responding), then don't get it, it's the WORST internet service available...

 

 

David the patient...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

an update on dear ol' David

1)     Princess is back home safe and sound.  I hadn't seen the stupid dog in quite a while and I was worried that my neighbors had lost their dog.  I felt guilty because I wasn't able to catch Princess that first day she ran off.  Anywho...I saw her in the backyard a couple of days ago, she's A-Ok.

 

2)     Dobbs called me back the very next day and I had the Store Manager lecture me on how everything was my fault for about 30 minutes.  I didn't say a thing, I just let him stumble over his poor attempt at customer service.  Finally he admitted that his guys might have broken my windshield wiper fluid reservoir and he would pay to replace it in my vehicle.  I told him to jump in the lake.  I also told him to NEVER contact me again, I was serious when I told him that DOBBS blew it.  Dobbs is a crappy business with crappy people working there and I don't want anything to do with them anymore.  I will PAY for the replacement of my windshield wiper fluid reservoir myself and consider myself lucky not to have to set foot inside a DOBBS ever again...

 

3)     I am still sick, and it sucks.  I am calling in sick to work today.

 

4)     Ray lost at RISK.  I didn't win, I barly made it past the point that Ray was gobbled up.  But the funny part is...RAY LOST!  And he didn't take it so well...

 

5)     I am still very good looking and smart (just for the record)

 

 

(David all bundled up coughing and sneezing with a runny nose)

 

I got a TOS last night in BA...

Dear Member,

America Online has been notified of a Terms of Service (TOS) violation in an AOL chat room committed by one of the screen names on your account. A written warning has been entered in your account record along with the information below.

On 01/31/06 18:51:31 Eastern the ELDAVO12 screen name violated the TOS in the Beliefs Atheism chat room. The following is an excerpt from the chat room discussion:

ELDAVO12: xxxxxxx you are particularly dumb aren`t you?

When creating an AOL account, all members agree to abide by America Online`s TOS. These guidelines prohibit vulgar language, sexually explicit images, harassment, discussion of illegal activities, and/or other activities that may impair the enjoyment of our members.

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Community Action Team
America Online, Inc.

 

Minor Bureaucrats in India have an overdeveloped sense of their own importance.  If I didn't have this journal on AOL I would cancel my subscription, AOL (Not Responding) is a screwed up company...

 

                     (and I'm sick too... ::pouts:: ...)