It finally happened!
Scrappy decided to run away!
Yes....but not from home!
From Work!!
My Work!
I was off today and decided to take her for a ride and to see Doris.
We were sitting in the back of the restaurant, chatting (the place wasnt opened yet) and I looked away for one second and she had dissapeared! The entire staff got up to look for her (as there was only 5 minutes before the place opened) and she was just nowhere to be found! After crawling on hands and knees and looking under counters and in cracks and under tables, still no luck. This went on for about 20 minutes and one of our chefs started saying shit like "I hope the health dept doesnt find out" and "Why would u bring a cat into work in the first place" and "I take it you wont be bringing her in here again." and other banter that I just didnt need at that point. (Oh well..some people just dont know how to be sensitive I guess....what an ass!)
I decided to just sit at the table where she had wondered away from and all of a sudden I heard a faint "meow" and then another. Two seconds later she came wondering down the aisle towards me. I cant tell you how releived I was!! That was the first time I have lost my "little girl"...and it was kind of scary. I Scolded her and then gave her a big honkin kiss on her nose. And then took her home.
I sure hope she enjoyed her "adventure"!! It will be a long time before she has another, that is for sure!
Monday, July 19, 2004
Monday, July 12, 2004
A summer night outside, my laptop, a very tasty iced tea, and a slice of Lime Pie
A day off at last! It has been a very long week and Monday (today) could just not come soon enough. The weekend was a busy one at work and very exhausting.
I found a little gem of a restaurant just now. I am sitting outside in Downtown Milwaukee at a little place called "Zyng". It is an Asian Cafe on the park (Cathedral Sqaure) and they have tables on the sidewalk. It is a perfect summer night and the free WI-fi internet access that the city has down here reaches the cafe, so here I sit browsing the web, drinking an iced "Chai Tea" that is very tasty and I also ordered a slice of "Sublime Key Lime Pie". Couldn't be better. It is things like this that make me think of wanting to move back to Milwaukee. I have always been a "big city" type of person. Though I like Racine, there just isn't enough of things like this place yet.
Hopefully in time. Hell...If I had the money, I would open a place of my own like this in Racine, right on the lake. But alas, I am just a poor waif and have no means to accomplish that financial miracle.
Add to this, I also picked up two real cool books at the "Half Price Book Store" earlier today out in Brookfield.
It was a nice day and one of the nicer ones of summer so far.
And I had the whole day to enjoy it.....
The church bell across the park just started ringing...Kind of cool. It is 10pm and this city on the Lake is one of the happier places I have spent a lot of my recent life. I have no regrets right now. Not many days one can call perfect.....
I found a little gem of a restaurant just now. I am sitting outside in Downtown Milwaukee at a little place called "Zyng". It is an Asian Cafe on the park (Cathedral Sqaure) and they have tables on the sidewalk. It is a perfect summer night and the free WI-fi internet access that the city has down here reaches the cafe, so here I sit browsing the web, drinking an iced "Chai Tea" that is very tasty and I also ordered a slice of "Sublime Key Lime Pie". Couldn't be better. It is things like this that make me think of wanting to move back to Milwaukee. I have always been a "big city" type of person. Though I like Racine, there just isn't enough of things like this place yet.
Hopefully in time. Hell...If I had the money, I would open a place of my own like this in Racine, right on the lake. But alas, I am just a poor waif and have no means to accomplish that financial miracle.
Add to this, I also picked up two real cool books at the "Half Price Book Store" earlier today out in Brookfield.
It was a nice day and one of the nicer ones of summer so far.
And I had the whole day to enjoy it.....
The church bell across the park just started ringing...Kind of cool. It is 10pm and this city on the Lake is one of the happier places I have spent a lot of my recent life. I have no regrets right now. Not many days one can call perfect.....
Thursday, July 8, 2004
Bitten by the "Travel Bug Again"?- A happy birthday to my Mom
Here I am thinking of taking my last week of vacation...... By taking an Amtrak trip out west.
A six day "round trip" to either Washington or California, is 398.00 which is affordable I guess. And it includes a sleeper car and dinners in a dining car.
I am imagining being able to sit back and read a book or two, write in my journal and watch the views rolling by. No worry about weather and travel and no need to concentrate on anything but relaxing.
I really enjoyed the drive out west that I took a few months ago, but the one thing I kept thinking of was how nice it would be (at times) to have someone else do the driving.
I am thinking it would be nice to see some more of the west that I missed on my trip this spring, and to be able to see the wonderful mountain and dessert views on a train.
I have always thought about taking a train trip like this.
And being that my trip to Europe that didn't work out was supposed to include riding the "rails", I figure this might be a good substitute for now (plus a primer for when I do manage to get to Europe..Which will be within the next year or two at most.)
The two routes I am thinking of are both nice and would probably have amazing views.
The one takes me through Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming,and into Washington and Oregon and then returns.
The other goes through ILL, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Arizona, Nevada and into California.
The last one sounds very scenic and includes parts of the Rockies I have never seen, the Grand Canyon, the mountains and dessert of Arizona, the sierra Nevada mountains (The Donner pass) and into California and ending in San Francisco. A lot of areas I have always wanted to see. I have never been to the pacific ocean and that would be a fitting finale to either of these trips.
Both trips are 6 days total with various stops on the way. The one to California would include almost a whole day in California before having to board another train for the return journey. The trip itself is the point (riding on the train), so not having time to stay in any one area doesn't bother me at all.
I have been on a train before but that was years ago when I was a kid. My mom took me and my brothers and sisters from Wisconsin Rapids to Milwaukee to visit her cousin Anita, a few times on the "train". I remember the trips being "Great Adventures".
To a 10 year old boy almost anything other than being at home probably was an adventure.
This was back in the 70s. I do remember when the "train service" stopped in the Rapids and the end of those trips that I always looked forward to. It was like the end of an Era. (and it really was in a way)
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What else have I been up to? Work has been busy and my boss has been on vacation the last week. The Fourth of July was nice. I took in the Parade here in Racine, which is said to be one of the biggest in the Midwest. It was over two hours long and was very nice. Being up so early in the morning wasn't the best thing for me (I am a night owl) but it was nice to be able to spend a holiday doing something other than work, which in my profession, doesn't happen too often.
Other than that, things have been very quiet. Summer still hasn't arrived in Wisconsin. It feels more like an enhanced Spring. Today it is barely breaking the 70 degree mark, and it already the 8th of July.
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And....Tomorrow (July 9th) is my mom's birthday. It is hard to believe that it has been just over five years since she has died.
I still think of her quite often and even though time has tempered the feeling of loss, I still cry at times when I think of her. She was an "amazing woman" by all counts.
One of the things I think of often is how selfless she was. I don't think anyone could disagree that she gave her children everything she could and gave herself nothing in order for that to happen. I still cant figure out how she did it. I never really went without anything that I needed, nor did my siblings...And.....Her love was unconditional and always there for all of us. She had one of the biggest hearts and kindest souls of anyone I have ever known. (I am sure all kids think of their mother in this way though).
And I know that everyone who knew her, if they were lucky enough, probably felt the same.
Another thing I remember is how many friends she had. Every day, she was talking to one of her "girlfriends" or another aunt or uncle or relative on the phone. Or one of her friends was over at the house, having coffee and chatting. Or she would be at one of her friend's houses visiting them (via walking or riding her bike...She never did drive). She always had so much energy. One of the hardest things to see was when she started getting sick and she couldn't do so much of all of that. But you know what? Even after her cancer had pretty much taken its toll (before she became wheelchair bound), she would still walk the 3 blocks to the grocery store.
As I was on my trip out west a few months ago, I thought of her often. When I saw an amazing site or awesome view, I would think of how she would have looked at it. As I was browsing through one of the many shops out in Co., I came across a plaque that had been carved out of a rocky mountain pine tree and it had "Mom I love you" on it. I bought it and am planning on putting it at her gravesite the next time I make it up to the Rapids.
My amazing mother...... What memories, (so many...I may write about some of them on this blog eventually) and how Lucky I was to have had her in my life.
I just wish she could have remained in it just a bit longer.
I would give anything to just be able to see her and talk to her just one more time.
She is in my dreams still though and someday I know I will see her again. Until then, I have a lifetime of memories of her.
Happy Birthday mom. I love you....
A six day "round trip" to either Washington or California, is 398.00 which is affordable I guess. And it includes a sleeper car and dinners in a dining car.
I am imagining being able to sit back and read a book or two, write in my journal and watch the views rolling by. No worry about weather and travel and no need to concentrate on anything but relaxing.
I really enjoyed the drive out west that I took a few months ago, but the one thing I kept thinking of was how nice it would be (at times) to have someone else do the driving.
I am thinking it would be nice to see some more of the west that I missed on my trip this spring, and to be able to see the wonderful mountain and dessert views on a train.
I have always thought about taking a train trip like this.
And being that my trip to Europe that didn't work out was supposed to include riding the "rails", I figure this might be a good substitute for now (plus a primer for when I do manage to get to Europe..Which will be within the next year or two at most.)
The two routes I am thinking of are both nice and would probably have amazing views.
The one takes me through Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming,and into Washington and Oregon and then returns.
The other goes through ILL, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Arizona, Nevada and into California.
The last one sounds very scenic and includes parts of the Rockies I have never seen, the Grand Canyon, the mountains and dessert of Arizona, the sierra Nevada mountains (The Donner pass) and into California and ending in San Francisco. A lot of areas I have always wanted to see. I have never been to the pacific ocean and that would be a fitting finale to either of these trips.
Both trips are 6 days total with various stops on the way. The one to California would include almost a whole day in California before having to board another train for the return journey. The trip itself is the point (riding on the train), so not having time to stay in any one area doesn't bother me at all.
I have been on a train before but that was years ago when I was a kid. My mom took me and my brothers and sisters from Wisconsin Rapids to Milwaukee to visit her cousin Anita, a few times on the "train". I remember the trips being "Great Adventures".
To a 10 year old boy almost anything other than being at home probably was an adventure.
This was back in the 70s. I do remember when the "train service" stopped in the Rapids and the end of those trips that I always looked forward to. It was like the end of an Era. (and it really was in a way)
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What else have I been up to? Work has been busy and my boss has been on vacation the last week. The Fourth of July was nice. I took in the Parade here in Racine, which is said to be one of the biggest in the Midwest. It was over two hours long and was very nice. Being up so early in the morning wasn't the best thing for me (I am a night owl) but it was nice to be able to spend a holiday doing something other than work, which in my profession, doesn't happen too often.
Other than that, things have been very quiet. Summer still hasn't arrived in Wisconsin. It feels more like an enhanced Spring. Today it is barely breaking the 70 degree mark, and it already the 8th of July.
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And....Tomorrow (July 9th) is my mom's birthday. It is hard to believe that it has been just over five years since she has died.
I still think of her quite often and even though time has tempered the feeling of loss, I still cry at times when I think of her. She was an "amazing woman" by all counts.
One of the things I think of often is how selfless she was. I don't think anyone could disagree that she gave her children everything she could and gave herself nothing in order for that to happen. I still cant figure out how she did it. I never really went without anything that I needed, nor did my siblings...And.....Her love was unconditional and always there for all of us. She had one of the biggest hearts and kindest souls of anyone I have ever known. (I am sure all kids think of their mother in this way though).
And I know that everyone who knew her, if they were lucky enough, probably felt the same.
Another thing I remember is how many friends she had. Every day, she was talking to one of her "girlfriends" or another aunt or uncle or relative on the phone. Or one of her friends was over at the house, having coffee and chatting. Or she would be at one of her friend's houses visiting them (via walking or riding her bike...She never did drive). She always had so much energy. One of the hardest things to see was when she started getting sick and she couldn't do so much of all of that. But you know what? Even after her cancer had pretty much taken its toll (before she became wheelchair bound), she would still walk the 3 blocks to the grocery store.
As I was on my trip out west a few months ago, I thought of her often. When I saw an amazing site or awesome view, I would think of how she would have looked at it. As I was browsing through one of the many shops out in Co., I came across a plaque that had been carved out of a rocky mountain pine tree and it had "Mom I love you" on it. I bought it and am planning on putting it at her gravesite the next time I make it up to the Rapids.
My amazing mother...... What memories, (so many...I may write about some of them on this blog eventually) and how Lucky I was to have had her in my life.
I just wish she could have remained in it just a bit longer.
I would give anything to just be able to see her and talk to her just one more time.
She is in my dreams still though and someday I know I will see her again. Until then, I have a lifetime of memories of her.
Happy Birthday mom. I love you....
Wednesday, June 30, 2004
A Summerfest Visit
Well, after a two year absence from the "Big Gig", I finally made it to Summerfest last night.
My main reason for going was to see one of my favorite "When I was young" bands...Cheap Trick. They were playing at one of the "free stages". It was a fun time, alot of people my age (and alot of younger people too) and everyone was all pumped up. They sounded excellent and though they only played for an hour, it was a very nice hour. They played all their "old" stuff as well as a few newer numbers. I even managed to get a CD for 5.00, which was pretty cool.
But when at Summerfest, one must also try to do some of the things that makes going to Summerfest worthwile...and though I didnt manage to accomplish all the things on the list that the Milwaukee Journal said "one should do", I did manage to do a few of them.
(I put a "yes" by the ones I managed to do...
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The list the newspaper put out:
100 things to do at Summerfest
By OMC Staff Writers
Each year, the OMC editorial staff puts its decades of combined Summerfest experience to good use by publishing this very important article: 100 things to do at Summerfest. Updated for 2004, it's a quick look at your best ways to enjoy the Big Gig. Just don't forget to wear sunscreen ...
Drink freshly squeezed lemonade
Eat Saz's mozzarella sticks
Watch the Big Bang
Ride the skyglider (no spitting, please) -YES
Get a free pass-out ticket from noon-6:30 p.m. daily and you'll be able to get back in for free before 7 p.m. that same day.
Check out all the Harleys at the Harley-Davidson parking area -YES
Take a Summerfest shuttle
Corn! -YES
Get in free! There are promotions every day!
Eat eggplant strips at the Venice Club
See the amazing new light show
Get a temporary tattoo
Dance! -YES
Get your funk on with Kool and the Gang on June 30.
Obey the dress code
Start thinking about The Encore (Sept. 2-4)
Suck in your gut-YES
Sample every beer
Do the math and see if joining the Fest Head Club makes sense for you
Enjoy some wine coolers -YES
Say hi to Jake Leinenkugel
Watch a live newscast
Get a foot massage
Take a boat excursion on the Iroquois
Try the latest guitars at the Fender Roadhouse
Meet at the "Meet Me at the Fountain" official Summerfest meeting place.
Save a puppy by participating in the Humane Society promotion on July 2
Tip the strolling performers and that guy who plays six instruments at once -YES
Be leery of the ticket guys on the street, they might be selling fakes! -YES AND NO
Wear shoes at all times, please -YES
Sit on grass seats -YES
Eat those huge turkey legs
Buy some big cheap sunglasses
Get in free with Dean's Ice Cream Day on June 30
Check out Pat McCurdy every night
Watch some kickboxers
Check out the water ski show
Wonder why it only costs $12 to get in to Summerfest -YES
Play a little bingo
Play beach volleyball
See which Liz Phair performs on June 24
Sing some Karaoke at the Starbucks/Ticketmaster Legends Stage
Have a Sno Cone
Try some fried cheese, gimme some Moz!
Count the mullets at the Cheap Trick show on June 29 -YES
Take a romantic stroll by the lake
Come at noon, leave at midnight
Hit a TYME machine outside the mid-gate or inside the grounds -YES
Park far away for free and use www.parkmilwaukee.com to find good parking in greater downtown
Go to the Admirals Sports Area
Don't urinate in the Third Ward
Hang out at Timers after the Fest
Watch for falling objects under Hoan Bridge -YES
Tell everyone that you're good friends with Ricky Springfiled (a "Boogie Nights" reference)
Dance and sing with Paul Cebar
Try to figure out why a Def Lepard Tribute band is on the schedule
Wear comfortable shoes to the Indigo Girls concert on July 4
Meet Will Durst, the guy who gave OnMilwaukee.com its WAMI
Look for that guy who looks like Abe Lincoln
As you finish a beer, stack it on top of your other emtpies until you get the Slinky effect goin' on
Get in for free on Cedar Crest day on June 25
Don't forget, the rides are gone
Pretend you like Britney "for the music"
See Goran of The Gufs
Rock with Joan Jett
Say "hi" to our friend, Kevin Brandt
One word: Jazzercise
Get your photo taken by OnMilwaukee.com, pick it up online the next day-YES, TRIED BUT COULDNT FIND IT!!!
Check out the Wave soccer exhibition
Buy a Summerfest T-shirt
Gawk at everyone on their cell phones, all the time -YES
Get beer spilled on you early, for that cool, sticky feeling
Crunch some almonds!
Buy a pewter dragon or a unicorn T-shirt in the shopping area
Try to get a juggler to drop his balls
Order volcano chicken from King & I
Kick back on a bench and get a tan
See if Bo Black shows up
Resist the urge to joyride in an official golf cart, trust us -- you'll be ejected!
Bring your own toilet paper
Assign a meeting place with your pals before you get lost
Wonder why people are playing at the arcade
Leave the really young babies at home, please
Experience ComedySportz
Marvel at David Seebach's magic
Get autographs from band members
Don't bring pets, laser pointers or skateboards
Sneak a kiss near the lake
Stand at the north end of the grounds and watch the Milwaukee Art Museum's wings open (or close)
Surf the net, re-set all computers' homepages to OnMilwaukee.com
Follow the strolling performers like the Fabulous Feno and Johnny on Washday
Buy a root beer from one of those barrels
Make faces at the radio people as they broadcast live
Laugh at all the men who wear socks with their sandals -YES
Count bald heads, naked bellies and mullets -YES (150 THAT I COUNTED!!)
Think when you drink, and take a cab or the bus if you happen to over do it!
Run into "everyone" from your high school class
Eat funnel cakes
Don't forget your manners, apologize when you bump into someone, and buy the dude or gal a beer if you spill one -YES
Please don't try to play the big guitar!
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So....I probably did 1/5 of the things they suggested. Not bad for 4 hours.
I had a fun time. One day is more than enough for me though.
Thats it for today......
My main reason for going was to see one of my favorite "When I was young" bands...Cheap Trick. They were playing at one of the "free stages". It was a fun time, alot of people my age (and alot of younger people too) and everyone was all pumped up. They sounded excellent and though they only played for an hour, it was a very nice hour. They played all their "old" stuff as well as a few newer numbers. I even managed to get a CD for 5.00, which was pretty cool.
But when at Summerfest, one must also try to do some of the things that makes going to Summerfest worthwile...and though I didnt manage to accomplish all the things on the list that the Milwaukee Journal said "one should do", I did manage to do a few of them.
(I put a "yes" by the ones I managed to do...
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The list the newspaper put out:
100 things to do at Summerfest
By OMC Staff Writers
Each year, the OMC editorial staff puts its decades of combined Summerfest experience to good use by publishing this very important article: 100 things to do at Summerfest. Updated for 2004, it's a quick look at your best ways to enjoy the Big Gig. Just don't forget to wear sunscreen ...
Drink freshly squeezed lemonade
Eat Saz's mozzarella sticks
Watch the Big Bang
Ride the skyglider (no spitting, please) -YES
Get a free pass-out ticket from noon-6:30 p.m. daily and you'll be able to get back in for free before 7 p.m. that same day.
Check out all the Harleys at the Harley-Davidson parking area -YES
Take a Summerfest shuttle
Corn! -YES
Get in free! There are promotions every day!
Eat eggplant strips at the Venice Club
See the amazing new light show
Get a temporary tattoo
Dance! -YES
Get your funk on with Kool and the Gang on June 30.
Obey the dress code
Start thinking about The Encore (Sept. 2-4)
Suck in your gut-YES
Sample every beer
Do the math and see if joining the Fest Head Club makes sense for you
Enjoy some wine coolers -YES
Say hi to Jake Leinenkugel
Watch a live newscast
Get a foot massage
Take a boat excursion on the Iroquois
Try the latest guitars at the Fender Roadhouse
Meet at the "Meet Me at the Fountain" official Summerfest meeting place.
Save a puppy by participating in the Humane Society promotion on July 2
Tip the strolling performers and that guy who plays six instruments at once -YES
Be leery of the ticket guys on the street, they might be selling fakes! -YES AND NO
Wear shoes at all times, please -YES
Sit on grass seats -YES
Eat those huge turkey legs
Buy some big cheap sunglasses
Get in free with Dean's Ice Cream Day on June 30
Check out Pat McCurdy every night
Watch some kickboxers
Check out the water ski show
Wonder why it only costs $12 to get in to Summerfest -YES
Play a little bingo
Play beach volleyball
See which Liz Phair performs on June 24
Sing some Karaoke at the Starbucks/Ticketmaster Legends Stage
Have a Sno Cone
Try some fried cheese, gimme some Moz!
Count the mullets at the Cheap Trick show on June 29 -YES
Take a romantic stroll by the lake
Come at noon, leave at midnight
Hit a TYME machine outside the mid-gate or inside the grounds -YES
Park far away for free and use www.parkmilwaukee.com to find good parking in greater downtown
Go to the Admirals Sports Area
Don't urinate in the Third Ward
Hang out at Timers after the Fest
Watch for falling objects under Hoan Bridge -YES
Tell everyone that you're good friends with Ricky Springfiled (a "Boogie Nights" reference)
Dance and sing with Paul Cebar
Try to figure out why a Def Lepard Tribute band is on the schedule
Wear comfortable shoes to the Indigo Girls concert on July 4
Meet Will Durst, the guy who gave OnMilwaukee.com its WAMI
Look for that guy who looks like Abe Lincoln
As you finish a beer, stack it on top of your other emtpies until you get the Slinky effect goin' on
Get in for free on Cedar Crest day on June 25
Don't forget, the rides are gone
Pretend you like Britney "for the music"
See Goran of The Gufs
Rock with Joan Jett
Say "hi" to our friend, Kevin Brandt
One word: Jazzercise
Get your photo taken by OnMilwaukee.com, pick it up online the next day-YES, TRIED BUT COULDNT FIND IT!!!
Check out the Wave soccer exhibition
Buy a Summerfest T-shirt
Gawk at everyone on their cell phones, all the time -YES
Get beer spilled on you early, for that cool, sticky feeling
Crunch some almonds!
Buy a pewter dragon or a unicorn T-shirt in the shopping area
Try to get a juggler to drop his balls
Order volcano chicken from King & I
Kick back on a bench and get a tan
See if Bo Black shows up
Resist the urge to joyride in an official golf cart, trust us -- you'll be ejected!
Bring your own toilet paper
Assign a meeting place with your pals before you get lost
Wonder why people are playing at the arcade
Leave the really young babies at home, please
Experience ComedySportz
Marvel at David Seebach's magic
Get autographs from band members
Don't bring pets, laser pointers or skateboards
Sneak a kiss near the lake
Stand at the north end of the grounds and watch the Milwaukee Art Museum's wings open (or close)
Surf the net, re-set all computers' homepages to OnMilwaukee.com
Follow the strolling performers like the Fabulous Feno and Johnny on Washday
Buy a root beer from one of those barrels
Make faces at the radio people as they broadcast live
Laugh at all the men who wear socks with their sandals -YES
Count bald heads, naked bellies and mullets -YES (150 THAT I COUNTED!!)
Think when you drink, and take a cab or the bus if you happen to over do it!
Run into "everyone" from your high school class
Eat funnel cakes
Don't forget your manners, apologize when you bump into someone, and buy the dude or gal a beer if you spill one -YES
Please don't try to play the big guitar!
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So....I probably did 1/5 of the things they suggested. Not bad for 4 hours.
I had a fun time. One day is more than enough for me though.
Thats it for today......
Tuesday, June 29, 2004
Another tidbit on my thoughts on the "Free Iraq"
As I am sitting here reading the news online, I come across this little part of a story detailing the return of "self rule to the Iraqi people":
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From the Journal-Sentinel Online Newspaper on June 28,2004:
The U.S. is to continue to play a dominant role in reconstruction, mainly because it controls most of the money.
Although an Iraqi flag was raised over the Green Zone, the U.S. had announced no plans to move out of Hussein's former Republican Palace there, and American troops were still guarding it. A new U.S. Embassy, the world's largest, is being built nearby.
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Read the last line again....makes one think doesnt it???
That's all for tonight.
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From the Journal-Sentinel Online Newspaper on June 28,2004:
The U.S. is to continue to play a dominant role in reconstruction, mainly because it controls most of the money.
Although an Iraqi flag was raised over the Green Zone, the U.S. had announced no plans to move out of Hussein's former Republican Palace there, and American troops were still guarding it. A new U.S. Embassy, the world's largest, is being built nearby.
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Read the last line again....makes one think doesnt it???
That's all for tonight.
Monday, June 28, 2004
An Earthquake in the Midwest....ha? (and) A New Day in Iraq (maybe)
Monday 6-28-04
330AM
Ok...So here I am a few hours ago, watching TV and browsing the web and I feel this weird sensation, like when u get slightly dizzy when u feel lightheaded, and think I am hearing a weird kind of noise, like a moaning sound or something. Too much looking at the computer screen the last few hours probably......
So, I get up to look around the apt and cant figure it out. Thought maybe Scrappy was into something again...Like she always is. Go back to browsing the web..When all of a sudden just a few minutes ago (330am), I come across this in the Milwaukee Journal sentinel Online: (Thank god.....For a minute I thought I was nuts)
Did anyone else feel anything???
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Magnitude 4.5 Earthquake Strikes Midwest
CHICAGO (AP) -- A brief earthquake struck the Midwest early Monday, rattling windows and awakening sleeping residents from Wisconsin south to Missouri and from Indiana west to Iowa.
No injuries were immediately reported from the quake, which occurred about 1:11 a.m. CDT. It was centered about 7 miles east of Troy Grove and 71 miles west of Chicago, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Brian Lassige, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey in Colorado, said the quake was magnitude 4.5, and its epicenter was about eight miles northwest of Ottawa in northern Illinois.
Initial reports indicated no major damage from the temblor, although police agencies and radio stations within the quake area were inundated with telephone calls.
Reports of the shaking came from at least as far east as Valparaiso, Ind., and as far west as the Quad Cities, and from Wisconsin in the north to the St. Louis area in the south.
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Iraq Self Rule????
We (the U.S. Goverment) have finally handed over rule of Iraq to it's own people. This happened a few hours ago, as I was watching the News (June 28, 2004), two days ahead of schedule. Isn't it funny that they decided to do this at exactly the same time that our president is over in that area of the world.
Some may believe that this "handover of power" is above board and exactly what it is supposed to mean (self rule of a people of their own country), but I don't believe that for a second.
I think it is just another "ploy" our wonderful government is using as part of it's ONGOING campaign to "rule the world" with other like minded nations (such as Britain and the European Union) that has been in the works for many many years. There is just too much credible information out there to NOT think that there are "ulterior motives" for our government to have started this whole thing in the first place.
I firmly believe that our government invaded Iraq, toppled its government, and in the process, installed it's own "puppet government" there so we (The U.S.) can control the world's LARGEST supply of OIL on the planet.
Why would we want to do this you may ask? Because we (and the rest of the world) use oil in such immense amounts, and it wont last forever (in fact there are numerous studies saying that the world could possibly exhaust its supply of natural oil in the next 100 years or less), and those that control the most oil, will be the most powerful among us on this planet we call Earth. And that of course will be (and is)us as of last May when we took this oil by force.
I have other ideas as to the depth of all of this, and not enough time to go into all of it here right now (no one would want to read my ideas anyway probably) but suffice it to say, there is much more going on over in Iraq than we are being led to believe.....
Thats it for tonight.....
330AM
Ok...So here I am a few hours ago, watching TV and browsing the web and I feel this weird sensation, like when u get slightly dizzy when u feel lightheaded, and think I am hearing a weird kind of noise, like a moaning sound or something. Too much looking at the computer screen the last few hours probably......
So, I get up to look around the apt and cant figure it out. Thought maybe Scrappy was into something again...Like she always is. Go back to browsing the web..When all of a sudden just a few minutes ago (330am), I come across this in the Milwaukee Journal sentinel Online: (Thank god.....For a minute I thought I was nuts)
Did anyone else feel anything???
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Magnitude 4.5 Earthquake Strikes Midwest
CHICAGO (AP) -- A brief earthquake struck the Midwest early Monday, rattling windows and awakening sleeping residents from Wisconsin south to Missouri and from Indiana west to Iowa.
No injuries were immediately reported from the quake, which occurred about 1:11 a.m. CDT. It was centered about 7 miles east of Troy Grove and 71 miles west of Chicago, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Brian Lassige, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey in Colorado, said the quake was magnitude 4.5, and its epicenter was about eight miles northwest of Ottawa in northern Illinois.
Initial reports indicated no major damage from the temblor, although police agencies and radio stations within the quake area were inundated with telephone calls.
Reports of the shaking came from at least as far east as Valparaiso, Ind., and as far west as the Quad Cities, and from Wisconsin in the north to the St. Louis area in the south.
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Iraq Self Rule????
We (the U.S. Goverment) have finally handed over rule of Iraq to it's own people. This happened a few hours ago, as I was watching the News (June 28, 2004), two days ahead of schedule. Isn't it funny that they decided to do this at exactly the same time that our president is over in that area of the world.
Some may believe that this "handover of power" is above board and exactly what it is supposed to mean (self rule of a people of their own country), but I don't believe that for a second.
I think it is just another "ploy" our wonderful government is using as part of it's ONGOING campaign to "rule the world" with other like minded nations (such as Britain and the European Union) that has been in the works for many many years. There is just too much credible information out there to NOT think that there are "ulterior motives" for our government to have started this whole thing in the first place.
I firmly believe that our government invaded Iraq, toppled its government, and in the process, installed it's own "puppet government" there so we (The U.S.) can control the world's LARGEST supply of OIL on the planet.
Why would we want to do this you may ask? Because we (and the rest of the world) use oil in such immense amounts, and it wont last forever (in fact there are numerous studies saying that the world could possibly exhaust its supply of natural oil in the next 100 years or less), and those that control the most oil, will be the most powerful among us on this planet we call Earth. And that of course will be (and is)us as of last May when we took this oil by force.
I have other ideas as to the depth of all of this, and not enough time to go into all of it here right now (no one would want to read my ideas anyway probably) but suffice it to say, there is much more going on over in Iraq than we are being led to believe.....
Thats it for tonight.....
Friday, June 25, 2004
Computer virus'-A new Book to read-The Adventures of Scrappy Doo
COMPUTER VIRUS
I got my first "trojan horse" virus last night. Spent about an hour researching where it came from and it was one of those stupid advertizing popup programs.
I installed a few more antivirus applications to keep my computer more secure, esp since i have "Broadband high speed" and a "wireless connection" to the internet. I did find a cool little application that was made by the U.S. Goverment that lets me know what the "terror alert system" is at. It sits next to the clock in the bottom of the screen and changes colors and will notify u with an audible alarm if the terror alert changes to a different level.
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A NEW BOOK TO READ
I bought another book. It is called "Uriel's Machine" and it talks about ancient happenings on earth such as the flood and how we as humans were helped along in our growth and eveloution by ancient godlike beings and their ability to predict worldwide cotastrophies and to be able to survive them as did someone named "Noah" from the Bible.
I think it should be an interesting read. I have always beleived that their has to be more to our ancient history and the way things happened, then what we have been told and or what has been written down. How do you explain all the awesome things that our ancestors were capable of such as the pyramids and all the other wonderous things that history has recorded.
I think everyone owes it to themselves to at least look at what some people have spent tons of time trying to "decipher" and then draw their own conclusions in whatever direction they may want to.
The link to the web site that gives a background on the book, if anyone is interested in finding out a little more of some of the things I am interested in, is:
http://www.hiramkey.force9.co.uk/uriel.html
This will probably be my summer read. A very long read, but one that, according to the jacket, is a very understandable and enjoyable one.I got it at the Barns and Noble here in Racine on Wed evening. It was on sale for 9.95, and though I would have paid full price for it, being on sale was even a better suprise!
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THE ADVENTURES OF SCRAPPY DOO
Scrappy (my little purring bundle of fur) just climed up onto my lap and then jumped on the desk. She was swatting the tv earlier, well actually she was swatting the TV news anchors on CNN....too funny...you had to see it....her little paws batting the screen.
She can be so cute. She is just laying here on the desk, watching me type right now and it is so weird. I just gave her some kisses and she is looking at me like I am the weird one!....hmmmm....kids...I tell ya.
She gets into these moods where she doesnt want to be near me and then all of a sudden she is like 2 inches away and will follow me wherever I am for hours.She is in one of her "docile" moods right now, letting me pet her and kiss her and I keep leaning over to talk to her and she will be laying there and then get up and sit on her back paws (as she is doing right now) and moves her head like she is "watching the TV!!"
And now she is off again to explore and see what else she can get into around the apt. A few nights ago, she brought the dam kitchen sink "sponge" to bed!!
I was like "No..honey...I dont want to do the dishes now....I want to sleep. I have to hide the damm sponge now as she will jump up on the kitchen counter to grab it. And then this morning I woke up and my printer is hanging off the desk....she must have been exploring and found the "leather pouch" that I keep my bills and things in on my desk, as that was on the floor. It has a "string" to close it on it, so i am sure that is what she was after.
And she sure is getting big. She is still skinny and muscular but she is growing longer. She almost doesnt fit in the "shoebox" that I brought her home in and that has been her little "napping bed" since she has been with me. Pretty soon, I will have to look for a darn "refrigerator box" if she keeps growing. She is 6&1/4 months old yesterday. I have to save some money also in the next few months so I can have her "fixed". The only reason would be to stop the "Heat process" that the vet says I dont want to have happen. She mentioned something about whining and weird behavior that happens during this period. That will cost me about 300.00 though...ouch. Oh well.
And get this...she gives herself these "paw and tongue baths" as I have come to call them, and then right after, tries giving me one! If she isnt rubbing up against my face with her body (with the purr engine going full roar), then she is licking my face. I hope its love. What else could it be?? A bored, weird kitten?? Who knows!!
Time for bed....
I got my first "trojan horse" virus last night. Spent about an hour researching where it came from and it was one of those stupid advertizing popup programs.
I installed a few more antivirus applications to keep my computer more secure, esp since i have "Broadband high speed" and a "wireless connection" to the internet. I did find a cool little application that was made by the U.S. Goverment that lets me know what the "terror alert system" is at. It sits next to the clock in the bottom of the screen and changes colors and will notify u with an audible alarm if the terror alert changes to a different level.
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A NEW BOOK TO READ
I bought another book. It is called "Uriel's Machine" and it talks about ancient happenings on earth such as the flood and how we as humans were helped along in our growth and eveloution by ancient godlike beings and their ability to predict worldwide cotastrophies and to be able to survive them as did someone named "Noah" from the Bible.
I think it should be an interesting read. I have always beleived that their has to be more to our ancient history and the way things happened, then what we have been told and or what has been written down. How do you explain all the awesome things that our ancestors were capable of such as the pyramids and all the other wonderous things that history has recorded.
I think everyone owes it to themselves to at least look at what some people have spent tons of time trying to "decipher" and then draw their own conclusions in whatever direction they may want to.
The link to the web site that gives a background on the book, if anyone is interested in finding out a little more of some of the things I am interested in, is:
http://www.hiramkey.force9.co.uk/uriel.html
This will probably be my summer read. A very long read, but one that, according to the jacket, is a very understandable and enjoyable one.I got it at the Barns and Noble here in Racine on Wed evening. It was on sale for 9.95, and though I would have paid full price for it, being on sale was even a better suprise!
________________________________________________________________________________________
THE ADVENTURES OF SCRAPPY DOO
Scrappy (my little purring bundle of fur) just climed up onto my lap and then jumped on the desk. She was swatting the tv earlier, well actually she was swatting the TV news anchors on CNN....too funny...you had to see it....her little paws batting the screen.
She can be so cute. She is just laying here on the desk, watching me type right now and it is so weird. I just gave her some kisses and she is looking at me like I am the weird one!....hmmmm....kids...I tell ya.
She gets into these moods where she doesnt want to be near me and then all of a sudden she is like 2 inches away and will follow me wherever I am for hours.She is in one of her "docile" moods right now, letting me pet her and kiss her and I keep leaning over to talk to her and she will be laying there and then get up and sit on her back paws (as she is doing right now) and moves her head like she is "watching the TV!!"
And now she is off again to explore and see what else she can get into around the apt. A few nights ago, she brought the dam kitchen sink "sponge" to bed!!
I was like "No..honey...I dont want to do the dishes now....I want to sleep. I have to hide the damm sponge now as she will jump up on the kitchen counter to grab it. And then this morning I woke up and my printer is hanging off the desk....she must have been exploring and found the "leather pouch" that I keep my bills and things in on my desk, as that was on the floor. It has a "string" to close it on it, so i am sure that is what she was after.
And she sure is getting big. She is still skinny and muscular but she is growing longer. She almost doesnt fit in the "shoebox" that I brought her home in and that has been her little "napping bed" since she has been with me. Pretty soon, I will have to look for a darn "refrigerator box" if she keeps growing. She is 6&1/4 months old yesterday. I have to save some money also in the next few months so I can have her "fixed". The only reason would be to stop the "Heat process" that the vet says I dont want to have happen. She mentioned something about whining and weird behavior that happens during this period. That will cost me about 300.00 though...ouch. Oh well.
And get this...she gives herself these "paw and tongue baths" as I have come to call them, and then right after, tries giving me one! If she isnt rubbing up against my face with her body (with the purr engine going full roar), then she is licking my face. I hope its love. What else could it be?? A bored, weird kitten?? Who knows!!
Time for bed....
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