Later. 

You Passed 8th Grade Math

Congratulations, you got 8/10 correct!

Could'>http://www.blogthings.com/couldyoupasseighthgrademathquiz/">Could You Pass 8th Grade Math?

I am not gonna lie, there was some ass scratching involved with this test. I never learned that in the 8th grade. I just learned most if it in Community College. Later.

Mower Racer in the making

I have decided to get into the family lawnmower racing business. I have picked out the mower and have a work bench waiting to be used. I originally was going to use a twin-cylinder craftsman mower that would have put me in the B/P class. But after thinking about it and talking with the resident experts, I am going to use a Murray mower with a 12 HP flathead and go into the S/P class. My dad and uncle have all the specs for a 12 HP flathead; things like crankshaft and camshaft modifications, etc… I am getting more into the building/engineering aspect of it all than the racing, but I intend on racing also. Besides, it will give me more time with my parents. I will take photos along the way and keep you updated. Later.

This is a picture of the Sunburst mower below before any modifications were made. My father and uncle are into racing lawnmowers. Here is a link to the organization they belong to. There will hopefully be a local chapter starting up with a local track pretty soon. Right now they go to central Texas to race. I will keep you posted.Later.

Here is an after picture of the finished product. My uncle has already won two first places with this mower. Later. 

Dog pimping ain't easy

Here is an article I found that the title just reached out and caught my eye.

A woman accused of pummeling a dog breeder over the head with a dead Chihuahua has been charged with two misdemeanors and reimbursed the money she paid for the puppy. Lisa Lynn Hopfer, 33, of Wentzville, was charged with trespassing and third-degree assault in the June 7 incident, authorities said. No listed phone number for Hopfer was available. A man at her home who declined to identify himself told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Friday that "there's another side to the story," but declined to elaborate. Hopfer told police she had taken the puppy to a veterinarian, who said it was only 4 weeks old and needed to be returned to its mother. But before she could return the puppy named Chloe, it died. Authorities said Hopfer went to the breeder's home, pushed her way inside and began fighting with the breeder as she tried to make her way to the basement to get another puppy, police said. Linda Hulsey, 33, of St. Peters, wrestled the woman out of her house to the front porch, where the woman then hit the breeder over the head numerous times with the dead puppy, police said. Hulsey said she was hit with the dead puppy at least 30 times and went to a hospital for her bruises, but had no serious injuries. She said she was upset that Hopfer had accused her of selling the puppy too young and said the puppy was two days shy of 6 weeks old. Hulsey said she later returned the $100 that Hopfer had paid for the dog.

I have heard of whipping somebody’s ass with all sorts of objects, but a dead puppy? Damn. That is one heartless bitch. I sure as hell would not of gave her money back. Her crazy ass needs to be locked up. Linda Hulsey better be glad she is a dog pimp and not a horse breeder. Later.

CUFFs

I appreciate all those participating in the poll below. You see, there is a fellow in the office that is a proud wearer of flip flops. I do not feel flip flops are appropriate to be worn in public. When I think of flip flops, I think of the typical redneck standing on a sandbar on Whiskey Chitto River, wearing cut-off blue jean shorts, with the faded blue half-done tattoo, sporting a mullet, holding the signature red-label Budweiser can with a Doral cigarette hanging off his lower right lip, yelling at the kids to “quit playing with that dead possum”. I own sandals that I wore when boating or when I wash the truck. I hardly ever go barefoot outside. But I refuse to put those “foot G-strings” on my feet and prance around in public. Flip flops and fairy’s go hand and hand, don’t you think? Any way, please help me to prove that grown ups and those who have fashion sense do not wear flip flops, especially in public. It is time to take a stand against those who sport fagot foot wear in public and make the rest of us suffer. Wearing flip flops in public is about as tacky as a chick without a bra. It is just tacky. Thanks for your input, and hopefully we, the CUFFs (Citizens Upset over Flip Flops) can put an end to this vile and disgusting display of public foot foolishness. Have a great day. Later.


UPDATE: I unfortunately did not do enough research. When I created the CUFFs, Citizens Upset over Flip Flops, I thought I was being original. But apparently, CUFFs has already been taken. I guess there can be more than one meaning per acronym. My mistake. Later.

I found this one here. Later.

Please vote and settle an argument at work.

Do you wear flip flops?
	I am a man and I wear them often.
	I am a man and I wear them never
	I am a woman and I wear them often
	I am a woman and I wear them never
	Flip flops are tacky and should be taken out of public
Free polls from Pollhost.com

Later.

It takes a special type of person to put those ugly ass pink flamingos in their yard to begin with. Redneck Bird Flu, damn that's funny. Later.
 

Here is another part of the problem. Laws that make no damn sense. I actually got married in Las Vegas. But it wasn't a spontaneous thing. We had planned it for months. There should not be gay marriages. There should be a waiting period. There should be stiffer penalties for divorce. But dick-smokers and carpet-munchers want their time in the spot light and that is breaking down the whole meaning of being married. One man and one woman. God created Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve. This was done for a reason. It is immoral, illogical, and just plain ass wrong. Stupid ass cum-guzzling, drag-queen pieces of shit. Then there are the straight ones that jump in non-prepared and are surprised when it doesn't work out. It is this whole society's mentality of instant gratification that is at the root of the problem. Just because everyone else is doing it doesn't make it right slick. Later.
 

This is what is missing in the youth today. Not enough time with parents and having parents that are not worth a shit. TV, sport stars, and rap artist were never meant to be role models or raise your kids. Any asshole with a penis can impregnate a woman, but a true father will be there when he is needed. Later.
 

Italian red-necks?

Here is a site I stumbled across of Jeep owners’ mud riding on Christmas morning in Italy. Who would have thunk it? I thought all they had to offer in Italy was good food and hot chicks. I figured only red-necks in the south had this kind of fun. These guys have an awesome mudding hole. The only thing I didn’t see was any beer cans. I guess they still don’t do it as good as we do in the south. Later.

I just went during my lunch break and pick this movie up in the mall. You have to have a certain taste for comedy to enjoy this movie. My wife doesn't. But that's ok hose head; I'll just watch when she is not at home, eh. The movie is about two brothers eh, Bob and Doug McKenzie that stumble into trouble at the local Ellsinore beer brewery trying to get free beer by shoving a mouse in an empty beer bottle claiming they found it there. Blockbuster didn't have it, so I just went and purchased it myself. Later.

What a dumbass. When will he do something about it? Later. 

FEMA Fraud? You gotta be shittin me

Who didn’t see this coming? Here is the link to an article about FEMA funds being used for things that the funds were not intended to be used for; sex changes, divorces, and other nonsense bullshit that these useless bastards wasted my money on instead of getting food, clothing, and the like to help them get back to their government teat sucking status. Here is another link to claims of the leaches using my money to purchase sports tickets and vacations.

How can a taxpayer just sit idly by and allow this to happen without getting a case of the red-ass? I swear this country is going to hell in a hand basket. When they give a crack head $2000 for food and housing during an evacuation, what the hell did they expect to happen? These damn morons give away MY money to any jackass with an address that claimed to evacuate. I personally know of multiple family members living in the same dwelling, evacuated in the same vehicle, stayed in a hotel out of state for weeks free, and four of them got the $2000 evacuation money. My money that the government gave them. Sons-a-bitches. Why not issue food, housing, clothing instead of giving out money so they can buy what they want? Damn animals are what they are. Later.

Mosquitos for your phone?

There is a new ring tone for your cell phone out there. It is called the mosquito ring tone. The noise was originally used to drive away teenagers out side of doorways. Here is just one website I found about it. Supposedly only teens can hear it and not adults due to the frequency used. Hell, just put the bastard on vibrate. Later.

Just a couple of jokes to lift the spirits

A couple of jokes for the kiddies out there.

Woman: Would you get married again if I died?
Man: Definitely not!
Woman: Why not -- don't you like being married?
Man: Of course I do.
Woman: Then why wouldn't you remarry?
Man: Okay, I'd get married again.
Woman: You would? (With a hurtful look on her face)
Man: (audible groan)
Woman: Would you sleep with her in our bed?
Man: Where else would we sleep?
Woman: Would you put away my pictures, and replace them with pictures of her?
Man: That would seem like the proper thing to do.
Woman: And would you let her use my golf clubs?
Man: She can't use them -- she's left-handed.
Woman: (silence)
Man: Shit!


An elderly man goes into confession and says to the priest, "Father, I'm 80 years old, married, have four kids and 11 grandchildren. Last night I had an affair and made love to two 18-year-old girls. Both of them. Twice!"
The priest said, "Well, my son, when was the last time you were in confession?"
"Never, Father, I'm Jewish."
"So then, why are you telling me?"
"Father, it is not just you. I'm telling EVERYBODY!"

Later.

Sometimes is just seems that people don't have their priorities in order. I mean, illegal aliens have been crossing the border since the border was established and all of a sudden it is the big news story. Gay marriages are wrong and shouldn't be taking place. I feel that I would handle the world's affairs differently, but I am no where near in the position that W is in with his vast amounts of information coming in to say that I would do it differently. What I am saying is that he is in a far better position to make the call than I am, even if I don't agree. Later.

Useless old goat

You know, ever since ole Willie Nelson started talking openly about being an avid dope head, I have lost a lot of respect for him. Then he starts singing about how cowboys are frequently, secretly fond of each other. Now the tree hugging, dope smoking, long haired hippy freak of nature has added another reason to piss on his grave. Here is a snippet:

CODEPINK, a national grassroots peace and social justice movement initiated by women, has as its primary objectives: to end the war in Iraq through mobilization of the public, to prevent new wars from breaking out and to re-direct the government’s monetary resources towards healthcare, education and other life-affirming activities. The organization has called for a hunger strike to protest the war in Iraq beginning on July 4. The protest, which has already attracted hundreds of supporters, will be held in front of the White House.

Those planning to fast include Cindy Sheehan; environmentalist Diane Wilson; comedian Dick Gregory; singer Willie Nelson; Dr. Bob Edgar, General Secretary of the National Council of Churches; Dr. E. Faye Williams, National Chair of the National Congress of Black Women; Colonel Ann Wright; Iraq veteran Geoffrey Millard; Kim Gandy, President of the National Organization for Women; and CODEPINK cofounders Medea Benjamin, Jodie Evans and Gael Murphy.


Just the fact that he is standing next to that traitor bitch Sheehan is enough to make my stomach turn. Willie, you goat looking piece of shit, shut the hell up and quit trying to make political statements. You are not a politician; you are just a burnt-out over rated musician. Later.

Juan Valdez ain't got shit

I remember back waking up as a small child to the smell of fresh brewed Seaport coffee. Dad was the only coffee drinker in the house and he drank it every morning. I always admired my father. Everything he did, I wanted to do also. I was always up under his feet trying to help. Probably more of a handicap than a helping hand, but I tried to be like him. From carpentry, welding, working on cars, and even drinking coffee. I used to get my own cup of coffee milk and drink it with him. But for some reason, it never stuck with me and I have never drunk an entire cup of coffee in my life. I am sorry, but it tastes like shit. We even purchased a coffee pot years ago so that the wife and I could try to drink coffee. Chris, my son, is the only one who uses the coffee pot now.

The reason I bring this up is because of a co-worker of mine put up this post of how wonderful his coffee is. Don’t get me wrong, he is a good friend, great technician/boss, and one hell of a wordsmith, but the smell of his coffee could gag a maggot on a gut wagon folks. He thinks it is the best thing since sliced bread, but just go ask this lady to back up my story. All of us in the office agree Mostly Cajun’s coffee smells like a boat launch. Just about every morning you can hear his “orgasmic groan” of pleasure as he pulls the cup away from his mouth; his eyes are closed, he has a grin from ear to ear, and a look on his face that life makes sense and “if I were to die now, I would die happy”. I have never seen anyone enjoy coffee to the degree that he does. But hey, you have to get life’s little pleasures where you can. Later.

Don't test him

Here is a snippet of the news story from here.

"The man shouted 'God will save me, if he exists', lowered himself by a rope into the enclosure, took his shoes off and went up to the lions," the official said. "A lioness went straight for him, knocked him down and severed his carotid artery.

First of all, you are not supposed to test God. Second, who do you think sent the lion after his ass? It is just God’s way of weaning out the stupid people. Look at it this way. If an animal is lazy, out of shape, and didn’t catch its own food in the wild, it would eventually die. But if the animal is faster than its prey, has sharper hunting skills than its brothers, then he eats and lives another day. Same thing would happen in the real world if the stupid government didn’t give everything to the worthless that won’t get off their duff and earn it. Instead, you get the lazy, out of shape people who sit around and wait for the next government check while I’m out earning a paycheck and paying taxes to make sure that they get that next check. I really don’t know if the government could be fixed at this point. I think it may be to far gone and a revolution is in order to get back to the right way of doing things. And it is not just welfare recipients I am referring to. It is everything! Retirement, Social Security, Medicaid-Medicare, government spending, etc… The list goes on and on. And I just get this disgusted-frustrated feeling knowing that there is not much I can do about it. I continue to pay into a system, Social Security, which I know I will never get to benefit from because it will be dried up before I retire. So I save on my own for my own future. But I could save a lot more if the bloodsucking government wouldn’t take it from me. It is like betting on a three legged horse at the Kentucky Derby. There is no way it will win, so why bet on her? There is no way the system will support us when we retire, so why continue to pay? “Because I have no choice” is not a good answer and it is very sour to say. It leaves an extremely bitter taste in my mouth.

I kind of got off track on this one huh? Bottom line; don’t test God. Later.

The end is near

The end is near. Not for the end of the world, but the end of the local union. It sure doesn’t sound like they will be very strong after this is over. A few updates on the strike from my source:

The union told their members to go to the web site to get information on what is going on and the latest strike updates. Their response was that most of them have disconnected their internet service because they are unemployed and can’t afford it. The ones that do go and check only find the same old information about Brother Cooley and his turkey fry.

The union wanted the striking members to all wear the same t-shirt on the picket line for that solidarity look. At $7 a piece, no one is standing in that line to purchase one. How can they afford it?

Remember hearing about that food bank that the union set up for the members, it isn’t free. You pay $28 to get $56 worth of food. Not much of a food bank. They could get that at Sams Wholesale, if they haven’t cancelled that membership already like they had to for the internet.

There are also several contractors entering the gate now also. One in particular has over 15 workers coming in plus the original bunch that was locked in.

There are over 30 union members workers currently in the plant that have decided that they didn’t want to watch their family suffer.

I really don’t see the strike going on for very much longer. It will not go near as long as Natrium did. I just wish it had never happened. Later.

Oh happy day

July 18, 2006. That is when Harbor Freight in Lake Charles, Louisiana will open its doors to the public. I am getting all giddy just thinking about it. The closest one to us is in Beaumont, Texas. I am always trying to find an excuse to go to Beaumont so I can do some shopping. There is always something on sale at Harbor Freight that you didn’t even know you needed. Later.

It doesn't look good for us in south-west Louisiana. But I couldn't imagine New York getting hit. Not very many people live along our coast line. And the ones that do are prepared by building ten or so feet above sea-level. New York and the other major cities along the eastern coast wouldn't survive as well as we did. And we didn't do all that good. Later.

Letter to my state representative

This is a copy of the letter I sent via stamped mail to my state representative pushing for a change in the current tax laws.


Charles W. Boustany Jr.
1117 Longworth
Washington, D.C. 20515

Dear Mr. Boustany,

Since the current U.S. income tax code is directly responsible for exporting our jobs but not our products, and is unfair, complex, wasteful, confusing, intrusive and costly;
Since the Internal Revenue Service is acknowledged to be deeply flawed, mismanaged, and has victimized many innocent taxpayers, specifically targeting America’s working poor;
Since the current Social Security/Medicare payroll deduction system is a very regressive tax, placing a heavy burden on low/middle income taxpayers and a similar burden on the self-employed;
Since the American people deserve a tax system that:

Closes all loopholes;
Enables workers to keep their entire paycheck and retirees to keep their entire pension;
Frees individuals from ever filing a tax return again;
Abolishes the IRS and ends all audits of individual taxpayers;
Eliminates all hidden federal taxes;
Brings accountability to tax policy;
Lets American-made products compete fairly at home and overseas; and
Allows every family to buy the basic necessities tax-free.

Therefore, I the undersigned do hereby fully support and encourage every Member of Congress, especially my own, to support and cosponsor HR 25/S 1493 that would repeal the current tax code, abolishing the IRS, and replace it with the FairTax, a simple, single-rate, national retail sales tax, administered uniformly to all eligible American consumers. I also ask my Members of Congress to cosponsor House Joint Resolution 61 for the repeal of the 16th Amendment. Finally, I pledge to make three calls a week, to my congressman and my two senators, until they are all cosponsors of this legislation.

I appreciate your time and consideration in dealing with this matter.

Later.

New TV

During our stay at the hotel during hurricane Rita, there was not much communication with the outside world. We really didn’t know what was going on other than a couple of crappy radio stations from the outlining areas. But during the night after the storm hit, a couple was watching the news on a portable 2.3” TV. I watch along with them because they weren’t from around here. They were from Texas and didn’t know where Lake Charles was in reference to where we were. After seeing the news and some footage of the storm for the first time, I swore I would get one of those little TV’s before the next hurricane.

Well, I am semi-happy to say that I got one today. I started off at Academy and priced them there. Then we went to Circuit City and they had them for $8 more. But they also had a sign stating that they would refund 110% of the difference if I found it cheaper somewhere else. I approached the front desk and explained to them that Academy had the Casio TV-980 for less than they had and asked if they would price match. So they call Academy and they tell Circuit City that they don’t carry Casio TV’s. And the bitch behind the counter looked at me like I was lying about the whole thing and said she couldn’t help me. I told her I would be right back and the wife and I headed back to Academy across the road. It wasn’t a money thing; it was to prove I was not lying. My wife is in the car because she doesn’t want to be around when I go off on the highly intelligent staff of department stores, so I go inside by myself to buy the damn TV. Then we go back across the street to Circuit City to get my pride and my $8.80 from the blonde bimbo behind the counter. After discussing the situation with her manager, she informed me that they could not give the discount because I never purchased the TV from them.

At that point I decided to leave before I got lippy and made an ass out of myself. On the way to the car I thought more about it, and it really wasn’t her fault that Academy didn’t know what was on their shelves, but I was still pissed off all the same. Now for those not from Lake Charles, the Circuit City store was damaged from the hurricane and just reopened this past Thursday. They done a real good job of making the place look nice including planting nice flowers and bushes all throughout the parking lot. And yes, you guessed it; I relocated a few of their pansy-ass flowers for them. I had potting soil flying all around me. It looked like warheads had went off in their flowerbed after I had uprooted those bastards. My wife was so glad she stayed in the car and was laughing her butt off when I climbed in.

At least I ended up with the TV before the next hurricane. But I will always think about the smell of fresh flowers and potting soil when I watch it. Later.

Something to think about

You know, one thing these clever striking union workers members are not thinking about is that back in the mid 80’s, when PPG had the big layoff, was that the plant continued to run just fine for over two decades after they lost a few hundred employees. Maybe PPG executives may realize that if 900 workers walkout and the plant didn’t miss a lick, why do we need 900 workers to come back to work? They are currently loading barges and railcars as I type. With over half their workforce outside the gate, they continue to produce product and profit. I would be worrying about if my job will still be there whenever this contract dispute is over. Later.

MEP-Mexican Exchange Program

Here is the news article from kplctv.com about this woman bitching about her free FEMA trailer.

If you live in a FEMA trailer, you may have signed a form saying you are aware of and understand you could be exposed to formaldehyde. Formaldehyde is widely used to make building materials and can be released from those materials even after your home is built. KPLC's Theresa Schmidt talks to a Sulphur area woman who only now realizes the risk and fears for her health.

Since around December Ellen Schools has been living in this FEMA trailer off Ravia road in Sulphur. She says it wasn't long after moving in that she started getting headaches, a sore throat and sinus problems she never had before.
"It's all stopped up and sometimes I'll have just a trickle of blood and that's when I get a paper towel and I'll have to check if it's clear or if it's blood," School said. School now believes she's suffering from exposure to formaldehyde which is widely used in building materials such as those used to construct her FEMA trailer. She says the glue was still wet when she moved in.

"We'd just keep walking on it until the glue got it to stay down," she said.
She's also worries about long term health effects. "Formaldehyde is embalming fluid. It does cause lung and throat cancer." School signed a paper when she moved in, confirming that she's aware of possible formaldehyde exposure and the health risks. Problem is, she says she didn't have time to read it when she signed it.

"I have my signature here," School said. "And they were in such a hurry to get out of here. I mean they could have explained it to me and they handed me the keys. If they would've told me? I don't, I would've taken this trailer. No, no."
She called FEMA. "They told me just to keep opening up my windows. And here it is in the middle of summer time. So, what do I do. Since I'm not paying the light bill leave the windows open and run the air conditioner?"

School says for her, the solution is to get out of the trailer and into a formaldehyde free home but she says she does not have the means to make that happen. "No place to go, no place to move. I'm in a divorce. This is the only place I have to live," she said. For now she opens the windows as much as possible and is planning to visit the doctor. She hopes future trailers will be built without formaldehyde.

You useless, crying bitch. You get a free house and it isn’t to your standards? Get a cardboard box and find an alley you ungrateful cunt. No one is forcing you to live there. And to add salt to my wounds, she makes the statement about “since I’m not paying the light bill to just leave the windows open. Oh you bitch. It has been almost a year with no light bill, no house note, and you still haven’t saved enough to get out and support yourself.

Instead of putting up a border, can we start an exchange program? At least the Mexicans will work when they get here and show some sign of appreciation. One good Mexican for one worthless bitch. Hell, I would be willing to take two Mexicans for every New Orleans refuge they take south of the border. Later.

This is a new Jeep that is coming out in 2007. Later.