tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-129275872011-11-30T21:51:23.763-07:00Sometimes I can't help but feeling that I'm living a life of illusion.Briannoreply@blogger.comBlogger4071100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12927587.post-8403859892810200232011-09-23T17:53:00.000-06:002011-09-23T17:56:55.583-06:00

Well, okay.  That might be a little harsh I suppose but I couldn't think of another word that sounded close to law.  They might not lie with the intent to create harm but they are stretching the truth to exaggerate for what is an otherwise good cause.  They clearly get carried away with their open hatred of people that don't agree with them.  I was checking out their website a few weeks back when

Briannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12927587.post-20601560174547351382011-09-23T17:13:00.000-06:002011-09-23T17:13:52.866-06:00

Some things going on lately.  An old acquaintance was killed a few days back in a motorcycle accident.  He was around when I first got my Vmax in '97.  We used to ride together quite a lot in Gallup New Mexico.  He was one of those Harley or nothing guys.  I'll give him credit though, he rode as much as I do.  Over time we went our separate ways and crossed paths occasionally, the last time he

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The other day I was standing in the garage when a little girl came barreling down the sidewalk. Her pink bike was trailing streamers off the handle bars and she was standing bent over locked in full Lance Armstrong mode. She was traveling so fast I barely caught a glimpse of her and her blond locks flying free in the wind. I turned back around to whatever it was I was doing and a second later

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This one is worth noting. It feels like things have changed a little. While most news organizations talk about him as a mostly symbolic leader of Al Qaeda, it still feels more significant then that. Even though there has been this sense for awhile now it really seems that Al Qaeda is broken. It's easy to look back with 20/20 hindsight, however Osama thought we were weak but if you think about

Briannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12927587.post-14388532361781420342011-04-18T09:04:00.003-06:002011-04-18T09:09:53.281-06:00

You're really not trying. FROM THE DESK OF:MR. SANUSI LAMIDODIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCEFOREIGN OPERATIONS.Swift Code: BPH KPL PK,A/C#: 329606=101244=169=678 FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT ATTENTION: YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUND THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUND HAS BEEN GAZZETED AND AWAITING RELEASE, VIA ATM VISA CARD TO YOU BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER

Briannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12927587.post-46710331353654528332010-10-24T18:52:00.000-06:002010-10-24T18:53:05.960-06:00

Remember when I used to post here? Me too. Soon again, I hope.

Briannoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12927587.post-8047020447916945982010-08-17T11:49:00.004-06:002010-08-17T16:01:14.655-06:00

Last night was incredible. I haven't been to a concert in ages. About the only place I'll go anymore is Red Rocks. It's the only place that seems to be worth the hassle. Last night was the first time I've been to Red Rocks when it hasn't rained.I got excited right off the bat. Where I parked required me to pass the parking area for the tour buses. There were four big identical RVs, one with

Briannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12927587.post-22536135196733948412010-08-17T09:57:00.005-06:002010-08-17T11:46:39.734-06:00

I think the Republicans are starting to make a come back into the halls of power. It's a little hard to say. Maybe I'm just paying more attention recently. The reason I say this is because they are starting to get on my nerves a lot more lately. We really do have a short attention span don't? Last month it was immigration, this month it's that Goddamn mosque. Don't get me wrong, the

Briannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12927587.post-15931443004971404042010-07-02T08:14:00.002-06:002010-07-02T08:17:24.063-06:00

Lisa and I were going into Walmart last night and we were holding hands as we usually do. I was walking along oblivious as I usually do and Lisa mentioned that a pretty young girl smiled at us. I asked her why and she said it was because we're old and chubby. I prefer to think that it's because we're old, chubby and cute.

Briannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12927587.post-87406463972788038782010-06-25T15:28:00.003-06:002010-06-25T19:56:58.633-06:00

How do I know? When my 100% apolitical wife (who voted for Obama) is waiting for 2012 in hopes that someone else will win and the economy will get better. This is seriously the most politics the missus and I have ever discussed. The only reason she hates Sarah Palin is that she lets Alaskans hunt wolves. It's not that she agrees with any of her other views, it's just that she doesn't care.

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I'm going to start mocking the hurricane season now and get it over with early. I could end up looking like a fool. Possibly not.NOAA Warns of Possibility of Worst Hurricane Season Ever

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It's late and I'm tired. I wish I had time to write a more fitting entry. I just learned that Frank Frazetta passed away today. He was one of my heroes as a geeky loner in middle school and high school. I spent a lot of time recreating is muscle bound barbarians and fur clad damsels. He had an amazing life. He suffered a stroke in his seventies and taught himself how to paint with his left

Briannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12927587.post-13968802146597045952010-05-10T22:05:00.005-06:002010-05-11T21:02:01.785-06:00

Well, last Sunday actually.In one of the many commencement speeches he's given (where does he find time to ruin the country) Barack Hussein Obama declares he cannot operate an iPod. Of course all of his critics jump him for it and I'm no different. Who does this imbecile think he's fooling? Aren't you fence straddlers tired of being preached to. I know it's another small thing to gripe about

Briannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12927587.post-36433007763766058612010-05-05T20:01:00.003-06:002010-05-05T20:07:01.500-06:00

The thing I like about working in an airport has got to be watching a little toddler run down the exit isle toward his or her grandparents, arms outstretched with grandma's big smile or a family holding signs and balloons for their GI Dad or Mom coming home and the excitement when they see him or her come around the corner. There's usually some crying involved (not me, yet anyway).

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I've started taking some kind of medicine for the migraines I've been having since about January. The neurologist gave me a run down of the side effects. They were:weight loss (right on)tingling in the finger tips and toes (eh. no biggy)slight mental confusion (again, no biggy as I live with that daily)and carbonated beverages will taste bad.Screech. Hold on a minute. Mountain Dew and

Briannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12927587.post-64226499042856488132010-04-20T16:11:00.002-06:002010-04-20T16:14:28.834-06:00

When I was a young boy my father used to denounce rock'n'roll by claiming he could sing better than Robert Plant or Mick Jagger or whoever we were listening to at the moment. Here at last is someone my father actually can sing better than. Congrats Dad.

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Subtitle: Keith Oberman, suck it!

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Funny.

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I'm excited, tickets go on sale for Rush at Redrocks Amphitheater tomorrow. I haven't been in a concert going mood for years but I think I'm going to try to get tickets for this one. Reo Speedwagon is also playing this summer there. I've seen them three times already though and they just aren't the same without Gary Richrath.

Briannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12927587.post-36113302278217983232010-04-15T20:03:00.013-06:002010-04-15T21:39:58.908-06:00

I know I just did this a few weeks ago but the iTunes is really picking up it's game on the shuffle function. So far I've had:John The Revelator - Son House. I went through a blues phase a few years ago after a motorcycle trip to Clarksdale Mississippi. This is a crazy a capella song and not the type of thing I usually listen to but I love it.Have A Drink On Me - AC/DC. The other end of the

Briannoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12927587.post-34465421113380828782010-04-12T20:37:00.003-06:002010-04-12T20:42:05.081-06:00

Nothing much happened. I came out of a bathroom stall and nearly ran full on into Hagrid. This guy had to have been 6'5" if he was an inch. His hair was disheveled and when I said "excuse me" his reply was a grunt. The only difference was he was in shorts and a t-shirt. Kind of Hagrid on holiday.

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Or how I learned to stop worrying and live with being a hypocrite. (Hint: It involves prodigious amounts of alcohol.)I guess it's time for the big anti-government federal employee to explain how it all came to be. I have a high school degree and a highly specialized career. Unfortunately there are only so many ways I can go with my ability to disarm bombs. My career as a private contractor (

Briannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12927587.post-59052198133936411382010-04-01T20:48:00.012-06:002010-04-05T20:49:28.782-06:00

I was just doing some of those Living Social "Pick Five"things and listening to iTunes and thought I would do a list of the songs I've listened to tonight. It's been a rare, care free night this evening. Something that doesn't happen too much lately and one that comes at the price of shirking my laundry responsibilities. So in no particular order here are some songs on my iTunes:On An Island -

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"Dance F****r danceNow he never had a chance"Watch possibly the dumbest Press Secretary in US history explain the Executive Order banning abortion.

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I'm doing a little research on New Zealand right now. I saw a thing on the Azores on the Travel Channel a few weeks ago, there's some promise there. They looked like some pretty little islands.

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As we get closer to universal health care it becomes ever more clear that whether you are for it or against it, red or blue, liberal or conservative or any other convenient label you want to apply you should all be as pissed as you've ever been at the Government. If you're a liberal you had better wake up to the fact that your elected representatives no longer represent you. If you don't have a

Briannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12927587.post-81359721336595478562010-03-02T16:14:00.003-07:002010-03-02T16:16:56.579-07:00

Sorry, just another video. This one is a pretty good one. I like OK Go more and more all the time. Note that it's better to click on it and watch on youtube for the widescreen.

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Ultra-Realistic Modern Warfare Game Features Awaiting Orders, Repairing Trucks

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We were spending some time with the nephew and his other Aunt yesterday when he asked if we thought 2012 would be the end of the world. He had the same concern in his voice that I felt as a child worrying about the “Population Bomb”. If you’re old enough to remember this pre-global warming hoax, you’ll remember that the author’s of the book were predicting that due to an unchecked expansion of

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It's been a pretty good weekend. My work schedule is arranged so that I only have to take one day of vacation to get four days off thanks to President's day. Our nephew, Garrin came to spend a few days. I almost got him into model building. We did put a Legos Star Wars model together, that's close. I couldn't believe he didn't want to build a snap kit Corvette to take home at the Rod and

Briannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12927587.post-32286795168622018982010-02-14T08:18:00.003-07:002010-02-14T08:22:07.651-07:00

Mark made this brilliant observation about the US -The Washington Post ran a remarkable headline this week: “Europe Could Use Its Own Tea Party.” Underneath, David Ignatius went through the obligatory metropolitan condescension toward America’s swampdwelling knuckledraggers before acknowledging that the Continent’s problem was that there was no similar populist movement demanding fiscal sanity

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What the hell were you thinking?

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My wife has always hiked 14ers here in Colorado. If you aren't familiar with that local term, a 14er is a mountain that is fourteen thousand feet high. They're the king of the hills kind of. There aren't that many in the US and most of them are here in Colorado.Lisa used to like to hike them in the winter on snow shoes. Then she met me and I brought her down. Because I have felt guilty for

Briannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12927587.post-29659102896628100022010-02-05T13:32:00.002-07:002010-02-05T13:54:33.185-07:00

I've got nothing. I just haven't posted anything this month. I've thought up a lot of wonderful genius entries while restlessly tossing in bed at night or while showering early in the morning. The only problem is none of it sticks.Right now I'm finding it funny that NBC was offering fried chicken and collared greens in their cafeteria for Black History Month. The only thing missing was

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Has there ever been a more contentious President? What he means when he says, "I didn't explain it clear enough," is really, "Why won't you rubes get it,".There have been about 378 articles and op-ed pieces refuting almost every claim he made last night. Some of the weren't even conservatives. And I've never seen a President attack the other branches with such passion and lack of decorum.

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Watch the latest news video at video.foxnews.com

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This is from the old television show Mad TV. It's kind of tasteless.

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Don't get me wrong, you know how I feel about AC/DC, but come on. 15 songs and not one of them new? At least that God awful Stephen King movie with Emilio Esteves, Maximum Overdrive had a few original songs.

Briannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12927587.post-8105948350689364272010-01-25T21:09:00.006-07:002010-01-25T22:25:52.235-07:00

Lisa and I went to the Denver Museum of Natural History with her sister and Mom last week. They are hosting an exhibition on Genghis Khan. I always find that kind of stuff interesting and this was no exception. I would like to now share some information I picked up during my visit. The big one I remember (and am not sure I believe) is the fact that a Mongol warrior actually fired his bows

Briannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12927587.post-17595002368418585892010-01-25T06:09:00.010-07:002010-01-25T21:54:09.375-07:00

"If all guys approached their relationships with the same passion that they have for video games, every woman would be happy."The above quote is from my niece, posted on Facebook. It bugged me so much I posted a snide little comment on it until I came to my senses and took it down. When I make jokes about my immaturity they aren't to be self-deprecating, it really is a character flaw.The

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Well, since Obama took office anyway. It's been a good week for (I don't want to say Conservatives) it's been a good week for those of us that prefer to run our own lives and make up our own minds. There was the Supreme Court ruling Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, No. 08-205. Hopefully you're familiar with the details. For some reason I can't understand the common liberal sees

Briannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12927587.post-25475198761746937582010-01-22T14:20:00.004-07:002010-01-22T14:35:35.596-07:00

The great thing about the web (aside from how fast I can spread a rumor) is the fact that I can sit in Colorado Springs, Colorado while listening to WLVQ QFM 96, the home of Ohio's best rock. Not that I suffer from home-sickness but it's very comforting listening to the best AOR radio station of my youth. Of course back then it was the home of Ohio's best rock without the classic part. And

Briannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12927587.post-48083557105818777462010-01-21T05:53:00.003-07:002010-01-22T14:36:16.323-07:00

Who knew an election half way across the country could make me so happy?Thank you Massachusetts and Scott BrownThat Boston Tea Party thing is from the news outlets, it's not mine by the way.

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The thing that strikes me whenever I read a news article about the comment Harry Reid made about Obama is what people are missing. Sure Harry apologized to Obama but Harry was complimenting him. Reid should really be apologizing to all the dark skinned, Negro dialect speaking rest of the country he considers not good enough to run for President.I also think Rob Blageovich just apologized

Briannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12927587.post-7780297271150317132010-01-08T09:42:00.002-07:002010-01-08T09:44:13.802-07:00

I sometimes sing songs to my dog and insert her name in the lyrics. For some reason I don't feel right singing "Giving Moon a bone" even though that is in fact what I'm doing. Just doesn't seem right.

Briannoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12927587.post-83954618494718291122010-01-07T12:16:00.003-07:002010-01-08T09:44:25.676-07:00

My sister-in-law gave birth to the newest family member Evan Zane Glass. Born January 7th, 2010. Weight 8lbs. 11oz. We're all very happy.

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Where was I? Oh yeah. We got into Zanesville while there was a light snow falling. We checked into the Baymont Inn. We stayed there for our honeymoon when it was the Amerihost or something like that. It was decent but the hall reeked of chlorine or bleach from the laundry room.There was a lot to do. We visited Mom and Dad, went to a Zanesville HS basketball team and had dinner at our

Briannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12927587.post-20202470003163224952009-12-31T09:35:00.004-07:002009-12-31T10:04:14.826-07:00

Here it is the last day of 2009. I would be remiss if I didn't recap. First we moved from St Charles, Missouri to Colorado Springs, Colorado. Even though we have settled in and been here longer than we were in Missouri I'm still not feeling as comfortable. I guess I like the humid, green environment of the midwest as opposed to the dry, arid brown of the high plains. I still really like it

Briannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12927587.post-39242475987345847502009-12-31T07:08:00.004-07:002009-12-31T07:13:14.871-07:00

An interesting model of the flying sub from "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" that belonged to comic book artist Dave Cockrum. It's very rare with an interesting background.

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I hope everyone had as good a Christmas as I did. We took a week off and drove back to Ohio. We've been longing for a road trip for months so we decided to drive rather than fly. Our first day we got up at 3:00 pm, had breakfast at the IHOP. We were trying something different and actually having a good solid meal instead of a bag of chips and a Mountain Dew from the gas station. It worked

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I just heard Piano Man by Billy Joel. Man I forgot how great a song that is. He's got several dozen great songs but this has got to be his greatest.

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Maybe there is some truth to Liberal claims that we're all a bunch of redneck white supremists. I was sitting around thinking how I might change my Facebook or Twitter avatar to the "Don't Tread On Me" flag. I did a quick Google search and turned up the image. Turns out it's called the Gadsen flag. I just vaguely remember that it along with "Live Free or Die" were two of my favorite slogans from

Briannoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12927587.post-15463575434218342032009-12-16T21:24:00.005-07:002009-12-16T21:29:54.479-07:00

This quote was on my iGoogle homepage in the Quote of the Day widget, or whatever they call it.Books to the ceiling,/ Books to the sky,/ My pile of books is a mile high./ How I love them! How I need them!/ I'll have a long beard by the time I read them.- Arnold LobelI like it so I thought I'd post it. Don't know who Arnold Lobel is. I know I could probably "Google" him but sometimes it's fun not

Briannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12927587.post-77940991162418687852009-12-11T15:20:00.002-07:002009-12-11T15:30:34.666-07:00

It's starting to feel like Christmas. We've had a week of sub 20 degree weather and a lot of snow here in the Springs. The annual ritual of sending out Christmas cards has been concluded. This year we had picture cards printed up on Kodak.com which helped make things easier.We're getting ready to head to Ohio at the end of next week. We're really excited about that. I haven't been home in

Briannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12927587.post-61525172917054864092009-11-30T21:44:00.004-07:002009-11-30T21:57:29.512-07:00

This Thanksgiving was different. Lisa's friends from Washington came to visit. They, like Lisa, are vegetarians. I am not. Lisa doesn't really cook so I had the honor of making a vegetarian dinner. I made Ratatouille. It's an actual dish and not just an animated film. It turned out pretty good (it was no turkey though).Lisa's friends are also screaming liberals. It was tough, the husband kept

Briannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12927587.post-56578153823142457922009-11-17T20:09:00.012-07:002009-11-17T20:55:59.626-07:00

Here are a few of my favorite things:Man vs Food - I think I mentioned somewhere before that this is the most subversive, politically incorrect and down right dangerous show on TV right now. Fat people eating anything and everything in sight. Sometimes it disturbs even me, and I'll eat anything that doesn't move faster than I do.Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives - yes! another show about gorging

Briannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12927587.post-54481235056059702222009-11-17T19:56:00.006-07:002009-11-22T09:38:45.630-07:00

Only the first paragraph is about Obama, if you're sick of that go ahead and skip to the next one, that's about someone only mildly more annoying than Obama, me.I've really been hitting a slow streak lately. It seems like my all consuming hatred for Obama has spoiled my huge, insatiable lust for life. I haven't been posting too much because I don't want to have another entry turn into an

Briannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12927587.post-50609638689619265642009-11-13T14:52:00.001-07:002009-11-13T14:52:37.561-07:00

Garden of the Gods Originally uploaded by brian glassGot out of bed, the new Sleep Number bed that we've had for about a month hasn't really impressed me so far. The number, it seems, is affected by things such as the temperature and barometric pressure. For some reason I set my side to 60 and wake up to 75. It's still better then our old bed however, just by the fact that it's a king size.I had

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Queen Amadala's views on meat vs. rape."He posits that consideration…which has more to do with being polite to yourtablemates than sticking to your own ideals, would be absurd if applied to anyother belief (e.g., I don't believe in rape, but if that's what it takes toplease my dinner hosts, then so be it)." Good thing she's pretty.I could probably do a daily one of these.

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From the lips of Jennifer Anniston"I take a three-minute shower," she told Elizabeth Rogers and ThomasKostigen, authors of The Green Book. She even brushes her teeth while she's inthere. "Every two minutes in the shower uses as much water as a person in Africauses for everything in their life for a whole day!" So Kramer was on to something by preparing dinner in the shower. For more stupid

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I was going to post a link about the press corps standing up to the White House but while searching for that link I saw something more important.WWII ARMY RANGERS REUNION

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Lisa and I went to the movies yesterday afternoon. As we were walking to the theater I noticed a family in front of us. There was a tall gawky early teenage boy, memorable because he was doing some goofy dance to the music coming through a restaurant's outdoor sound system. There was an adorable little blond girl in a red dress with a teddy bear, skipping along in step with her brother's dance.

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Obvious answer would be $$$I'm a big fan of Bruce Lee so as you can imagine I'm not excited about this story in the Wall Street Journal. Bruce Lee's attraction was his personality and charisma, you can keep your t-shirts and video game tie-ins.

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It's been awhile since I've been by. I haven't felt like writing much. I'm struggling with not becoming a crazed militia nut case. I find myself listening to Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck more and more. I like Rush, find Glenn amusing in an odd way and can't take Sean Hannity at all because he says "specificity" way too much. I've known for years that the goal of government was to slowly work

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I went to Alamosa, Colorado on Monday. It was cloudy, cold (44 degrees) and rainy. I got over the pass just past Walsenberg and the sun came out and it was 66 degrees. It's September 25th and we've had light snow in some areas of the Springs. I was looking forward to winter but it's a little too early for me right now.

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I take a lot of pleasure in noting that President Obama is doing something President Bush, no matter how hard he tried, could not. With great aplomb Obama is turning a lot of people into Libertarians if not out right conservatives. I've never seen reactions like this.To those of you saying it's all about racism, all I can say is get bent.

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13 years after having the old school RK surgery (that's blades in the eyeballs bubba) it was time for glasses. Bifocals no less. I used to not wear my glasses as much as possible when I was younger. I hated them and thought they made me look like a dweeb. How times have changed. I couldn't wait to get the new ones, they're Oakleys which makes me think I'm cool. Plus I can see again. It's funny

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There seems to be a controversy brewing with my in-laws concerning my mother-in-law's birthday cake. My wife wants my sister-in-law to subtly find out which type of cake she likes so they can surprise here with the appropriate flavor. This was discussed today at great length. I don't know what to think about this. Are my wife and the sis-in-law blowing it out of proportion or is my

Briannoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12927587.post-73989705763662025022009-08-16T19:52:00.001-06:002009-08-16T19:52:53.180-06:00

The Toyota At The North Rim Of Black Canyon Originally uploaded by brian glassI like this picture of my truck. I figured since I've been such a pill on here lately I would stop bitching for one post, but only one.Health care reform sucks!!! Sorry, couldn't help myself.

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See the report here...Oh, wait.

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Okay, let's get something strait right away. I don't think Obama is setting up "Death Panels" although as far as political hyperbole goes it has a nice ring to it. Take all the misinformation on all sides of this argument and throw all of them out but one. It's not the government's job to provide health care (along with the thousands of things it's not government's job to do). I know that's not

Briannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12927587.post-12764755085187113272009-08-11T17:17:00.003-06:002009-08-11T17:23:10.418-06:00

Speaking as a Libertarian I have to wonder why the Democrats and liberals would be for a system run by the government. Sure, it's controlled by their party now, but what happens when the Republicans get their hands on it? The Dems won't be in power for ever, it will happen. It shouldn't be a question of liberal versus conservative but rather one of a government you don't like or trust versus you.

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Apply here.

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Whatever.So today in history, former President Bill Clinton rescued two American reporters from a labor camp in North Korea. Please stop the "Do you suppose he hit on them jokes". That's old fast.Three women were killed when a loser, figuratively and literally, shot up an LA Fitness gym in Pennsylvania. The only thing he did right was turn the gun on himself.Elsewhere, no one in particular is

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It's been a while since I've brought up our esteemed President but he's really opened his mouth so big this time I can't resist.You all know the story and I'm too lazy to recap so if you want to catch up you can go here. I just want to say that it's not a good idea for a President make comments on local issues that he admittedly knows nothing about. Especially when the comment stirs racial divide

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Not a bad day. I slept late (8:30), awoke with a slight sinus headache so I took a Claritin and a hot shower and felt better. I had to put some ointment in Moon's ear, which she did not enjoy but endured with dignified stoicism (or petrified fear, could have been either one). I did some chores that have required attending to for some time. I then rode the motorcycle down to Hobbytown to check

Briannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12927587.post-27183018563069421562009-07-20T09:50:00.008-06:002009-07-20T10:15:33.884-06:00

Sometimes Lisa will tell me she thinks about how she isn't very affectionate. It's true that she doesn't hug me unexpectedly very often but I know she loves me when she sends me an email like this one she sent today, "Would you like to pack a lunch and come eat with me today?". It's very sweet and it makes me feel good that she wants to see me. Our sixth year together is coming up in 6 days

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I really don't have much to write about. I just have made an entry in awhile. I'm currently contemplating making an Iron Butt Rally run. It's a long distance endurance motorcycle ride. Most of the guys that do it frequently ride comfortable sort tourers or luxury cruisers, like BMWs or Goldwings. I will probably end up permanently cripple myself on the FZ1 but I would get a certificate and a

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Me? I'm just hanging around the old homestead trying to think of things to write about. Lisa is out of town camping in the mountains with her family and with all this time to myself I figured it would be a good time to write something. Problem is I can't think of anything. I'm in one of those stay out of touch with the world moods I like to get into every once in awhile. My vacation was good

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It's longer than my attention span usually allows for but I had to watch the whole thing.

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As is my style, I've got in to the latest trend, Twitter. If you think of a trend as a wave I would be ankle deep heading out to sea as the surfboards plowed toward me, such is my timing. That's okay though, the world needs us old, out of touch guys to make cool trends uncool so the hip people can move on to the next big thing. Oh well, at least I'm not calling it "the twitter".I'm following a

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Sorry for the clipped view. Just right click with the mouse and select "Show All" to see it in all it's widescreen glory.

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"I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it." - Thomas Jefferson

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"...for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle" - Winston Churchill

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I was listening to "The Jesus Christ Show" on the radio yesterday morning. It's a show that has a guy pretending to be Jesus Christ taking callers questions on spiritual matters. My first reaction was to laugh and think to myself this is the stupidest thing I've ever heard, it also seemed kind of blasphemous. I'm obviously not religious so I personally wasn't offended but I wondered what the

Briannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12927587.post-12948043995488283892009-06-12T16:29:00.003-06:002009-06-12T16:30:15.794-06:00

Have Republicans become so desperate for attention that this is all they've got? I like the positive spin Fox puts on it for Palin, she could look like a hero to her fans (all four of them not counting Rush Limbaugh). Please, this would have been a dead issue three days ago, for everyone's sake let it go.New York Lawmaker Calls on CBS to Fire Letterman for Palin Comments - Celebrity Gossip |

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Anyone remember the swine flu or the politically correct H1N1 virus? Well here's an article that will send chills down your spine. It comes out of the clear blue sky, God forbid we should forget about this.This is a little excerpt:The disease, which has infected over 26,500 people in 73 countries, with 140 deaths, has been most severe in Mexico, which has reported the highest number of

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Geek corsets: imagining darth vader as a sexy (female) beastPosted using ShareThis

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Okay, if you are going to pull into someone's lane without signaling or even looking, when I use my impotent rage and blow the horn at you, don't wave like that makes everything okay.  It wasn't some social faux pas, it was a near death experience.  It doesn't make up for the fact that you almost ran another human being into the concrete and an early grave.  It doesn't lessen my desire to drag

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Particularly the blond woman in the silver Honda Civic that cut off the blue Yamaha on Friday morning, please watch where the hell you're going.Also a side note to the white Dodge Ram dualie, the Explorer in front of you was correct in stopping in the merge lane when traffic was bumper to bumper.  He correctly interpreted the yield sign to mean stop and wait, not force other cars out of the lane,

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Now that stricter CAFE standards have been introduced my motorcycle is more important to me than ever. I've long bragged about the muscle car performance with two-thirds the price tag I get with my two bikes. Mine aren't even two of the hottest performers although the Vmax had his day in the sun. Now with the hope of buying myself a 2009 Dodge Challenger quickly fading in the rearview mirror

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Lee has been sick for the last few days so we didn't do much today.  On the way back from the doctor we stopped and got a few movies.  Lisa has been wanting to see Doubt and I got to pick Transporter 3.  While I'm not some lunkhead who doesn't like "brainy" films I think Transporter 3 was a much better movie, and this despite the fact that it was the weakest of the series.  Doubt was slow, quiet

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I got this link from Neil Gaiman's Twitter thingy (a tweet?)Where I Write

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I just found a link to the final version of the Stimulus Bill, wish I had seen this earlier (not that there's much I could have done, Congress pretty much does what it wants anymore). The link was posted on the National Taxpayers Union site.It's recommended reading, what you can stomach of it.

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So I'm on Twitter now.  I'm spread pretty thin these days, with MySpace, Facebook, not one, not two but three blogs and now Twitter.  I like Twitter because everything is short sweet and to the point.  As with most of the (well I was going to say new, but we know better) trends I started this one while drunk one night.  And as with most new trends I undertake while drunk, I had to go back and

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My Niece Rachel Originally uploaded by soldierantI want to wish my nice a happy graduation. She graduated with a 3.5 GPA, something to be proud of.

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Giant Blob Found Deep Beneath Nevada - Science News | Science & Technology | Technology News - FOXNews.comPosted using ShareThis

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I saw Penn Juliette on Glenn Beck's show the other day and I have to say the more I hear him talk, the more I like him. He's about as effective a speaker as the Libertarian Party has. I think someone should give him a radio show and make him our Rush Limbaugh. Of course I don't agree with Penn 100% of the time or maybe as high as 80% but that's alright. I also heard Jesse Ventura on Sean

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