Fuzzwinkie Update.Fuzzwinkie got his job back. It never even made it to the hearing stage. His store manager, who was on vacation at the time this happened intervened and stopped the process. He said he would handle the hearing and to top it off, the loss prevention guys never even showed up for the hearing.
He goes back to work tomorrow afternoon.
Later Y'all. Some Thoughts For A Tuesday.Fuzzwinkie's grievance hearing is later today. Things look good that he will get his job back. I will keep my fingers crossed.
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I am going to get some of that gas reducing chemical stuff the next time I make beans. I am tired of my daughter following me around with a can of air freshener.
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We have a freeze warning this morning here in Atlanta. Yesterday the freeze was just not quite there. I think it is this morning. Today is the first of my 4 large trucks that I get for Thanksgiving. It is not that big today, but we can get things set for the whole program to work smoothly for the next week and a half.
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The Hawghunter stopped at the store a couple of days ago. He looks better than he has since I have known him. He has a long way to go to get better but he is well on his way.
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Business at my favorite music store is looking good. We stopped by there yesterday afternoon and there were more people in there than I had ever seen before. And they were buying things. The guitar instructors are giving lessons and have taken on more students then they have ever had before. It is good to see a community back and support a local small business.
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I wish the damned cats would quit sleeping on the heater vents in the living room and kitchen. No heat comes into these two rooms and the bedroom get hotter than hell. I am freezing my ass off right now here in the kitchen but I woke up thinking I was in an oven. Stuffed with shit. Legs tied together. Getting occasionally basted. Damn.... that almost sounds sexual.
Later Y'all. A Day Of Rest.Today is one of the rare Sundays that I ever take off. With the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday it just seemed the best day for me to take off. Sunday is a day of rest. I will have to try that.
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It has been a cold and wet past few days here in the south. Just drippy ass miserable light rain and fog. No snow or sleet or anything. I will slip down shortly and turn on the heater in the Willie Room so when I go down there I will be all toasty and shit. I am still learning the ins and outs of the new software.
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Last Thursday, I made a large pot of ham and beans. Guess what I have been doing the last few days? All I can say is that about two in the morning on Friday morning, the bedroom smelled like a back alley in England during the Black Plague. The spouse woke up dreaming that she had given birth to a dead alien.
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Mother Nature has taken a hand in saving several hundred families from their upside down mortgages and foreclosures in California. It is nice to know that those families will not have to make those horrendous payments on their three and four hundred thousand dollar mobile homes. Yay Mother Nature. It was wise of the homeowners to live in an area that burns down to the bare earth every few years. AIG may have to put their next retreat on hold to pay off that loss.
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The snake has gone home. We had the snake in the house for a good 2 weeks or better and the spouse did not get bitten. Poot was very well behaved and did not chase his mother around with it much. We did not have to feed any of the cats to it.
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I have been considering getting a tattoo. I was thinking of getting snake eyes on the head of my thingy. I thought it would be an interesting twist. I was reminded that worms don't have eyes. My bubble was burst.
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Time to cruise the blogs for a bit and head to the Willie Room.
Later Y'all. Stuff Happens.I guess when it rains, it pours. Uncle Fuzzwinkie got fired at work yesterday. It was some lame ass bullshit on an investigation by loss prevention. Evidently when a machine at the cash register spits out a coupon for the customer, they are supposed to use it at another time. He did not know this and loss prevention personnel from the main office tracked his coupon scanning and they came in and fired him.
His grievance and appeal will be next week some time.
Fuzzwinkie is handicapped and should have never been forced to run a register in the first place. Yes I am pissed.
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I am expecting a call from a drummer today. I think this one will be much easier to work with than the last one I had contact with. The last one was a controlling primma donna that cared only for his own image and fortune. I think he is forgetting that the only thing that counts, is the music.
I will keep Y'all posted.
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In nature, a dominant creature will control the herd. It is usually one of the oldest, largest, and most powerful creatures in the herd. With age and time the old dominant creature will fall either to mistakes or by younger upstarts that take over.
This is the way of life. That's how it is. I wonder if it is time for some of the old dominant large corporations to fall so the younger companies can grow into dominance. I wonder if the old banks that have made so many mistakes should be allowed to fall so that the younger banks can move up into the ranks and dominance of the herd.
Nature abhors a vacuum. If a hole is created in the banking structure or the auto industry, someone or something will fill the void. I am not sure it is wise to try to save the dinosaurs. This will be interesting to see what happens.
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Tonight and tomorrow, most of my time will be spent in the studio. Things are starting to move right along now.
Later Y'all. Melancholy Melon.It is a wet, melancholy morning here in the southeast. I guess that is perfect as yesterday was a day of bad news and tragedy. A cold rainy day should follow up days in which one receives bad news.
As I walked into work yesterday, I walked into a wall of sadness. Our long time assistant deli/bakery manager had passed away suddenly on Tuesday. He was very down to earth and strongly opinionated but he could always be counted on to get the job done. He leaves behind his wife, two grown children and a 13 year old son. He will be greatly missed by all.
My friend Growler got bad news from her doctor on Tuesday and now is scheduled for surgery on November 25th. I hope for the best for Growler as this could be a serious life changing event for her. She is my best friend and confidant. She is the glue that holds my life together by being there for me to lean on and keep my crap from overflowing here at home when it gets bad or I get mad. Growler please have faith that it will be OK.
I am saying prayers for both of my friends today.
Today might be a day to write a song of sadness, a song of hope and a song of support all rolled into one.
Later Y'all. It Be Tuesday. I Be Pondering.It's an early morning on a day off. A time to relax. A day to rest up. A brief respite to rest the tired, sore and weary bones and muscles. I find it distressing to see so many business closings. I am just glad that people have to eat. For now I feel somewhat secure in my employment. I drive by three Circuit City stores on my way to work each day. All three are closing. It is a tough time in the world right now. I just hope that some of those who are losing jobs right now can find something that will keep them eating.
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I may, here after bit, go get fishing licenses for Poot and me. I think we need a day out just to relax, enjoy nature and just drowse on the bank of a small lake. Poot has been helping friends of his whose house burned down with the recovery of possessions and other such duties. I remember this stage of the fire situation well from our own fire a few years back. Their lives will change forever. I just hope Poot's little bit of caring will help make it easier for them.
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The colorful leaves on the trees are nearly gone now. There are still a few bright patches of color here and there but it is waning for the year. I am considering the words for a song in tribute to this years fall coloring. It has been one of the bright spots of the year.
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So tired. I am mentally and physically exhausted. I may have too many irons in the fire. I know I do at work. Here at home I just put off things repeatedly. I have not even had the energy to work in the Willie Room as much as I should. And I enjoy that. Maybe after I get through Turkey day I will be able to calm just a bit. Farting is even a chore now.
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I have some serious relaxing to do today. I think I will go get it done.
Later Y'all. Sunday Morning Musings.I have been having computer issues. Again. Two of them are going to the shop. Delta, (the female singer in the band) is bringing a Mac over with the proper software for us to get our recording going. I think a power surge took out my recording unit and the computer in the Willie Room. Maybe surge protectors aren't all they are cut out to be.
I plan to order a new computer interface for recording sometime in the next few weeks. I have been researching them and trying to decide which way to go. I do believe I will get one that is both Mac and PC compatible.
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The Music Store is back open under new ownership. I was there when they got their first shipment of new guitars. I drooled. Vigorously. I haven't bought one yet. Yet. Fighting the urge. AAAAAAAAARGH!!!!!!!!!
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I don't know why I am up at 1:30 in the morning. I know I have gas. That might be it. I go to work at 5:00 this morning anyway so I will just suck down my coffee and call it a start to the day. Usually the spouse is up first. Her nightly hot flash kicks in about two or three in the morning.
First thing I hear when she gets up is the blankets flying off her bed. She will set up. Mumble something about heat, hot, damned heater and so on. Then she will fart. Three or four times. Next, in the dark, she will stumble into the bathroom, farting along the way and she will stub her toe on something. She will cuss, fart, cuss some more, bitch about the hot flash and set on the toilet. She will do her morning tinkle, farting several times, knocking something over in the dark in the bathroom. Then she will flush the toilet while she farts a few more times.
She will come out of the bathroom, stub her other toe on something, cuss, fart and bitch some more as she makes her way out the door to go to the living room. Just before she slams the bedroom door she will throw one last fart into the bedroom. Sometimes I can get back to sleep, other times mostly, I need air and get up.
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The fall colors have been the best this year that I have ever seen them. I took the photo above from the deck behind the house. I have more photos but they will come later. That is if Poot didn't erase them all from the camera. I took a bunch of pictures but with the computer down, I couldn't load them. Poot took my camera as a friend of his had a baby and they wanted pictures of it. He didn't tell me and when I called to find out where my camera was he promised he didn't erase them all.
Sometimes I could just strangle that boy.
Later Y'all. Off today. Not Working Either.So much to do today. Uncle Fuzzwinkie is over for a few days. He is on vacation. So I will be giving him as much shit as possible.
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Later today, I am going up to my favorite hangout. The music store has reopened under new ownership and is getting its first shipment of guitars today. I plan to be there and look at them all.
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Most of my afternoon will be spent recording in the Willie Room. I am laying down the backing tracks for 5 songs that will be under the name of the new band. A few weeks ago I picked up a really neat programmable drum machine that I am going to use for recording purposes. It is really cool. It will also play a bass guitar beat if I need it to. It will work well for writing music as I won't have to have a room full of musicians when I am working out an arrangement for a particular song.
I am still figuring out the operation and different things it will do but it will be a great addition to the things I am working on.
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So far, the 6 foot boa constrictor that Poot is baby setting has been no problem. He has not brought it out and waved it at his mother. This is a good thing for the snake as it would probably die in the shit storm that would happen. The spouse don't like snakes and serpents. One of these days we will have to feed it. I guess one of the cats will work. I will have to decide which one I don't like.
I can imagine all of you cat lovers out there after having read that paragraph, with the shocked expressions on your faces. Hell, I eat pussy, why can't a snake?
Let the hot comments roll..........!!!!!!!
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Well all of the election hoopla, shouting, bitching, mud slinging and hell raising insults will be done today. The winners will party and the losers will whine. And life will go on. The world won't stop turning. The sun will rise in the morning and the stars will shine at night. That is how it is. It has been how it was and it will be what it will be. Make the best with what we have and we will be fine.
Later Y'all. Manic Monday. Colorful.For today's Manic Monday post, the topic will be Colorful Language. So every time you see (********) in today's post feel free to insert your own colorful words.
Well, (********) Halloween is over. I (********) survived. At (********) work we can now (********) get ready for (********) Thanksgiving. I don't (********) know which (********) invented all these (********) holidays, but I hope the (********) (********) died (********) violently while celebrating one of them.
The (********) remodel at (********)work is still on (********)hold. We are (********) still (********) waiting for stuff to (********) show up. You would (********) think that they could (********) coordinate things better. (********)!!!!
For Poot's (********) birthday, we (********) had a nice (********) tray of various sliced (********) meats and cheeses with a (********) assortment of crackers. On another (********) tray we had fresh (********) cut up (********)veggies and dips. Several of his (********) friends came over. His (********) birthday is actually on (********) Wednesday, but we (********) celebrated it on Saturday. He is (********) turning 19. (********) more on this (********)later.
I (********) work at (********) noon today. My (********) bosses say I have to (********) work one (********) evening (********) shift every (********)week so I can (********) keep (********) tabs on (********) evening business. All I (********) have to say to my (********) bosses is,(********)(********)(********)(********)(********)(********) (********)(********)(********) (********). So (********) there!
I (********) would like to (********) thank all of you (********) for (********) stopping by here for my (********) Manic (********) Monday post. I (********) hope all of you (********) have a great (********) day.
(********) Later (********)Y'all. Happy Halloween.Yes, This is some of the crazy shit I do for Halloween. 
Anyone want a date?
I will say that using that black spray on hair dye is quite an interesting experience. It says on the can that inhaling the fumes can be dangerous. Before I got Poot to assist me with the application, I sprayed the shit up my nose twice. My head is still spinning. Wow Man! Good Shit.
We tried to do the eyebrows and three times in a row I ended up looking like a raccoon. A big one.
At least the shit washed out.
Later Y'all. Halloween Is Coming. Be Safe!Saturday may be a big day for the band. I have been in contact with a drummer and we are going to try to hook up Saturday for a meet, greet and jam session. In our brief conversations, this guy sounds as serious about music as I am so this may be a good thing. I will keep my fingers crossed.
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We are still running in remodel mode at the store. As I thought, it is taking longer than they expected. Oh well, I just hope it's done by Christmas.
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Halloween is rapidly approaching. I am working at special sale at work tomorrow night. I am going to wear my Ozzy suit. I even have some fake tattoos to put on. This could be fun.
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For those of you going out to turn tricks on Halloween, I do have some suggestions for you on how to remain safe.
1. If you wear a Buttman suit, keep your trusty sidekick Rubber with you.
2. Make sure you take a fat chick with your group. If a serial killer or pervert starts stalking you, throw the fat chick out as bait and run.
3. Being dressed up at the Grim Raper scares little children. Approach them cautiously. Then scare the crap out of them.
4. If you are going out flashing, put reflective tape on your penis. This may help you from getting run over when you jump into the road and pull open your trench coat.
5. Glow in the dark makeup on your boobies keep you visible and is always entertaining to the male members of your group.
6. If you drink while turning your Halloween tricks, drink enough that you will not immediately feel the pain should you be attacked, groped or run over.
7. To hell with the friggin candy and booze, ask for sex at every house. You might be surprised. Don't do this if they come to the door with a gun. Or naked, covered with hair and pimples. The hair is ok. Just check for pimples. Don't ask me why I know this.
8. Give condoms instead of candy if you are staying home. Get the flavored ones for the stupid kids that think they are gum or candy.
Later Y'all. Early Tuesday. Drinking Coffee. Farting. Thinking.I guess they think they may have discovered an Earthlike planet around the star Epsilon Eridani located about 62 trillion miles away from us. For you trekkies out there that is the star that Spock came from in the Star Trek Series.
I say we invade as soon as possible. Show them Pointy Eared smartasses who is boss.
That's all I got to say about that.
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I am off today. Going to submerse myself in the Willie Room for the day. My computer in the willie room is functioning enough to work on playing games or surf the net, but problems in the sound card and other small issues are affecting the ability of the ASIO programs to recognize the recording unit. So I am switching computers today. I will see if this one can handle the recording. This computer is a bit bigger and faster than my old one.
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I guess I will be dressing up Thursday night at work. We are having some type of pre Halloween sale that night and the boss wants me there. Dressed up. Maybe I will put on a suit and tie and go as an asshole. I don't get to touch the candy being passed out. I am there for visual effect only. No bait. No traps. Nothing. I do have this 22 inch knife in the prep room that I use to cut watermelons. Maybe I will put on a hockey mask and wear a jumpsuit. Why do they make me do these things?
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I am going to look at some new speaker cabinets for the PA system today. I might buy them.
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I think we will record some Christmas music next week just to get Delta used to recording. She has not had much studio experience and doing some familiar music would help her get some of that experience. It will work. I think.
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Poot has a birthday in just over a week. I know what he is getting. I ain't telling. Neener Neener Boo Boo!
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Well, off to the Willie Room.
Later Y'all. I got TAGGED!!!!!!!!Holy crap! I got tagged. I thought I could run faster than this.
Gayle at the Whitehouse tagged me with the Seven Random Things Meme. Now I actually have to think about what I write here. I need more coffee.
Here Goes.
1. I secretly wish to be a porn star. I would just like small parts though.
2. I have to crap. Well, need to is a better choice of words. Damn
gotta go. Back in a bit.
3. My vocal range is most comfortable working out of a D, E or F chord range. That allows me to hit the low notes and high notes of most songs I sing.
4. I rarely, if ever drink alcohol. I never needed substances to be crazy or to give me wild thoughts. It comes naturally to me.
5. It took me 20 years to figure out that law enforcement was a stupid career.
6. Every time I tell the spouse I want some pussy she brings home another cat.
7. I have no tattoos or piercings. I plan to keep it that way.
I think most people I read on the blogs have done this MEME so I won't tag anyone. If you feel like you need some blog fodder feel free to jump on it and run.
Later Y'all. Thursday's Late Musings.I just finished with band practice. We keep getting tighter and tighter. I still looking for at least a drummer. I don't know why drummers are so rare around here. I might have to run an ad in the local paper.
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It's back to work tomorrow. Woohoo. (sarcasm intended). I guess the zone manager is coming by to check on the status of the remodel. So the new store manager wants it to look like grand opening. Kind of hard to do with most of the shelving missing. Oh well.
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We are just a week away from Halloween. I guess I have to dress up at work. Maybe I will dress up as a produce manager. That should work. I was told to come up with some kind of game for the kids to play. I suggested that we get a tub of water and some apples as bait, and then drown the little bastards. I was told just to hand out candy. Nicely!
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I was playing a Merle Haggard song at practice tonight. I then realized I had made a grievous error. I played the song with the baby and not with Merle. Dang. I should be flogged.
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Since I figured out that spraying my balls with WD-40 works as a lubricant, I don't have a problem with them sticking to my legs.
Just kidding.
Later Y'all. The Great Change.I have made a great change in my life. I have switched from kid underwear to old man undies. And no, I am not talking about underwear that has the batman logos or other cartoon characters on it. I have made a switch from briefs to boxers.
I guess with age, the weight loss, and changes in my body I was having problems with itching. Everywhere there was a seam, I itched. We changed soaps, laundry detergents, dryer sheets and did all we could to resolve the itching. But nothing worked. I switched to boxers and I have not had a problem since.
No longer am I standing in my produce department with my hands down my pants. No longer am I rubbing up against shopping carts with my crotch. No longer am I humping table or counter corners to get relief. I am cured.
The only curious differences I find with boxers is that my balls tend to stick to one leg or the other. There is alot more jiggle of the penis when walking fast or running than before. The little hole thingy in the front of the boxers does make peeing much easier but I do fear the zipper on my pants more now. I hope to never be in such a hurry as to get the little feller caught in the zipper.
We were rehearsing the Song Rockytop with the band recently. It struck me, with my new found freedom and relief of switching to boxers, that I could change the words in celebration of this event.
I call it Floppycock.
The opening line could be.....
Once I had a girl on ......
You get the idea.....
Now you have that song stuck in your head.
Enjoy.
Later Y'all. To The Willie Room! After A Few Thoughts.Ah! A day off. I am going to play in the Willie Room today. I haven't touched a guitar in nearly a week now. So far work hasn't called me so it should be pretty smooth sailing today.
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Fall has arrived. It cooled down quite nicely to the low 50's overnight. It should get down into the 40's tonight. I can tell it's cool in the house as the cats are huddled into one lump. About three this morning I crawled out of bed and got my extra blanket.
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I stopped by the music store yesterday. No investors have come forth so it will be closing by no later than October 31st. It is sad that such a thriving business has to die.
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I rarely comment on politics but...... To me it seems that this presidential election is provoking more hatred and vehemence among voters than I can ever remember having occurred before. Everyone that I hear talking about politics are so blatantly welded to their beliefs that I have seen near violence just in street corner disucssions. The basic factor is, until we get corporate lobbying and big business out of politics and Washington, no matter who is in the big chair we are screwed. The President, The Congress and The Senate will all go to the dollars that are being waived at them. Pork will thrive with deal making to assure the passage of a pet bill and all that will benefit the big stockholders, the CEO's and Bonus grubbers.
We need term limits. We need to get our peers into Washington. We need to eliminate the professional career politician. We need honesty, integrity and common sense to prevail. Our government was not built by professional politicians. It was built by the common man for the common man. Politics should not be a career. It should be a calling. Get elected, do your best in the time you have and then go on about your life.
People of this country will vote the way they vote. Nothing I say here will change any one's mind nor will I promote any candidate. All I ask is, look at the candidate and ask yourself, can this person make a difference? Can this person change things? Has anything that person done in the past changed or affected the status quo of what we are living through now? Did anything this person did in the past contribute to what we are suffering through as a nation? Will this person's experience or lack of experience make a difference? Has this person told me anything concrete that may actually bring about change or is this person just using verbal smoke and mirrors to make me believe that change is coming?
If you can honestly tell yourself that things will change for the better or things will change at all, then vote for your candidate. If not, look elsewhere.
I do not aim this post at any party. I direct it to all parties. I direct it to all voters. Look at all the issues and look and listen to how your candidate will handle those issues. Look at the other candidates and what they can do. Look deep. Make your choice. Don't vote for smoke and mirrors. Make an honest well informed choice.
Ok, there you have it. My political rant. You may insult me and say bad things now.
Later Y'all. I Am Beat.Well, it's one friggin thirty in the morning now. I just got up. Probably up for the day now. I worked 11 hour shifts for the last 2 days. In the middle of all this we have had a management change at the store. Our store manager we have had for the last 6 or 7 months was promoted to open a new store in just a couple of weeks. Our new manager starts today. He has actually been at our store for a few weeks as a co-manager. It should be a fairly smooth transition.
I got home last night around 7:00 pm, ate a bite of supper and went to bed by 8:00.
I crashed early and now I am up. I was called in to work early yesterday when it was found that we had lost refrigeration on one of our cases and we lost about $6000.00 worth of product. We had to pull everything and throw it away.
Since I had the case empty, I went ahead and pulled the old shelving and fixtures and cleaned the unit. I put all the new shelving and fixtures in it. There is supposed to be a crew in next week to do this but since it was empty anyway, it was a good time to get it done. After I did that I worked with the reset team to finish the set up and arrangement of the new island and table fixtures. I hope to not have to go to work until around nine today.
The company that installs the misting system on the wet rack has not yet shown up. We are now using water bottles and ice to wet down the things that need moisture to keep a fresh appearance. My hands were cramping from using the spray bottle so much yesterday. I cut one finger nearly to the bone when the knife I was using to pry on a bent piece of shelving slipped. It was a two bandaid cut. It probably needed stitches but what the hell, it will grow back together sometime. I entered into overtime hours sometime Wednesday. I just haven't cared to check my time and see what I do or don't need to work today. With luck, I will be out of the store in just a few hours today and then be off tomorrow.
To top it off, this weekend is our period inventory.
Later Y'all. Late Tuesday? Early Wednesday? Crap!!!!Well it is midnight, Wednesday morning. Or would that be midnight, Tuesday night? I don't know at this point. Don't really care. I am waiting for the pot of coffee that will provide me with my life giving black brew of wakefulness. I have the thermos setting on the counter next to the brewing pot. My 18 year old helper for the night will need a shot of coffee too.
The remodel at the store is going pretty much as smoothly as I expected it to. It's all blowed up. The crew is running about a day behind on their installation of the new cases and they are going to try to do what they can to be back on schedule this morning. I am going in to remove the remainder of the product from the department so they can tear out the 2 remaining refrigerated islands and install the one new one. Most of the new wall rack is done. It's been a long friggin week. I am already into overtime hours.
This should be my last overnight shift for this week. I think Thursday I will work like 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. We should be getting things set back to normal with the racks by Friday.
The Hawghunter made it through his bypass surgery OK. He will be out until after the first of the year. If he returns to work, he will be coming back to a department that has less of a work load than produce.
Bam-Bam is going to be promoted to assistant manager. We are fighting to get him a serious pay raise to go along with his promotion. He is doing well with his training and will be fine.
As soon as I get home later this morning, I am taking a good healthy dose of ass blaster. I ain't took a good dump in close to 4 days now. I know I am due for one as I am getting really cranky. Very, very cranky.
With my weird schedule, we cancelled all band practices this week. I have just been to busy and tired. Next week should be better. I hope.
Well, It's off to work with my fat ass. The coffee is ready and the thermos is full.
Later Y'all. Manic Monday. Moon.If I had a decent picture of my ass, y'all would be mooned right now. No one will take a picture of my ass. Do you know how hard it is to take a picture of your own ass? So no moon picture today.
It's been years since I have mooned anyone. I think the last time was probably in 1980 in Cheyenne Wyoming. That's all I have to say about that.
If Y'all have pictures of you mooning, send them along and let everyone see them.
I will get to see the moon tonight if it is out. I go to work at 10:00 pm and get off sometime in the morning. They start the re-model at the store in the morning. So I get to work all night to get ready for them. Woohoo.... (that is a sarcastic woohoo in case you are interested.)
I am going to go nap for a couple of hours.
Later Y'all. 49 And Not Really Counting.Well, I am 49 years old today. Big deal. Another year under the rug.
I got the opportunity to step out on the deck last night about 7:45 pm and watch the International Space Station as it passed over Atlanta. It was really not much to see other than a bright dot moving across the sky at a pretty good clip. But it is still, in ways, awe inspiring.
At my current age, I have seen the space program grow from its infancy. I can remember the Mercury and Gemini space launches. I would set and watch television when they launched into their brief orbits and then endure the minutes of silence as the spacecraft re-entered the atmosphere to splash down in some exotic part of the ocean to be plucked from the waters by a helicopter.
I watched as Neil Armstrong took that one small step on the moon. I wonder today if that first footprint is still there. I hope I get to see someone take that first small step on Mars.
There are many things I have learned over the years. I learn new things all the time. Life is about learning I think. The lessons never stop.
I think the lessons in life that I value most and have recently only learned part of are.....
1. Make people laugh. If a person doesn't laugh with you or at you then that is not a person you need to know.
2. Don't let people lead you on and play on your feelings. This causes hurt and pain. If someone is hurting you then you need to stay away.
3. Sometimes you have to be cruel to those you love to do what is for the best for both of you.
4. Live the best you can with what you have. Others will have better, or more, but often they are not as happy.
5. Every time that you sing or play a song, sing it or play it like it is the last song to ever be heard on Earth. You will know then that you did your best with it.
6. Keep the love you have in your heart forever. Sometimes the love we hold in our hearts will hold our heads up when there is no other love for us to share.
7. If you are mad. Get over it. If you are depressed, get over it. If you are hurt, get away from it. If you are horny, pay for it after you are done.
8. Never fart near an open flame.
These are just some of the things I have learned. The list could very well be endless. I add to it all the time.
If I am still around and kicking this time next year, I will see what my list looks like when I hit the big 50.
Later Y'all. Dad. Not Forgotten.Today, had he lived this long, my dad would have been 88 years old. He passed away in 1989. Happy Birthday Dad. I miss you.
I have to set and wonder how he would look at the events of today. The collapse of the stock market, closing business, failing banks, idiots running the country and meager resources available only at a high price. I wonder how he would compare the events of today as to his memories of the great depression and the dirty thirties.
I wonder if there is a politician out there who can pull us out of this economic quicksand that the idiots have dug us into? Time will only tell.
My favorite music store is closing. He will be sold out by the end of the month and locking the doors. His investors pulled out to use the capital to hopefully save their other holdings.
My computer that I use to record music has rolled over and died. There will be no recordings. I just don't have the funding to replace it. Which is fine. Maybe over the next several months if I can I will save enough to buy one. I hate to sell any of my guitars just to buy a computer.
Later Y'all. Is It My Day Off Already?Damn! Today is my first day off from work in nearly 3 weeks. This is the first week that we have not had a scheduled dog an pony show at work. With the Hawghunter down sick, it has been a tough last month at work. I had other scheduled days off during this three week period, but somehow I would end up working.
Next Monday, the company is starting a total remodel in my produce department. I am getting everything brand new from the floor up. It should be good. Also it means another week without a day off. That sucks.
The Hawghunter is scheduled for coronary bypass surgery tomorrow. He is in bad shape. They have put off the surgery while trying to reduce the swelling and fluid build up he has. I hope everything goes well for him. He is a good friend.
I think today I will just bury myself in the Willie Room and work on my music. I just need a day for me and take it easy. I need to reload the recording software in the computer downstairs so it will work again. I think Poot was messing in the works and deleted a necessary line of programming in the ASIO software. Oh well.
I may start putting together a Christmas album to give as gifts this year. That would be cheaper than actually having to spend money as I can burn cd's for around a buck each. And still give something from the heart. Yes I am a tight ass.
I think it would be nicer for me to do that than to give a card that says, "Times are tough, Times are hard. Here's your friggin Christmas Card."
Well, It's off to the Willie Room.
Later Y'all. OK Lois...........As the great Lois has commanded. Here is a picture of "Merle".
See previous post for details.
Later Y'all. Saturday Morning Thoughts.I sat down to start this post, and suddenly realized I have to poop. I will be right back.
Why don't you sing a song while I am gone. Like.....
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry. *Hank Williams from years ago*
OK, I am back. Don't ask about the poop. It was bad.
Back before the spouse's colossal FOOKOOP that started the great domestic upheaval I have been enduring over the last few weeks, I had one bright spot in my life. I acquired another guitar. Living in my area there is a man who owns a custom guitar shop. This man takes guitars and customizes them to exacting specs and adds upgraded parts to otherwise normal name brand guitars. His end products are very good sounding guitars that are amazing to play.
In music recording, most solitary singers use studio musicians that are paid for just their time in the studio. That way the artist has no royalty obligations to a band or anyone else. Merle Haggard used many studio musicians when he recorded. This guy that owns this custom guitar shop, was a studio guitarist for Merle Haggard.
I have named this guitar "Merle".
Merle is a collectible. I will not play Merle much and will just let it set in it's case and grow in value. Maybe in 20 years or so congress will pass a 700 billion dollar package to bail out the music industry and I will be able to get my piece. That's all I have to say about the bailout.
My favorite music store is about to close. The family investors are pulling out due to the financial crunch due to their real estate investments failing. This will leave 5 people unemployed and leave a wide area undeserved for us musicians. The next closest music store to me is 25 miles away. This is sad as this store is doing well. If I could, I would buy into this store.
If any of Y'all are rich and need an investment, let me know and I will put you in touch with the right person.
How many of you now have "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" stuck in your head now?
Later Y'all. Still Down, But Gaining Ground.With everything else I am going through, I am having to watch a good friend die a slow and horrible death. To make matters worse, I had to get mean and nasty with him to make him realize that his trying to lead a normal life wasn't doing anything but killing him faster and placing a burden on me and my staff at work.
I fear the Hawghunter's days are few. He is experiencing kidney failure along with severe collapsing of the veins in his legs. He can barely walk. I do have to say that he has given his all to try to work in the hard fast paced environment that I maintain in my produce section. But sadly, he could not keep the pace and the burden of carrying his load along with ours became to much for the entire department to bear along with being a drain on his health.
The Hawghunter is taking some time off to attend to medical issues and to contemplate going on disability. It is a hard decision for him to make. He will not be back in my produce department in any official capacity. If he is able to come back to work it will be on very limited duties in other departments that do not have the physical requirements that we have in produce.
He is hard headed and stubborn and I feel like I kicked my neighbors retarded dog when I had my final confrontation with him. It was not a nice scene. His family is also meeting with his hard headedness with little success. I hope he will forgive me that I had to be such an asshole with him but it is something that had to happen. For his sake and mine.
Perhaps he hates me now. Perhaps not. I only wish him well.
Sometimes love and friendship needs a cruel touch to preserve what is for the best.
Later Y'all.
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