College plans.

Just out of High School I went to College for about 1 and 1/2 years and accumulated about 33 credit hours. I was discouraged from finishing now because of the fact every school I talked to wanted me to retake my classes since it was 9 - 10 years ago. I recently talked to a University of Phoenix counselor and he said they would accept my classes from 10 years ago and let me pick up where I left off. I'm very excited, now I just have to decide a major and get started.

Not too much going on.

The blogs have not been coming to you as often as most would like. The bottom line is not much has been going on with me to talk about. I still have a job, and hang out with the family when I'm not at work. It's hard to talk about nothing so I post whenever something worth posting happens. 

Vista ate my CS4.

During the conversation I had with Adobe about my problem I concluded Adobe hates Windows Vista. You could say they aren't friends that's for sure. The tech quoted " the idiots at Microsoft obviously wanted job security for saps like me when the made Windows Vista, it's tech support hell for all new programs."  He had especially nasty things to say about the UAC (User Account Control) that came out new in Windows Vista.

All and all it was an annoying,  but good learning experience. I learned some really neat things about my computer and it's devil operating system. 

Computers are evil.

About 3 weeks ago my wife installed CS4 on our laptop. On Friday I went to use it and all of the main programs had disappeared. So today I reinstalled (failed), installed then reinstalled (failed). Then repeated the same proses logged in as my wife instead of me with the same results of failure. I then downloaded Adobe Support Adviser and it was also confused on what the hell had happened. It gave me an option to create a package to send to Adobe with a reference number for when I call. I will be calling them on Monday to hopefully get my Computer back on line for the business.

I'm part of the solution now.

Yesterday for the first time ever I wrote my politicians. I wrote them on how the need to vote on the economic stimulus package.  I have been apart of the problem with America until today.  These people work for me and if I don't tell them what I want, I can't expect them to just know. I had a great felling after I sent the email and I will continue to do this. America is heading down a bad road and only" we the people" have the power to stop the government from running our country. This country belongs to the people and the people must speak up.

Have you ever told your elected officials what you want?

The Super, Super Bowl

Last night I watch one the greatest football games I have ever seen. My team lost and I'm still think it was an amazing game. I was on an emotional roller coaster the entire game and it was very intense. Just ask my guest, or my neighbors 4 houses away in every direction. I love the sport of Football and I have always been a cardinal fan. This is just the first year they have really given my something to be excited about. I thought it was great last year when the had a 8 - 8 record. 
The only sad thing about today, is trying to decide what will I do every Sunday until the season starts back up.

BBrrr, it's very cold in hell.

2 weeks ago the Arizona Cardinals won the championship game to get into the Superbowl. This is the craziest thing ever. I would consider it the equivalent of hell being a very cold place. The Superbowl is the biggest game all year and I can't believe the Cardinals have made it. 

The good / bad news is I was insanely busy this week to prepare for the exceptionally large amount of Superbowl party's in Phoenix this weekend. We are expecting an exceptionally larger amount of beer sales for this Superbowl because of the Cardinals being in it. This little miracle by the Cardinals has at least delayed layoffs at my work. I just hope sales continue to do well so my company is not put in position to do layoffs soon.  

We now have a Wii

I have been going back and forth for some time now on what gaming system to buy. I really like the X-box 360, but with the red ring of death and the fact that it's a gamers system not a Family system stopped me from buying it. This weekend I broke down and spent my birthday and Christmas money on a Wii for me and my family. Yes I finally spent the Birthday money I received in June. I'm not a serious gamer, I'm a family man. So it only made sense to buy the family system and not the gamers system.

Anything positive?

I think it has been too long since I had a vacation.  All the stress of the doom and gloom outlook on the future is starting to get to me. I consider myself a pretty positive and upbeat guy but it is getting harder and harder to fell this way with all the negative surrounding me. Not sure if anybody knows of anything good going on, but I would love to hear about it. I know I'm just in a slump and things will get better soon, or maybe I'm having the almost 30 blues.

Learning curve.

I have been helping my grandfather update his computer system and get a new cell phone. His new computer is very nice dell and the phone is a blackberry storm. I have been learning as I go and then teaching him what I have learned. I'm very quick to pick up on things and explaining them in a much more sensible way. We both have a learning curve to over come but I think when it is all said and done we will both learn a lot.

I hope I'm not overwhelming him with technology that is very new to him. He know computers enough to figure all that out but I'm wondering if he will be able to understand the Blackberry storm. He has never used a Blackberry, or a touch screen before.

You inconsiderate asshole.

My 2 little girls and I were shopping at the grocery store the other night and my oldest had to use the restroom. There is a family restroom next to the pharmacy so I headed that way. I arrived at the restroom seconds before an older gentleman that also wanted to use the restroom. I figured he would be much quicker then me and my girls, so I let him go in first. I said to my girls lets run and get some Tylenol which was at a near bye isle. We did this quickly and as I arrived back at the bathroom I heard the toilet flush and then the gentleman walked out. He was startled by us standing their, and he quickly left. When I walked into the restroom I realized their was PISS all over the toilet seat. I let him go first and he pissed on the toilet seat that my daughter was about to sit on. I ran back out of the restroom and started yelling at him across the store. I don't recall everything I said but I know it got the attention of everybody in the store. I turned to the line at the behind me at the pharmacy and explained what had happened.  One of the ladies in line walked over and looked in the restroom to see, and yelled that son-of-a-bitch. A manager came over and cleaned the restroom for us and apologized. I told him I was sorry he had to clean up after some dirty old man, and there was no reason for an apology.

The guy is lucky I had a sick child in one arm and another that had to pee or I would of chased his ass down and kicked. I have never been so rudely treated in my life, and there is no excuse for this. I have kicked ass for much less.

Just me and the kids

This weekend I have given my wife some time off to work. Let me explain that confusing statement.

Kristina is trying to start our business and is getting some help from some professional (The DeCaro's) in California this weekend. Her job now is raising our children, laundry, cleaning house, and organizing our crazy life. Last night she got on a plane and is enjoy a long weekend off, but it will be to work on starting our business. She will also enjoy some adult time with adults so I'm sure that will be weired but enjoyable for her. 

Not sure what me and the kids plan to do, but I plan to continue a spontaneous streak. We purchased Kristina's plan tickets the night before she left.

Where is the line?

This Christmas I was given season 5 and 6 of Family Guy. The show is offensive, inappropriate, and one of the greatest shows I have ever seen. The show is absolutely hilarious, but it left me wondering where is the line between funny and too far. I can only guess that it is all in the delivery. 

If you are inappropriate as a joke, is it ok? 

Do you have to be animated for it to be ok?

Help my understand the line so I can write the next big hit TV show of inappropriate humor. People think I'm inappropriate but would never believe that I hold back a lot..

I'm back!!

It's been odd living a life that I don't share with you. I missed sharing my life with the few that read this blog. Welcome back to what is going on in my head. I was starting to have writers block at the end of the year. Now I'm refreshed and full of things to talk about.

Technology vacation.

My cousin took a technology vacation last week and it sounds very nice. So starting January 1 the computer will be off limits for me for 2 weeks. I will be on the computer at work for work stuff only, but once I get home it will be off limits.