Duke
Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.
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Enough Already in General
Now added to the official "It is time for you to shut the fuck up and go join Kanye, Moesha, Beyonce, Bieber, and all the Kardashians on the Island of misfit toys: Lena Dunham. You and "Girls" ...
Kodachrome in General
http://youtu.be/LtIA0BP-A7w The plan was to broil some Alaskan salmon and steam some brown rice for supper. Unfortunately I started working on an assignment for school and the next time i looke...
Blast from the Past in General
In a weird firing of synapses I reconnected with a friend from AOCS and flight school. I was in the kitchen getting ready to make some blueberries muffins, Chicago PD was on in the living room....
I feel like I've been busy, but that's a laugh. I had my semi-annual visit with the dentist. Charmed the office staff and the new hygienist. I giggle to think that the way I get people talking...
True Detective in General
"I think human consciousness, is a tragic misstep in evolution. We became too self-aware. Nature created an aspect of nature separate from itself, we are creatures that should not exist by natu...
Wounded Warriors in General
ABC had a segment on the caregivers of wounded warriors. Mostly women in their late twenties and early thirties now caring for their husbands who were horribly wounded during the wars in Iraq an...
Rainy Sunday in General
I hate how FB orders things, rearranges things based on some money grubbing algorithm. Things you have already seen a hundred times show up at the top while things you never saw you get to see...
The Melt Begins in General
I rolled out of the rack at 630. One of the two windows in the bedroom was half open and I had slept half covered. I have no control over heat upstairs. The thermostat has not been on this win...
Nothing like FaceCrap bombshells. Today Mancub posts he will be moving to Texas, San Antonio specifically. In my mind I had a million questions. He has been on-again off-again with babymamma s...
What if You Throw a Nor'Easter and Nobody Cares? in General
The (hopefully) last Nor'Easter for this winter has turned out to be a non-event in west-midcoast Maine. Looking at the snowfall predictions at noon it looked like someone slapped a cookie cutte...
What Have We Become? in General
http://youtu.be/tMNIoOH8Bhk Wondering what to do for supper earlier tonight I went to the fall-back-Tuesday. Carside at Applebee's. Specifically a house salad and cajun shrimp pasta. I've had...
TV Observations in General
My first observation is I apparently watch too much TV. Watching some of the shows on TV is like old home week. So many actors I find myself saying "why is he/she so familiar?" Omar Epps (Dr F...
Sunday Boredom in General
The media coverage of Malaysia flight 370 has crossed into surreal. I know for the families affected it is the only story on the planet. But for the other seven billion of us it is just a tragi...
Brothers in Arms in General
http://youtu.be/k5JkHBC5lDs I've always loved the way Mark Knopfler plays. There is so much more there than with the speed demons of metal. Sometimes nothing is more. The blues call-and-respo...
A generation younger than rock 'n roll in General
The title comes from a song Shaun Cassidy did back in the 70s. "Teen Dream." I was re-watching the first episode of Resurrection when I realized how different growing up now - for my grandson a...
Is spring break over yet? Holy mackerel. The roads have been crammed for days and the stores have been as well. Roving bands of teenagers finally clued me in - I don't pay attention to school ...
Bored Observations in General
This time of year, meteorologists seem to have even more difficulty in telling us what to expect. Winter Storm Vulcan was a burp for us here. So much for a foot of snow and ice and downed trees...
Pon farr If I had their email address or if I tweeted I would tweet to the Weather Channel that they should change the name of Winter Storm Vulcan to Winter Storm Asshole. that way when I get u...
Stupid Daylight Savings Time in General
Well yesterday was very warm. Today - not so much. Now we hear of the possibility of a multilayered storm on the way. I would be fine with two weeks of rain to get rid of all this ridiculous sn...
Drop Dead Legs in General
//www.youtube.com/embed/0jPLXF-lWOQ?rel=0" The temp got all the way up to 50. It was nice. Unfortunately I had errands to run, and a nice warm day during a miserable winter is all it take for ...
Deep dark night in General
On TV one of those things that has gotten old is the "Breaking" phenomenon. First it was Breaking Bad - I liked the series. Then Breaking Amish, now Breaking Boston. What's next? Breaking Win...
Glowing Like the Metal on the Edge of a Knife... in General
http://youtu.be/C11MzbEcHlw I was watching the History Channel (yeah, shuddup) when a guy I worked for during my first shore duty suddenly showed up in 50" 1080p. Holy shit! He was in uniform a...
Spirits Having Flown in General
http://youtu.be/WWBFpoErDCM Sometime in the late winter of 1978 I pulled my snowmobile up in front of the base exchange. Not unusual, we lived at Loring AFB - now mostly know for the annual wha...
I Remember LA in General
www.youtube.com/embed/q_pPqYw5GJI?rel=0 In 1985 I was a SSgt in the Air Force. Our wing, the 363rd at Nellis AFB, Nevada was the redheaded stepchild of the base. What with the rapidly growing ...
Never Go To Wal-Mart After Dark * in General
Or at all if you can help it. The parking lot is always crammed to the gills, no matter how many or few people seem to be in the store. The "entrance" door slides open and I almost get knocked ...
