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Well, here goes. This past weekend, into today has been HELL. My little Dachshund Hershey woke me up Saturday morning whimpering and shaking. We didnt know what the hell was wrong, so off to the vet. He was diagnosed with a back injury, given meds and told to have limited movement. By Sunday afternoon, it was getting worse. He had limited movement in his back legs. So back to the emergency vet we went. I had an emergency consult with a neuro surgeon today, and was told if he didnt have emergency back surgery, he would never walk again. His back half was completly paralyzed. So into surgery he went. 3 hours later, and 4000 dollars later, he comes out of surgery. Now comes the wait. The surgeon seems to think that he has a 90-95 percent chance that he will be able to walk again. We dropped him off at an overnight clinic, and will take him back in the am. They expect about 3 days before he will show any positive signs. Some people might think I'm crazy to go thru this. It's really not an option for me. I'm very attached. Hard to imagine how these little animals can get under your skin, and effect you in such drastic ways. So for all that know me, I may not be around for some time. Keep your fingers crossed. Thanks!

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Its that time of year again!

http://redwings.nhl.tv/team/launch.htm?type=fvod&id=17529&catid=514

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A bit of a brag!

Well, since this is a spot to ramble on about whatever, I choose to post this. No smart-assery today. I have something to announce that I am really quite proud of.

8 months ago I was accepted into a fraternal organization. I am known to the world as a "Free and Accepted Mason". I am a 4th generation Mason. My Great-Grandfather, Grandfather, and Father are all Masons. I finally came to a point in my life where it was something I wanted to explore. My time had come. To become a Mason, one must first want to become a Mason. It's not something that you are asked to join. Its something that you have to seek out, and want to join. Can't say why I decided to try, I just did. I was accepted and for the past 8 months I have been learning all the lessons necessary to make it official. I can't explain too much, as I am sworn to secrecy regarding certain things, but there are 3 degrees you must pass. I have taken classes and memorized all that was required. These classes were 3 times a week.

Tonight, I will finally be raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason. This is the culmination of all the effort I have put forth for 8 months. It means so much more to me that my Father and Grandfather will be a part of this ceremony. So I state it here in my blog, that this is one of the more important things to happen to me so far in this little life of mine, and I am supremely grateful for the experience. This entire process has changed my outlook on things, and I hope to pursue even more.

Plus lux,

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WalMart

One day, in line at the company cafeteria, Joe says to Mike behind him, 'My elbow hurts like hell. I guess I'd better see a doctor.'

'Listen, you don't have to spend that kind of money,' Mike replies.

'There's a diagnostic computer down at Wal-Mart. Just give it a urine sample and the computer will tell you what's wrong and what to do about it.

It takes ten seconds and costs ten dollars - Alot cheaper than a doctor.'

So, Joe deposits a urine sample in a small jar and takes it to Wal-Mart.

He deposits ten dollars, and the computer lights up and asks for the urine sample. He pours the sample into the slot and waits.

Ten seconds later, the computer ejects a printout:

'You have tennis elbow. Soak your arm in warm water and avoid heavy activity. It will improve in two weeks. Thank you for shopping @ Wal-Mart.'

That evening, while thinking how amazing this new technology was, Joe began wondering if the computer could be fooled.

He mixed some tap water, a stool sample from his dog, urine samples from his wife and daughter, and a sperm sample from himself for good measure.

Joe hurries back to Wal-Mart, eager to check the results. He deposits ten dollars, pours in his concoction, and awaits the results.

The computer prints the following:

1. Your tap water is too hard. Get a water softener. (Aisle 9) 2. Your dog has ringworm. Bathe him with anti-fungal shampoo. (Aisle 7) 3. Your daughter has a cocaine habit. Get her into rehab.

4. Your wife is pregnant. Twins. They aren't yours. Get a lawyer.

5. If you don't stop playing with yourself, your elbow will never get better!

Thank you for shopping @ Wal-Mart

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I never got THAT memo!

OK, so the son of my wonderful secretary comes running into my office the other day screaming, "Do you hear that??" To which my obvious reply was no, I dont hear shit ( you pimple faced little Timmy). He laughs, and runs out my office screaming in hysterics. So now not only am I pissed off that I was interrupted while posting on the forum... I mean, taking care of some very important reports, I am now intrigued at wtf he was rambling on about. So I walk down the hall to get an explanation. Apparently, the little worm has a ringtone on his phone that "adults cant hear!" WHAT? Ok, so now it hits me like a ton of bricks. I AM AN ADULT!! WTF I NEVER GOT THAT MEMO. NOONE EVER TOLD ME THAT I GOT INTO THIS L337 CLUB CALLED ADULTHOOD. Can I revoke my membership? I dont want to be an adult. I wont, I wont, I wont. Wait, if I am an adult, I dont have to ask permission to stay up late. I can buy the newest video game whenever I want one? I CAN DRINK ALCOHOL? Maybe this isnt so bad. I just wish someone would have told me that I was no longer a kid. Next thing you know, someone will be calling me old.

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The "NEW" NHL?

So my question is this: Will the referees in the new NHL allow the teams to actually play, or will the playoff games be subject to the ticky-tack bullshit calls that have plagued the NHL this year? I am an old-school hockey fan. I truly love the old saying that I went to a fight, and a hockey game broke out. I understand that the big-wigs up stairs wanted to appeal to a broader audience, but they really screwed the pooch in my opinion. You want to attract new viewers, but you cant get a contract done, and we lose hockey for 1 year. HMMMMmmm. Lost some there. Then you re-negotiate your TV contract and put a vast majority of your games on some fledgling cable channel that NOONE has. Hmmmmmm lost some there. Then you re-schedule your all-star game to some wonky day and time, and put it on that same channel that NOONE has. Hmmmmm lost some more there.

Spread within all that negativity, I do like some of the changes that were made. I like the touch up offsides, I like the new icing procedures, dont care too much for the goalie trapezoid, but dont hate it either, and I love the elimination of the 2 line pass. The interference and hooking calls need to be a little less stringent. If my stick just happens to knick your elbow, and you stutter just a step, HOOKING 2 minutes. Saw way toooo many games this year be decided by some bullshit penalty resulting in a powerplay goal.

Not a huge fan of the shootout either. But it appears as if that is going to be staying.

GO RED WINGS

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Hockey Fans Unite!!

As anyone familiar with the NHL can tell, I am a Red Wings Fan!! (yes, a Red Wings Fan, and a hockey fan in Florida). Looking for others to cheer on their favorite team, and tell me who you think will win Lord Stanleys Cup. THE HARDEST WON TROPHY IN PROFESSIONAL SPORTS.

I personally feel that Detroit has a great chance to go to the finals. IF Nashville can be taken down early, or Detroit can eventually get thru them, a Cup Run looks good. No real powerhouses in the Eastern IMO. Carolina is a whimper, the Devils are always trouble. Islanders will choke like they have done the last few years. I definately think that the Cup will reside in the West when all is said and done.

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xbox tech support sux

Didnt want to take up too much space in a forum for this, so here is a perfect spot. XBOX TECH SUPPORT SUCKS DONKEY DICK!!!!! Here is the setup. Houses in Florida are not made for networking. Solid concrete walls and no basements make for a hard time at running cables. So you have to go wireless if you want any kind of freedom. So I went out (2 years ago mind you) and got the setup. Came home, followed the instructions, and it didnt work. Damn! Called the router people, they set things up. Called Xbox Tech Support, and after 3 people, finally got everything working. I used that setup on my original Xbox for over 1 year with no issues. Then the 360 came along. After an initial hurdle with connecting my devices to it, it was smooth sailing for almost 10 months. Many here on the website can attest to that. I never had any issues with large rooms, or heavy lag. Then all of a sudden, one day, about 2 months ago, my wireless connection stopped working. Played Gears of War online one night, came home from work the next day.......... NO CONNECTON!! Nothing changed, nothing hit the port. Hell, the dust bunnies were still in the same spot. WTF!!??!! Only way I could get online was if I connected my xbox directly to my modem. That required dismantling my entire network, and carrying the shit all the way across the house to the other room. Not to mention the complaints I got from my better half that she couldnt get online since the connection was no longer "shared". So I battled it out for 2 months till I could get some cash to get a new port. I figured it had to have just broke. What other reason could there be? So I get some cash, I run out and get the same gaming port that I had before. The cheat in me figured I could box up the broken one and return it for a refund!! ( Dont give me that look, you'd do it too!) I get home and hook it up expecting gaming bliss, and It doesnt work either. GRRRRRR. So I call xbox. They tell me to call the Router and Port manufacturer. The port manufacturer tells me that the xbox wont assign the correct IP address. Im no programmer. I'm an environmental consultant. Talk trees and plants, Im good. Computers... I'm lost. The Port guy tells me to call xbox. AFTER 4 HOURS ON THE PHONE WITH XBOX, THE GUY HAS THE NERVE TO TELL ME THAT THE SAME PORT I USED FOR 2.5 YEARS WAS ONLY A BRIDGE, SHOULD HAVE NEVER WORKED, AND THE ONLY WAY I COULD CONNECT WAS TO USE THE "360 WIRELESS ADAPTER"! WTF? Why the hell did this one work before then. He wouldnt answer me. So in a last ditch effort at 1am, I called the Port Maufacturer back. Lo and behold, I get a gentleman with a very heavy Indian accent that was able to fix the problem in 30 mins. In 4 hours on the phone with Xbox, all I got to hear was some really great "on hold" music. ANd their response was "Go out and buy OUR shit! We guarantee it will work!!'" Every time I have called Xbox support, it sounds like some really big party going on in the background. It almost seems like they just get a bunch of college kids who are home on break to answer the phone, and tel you to buy more Microsoft shit. I love my 360, but the support for this unit is severly lacking. So after 5 hours of excrutiating pain, my network is functioning without Xbox's Gaming adapter. The same old stuff I was using before is working fine. The old one will be returned tomorrow for a full refund. And I will be back to dishing out headshots with the Clannies!!! Watch out Boys!!

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at it again

In an attempt to drum up some interest, in what I feel is an amazing game, I will add another entry to this blog. I also fully intend on submitting my review for the site. The game that I will discuss here is called Guild Wars: Nightfall. First let me say that I am the Guild Leader for the official Guild Wars site Clan. We are know as the Guild Wars Gurus. This is my second attempt at running a GW clan, and I must say that it has become a wonderful home to myself, and many members. It is always discussed in our clan how Guild Wars is never given any credit, especially since we seem to be stuck in the shadow of World of Warcraft. There always seems to be alot of fanboy type zeal between the players of each respective game. I have come to decide that you either love one or the other, and dont care for the other. I will say that I personally feel that WoW is given more attention, and even a preferential treatment here on the site. We have a rather large Guild Wars clan, and we dont have anything near to what the WoW players have. Christ, give us our own Guild Page. (I know, clan pages are coming!!) The recent front page article regarding Guild Wars is a perfect example of the type of discussion that seems to permeate every time sometime tries to compare the two. Hell, here is an article giving Guild Wars its due respect for hitting 3 million gamers, and someone has to bring up WoW. WE KNOW ITS NOT WoW!! Yes, we know WoW players like to craft weapons, and have a cooking skill. We understand that. We are not trying to change your mind. We are simply trying to get people to understand that there is a game out there that offers you a solid gaming experience, in a MMO type game, that doesnt require a monthly fee!!! Hell, I know gamers that will rush out and buy a console title on release day. Play it straight for 2 weeks, and then trade it in on another release title, only to repeat the process. If you spent the necessary 50 clams to buy Guild Wars, and played it for 2 months, you'd have gotten more than your moneys worth. Especially considering the new releases that Anet has issued. The Factions expansion introduced a bunch of new gameplay upgrades, and the Nightfall expansion has increased the content even more. They havent added some of the features that the WoW players like to brag about. But this is not WoW. Again, I'm only trying to inform people that may be looking for a different gaming experience. If your cruising thru your local game store, and happen to see Guild Wars on the shelf, maybe pick it up. Its an excellent game. An added bonus, there is a great 2old Guild Wars clan that is always looking for new people to have a great time with. Think about it!!!

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EB Games sux

OK, let me first apologize to any unfortunate souls that earn their living working for EB Games. This is not directed towards individual persons. Just the company as a whole. Let me explain. I have had nothing but bad luck with EB. First the entire debacle with the 360s. Then I pre-ordered Oblivion. My good friends in Detroit were able to order, and pick-up the game a full day before the "release". Now me here in Flori-duh, not able too. Not only was I not able to get it the day early, I wasnt ale to get it on the release day.I FUCKING PRE-ORDERED IT!! Now to the Coup de Tat. I pre- ordered a collectors edition of the new Guild Wars Factions. For anyone who is not familiar with Guild Wars, it is an MMORPG. The developers allowed anyone who pre-ordered the game to access the content 24 hours early. In this 24 hour period, you were able to participate in special events, and have access to items that were only avail to pre-order players. I have since found out, that when you pre-ordered the game, you were supposed to receive a disk that would allow you to access the content. EB Games was listed on the Guild Wars website as an official retailer. Lo and Behold, noone at 4 EB Games locations knew what the hell I was talking about. I showed up on the 27th to get the game for the early access, (not knowing you needed this disk, I thought you could pick-up the game early) and was told I could pick my PRE-ORDER up tomorrow. Noone knew anything about the preview event, or even the necessary disk. After repeated calls to EB Games stores, and even a few strategically placed calls to their corporate number, I was able to get an access key to participate in the event. I was able to get the key at 930pm, and the event went until 1200 am. A WHOPPING 2 1/2 HOURS. WOO WEE!!!!! And the story get meatier from here. I wait till the next day to go in and pick up my PRE-ORDERED game (The all caps on PRE-ORDER will now be explained). The gentleman behind the counter informs me that my PRE-ORDERED Limited edition version of the game is not in. This was after he tried to pass off the regular edition as a limited. I being the savvy consumer noted this mistake. Here is where the venom comes from. What is the point of taking a customers money in advance for a product, when your inventory system does not select and ship the appropriate pre-ordered items to the specified location? How is this my (the customer) problem? If I order something, pay for it, I should get it when its promised. This is simply not good business. My customers would string me up if I pulled that shiot. I dont think Im being totally unreasonable. Everyone makes a mistake. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN A ROW THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. My only recourse is to not gived EB my business. There are plenty of other retailers in my area that I can procure my items from. I started to use EB simply because of the variety of inventory they offered. Instead of 3 stores, I get what I needed at one. Not anymore. I will not continue to be inconvienced simple because EB does not take the time to filter information down to its retail locations. Other retailers dont have this issue. And why the difference from state to state as to when someone gets their product. I can actually send my buddy in Detroit money, and he can purchase and ship me a game before I could go into my local store in Flori-DUh and buy it. Something is really fucking wrong there. So in closing......

FUCK EB GAMES!!!!!

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Another Rant

OK, Im driving down the road today, and a wild hair crawled up my ass. Im not so sure why this bothers me so. I guess its cause Im a prick. Yea, Im man enought to tell the world, Im a prick. This isnt something like when girls proudly proclaim themselves DIVAS or BITCHES. Im not proud of it, I just understand and accept that Im a prick. So anyway, Im sitting in traffic, and for the 10,000th time, I see the car in front of me has one of those "In Memory Of" stickers on the back window. Now Im no walking corpse, but if I was dead, I would be offended that the only way that Im remembered is on a fucking sticker on the back of someones car. Plant a tree, give a donation to charity, do something productive. Putting a stickker on a car is bullshit. Now again, I really cant explain why this irritates me so. It just does. I certainly dont give a fuck that someone you knew died. How does putting a sticker on your car honor someones memory? Why do I have to be reminded of the inevitable end of life? I am personally of the opinion that this is totally fucking stupid. END

My next subject is the lack of self responsibility that I see every day from people. Im tired of opening the newspaper, or seeing a story on the news about another asswipe that is sueing someone because of their own stupidity. Case in point, I hear in todays news that some fucktard mom is sueing Walmart for not protecting her child from a child molestor. She charges Walmart with not doing background checks on all of its employees. UHHH, isnt it your responsibility as a parent to watch your child? How would a child molestor have access to your child if you were watching them? HMMM.... Ill just let little Timmy go run to the other end of the store to look at the new xbox games while I look at shoes. Walmart will babysit Timmy, and if not Ill just sue them. This is similar to the fat pig who sued McDonalds for getting her fat. Uhh.... I dont know about you, but the last time I went to McDs, I personally saw Ronald stuffing cheeseburgers down the throat of everyone who was in the drive thru. Then I saw that purple looking Barney thing spilling hot coffee on everyones lap. Im just waiting for someone to sue me for saying this. These lawsuits would never happen if shitbag lawyers would tell these people to fuck off, and throw them out on the street on their fat lazy asses!!!!!

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heres my dilema. Do I use this as a place to bitch incessantly? Or do I use this as a vital tool to introduce a virtual world to my pathetic life. Prolly the first option. Consider yourself warned!

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Is it me, or is the average level of intelligence in the human race drastically decreasing? Every day as I walk across Gods green earth, I am consistently amazed by the stupidity of everyone around me. Dont get me wrong, Im no Steven Hawking, I cant do quantum physics in my head. But I know to look both ways before I cross the street. I know that red means stop, and green means go. I know to open doors for ladies, and how to communicate in a language that more than 3 people understand. You speak to people and they cant even figure out how much change your supposed to get back unless the digital display on the cash register tells them. I understand that a major reason for this is where I live. FLORI-DUH. I think all the hurricanes I have been thru were laced wth stupid powder. It blows thru town, and anyone who is caught in the draft loses their common sense. Why hell, today I saw a guy road raging because he had to pull off the road to let an ambulance go by, when 2 blocks before, he pulled out in front of the ambulance as it was leaving the firestation. He actually sped up to cut them off, ran a yellow light, then bitched when he was going slower than a speeding ambulance on a call. And I observed all this while feeding my enormous gas guzzling whore of an SUV another gallon of middle-east produced, $3.19 cents a gallon, green-house gas producing, terrorist financing petrol. Way to go Exxon execs. Blame rising gas prices on higer crude costs, but take a 400 million retirement package. Will someone let me duct tape this asshole to my exhaust pipe, and let him suck some of his profit outta my exhaust. What the hell is wrong with this country? HOW THE HELL DO YOU BITCH ABOUT GAS PRICES WHEN YOU LET THE GAS COMPANIES RECORD RECORD PROFITS? HOW DO YOU LET A GUY RETIRE FROM HIS JOB WITH A 400 MILLION SEVERENCE. Screw it, im gonna get rich off the back of the poor Americans who actually work to support this country. Sorry, I know just how much CEOs actually work. NONE OF THEM DESERVE A 400 MILLION DOLLAR SEVERENCE PACKAGE.

fuck it

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