It has been a while since I posted something so I give you this.

  I went to lunch with some co-workers today and I ordered a bottled coke because I liked the bottle.  Well I took the bottle with me and was thinking to my self "this is a great bottle for beer."  So I decided to look online and see if I could get these bottles cheep since they would be used.  The best price I could find was $5.00 (without shipping) per bottle.  I did not even have to buy lunch but with coke in it the bottle was only $2.00.  I am really tempted to go buy out all of their cokes and other bottles and e-bay them.  The funniest thing is they are worth more with the liquid in them. 

Collectors are dumb!!! LOL

There are a few songs out there that really get the blood going or inspire.  I know that not all music is for all people.  However sometimes you should listen to a few recommendations.  So I would like to recommend a few to all of you.

Current song I am stuck on is:  Demons and Wizards- Fiddler on the green

Megadeth Sweating Bullets

Dropkick Murphys- Ballroom Heros

Goldfinger 99 Red balloons

Me first and the Gimme Gimmes- Rainbow connection

Offspring- Mota (anything from them really)

Gob- Paint it black

Real big fish- Beer song (anything by them as well)

Smash Mouth- When the morning comes (anything)

Apache Indian- boom shack-a-lack

Cherry Poppn Daddys- Jump the line

Smash Mouth- I wanna be like you

When darkness closes in

I fall inside slowly drownn

In flailing circles I embrace my death

The world turns black and consumes me

In the abyss I shed no tears

Into the emptiness I have stared

Only to see myself looking back

From the womb I crawled

To the grave I ran

When darkness closes in

I fall inside slowly drownn

In flailing circles I embrace my death

The world turns black and consumes me

Called into the light but lost in the night

Demons call and the angels cry

Come oh sacred kiss of the abyss

Swallow me and curse the light

Drink me in and feel me, I am here

When darkness closes in

I fall inside slowly drownn

In flailing circles I embrace my death

The world turns black and consumes me

Well it is almost official I am buying a house.  30 year commitment wow!    I am both excited and scared!!!!

Well it is official it only took me 8 years to get there but I have an Associates in information technology!  In a year or so all going well I will have my bachelors.  For now though this means MONEY! Just thought every body would like to know!!

The Puppy

Last week I acquired a small puppy.  She was a very cute little thing.  But, last night she died.  I cant help thinking about the thousands of things that I could have perhaps done.  I knew when I got her that this could happen.  My girlfriend and I gave her at least one more loving week.  It is not so much the death of her that is bothering me now but just the hopes and happy thoughts that I had.  Those too died with her. 

Slowness of the rescue effort in Louisiana:

1. Take into account that it is the local government of the state that has first response responsibility. 
2. The national guard is not a standing army it is a volunteer force that other than duty times is a normal set of man power.  It takes time to mobilize them.  Think to yourself if you got ordered to drop everything and go somewhere how long would it take you to get your affairs in order?  Equipment is spread out over the country for a reason.  What if all of our equipment was under that water?  Strategically the best place to have things is not just one place.
3. The area being affected is not just one city it is a swath of damage three states wide.  There are no roads left in some parts of that area and those have to be repaired before supplies and help can get through.
4. Once you have roads, manpower and equipment those have to routed to locations.  Those supplies need to be provisioned and fed as well. 
5. Places have to be found for all of those that have been evacuated.  That to takes a lot of organization and manpower.

Other Facts:

1. Louisiana’s national guard is not mostly deployed to Iraqi.  Most of them are there as well as there amphibious equipment.  WHY WOULD THEY NEED THAT MUCH ANPHIBIOUS EQUIPMENT IN A DESERT.
2. Rescue workers are getting shot at (Certainly would slow me down)
3. If you tried to UPS the same goods that are getting there it would take a lot longer.
4. New Orleans sits 15 feet below sea level and on a normal day has a group of pumps running just to keep it from flooding.
5. New Orleans is surrounded by water and this was going to happen eventually.  PBS did a special on just this thing happening months ago.
6. The people were warned days in advance to get out of there.  There was ample time to walk out.

If you take into account the whole of what is going on in that region I am amazed that things are moving so quick.  It is fool hardy to believe that they could do all of this in a day.  Weather you like it or not your safety and well being is up to you.  If you do not have bottled water, food, and batteries to last you at least a week in your house you might want to think about getting it.  Know the area that you live in make sure that you know the things that could happen.  For instance I live in New Mexico so here we should always have extra water for yourself and your car in the winter always have extra blankets in the car.  One of the things I like about living here is the lack of plausible natural disasters.  If you live near a large river be prepared for a flood.  If you live in Florida are you really surprised that another hurricane is going to come?  If you live in a place know as tornado alley make sure you have a plan because you might have A TORNADO COME THROUGH! 

Finally you never know how bad something is going to be until after it has happened.  If you spend millions of dollars every time there is a chance you get hounded for it.  Also you never know what you will need until after the fact.  It is not the responsibility of any one man but a large group of people that need to get things done.

In dreams I can feel her touch,
and awake I smile so very much.

I am lost and I really don’t care,
as long as I look and she is there.

In a kiss I swirl an happily spill,
the world and time with me still.