As most people that know me know, I don't really drink. That's not to say I haven't ever lol because if you've known me long enough, or read enough of these blogs, you know I can put my share of booze away!

But being Diabetic, it isn't really the wisest choice so I decided to stop drinking. I remember the last thing I drank before my self-imposed prohibition (3 shots of red headed sluts before the bar closed!) After that I didn't touch a thing for 3 years. Then, this year on New Years Eve I drank a little bit. Nothing much. Glass and a half at the most (and I'd say less than that probably).

However, a couple weeks ago I broke my dry-spell. My girl Angie and I (Angela to you, unless she let's you call her Angie!) went out. It was supposed to be dinner and just hanging out. Somewhere along the lines it turned into an alcohol orgy! (The orgy being with booze, not other people. Sorry to disappoint!) What a night. Needless to say (Atleast I hope I need not say it!) I don't think I will be doing that again anytime soon. It will probably be several years again just like this time lol

I think of lots of things to say all the time. However, I never get around to saying them lol (Or typing them here in this case). So, yet again,  here is something for your entertainment rather than something from my brain! (Which may be in your best interest anyway )

Onwards from AKQA on Vimeo.

I wish this was a video I could embed, but all I have is the link this time. It's worth a click though if you like the band Aha, or their infamous song "Take On Me." (Or just like interesting vids, cool stuff, etc!) This is the literal version of that classic vid from the 80's.

Aha - Take On Me: Literal Version

This Saturday (April 25th) is the first Musical Benefit for the Wylie Brothers.

Not only will you be helping out a great cause, but there will be live music (mostly rock) food (pizza, subs, and more) (also beer for those of age) and hey, I will be there! What more can ya ask for? lol JK

If you can't make it, please consider reposting (here or on facebook, twitter, or any other way you can share/feed.) These 2 have lost so much already. Any help would be appreciated.


What would you be supporting by your attendance/donations? On Feb. 13th of this year, Missy Wylie was shot and killed by her husband. Missy was a wonderful person. Loving mother to 2 sons, active member of her church (including the youth group) and community, star athelete, Clemson Alum, and much more, as well as a Breast Cancer Survivor!

Charlie (her oldest son) is in college, however, her youngest son is not. This fund raiser is to help support them because Charlie has stepped up to be a parent to his 7 year old little brother. Your support helps feed, clothe and house the Wylie Brothers and allows Charlie to finish his college education while still caring for his brother. So many people have done so much for them already, please consider being one of them!

Event info can be found here: Wylie Brothers Benefit Concert


(There will be plenty of parking at the National Guard Armory next door to the event)

Again, if you can't make it *please* consider reposting! If you can, come hang out with me for awhile! Hope to see some of you there!


** Fund raising for these two is on-going. Feel free to contact me at any time with donations or ideas for fund raising. Other concerts and field day type events for kids are already in the works.

Ok, so they say we humans only use a small percentage of our brain. I don't remember the number. Every time I've ever heard/seen it, it's been something different anyway. But it's under 10%. That leaves a lot of brain right? And a lot of people probably wonder what kinds of things we could do if we had use of more (or all?) of our brain.

So I was wondering one day if maybe some people do, just in a different way. Some people have "problems" such as being autistic (or idiot savant (is that still the term? seems kind of... you know?) is the other thing that came to mind). They exceed us in some way, but don't function as well in other ways like "normal" people. So I was wondering if they are just using different parts of their brains for these talents. (or the same parts, just using them in different ways?)

Then I was wondering if we are capable of those things too (hypothetically of course). I can't tell you how many hundreds of matches get thrown on the floor in some test, but I did notice that sometimes when I need a certain amount (and sometimes meaning as or more often than not) I get the exact right amount of items. Maybe my brain just "sees" how many I need w/out me counting? Obviously me knowing I need ten X's and having ten X's in my hand is no where near as extraordinary as say, looking and knowing there are 472 matches on the floor, but it makes me wonder about the connection.

Which then leads me to an area a little more "out there" but still in the realm of "what if" on using unknown portions of the brain. I think the people that study brains probably wonder about special abilities too. For example: psychics. Do they use parts of their brain that the average person doesn't?

The reason I picked that ability over any other is from my own experiences. I never seriously claim to be a psychic. I joke about it sometimes because of things that happen.

I've decided the psychic stuff you see on tv/movies is pure mumbo jumbo (or most of it is). I'm going to guess that if there are real psychics (and i'm going to say that there are) it works much differently.

No one is going to all the sudden just "know" something. They aren't going to see flashes of either the past or the future. I believe it is much more subtle. My own experiences may just be coincidental and be nothing related to actual psychic ability, but either way, I still think true psychic powers probably work much more like my situations than those they usually give us in the media.

So what happens? Something will be said or done (or thought) by me and then later it happens. But it's not like a big premonition, and I only realize it after it happens.

For example: (This is the most recent one so I remember it. It's not a very good example, but I hope that it will do) One day at dinner I told Joe he was going to order shrimp. I don't know if he was or wasn't going to and ordered something else just because I said he was, but the end result was, he ordered something else. Then the waitress said they were out. Guess what? Joe got shrimp. Sounds very coincidental, even to me, however, this happens with me a good bit.

Anyway, I'm not trying to claim I have powers here lol Just that it makes me again wonder what kinds of things the brain is really capable of, even in your average person. If there's a way to unlock it. But then part of me thinks maybe there is a reason we only use such a small percent. I wonder if humans could even handle it. Guess we just wait and see!