I want to see like an eye, the first time it recognizes color.
I want to smell like a nose, the first time it encounters a pleasant aroma.
I want to hear like an ear the first time it connects hearing to sight.
I want to feel like skin does the first time it takes a bath.
I want to live like the breath that saves a drowning man's life.
I want to dream like the first time you remembered one.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Who cares if...
...you have hundreds of emails in your inbox. We get it, you're busy and important.
...your house is dirty and you need to clean. Um, ours is too, but not everyone bitches about it.
...that you hate paying bills. Pretty sure no one likes to, but thanks for stating the obvious.
...you're gay. You don't need to tell me about it. I don't tell go around saying I'm straight with some flag on my car.
...that's the way it used to work. It doesn't work that way right now, and now is all that matters.
...you don't like something or someone. No one asked you.
It's been a weird day. That is all.
...your house is dirty and you need to clean. Um, ours is too, but not everyone bitches about it.
...that you hate paying bills. Pretty sure no one likes to, but thanks for stating the obvious.
...you're gay. You don't need to tell me about it. I don't tell go around saying I'm straight with some flag on my car.
...that's the way it used to work. It doesn't work that way right now, and now is all that matters.
...you don't like something or someone. No one asked you.
It's been a weird day. That is all.
Friday, August 29, 2008
Being handicapped sucks
Here's a list of things I can't do:
Shower without someone there to change my bandage.
Run.
Lift.
Stretch.
Sit without pain.
Get into a car without pain.
Twist.
Wrestle.
Get wet.
Get sweaty.
I will never make fun of anyone with a bad back again, because their situation is similar to mine. Hell, I need a bar moved and for the first time in my life, I can't lift something.
Helpless.
Shower without someone there to change my bandage.
Run.
Lift.
Stretch.
Sit without pain.
Get into a car without pain.
Twist.
Wrestle.
Get wet.
Get sweaty.
I will never make fun of anyone with a bad back again, because their situation is similar to mine. Hell, I need a bar moved and for the first time in my life, I can't lift something.
Helpless.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
It was weird today when...
...the guy at Home Depot refused to look up and help me while I stood at the desk. I hate poor customer service.
...some jackass in a rust-colored, rice-rocketish car pulled in front of the car I was in. I don't like that guy and I don't even know him yet.
...when my day job expects me to know more than I'm told. Doesn't make any sense.
...a girl I like kinda blew me off. Not sure what to think now.
...when I got what I wanted by being honest without being mean.
...I realized my life will never be complete until I finish at least one cool thing that I start.
...some jackass in a rust-colored, rice-rocketish car pulled in front of the car I was in. I don't like that guy and I don't even know him yet.
...when my day job expects me to know more than I'm told. Doesn't make any sense.
...a girl I like kinda blew me off. Not sure what to think now.
...when I got what I wanted by being honest without being mean.
...I realized my life will never be complete until I finish at least one cool thing that I start.
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Little Guy vs the IRS
So it is true. David can slay Goliath.
It's always important to celebrate when a person achieves something great, and this is one of those times. Read the end link to hear about a citizen who took on the IRS and won. His victory opens up a number of possible people for refunds.
Most of them won't be much, but in times like these, every penny counts.
http://ping.fm/Ms4de
It's always important to celebrate when a person achieves something great, and this is one of those times. Read the end link to hear about a citizen who took on the IRS and won. His victory opens up a number of possible people for refunds.
Most of them won't be much, but in times like these, every penny counts.
http://ping.fm/Ms4de
Friday, August 22, 2008
Phil Gordon looking to stay too long in power
It's disappointing that we're so apathetic around here that no one has said anything this. He's trying to change the rules while he's charge in order to benefit from it? Why in the hell isn't this causing red flags to go off everywhere?
Regardless of what we think of him as a public official (I personally think Gordon is a whiny leader, but we could have done worse), no one should be allowed to change laws while in charge when it benefits them.
It smacks of corruption and guarantees things won't change for a long while.
What can be done to bring more attention to this?
Regardless of what we think of him as a public official (I personally think Gordon is a whiny leader, but we could have done worse), no one should be allowed to change laws while in charge when it benefits them.
It smacks of corruption and guarantees things won't change for a long while.
What can be done to bring more attention to this?
Link here.
Is there a Twitter rule book?
If not, there should be. Let's start one.
1) if you can't say it under 140 characters, DON'T FUCKING SAY IT. No more four tweet stories. It's annoying.
2) @replies are good three times only. after that, head to the DMs
3) the exception to #2 is when 4 or more people are involved. it could lead to some seriously cool thinking.
4) we don't ALWAYS need to know WHAT you're doing. I think it's time we look past the literal translation.
5) text shortcuts are okay, but think about it. Do we really need OMG or LOL? Let us decide.
6) businesses, stop tweeting links only. i get that you're trying to advertise, but that's not what twitter is about. inviting me to your forum still counts as a link.
7) as an addition to #6, please stop feeding comments into twitter. we don't need to know when someone commented on the blog post you just tweeted the url to six times in the last 10 minutes.
8) get a real avatar, be it your personal logo or a picture. enough with the manga, enough with the pointless pictures or corporate symbols. Be you.
9) use your REAL NAME. stop hiding behind an anonymous sounding screen name.
Any thing else?
1) if you can't say it under 140 characters, DON'T FUCKING SAY IT. No more four tweet stories. It's annoying.
2) @replies are good three times only. after that, head to the DMs
3) the exception to #2 is when 4 or more people are involved. it could lead to some seriously cool thinking.
4) we don't ALWAYS need to know WHAT you're doing. I think it's time we look past the literal translation.
5) text shortcuts are okay, but think about it. Do we really need OMG or LOL? Let us decide.
6) businesses, stop tweeting links only. i get that you're trying to advertise, but that's not what twitter is about. inviting me to your forum still counts as a link.
7) as an addition to #6, please stop feeding comments into twitter. we don't need to know when someone commented on the blog post you just tweeted the url to six times in the last 10 minutes.
8) get a real avatar, be it your personal logo or a picture. enough with the manga, enough with the pointless pictures or corporate symbols. Be you.
9) use your REAL NAME. stop hiding behind an anonymous sounding screen name.
Any thing else?
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