Friday, April 25, 2008

The Sahara is a big place .......

I am a LOST fan ....no denying that fact at all ...I plan my week around LOST. ABC has not done the fans right with moving the show around this year. To me that is the best way for fans to stop watching is to always move something around on ya ....
This past Thursday LOST returned after a month off and I will be honest .....I am one confused fan.
I have no idea anymore where this show is going .....there are new story lines and threads....New people are on the island and main characters are off the island. I mean Ben shows up in the Sahara Desert and then on to Tikrit ........ Its confusing for sure....
Here is the thing.....I am growing a bit weary of it all!! The show has stretched itself so far from where it orginally started I almost dont recognize it . I would love to have some questions answered about LOST. A few. Just to keep me and other fans happy. It has gotten to the point that there is so much to keep up with each week that it makes it almost not worth it.....
Whats a guy to do ?? Stop watching ?? Nah ...I cant do that but some answers had better be coming soon .......

Monday, April 21, 2008

Alicia Keyes....

I promise this post will not be much of a rant ....but instead just a replaying of my visit to the docs office Monday morning. My friends will tell you that I maybe go to the doctor too much...
I get a slight twinge in my shoulder and I head to PriMed. I cough and go to PriMed. I dont think I go too much but others say I do.....
I went today to my regular doctor for my yearly exam. The day started with me getting to the docs office at 8am. There was a note on the door that said "Office Closed on Fridays. We apologize. Please call office on Monday to make appointment"
I walked on in and was the only person in the waiting room. Typically It is packed ...even at this hour but today I was it ....A lady came in right behind me and asked if the office was open. It was . The problem was this ....it appears people were coming to the office and upon noticing the sign ....THEY LEFT !!! It seems that they did not check the door, did not ask anyone at the front desk in the building, did not notice that the sign said CLOSED ON FRIDAYS ?!?!!? ....WOW.
So I sign in and am told that Dr Sargeant is on his way from Jackson Hospital after dealing with an emergency. I am ok with delays ...just let me know .
The waiting room quickly fills up and I am the only white guy in a room full of nice black ladies. Then a 61 year old white guy comes in .....and the fun begins .
He is a talker ....I mean he really really liked to talk ....Thankfully I had taken a copy of DIXIELAND DELIGHT to read and was sitting in a far corner. He sat next to a lady and immediatly started chatting ...ABOUT ANYTHING!! He was of course loud enough to be heard by everyone ....This guy was bad in a waiting room I could not imgaine him on a plane.
He then got to talking about a lady singing on the TODAY show ....she was a popular black lady who sings....he made mention that she reminded him alot of Alicia Keyes and her style ...But Alicia Keyes had her beat....The lady on TV was good but no Alicia Keyes....Anyone out there wanna take a guess as to who was singing on the TODAY SHOW ??????? YUP ...Alicia Keyes!!
He then proceeded to tell a everyone in the room that he loved the Tyler Perry movies.....Diary of a Mad Black Women,Madeas Family Reunion,Madea Goes to Jail...etc. Anyway ....maybe it was just funny to me .....
TV,BOOKS and MORE...
I have become addicted to JOHN AND KATE PLUS 8 on TLC. Such an incredibly good show....If you are not watching then TiVo it and catch it sometime.
I finished the book JOHN ADAMS about two weeks and ago and for me it was a page turner. I could not put it down for the last 200 pages or so....A great read.
And speaking of John Adams ....the HBO miniseries wrapped up last night. It was based on the book I just finished and the show was great.
MY HEALTH
Many people have asked me about my recent health problems and todays checkup revealed that I have an enlarged heart. I have a stress test and an ultrasound image test of my heart next week to determine more about my heart "problem".
To say I am a little concerned about this would be a gross understatement. I will do my best to keep you all informed.
Thats it for now ....headed to the Mielkes to watch this weeks Bachelor .

Sunday, April 20, 2008

46 Other States......

Have you ever broken the law ?
I think it would be a safe bet to assume that most of the readers out there have broken a few laws here and there.....I am guessing that we have likely all gone a tad bit over the speed limit. Perhaps you threw trash out once while on a long stretch of quiet deserted highway....maybe you cant help but jaywalk. I dont know what it is that you do but for me its beer. It is illegal in this great state of ours to brew my own beer. I brew my own beer and for that I could go to jail. I could be arrested for buying brewing supplies. It is a Class A misdemeanor with a punishment of up to a year in jail and a $2000.00 fine for each count. I could go to jail for a long time....
Here is the kicker ....What I do is legal in 46 other states. 46 OTHER STATES!!!!!
The law goes back to the era of prohibition. Its a stupid law and should be changed and the great guys at http://www.freethehops.org/ want to see to it that Alabamians can buy good beer.
No Bud Light or Natural light for these guys ...they would rather drink sand than let something like Miller Lite pass over their lips. I know Alabama has bigger fish to fry right now than to worry about passing a law changing the laws regarding beer in this state....but a man can dream.

Friday, April 11, 2008

Something is in the air.......

This is gonna be one of those posts that jumps all around .....Here Goes

Lane mentioned over on his blog that Spring is all around us ....Here in Montgomery all you have to do is look around and you see the evidence of springs beauty.
I love looking at the all the color around in the springtime....but my favorite is the dogwood tree.
It has such a beautiful color that contrasts so nicely with the dark green of the other trees and shrubs.....there is also a variety of dogwood that has pinkish/white blossoms .
Spring this year brings me to a point in my life where I am getting rid of stuff.......I have not gotten rid of any clothes,shoes etc in YEARS.
I got a trash bag and went to work .....tossing this and that and before long my closet and drawers were looking mighty bare. Here is the kicker though ...it felt so incredibly good to get rid of things . I had pajama bottoms that had holes in all THE WRONG places so they had to go ....Tshirts I remember buying but never wearing ....old pants.....shoes I had meant to get rid of at least two years ago . So, I kinda enjoyed this so after I was done with clothing items I turned my attention to my bookcases. I got rid of books. Not a ton but some that I knew I would never read again. It was harder tossing the books than anything else....I love my books. And speaking of books..... I dont understand how people have books but dont display them. I once had someone ask me why i kept all my books ....once they are read you can get rid of them. But to me books are part of who I am and could never imagine getting rid of a copy of Gone With the Wind (i have about 40 copys). Or maybe something by CS LEWIS, FAULKNER,BILL BRYSON...the list goes on. I have a love affair with books .....have for years.
I pulled maybe 15 books off the shelf to donate to the church book sale....but it was a hard 15.
All this tossing or giving away of items had a wonderful effect on me ....felt great to get rid of things....I felt new in many ways. I felt good.

AMERICAN (this show blows) Idol.
Have you seen AI this year ....I was really enjoying it on many different levels. Even though Mr Lucas tried to rain on my parade earlier, I have had a fun time watching and keeping up with my favorites. Well one of my favorites got booted last Thursday. Michael Johns has a really good voice and a great presence on the stage.....but guess what ?!?!? This show once again showed us that its a popularity contest .....Other less talented folks go on to the next week while He wonders WHAT THE FRIG....??? Just what I think anyway ...

Before I forget.... This area is expecting some low temps this week ...lower than we are normally used to at this time of the year. I welcome it ....August is right around the corner!!!!

Night and Happy Sunday






Wednesday, April 09, 2008

If you were gay.....

it would be ok......
Unless you are my dentist and his little hating helper. If any of you know me you know that for a long time I have been having problems with my teeth. Not just "oh, that tooth needs to be looked at " BUT " OH MY DEAR GOD PLEASE PULL THEM ALL NOW ".
As part of my new process of better tooth care I have decided not to put off getting things fixed...So after $1600.00 dollars in tooth care to repair a broken tooth,get a root canal then have a crown put on...I found myself at my dentist office again on Tuesday morning having two small cavities filled.
As I am sitting there in the chair and Dr. M starts working away and at some point while he was working on my teeth he started talking about gays...homosexuals if you will.
Perhaps something was mentioned on the Today show which was playing on the nice flat screen mounted on the wall. Perhaps it was a commercial about something that seemed "gay" I dont recall what got things going but here is what went down...
Dr M made a very audible grunt and said " I dont know why people cant just stay in their places" His helper chimes in and says "Yup"
For the benefit of not having to type alot the rest will follow in a script fashion ...something like this .......
Dr.M-I mean I am old fashioned and all.... but I get so sick of seeing them everywhere.
Helper-I know ....even in grocery stores!!
Dr. M-You can tell one when you see one .....they way they walk and all.
Tooth Worked on some ....
Dr M-I went to NYC with my Daughter a few years ago and she said "Dad,men work in stores up here selling perfume " Back when i was coming up Men worked mens jobs and women worked womens jobs....
Helper-My husband works with one and he is not like most gays....he is normal.

I will stop here and proceed with my venting .....NOT LIKE MOST GAYS? Dont get me wrong I get uncomfortable around many things ....loud people in restaurants,children crying in restaurants and yes very vocal gay people. or the sterotypical "gay" person ...it is a fault I have and continue to work on but for my dentist and his helper to sit there and talk they way they did without any knowledge as to who I am or what I stand for .....PISSED ME OFF!! Did they know that it makes me sick to see people discriminated based on how they live their lives.....Did they know that it burns me to my core to sit and imagine that someone would be denied something solely based on being WHO THEY ARE??????
They did not know if I have a brother who is gay , or a nephew or a cousin or a sister or an uncle. They dont know if my best friend is gay or if I have great friends living in Atlanta, Birmingham, and St Louis. ....Not to mention Montgomery who might possibly be gay. What if I was gay ?? What if you were gay ? What then ? UGH!!

Being gay does not MAKE these people who they are..... Being willing to drop whatever they are doing to come and be with friends at a moments notice. Sending you a card on the anniversary of your Dads death just to say they are thinking about you ....Working hard,raising families,going to church,taking vacations,spending holidays with family,travelling with friends. Being real people is who they are ...they just happen to be gay also .
People are entitled to their opinions ....I understand that and appreciate it when I can sit and talk to people about the issues that matter.
But to go into a dentist office at 8am on a Tuesday and have to listen to what borders on hate.....
Well ...it just makes me sick.
Not the kind of dentist I will be going back to .....
Anyway ....just my thoughts

Better to be hated for what one is than loved for what one is not .
Andre Gide.