One for the road...

Ok so maybe I wasn't quite finished. Everyday I drive from Shawnee to Midwest City for work. And then back home again. You see some stuff, the Love's that got demolished by the tornado last year, grass fires (a lot here lately), and the occasional accident. One day I even had to change a flat tire on the shoulder of I40 in the middle of the afternoon rush, while the whole family stood by and watched. Hell we even had a cop stop and ask if we needed anything, "a cold beer" is what I thought but I said no to get rid of him because at the time I believe our tag was just a touch expired.
The biggest gripe I have is other drivers, I know everybody says that, but I have been driving that stretch of road every day for about three years now. And it is the same asshats that piss me off every morning. Like the butthole in the red Charger that rides my ass when I am going 80 and there is a line of cars in front of me in both lanes and nowhere to go....speeds up to my bumper, then backs off, then speeds up again. Or the lady in the white Honda accord putting on her makeup, in the fucking dark, while weaving back and forth at 75 miles an hour. That is just a couple of individual examples.
There are also those pinheads that squeeze in front of you when you barely have a car length between you and the car your trailing. Or the left lane driver going 60 when the speed limit is 70, or the dude getting on the highway who slows down at the end of the ramp instead of trying to merge into traffic; hey buddy, grow a pair and speed the fuck up and merge into traffic like a real man. This is the kind of crap I deal with every morning and every evening. Not to mention getting on base in the morning. It is a genuine cluster fuck, people stopping in the middle of the intersection or running lights so the can get through the gate.
All that being said, I would rather put up with that than drive in most small towns around the state, nothing worse that sitting at the only stop sign in town waiting for the Old Lady in her land yacht to decide which way she is gonna turn or if it is safe to go yet........driving pisses me off. On top of that, my wife thinks I drive too aggressive sometimes and doesn't like the hand signals I give to the other drivers. Go figure.....

I am pissed....

What a day, crap and shit! Woke up in a foul mood and went to work and spread it around. I hate to admit it but I can be a bit if an asshole at times. Had a lot on my plate today then somebody called and decided that I wasn't doing things the way they thought I should....so I let them know I was not having that shit today. Then paced the floor for about ten minutes and then got a bit behind and before I know it it is 6:30 and I still got things to do. I hate that-one person with the wrong attitude can screw up your day-and then if you were already in a bad mood well CRAP. So I vented with the wife on the way home and kind of felt better, but now I feel all wore out and if the past few nights are any indication, as soon as I lay down I will be wide fucking awake...
Well enough of that crap. Here is to better tomorrows and smoother sailing and better posts and so on and so on and so on and so.......

Saturday night in the "Not so big Town".....

Hopefully this day finds everyone safe from the shit storm of flame that has ravaged the area the last day or so. Friday afternoon at work I did some set-up on the roof of our building and I felt like I was in the middle of a campfire. We only had one or two fires out our way but nothing to the magnitude of the Harrah fires. My heart goes out to those people, to think only about a year and a half or so back we lived not very far from Reno and Dobbs, an area that was hit pretty hard. Between all the fires yesterday the OKC news people had their hands full. If not for an internet connection at work I would not have heard about the big disaster in Japan until today..
Anyway I hope every one fared well and am glad to hear there were no casualties (from the fires anyway).....
So I spent last night setting up a new bedroom suit my wife bought and then slept probably better than I have in a long time, we were well past due for a new bed. Spent most of today doing nothing and that is always nice hopefully tomorrow will be more of the same. The battery is about to go dead and SNL will be on soon so I better find my spot on the couch, be well, stay safe, and say your damn prayers before you go to sleep...OH and before I forget, set your damn clocks ahead an hour so you can curse the hour of sleep your gonna lose tonight..........

Tuesday....not Fat Tuesday but pretty damn big....

Ah, Tuesday, the bastard day of the week. It's not crappy Monday, not hump day, not Friday eve, or TGIF, and definitely not the weekend. Tuesday is a ho-hum ordinary regular day of the week. Busy at work, long day, makes for a short day at home. Seems like I see the kids about an hour a day, I know it's longer but with household chores and homework and bath time, as soon as we get relaxed it's bedtime and it all starts again.  Go back twenty five years and ask 19 year old me if this was where I would be at 44 and I would kick your ass.
Looking back at the addition of each child and the trials and struggles we have had over the years I have to say I would not change a thing. Well in the broad sense anyway. There are minute fuck-ups that I would like mulligans on, but over all I am proud of the family I have and where we are right now. Every day is still a toss up but keeping a good attitude and my head down is working well. I have learned in the last week or so to spill the beans and speak my mind, not to let things fester and say what I mean. Still learning at this point, and still trying to be a better Dad and husband. I have to laugh at my ripe age I am still along way from  being the grown-up I thought I would be....
With that I will call it good for now, and prepare the troops for another day on the battlefield of work and school. Keep on keepin' on...........

Oscars....meh

Yep parked in front of the TV since oh about 9 this morning off and on. Helped around the house made one hell of a baked chicken even made some freakin sweet sugar cookies. So about 6 the Oscar BS starts and now I want to poke my eyes out, this is the most painful shit I have ever witnessed. I would much rather watch some kind of highlight reel of the whole thing than sit through people thanking their dogs and awards for art direction and sound effects. This would be like us having an award ceremony at work once a year. The categories could be Best Office Suck-up, Best excuse for Using a Sick Day, or Best use of the Internet not for work purposes; nobody would want to sit through that crap. So hopefully this will be over soon so I can go to bed and not be a nominee for Best excuse For Being Late...........

Facebook, Twitter and MySpace oh my....

I find that when I get on the net I spend the first twenty minutes or so checking my Facebook page, then my Twitter feed and honestly hardly ever MySpace. What the hell is happening, I used to enjoy surfing the interwebs, looking at naughty pictures and reading funny shit, now I find myself reading inane ramblings 140 characters at a time, written by people I haven't seen in twenty years, or I haven't seen in twenty minutes. Twitter was fun at first, now all I get is Kevin Smith rambling on about his podcast, Wayne Coyne posting topless pictures of his wife, I am bored-bored-bored. I quit reading the newspaper because I get all my news from RSS feeds, I don't watch cable TV because I have Hulu. I miss the good old days before cell phones, when I could tell people that I was sorry I didn't get their call because I was away from my phone, or could get back to them because I missed their letter. It seems as though we are always connected and it is getting to be a pain in the ass. You can't play hooky from work without you digital footprint being picked up. You cant take a long lunch without your cell phone blowing up. Technology is invading my privacy. That is all for now I have to change my Facebook status and text my kids goodnight.........

Long Time....Strange week

Yes it has been a while, things have been hectic. Moved to a new house back in early January. The powers that be with the Shawnee water department swore we would have a trash can within days....finally got one today! Assholes, two months and no trash can WTF! Anyway survived two huge snowstorms a broken heater and 44th birthday so I have been busy. Looks like things are gonna even out a bit so maybe I can contribute to society again by adding my ramblings from time to time....no promises