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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54189442011-04-21T15:11:57.886-04:00Random StupidMy thoughts on whatever I am thinking about.Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245017677796942816noreply@blogger.comBlogger851100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418944.post-1097287128495813862004-10-08T21:57:00.000-04:002004-10-08T21:58:48.496-04:00

Kerry could win this thing but he talks too much. Talking a lot helps Bush but it hurts Kerry. I think, in this debate, Bush is pulling ahead because he is talking a lot and looking like he is aware of the issues, Kerry is talking a lot and boring the hell out of everyone.

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245017677796942816noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418944.post-1097028062001608452004-10-05T21:56:00.000-04:002004-10-05T22:01:02.003-04:00

I like that Edwards hit Cheney on the Haliburton issue. No one, no one, in the media is even coming close to questioning how Haliburton, of whom Cheney was a CEO, got billions in govt contracts and then went on the overcharge the govt for meals for our US troops!!!! Is this supporting the troops? Is this patriotic? Come on now, Haliburton, while Cheney was CEO, was doing business with Iraq

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245017677796942816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418944.post-1096384753446420282004-09-28T11:09:00.000-04:002004-09-28T11:19:13.446-04:00

Ok, this occurred to me yesterday, how in the hell did W become the poster boy for conservatives? First he is stupid, I mean utterly, dull witted, unimaginative, uncreative and possibly unconscious much of the time. Don't conservatives generally think of themselves as smart? Second, he is a wimp. This is a two parter: 1. He was a CHEERLEADER! A Cheerleader for christ's sake. Not an

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245017677796942816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418944.post-1096062274128817792004-09-24T17:42:00.000-04:002004-09-24T17:44:34.126-04:00

Ok, since I can't make up my mind at the president level I am moving to vice president. On one side we have a charismatic, intelligent, energetic young vp candidate. On the other is an old, vitriolic, nasty, mean, lying, criminal ceo, bastard. That is a much easier choice!

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245017677796942816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418944.post-1095728606614235262004-09-20T20:57:00.000-04:002004-10-14T16:42:00.036-04:00

I still hate all of the candidates. I would prefer it if John Edwards were running for president rather than Kerry. And where is Evan Baye from Indiana. He is a rising star in the democratic party, I thought he would have at least thrown his hat in the ring during the primaries. I really respect that guy. Instead I get the choice of a guy who is guided by professional handlers and opinion polls

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245017677796942816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418944.post-1095597421584900502004-09-19T08:27:00.000-04:002004-09-19T08:37:01.583-04:00

Ok, I am finding some direction to my personal life again. I am realizing that I am just not into dating right now, so i am not going to do it until I want to. I have many more pressing priorities including being a dad, teaching, and finishing my dissertation. When I finish my dissertation then I will feel like I am on my career path. Until I am on a real career path I just feel like I am not at

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245017677796942816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418944.post-1094681800149590462004-09-08T18:03:00.000-04:002004-10-14T16:43:24.856-04:00

Ok everyone, who will be the better president, An idiot who sticks by his decisions no matter how stupid (and they are usually really really stupid) or someone with no convictions of his own who bends whichever way the wind blows. Where are the inspiring leaders? Why are the good people not chosen to run for president? There are a lot of people I admire but they either can't run for president (

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245017677796942816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418944.post-1094001115854550162004-08-31T21:02:00.000-04:002004-08-31T21:12:06.326-04:00

Well, it has been so long since I blogged about personal crap that I need to do a quick update for my regular reader, Hi Mom! I have been laid off from my job but found another one that I love. I am teaching at a community college. If all goes well I will move to full time or start working for a full college in january. Also, my divorce is finalized so I am officially a statistic. It is an odd

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245017677796942816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418944.post-1092877597100556842004-08-18T21:03:00.000-04:002004-08-18T21:06:37.100-04:00

I saw an interesting story in the news about how religious scholars think Jesus would vote. Now I want to go on record as saying that I have been doing that rap for a long long time now! For at least 10 years I have been telling people that Jesus was the biggest liberal ever on the face of the earth. He hung out with the poor, the prostitutes, the outcasts, and the sick. He taught to sell all

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245017677796942816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418944.post-1092184706588936362004-08-10T20:12:00.000-04:002004-08-10T20:38:39.633-04:00

What is wrong with US culture? There is a lot of good but there is a lot of bad as well. My theory on the whole thing is that we have become victims of the mass media. Mass media has shrunk the possibility of regional differences in culture and has expanded the pressure for conformity. Even rebellion has become mass marketed! Do you want to know how to be a rebellious person? Just tune in to MTV.

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245017677796942816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418944.post-1092098450072696242004-08-09T20:34:00.000-04:002004-08-09T20:40:50.073-04:00

OK, I am sick of all of this uber patriotic shit running amok on the internet right now. Do we really think major corporations are patriotic. If so, why do they ship all the jobs overseas, screw over the american worker every chance they get, and screw over consumers if no one is lookng over thier back every second? I have seen a lot of if you are not with us you are against us crap and I am sick

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245017677796942816noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418944.post-1091187659357721022004-07-30T07:24:00.000-04:002004-07-30T07:40:59.356-04:00

I don't think divorce would be as hard or needs to be as hard as it has been for me. The problem I am having is that I moved away from my home and support base to a completely new location so that the only people I knew were those I worked with and my ex. So when my ex asked for a divorce it rocked me hard, then when i got let go from my job I was left alone. It is a very tough situation to deal

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245017677796942816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418944.post-1091133800504490112004-07-29T16:36:00.000-04:002004-07-29T16:43:20.503-04:00

Ok, I will start with a dating story. When I was separated, I felt unattractive and unwanted but didn't really want to put a lot of work into finding a date (I am very lazy too!) So I heard a show on the radio where the hosts talked about friends who found love using internet dating services etc. So I thought, what the hell, I will give it a shot. So signed up with one and set up a profile (

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245017677796942816noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418944.post-1091133117033315212004-07-29T16:25:00.000-04:002004-07-29T16:31:57.033-04:00

I am changing this to a log of the life of a loser! Since I have last posted my life has fallen to pieces. My ex-wife told me she wanted to divorce me on New Years Eve day! I lost my job while the divorce was finalized. Lost my house and now live in an apartment, in a state that my ex picked to live in for her school but I have to stay in to keep joint custody of my daughter, paying for bills on

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245017677796942816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418944.post-1067191890151756932003-10-26T13:02:00.000-05:002004-07-30T07:21:21.856-04:00

So here is my dilemma. Why is being "moral" associated with a woman staying in the home? Why is womens equality such a threat to religion? Why, when Jesus went out of his way to include women in his inner circle, do people think we should exclude them? It just doesn't make sense to me. If you have answers, let me know.

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245017677796942816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418944.post-1067082455935575812003-10-25T07:45:00.000-04:002004-07-30T07:21:53.876-04:00

Isn't it great that Rush Limbaugh is going to have company that he has alot in common with? I mean, it appears that he and Courtney Love share a love for cigars and, oh yeah, Oxycontin! Do I smell the sweet scent of love in the air?

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245017677796942816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418944.post-1066437939540483772003-10-17T20:45:00.000-04:002004-07-30T07:22:16.926-04:00

OK, so what is up now in the world? Looks like the Bushies were able to do a little actual diplomacy work at the UN. I didn't think they had it in them. Good for you guys, see how good it feels to actually take the rest of the world into consideration. I heard one of the stupidist things I had heard in a while on the radio. Roger Hedgecock (sp?) was in for Rush Limbaugh who is ridding himself his

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245017677796942816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418944.post-1066095591495316442003-10-13T21:32:00.000-04:002004-07-30T07:22:31.843-04:00

So the dems are trying to field a basketball team of candidates. It isn't looking so good so far. I am not a big Wesley Clark fan. Come on, so the guy was a general. Can't anyone else see that he is just being used and has absolutely no idea where he stands on any issue. He is just pissy because he wasn't put in charge of the Iraq thing. Sounds like a loser to me. They need to get someone with

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245017677796942816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418944.post-1066004726766036682003-10-12T20:16:00.000-04:002004-07-30T07:22:47.503-04:00

Well, I am back. I have been uninterested in everything to the point of having nothing to blog about. I still don't have anything to blog about but will give it a shot. First, go Survivor! I am loving this season so far. There are the hero tribe and the loser tribe and they are fulfilling their roles nicely. There is also a pseudo-schemer, Jon, who is the biggest loser I have seen on a survivor

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245017677796942816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418944.post-1062951391707846482003-09-07T12:16:00.000-04:002004-07-30T07:22:59.493-04:00

Well, what is going on. I am reading the Al Franken book on Liars etc. It is pretty funny but I can see why it ticked off the right wingers. Here is my contribution to the downfall of politeness in political discourse, we can just call right wingers WingNuts! Yeahh. Now for the real hardcore california type liberals. What is a good name for them? How about "liberals". The wingnuts have been doing

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245017677796942816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418944.post-1062536879331830992003-09-02T17:07:00.000-04:002004-07-30T07:23:14.066-04:00

Ok, so I am changing the name of my blog instead of going off "air". I am the only one who reads this crap anyway! So there are campaign blogs, and there are news blogs, and there are commentary blogs. There are so many to choose from. I am pretty certain that no one wants to read about my family life. With my job picking up and with my daughter being in preschool for much of the day, I am no

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245017677796942816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418944.post-1062243714081613562003-08-30T07:41:00.000-04:002003-08-30T07:41:54.120-04:00

Well, no one is biting on any of these posts so I am off the air.

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245017677796942816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418944.post-1062121197284390252003-08-28T21:39:00.000-04:002003-08-28T21:39:57.346-04:00

Well, I went from unemployed to part time job in a little bit of time. And get this, from part time job to promotion and raise in a very little bit of time. Send me your congrats if you want to. I am getting geared up for Survivor. September 8th! Be there, if you are square I guess. So Haliburton was awarded close to 2 BILLION dollars in contracts from the US Govt for the Iraq war without bidding

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245017677796942816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418944.post-1061778873366305682003-08-24T22:34:00.000-04:002003-08-24T22:34:33.320-04:00

There isn't a whole lot to comment on except for the california recall. I am totally for the terminator. He may as well be a liberal democrat so that is reall cool. If you have any doubts, hey, he married a Kennedy for goodness sakes! I think the field is going to totally narrow down to Bustamante, Scharwezennegger, and the freak vote. On the freak side I am all for Gary Coleman, if I can't have

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245017677796942816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418944.post-1061519369633795262003-08-21T22:29:00.000-04:002003-08-21T22:29:29.633-04:00

I guess Reichen and Chip won the Amazing Race 4. What a rip off. I am not happy about that at all. Luckily, I missed all but 10 minutes or so of the program so I didn't have to get too stressed out. School has started for my wife and for my daughter. They both love their schools which is a real blessing. My job is really taking off as well. I was just looking for something to make some money and

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245017677796942816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418944.post-1061312726592798162003-08-19T13:05:00.000-04:002003-08-19T13:05:26.590-04:00

Well it has been a while. Nine days to be exact. I had a business trip to DC and then a family visit to MD. It was all pretty neat. This was the first stay in DC where I wasn't threatened or anything by street people. They sense I am not one of them and that pisses them off. Or they see my opey taylor look and I become a walking neon target sign. Either way it was really nice and I got to see a

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245017677796942816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418944.post-1060519054670193722003-08-10T08:37:00.000-04:002003-08-10T08:37:34.593-04:00

We have family visiting this weekend. I took my brothers in law out fishing and one of my wife's brothers caught two decent bass and the rest of us caught nada. Oh well. My daughter is loving all of the attention. She really likes having everyone focus on her. More to come.

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245017677796942816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418944.post-1060352976078723012003-08-08T10:29:00.000-04:002003-08-08T10:29:36.033-04:00

The amazing race was a good one last night. There was a lot of jockeying for position and some good head to head action. Let me say that with Jon and Chip I had thought that maybe Chip had a "chip" on his shoulder about being gay and Jon having a problem with it. They were in competition etc. But when Jon's partner Kelly was racing down the wall against Riechen Jon yelled out "don't let that gay

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245017677796942816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418944.post-1060299544473290762003-08-07T19:39:00.000-04:002003-08-07T19:39:04.506-04:00

My brothers in law are visiting. We are really happy they are here. Our daughter loves them and they are fun to be around. I am suddenly interested in California politics. Go governator!!!

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245017677796942816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418944.post-1060133940399564162003-08-05T21:39:00.000-04:002003-08-05T21:45:17.290-04:00

Guess what I did today? Went fishing again. This time I went with a friend. He caught more fish than me but I have a great one that got away story out of it. I cast my line out and it bounced off of a log. Almost immediately a fish took the bait and took off. I set the hook and tried to fight the fish but it just stripped line off of my reel. It ifinally stopped and fought really hard and then it

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245017677796942816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418944.post-1059915148778430832003-08-03T08:52:00.000-04:002003-08-03T08:52:28.620-04:00

It has been a busy few days. My wife's final exams came to an end with all the stress and break of routine that comes along with it. I have been doing an extraordinary amount of time watching my daughter but she has been enjoying it. The dog is getting even more hyper if that is even possible! I can't wait for him to get 6 months old just so that he can be neutered and hopefully take the edge off

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245017677796942816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418944.post-1059615085631120862003-07-30T21:31:00.000-04:002003-07-30T21:31:25.623-04:00

Why is it that world leaders are like a bunch of kids on a playground. They are constantly posturing and posing and bullying one another when they should be acting like grownups. I don't care abit about the 16 words or whatever. That was complete bs. Nothing that was a big deal was said at all. What is hilarious is how the administration responded with everyone ducking responsibility like it was

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245017677796942816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418944.post-1059411354029455182003-07-28T12:55:00.000-04:002003-07-28T20:52:43.496-04:00

I have been listening to Rush Limbaugh today and he sounds a little scared. Graham had mentioned that Clinton was impeached for the exact type of thing that Bush is accused of (lying in an official setting/capacity) and that we should see if the people want to impeach Bush. It must suck for the republicans to have their guy being in the same position and doing the same things as their big enemy.

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245017677796942816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418944.post-1059349211417703092003-07-27T19:40:00.000-04:002003-07-27T19:40:11.370-04:00

Today has been very good but very tiring. My daughter went to a birthday party and was really cute. She would eat a bite of her cake, then the cake of the person to her right, then from the person to her left then hers etc. How funny is that. She also went swimming, went to the park and had a generally active and fun time.

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245017677796942816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418944.post-1059242250615377132003-07-26T13:57:00.000-04:002003-07-26T13:57:30.680-04:00

Well, the sleep battles continue. I think maybe my daughter picks up on the stress and the lack of mom prescence due to studying for finals and misses her and that is making falling asleep difficult for her. Once she goes to sleep she sleeps well. She isn't crying, just restless. The best I can determine is to just deal with it, not make any plans when I have to put her to sleep, and outlast her.

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245017677796942816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418944.post-1059096784883973262003-07-24T21:33:00.000-04:002003-07-24T21:33:04.863-04:00

Well, I had to miss most of the Amazing Race again this week. My poor daughter is really struggling with falling asleep. She jerks around and is really active and having trouble. She gets really frustrated because she is tired and wants to sleep. Any suggestions or explanations? My wife is in full exam prep mode. If you read this, don't worry honey, you will do great. I have great faith in you.

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245017677796942816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418944.post-1059006416797672882003-07-23T20:26:00.000-04:002003-07-23T20:36:52.956-04:00

Work is going really well, I am definitely wanted on many projects which is really good. My daughter is really having trouble going to sleep. She just wants to roll around and play and not sleep even though she is tired. i am not sure what to do about it though. I am really nervous for my wife for her first set of law finals which are coming up soon. I know how smart she is though so I am more

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245017677796942816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418944.post-1058837329136459802003-07-21T21:28:00.000-04:002003-07-21T21:28:49.106-04:00

Fishing Report from where I am: I have found a pond really nearby that has a lot of bass and crappie (also cottonmouth snakes but I don't catch them and with any luck they won't catch me either). It is less than 5 minutes away and very accessible and secluded so it doesn't have a lot of fishing pressure. It happens to be a pond in a private, very rich, housing development but the locals have no

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245017677796942816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418944.post-1058700098969377072003-07-20T07:21:00.000-04:002003-07-20T07:21:38.993-04:00

Ooops, I have forgotten about the blog for a couple of days. First the fishing report. I went out for an hour and a half the other day to a local small river, really more like a stream, and caught two largemouth bass and two really large sunfish. It was really fun because stream fishing is much different than lake/pond fishing. I tried using some of the same rigging at first and got caught on the

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245017677796942816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418944.post-1058493130486646002003-07-17T21:52:00.000-04:002003-07-17T21:52:10.520-04:00

Well, the doggie is doing much better with house training. It is because I am making sure to get him outside within a reasonable time limit. Setting up for success is the name of the game. My wife is still studying hard for school. She is really working hard and I am very proud of her. (She will hopefully read this) My daughter is having trouble sleeping which is a little difficult. I think it is

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245017677796942816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418944.post-1058405306517130302003-07-16T21:28:00.000-04:002003-07-16T21:28:26.510-04:00

All I can say for today is NO COMMENT.

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245017677796942816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418944.post-1058325567662467412003-07-15T23:19:00.000-04:002003-07-15T23:19:27.700-04:00

Things are going kind of on autopilot which is good. I am really doing a lot of projects at work which is really exciting. My daughter is really loving life right now. She is being babysat by her teacher from her preschool while the school is out of session and she is just excited beyond belief every time she sees her. They do lots of crafts and stuff and it is great. Well, gotta get sleep. I

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245017677796942816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418944.post-1058233159074660142003-07-14T21:39:00.000-04:002003-07-14T21:39:19.110-04:00

Well the only thing I got comments on in this blog has been an esoteric "who am I" kind of thing and I really don't have much else to talk about today. Everything at work is going well and my daughter is doing great. The world is. I am convinced that the best explanation for all of the chaotic realities of life is just that life is. WHY life is is a question best answered by religion and

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245017677796942816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418944.post-1058064808773052432003-07-12T22:53:00.000-04:002003-07-12T22:53:28.670-04:00

Just got back from the mountain pond. Man was it fun! I caught 3 largemouth bass. Two were 2-3 pounds and one was under a pound. I got a bite on just about every cast and hooked into two fish that were really big and managed to fight their way into the lilly pads and break off the line. I am hooked on ponds (forgive the pun). Another guy who was fishing with me also caught a couple of nice bass

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245017677796942816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418944.post-1057955490944422162003-07-11T16:31:00.000-04:002003-07-11T16:31:30.960-04:00

Well, I am ambivalent about the models getting booted on the amazing race. They were a pain but they were getting better the last couple of episodes. I am rooting for the clowns now to win. I like them or Robin and Jon to win. Although the friends probably win because they didn't show them at all the first four or five episodes. We will see. I love my job, I haven't said it in a while. I am

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245017677796942816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418944.post-1057856566094549762003-07-10T13:02:00.000-04:002003-07-10T13:02:46.023-04:00

It has been a while since my last post. The main reason is that I am completely ticked off about Elyse not winning America's Next Top Model. What a ripoff! The only reason she didn't win was because she wouldn't tell Tyra and judges that being a model takes brains as well as beauty. She said it was all beauty and three of the four judges were models themselves so Elyse managed to alienate them

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245017677796942816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418944.post-1057533046128252462003-07-06T19:10:00.000-04:002003-07-06T19:10:46.153-04:00

OK, the fourth of July. I haven't been into the 4th for a long time but this year was really neat with how excited my daughter was with the fireworks etc. Things which lose meaning as a cynical young adult suddenly are becoming meaningful again as a parent. Seeing the world through a child's eyes is really a life-changing experience. That and the fact that I no longer want to actually BE on a

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I have been moving forward on my dissertation again. I just need to have someone get back to me and I can finish with human subjects approval and then have my committee meeting. Yeah. My work is great. No reality shows to report on today but I have a question.... Do you actually know people who are like these reality show types? Do you think being on camera makes people act a little more over

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Today was good 4th of July. We did fireworks with friends and my daugher got along extremely well with their kids. She really had a great time. I went fishing for a couple hours at lunch time. It was fun. Not very productive because the river was so swollen and muddy from the rain but I was able to do ok. Well, I will be back later. Sunny, don't punch too many people in the meantime.

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Ok, my recap of the amazing race on a team by team basis: Reichen and Chip: Nice start, smart thinking in getting a connecting flight out of milan and getting into India in first. Good smart thinking on the detour. They kicked butt this leg, great racing. They finished second and did great. This is a team to beat. Millie and Chuck: I hate Millie. She is racing so stupidly and then blaming it all

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My blog is going to be a fishing, reality show and anything else I think of blog. Robin is gone from America's next top model. I am very pleased. She was such a holy roller in the annoying way. I think that all of these "models" could be in maybe easyriders but only Elyse seems to have what it takes to be a real runway model. Go Elyse. And why is everyone concerned if she has an eating disorder.

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Today has been good. We ordered pizza for one. Why is that a big deal, because we haven't eaten out in months. Literally. Granted, ordering pizza isn't eating out exactly but it is definitely close enough for me! I am also getting some work assignments in a new media literacy campaign, maybe I will get to have input into the public service announcements that go out about adolescent drug use. That

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Today has been very good. The morning was really good as my daughter and my dog were both extremely happy and well behaved. Work was challenging in a fun way and I am getting to give good input and learning about the company. I also helped to fix a copier today as well. In the afternoon my daughter was much more cranky. Her diaper rash was pretty bad and making her very uncomfortable so that she

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Went fishing again saturday for less than one hour but had some fun. It has been nice out and Zoe really liked being able to go to the parks without ozone code red and orange days. She had a lot of fun. The doggie is getting better about house training. He is a lot of fun but definitely a puppy. Well, not too much exciting happening. Hasta la vista baby

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Went fishing today at a place I tried when it was raining really hard and now the water level is down and the fish are feeding. It was fun. I only caught one fish but it was big and fought extremely hard so it was fun. My puppy is driving me crazy. He is hitting his manic-hyper phase and it is really annoying. I sit around waiting for him to crash so I can do something other than follow him

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Well, it is Amazing Race time again. This was a fighting race leg. Jon and Kelly, Millie and Chuck, and the models were all fighting on this leg of the race. Who did it mess up, who got over it, whose food will reign supreme...... Well, millie and chuck were imploding big time but took the fast forward to move into first again. I didn't like them and the way they interacted. I am not pegging them

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Went fishing today and didn't catch anything. It was a really pretty spot though. My daughter was really tired today. She plays hard that girl. My doggie was also really tired from doing a lot of running. I am having a meeting tomorrow which is really cool. I am taking the lead role on this adolescent drug court so this should get me up to speed on it. In other words, work is still good good. I

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Today was good for me at work. I am getting assigned to work on a big project by myself. Yeahhh. My daughter is still loving her day care and the teacher said she is like one of the older kids rather than like a young kid. She is so excited when I pick her up. She takes my hand and shows me things in the building. It is so cute! The doggie is still being house trained but he is definitely getting

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Well, back to monday. My daughter started at a new day care today. It is a french immersion preschool. The next two weeks are summer camp then she starts in the fall regularly. She loved it and had a real blast. She played really well with the other kids and had smiles the whole rest of today. Work was good but I found a bug in a computer program so that has to be fixed. Well ta ta.

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Today was a good day for us. The doggie had no accidents and we have hit on the idea of treats when he goes outside. He is really responding to that. The park was really fun in the morning and my daughter had a great time. Then we went food shopping in the afternoon and she still had fun! It is chill time now.

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Today makes a full week of enjoyable work. I really love my job. The doggie is still being trained and it is a lot of work. The more so because of having to watch my daughter as well. I went, guess what, fishing again. I tried to do another river but with all the rain it is just too fast and high. So I went to a lake instead and caught some bluegills. That was cool though because the other

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Well, I missed the first half hour of Amazing Race 4 because my daughter was having a really really diffcult time falling asleep. I tuned in as they were getting on the train in Paris. I like how Reichen and Chip kept a positive attitude even though they got on the wrong business class and had to start again. The NFL wives are really kicking butt. They started slow and I had written them off but

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well, I have a new sweet spot on the river. I caught almost 30 fish in an hour and a half. They were almost all sunfish but they were big sunfish and fought very well. There were also small largemouth bass in the catch. This was a really isolated place and the fish must not have seen artificial lures before because I caught a fish on almost every cast. Still love my job. Right now I am cutting up

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Well, work is still going great. I really like what I am doing. I worked with a computer program for delivering an assessment instrument today that was really neat. Yesterday I got to put in input on a couple of instruments and they liked my additions. What a neat place for me. I went fishing yesterday with my sis in law. It was a lot of fun although fish weren't biting because of the muddy,

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Today was my first day at work and I loved it. I have a great office, a great desk, and really great co-workers. I am really excited about it. Yeahhhh for me. I am going fishing tomorrow maybe, as long as there aren't thunderstorms, with my sis in law. I spent the evening getting my supplies together and I hope it will all work out. Wish me luck. The puppy is still needing to go out every hour or

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More fishing, oh yeah and relatives. And a big happy fathers day shout out to you fathers out there. I did a google search on bank fishing in our area and guess what, I found about 5 locations where there is supposed to be good to really good bank fishing. Go figure. I am very happy but won't be content until I get a chance to get out there and try them out. My mother in law and sister in law are

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Well, the topic for today is fishing. I can't find the perfect spot for fishing here on one of the best fishing lakes in america! I usually catch one big one but it is usually a catfish. Why aren't there any good bank fishing spots? Anyone have any suggestions? I am looking for a part time night job again. Barnes & Noble told me other people were more flexible, why did they even bother

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Ok, the quest for a focus continues. The Amazing Race is, well, amazing. The teams are all racing interestingly and it was good to see the old guys not get eliminated. It was really cool to see everyone bungee jump off of that tower. What a scary challenge. Well, the quest for a really special fishing spot continues but to no avail. I just have to settle for a public spot that is pretty

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All of this worrying about a job and stuff has now hit a practical wall. What am I going to do with my daughter? I have one week where I need help, I can be set after that but that one week is a killer. Oh well. That is life I guess but it sure is difficult. NBA is still going well. I like the exciting games. Very nice. All for now.

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Well, things are changing again in Markworld. We got a puppy, a pug, and he is cute but he has diarrhea (yeechhh). This particularly sucks because we are trying to potty train him. Wish me luck! The NBA finals are great this year. Very well played games and no super obvious winner. The commercials for these programs are pretty disgusting though, especially the beer commercials which show a guys

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Well, A lot has happened since I last posted. I got a job as a night auditor for a hotel and began working. The shifts were 11:15-7:15 and they really took it out of me so I quit. The guy I was working with stole a digital camera. Some guest left it in the safe and another guest turned it in to lost and found. This schmuck turns to me and says " I guess we can find a home for this at one of our

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My wife is questioning my reality show addiction. She thinks I am lame. I can't help it, I do need to read every recap. Oh well. I drove out of state for a relatives wedding yesterday. 5 hours each way. It was a very nice wedding. I dont have much to say but will tomorrow.

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Ok, The Amazing Race 4 is back on and I am happy! It was a very good episode and it looks like some interesting teams. What is up with Tian and Jaree? Does every reality show have to have a terrible twosome of bit#@*? These ladies were clueless and mean. I figure they will be the next to go. Debra and Steve were sooo likeable, it was a terrible tragedy that couldn't be stopped when they lost. It

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Today was a good day. I got a job, the hotel night auditor position came through. Not going to make me rich but will allow my family to keep from going under. I went fishing and caught a few small ones. But it was fun and that is what counts. One day and counting until the amazing race 4 (TAR4). Why am I so excited about this? Is it because I am a psychologist? A voyeur? Just nosy? Is it fun to

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OK, on to some more controversial issues being raised in my daily life struggle. I had two job interviews today, one was easy but low level, the other very gruelling but with a possible payoff. The questions being raised are why is it taking me so long to find work? I am all but finished with my dissertation in clinical psychology, I am in my prime and am not repulsive looking so what is the

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I had two job interviews today. One with Sears and one with a research company. The Sears interview was just a prelim interview and so was really easy. The research company interview was 2 hours and was very gruelling. I was questioned on every one of my qualifications and skills. I had a writing sample critiqued and finally won the president over, I think. The fact that I only wanted to work

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Today is another daddy day to talk about. It is so difficult when my daughter is not feeling well. Her cold has moved to cough stage and I find myself worrying about SARS and asthma and pneumonia and any other innumerable illnesses. How I wish I could take it away and make it all better for her. It makes me realize that she is her own person and has to have her own experiences. Kahlil Gibran

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Ok, today is fatherhood blog time. I was up last night until 6am. That is correct 6am. I haven't been up that late since I was a teenager. My daughter is ill and could only sleep while being driven in the car. So that is what I did. My wife and I tried to make our daughter comfortable so she could sleep until 2:30am and then I just did the driving. I came back when she fell asleep but she just

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Biographical information: Age: 35 Education: Ph.D. candidate in clinical psychology Married for 9 years, 1 daughter aged 20 months. Occupation: Graduate student / Stay at home dad / whatever night job I find Political leanings: Libertarian and socially liberal Likes: Reality shows on tv, writing, hanging out with my daughter, science vs. pseudoscience Dislikes: people who take themselves too

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I am putting in my entry early in the day because I am already feeling lazy and won't do it later. I am very excited about The Amazing Race 4 starting on thursday. I have been going through reality withdrawal with the end of survivor. BTW, it totally sucked that Jenna won. I know that it is a handicap being beautiful and a swimsuit model and having things go your way your entire life , but come

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Today is a weird one. I find myself explaining to potential employers that I can do their night auditor for a hotel job and would love to do so even though I am writing my dissertation for my Ph.D. in clinical psychology. I have chosen to work at night so that I can write my dissertation and watch my daughter. C'mon, give me a break. I can handle it. In other news, a weird pain in my foot

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Welcome to my mind. At least to what I am willing to let out. I am thinking about this blogging business. Some of it seems interesting but ever the fan of mindless entertainment I thought it needed some dumbing down. So here I am! I will try to post on more important topics as soon as I read the news or something and find out what is going on.

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