what the???
this is a few days old but still funny, I personally like to keep hitting the play button and watch it over and over a few times!!
Ha ha!!!
So I’ve been almost addicted to the Presidential races lately and found this hilarious!
two years
It was two years ago today that Tara and I had our first date. I had promised not to go after her and sure enough, I received an email from her wanting some tattoo advice. We went to a local brew pub and didn’t talk about tattoo’s that much. We stared at each other, very flirtatiously, and wish I could remember the conversations. What I do remember was while getting rid of a couple beers and standing in the bathroom, thinking and knowing that I was going to marry this girl. I went back to the table and basically let her know my intentions. Just over four months later we got married.
We are in Florida, taking a much needed vacation, visiting Tara’s mom. Today we left the boy with Terri and went to one of Tara’s favorite restaurants on the beach. Our conversation this time was a lot about remembering the last couple of years. There has been a lot of life happen in a short amount of time. One of the coolest stats / pieces of trivia about Tara and I is that, in the last two years we haven’t spent more than 14 hours apart.
Yes we are still very much addicted to each other!
Xander in the pool
Not Funny
So I was having a shitty day, and when I pulled into the handicap parking spot there was an older couple staring at me. I have gotten used to this and on good days I take it as a complement that it’s not obvious that I am disabled. On days like yesterday I just wait for people to say something and give me the opportunity to blow off some steam.
So I go do my thing in the store and come out to this cute little old man standing by my car. This guy really was adorable, Mom he reminded me of a Doug Reetz. Even with this gentleman’s charm, my bad attitude dominated. He says to me “You know that these parking spots are reserved for the elderly and disabled.” Here is where I got nasty and said some thing that I really shouldn’t joke about. First I asked his name so that I could know who it was that was insulting me. I forgot his name and proceeded to I pull up my pant leg and say, “I think that loosing my leg defending our country gives me the right to park wherever I like”. This guy quickly changes his demeanor and responds with a pat on the shoulder and says, “You’re a good man”, (In most situations yes, in this one, no).
I’m not going to pretend that I don’t have a large arsenal of nasty things to say in these situations. There are times that I sit around and have blast coming up with them. Most of them, this one included, I never thought I would actually use.
It took me about five minutes of enjoying the relief of venting, laughing at my cunning remark and then, BAMM! That actually hurt; there is really no excuse for this distasteful, impulsive remark. Why did I go there? Was that really necessary?
SHIRTS FOR LIMBS
It seems the luster of the Shirts for Limb’s endeavor is starting to fade. Why? I do not know. Does it surprise me? Not one bit. Does it get me down? Not at all, look what it has done.
-We raised over $14,000! Thank you
-A leg was donated and I am walking!
-The awareness was and is continuing to grow for the struggle amputees go through as they battle insurance companies!
-There were other limbs donated that I couldn’t use that have been passed on!
I will say it again, I am walking. While it is a long process to learn to walk, that was the initial goal and for the time being has been met. As I normally do I looked at the bigger picture and saw a huge area that needed some help. Many amputees are in the situation that I am in and there is nothing out there for them. I am continuing to talk with a number of people and assisting them in raising $$$ to buy their necessary limbs.
Thank you all who have donated and helped to spread the word. Keep it up, we are not done and would love to start helping more people. I still have close to 750 shirts to assist that.
Dumbledore is gay
I was flipping through the channels this morning and was watching one of those I am to lazy to get dressed and put the leg on to go to church shows, so I will be “blessed” and “filled” for the week by watching my church on TV. Referring to coming out of Dumbledore, the speaker actually said “Just another reason that Christians should avoid reading fiction”.
Thought 1: Idiot!
Thought 2: How the hell does our society get to the point of the sexual preference of a fictional character in a best selling book being headline news.
Thought 3: Who cares. It’s fiction. Not real. If a person can’t tell the difference between reality and fantasy while reading, there is a lot more going on that should be addressed.
Thought 4: Just because a piece of fictional literature has aspects of practices that are “sinful” does not mean that it is sin to read.
Thought 5: Change the channel, watch some “Saved by the Bell” re-runs and laugh at the fact that I used to dress like that.
Drive thru church
There are a number of these types of videos floating around. As churches are embracing the arts more and more on any given Sunday, Saturday or Wednesday you can walk into a church and be “blessed” with a video illustration, if the church is serious about keeping up with the times. Chances are that this is an illustration for a sermon of what church and the Christian life is not, and chances are that no matter how great the preacher, it was completely ineffective. Ok, maybe for a couple days.
Because I do not hide my cynicism, most people feel free to bitch about church with me. It is definitely one of my favorite topics and I don’t mind so much as long as the conversation has a hope for change. Lately I have been having a lot of conversations with people that are thinking about leaving the church they are at for greener pastures. I will listen and most likely agree with the complaints. They normally revolve around the type of music, the environment, the feel, the cliques or the lack of the ability to engage with the presence of God. Unless there is some sort of doctrinal disconnect or they are still in shopping mode, I refuse to encourage anyone to leave a church for a reason that has only their interest in mind.
New on the have to do list
Screw walking, I want to fly !!!
Mortgage page update
The last few months it seems that I am doing more and more budget work, getting my clients ready to buy either their 1st home or more properties. I posted an article on my Mortgage Info page about budgets, check it out.
In Rainbows
Radiohead announced October 1st,on its blog, casually as if they were talking about a night at the pub, that they were releasing a new album in ten days. At first I didn’t give it much of a thought other than I was happy that I didn’t have to wait six months for the album. Yesterday, I went to the site and found out that by choosing the download option, I got to decide what this album was worth to me. Yes, I actually paid for music!
I don’t normally read too much news, which is why I just found out about this, but it has been a blast reading how people are responding to this beautiful act of vulnerability. There are two general questions that I see being raised. The first being, is it going to work, which is really, are they going to make any money? Who cares, it is clear that they want their fans to decide the value of the new album. The second being, how is this going to change the business, which is really, are middle men in the music business still going to make money? There are very few bands in a position to let their audiences decide what to pay so, yes there is still money to be made.
It is not hard for me to sit and dream, of a society that relies on each other to define value, putting aside self for others and actually believing that as I take care of others, I in turn will be taken care of. What would happen if we all followed the model that Radiohead is taking with In Rainbows and let whoever is receiving what we do dictate honestly its worth?
So what did I pay for In Rainbows?
I’ll never tell
Help me buy a leg, they are expensive ($8-$50+K) and insurance is only covering a small portion ($5,000 max per year) leaving the rest to come out of pocket.
$14,711 SO FAR!!!
THANK YOU!!!
$25,289 TO GO!
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