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Philosophy and inspiration from Jimmy Buffett:
These two songs are a couple of Buffett tunes you’re likely to find in heavy rotation on my playlists. They’re a couple of my true favorites and yes, I know I have a lot of favorite Buffett songs Last Mango and La Vie Dansante both describe the basic philosophy of how I would like to live my life. Seek adventure and novelty where you can, learn all you can absorb, and don’t be averse to sharing that knowledge and those experiences from time to time. As Ferris Bueller once said, “Life moves pretty fast. You don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” I firmly believe this is true and it’s one of the reasons I stop at places like Alien Fresh Jerky in Baker, CA, the Little A’Le’Inn and the Black Mailbox in Rachel, NV, and it’s at least part of the reason I go out of my way to enjoy the tourist and other unusual stuff in Vegas Carpe Diem and Carpe Noctem while you’re at it It’s late/early, I’m tired, and I think I’m getting a bit loopy so I’d better call it a day and get some shut-eye Have a great day, everyone I saw this one over on The Smallest Minority who got it from Theo Spark and just about died laughing  Your Humble Host as viewed by his co-workers I have no idea why they see me this way, really I don’t. OK, so maybe there’s been an educational incident that might have contributed to it. You may or may not hear more about the Kitchen Sink Incident at some time in the future… Still, I don’t see how anyone can consider me to be anything other than a harmless, lovable, little fuzzball that could never hurt anything Along with Jo Dee Messina’s song “Bring On the Rain,” another song that helps out in those types of times is (y’all sittin’ down for this) one by Jimmy Buffett I’m sorry I can’t find a video, but I can at least post the lyrics
So, yeah, that one helps Here’s one of my all time favorite songs by Jo Dee Messina. It’s called “Bring On the Rain” and it’s one of those songs I just need every now and then when I’m starting to feel down and a bit overwhelmed. Like lately with work, politics, and world events. Watching as the Constitution is shredded, the Founding Fathers ignored, and thanking God that I can still do what I plan on doing tomorrow after work and likely on Saturday as well. I’ll give you a hint at what that is – hearing protection is a really good idea Anywho, here’s the video from YouTube so you can hear the song without having to go buy it
Yeah, that’s about right I love where I sit at work. I really do. I’ve got a pretty decent view and occasionally I even get to see aircraft flying by. Sometimes it’s lower, closer civil traffic out of North Las Vegas.
 2 July 2009 - My own little airshow Other times it’s cool stuff out of Nellis Air Force Base 8) This is a C-5 Galaxy, but I’ve also seen B-1 Lancers, F-15 Eagles, and F-16 Vipers  2 July 2009 - Cropped to show the C-5 Galaxy Again, here’s another reason I love my camera I just know I’m going to have a BLAST with this camera at the next airshow I go to I just have a couple of things I have to get off my chest – gotta clear my mind before I finally get some sleep. I went on down to a gun shop today to pick up some ammo for the AK-47 and maybe a couple of magazines. More mags are better for so many reasons I did also pick up some more cheap hollow point ammo, too. You can’t have enough ammo if you don’t have to carry it around What I need to get off my chest is another lousy experience with a gun shop salesman clerk employee. Yes, I was looking at pistols to see just what’s out there and to make sure I’m making the best choice with the PF-9. The Glock 26 (sub-compact 9mm) was just too wide, but it fit my hand nicely. Dry firing revealed a great trigger. Still, not quite what I’m looking for. The Walther PPS is almost as thin as the PF-9, but it’s just a bit too heavy and a bit bigger in the other dimensions. The trigger was nice and I could easily see carrying it – it’s very nice. The deal breaker on the Walther was the $700+ price tag Hey, there’s high prices and whatnot anywhere. That wasn’t the problem. The problem was when I asked about +P ammo and got another blast of abrasive ignorance from the salesmen clerks employees about the PF-9. Really, you know the gun better than the manufacturer When I mentioned the price differential ($280 for the PF-9 vs. $700+ for the PPS), I did not appreciate the somewhat snide remark about “betting my life on the cheaper gun.” I’ll spare my readers a repeat of that rant from a previous post. I also didn’t appreciate it when I mused that maybe someone could only commit $50 to $75 per month to such a purchase and was greeted with the response, “Just save up a few more months.” I actually just about let the guy have it (verbally) when that came out of his mouth. Why? I already told this guy that I’m looking for a low price, light weight, small handgun for concealed carry and soon. I’m looking to get some self-defense and that’s a time-sensitive matter. I don’t know of very many guys or gals who think, “Times are dangerous and I need something to protect myself. I think I’ll wait a while to take care of that.” Think of it like a car. Yes, a Mercedes or Volvo would be an excellent car in terms of safety. Most people don’t buy them. Lots of people buy Kias, Chevys, Fords, and Mitsubishis. They’re betting their life on that car. They’d probably love a Mercedes or Volvo. They just can’t afford one, nor can they afford to wait and save up for it. Is the Walther a better gun? Maybe. Probably not all that much if the truth were told. Still, I know I’m not buying the absolute best that money can buy. I’ve done the calculations – what is life but calculated risk? – and made my choice. If I changed my mind, it wouldn’t be because of anything like what that salesman clerk employee said. Yeah, I grabbed the magazines and the ammo because of the price, but I will not give that store my business when the time comes to make a $300+ purchase. I have to thank Kath for bringing me this one via email  Margaritaville quiz - WAY COOL!!! Either click on the picture or click here for a temporary diversion that might just help you de-stress a bit I must admit that I had a problem with one word in the first version I took of the quiz just due to the constantly changing lyrics. Yes, Jimmy changes up the lyrics on a regular basis, either just for fun or to play to the crowd What a great way to take off a bit of stress Thanks again, Kath I managed to get something cool with the camera today  1 July 2009 - Cool van! Yup, they’ve got this van lifted 8) Most people don’t know or don’t really think about the fact that the “G” series vans are built on truck frames. Now, I’m not a big fan of lifted vehicles in general, but this one ticles my fancy because it has great off pavement capabilities Anywho, there’s another picture a day in the book, so to speak Have a great day I was kind of at a loss for a picture tonight. I’ve been pretty darn tired which could be from a caffeine crash, but I’m still ticking over so it’s all good I figured it was time to get away from the recent guns and planes and go with something a bit different. So I dug into my (rather sparse) jewelry collection  30 June 2009 - Sterling silver, turquoise, and bear claw pendant I got these items separately, but I got a pretty good deal on both of them. The chain was picked up at one of the biggest jewelry shows in the country thanks to Cindy getting me in the door when she was a buyer for a chain of gift shops on The Strip. I think I might have paid $5 or $10 for it and it is sterling silver. I found the pendant at another jewelry show that Cindy and I happened upon by accident in Laughlin on one of our overnight trips down there. I think that was about $35.00. It’s sterling silver with a real bear claw  30 June 2009 - Sterling silver, turquoise, coral, and bear claw ring Mom got me a ring very similar to this one, but it’s had issues over the years and needs to be repaired which would cost a rather large amount of money. Rather than just reattaching a piece and attaching a new band, it would need to have all the stones and the claw removed. Cindy found this ring for me at a jewelry show and I think it cost me about $40. It’s heavy. 17.5 grams on my electronic scale as a matter of fact. That’s because it’s all real sterling silver. That’s another real bear claw, real turquoise, and coral. Yes, I know it all really needs to be polished up and I’ll do that soon Have a great day I normally don’t blog about work for any number of reasons. I’m going to break that tradition today. So far today (it’s 0946 as I write this and I started work at 0800) I’ve already worked with quite a few customers. The trouble is, they weren’t our customers. OK, so for example one has us for phones and another provider for internet. They had a problem with their internet and dialed 611 because that’s what it says in the phone book. I can understand this. What I don’t understand is what happened after I explained that 611 gets you to the provider for that phone line. THE PERSON ON THE OTHER END OF THAT PHONE CALL TRIED TO ARGUE WITH ME, SAYING I HAD TO FIX THIS OR GET THEM TO SOMEONE WHO COULD. The last person I just talked to (as of 1050 hours) identified himself as the company’s technician and said they couldn’t send email. OK, no problem, I’ll do what I can to help out. He explained the error and I advised him that the trouble was on his side. I also told him to use Google to search the error number which would tell him how to fix the problem. AND HE CONTINUED TO ARGUE WITH ME. THIS EXACT CONVERSATION REPEATED ITSELF FIVE TIMES. Now, don’t get me wrong. I know I’m tech support for a reason and I don’t expect the people who call for help to know much if anything – that’s not their job. That’s my job. I only ask that they do two simple things:
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I got that one from the movie 
This one’s called “Trying to Reason with Hurricane Season.”
??? Saying you think it would explode in my hand when I’ve already told you I’ve checked with the manufacturer does not speak well to your customer service skills or my confidence in you in general.