Ever wonder what I'm thinking?

It seems like I only update when there's a reason - not just for everyday life you know? 

Anyhow, if you haven't heard of Net Neutrality - listen up.  There is a bill in Congress right now that needs to be acted upon because large companies like AT&T, Comcast, AOL, etc. want control of what you see and do on the Internet.

For example if company ABC pays AT&T millions of dollars to advertise on the Internet then AT&T can push that company to serve you up ads, be first in search engine rankings, etc., etc.  It completely takes away from the entrepreneur and allows big companies with big budgets to tell us what to think instead of us as individuals. 

This is kind of hokey but Moby even did a video on it - http://civic.moveon.org/mobyinternet/video.html?cp_id=337&mode=house.senate

If you'd rather cut to the chase, go to http://www.savetheinternet.com and sign the petition.

Thanks!

I have posted about this before because I really believe this is happening. 

This is not something political, nor is it science fiction.  Some of us are just too damn stubborn to really take any action, believing that someone else will take care of the problem.  Or that your life just simply can't be bothered with something like this.

Most of the time people feel this way it's either A) because they're too damn spineless to stand up against the masses or B) they're too damn scared that it really is happening.

I don't like to mince words and quite frankly am apalled by some of the comments I've read elsewhere about global warming - people just don't get it.

Did you really believe that all of our playing around wasn't going to hurt anything?  I mean c'mon. 

Oh yeah, I forgot, we haven't even gotten a handle on racism so how are we supposed to deal with global warming?

Suck it up, get your head out of the sand and go see the movie, and realize that we are living in a time where everyone needs to take responsibility.

Ebert on "An Inconvenient Truth"

"In 39 years, I have never written these words in a movie review, but here they are: You owe it to yourself to see this film. If you do not, and you have grandchildren, you should explain to them why you decided not to."

I have to weigh in on this issue because what I saw today on GMA was a complete joke.

There is this guy - Bob Larson - who holds "free" seminars about exorcism and then performs them himself.

In the first 30 minutes you are shown a video depicting other seminars where people act out, scream, flail, fall to the ground, swear, throw up, etc. and Mr. Larson claims that these are demons being exorcised from these folks.

He then says after the video that if you would like to be exorcised he fully understands that an array of things may happen, "You may choke me, you may kick me or swear at me...and that's ok." pretty much giving them carte blanche to do whatever they wish.

Strong power of suggestion.

Oh, and he also asks for a donation of $120 to help build his "Temple of Exorcism" or something like that.

What a hoax.

Nontheless, the reason for my writing this at all is about what was mentioned as a tiny footnote near the beginning of the piece.

Essentially it said that all of the Catholic diocese's were being instructed by the Vatican to have at least one in-house exorcist and to hold classes for these soon.

Now, THIS truly alarmed me. Growing up Catholic I learned all kinds of things about God and demons. I also know that performing exorcism's for the Catholic church is akin to getting a loan at a bank when you are homeless. The amount of red tape and holes you have to jump through just to get it considered a "true" demonic possession are incredible.

That should alarm anyone.

I have always been interested in this kind of stuff, mainly because it helps to reinforce belief in God & the Devil. There can be no evil without good. And at one time, wanted to write a book about it all. Which led me to read about Ed & Lorraine Warren - where, if you really want to get the shit scared out of you, read their books or go to one of THEIR seminars. I have never been but would still like to someday. Ed and Lorraine are the ones who originally investigated the Amityville house. http://www.warrens.net/main.htm

Nontheless, that's my "need to blog" today.

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Four jobs you've had in your life: Stockbroker, Limousine Company Owner, Bartender, SEO Firm Owner (current)

Four movies you could watch over and over: Pulp Fiction, Ever After (I like that one too beaniesue, Shakespeare in Love and heh, Daddy Day Care ("you put the lime in the coconut and mix it all up...")

Four places you've lived: Garden Grove, CA, Whidbey Island, WA, Cedar Rapids, IA, Altoona, IA

Four TV shows you love to watch: 24, Sopranos, Big Love

Four places you've been on vacation: Los Angeles (you name it I've been there), Las Vegas, NV (same as LA), Atlantic City, NJ, San Diego, CA

Four websites you visit daily: Digg.com, my own sites, godaddy.com for my traffic

Four of your favorite foods: pizza, brushetta, coffee, bar food (isn't that bad?)

Four places you'd rather be: in my own office in my own building, Las Vegas, On a boat, At an exclusive resort - Atlantis will do :-)

First and foremost was at my nephew's 1st birthday party on Saturday and it took an hour into the party for someone to read his shirt which said:

"I'm going to be a big brother"

So yes, we're going to be an aunt and uncle again :-) ! She's hoping for a girl - she is due sometime in October. I wondered why they both kept asking me when my sister's wedding was (it's at the end of September).

Here's the funny story:

So yesterday I'm in CR and as usual I talk to my nephew who is 13 about his weight. I get very upset about this because no one seems to care about it.

I say something to my sister and she just says that everytime she brings home a box of cookies or something he has them all gone.

Where in that statement is a solution?

And my Mom just seems to think I want to start a family argument or something - I think she is in total denial about it too - but here's the deal - and it DOES eventually end up pretty funny -

My nephew is 13 years old, about 5'5 and weighs 191 pounds. He weighed himself yesterday. This means his BMI is at 31 - well into the "obese" category...

I tried to keep the conversation light hearted and told him that he doesn't have to stop eating what he likes he just needs to eat it in moderation and get up and move every so often...

...which leads into the fact that my Mom just got a new treadmill...

We're all in the basement and I'm setting it up for her when my nephew mentions he'd like to try it (he's over at my Mom's a lot) and I thought it was cool he was even REMOTELY intersted - so I set up his profile and told him how to use it...

...while I'm setting it up, I accidentally hit a button on the treadmill which made it start moving - only like 2 mph - well of course ALL the kids were down there including my own 2-year-old and my other nephew who is 5...together they are a tornado waiting to happen!...nontheless...

my son (remember he's 2) decides to try and walk on it while I'm standing there with my back to him - of course it's moving and he FREAKS OUT and just stands there...well since it was still moving he eventually just RIDES to the end of it and falls off...

Well I was so worried about him I turned around to help him because I was afraid that the end of the treadmill was going to catch him in his face or something...

I don't bother to stop the treadmill...I'm panicked or something...

and I lose my balance, fall HARD on the belt and just RIDE to the end of it myself on my ass only since I'm so much bigger, and it's still running it catches my back when I fall on the floor.

Eventually I get up and I'm laughing so hard I could just pee! My oldest son is standing there cracking up and I felt like a complete idiot but it was fricken hilarious - everyone was ok - thank goodness.

just glad my hubby wasn't downstairs too because I would have NEVER heard the end of it! However my oldest son wasted no time in running back upstairs to tell the family what had happened.

LOL!!!!!!

...you are seriously in denial.

LJ won't let me embed videos here (time to move to another blogger? This is like the 3rd time I've needed to do that)...regardless...

it's over on HawkFans...

...http://www.hawkfans.com/holyshit.html

Please take this seriously.

On this same note - why don't you find out how much emissions you're causing in your household?

http://www.climatecrisis.net

Dating Strengths	Dating Weaknesses
1. Financial Situation - 92.3% 2. Kindness - 63.6% 3. Flirtiness - 62.5% 4. Sense of Humor - 57.1% 5. Confidence - 55.6%	1. Temper - 50%

Dating Strengths Explained
Financial Situation - You've got your financial situation under control, which is a very desirable quality. Be careful to avoid men who are only interested in your money. Kindness - You treat other people with empathy and goodwill. This positive trait helps you stand out and draw people into your warmth. Flirtiness - Flirting is a good way to break the ice, and you are a pro at it. Being flirtatious will open up many dating opportunities. Sense of Humor - Men are attracted to people with a good sense of humor. Be sure to put yours on display! Confidence - You are sure of yourself and confident of your abilities. Displays of confidence go a long way when attracting a date.
Dating Weaknesses Explained
Temper - You need to work on controlling your temper. Don't let your anger get the best of you. A calm and rational persona is important when dating.
Dating Strengths and Weaknesses Quiz

Just found out some very good friends of ours are having their 3rd...

yes 3rd child -


which means they will have 3 children all under the age of 6.

God Bless 'Em. They have more frijoles than I do - LOL!!!!!!!!

A very special thank you goes out to some close friends of ours who told us about Ed Hinkel and Chad Greenway signing autographs at Principal Park last night!!! We got both autographs on baby boy's football. But forgot the camera - which sucks.

We had a great time even though the turnout was low (yeah for us!) - it appeared as though most people bought tickets to get their autographs and only stuck around for a couple of innings.

The Hawkeyes were really getting their butts handed to them - since it was an exhibition game it was only going to go 7 innings (we left at about the 5th inning - which was 9:30 already). Last score I saw was Iowa 0 and the Iowa Cubs 17.

You got to hand it to a bunch of college kids though - I mean they WERE playing near professional baseball players. Hell, one of the Cubs pitchers kept delivering 95 mph fast balls!

Nontheless, SUMMER IS NEARLY HERE!!!!!!!