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    Sunday, January 25th, 2009
    8:19 pm
    Putting the 'Stout' back in Stoutwalker (or, There must be more to it than this...)
    Hey.Mostly for the benefit of the locals (I think I got two on here) from Tampa/The county Hell.This is after a quick two beers with fgator5220 this past weekend.Remember going out? To a club, a bar, a dance hall, a tavern, saloon, pub, etc? We used to do the Castle every Thursday, till everyone realized they hated each other...So, I am noticing that my life (and all of ours, in general) is long on geekiness recently, and short on wine, women (or men, if you're into that sort of thing) and song.That's kinda sad.So, I propose the following:We load up, save a coupla bucks, get some sensibles (folks willing to drive and NOT drink), and we just go out somewhere, raise hell, carouse, and live for a bit, instead of pretending to be dead.So, officially I am calling a 'social' here. Friday sounds good to me (whats going on Friday? Mage? I got a theory about that. Wanna hear it? Fuck 'em. That's my theory.)Lets go out, and make something happen. Something fun, something we might tell out kids, or grandkids, about when the go out and do something incredibly stupid.Thats what I got.Who's in?
    Saturday, January 24th, 2009
    3:30 pm
    Broadcasting Live from Hurricane Jeanne
    Hurricane Jeanne has hit Florida. It made landfall on the east coast of the state as either a Category 4 or Category 3 storm. As early as last evening (Around 10:30/11:00 PM) those of us on the West coast of Florida felt the effects of the storm, including high wind speeds (one of the columns on my homes carport was un-footed and in danger of slapping into my car), and rainfall. Today, I was up at 5:00 AM, and at work at 5:25 AM. The skeleton crew that the course has on weekends spread out all over the golf course and dismantled and stripped the whole course. All flags, tee markers (small 8"x8" bricks on each tee off area that mark where one can begin play on that hole), large water coolers, ball washer stands, boundary/water hazard stakes, sand/divit buckets, sand trap (bunker) rakes, signs, everything has to come off the course.Out on hole #12, Rick, the Asst Superintendent, and myself drove in his uncovered, no-windshield having cart/carryall. We drove right into the wind and rain, which by this time was bearing down and stinging us as we defied its power. Rick let out a yelp as rain and wind stung his eyes and face, I saw an elderly couple on their patio stowing their furniture inside. They waved to us, and in the cheeriest, brightest, most normal sounding tone I could muster I replied "Mornin'!" and waved to them. They looked confused, Rick laughed, and we kept going. And, of course, the storm was already bearing down on us. 40 MPH winds, hard beating rain were the order of the day for our crew this morning.At 8:00 AM, we were released from work, and I returned home to shower, change, gather my family and evacuate our Manufactured Home for a more permanent structure: My Wife's Bosses house.Our family (My wife, In-Laws and Uncle-In-Law) spent the day with Doc (Wife Boss) and his family. I slept for most of the day, waking up to check the progress of the storm. At one point, my father in law asked if we could go back home to pick something up. On our way back, we discovered a large tree down in the middle of our block, just two house from ours, and preventing us from taking the direct route to our house.Winds and rain increased. More trees, signs and misc. debris flew, and fell in our area. The Doc lost power.Our Manufactured Home (not as structurally sound as a normal home) does.We also have phone access, and internet access as well.So, our family is home, the winds are still pounding us, even more trees and stuff in our development are fallen like so many matchsticks in the wind. And the rain is still hammering us from above and sides.And my In-Laws are inviting the rest of the hold-outs and Doc and his family to our home for dinner.I sit here, listening to the weather channel, thinking about my day. I wonder why I decided to endure the early storm conditions this morning. It was my job, but other guys left early, bailed out for safeties sake. I guess I felt that the folks at the course/ development are older, mostly elder, some folks in late middle age, and I knew that they needed someone to stay and make sure they were somewhat safe. Not since 1886 has one state endured four hurricanes in one months time. That was Texas.Add Florida to the list, the year is 2004.Jeanne is no longer a Hurricane, it finally has been downgraded to a Tropical Storm. She makes her way out to the Gulf of Mexico, and onto the Panhandle of Florida and points North.And, I sit here, back in my home, typing to you, my friends, to let you all know I am OK, and safe.And I think, 'Well, now I have stories to tell my grandkids...'Be safe, stay happy.
    Friday, January 23rd, 2009
    1:54 pm
    Here is Blender's list of the 50 worst songs of all time
    Here is Blender's list of the 50 worst songs of all time.Post it in your own journal, and bold the songs that you actually like.1. We Built This City ... Starship2. Achy Breaky Heart ... Billy Ray Cyrus3. Everybody Have Fun Tonight ... Wang Chung4. Rollin' ... Limp Bizkit5. Ice Ice Baby ... Vanilla Ice6. The Heart of Rock & Roll ... Huey Lewis and the News7. Don't Worry, Be Happy ... Bobby McFerrin8. Party All the Time ... Eddie Murphy9. American Life ... Madonna10. Ebony and Ivory ... Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder11. Invisible ... Clay Aiken12. Kokomo ... The Beach Boys13. Illegal Alien ... Genesis14. From a Distance ... Bette Midler (OK, at least I am brave enough to ADMIT IT!)15. I'll Be There for You ... The Rembrandts16. What's Up? ... 4 Non Blondes17. Pumps and a Bump ... Hammer18. You're the Inspiration ... Chicago19. Broken Wings ... Mr. Mister20. Dancing on the Ceiling ... Lionel Richie21. Two Princes ... Spin Doctors22. Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American) ...23. Sunglasses at Night ... Corey Hart24. Superman ... Five for Fighting25. I'll Be Missing You ... Puff Daddy26. The End ... The Doors27. The Final Countdown ... Europe28. Your Body Is a Wonderland ... John Mayer29. Breakfast at Tiffany's ... Deep Blue Something30. Greatest Love of All ... Whitney Houston31. Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm ... Crash Test Dummies32. Will 2K ... Will Smith33. Barbie Girl ... Aqua34. Longer ... Dan Fogelberg35. Shiny Happy People ... R.E.M. (the muppets version is better though)36. Make Em Say Uhh! ... Master P featuring Silkk, Fiend, Mia-X and Mystikal37. Rico Suave ... Gerardo38. Cotton Eyed Joe ... Rednex39. She Bangs ... Ricky Martin (NOT William Hung)40. I Wanna Sex You Up ... Color Me Badd41. We Didn't Start the Fire ... Billy Joel42. The Sounds of Silence ... Simon & Garfunkel43. Follow Me ... Uncle Kracker44. I'll Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) - Meatloaf45. Mesmerize ... Ja Rule featuring Ashanti46. Hangin' Tough ... New Kids on the Block47. The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You ... Bryan Adams48. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da ... The Beatles49. I'm Too Sexy ... Right Said Fred50. My Heart Will Go On ... Celine Dion
    6:19 am
    Tweets for Today
    14:59 HAH HAH OUR CLASS TOTALLY BEATS THE REST # 14:59 ('s for homecoming. |DDD) # 15:08 @stephenjean oh stephen. :| # 15:43 kids, remember, you don't taste pot. you smoke it. # 17:23 @shinonome ;D this kid just immed me about having weed and shit. :3 and he's like 13 which is completely ridiculous. :||| # 17:48 @shinonome yeah, basically. :|| ia. #Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter
    Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
    2:13 am
    Tweets for Today
    11:45 @dokkun LOLOL # 11:46 @shinonome sure. :D i won't be able to see them anyway since i'm on hiatus. |D and locked from lj, ahahahah. # 12:02 @shinonome okay. :D # 19:10 @hotelobby lol i know right? |D # 19:12 @dokkun lol my house is always cold. even when the sun is out shining bright. :| # 19:13 @shinonome hurrah! :D # 20:40 @poopyhead not even. it's just cold. :| #Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter
    Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
    12:09 am
    sdaoisrijaskjsssss
    HIATUS IS DONE.HI GUYS. UPDATE ME WITH EVERYTHING I MISSED PLEASE. |DDD Missed you guys!
    Monday, January 19th, 2009
    9:24 pm
    Tweets for Today
    22:00 @hotelobby omg wtf DDDD8 go lie down and take a nap! and raise your blood sugar levels! # 22:00 and and! I FINISHED MY HOMEWORK BEFORE 12 HELL YEAH #Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter
    Sunday, January 18th, 2009
    6:21 pm
    Tweets for Today
    23:34 @hopelandic DD:! that sucks. # 23:35 @hopelandic omg you read oofuri too? 8DDD yessss, flail with me~!!! # 23:42 i hate the world, and the world hates me. # 23:42 :||||||| # 23:51 omg. wonderboys you guys. # 23:52 sungmin, you giiiiiiiiiiiiirl. # 23:53 SHINDONG I LOVE YOUUUUUUUU # 23:59 somebody link me to their favorite oofuri doujin please? |DD # 14:38 @hopelandic oooh, i read that first one! 8DD it's so cute and makes me flail and lose sleep. ahah. loser!acire. # 14:39 @dokkun omg. that's hysterical. |DD # 20:26 @hopelandic i read that! :DD kitty!mihashi is freaking adorable. # 20:48 @alohello what's wrong? # 22:28 @hotelobby DDD:! drink lots of fluid and put a cool towel on your forehead and take a nap! # 22:28 @hopelandic inorite? |DD # 22:28 @hopelandic GOOD. g'night! # 22:34 @poopyhead well, yeah, i don't like my dad either. |DDD /hugs # 23:18 @poopyhead ;;;; i kind of forget after a while that i'm related to him since i don't see him anymore. |DD #Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter
    Saturday, January 17th, 2009
    3:04 pm
    Tweets for Today
    12:47 @hotelobby o_____o omg. DD: i'm sorry, dear. # 12:48 @geunsuk yuh. they're like random people from myspace and stuff. :| # 12:53 @hotelobby ;; are you on right now? # 14:43 @hotelobby ;; #Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter
    Friday, January 16th, 2009
    12:35 pm
    Tweets for Today
    19:22 going on a trip. be gone for a week. D: i have icontest banners to do, shiiiiiit. and epic icon battle shall be epic AND glorious, sarah. :P # 19:40 okay, you know what? if you're going to add new tags to my tagging system, at least try to make them look like the rest of mine. #Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter
    Thursday, January 15th, 2009
    7:56 am
    hiatus time.
    Um. Right. So. I'm going away for a week, be back on Thursday of next, leaving tomorrow at 4:30AM, for a cruise thing trip. ;~~~; I'm going to miss you guys and I'm not very eager to leave LJ unattended because I'm completely and totally terrified of how much I'm going to have to go back through. >>But, yeah. This is goodbye for a week. Take care, flist! perv, have fun with school! And Sara number 1, my icons will have to be postponed. XD; Sorry. Epic battle shall be intense though! No doubt about it! :P♥
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