tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146194370883502952011-10-09T20:43:37.012-07:00The inner musings and other nonsensical thoughts of a simple mind.Ernie Q.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08018481220289903358noreply@blogger.comBlogger711100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14619437088350295.post-84917127430644358702011-01-11T20:23:00.000-08:002011-01-11T20:23:24.037-08:00

Again, sorry for the hiatus, if anyone cares... I like to cook. I'm not ashamed to admit that. There's something about making something from nothing that appeals to me (and my stomach). I'm not exactly a whiz in the kitchen by any stretch of the imagination. But it's nice to know that if I want baked mac and cheese (or chicken fried chicken, or chicken pot pie, or shepherd's pie, or spaghetti,

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LOL ROTFL HTML etc... Acronyms are a funny thing.  They attempt to take long-winded expressions and twist them into catchy, easy-to-remember words or phrases.  But sometimes the very meaning that some acronym represent gets lost to the annals of time.  Sometimes they even become their own language. A couple that immediately come to mind...Situation normal, all fucked up Fucked up beyond all

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Isn't that how the old adage goes? I find it amazing how what's crap to some is a treasure trove for others.  And nowhere is this more evident than Craigslist... I don't consider myself a craigslist junkie.  I just like to not pay so much for things.  Where else can one find... A cast iron kitchen sink (with faucet) for $50? A Blu-Ray player for $45? (granted it doesn't play DVD's or audio CD's

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Hello, friend. Sorry I've been away for so long. Sometimes life gets in the way of things. Hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me. But I'm back now. Here's a 3things post to break the ice... Name three of your "guilty pleasures". For the purpose of this post, I define a "guilty pleasure" as something I enjoy doing/watching/listening to/etc. that may or may not be within my

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When I was younger, I was afraid to cook.  And not because I thought I couldn't... I was afraid to cook because I didn't thing it would stand up to my mother's cooking.  I've always held my mother's cooking in high regard, even to this day.  And that's the way of the world, isn't it?  Your mom's cooking is always better than anyone else's.  No matter what you eat, you always compare it to your

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My deepest apologies for being away for so long.  That's my bad.  The way I see it, if you have nothing to blog about, don't blog about nothing.  Nothing is boring to read. That being said, I would like to blog about... My NCAA tournament bracket ....or lack thereof. Every year, I fill out a bracket, like most sports-loving fans.  Every year, I think I have my bracket set up so perfectly.  I'm

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A shortened month, yes.  But i got a couple of things done. I got three 40-hour pins. I accomplished one item on my 101 list. I watched an eff ton of Olympic coverage. I got our taxes done. I fixed my sister's Slingbox.

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It feels nice to get things done, especially when it's been on your agenda. I get a certain sense of accomplishment and pleasure by doing tasks that I say I'm gonna do.  It's like, "See, I told you I'd do it," or "Ha, take that, motherfucker!"  In a life full of endless duties and tasks, whenever I can eliminate two of those tasks, so much the better. So what the hell am I talking about? 1 - In

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Watching the opening ceremony for the Olympic Winter Games has inspired me to blog. What three events are you looking forward to the most? Men's Ice Hockey Normally, I'm not a big hockey buff, especially international hockey.  But this year, the tournament will take place on NHL-sized rink, which is conducive to more offense.  For the second time, it will include NHL players, which means the

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It's my belief that Valentine's Day is a bunch of bunk.  And here's why... 1) You don't get a day off from work for it. 2) Banks don't close on that day (unless it's on a Sunday, like this year, then it's just coincidence). 3) To those not in relationships, it's just Sunday to them. 4) You may be a world-class philanthropist, but society will consider you a conceited, tightwad asshole if you

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Because it was the most watched show in U.S. history, it's only fitting... What were your three favorite commercials from Super Bowl XLIV? Snickers and Betty White That's not what your girlfriend said, lol. Doritos "Slap!" Keep your hands off my mama... Strange Bedfellows (my personal favorite) The most unexpected and funny thing I saw last night.

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I never used to like sushi.  In fact, I HATED it.  Perhaps it was a childhood thing carried over into adolescence, and, consequently, into early adulthood.  I thought the taste was atrocious and the texture repulsive.  It's as if I had a self-imposed restraining order against any and every sushi bar this side of the Rockies.  No way, no how, no chance in hell you would get me to eat the stuff.

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Time for a new addition to the blog, the month in review.  Here, I'll try to break down some of the highlights that went on around me in the past month. I went back to work after a week off, and it promptly blew up on me. I completed two items on my 101 list. I noticed a few more gray hairs. I took my 2-year-old daughter to Toys-R-Us and let her pick out all her own toys, and she stayed UNDER

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I sometimes find myself staring at my 2-year-old daughter and thinking...What will she be when she grows up? Will she marry a nice guy? Will she want to go to college? Will she be anything like me? Will she always by my "daddy's girl"? Will I have to buy a shotgun when she starts high school? What kind of music will she want to listen to? Will she want to learn to play the drums? These

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I'm going way back for this 3things. What are your three favorite NES games?   Super Mario Bros. 3 This game took all the best features of the first two, turned it up about 12 notches, and added an assload of new stuff.  This game wasn't so unbelievably difficult so that it drove me away, but it was massive enough that I would spend weeks trying to find everything.  Subsequent Mario games

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I read today that the founder of Taco Bell died.  And thinking about all the times I've eaten at Taco Bell, I realized that, no matter what I order... I always have to include a chili cheese burrito.  Which got me thinking... Taco Bell isn't the only place that I do this (order the same thing every time I go there).    Jack in the Box - Two Tacos   KFC - Snacker   McDonald's - Chicken

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It's been awhile, I know.  My bad.  But it's back now. Name three things you built from scratch. I don't consider myself a handyman.  I consider it a small miracle when I build something and it doesn't fall apart.  And, considering I'm kind of a bit of a perfectionist when I build things from scratch, it's another small miracle that I get anything done.  But I have gotten a few things done,

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I've blogged before about the wonder of DVR.  It's such a wonderful invention.  But, sometimes, you can't wait to watch a show. Don't get me wrong.  I use the crap out of my DVR (so much so, that I have two of them).  It's nice to set it up to record all my favorite shows, such as Mythbusters, Dirty Jobs, SNL, and Fallon, and watch them at my leisure.  Especially SNL, which I find increasingly

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Well, it took me a few months to complete the list, but it's done.  I think it's a fair, yet challenging list for me to accomplish.  Realistically, if I can accomplish 85% of it, I will consider it a success.  But, of course, the goal is 100%.  In reviewing the list, I've noticed that they fall into some very specific categories: work, home improvement, cooking, personal fitness, etc.  I don't

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I figure I should complete the list, considering I'm so close to doing so, so here goes for October 9, 2012... 81 - Type 80 words per minute. 82 - Get out of bed before hitting the snooze bar for a second time. 4-2-10 83 - Get out of bed before 7:00 AM on a day off without the assistance of the alarm. 11-11-10 84 - Go out to dinner in sweats/lounge pants. 9-13-10 85 - Properly wire the lights

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I've decided to stop doing Memory Monday.  I'm doing this for two reasons: 1) I find it hard to come up with something to write about every week. 2) Some memories don't need to be shared with the rest of the internet. But don't fear.  As part of my blog re-tooling, I'm thinking of other regular posts to replace this one.  Stay tuned.

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I like to fill my brain with useless knowledge.  The internet fulfills that hobby rather well.  Often times, I find interesting links to my Facebook profile.  However, in this instance, I wanted to share this one on my blog.  You can call it an additional tweak of my blog.  Enjoy. Source: Online Education

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I don't want to go back to work tomorrow. I'm sitting here at my desk, sipping on a white russian, feeling totally relaxed, and dreading going back to work after 12 glorious days off.  It happens every year.  I get the week between Christmas and New Year's Day off.  My sleep schedule gets totally off track.  I get used to loafing around, doing nothing.  And then, a week later, I have to get up

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A new year, the same blog. Well, the same blog with a few new twists... I'm going to add some easter eggs to this blog from time to time.  I won't tell you where (that would take away from the surprise). I'm also going to endeavor to make my blog more interactive.  If you've noticed, I added a poll to the top of my page.  Feel free to vote without any fear of retribution since it is an

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With the end of yet another year (and yet another decade), this week's topic will delve into a retrospective mood.  I'd like to think that I did most of my growing up in the 1990's.  But this past decade has had its share of life-changing events for me.  Which begs the question... What three dates this past decade stand out in your mind? August 2004 - The day I got married Until this day

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September 25, 2012 or bust! 71 - Go to a symphony. 72 - Walk from home to work, or vice versa. 73 - Give a panhandler $10. 74 - Buy a CD of an artist I really like. 4-11-10 75- Make pancakes from scratch (no Bisquik, either) 76 - Mount my TV above the fireplace. 2-21-10 77 - Order a whole lobster for dinner. 1-22-10 78 - Have a beer just to see what happens. 79 - Buy a bottle of almond

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To those who actually read this blog... I know I haven't exactly been a ball of fire with my blog as of late.  So goes the festive holiday season.  But after a (somewhat) relaxing Christmas in sunny California, and a whole week off from work to look forward to, I'm back to blog to my heart's content.  And, what better to blog about than my California holiday.  I won't bore you with the details of

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In keeping with the season, this week's memory will center around Christmas. This is a fairly recent memory.  Last year, my family was supposed to drive to California to visit the Mrs's family.  We talked about it for months.  We had everything planned out; from when we left, to how long we spent at certain places, to when we would come back.  Both of us had done the drive before, so it was

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It's no secret that I have a bit of a sweet tooth.  So when I saw these two glorious concoctions married together, it was love at first taste.  Sooooooo good!  Go try it.  You won't regret it.  

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I missed last week.  I apologize.  Bygones.  Moving on... What are your three favorite alcoholic beverages (Ground rules: They have to be drinks that you can drink today.) The ground rules eliminate such things as beer and anything with soda in it, as I can no longer have carbonated beverages (that's for another blog).  So, here they are. White Russian This is an easy number one for me.  I

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I'm a fan of the rock music. So this week's memory will focus on the first concert I ever went to...  It was 1994. Somehow, I managed to score tickets a music festival one of the local alternative radio stations held every year.  I think the tickets were a birthday present or something.  Anyway, the concert was at the local fairgrounds, which made transportation simple.  Once I got through

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I do it hundreds of times a day without even thinking of it, but after reading this article, I've suddenly become aware of it every time I do it.  It's so annoying.  I want to go back to that time of blissful ignorance. 

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There are certain phrases that I've heard through my life that make me laugh to this day.  This week's memory is the story of one such phrase. It was the summer between my sophomore and junior year in high school.  I was part of a circle of friends that hung out practically every day.  One night, around 12 and 1 AM, we were walking around my neighborhood, smoking and joking like we always did

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I accomplished something in bowling league the other night that I've never done before.  I made the 4-6-7-10 split (aka the Big Four) in the first frame of the first game.  Granted, it sucks to leave that split in the first place.  But to make it is almost unheard of, especially for me.  It was one of those moments of pure elation and joy.  Silly, I know.  But it's a cool thing to accomplish

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Most people know that my favorite Disney animated movie is "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", which begs the question... Who are my favorite three dwarfs? Doc He reminds me a lot of myself; thinks he knows everything when in fact he knows about a third of what he think he knows.  He also fumbles his words a lot (Again, a quality I share.) Sleepy Block I sympathize with him.  I know a lot

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At the suggestion of my sis and in honor of Thanksgiving...  Name three things you're thankful for.   My family. They're the reason I go to work everyday.  They're the reason I come home from work everyday.  My life feels complete because I have them. Electricity. I know humans lived without it for hundreds of thousands of years, but I can't imagine a world without it.  And it seems rather

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I've always loved listening to music.  But I never thought about playing an instrument until i picked up my first guitar... I was sixteen.  It was a brisk Novemeber Saturday morning.  I was working at my first job...the receiving line at the St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store.  You don't realize how much crap people get rid of until you have to receive and sort through it.  You also come to the

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However you spell it, I love them.. They're my all-time favorite food.  They can be cooked just about any which way, and I'll still eat them.  Boiled, baked, fried, as the main course, as an appetizer, it doesn't matter.  It's such a versatile ingredient.  However, some potato dishes are better than others.  McDonald's french fries are unparalleled.  I can't have breakfast without hash browns.

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It's been a while since I added to the list, so here goes for August 18, 2012: 61 - Make an apple pie from scratch. 62 - Go to the movies with my wife, and let her pick the movie. 63 - Fill out the comment card at a restaurant when the service was truly great. 64 - Don't shave for a week. 8-21-10 through 8-27-10 65 - Enter something (picture, plant, crop, anything) at the county fair. 66 -

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What are your three favorite Disney/Pixar movies? WALL-E   This is a cute movie.  Whenever you start caring about the well-being of a robot, you know the storytellers did a good job. Toy Story/Toy Story 2 (tie) It was a toss-up.  They're both great movies.  Tom Hanks and Tim Allen are perfect fits for Woody and Buzz Lightyear.  The first one was innovative.  The second one was more

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I love wiener dogs. My family has one. They're cool. They're sometimes stuck up, but cool.

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Discovering things about yourself is always enlightening.  This week's memory has to do with one of those discoveries...  I remember the day I came to the realization that I needed glasses.  It was first grade.  I was sitting in the back of the classroom and the teacher wrote the assignment on the blackboard.  And, suddenly, I noticed something....I couldn't read what she was writing.  I ended

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Name three of the funniest comedians you've ever heard. Eddie Murphy Delirious was one of the very first stand-ups I ever saw.  And I laughed hysterically the whole time.  I quote from it even today.  Even though I've seen it more times than I can remember, I still makes me laugh.   Chris Rock When he was on SNL, I thought he was underutilized.  I thought he could be so much funnier. 

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circa 2009 There she is.  Got her today.  But, I'll tell you, that is a sickening feeling to hand over $5000 in cash.  She's a beaut!  But wait...I have a funny feeling I've been here before. circa 2003

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I've been the owner of several automobiles throughout my life.  I seem to go through them like I go through socks.  In the past ten years, I've bought seven cars (soon to be eight).  Currently, I have two (soon to be three).  Most have been out of necessity.  A couple have been frivolous.  But I'll always remember my first... It was the first year of my apprenticeship.  I was walking form the

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I grew up watching Sesame Street.  That show holds a special place in my heart.  So when Google celebrated the show's 40th anniversary with custom logos, I was on board.  Enjoy.  

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Sorry for being a day late. I got lazy about it. My sis gave me this week's 3things topic. Name three people that you loathe. "Loathe" is a strong term.  I don't loathe anyone.  Sure, there are things about people I know that irk me.  But I don't know anybody, in particular, that I loathe.  So, rather than single people out like a dick, I'll do this... Name three things about people that

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This guy nailed it right on the head!

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I've always had little dogs. Literally, little. Dachshunds, poodles, chihuahuas. Little. For as long as I can remember, there's always been a little dog in my family. When I was about 4 or 5 years old, our family had a little dog named Kimmie.  She was a cute dog, curly black hair.  I'm not sure what breed(s) she was, but I loved her dearly.  One morning, I walked downstairs and found

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Heart + Alice in Chains = Rockin! (Gretchen Wilson is okay, too.) But, granted, Heart rocks on their own... However, they can slow it down and still be rockin...

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There are a lot of great debates in this world.  I want to address one of those... Ketchup on top of fries  vs. Ketchup on the side. Personally, I am a ketchup on the side type of guy.  It's a lot cleaner.  I can control how much ketchup goes on the fry.  I can always not dip my fries in ketchup.  This option simply opens up more options for enjoying fries with (or without) ketchup.

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July 27, 2012 isn't that far away... 51 - Go "commando" for a day. 52 - Bring donuts to work for no reason. 53 - Take my daughter to the swimming pool. 54 - Read the Bible. 55 - Learn the rules of cricket. 56 - Buy my own socks. 57 - Don't eat fast food for seven straight days. 58 - Remove the juniper bushes in front of my house. 59 - Go bungee jumping. 60 - Visit my high school. 

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If you won the lottery, what would be the first three things you'd do with the money? Get a financial adviser. I'd like to think that I could manage all that money, but I probably can't.  I think I would need someone to tell me how to distribute my money so that I would never have to work again.  Knowing me, I would probably blow it all on bowling balls or disc golf discs or some other

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That's what I call those little quirky facts that people pick up along the road of life.  I'm full of them, even though I don't try to be.  And I happen to recall them at the weirdest times.  Sometimes they're relevant to the current conversation, sometimes they're not.  So, I present to you, some of my "nuggets of knowledge"... -The word "rhythm" has no vowels. -It takes the Earth a little

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I'm almost halfway home!  Due July 23, 2012... 41 - Show up to work 15 minutes early for a week straight. 4-2-10 through 4-8-10 42 - Make a practice disc golf target basket. 43 - Don't drink alcohol for 30 days straight. 44 - Go to confession. 45 - When someone asks for help with something, agree to help without asking what it is first. 46 - Take the stairs instead of the elevator anywhere

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Remember when BETAMAX was supposed to be the next big thing? We had a Betamax tape recorder growing up.  I thought it was the coolest thing.  I remember watching Superman III for the first time on one of those.  Granted, it was recorded off the TV.  But it was cool anyway.   I was about 9 or 10 years old.  I was in the neighborhood video and wanted to rent a movie really bad.  So I asked one

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Another round, due July 22, 2012... 31 - Drink only water for 30 days straight. 32 - Make a will. (10/27/09) 33 - See a taping of "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon". 34 - Check out a book from the library and read it. (1-31-10) 35 - Sing karaoke. 36 - Pay for a friend's dinner. 37 - Buy a new pair of bowling shoes. 38 - Build a "Cowboy-style" poker table (8-sided). 39 - Take public

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My sis asked me to write a blog about her.  So here is my fulfillment of that request... My youngest sister is a spaz.  Being the youngest, she was rather spoiled.  She got all the attention.  She did sub-par in school and got away with it.  She is rather non-committal.  She doesn't know how to handle money.  While on unemployment, she managed to go on several vacations, and miraculously find

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Here we go again, due July 21, 2012... 21 - Insulate my garage. 22 - Average 200 in bowling league at any point of the season. 23 - Wear a suit and tie in public on 5 separate occasions. (in process 12/7/09, 4/4/10, 10/31/10) 24 - Play a live show. 25 - Be the DD on New Year's Eve. 26 - Go to an acupuncture session. 27 - Rebuild my garage workbench. 28 - Shoot a round of golf. 29 - Host

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I know it's a little early for a 3things blog, but I can't help it, the idea popped in my head and had to get it down before I forgot it.  What three things from your childhood do you wish you could incorporate into your adult life? Naptime I remember one day in Kindergarten.  It was naptime, and we all got on our cots with our little blankies.  I closed my eyes, and the next thing I remember,

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Here is the second installment of my 101 list, with a target date of July 18, 2012... 11 - Get a pedicure. 12 - See a Red Sox game in person. 7-23-10 13 - Go to an MLB baseball game at a ballpark I haven't been to before. 14 - Take a photography course/class. 15 - Bowl at the state tournament. 16 - Be a math tutor. 17 - Volunteer at a soup kitchen. 18 - Go to a homeowners' association

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I stole this idea from my sis, who stole it from someone else, who stole it from, well, you get the hint.  I'm going to compile a list of 101 things to do in 1001 days.  This is the home of the idea. I think I'll do this a little different.  The countdown will start from the day I write it down, not when the list is complete.  So, this initial installment will have a target date of July 17, 2012.

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I used to smoke.   I started when I was sixteen.  I don't know why I started.  Probably to be cool, I guess.  I remember my first smoke.  I was sitting on the front porch and lit up.  Man, I was effed up for about 30 minutes.  I remember laying on the ground, the sky spinning, feeling like my lungs went through a cheese grater, and my head feeling like it was about to explode.  And I had a

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Has anyone ever said something that you felt compelled to correct?  There are few things that actually bug me, but the improper (and, often times, ignorant) use of English is one of them.  For example... It's asterisk, not astericks. It's "Fred Meyer", not "Fred Meyers" "Irregardless" is not a word. "More better" is not proper grammer. It's "Where I am" and "Where we are", not "Where

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Astronomy has always fascinated me. Whenever one of those geeky space documentaries are on, I end up glued to it.  Sometimes, on a clear night, I like to step outside and gaze up in shock and awe.  It's kind of a humbling moment, when I realize how truly small my part is in the GRAND scheme of the universe.  It also makes me feel unique and special to know that I do have a some small part in the

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Name three places you would like to see before you die. 1) The Louvre - There's so much crap I want to see in there, that I could spend literally days roaming around in there. 2) Vatican City - Being Catholic, it would be a kind of pilgrimage.  And it's the smallest country in the world. 3) The Great Wall of China - It's HUGE! Simple 3things topic.  Don't want to bore you this evening

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The last time I wore one was in high school.  Grunge was the thing back then, and I went along for the ride.  They were comfortable, easy to coordinate, and cheap.  At some point I figured that I had outgrown that phase of my life, and I stopped wearing them. Today, I was rummaging through my closet when I ran across some flannels that I hadn't worn in years.  And after donning one, I

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I love Dirty Jobs (the TV show). It brings back some memories of some of the jobs I've had in my life, such as being a gas free technician in the yard.  Basically that means that I had to enter a confined space and make sure nobody would die in there because of the air.  Of course, I had some high tech equipment (*cough cough*) to tell me that the air was okay.  I also worked as a donations

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I enjoy playing poker.  I remember living in my mom's guest house and setting up poker every Saturday night with the boys.  I built a hold'em table and set it up in the kitchen.  Now, when I say kitchen, I meant kitchen/dining room/one half of the house.  This guest house was SMALL, probably about 400 sq. ft.  So fitting a hold'em table with about 5-6 guys at it was quite a squeeze.  And it was

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Everyone has them.  Some are quirkier than others.  They're nothing to be ashamed of.  They make you unique.  Lord knows I have a few of them.  For example... I eat the "breading" off of Chicken McNuggets before the "meat". I eat the chocolate around Kit Kats first, then I eat the wafer layers one at a time. I set all the clocks in my house to be in sync with the US Naval Observatory

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Welcome to A Musing Q!  The "Notes" section of my Facebook profile can only take my blogging prowess so far.  I figured it was time to take it to the next level.  So I've created a new home for all my random thoughts.  So stay tuned on this channel for more pointless banter :)

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