"Disturbing Stuff" archive

Saturday 5 December

    It's always Something! (17:05) - Last September I had carpel tunnel surgery on my right wrist. I had to call the surgery center the day before to confirm the time for the surgery which was to be in the early afternoon. The surgery center nurse... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Saturday 15 August

    21 WAYS TO BE A GOOD DEMOCRAT (13:50) - 21 WAYS TO BE A GOOD DEMOCRAT From Democrat=Socialist 1. You have to be against capital punishment, but support abortion on demand. 2. You have to believe that businesses create oppression and governments create prosperity. 3. You have to believe that... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Thursday 23 July

    What do you do when forced to wait? (17:37) - I had my rotator cuff repaired a few weeks ago by an excellent surgeon, Dr John Grey. The only problem I have had while recovering from the surgery is the wait times every time I go for a follow-up visit.... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Friday 5 June

Thursday 4 June

    Sears repair technicians (18:08) - Cassie and I have been having trouble with our Frigidaire refrigerator the last few weeks. The refrigerator side wasn't getting cold enough and we had food going bad a lot quicker than it should have. Because we are on a fixed... | 0 Trackbacks | 3 Comments

Sunday 10 May

    The pigsty upstairs UPDATED! (00:17) - Since I made this post Kristin has gotten help from her big sister Heidi to clean her room. Heidi really stepped up to the plate and became a wonderful big sister. Kristin was so overwhelmed at how big a mess... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Thursday 7 May

    The Darwin Awards Video Parts 1,2,3 (03:22) - | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments
    I have GOT to get me one of these!! (02:37) - My wife, Cassie and I live in a very nice quiet neighborhood in New Jersey, there is only one problem though. The road we live on is long and windy and some of the folks who live here think they are... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Sunday 26 April

    Mouse and Kozmo have their way with Cassie's Lion purse (17:01) - I don't know what they get out of it but Mouse and Kozmo like to get on Cassie's Lion Purse and knead the dickens out of it. It looks very obscene! Mouse has his way with it first. Kozmo checking... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Tuesday 7 April

    What's going on! (15:48) - I was making a post on Saturday, the pictures of the beautiful flowers. After that I haven't been able to log into my control panel. I'm at the library now and able to get in to post so I know... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Thursday 2 April

Friday 20 March

    To my daughter Linda (08:30) - A few weeks ago on a Sunday night, we got a call from my grandson's dad, Kennan, who by the way is a great dad to Tomas And a good friend to Cassie and Me. He is less like a... | 0 Trackbacks | 2 Comments

Sunday 8 March

Monday 5 January

    Our Photo Gallery is back up and running! (02:08) - I had installed the open source program Gallery 2 a few years ago and it was great! Cassie and I stored all our photos on it and my family and friends could view them. Something happened to it several months... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Wednesday 31 December

    Bariactric Surgeries Explained with links (21:11) - One of my friends who is overweight and fighting the battle for many years like me, asked me about my surgery and what I went through before and after my surgery (Gastroplastia Duodenal Switch Surgery ). Well here goes! After... | 0 Trackbacks | 4 Comments

Saturday 27 December

    Good bye to a wornderful sweet kittie Sox (06:53) - We had to have a very sweet and lovable cat put down today. Sox developed a cancerous growth in his mouth. Yesterday he could no longer eat even watered down baby food. This is the first time I had to... | 0 Trackbacks | 3 Comments

Wednesday 17 December

    I found this article while not sleeping (13:41) - I woke up at 1 AM today and decided that if I couldn't sleep I'd surf the web. This article I found gives me some insight to my diabetes and weight related issues. Even with the weight loss surgery... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Tuesday 4 November

Thursday 16 October

    It's 4AM and guess what? I Can't Sleep (15:58) - I hit the sack tonight at 12:30 PM. I was tired and fell asleep almost right away. But at 2AM after a potty trip I'm wide awake. Sleep has become a major problem for me. I have sleep apnea and... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Monday 13 October

    Update on Computer Crashes Suck! (20:03) - I bought a PCI SATA Controller card so that I could hook my hard drives back up and it came via FedEx on Friday. Now everything is back together and I am still in the process of reloading all my... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Thursday 9 October

    Computer crashes SUCK! (17:34) - Last week while I was fiddle-ling around with my computer (something told me not to) I broke the motherboard connector for the SATA controller where the  hard drives get connected. It wouldn't just happen to something cheap or easy to... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Friday 26 September

    Update To Sticker Shock (00:23) - The next day after we purchased our glasses, Cassie and decided to cancel our order. We felt we were taken advantage of, and misled by the advertising at America's Best Eyeglasses. So after discussing our options Cassie called them up... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Monday 22 September

    Sticker Shock! (15:36) - Heidi and I need new glasses. The place we used to go to when we had insurance was great. But now that the union insurance is gone and we now rely on Medicare Cassie and I pay out of pocket... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Friday 12 September

Thursday 11 September

    We Will Never Forget! (08:12) - It is the 7th Anniversary of the Terrorist attack on our sovereign soil. My family and I pray for the victims families and those still affected by the horrific massacre of innocent civilians. When the planes crashed into the... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Tuesday 12 August

    Another night of insomnia! But there are rewards. (04:50) - Well here's me again, four in the morning and can't get back to sleep. I went to bed at eight last night, I was just worn out! I woke up at one thirty due to back pain and can't get... | 0 Trackbacks | 4 Comments

Monday 30 June

    I am losing my mind! No one cares... (23:48) - Six years ago when Cassie and I met and decided to get married I went to my pastor friend, Paul and asked him to perform the ceremony. He agreed, but asked to have a talk with the two of us... | 0 Trackbacks | 3 Comments

Thursday 26 June

    The Tennessee gang has arrived (19:43) - This morning the harsh side of reality hit me in the gut with the force of a shotgun blast of double aught buckshot!  Yesterday after a meeting with our lawyer, we had been discussing our possibility of declaring bankruptcy, we... | 0 Trackbacks | 3 Comments

Thursday 19 June

    My Children are PIGS! (18:48) - So Cassie and I are going through some extreme financial and health woes. I've been out of work since last September due to a severe and progressive back injury. I applied and received NJ State Disabilty which is only good for... | 0 Trackbacks | 2 Comments

Thursday 5 June

    Who Stole My Red Stapler! (07:35) - Wow! This dude must have gotten a little too much latte this morning, or maybe his red stapler (Office Space) was taken. Office Worker Goes Absolutely Insane - Watch more free videos... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Thursday 24 April

    This is incredible! (00:26) - After listening to this interview I can only conclude that if these women are not under the control of someone then they are indeed the Stepford wives revisited. I was so shocked to hear these grown women unable to speak... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Saturday 19 April

Monday 7 April

    F.L.O.W. For Love Of Water (17:01) - I'm not much of an advocate for anything, but after moving into our home in Browns Mills, NJ I realize the precious need for cheap clean water. When we moved here six years ago we had terrible well water. It... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Saturday 5 April

Wednesday 12 March

    I just wanna be sedated! (13:40) - My life goal right NOW! NUFF SAID! THE RAMONES "I Wanna Be Sedated" Twenty-twenty-twenty four hours to go I wanna be sedated Nothin' to do and no where to go-o-oh I wanna be sedated Just get me to the airport... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Tuesday 15 January

    My Pain Dr. Visit! (17:38) - Today I went to see a pain specialist. Wait let me back up a bit as I haven't posted much about this situation before. I have been suffering from extreme back pain since September last year. I'm not exactly sure... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Saturday 5 January

    Circuit City, Their extended warranties SUCK! (20:27) - A year ago Cassie and I bought an Acer computer at Circuit City in Moorestown, NJ. It was going to be used by our school age children. After two months it just up and stopped working.  Cassie said, fortunately we... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Sunday 30 December

    I hate not being able to work (12:33) - After my first injury in 2003, and I was out of work for two years, I got a taste of retirement. It was a blessing in disguise because I was able to spend so much time with my newly wedded wife Cassie.... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Saturday 29 December

    I'm an old beat up Tinnocker! (12:25) - I have been badly neglecting my blog. Talking with my sweetie about our (I hate to say it) New Year's resolutions, one of the things I really wanted to do was be more faithful in blogging. There isn't any lack... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Tuesday 16 October

    Kids! (13:59) - My wife and I are disabled. Cassie permanently and hopefully I'm just temporarily disabled. There are seven people in my house. My wife Cassie, myself, my twenty-six year old daughter and her three year old son. My twenty year old stepson, and... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Friday 21 September

    What the hell is going on with me! (09:23) - It's Friday and I've been out of work all week. In fact this is the first time I've been sitting up for more than an hour at the computer at home. About two months ago, just before Cassie and I... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Sunday 5 August

    How to Get Your Adult Children to Move Out (07:25) - Cassie and I went on vacation a month ago we had a great stress free week away from work. home and especially the people who have caused the most stress in our lives lately; Our ADULT living at home children! There are... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Monday 19 March

    “Gotta Go Briefcase”: The #1 Briefcase When You Have To Go #2 (18:35) - I'm a Sheet Metal construction worker. I work in the office translating on a computer with a program called AutoCad, an Engineer's mechanical drawings into shop drawings so the shop can manufacture the duct work and the field installers can install... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Tuesday 8 August

    Sunday was interesting... (08:41) - A friend once told me that there was an old Jewish curse that went something like: "May you be blessed with interesting times." I want to find the Ne'er-do'well (Never does well) that blessed me with that curse! Sunday morning... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Tuesday 9 May

    Johnny Mnemonic has come true (17:57) - Plot Summary for Johnny Mnemonic (1995) In 2021, the whole world is connected by the gigantic Internet, and almost a half of the population is suffering from the Nerve Attenuation Syndrome (NAS). caused by electronic, electrical and communications technology. Johnny,... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Friday 14 April

    I've heard of some crappy ideas... (16:17) - This idea hits skid row! THE "BRIEF SAFE" The "Brief Safe" is an innovative diversion safe that can secure your cash, documents, and other small valuables from inquisitive eyes and thieving hands, both at home and when you're traveling. Items... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Monday 10 April

    That's all! (07:59) - Talking to teenagers always reminds me of the first verse of "That's all." by Genesis. It goes like this: Just as I thought it was going alright I find out I'm wrong, when I thought I was right s'always the... | 0 Trackbacks | 2 Comments

Wednesday 15 March

    More on the Credit Card , Debit Card problems (16:03) - Thank goodness our Law Enforcement people are on the job! This has been a personal nightmare for us, as my debit card account had to be closed and a new card issued due to theft. I shopped regularly at OfficeMax... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Sunday 5 March

    More credit card madness (22:57) - From Boing Boing Sunday, March 5, 2006 Citibank under fraud attack, customers locked out of accounts BoingBoing pal and Citibank customer Jake Appelbaum tried to withdraw some cash with his ATM card on Saturday night. He initiated his bank account... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments
    Another Update on Credit Card Theft (11:46) - This hits very close to home! Bank of America is the chain bank that automatically freezes accounts when suspicious activity is detected. (My bank) Cyber theft By DAVID LEVINSKY AND JASON HARRIS Burlington County Times Kathy Chester has never visited... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Saturday 4 March

    Update on Credit Card Theft (08:39) - I recently received my new Visa Platinum Debit Card still wondering if my identity was stolen (so far so good, fingers crossed, hands clasped together in prayer!) When I came upon an entry in one of the blogs I read... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Thursday 23 February

    Something scary happened today! (14:38) - Cassie and went to the store today to pick up some necessities I handed the checker my debit card and the machine emitted a beep and the message came up card was rejected. Wait! I said I have plenty of... | 0 Trackbacks | 3 Comments

Wednesday 18 January

    Discourteous Richards (05:45) - I heard this politically correct name first on NJ 101.5 the local radio station I used to listen to before XM satellite radio (Its great!) It refers to a slimy animal that likes to hog the left lane of our... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Tuesday 8 November

    A RECIPE FOR OVEREATING (16:11) - OK, I'm stressed, deprived and I am tempted to eat every darn thing I see. Now what the heck do I do! Maybe I should eat rat food? Found at:APA ONLINE November 6, 2005 Contact: Public Affairs Office (202) 336-5700...

Saturday 29 October

    Our tree is gone! (14:53) - The tree in our front yard has been causing us a lot of worry lately. Every time we have a storm or a windy day, we fear it will damage our house. We called Reynolds and Sons Tree service and...

Thursday 22 September

    kids are so spoiled these days. (09:32) - Monday after working hard all day, I took kristin, to get her saxaphone. it's an hour drive to the music store, and it closes at 6:00. So we had to leave as soon as I got home from work. Cassie...

Sunday 18 September

    Ever have one of those days? (12:44) - Yesterday was a day of surprises. Kristin had asked if she could have some of her friends over so they could discuss how best to raise money for the victims of hurricane Katrina. The kids were supposed to arrive at... | 3 Comments

Wednesday 31 August

    Yeeeeowwwwww That's ugly! (16:55) - Holy Cow! That's a big bug! That thing is big enough to be a pet! A few years ago one morning as I was about to take a shower for work, I saw a centipede in my tub. It was... | 2 Comments

Tuesday 23 August

    We miss Tomas and there seems to be no end in sight! (10:23) - Today was the mediation hearing between my daughter and my grandson's father and Cassie and I. We arrived a few minutes early, (Our hearing was scheduled for 8:30 AM) and settled in to wait for the mediator to arrive. We... | 4 Comments

Sunday 7 August

    How did I do that? (16:59) - Friday evening, after I got home from work I sat down on the couch to relax just after dinner. I had some pain in my feet which I associated with walking around a job-site on Thursday. I had taken some... | 1 Comments

Sunday 17 July

    Oh sure now they tell me! (10:50) - Before I met and married Cassie I never cared much for cats. Although my older daughter might disagree I wasn't exactly a cat hater as much as just not liking or tolerating them. When I met Cassie and fell in...

Sunday 26 June

    This woman should get a medal! (22:42) - I don't advocate vigilante ism I believe that we should obey the law. But there are times when the law is impotent and needs help. This woman did what I wanted to do when my daughters were molested. The man...

Saturday 28 May

    Broken Hearts (17:17) - I haven't posted any updates on the situation with my daughter Linda because I didn't think it would do any good. I still don't. There is nothing I can do to change Linda or her mind, so I let go...

Sunday 8 May

    Protect your Privacy! (14:07) - This is another instance of how identity theft takes place. You take your PC to a supposedly "trustworthy" dealer for service and or exchange, and all your personal information is stolen or inadvertantly given away. Caveat emptor, Let the buyer... | 1 Comments

Tuesday 3 May

    Toilet Bowl Restaurant (22:29) - The next time you're in Taiwan visit the Toilet Bowl, a restaurant that makes no fuss over the decor. The theme; Toilet bowls and other bathroom fixtures. You can take care of #1 and #2 while you're eating and nobody... | 2 Comments

Friday 29 April

    Aliens among us! (22:07) - I saw this article about the Longhorned beetle infestation and immediately thought of the ghostbusters theme song. I'm sure Ray Parker won't mind a few changes here and there, (I hope) If there's somethin' strange in your neighborhood, who...

Saturday 16 April

    Who do we believe? (06:33) - The other day, after coming home from a stressful day at work, Cassie informed me that Billy was missing six dollars of candy (Billy is doing a fund raiser, to raise money for his robotics club at school). This isn't... | 1 Comments

Thursday 14 April

    Road Rage! (06:50) - This morning on the way to work I experienced quite a bit of the dreaded "Road Rage" so prevalent in New Jersey. The cause; Left Lane Dicks! People who refuse to move out of the way for cars in the... | 2 Comments

Wednesday 13 April

    All Gassed Up! (19:13) - I wasn't feeling very well after work and on the way home I forgot to stop at the Gasway on Rt 130 for gas, where I usually stop. As I got close to home I noticed the gas gage and... | 1 Comments

Tuesday 5 April

    Followup to "What's she thinking?" (22:55) - Cassie and I had it out with Linda, and we asked her to leave our home. She was on the way out the door with her boyfriend, Tomas' father, to take Tomas to the doctor (finally) when I confronted her.... | 2 Comments

Wednesday 19 January

    Phishing (14:48) - This morning's email brought quite a surprise! It was supposedly an email asking me to confirm my account with Washington Mutual. If I was ignorant of the many tricks used to get consumers credit card numbers and other personal information,...

Tuesday 18 January

    The roofers (00:51) - Saturday morning I called Sorrentino Roofing three times. I have been trying to get them back to fix a leak they left in my roof, The guy never returns my calls. I have left an untold number of messages which... | 2 Comments

Tuesday 11 January

    Old age and diapers (15:24) - You might think by reading the title that this is about older folks who have to wear Depends or some other incontinence undergarment, but it's not. Last night Linda had to work. The standing order, is that if her son...

Wednesday 5 January

Tuesday 30 November

    Our electric problem is fixed! (21:31) - Dan Wood an electrician from Brownie Electric Inc, came today to fix our electrical problem. Some outlets and the upstairs bathroom light suddenly stopped working about two weeks ago. We didn't have the money to get it fixed at the...

Thursday 25 November

    This is why our nation became Great! (12:46) - I came across this Declaration from George Washington on the Telegraph-Forum website. There are many people who will tell you that our founding fathers were not Christians, but God is present in many of the documents they left behind. Documents...

Wednesday 24 November

    Five killed, three wounded in shootings (13:38) - When I first saw this news item on Monday I intended to blog about my hunting horror stories. With all that's been going on in our family the last few days I forgot. I was seventeen years old when I...

Thursday 18 November

Tuesday 9 November

    Followup to "This is very Baaaaaaad!" (19:11) - Only in New Jersey Can a truck carrying frozen chickens crash into a truck carrying sheep! Turnpike Mess EAST WINDSOR, NJ-November 9, 2004 — A tractor-trailer carrying frozen chickens struck a truck carrying sheep, killing 22 of the animals and... | 1 Comments
    Never make promises you may not be able to keep! (11:50) - I saw this post today on Tech Central. Schoolboy sues mom for not buying him a PC When I was growing up my parents never made promises to me. It was always, "If we can afford it we will..." or... | 1 Comments

Monday 1 November

Sunday 31 October

    Let's Get Ready To Rumble? (11:31) - You've got to be kidding! The people on this planet get stranger and stranger every day! I see stuff like the article below and it makes my blood boil! If I'm getting this right, if I say print, "Lets get...

Friday 22 October

    Not enough Flu shots and now we have the plague to worry about (21:10) - Plague Detected in Colorado Springs KKTV 11 News The El Paso County Department of Health and Environment has determined that a tree squirrel has tested positive for the plague in the Colorado Springs area. The Health Department staff has been...
    What's wrong with this picture? (16:56) - So... Why is it that a person can just use a checking account number over the internet to buy services or things without some kind of authorization code like with a credit card. Who's to say that everyone who handles... | 3 Comments

Friday 15 October

    Could this be the beginning of the end? (08:38) - How long will it be before we see the truth of Revelation 13:16-18. Rev 13:16-18 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their... | 3 Comments

Monday 4 October

    What if your son came home like this! (20:21) - I am in no way very understanding of todays radical fashions. I am a confirmed old-fashioned conservative. I don't have a problem with young people being "individuals", but when I see kids trying to be individuals in such a fashion... | 3 Comments

Wednesday 22 September

    Executive Orders (19:37) - Executive Orders by Tom Clancy I started reading this book the other day, I'm a big Tom Clancy Fan. The opening scenes are taking place right after a Japanese 747 Airliner is deliberately crashed into the Capitol building in Washington...

Tuesday 21 September

    Lazy Teenager (16:37) - I must have the laziest teenager in the world. I walked into our family room this morning and discovered that the kids left it a mess. Kristin was the only kid home, she hadn't left for school yet. I asked... | 2 Comments

Thursday 16 September

    Yeah, I can see this happening (13:08) - I can Just picture myself driving to the local CVS to fill my new prescription for a maggot bandage after a serious cut or surgery. It would go something like this: Me; Hello mr. pharmacist, I have a new bandage... | 4 Comments

Wednesday 15 September

    Are they out of their minds? (18:38) - What's wrong with this world? This woman locks her 7 year old son in the trunk of her car for 4 hours just so she could celebrate her Birthday in a bar. The shyster who is defending her says she... | 1 Comments

Monday 6 September

    Nearly 100 Sharks Spotted Near Gulf Shore (22:16) - Nearly 100 Sharks Spotted Near Gulf Shore Marine resource officials said there are more sharks in the Gulf right now than normal. The sharks so far have not bothered any of the beachgoers. However, the animals are swimming very close...