"Everything Else" archive

Sunday 13 December

    Firehouse Santa and Tomas (12:40) - Saturdays are when Tomas comes over to visit us and spend some time with his mother Linda. Tomas' dad, kennan brought him over early this afternoon so Cassie and I could spend time with him just the three of us,... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Wednesday 9 December

    Hubble Ultra Deep Field 3D (15:36) - Psalm 8 God's glory is magnified by His works, and by His love to man To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David. O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

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
    This woman is an amazing artist (13:58) - Kseniya Simonova - Sand animation Kseniya Simonova is the amazing winner of "Ukrain's got talent 2009". All she needed was a bit of sand to demonstrate the history of her country during World War 2. You can see how emotional... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Tuesday 27 October

    This is a great Karaoke Video! (15:22) - I saw this Youtube Karaoke video on Boing Boing this morning. Very creative, a great way to burn off stress at the office! ( I hope the boss has a great sense of humor!)... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 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

Monday 3 August

    What a great wedding procession! (01:35) - If you thought all wedding processionals were the same check out this Youtube Video!... | 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

Sunday 28 June

    Little T's Big Adventure (17:55) - When my grandson Tomas comes over for a visit I always try to get him to go with me for a walk. I need to walk for my health and Cassie and I have been very worried about his weight.... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Wednesday 24 June

    I had a successful surgery (19:03) - Yesterday morning I went the Vantage Surgery Center in Medford where my surgeon Dr. Grey (and a host of other's, 'not Losties!') performed a rotator cuff repair. Dr. Grey had to fix two tears, snip one of the two tendons on... | 0 Trackbacks | 2 Comments

Saturday 13 June

    Today was The First Official Meeting of the DrG-DSers (08:33) - Today was the first Official get-together of the DrG-DS Group! We are patients of Dr. Greenbaum who have had the Duodenal Switch (Bariatric Surgery) What a great time we had! Our first meeting started with a cookout (we ate in... | 0 Trackbacks | 3 Comments

Friday 5 June

    That's What Love is Like! (18:39) -     "You know when you listen to music playing from another room? And you're singing along because it's a tune that you really love? When a door closes or a train passes by so you can't hear the... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments
    Aah, the Golden Years! (Sent to me in an email from my sweetheart Cassie!) (01:02) - Really; the only thing golden is the color of  your urine from taking all those dammed pills!!! LAUGH A LITTLE EVERY DAY....     SPECIAL POEM FOR OLDER FOLKS A row of bottles on my shelf Caused me to analyze... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

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

Tuesday 2 June

    Cubby Cat (20:44) - How can you not love a kitty that adores you! This little guy is always perched on my desk seeking attention (or snacks) and is just so cute. If anybody tells me cats and dogs don't smile when they are... | 1 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Monday 25 May

    Silly Kozmo (00:00) - I came in to the living room to sit and read with my sweetie, just as I sat down to get comfortable I looked over and saw Kozmo sleeping on the top of the sofa. He was tangled up in... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Wednesday 20 May

    Me and Little T my camera and the great outdoors (04:08) - What a beautiful day it was. I picked up my grandson Tomas from school and when we got home he had some mac & Cheese (his favorite after-school snack) then I asked him if he would like to go for... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Tuesday 19 May

    I love Spring Flowers and Kozmo Kat and Mouse! (07:19) - These are flowers in front of our doctors office. I love the color! Kozmo likes to chill out on Cassie's and my bed. I can almost read his little mind in this photo. He just told me to get... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 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

Saturday 9 May

    Meals on Wheels! (07:30) - Tonight while Cassie and I were watching DR. Phil I happened to notice Moue acting very strange. His tail was twitching very excitedly and he was chirruping very loudly. Then I noticed the pigeons sitting on our van out the... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Friday 8 May

    The Race is on... (09:59) - My Weight Ticker:   Cassie's Weight Ticker:   Cassie and I are running neck and neck in this losing race! Right now I'm down 5 pounds from her! I'm at 253 and she's now 258 and still losing! Yesterday evening... | 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

Monday 4 May

    Kristin's Semi-Formal (21:17) - My youngest step-daughter Kristin, (I consider all three of my step children; Bill, Heidi & Kristin, as my own. Michele my oldest and Linda my youngest make a total of five kids!) tries on the dress for her semi formal dance at... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 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
    Another Kitty Essay (16:48) - Yesterday I discovered Cubby sleeping on my desk (He is always doing this because he has a better chance of getting a treat this way!) He sort of turned his head towards me as if to say; Cubby: Well! It's... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Thursday 9 April

    78 pounds to go (19:38) -   I got on the scale this morning and discovered to my delight that I'd lost another 4 lbs. Cassie said I had to let her take some pics of me. Here are the best 2: As I was looking... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments
    Kozmo likes to play Peek-A-Boo! (01:38) - Monday on my way back to our bedroom, I passed through the door and stopped short!There was my kitty Kozmo sort of hiding behind the rumpled bed covers. As I watched he popped his head up to see what I... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Wednesday 8 April

    Hooray! (02:44) - I found the problem! It tuned out to be our firewall. I disconnected each of the devices in turn and connected directly to the modem and then the router and then hooked the firewall back up. It started to happen... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 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

Friday 3 April

    I'm such a loser! (15:39) - I got on the scale this morning and discovered I now weigh 271 pounds! Hooray! It hasn't been all fun and games though, even with the bariatric surgery I still need to watch the kinds of food I stuff down... | 0 Trackbacks | 2 Comments

Thursday 2 April

Saturday 21 March

    Bill Bought his first car! (06:30) - Last week after looking through Craig's List My Step Son Bill found a couple of cars he'd thought were interesting enough to check out! So off we went to a place in New Egypt Annies Used cars on RT 537... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Saturday 14 March

    Oops! I learn something new every day! (06:18) - Today Cassie told me the comments were not working on this post and that I had to fix it ASAP! Oops! I discovered that when you want a post to stay in the front of the posts and you use the... | 0 Trackbacks | 2 Comments

Saturday 31 January

    Random Survey (08:50) - Today at 11:03pm Fill out this survey then tag all the friends who's survey you would like to see filled out. While your at it, tag the person who tagged you in the first place, just so they know... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

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

Saturday 20 December

    Today is my sweetie's 54 Birthday (07:55) - Cassie turned 54 today and we celebrated it by my cooking her a wonderful dinner of prime rib steak potatoes and green beans. And for dessert we had a delicious Black forest cake. For Cassie birthday presents she got a... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 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

Monday 15 December

    Ole Brownie's in the shop! (23:55) - Our van, affectionately called Old Brownie has been needing a tune up for the last 4000 miles. Due to financial woes Cassie and I have been putting it off in the hope that we would get it serviced when my... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Saturday 29 November

    What a great day to be alive! (19:16) - I woke at 5:30 this morning with a terrible backache. I took two percocets and tried to get back to sleep, no good, I was wide awake. Ok, now what? I thought about it and decided to walk on our... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments
    Dieting update! (04:54) - Tis the day after Thanksgiving and all through the house people are moaning and groaning but not this mouse. (Heh heh, my poor attempt at poetry) I just weighed my self and there has been no change as yet since... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Sunday 23 November

Sunday 16 November

    We Shall Overcome!! (04:39) - I woke from my nap this afternoon. I have been having very strange lucid dreams this week. Not Disturbing just strange. I usually don't remember much of them immediately but every now and then a remnant stays with me. Such... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Saturday 15 November

    Learning Life lessons in an unusual Way (23:44) - When I was growing up my biological father never taught me the life lessons every boy should be taught if he is to be a successful man. Fortunately my mom remarried a man who showed me the love, discipline and... | 0 Trackbacks | 2 Comments

Saturday 8 November

Friday 7 November

    Some Dieting Tips (23:25) - I found these tips at GreatestJournal.com 1. Start the day with one 8 oz. Glass of water before breakfast. It helps to get you on the right track for the day. 2. Remember your ABCs – All Bites Count. 3.... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Thursday 6 November

    More diet chuckles (15:04) - Diet update: I have lost a total of 52 pounds since I decided to get the bariatric surgery. The surgery will take place on Monday the 11th. I started drinking only the shakes the doctor provided last Thursday and lost... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Wednesday 5 November

    Dieting Chuckles (01:08) -   How can I not laugh at Garfield's dieting woes. I understand exactly how he feels though. Happily heading towards the dinner table only to be confronted by... A Vegetable! ARRRGH! Or in my case a foul smelling, and tasting... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Tuesday 4 November

    Words to consider when voting tomorrow (09:54) - | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments
    Dieting Blues Update! (02:26) - This is day five of my "Liquid diet." (Yechhh!) I lost fifteen pounds! I can't believe it! The three "shakes" I have to eat (drink) are 280 calories each (that's only 840 calories total) and even with my cheating the... | 0 Trackbacks | 2 Comments

Thursday 30 October

    Finally (02:24) - I have finally got a date for my bariatric surgery; November 10th. I have been anxiously awaiting this surgery because of all the problems I have associated with the weight I'm carrying. Not least of which is my back injury.... | 0 Trackbacks | 2 Comments

Friday 24 October

    Dance off instead of debate (08:08) - Wouldn't it be great if all Presidential Debates went this way! Unbelievable McCain Vs. Obama Dance-Off - Watch more free videos... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

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
    Truth, I agree with! (11:48) - WHEN I SAY, "I AM A CHRISTIAN" When I say, "I am a Christian," I'm not shouting, "I've been saved!" I'm whispering, "I get lost! That's why I chose this way" When I say, "I am a Christian," I... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 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

Friday 10 October

    Burlington County Pet Expo (13:39) - Last Saturday Cassie and I went to the Burlington County Pet Expo at the county Library. A friend who just happens to be an animal cop emailed us an invite. I didn't post this last week as my computer was broken!... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments
    Kozmo and Cubby getting along (09:00) - This post is for Jean and Matt When Cassie and I adopted Sox and Cubby Cubby used to chase Kozmo all around the house. I don't think Cubby had any bad intentions towards Kozmo, I believe he just wanted to... | 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

Saturday 13 September

    Ooops! (19:35) - So, tonight I made Flounder Mediterranean. (I posted the recipe on my Favorite Recipes Blog)Cassie made the white rice and fresh string beans. It was all delicious! I noticed though that the bottom of the oven was really dirty and greasy. I... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Friday 12 September

Wednesday 10 September

Monday 25 August

Saturday 23 August

    Angel Food Ministries (18:56) - When I became disabled way back in September of 2007 I applied for NJ State Disability. It took a while to get approved and in the meantime there was very little money coming in. When we were approved we were... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Saturday 16 August

    Lunch with the Neighbors (06:03) - Yesterday Cassie and I had lunch with our neighbors down the street Bob and Flo Mayne. Due to our different lifestyles and interests we don't usually get a chance to sit down and have adult conversations with real adults, let... | 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

Friday 4 July

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

Monday 5 May

    Bad to the Bone Bath (05:22) - The other night while sitting at the computer (another night I couldn't sleep) I filmed Kozmo taking a bath.  I was working on our server and Kozmo was running around my desk acting very curious, watching every move. When I was... | 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

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