Tuesday Thoughts

• Yep, it's Panda Express. We already have 2 buffets and one sit down Chinese restaurant in this town... I can handle another though!
• It looks like they are preparing the land next to the Walmart (behind the Chili's) for something too.
• Maybe it's the long awaited Long John Silvers!
• Comicon was a success. I almost broke 2 grand in sales. All of it (except rent for next show) is going back into stock for AnimeFest in September.
• At the convention I sold about 5 of the WhimWars games and gave a couple away. You can see the website at WhimWars.com or buy the game at RenegadeAnime.com
• I am in the middle of watching the British comedy Bottom. It's the same guys from The Young Ones. It's like smoking... the wife makes me watch it in the other room (she hates it so much).

Wednesday Thoughts

• I have been drinking Dr. Pepper 10 for a while now and I still wonder why they used the Star Trek font on the bottle. It looks kinda home-made, like something I did for the show.
• I discovered today that Exxon will not let you buy more than 100.00 worth of gas on one transaction... the way things are going they are going to need to adjust that.
• This coming weekend is Comicon. I hope to rake it in!
• My friend Chris and I have created a 'paper and pencil' game to sell at Comicon. It comes complete with dice, rules, and map inside a nifty plastic case. It's called WhimWars. I got the domain name but haven't gotten anything out there yet.
• I am getting closer to having my mom's rent house finished.
• They have torn up the parking lot infront of Walmart in Decatur. I heard long ago that Panda Express was going there but the site seems awfully big for that... we will see.

Wednesday Thoughts

• We had rain the last 2 nights! And BAD winds. I went ahead (after a day of consideration) called insurance.
• I played a baby abductor at work yesterday in a code pink drill. I wasn't able to make it out of the building. The staff did a good job.
• My truck keeps eating up all it's oil and I don't know how or why. Methinks it might be getting time to trade up...

Uh... there's something missing off  the back porch... Nasty winds Monday and Tuesday.

Monday Thoughts

• I finally got electricity down to my shed yesterday with the help of my Father in law. That turned out to be a big pain the in but but it works now!
• Electrical wire is VERY expensive (the copper inside it). I did find a roll that was a hundred dollars cheaper (because it was round and not the flat kind).
• I thought we were gonna get a tornado yesterday in New Fairview... no dice.
• We had a fairly simple Easter lunch. It was very good.
• The older I get the better simpler holiday meals appeal to me.

The stormy skies over New Fairview.

Tuesday Thoughts

• Ate at South Beach Taco yesterday. It was pretty good. Definitely not Tex-Mex but it was good.
• The wife says it is like Fuzzy's Tacos.
• I forgot to mention I saw that bad flip wreck last week outside the Autozone. The flipped truck must have been turning when it was hit to make it do that.
• I wrote an Blog post for my other Blog: According To Whim yesterday about the US debt and I used the US Debt Clock website to get my facts... just looking at that page gets overwhelming since it is always moving.

Stay away from this brand of Egg Roll. It is totally phony! It looks like a wrapped Egg Roll but but it isn't, it's just molded to look like the shape of an Egg Roll! Also when you microwave them, you set them out to cool and it actually gets CRISPY while it cools. No telling what chemicals are in it!

Friday Thoughts

• I noticed that they are working on the spot for the new CVS. That will be nice. I like them better then Wallgreens.
• When are we going to get a Home Depot in Decatur?
• Do YOU remeber when Taco Casa's tacos were .25 each? I do... somehwere in the 80's.
• I mowed the back yard last night. It was full of those springtime wild onions. Man did my clothes stink after that!
• The hospital is about to start PET scans (like a cross between a MRI and a CT). I asked when I could bring my cats and dogs in... they said I was stupid.

What the heck is up with this sign? Its like someone was in a rush to make it and forgot that they had started the sentance on top.

This is Punch. Punch looks irritated that I am taking her picture.

Monday Thoughts

• I set up at the Sci-Fi convention this weekend in Plano (for a 3rd time). Still no real luck.
• No toll booths on the George Bush Turnpike is so nice.
• I just finished the book 1776, did you know that George Washington was basically given dictatorial powers for about 6 months in late 1776. This is the only time this has ever happened in the US. The continental congress did this to help him do whatever to win the war.
• Also, did you know that although 1776 was the 'birth of the US' the war didn't actually end until 1883?
• Speaking of long time periods you didn't know about... it wasn't until 10 years later the the US retaliated on the Japanese (for Pearl Harbor) with the atom bomb? The movies make it seem like it happened the next day or something.
• The wife and I ate the Chinese Buffet in Decatur last night. There was this group of young (20's) rednecks that should have been taken out in back and beaten for their general bad behaviour.

Friday Thoughts

• In Europe they renamed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles because 'Ninja' was considered too violent. What wusses!
• The toy show that I was to set up a booth at canceled today. The email said it was due to low dealer turnout. I asked for a refund and I marked all the other 6 off my calendar.
• How can you run a successful business if you do stuff like that?
• One of my 2011 goals is to play all of my board games at least once. I have about 100 of them (if you include the dice games). I am about 6 down so far.
• I noticed the South Beach Taco Factory in downtown Decatur today. South Beach... really?
• Yesterday was VERY stressful at work. It sucks when management refuses to realize they have too few employees to do so much and expect the same quality of work all the time.
• This is an awesome 80's cartoon intro.
• But this one is EPIC.

Wednesday Thoughts

• I've seen 2 accidents involving 18-wheelers this week alone (Decatur and Fort Worth). In both, at least one of the 18-wheelers was on it's side.
• Ever heard of Kraftwerk? It was a 70's electronic band who influenced EVERY BIT of music you are hearing nowadays. Check out 2 of my favorite songs of theirs. Here and Here. Here is another one.
• Next month the creative meetings for the 2011 Hangman's House of Horrors. I intend on going and giving some kick-ass ideas.
• I found the medical term for the one thing I fear most in life. It's called Physic Horror. That is the few moments you experience when you KNOW you are about to (or are) dying.

Friday Thoughts

• I have ordered Darth Vader's FX Ligthsaber with removable blade from Entertainment Earth. I can't wait to get it.
• My job is being extra stingy this year with Christmas bonuses. Really stingy! From 350+ dollars last year to... wait for it... 50 dollars this year. 35 dollars after tax... sheesh.
• I STILL can't complain. One year I got 7 dollars from Kmart.
• I get so envious when I hear of companies giving their employees 1,000 or more bucks for a Christmas bonus.
• Time is approaching for 2011 yearly goals to be set. I think I have some big ones coming this year.
• I ordered Fantasia/Fantasia 2000 on Bluray for myself for Christmas. There is something about them that I really like.
• We are having a Unitedway drawing for a 47" TV today. After my tough lesson learned several years back... I will not be spending any more than 1 dollar on this drawing.

Monday Thoughts

• I'm looking but I don't see any Cyber Monday deals that are all that great.
• I just finished Cheech and Chong's Up in Smoke and just started their 2nd movie. I haven't seen so many VW Beetles on film in my life.
• Check out this piece of informative animation. It's quite funny.
• I signed up for an account at Xtranormal (the place that video above is from) a while back but couldn't think of a funny script to write for it.
• Went to Durant to the Choctaw casino and didn't see what the big deal was. I lost my money just as fast as I do at WinStar. However... they do have 'let it ride' on the gaming tables. That's cool.
• I got my MAME arcade machine back up and running yesterday.
• I had a burger from the Wendy's in Decatur (finally). The meat on the hamburger wasn't as good as other Wendy's. I guess the employees need a little more time to figure out the best way to cook them. I noticed they weren't as squished as other Wendy's. Maybe that's the trick.

Monday Thoughts

• We are moved now. My favorite motto is: 'A place for everything and everything in it's place.'
• Its so nice to be close to everything.
• Traffic sucks but I have found a way around the traffic.
• I sent off for a 'rocket firing' Boba Fett figure from the New Star Wars line. Everything that was old is new again (except the customers who now have cash to spend on this stuff).
• Decatur seems 'sleepy' compared to Fort Worth now.
• I can now see whats playing on Public Access TV in Fort Worth opposite of my show...
• I REALLY need new stuff out there. I need to fill in those time slots!
• Television is 80% reality show now... Oh man that SUCKS!
• I cringe when I see a reality show on. How low has our society sunk?
• NPR is annoying with their 'better than you' liberal mentality.
• WBAP is annoying with their weekend 'thinly veiled commercial-shows' and CONSTANT commercials.
• Both of those stations are better than all the other stations combined though.

Friday Thoughts

• Why is the government interfering with Arizona law? Why would ANY law abiding citizen be against removing illegals? They aren't being executed, just sent back home.
• Today I have been plagued with old people walking slowly in front of me. I want to rip my hair out.
• Did I already mention that Wendy's is coming to Decatur? I think so.
• So Donkey Kong will cost about 250.00 to bring back to life. That includes a neat add on that adds new levels to the game.
• I have a MAME cabinet (a PC that emulates 90% of arcade games). Its in storage right right. Here's a pic...

Wednesday Thoughts

• I got ahold of a Donkey Kong arcade machine Tuesday. I will see if it works. If not, I will make a MAME cabinet out of it.
• Went to WinStar this weekend. FAIL.
• That trip to the Galleria and Farmers Market... uuuuggggghhhhhhh.
• News articles that prove this is the end times... Here Here
• Watched Avatar on Blu-Ray. Wow. What an impressive movie.
• Did you realize that Avatar is basically Pocahontas?
• Was going to bring my VW Beetle to work to get it inspected but it died in the driveway as I was pulling out. Maybe its out of gas.
• I have narrowed the issue with the riding lawnmower, the cylinders have crud build up and it's not allowing compression to happen easily. I will have to clean it out.
• I have no idea how to do that so it will be a learning experience.
• Wendy's is coming to Decatur! They have the best fast food hamburger I have ever eaten (the double meat).

Monday Thoughts

• So, in the ObamaCare health bill... if you purchase more than $600 worth of bullion (gold, silver, etc) you have to fill out a 1099...................
• In the the health care bill.......
• This sort of sneakiness (which goes on all the time in Washington) is insidious.
• I now have a Motorola Tundra cell phone, military grade plastic. Can handle this.
• Chainsawed the 2 dead trees in the front yard this weekend. Looks so bare now.
• Still no buyers. Or even lookers. This economy sucks royally.
• According to the current government it's Bush's fault (even though he had a democrat congress).
• So when the economy starts moving in the other direction, who's fault will that be?
• Lemme guess...
• So why do you go through all the trouble of a financial reform bill when 2 of the largest reasons for the disaster (FannieMae and FreddieMac) are totally left out of the reform?
• Me and my coworker were just in that store (it's across the street from the hospital) last week and I noted that they were selling porn. Interesting.
• Saturday was horrible. I got all the way into Fort Worth and forgot my wallet (after already ordering at McDonalds).
• The walmart in Burleson TOTALLY changed inside. Everyone was walking around lost. It would have been funny if I weren't lost too.

Wednesday Thoughts

• Well, after much work it looks like my riding lawnmower is for the graveyard. I just don't know enough more about it to keep it going. EDIT - I got it working again with the help of a neighbor!
• I had a guy come mow the yard yesterday since I was still working on the mower. They didn't show up until 8:45PM and finished at 9:50PM. How in the heck can you mow in the dark?
• There is something new going in in front of the IGA Foodliner (now called Marketplace) in Decatur. I wonder if it will be the CVS they are talking about...
• I never understood calling a grocery store Foodliner.
• I watched the new Star Trek last night on blu ray. Still don't like all the light glares they added for effect.
• It has been revealed that the Senator's race in Minnesota might have been WRONG. As it turns out 300+ ineligible criminals voted for Franken and he won by that many votes. politics is such a joke.

Wednesday Thoughts

• Our hedgehog died last night. They don't live very long. She died at the ripe old age of 3.
• There was a nasty 90+ MPH accident involving 4 teens just North of Decatur. I think 2 were decapitated and the other 2 are in hospital. They NEED to haul whats left of that car and put it right outside the high school for a month.
• Tonight we are going to see Wicked in Dallas. 3 Rows back in the middle. We will be able to see up their noses!
• Continuing on my murderous rampage of small animals (like the rabbit I killed a few weeks back) I killed a little frog with the weed eater yesterday. :(
• Why are flies attracted to our president? I have seen 3 instance were files were an issue with him.
• I finished watching TimeSlip (the 70's scifi British show). They just jumped the shark to end it. Seemed they didn't know how to end it.
• Peter Gabriel is still my favorite musician.

Monday Thoughts

• This weekend was 'annoy your neighbors with your ATVs' weekend.
• This weekend was also 'shop till you drop to honor our troops' weekend.
• I remember when you rented an apartment you paid X amount of dollars for rent. Now a days you pay X dollars + gas +water +waste water/sewer. They don't tell you have to pay for all this extra stuff until YOU ARE RIGHT ABOUT TO SIGN the lease.
• I hate apartments.
• We went to one of my favorite shopping places this weekend (Goodwill). It seems like everyone there was a 'I have to touch EVERYTHING on the shelves' type of shopper.
• Apparently CVS is coming to Decatur. I like CVS better than Walgreens.
• Did you know Walgreens used to be Wallgreen? People added an 's' to the end for so long the company changed the name.
• Can you remember Eckards? All you have to do is think of Walgreens and change all the signs. Drugstore chains ALL LOOK THE SAME INSIDE.
• Does it really take a whole MONTH to process a home loan? Really...
• Tonight is 'yard work' night. Too exciting.
• Pancho's is... blech. I'm surprised there are any left.
• Several years back Pancho's went 'healthy' by changing their mascot to a thinner, healthier guy... I have noticed that NONE of the 'healthy' Pancho mascot restaurants are open around here...

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Wednesday Thoughts

• The data recovery place says the hard drive is unrecoverable. I am calling bullshit on that. I am sending it to another place.
• I was able to get into the pool last week. Still chilly, but good enough.
• The economy is still in a 'recovery'? Yeah, right.
• I just watched the Nightmare on Elm Street Doco: 'Never Sleep Again'. If you ever wanted to know anything about that movie series check it out.
• The 3rd season of Time Slip is in black and white again... I guess the color season finale was just a one time special. That's an interesting concept, using color to make an episode an extra special event.
• Taco Casa here in Decatur is almost open. I saw someone at Walmart in a Taco Casa uniform.
• The crappy hotel next to 287 (I think its a Super 8) finally emptied out their pool. It was like a black swamp. It gets that way every year.

Thursday Thoughts

• I was watching Harry Potter and the Sorcer's Stone. You can visibly see Harry age from scene. It's distracting.
• The next 2 weeks is make for break for my wife and her future career.
• Taco Casa in Decatur is almost done. There is a hiring sign out there now.
• I bet Taco Bell is shaking in their toastadas.
• Interested in music lyrics and how important they are? Read this (up to 5 parts now) blog stream from my friends.
• I am composing a blog about illegal aliens and the whole Arizona thing for the other blog, so check it out starting Monday.
• The title says it all: What part of 'illegal' don't you understand. The balance between law and compassion.
• It's that time of the year when we have to do all that annoying insurance at work thing.
• Today is the 3rd paycheck of the month... no insurance take out! Woohoo!
• I think one of the most endearing phrases to come from the Internet is the phrase made for photos of cats and dogs where they are saying: 'Do not want'. It's so funny.
• My VW is still in the shop. I am almost afraid to call and ask about it because I am not sure I will have the cash on hand to pay for the repairs.
• I was home the other day when there was this huge boom and the house shook. I thought something happened to the house (the the carport collapsed or something).
• Read later that it was believed to be a sonic boom of a jet. At first they thought it was a gas well explosion. Probably a secret government project.
• The pool is still to cold to get in. I am guessing it won't be till the end of May that I can comfortably get in.