Blog! February 2006

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February 28, 2006

Actor Dennis Weaver, best known for playing the loyal deputy to Marshall Matt Dillon on US TV's Gunsmoke,
has died at the age of 81 after a long and varied career.

That's two. I wonder who will be the third? I liked Dennis Weaver. I'll miss his performances.
I remember him as the coke snorting real estate agent for some reason.
I can't remember what the name of the movie was, but he played a great role.

Trying to go with the flow. Was thinking about the message the IOC President, Jacques Rogge, made at the end of the Torino Games, "... thank you athletes for coming together and putting your cultural differences aside. You competed with fairness and respect. This is the foundation for peace. Remember, give back to sport what sport has given to you." Powerful words to live by. I need to remember that. What has been missing in my life is a foundation. Martial Arts are a foundation, but only if it has a greater purpose. Prancing around being an arogant fool is not a foundation to build on, and sadly enough, that is what I see in the organized Martial Arts. It is crawling with prima donnas and idiots obsessed with their own glory. If I let that stop me from creating something worthwhile, than I am a weak individual.

I always like to keep abreast of stories coverd in Time To Blog! Looks like America's favorite gold digger, Anna Nichole Smith, hasn't given up on staking her claim of her late husband's fortune. We can't forget the pleas of this poor man as he lay dying, calling out to his trophy wife who refused to have anything to do with him. If their is any justice in this world, she will get what she deserves ... nothing.

Former Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith has appeared before the US Supreme Court
in her long-running legal bid to inherit her late husband's fortune.
Smith married Texan oil baron J Howard Marshall II in 1995 when she was 26 and he was 89.
He died a year later, leaving an $1.6bn (Ł900m) estate.

His widow, a diet company spokeswoman, has been fighting his son for a share of his money ever since.
An initial decision to award her half of his fortune was overturned in 2002.
Smith met her future husband as she was working as a stripper in a club,
and she has always maintained that it was a marriage based on love.

February 27, 2006

The Olympics are over. I really enjoyed watching the competition.
Bode Miller made an ass out of himself, but other than that, I think our athletes represented the USA well.

Played the Badger 5.
Here were the winning numbers for the Daily Draw of $10,000 for February 26, 2006 - 02 03 07 10 17
Here were the numbers I picked - 02 03 08 11 17. All I can say is DAMN! I know I am going to get a piece of the Wisconsin Lottery in some form or fashion. I don't know if it will be huge. Whatever it amounts to, I will be happy. It is only a matter of time.

Not much else happening. I wrote my Hosting Company. Asked them if I could participate in some "Adult" affiliate programs. They wrote me back and told me they don't accept Adult material on their servers. The e-mail was typed in all capital letters. OK, I get the picture. Why do you think I asked first? For the most part, I think I run a clean site. A few cuss words here and there when I am freaking out or totally disgusted with the way the world is conducting it's business. Other than that, I am as pure as the first driven snow. OK, maybe not that pure.

February 26, 2006

"The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it."
Henry David Thoreau

Last day of the Winter Olympics. I will watch the final contests. Watched Anton Ohno win gold last night in the 500 meter sprint. I admire him. He is 23 years old, and he had dreams and goals. He sacrificed to make them a reality. I'm 50, and I sit here struggling from one day to the next trying to figure out why I'm here. I have wrestled with this demon since I was 10 years old. My life was so consumed with just trying to stay alive, I never learned just what it was I am here for. I know it isn't too late to make a final stand, and create a life for myself. When I close my eyes for the last time, I want to think, "I did my best with what I had." The mountain in front of me is formidable. I will never conquer it in this lifetime.

I have typing to do, but not as much as I have had in the past. I think I mentioned that my data entry responsibilities have been greatly curtailed. Without the extra $250 per month coming in, these routes are not paying enough. That was gasoline money to cover the expense of driving the miles necessary to get the job done. Doors are closing. I have to walk through those that are opening. Time to make a commitment and never look back. I walk alone. I accept this.

I just saw this as I was reading the BBC News. We will miss you Don.
"When you wish upon a star, you're dreams come true."

US actor Don Knotts, who won five Emmys for playing a bumbling deputy sheriff in the hit comedy
The Andy Griffith Show, has died in a Los Angeles hospital aged 81.

Knotts won over millions of fans as Deputy Barney Fife in the hugely popular 1960s series.

February 25, 2006

Update on Garry Glitter's Problems in Vietnam.
Glitter trial set for March 2, 2006.

British glam rocker Gary Glitter will go on trial for charges of committing obscene acts with two underaged girls in Vietnam. The trial is expected to last two days, said Hoang Thanh Tung, who will oversee the trial in southern Ba Ria Vung Tau province.

Glitter is accused of kissing and engaging in other physical acts with two girls aged 10 and 11 at his residence in Vung Tau. Charges of child rape, which carries the death penalty in the south east Asian country, have been dropped, but the flamboyant singer can still expect a sentence of between three and seven years in prison if found guilty.

I had originally thought that Glitter would walk away from this situation a free, but much poorer man. It looks like his financial resources are tapped, and he will spend time in Vietnam for child molestation. It is a shame really. They are making an example out of him. I don't condone what he may have done, but I don't like hypocrites either. The message is this, "pay who you are supposed to pay, and this won't happen to you." Glitter made the mistake of frolicking with these two in the privavcy of his own home. He paid the girls directly, by passing the normal hands that needed to be greased.

I was hoping 2006 was going to be a year of changes for the better. Not only in my personal life, but in the lives of all of the people of planet Earth. What was I thinking? The Middle East is a ticking time bomb ready to explode in a mushroom cloud. Oil is going to be selling at $100 a barrel when a single drop of precious Saudi crude accidently spills on the ground, and the markets pounce on the opportunity to cry "shortage!" My data entry positon at Capital News has been gutted, leaving me dangerously close to the financial bone. In the end, my success depends solely on my will and desire to make something of the time I have left. Sad truth is, I don't give a rat's ass. First thing first, snap out of this apathy!

February 19, 2006

The Powerball Dream is over for the time being.
Some lucky bastard in Nebraska won the whole enchilada; $365 million.
It's time to stop screwing around. I haven't got a great deal of time left to get my life on the right track. It isn't too late, but it will be soon.

February 18, 2006

As long as I am working for an organization, I will have to deal with idiots. Being an Independant Contractor is the closest I will come to avoiding it, and still I have to deal with idiots. The Powerball Jackpot is $365 million tonight. That is so much money, it is hard to imagine the lifestyle one could embrace. I spent $20 again. If by chance I hit the first 5 "white" numbers, I played the powerplay option. Since the Jackpot is an all time high, the Bonus Feature kicks in if the Jackpot is won. If the Jackpot is won tonight, all the winners of the first five "white" numbers would get a share of a big fat bonus. That would amount to around $850,000. If by chance the Jackpot is not won tonight, I have the powerplay option to increase my winnings if I get the first 5. Long shot either way. I pray I win something so I can retire from the rat race of morons. I would do good things with the money. I can only hope.

I stretched the crap out of my ear. I shoved a 0 gage in it. That is far as I will go. You can buy some really nice stuff at that gage. Will have to take care of it while it heals. I pushed it, literally. I went from a 4 gage to a 0 gage in one shot. It is throbbing right now. Nothing out of the ordinary. Like I said, will have to take care of it. Nothing much else going on. I have an idea about getting a training program going for a chain of exercise salons. I think it is a great plan. I have till Spring to get back into fighting shape, and put this together. I need this.

February 15, 2006

Watching more Olympic action. I never was a fan of the figure skating programs. I do like the bobsled, the luge, downhill, ski jumping, and this year I liked watching the 1/2 pipe snowboarding competions. Bought 10 set of numbers for tonight's Powerball drawing. I am playing the powerplay option too. I can afford $20. What else have I got to hope for? If I don't win the lottery, I think I am screwed financially. With the way things are shaping up, we will be embroiled in a World War soon, so who cares? The world is spinning out of control, and no one seems to be able to stop it. Insanity is ruling the hearts and minds of just about everyone. Hate to be negative, but I see no good coming on the horizon. I haven't even cared about training. I am slipping into apathy. That isn't good.

February 14, 2006

Bought lottery tickets today. $300 million isn't anything to sneeze at! I spent $10. I know I can't afford it, but I can't afford to miss a shot at this huge money. If I win, I will build a nice cabin on a secluded piece of property and take a nice vacation from the world. I know that really isn't possible because if the bombs start popping off, there is no place to hide. But I could enjoy some peace and quite for a short time anyway. That is all I really want. I would go to Vegas. It would be nice to see some shows, play some table games, and enjoy the opportunities that wealth can bring to a man with more money than he knows what to do with. Time to get serious again and start trying to build some sort of a life. I haven't had a great deal of success in that area. I just haven't got the stomach for the idiots anymore. That is a sign of weakness. I know I shouldn't give a rat's ass about idiots, but they are everywhere! That is why I want to retire to peace and solitude. I can only dream it may be possible.

February 11, 2006

Watched the openeing ceremonies of the Winter Olympics. I liked it. I have always loved the Olympics be it the summer games or the winter. It is a nice diversion from the troubles the world dishes out at a endless rate. Bought lottery tickets and had breakfast this morning. A shot at $250 million is worth spending $10 on. I hope I win soon before I run out of money. Not much else happening on the home front.

February 10, 2006

In Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, thousands protested at Western cartoons of Prophet Muhammad.
The satirical cartoons - which have been denounced throughout the Islamic world - include an image portraying Muhammad with a bomb in his turban. Islamic tradition explicitly prohibits any depiction of Allah and the Prophet.

The crowds chanted, "long live Islam. Destroy Denmark. Destroy Israel. Destroy George Bush. Destroy America," protesters shouted as they marched to the Danish embassy in the rain from a nearby mosque.

I'll say it again, "forget about it!" You morons are digging your own graves with a spoon. I used to think that Muslims cared about living in harmony with the rest of the non-Muslim world. I don't believe that anymore. All they understand is destruction, hate, and revenge. These are the very things that prophets have taught us are wrong. I'm afraid I was right ... 2012. It isn't far off.

Took the extra step and cancelled my checking account, and opened a new one. Stormpay had changed their Terms Of Service (TOS) without telling anyone. In the new terms, Stormpay has the right to go into FDIC bank accounts, and charge back any monies previously sent. They have also been charging back monies from people's credit cards. From what I have been reading in various forums, the FBI is investiagting this. What a crock of shit. How can a business get away with this nonsence? Is the US Government so preoccupied with the war in Iraq that it hasn't got time to step in and put a stop to this maniac? (John R. Mcconnell, JR) It's hurricane Katrina all over again. It is every man for himself. The way Ad World Online is doing business changed today. I won't be typing in all the ads online like I had been doing. It is still up in the air just what it is I will or won't be doing, but it looks like I will be losing $250 a month income either way you slice it. I just hope StormySurf can help me out and make up the difference.

February 9, 2006

The next Powerball drawing is for $250 million, with a lump sum payment of $120 million. That is serious cash. Even though I am 50, I still would consider the 30 year instalment plan. You would be looking at $4 plus a year for the rest of your life. That is enough. You can work with it. You can build a fortune with it. Well let's say a larger fortune. Or, you could just piss away $4 million a year and not give a rat's ass about anything else. The hell with impressing anyone. I'll never forget this gal who won something large in some lottery. She was on Good Morning America. She was telling everyone she was going to put this money in the bank and live off the interest. The audience applauded! What a moron. That is what people were telling her to do with the money. Heaven forbid if you spent it!

Now that a huge source of potential income is closed to me, for the moment, I am concerned about my debts. I had it knocked. I was 4 months tops from being totally back in control. Now, it's back to the drawing board. Time to concentrate on loving something. I have loved doing things in the past, and I let idiots distract me from pursuing my love. Life is chock full of ass holes. That is the way the world is. I can't change that. I have to remember who I am.

February 8, 2006

John R. Mcconnell, JR is on a mad rampage stealing every dime of those individuals who used his Stormpay payment processing service, and the only concern the Government seems to have is with the Muslim's disdain for political cartoons. I am shocked that the world has been transformed into a burning ember over this. Let it rest! You want to kill Infidels? Come to my home, and we can settle this. Only a coward stabs a man in the back, or beheads a man bound and shackled who can not defend himself. You people dance around burning flags screaming "Death to the USA!" I'm sick of your shit.

DRINKING ALONE WITH THE MOON

From a pot of wine among the flowers
I drank alone. There was no one with me --
Till, raising my cup, I asked the bright moon
To bring me my shadow and make us three.
Alas, the moon was unable to drink
And my shadow tagged me vacantly;
But still for a while I had these friends
To cheer me through the end of spring....
I sang. The moon encouraged me.
I danced. My shadow tumbled after.
As long as I knew, we were boon companions.
And then I was drunk, and we lost one another.
...Shall goodwill ever be secure?
I watch the long road of the River of Stars.

Li Bai

February 6, 2006

We'll miss you Grandpa. When I find a decent picture of you, I'll put it in.
As long as you gave it your best shot, even if in the opinion of others "you failed," you didn't fail.
Al Lewis

February 5, 2006

The Super Bowl will be a nice diversion from the the fallout of the Surf For Cash collapse.
I haven't had much time to think about who I like. I like the idea that Mike Holmgren could be the first coach to win a Super Bowl with two different teams. I have typing to do to day, and I just don't feel like doing it. I know I have to do at least some of it. I need this job. I can't jeopardize any source of income I have till I win the Lottery. To think I was so close to achieving financial freedom of a sort still makes me sick. Pulling in $50,000 for one year would have changed things for me. Opportunities would have opened that are now closed. I learned many things. I can use this knowledge. I need to continue working hard. DXinONE doesn't sound like it is worth the hassle. You may make money, but you sure as hell won't be able to get it out of the system. What good is that? I am seriously going to explore Forex Trading. If others can make it a success, I can also. Think I will go and get some breakfast. I know I need to watch the purse strings now. I am in debt up to my ass. I was going to pay off $4,000 this month from my profits.

This is the answer as to why the Surf For Cash Industry "collapsed." It's all an elaborate, orchestrated con job. I believe 12DP and Stormpay are both in on it together. They point fingers at each other with one hand, and stuff cash into their pockets with the other. I got mine.
They can kiss my ass.
I have updated my site "Stormpay Crisis." Check it out too. It all falls into a nice and neat stinking pile of shit.

Stormpay Crisis
The Smoking Gun

February 4, 2006

So this is the cartoon that has enraged the Muslim world? Look, it's in bad taste. Does it justify bloodshed? I think not. Here are some of the headlines from around the world concerning this hideous monstrosity:

MODERATE Muslim leaders yesterday urged those offended by cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad not to fuel anti-Islamic sentiment by allowing "misguided and oppressive" extremists to hijack their demonstrations.

AFP - Indonesia, the world's largest Islamic country, has condemned the publication in Europe of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed as insensitive and an insult to Muslims around the globe.

JERUSALEM, Feb. 3 -- Muslims emerging from sabbath prayer services staged a new round of flag-burning demonstrations in many countries Friday to protest European cartoons of the prophet Muhammad. Western officials, increasingly worried over long-term damage to relations, sought to calm the tensions.

BRITISH TV broadcasters defied appeals last night not to show a set of cartoon drawings mocking the Islamic faith, as outrage spread across the Muslim world at the publication of the drawings in a series of European newspapers.

Better yet, here are some comments being made in Blogs and Forums all over the world:

A depiction of Mohammed committing some abominable act with one of his camels would be good.

Mohammed doing anything would work just fine. Sticking his finger in his butt, diddling a camel, whatever.

I can respect others' religious beliefs, but when they think they can tell other people what to say and what not to say, they're crossing the line.

How bout Jesus on the cross with a leather mask, ball gag, a dildo up his *** and a big woody?
Would ya like that too?

Why people of Capitalism, Libralism, and Democracy occupy the Muslims' lands.

Why Muslims have to take whatever they throw at them?

In last 3 years over 200,000 Muslims killed.

The question here, who is violent? The Muslims who they are under occupation and attack by all means day and nights or the capitalism loyalists?!!!

These questions requires Intellectual honesty and if you don't have it then don't answer them.

Posted by: MD | Jan 12, 2006 2:23:25 PM

No need to get defensive, MD. If you believe Democracy and Capitalism are evil or inferior to Islamic law, fine, but if the West is so bad, why are so many people from around the world emigrating here? What Muslim lands are the Infidels occupying? If you mean Iraq and Afghanistan, it's only temporary...and it's more like a liberation, not an occupation. Not sure where you got the 200,000 figure, but some of those were killed by fellow muslims, to be intellectually honest about it. And going back further, Saddam eliminated at least 100,000 Kurds by various means, including weapons of mass destruction (gassing thousands in Kurdish villages)

Any so-called Muslim lands were captured by means of force, from the days of Muhammed to the present time. And as anyone familiar with Islam knows, the ultimate goal is world domination. Allah has said "make war on them until idolatry shall cease and God's religion shall reign supreme."

Posted by: Dan | Jan 14, 2006 4:31:19 AM

If you use your brain you will know that Prophet Mohamed is the greatest man. He is the man who tought you human rights. You are the killer who come to Iraq, Afganstan an Palastine to kill the children an destroy the houses. You are just thives come to steal oil and our wealth.

If some Muslims do some bad things, that's because your crimes to the Muslim countries. But Islam is the peace religion.He is the religion of Prophet Muhamman , Prophet Jesus Prophet Moses, Prophet Ibraham and all Prophets.

Posted by: Mahasen | Jan 22, 2006 1:51:59 AM

Mahasen, I didn't realize we were stealing your oil. I was under the impression we have been paying for it, and btw, the price has nearly doubled in the past year! I also forgot that Jesus was a Muslim prophet and not the Son of God as He claimed, or that Muhammed is above Jesus because he had the last revelation, more than 600 years after the crucifixion. Mo taught us human rights? History teaches otherwise, but perhaps we should just agree to disagree and drop the subject.

Posted by: Dan | Jan 22, 2006 7:17:06 PM

Let me add my two cents. Since when do Muslims who have embraced the Jihad need an excuse to kill Infidels?
Just be careful not to fart when you are walking past your local Mosque.
You don't want to be responsible for starting an International incident.
I think this is offensive, but you aren't going to find any major headlines condeming this action.

February 2, 2006

This is a sad, tragic day for Surf For Cash patrons all over the world. Stormapy has frozen accounts of the major players in this industry. It's a long story. Why this has occurred is unclear. Speculations run rampant. Here are some explanations being offered at this present time by Administrators who are directly affected by this action.
Stormpay Crisis

I had built a business that was going to be generating $3000 per month; minimum. I am sick about this development, even though I had forseen the possibility of it happening. That doesn't ease my pain. I know I am not the only one suffering. There are countless senior citizens from all parts of the globe that were depending on this income stream to help make their financial lives a little more bearable. Now, they are not only deprived of this potential monthly income, they have lost sums of money they can ill afford to loose. Myself, I will survive. I have scrambled to protect what I can. I have frozen a $2005.20 payment in 12dailypro. The money will stay with them for the time being. I also have a $310.32 payment that will stay with them. Universal Diversed Investments (UDI) has $900 in my account. I have another $900 due in a few days. That money will stay in the account. StormySurf has $942.90. I have e-mailed them and requested that the payment NOT be sent to Stormpay, and if possible, to hold the funds in my Cash Balance Account till further notice. I don't know if this will happen. It may be sent to Stormapy. If that happens, I can only hope they will cough it up if I request it. As you can see, I had positioned myself to generate large sums of cash working this Industry. 2006 was going to be my year to resolve my financial debt, and to position myself to better financial footing. This still may be the case. I have these funds in the pipeline. Electronic Money Order (EMO) may become the premier payment processor of choice to fuel this economy. I have an EMO account in place, ready to work. I have a large 'bank roll" to work from if the smoke clears and this industry is still standing. Worst case senerio: I loose all of these potential funds, and I loose $1200 out of pocket. I had rolled over this $1200 from my January profits. I made $3300 in 2005, free and clear. That isn't much compared to earning between $36-50 grand in 2006, but it is a blessing compared to others less fortunate than myself.