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I will on the way home,afterwork, if that counts oxnard/Ventura,Ca. area Pacific Coast Highway (PCH)

I drink everyday and it has not effected me one little bit. Not to mention, I drink everyday and it has not effected me one little bit.

I can't help thinking of that scene in Gold Member, where she brings at that bag from TacoBell and then he say "Let's FREAK!" haha Oh, just to add, I have visited my older brother in jail at Ft. Knox many years ago.

Have fun! Let me know how ya like the place, I'm in Camarillo. Gary

Delivering pizzas (parttime job). Taking Hapkido yellow belt testing. Cleaning inside of truck to get rid of cig smoke (I quit for real, (again!) Laundry and clean room. Drink that bottle of Bushmills I got last night. Take myself out to a nice steak/lobster meal!

I got a bottle of Bushmills Irish Whiskey. It was on sale! $15.00 I love whiskeys and scotches!

I know smoking is bad. It gives people cancer, and it raises the nation's health care rates. But I'm heavy with guilt for not smoking. For the past two years, the good people at Philip Morris USA have been sending me regular care packages filled with goodies -- things like bottle openers, CDs and posters. On my birthday this past December, Philip Morris sent me an iron horseshoe. It is reddish in color, weighs about a pound or so and has no writing on it. It's now above the door that leads into my kitchen. In the living room is the panoramic poster they sent, depicting relaxing nature scenes I assume are near the Marlboro Ranch they tell me about in all the contests. Despite what some people may think, starting to smoke is not easy. The trick is to take baby steps. It used to be that I couldn't have even two drags off a cigarette without wanting to vomit. Now I can smoke one nearly to the filter and get only a slight headache. What has helped me persist is the compact disc Philip Morris sent. The cowboy music -- a mix of “Oklahoma!” and “Hang 'em High” type tunes -- helps me relax.

Greendale: Neil Young (ps. he has a movie coming out soon)

Yes. He asked me if I knew you too!

One time I was at a gas station. A man walked over to my car. He explained that his rental car had died and he needed a ride to an appointment. The location was just down the road from where I was heading and I was in a real hurry! He put his briefcase in the backseat, and said that he was going to the men's room quickly. I waited a long as I could and was in a bad mood and just took off. I thought nothing of it until I got to where I was going. I saw his briefcase and thought Oh No! I opened the briefcase, looking for some sort of identification. All I found inside was a knife and a roll of duct tape.

BTW. I graduated from Jesse Stuart HS. This is kinda old, I thought it would fit in here. The Thread That Runs So True: A Book For Our Time Jesse Stuart published "The Thread That Runs So True" fifty-five years ago to promote an improved educational system that would emphasize both literacy and character education. He felt that America’s survival depended on these changes. That was true then, and it is still true. Stuart’s book is as important today as it was half a century ago, because many of the same educational and societal problems still exist in slightly different forms. Society has invested a great deal of money in the educational system. The buildings are modern and the libraries are filled with books and computers, but we have become a less literate society. Those who want easy answers blame the educational system, but we cannot completely solve the problems of the educational system without improving society, too. That will happen when all of us improve as human beings. In "Reading at Risk" the National Endowment for the Arts reports a decline in reading, particularly among the young. Literary reading declined five percent between 1982 and 1992 and fourteen percent in the following decade. Less than sixty percent of all Americans read a book - any kind of book - last year! Less than fifty percent of adults read literature for pleasure. Television is a major factor in this disturbing decline. By 1995, television consumed forty percent of Americans’ free time. Today electronic entertainments, other than television, fill five and a half hours in the daily life of an average American child. Not so many years ago, reading was a reward for children. Sadly, today many children see it as a punishment. "The Thread That Runs So True" is also a clarion call for character education, and that’s something we need more today than we did in 1949, because the character of our society is slowly eroding. Indeed, there are a lot of good folks out there who are living decent and responsible lives, but there’s also a small, but steadily increasing, percentage of Americans whose conduct undermines our national character. Look around you if you doubt my assessment. Character education was a persistent theme in Stuart’s books and in his lectures. According to Donald Davidson, he spoke with "Homeric fire." Over and over, in various ways, he said, "I’d rather have a C student with an A character, than an A student with a C character.’ In 1960, he wrote: In this second half of the twentieth century, we need to teach that which goes beyond personal security, a full stomach and a fine automobile. We have boasted too loud and too long about our high standards of living. Shouldn’t we aim also, and primarily, for high moral standards, for honesty - in a word, for character? We who are older should set a better example for youth to follow." What should we do? And we must do something, for evil prospers when good citizens do nothing. We must begin with our own personal example. We’re all teachers, because we all teach by example. I challenge a new generation of Americans to read this important book and promote its use. Let’s not sit idle while our society becomes progressively worse. Reading this book is a small step in the right direction, because "The Thread That Runs So True" - a book that promotes literacy, character education, and public responsibility - is a book for our time. "The Thread That Runs So True’ and other great books that promote reading and character education are available at the Jesse Stuart Foundation bookstore, 1645 Winchester Avenue in downtown Ashland. For more information, call (606)326-1667.

At 20 minutes after quitting: blood pressure decreases pulse rate drops body temperature of hands and feet increases. At 8 hours: carbon monoxide level in blood drops to normal oxygen level in blood increases to normal At 24 hours: chance of a heart attack decreases At 48 hours: nerve endings start regrowing ability to smell and taste improve Congratulations! It takes courage to put down that last cigarette. Most people feel an intense combination of fear and excitement leading up to their quit date. Being afraid to quit smoking is completely normal, and is a byproduct of addiction. The quit smoking benefits you'll experience as you go through the process of cessation are worth the work it takes to achieve though.

Break is now over! And they took my chair! ahaha Later (maybe) ahaha Gary

Where's north? We're moving....Oxnard! Sort of a bad area there too!

Yep, no reason to ever be "ashamed" of not getting into a fist-fight. I have been taking some really good combat TKD and Hapkido classes and one instructor hates violence. I myself feel pretty confident (well more than I did 5 mths ago) about ever getting into a real fist-fight, then on the other hand would have no problem walking away from anybody! As far a "bar fight" just stay out of bars, that is where the shit happens! And will happen!

Well, my department is moving to another city, ~15 miles away. So, after today I will most likely be way too busy to communicate on computer! (Mandatory overtime and Saturdays too!) Just sitting here during break I thought I'd make a post about it! Looks like I'll be Sunday jumper, whenever! ahaha

Funny you should ask. My dept. is moving to another building,as we speak. I use to have a 1.1 mi drive. Starting this Sat I have to drive ~15mi. I use get to work in 12 minutes (6:35) to clock in @7:00 am. Now, I will be on the road at 6:00. Needless to say..will not be attending any Safety Day seminars this Sat. and working Sat's for awhile!

Can you hear Bing Crosby singing it? It's from Going My way.

"Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, Too-ra-loo-ra-li, Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, hush now, don't you cry! Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, Too-ra-loo-ra-li, Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, that's an Irish lullaby." Oft in dreams I wander To that cot again, I feel her arms a-huggin' me As when she held me then. And I hear her voice a-hummin' To me as in days of yore, When she used to rock me fast asleep Outside the cabin door. Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, Too-ra-loo-ra-li, Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, Hush, now don't you cry! Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, Too-ra-loo-ra-li, Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, That's an Irish lullaby.

Yes. I had soap put in my mouth.

At least he closed the door...hahaha Means he wasn't raised in a barn.

MILK. To me it's a natural.

Whatever you decide make sure they take enough taxes out!! My little parttime job pizza delivery $6.90 hr (plus tips and $1 per delivery cash at the end of the night) I always owe State & Feds! I go 0/0 at both incomes, but when added together I owe!

Ha ha HA. I've done that 3 times, cardio kickboxing @24hr fitness (only guy in the class) once TKD (during leg lifts!) once Hapkido (just rolling over on back switch legs to touch the ground behind your head) hahaha

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