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Baby Names

I found the following at:  Weekly World News

TOP 10 BABY NAMES GUARANTEED TO GET YOUR KID BEATEN UP!


By MARK MILLER

THE NATIONAL Research Institute has just completed its annual survey of elementary and junior high school playground fights and is making public its finding of the 10 names kids have who are most frequently beaten up by their classmates! Please avoid:
DICK -- Avoid giving your children a slang name for male or female genitalia. GAY or GAYLORD -- Would you name your child "Homo"?
FANNY -- Please don't name your daughter after the human butt.
TUCKER -- Stay away from names that obviously rhyme with curse words that could be used against your child.
WOLFGANG -- Other kids don't care about your Medieval German background; to them, it's just plain weird.
ROSEPETAL HUMMINGBIRD -- Your hippie brain of spiritual wonder won't fly with today's first-graders.
HARRY -- Especially if the child's last name is Cox, Beaver or Peters.
PRECIOUS -- Any name that's a compliment, especially a delicate one, is practically like holding up a sign saying "I dare you to hit me."
ADOLF -- What's wrong -- were "Osama" and "Saddam" already taken?

Published on: 06/22/2005

Orlando Again?

Ken is checking on schools.  He has a two year degree now and wants to get a four year degree.  He is thinking about going to school in Orlando. He is sure that he wants to go to UCF.  They have the degree that he wants to get.
I would like to live in Fort Lauderdale or Titusville.  I do not have  any great desire to live again in  Orlando Florida.

Were we live is going to depend on jobs, school and rent.  Some place we do not make enough money.  Someplaces we make too much money.  Some places don't like our credit history. 

Happy Slapping

I was reading a blog, "Proceed At Your Own Risk",  and saw an item about Happy Slapping.  This is the first I have heard about it.  I guess it started in the UK.  Let us hope that it stays in the UK and does not end up over here.
  It started with kids walking up and hitting another kid while one kids films it on a video phone and then sends it out right away and onto the Internet.  With time it is turning into more than a slap.  It is beatings, robbery and even rape of a 11 year old girl by a couple of 14 year old boys.
  I hope it does not end up over here.   You know I hate additional laws.  I think we have too many now.
But if it ends up over here I think we need new laws.  Make it were you can not have a cell phone until you complete high school or are 21 years of age.  I am not kidding.  We did fine for years without cell phones for kids.  Now maybe you should have ways for a kid under 21 to have a cell phone.  If the kid is a college student and has a 3.0 grade level or if the kid has a job and works over 20 hours a week.  No I take that back on that one.  How about if mom and dad say that junior has to have a cell phone, for some reason, they post a bond in x amount of dollars and if the kid commits a crime and the cell phone is used in any way as part of the crime then they lose the bond.
Wel you get the idea. 
  The UK has some great things they have sent us over here.  Hell they sent us over here.  We got our form of government from them and other stuff.  We got food, music and all sorts of stuff from the UN.  I hope they keep Happy Slapping.
 

Not In A Good Mood

I am not in a good mood.  Today I gave a couple of different webcam services a try.  My computer just will not handle them.  So I am stuck using CameraWare video until I can get a new computer.  This 450 mHz computer just does not want to stream video. 
  So that put me in a bad mood.  Because I spend a large amount of time trying to get it working.  I even gave AnyWebCam a try.  I would have to spend about $16.00 a month to go gold and have it setup so you would have a site that you could go to and see the video.  I am not even sure AnyWebCam would work out on this computer.

  Then on top of that.. well first I had a good day at work.  The tags were in very good shape.  I think they must have had someone working on them last night.  I have not seen the other tagger in two days.  I am not sure if she is sick or quit.
  Well anyway.. the tags were in good shape.
  At the morning meeting the supervisor read out my name and a few others as people that still had test to do on the company web site.  They had about 9 test this month and I did them the first week.  Well they added some other crap to the site that has to be done.
  So I went and did a couple and passed those and then I saw a couple of things it said must be done.. It is for shit that I do have nothing to do with..
  So I took the first test and failed it.  I could not take over again until about 3 or 4 hours later.  I took the other test and failed it.  It was the same I had to wait and take it again in 3 or 4 hours.  Well I wrote down the test answers for both test.
  Hours later at 11 pm my time and remember I have to be up at 5 am for work.  I took the two test over again.  I had the answers from the last time all written down.  Yes..they gave new tests.  I failed both test again.

You have already taken this test once within the past 48 hours. The next time you can take this test is: 06/30/2005 12:06 AM PST

  I got the above message when I attempted to take it again. Keep in mind I am taking it at home and on my own time. 

Nice Landlord

 

The owner called today and talked to Ken.  He seems like a very nice guy.  He lives in AZ.  He got this as an investment.  He said we could take a two or three weeks to decide. 
  Ken is going to look for a place that cost less.  But we may end up staying here with a six month lease.  The owner would be willing, I think, to just let us keep staying here.

  I got some photos today of Davina and Troy's kid.  I don't have my scanner hooked up.  When I get it hooked up I will post the photo so you can see him.  He is not a baby anymore.

 

Same Rent - 6 Month Lease

 

The new owner of the condo called.  He is willing to rent to us at the same price.  He would go with a  six month lease. 
  I told him to call back later tonight.   I told him that I needed to get input from my son (Ken) on the subject.  I called Ken at work.  His first feelings were that six months is too long.
  Ken and I will have to talk tonight and then decide on what we are going to do.

  Ken is waiting for the paper work from the FAA.

  The new owner lives someplace else.  He leaves tomorrow.  I wonder if he got this as an investment or if they plan to move down here in six months
  When the guy calls tonight I will let Ken do the talking.  He will find out stuff.. Plus it is hard for me to hear on the telephone.

  At work today the other tagger did not show up at 11 am.  I do not know if she called in sick or if she took the day off.  I found out the other day she is 20 years of age.
  She had a birthday last week and I said let me see you were "25."  That was the wrong thing to guess.  I was thinking she was older.  I was thinking that she had to work days because of a child.  But I remember now she has to work days because she does not have a car and has to ride the bus.

 

The Condo Has Been Sold

I was taking a nap and Russell had the new owner of the condo come to the door.  He said he was going to rent it and it was willing to keep renting it to us.  Russell gave him my phone number and the guy said he would also leave something at the door for us.
  Now will he rent to us at the same price?   I see a number of units here that have been sold to someone and they have for rent signs in the window.  That maybe good for us.  He may want to keep us renting and his money coming in each month.
  If he wants to increase the rent we will have to get out of here.  We can just make the rent now. 

  Anyone want us to house sit your house?  Don't leave your home alone.  Ken, Russ and I will take care of it for you.  We will forward your mail.  We will water your plants etc. 
  Our first choice would be in the Florida area.  But we will consider any area.
  If interested contact me by email: [email protected]
  Hay if your a ham radio operator with a large antenna farm in the back yard ...wow.. that would  be great.  Smile.  Contact me:  [email protected]

Wonderful to Feel Needed

The general manager came back to work today from his vacation.  He called the early crew to a little early meeting.  It was the merchandisers and me (a tagger).  He told us that before he left for vacation he had talked with the supervisor over the merchandisers (includes me) about doing away with us.  He said we did not make any money for the store.  We were money going out and we did not make sales for the store.  He said the store was a mess.  He said the tags were a mess.  He said he had two taggers, one a little better than the other, and the tags were still a mess.
  He said they used to just have the sale people put out the stock and tag the stock.  He said that is what the other stores do.  He said he did not oue us a job.  He then talked about what he did not like and a bit about how he wanted the st ockers to put out the stock.  He said that he had to come in at 4:30 because of our crew.  He said if he did not have us he would not have to come in at that time. 
  I did not say anything.  No one said anything.  He is not the type of person that wants any input, at least that is the way I feel.
  He said if he decides to do away with the early crew some of us can go to being cashiers and some will just be let go.

Ken at the Beach

 

Here are two more photos from our Saturday at the beach.  Both photos are of Ken.

Ken loves to be out side.  He loves the beach.  He is young and I hope he can find work that will let  him be near a beach.  When your young you have to go where the work is located.  I think with his back ground and current education he can live and work down here or some place like this area.

Pissing My Pants

Don't Read The Following.

  What I did not tell you about Saturday...

    We went to the beach.  Then from the beach we went to a park.  The park was the site of three ham clubs field day site.  The clubs had a pig on a pole and over a pit and were cooking it.  The local Spanish speaking TV station was there doing video.  Club members were setting up antennas and making contacts on the radios.
    Well I heard on the radio that they had everything close and it was a good site.  Russ, Ken and I got out.  I was looking number one for a rest room.  I did not see any. 
   
  I think you see where this is heading.. so no need to click and read the rest of it.