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Tuesday, March 7th, 2006
5:19 pm	Auto repair fun How to replace a power steering pump in a Chrysler minivan: Step 1: Don't buy a Chrysler. (Comment on this)
Tuesday, February 28th, 2006
10:34 am	Spring is coming It's time to pull out the lawnservice equipment and make suire everything works. It's time to mail out flyers and Spring letters to our current customers. As soon as the weather is consistently above freezing, it's time to get to work! If any of you, your friends, family, etc. need lawnservice, shrub trimming, thatching, aeration, or a spring cleanup, let me know! (Comment on this)
Monday, February 6th, 2006
8:11 am	Yay, the Super Bowl is over! No more drunken out-of-towners wandering our streets. We can go back to the good old drunken homeless people wandering the streets. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad Detroit made millions of dollars off of this. As for me, I find pro sports of any kind incredibly boring and devoid of any intellectual or entertainment value. It's just another excuse for drunken idiots to get drunk and be idiots. I did not watch one minute of the Stupor Bowl, heck I don't even know what channel it was on. I am proud of that. I have something to say to the out-of-town visitors who said that waiting over an hour for a bus gives the city a bad image: The city gives the city a bad image. Detroit sucks, any sane person knows that. Having a few temporary displays and events for a week does not change that. Besides, who declared you to be judges? You didn't come here to rate our city, you came to get wasted and pay big $$ to watch a bunch of overpaid brutes throw a ball around. You did that, now go home. It's not like you have a reason to come back. (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, January 27th, 2006
5:08 pm	Yay! I am watching Fox2 news, and they caught the bank robbers! They were hiding in a sewer! (1 Comment |Comment on this)
12:48 pm	Dear shitbags / crackheads / trash / scum, Stop robbing the bank near my house. You have inconvenienced me twice in just three weeks. Do me another favor while you are at it. Take your stolen pistol and put it in your mouth. Remember to point backwards, not up. We want you dead, not in a coma. This will spare us taxpayers the expense of keeping you on a ventilator. Now pull the trigger. Thank you and have a nice day. (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, January 22nd, 2006
9:32 pm	I found an interesting site, www.pandora.com First you enter the name of a band you like. Then it starts off with one of their songs, and continues with songs from other bands it thinks you'll like, based on the musical characteristics of your chosen band. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Thursday, January 19th, 2006
1:08 pm	Happy birthday to me! (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, January 16th, 2006
9:30 pm	I went to the Auto Show today. I took probably a hundred pictures, but the two I like most were taken before we even got there. One is of a "basketball hoop", a milk crate bolted to a tree. The second is tumbleweed, rolling down the street in Greektown. In January. That's about as likely as an Al-Qaeda terrorist at one of our militia meetings. (Comment on this)
Thursday, January 12th, 2006
12:29 pm	This made my day December 9, 2005 (CNN) While interviewing an anonymous US Special Forces soldier, a Reuters News agent asked the soldier what he felt when sniping members of Al Quaeda in Afghanistan. The soldier shrugged and replied, "Recoil." (Comment on this)
Monday, January 9th, 2006
9:02 pm	Things are looking up for me and my house payment situation. I did some investigating today, and it turns out that the payment increase is due to a tax assessment. It seems my mortgage lender estimated my taxes according to the previous owner's taxes. Now they want me to pay them an extra $213 per month to bring the escrow account out of a deficit, and up to a comfortable level. Escrow accounts are a scam. I understand why someone with bad credit would be required to have it. It gives the lender control of the tax and insurance disbursements so that they can be sure those bills are paid, and on time. However, I have excellent credit. I should be allowed to handle those bills on my own. Nevermind handing the mortgage lender an extra $3,400 per year. I can put that money in a six month savings CD and earn interest on it. After seeking advice from my neighbor, I decided to look through my mortgage papers and see if I am stuck with the escrow account. In fact, I am not. Well, not necessarily. I can request that my lender allow me to take control of my taxes and homeowner's insurance. That is my mission for tomorrow. I will be doing this in person, too, so I have somebody to hold accountable if something goes wrong. Also, don't forget that I am the customer, and can easily take my business elsewhere if they deny my request. ---------------------------------- SO, for those of you who are going to buy your first house soon, take note: When your bank or mortgage company discloses your house payment amount, keep in mind that because of your tax assessment, your payment will go up, SIGNIFICANTLY the following year, if you have an escrow account. My case is not rare. The Redford Tax assessor hands out a pamphlet to everyone, warning them about this, and to be prepared for it. It is my opinion (and the tax assessor agreed) that mortgage companies omit this information to get you to sign on the dotted line. It's akin to a car dealer's "suck you in" price. Consider yourselves warned. (Comment on this)
Sunday, January 8th, 2006
7:03 pm	I had a lot of fun this weekend. I went camping up north. I shot my guns, a LOT. I was in a good mood coming home. What could ruin it? Getting a letter in the mail from my mortgage company, saying that my house payment is going up $213 per month. Starting next month. Fuck. (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, January 5th, 2006
12:52 pm	This is annoying I remember a time when you could run a search online and come up with a viable list of websites. Now, no matter what you search for, the first ten search results are some generic website, that likely have nothing to do with what you're looking for. For example, let's say you're looking for chilled monkey brains. Type in those search terms and you'l see crap like this: 1) Find chilled monkey brains items on eBAY 2) Get the best price on chilled monkey brains at shopping.com 3) Find books on chilled monkey brains at Amazon.com This is the kind of crap I get when I use Metacrawler, the search engine I've been using for ten years. It seems that these corporations have paid everyone off to have their names come up first no matter what you are looking for. :( (Comment on this)
Sunday, January 1st, 2006
12:20 pm	This is a rare instance where the media decided to tell the truth about gun ownership: http://www.northwestpolitics.com/misc/gunmyths.wmv Enjoy. (Comment on this)
Tuesday, December 27th, 2005
2:29 am	Last night one of my neighbors had her car break down out past Clarkston. Yeah, on Christmas day of all days. This lady is a sweetheart. She is a single mother of two who owns a house, and does it all on a very low income. She's active at the school and is a girl scout leader. Today she got a call from the local Sheriff telling her that if she did not move it by 11PM it would be towed to the impound lot. I volunteered to help her. On the way she asked me why I had so much stuff under the back seat of my truck. I said that I am in the Militia, and this is what we do. We prepare, with both equipment and knowledge, to be able to handle almost any situation. Sure, the guns, camo, and training in the woods may be the fun part, but being prepared for what I was doing this night is equally important. I keep in my truck a complete set of tools, flashlights, a spotlight, a tent, a large medical kit, military rations, drinking water, a large box of disposable warmers, a jumper box, batteries, extra ammunition, etc. I can survive for a week, in the cold of winter, solely on the contents of my truck! So we drove to her broken down car on M-15 with a new car battery and belt, only to discover once we got there that she had left her keys at home. Yes, we went back to get them. When we returned, I somehow managed to snake a new belt around five pulleys with about an inch and a half to work with. I followed her home just to make sure the car would make it. We finished around 2AM. When we got home, she said she'd pay me on Friday when she got her check. I refused. Instead, I told her that when she sees someone else in need, to help them. Then I requested that the next time she hears someone telling the usual lies about the militia, to tell them about the night a militia member drove 40 miles one way, on a cold winter night, to fix her car for free. And what did the cops do? The boys who are sworn to "protect and serve"? The ones who wouldn't pass up an opportunity to belittle my organization? They threatened to tow her car to the impound lot. Public servants, indeed. (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, December 21st, 2005
3:40 am	Good riddance, scumbag Twas the night before Christmas and all through San Quentin, the crips were protesting, and liberals were ventin'. The cyanide hung by the chamber wth care, in hopes that the reaper soon would be there. The inmates were nestled all snug in their bed ; except for Old Tookie, who soon would be dead. And me with my beer mug, dressed warm in my flannell, had curled up to watch it, on the Fox News Channel. I set up my TIVO to record the news station, and thoroughly loved the momentous occasion. It seemed lady justice had gotten her way, and that there would be one less savage today. When outside the jail there arose such a clatter, the cameras had turned to see what was the matter. When what to my civilized eyes did appear, but a lineup of actors, all liberal, half queer. The misguided freaks drew some curious looks, as they proclaimed his innocence; clutching his books. The tears then flew out from Sarandon's eyes, as she nominated him again for the Nobel Peace Prize. The actors were tethered to an ACLU sleigh, all towing the line of the urban decay. On Asner, on Penn, on liberal cop-haters, On Sharpton, on Jesse and other race-baiters. Then at 3:01 all curled up like a beetle, Tookie cried like a bitch as they gave him the needle. When up from the actors there arose such a cry, they had failed in their mission, and Tookie DID DIE !! I heard Bill O'Reilly say, as I turned out my light, Merry Christmas to all ... there was justice tonight !! (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Monday, December 19th, 2005
6:06 pm	I've had a few anonymous comments in my journal lately. Anyone is welcome to post, but please identify yourself if you are not logged in. Thanks. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
1:51 pm	I got my truck back today! It was the starter that failed. They replaced it and it now has a lifetime warranty. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Sunday, December 18th, 2005
12:43 pm	Protesting Lions fans I've been hearing all over the radio today that fed-up Lions fans are going to stage cute little protests at the game. Some are talking about marching, making signs, wearing Bengals colors, even burning their tickets outside of Ford Field. Why? Why get so upset? It's a game. IT'S A GAME! Nobody is going to listen to you. It's not going to make Millen go away. If you feel that you can no longer supprt the Lions, pick another team to root for. And while you're at it, grow up. (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, December 17th, 2005
9:55 pm	I've decided to go 50 miles one way tomorrow for an awesome breakfast buffet. Because I have a rental car. (Comment on this)
11:03 am	After some moderate BS, my truck is in the shop. They weren't going to give me a rental car. I found that answer unacceptable. To make a long story short, I have my rental car, with unlimited mileage. I feel like driving very far, for no good reason. (2 Comments |Comment on this)