Factoid: Danny Elfman was a Punk

Oingo Boingo gave an original sound, as well as giving us one hard pushin' music maker years later.

Lead singer/vocalist Danny Elfman of Oingo Boingo would eventually grow up and take his rightful place in society to create theme music for the likes of 'The Simpsons', the first 'Batman' movie, and 'Spiderman'.

I bet he still air guitars in his underwear though.

Real Estate Test Preparation- Compucram.com

I received information that may be useful for many readers considering going into the real estate market.

The prep for the series 6 exam with Compucram.com can be done from since it's not online driven like other similar resources. It also targets problem areas a user may have in one subject area of the test, so you're not wasting time prepping for sections needlessly.

Avatar wardrobe for the season

Playing with images since getting a new DVD Combowriter. Still don't know what caused the prior to go out. Ironically, I had it for four years but used it less than one of those total.

Was it really like that?

Debra Gianolis and JohnC on stage at the 2007 'Transformations'

I'm glad I kept a blog from the earlier days when we started on the journey through our homeless experience. I've never really 'gone through' and reread much more than a single entry due to searching for a specific moment.

I just read through the first two months, which were really sparse compared to this last year's amount.

Course, that was probably due to trying to survive, lol.

I had to quit reading after the second month. I'm glad we got out of the cycle, but sometimes it hurts remembering some of the moments of the past.

If that's the case, chances are I'll never be able to do a book on my own. On Thursday night at 'Transformations', I was still wrapped tighter than I'd wanted to be. It showed enough that a friend and person I admire mentioned I looked like I was going to cry. It was all I could do to just answer Debra Gianolis's questions.

It gave me a good perspective that I can be a good writer; when I do editting and keep myself from 'gut-blogging'; and hit some good points. It was just uncomfortable being in a three sided box knowing that the one side that looks black from lighting techniques is less a shield than a one way mirror.

They can see you on stage...but you can't see them when looking towards them...but you can feel their pressence. It's really spooky...but maybe it's just me being virginal on stage.

Regardless, I don't have to do that ever again...I hope. I mean...I'm not going to be homeless and successful in getting out of it again...

...am I?

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Know your blog's worth to others

Factoid: If you are NOT online, you are NOT online!

Kudos to a recent study online poll to clarify things Web2.x followers want to know!

Polled people; not to be confused with those of a certain nationality; were asked if online media influenced people not online.

Uh...right.

For those of you who slept this week...

Michael Jackson's doing a comeback kid thing...without the kids, we hope...celebrating a quarter of a century of time since 'Thriller'.

All shots taken were animal friendly, as well as no sightings of single gloved hands. Rumor has it Michael's going with a fake Boa Constrictor look, as well as sporting sequins enough to make Murray Head's head turn...not that it hadn't already.

Cleansing the homeless colon

Drugs, alcohol, poor diet, and living outdoors all take their toll on the body of a person experiencing homelessness. It's hard enough taking care of personal hygeine that's noticeable to others, let alone considering the need to do a colon cleanse.

Puristat offers hope to the homeless colon needing help. One of the lesser acceptable things to talk about today are parasites living...breeding...and being nurtured in a homeless colon. With Puristat's help, a person can get on track in life to their own pursuit of happiness free of this drivel of the wrong end.

When looking for opportunities to offer help to the homeless, remember Puristat. Keeping colons throughout the world healthy through the long stretch!

When you get a home, get a vacuum cleaner please

Not that I'm complaining, but it would have been nice if someone had given us a Miele vacuum when we left the Center, folks!

Hi, JohnC here! Each month, a small handful of homeless families just like mine get out of homelessness and into a fresh start. Usually these homes don't have carpetting that the family can afford to take care of by buying a new vacuum. That's where you come in!

Consider donating your vacuum cleaner to a needy family getting back on their feet, and give yourself the reason to uptrade and spoil yourself for a good cause! Totalvac.com has choices you'll enjoy while enjoying the feeling you've helped someone else.

Factoid: Over half of all homeless families gaining stable shelter include members with asthma or other respiratory problems. If some educated Doctor or Professor tells you otherwise, let him know I'll listen to his version of reality while he buys lunch.

Always a captive audience!

Friday Night Videos: Devo

The saddest thing? When Devo was originally covered in a story in Omni Magazine in 2004; if my flashbacks serve me well; they were seen as harbingers of the Antichrist.

That is until Ozzy pissed people off with his anticipated bat biting at Hampton Rhodes Coliseum in Virginia.



Unfortunately not everyone was enlightened enough to understand their social commentary within their music.
They produced music so advanced that while a MOOG used in Close Encounters of the Third Kind would be heard to just play five tones, Devo would later use a MiniMOOG for entire songs in many of their videos of less than 4 minutes.

Friday's Blog Review: The Life of Alf

I chose a very special and compelling blog this week to be featured. I'd wanted to do this long ago, but with the person doing the 'authorship' it could have caused the appearance of favoritism.

I just realized this last week that I know what's best for my readers. If I didn't, they wouldn't be reading me.

Go read this week's review, folks.

The 2007 Transformations Show

I wish I could describe to you what happened tonight, but words do not seem to convey...or maybe it is rather my emotional state overwhelmed from such tribute to people, things revealed, and matters validated.

While tonight I was acknowledged in tribute by many wonderful people, I cannot express my peace at what was revealed to me during my entire day after leaving work to prepare for this evening's show.

Before ever stepping onto the bus going to the Florida Theater, I received the most precious gift on the campus grounds, commons, and offices.

It gives me freedom, it gives me validation.

The path taken to come to receiving this was long, but I endured.

I managed to record the majority of tonight's show. Over the weekend, I'll see if the quality is good and put up a copy of my section with Debra Gianolis. I've decided not to make the entire show public due to both privacy towards the other participants...and the fact that many people paid thousands of dollars to see this show. It wouldn't be fair to put the entire show here, in my opinion.

I'm off to do my weekly review for Fuelmyblog, and then off to bed.

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Tomorrow I'm speaking to over a thousand affluent funders in support of IMS, relating my experience and how so much more is needed.

After the show, I'll be shaking the hands of people leaving the front door of the Florida Theatre, with my children accepting envelopes taped previously under the audience's seats before...should they wish to contribute immediately.

It's entries like this that prove people can recover from mental illness and become meaningful members of society.

MyBlogLog Members Seeing Me Leave Communities

Hey guys and girls. No, there's no problems in the communities I'm 'Opting Out' of. It's just temporary and things will be restored within the next week. There's a bug I may have found within MyBlogLog, but before I file a report or open my mouth I want to double check and confirm my suspicion of what/how/why it's developed.

It's all good. :)

Transforming my mindset for the I.M. Sulzbacher Transformations Show

Long day between work and boning up on my monologue for Thursday's Transformation's show at the Florida Theatre. I'll be getting off early tomorrow for a dress rehearsal. My family's being escorted to the stage by the two head honcho's of Service Providing...Sherry, CEO of I.M. Sulzbacher and Pat, CEO of Community Connections.

Called Sherry at her office when everyone had already gone home to make sure of a last minute 'cue' signal. Hmm. I just thought...

...in less than 48 hours, I'll be facing over 1000 people on a stage and telling them...HA!

For those interested, tickets are still available by contacting the I.M. Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless. Check their for information.

I'll be delivering my Friday Site Review for Fuelmyblog.com after uploading it to tomorrow. I'd rather have it a day early than a day late with the scheduling going on.

Hoping to bring back pictures of food and happy faces, if not some video behind the scenes since it'll be covered in the front by the press.

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Isaac Asimov: Making a home for homeless hybrids

Jefferson Scanlon had a heart of gold. He intervenes when an orphan's being razzed by ruffians, and ends up creating basically a shelter for homeless human-martians.

Everyone hates 'em, just like any other homeless 'thing'

He ends up creating a town for them, asks for help from the government...in a nutshell this story is really a light on what's happening in a number of places in America at the moment...homeless people in self made camps being identified as threatening. You can find Asimov's works on sites where you buy books online if you're interested in learning yourself.

Maybe if people can't look out their own back window, they can read a book and get some idea. :)

Info: Service Providers to Homeless Asthmatics

Over the last handful of years one of the common and prevalant problems many homeless residents of Jacksonville deal with daily is respiratory ailments, many times chronic and in need of regular maintenance.

Most readers here have seen nebulizers used by people they know, love, or have done it themselves. Chances are it was an experience with a machine that was tied down to the wall with that one thing people experiencing homelessness can't stand:

...an electric cord!

Good news, folks! You can follow this link and find a portable oxygen concentrator at Portablenebs.com that's AA battery operated!

Thanks aren't necessary. I'm always happy to help someone breathe a little bit easier!

The Painted Veil: Happy Birthday JohnC My Very Dear Friend

With everything she'd been going through with other posts involving others and her search for a family member, I completely didn't see this until just recently doing some admin work.

Shinade has been one of my regulars...and I hers...since first finding out about her daughter's husband's deployment to 'the sandbox'.

Thanks, dear. Love it!

Removed Chicklets

Since things are cleared up on the PC, I opted for removing chicklets linking to sites that ultimately weren't doing anything for the blog. Working on the top banner, not sure what I want to do with the 'intro section'. Decisions, decisions.

Removed Virtumonde!

Luckily, a tool I picked up made by Gmer did the trick from the command line. For you reverse engineering types, if you can't get Tuvvtrr.dll out of your system, you'll need to probably do both the 'VundoFix' and 'ComboFix'. The Virtumonde is one of the deeper puppies I've personally had to fight.

Thanks, Gmer!

I'm A Bad Man

Sometimes you've gotta play. Incorporating the new Wimzi/AIM widget on the side is honing my skills. Just had a visitor who'd clicked 'next' blog and got here on a land.

I started playing 'Blogbot' with them, kind of like "You're on Candid Blog". It's good for a laugh.

Speaking of laughs, yeah...if you think it happened, it probably did. Exploits are coming in from different systems over the weekend. I'm not about to give guns to kids on this blog, but if you know what I'm talking about send me off an email. Gotta have a hobby to win trophies.

Remember to protect your computer and always surf with a condom on your left pinky.

Impress The Rest At That Convention

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John's Friday Night Videos

One of the most eclectic videos of it's time, Chris de Burgh's "Don't Pay The Ferryman" was one of the first that was able to capture the attention of multiple audience tastes.

Factoid: de Burgh promotes and has been appointed as an Ambassador for Intergovernmental Institution for the use of Micro-algae Spirulina Against Malnutrition (IIMSAM). Food micro algae is an economical alternative to providing relief to starving populated areas of the world. For more information on this endeavor, visit IIMSAM's website at http://www.pomun.org/

Things You 'Drop' When Homeless

You hit the streets, you've left things behind. Heirlooms, pictures, irreplaceables, wedding bands hawked for possibly two meals. Things can be replaced, but it doesn't take away the hurt at first.

Take a second to look around you and ask yourself a simple question:

You're told you must evacuate your home in 10 minutes. You've got four kids in tow, and your spouse is not with you. No car, no help, just you and the kids.

What do you get when you know you'll won't be back in the house again?

Don't think about it even! Those kids have to be out the door in ten minutes, and you just wasted 30 seconds...you've got just 9 minutes and 27 seconds now, and it gets shorter every second you waste thinking!

Don't worry, it's just an exercise. The real test?

You're homeless, on the streets, trying to get in a shelter. You're busy trying to get a place to sleep on the floor tonight for you and the kids. You manage to sit down somewhere, and it comes to your mind...

...other than what's in your bag and your kids backpacks, what you had just hours ago you will NEVER see again in your life. You might replace things later, but they won't be what you had.

It's all GONE!

Will you cry? What will you feel in the small space just behind and below your sturnum? How will you react when someone makes a comment you think stupid?

How long before you wig out?

When Good Ad Campaigns Go Wild

Taster's Choice restarted the viral weekly waiting on advertising with it's 'Guy Next Door' campaign years ago. We all wanted to know if he'd get lucky, didn't we?

Geico brought us the gecko. He's gone. They brought us hand jivin' squirrels. Gone too. Cavemen. Cavemen in airports. Cavement on therapy couchs. Cavemen having parties. Cavement meeting with Geico about Cavement in airports.

Cavemen...in their own show. It was only a matter of time before this happened.

All Natural, Just The Way Fracas Likes 'em

When it comes to my dog 'Fracas', only the best will do!

That's why I've fallen in love with all natural bully sticks from Best Bully Sticks. Well, Fracas has, but if she's happy then I'm happy.

Best Bully Sticks has the best selection of all natural bully sticks, dog chews and treats. Made from 100% free-ranging Brazilian cattle, you can be sure that these bully sticks are safe for your dog.

Fracas's been hooked on them ever since I bought her that first pack and we've never looked back since. Check them out for yourself and give your dog a treat that they'll not only enjoy, but is actually good for them.

Don't take it from me...or Fracas. She might bite if you touch her bag!

Friday's Blog Review: Caffeinated Ramblings

Congratulations to Allison on being this week's Friday Blog Reviewed on Fuelmyblog.com.

May all 41 year old mothers online be as hot as her!

The Stats

The purpose of getting involved more with stats and advertising on this blog; and my others; was to create capital for business expenses and equipment involving upcoming projects for Homeless In Jax.

• This week's Alexa: 699813.
• Last month's Alexa: 785254.
• Last 30 day's advertising business: 293.00
• This 30 day's advertising business: 422.00
• Total funds received to date: 473.00
• Total funds paid out for expenses for the year: 160.00
• Google Page Ranks unchanged across the board.

I've also recently started tracking turnaround on payments from clients, totals and averages for words per post when applicable, and begun using time software to track average hourly return. I'll have to create another category in the timings for 'research' and other actions revolving around the business that aren't directly funded but necessary.

Genesis: Nursery Cryme

This is for us older folk. While doing a search on Genesis, Collins, Gabriel, and Rutherford I came across a number of bastardized works of Gabriel's "Shock the monkey" involving Coal Train, Ozzy, and poorly done Transformers animation that didn't make it to the United States.

I could see Ozzy doing STM, but Coal Train hosed it majorly. Dubbing the soundtrack onto bad Transformers....yeesh! It was so disgusting I chose not to link bait trail it here. Do what you will, do no harm. Blessed be and all that!

Thank You

To everyone that wished me a happy birthday in cards, email, web comments, blog entries, fuel at fuelmyblog, mybloglog comments, writing on my toilet paper roll when I turned the corner at the grocery store...

It's times like that that make me appreciate how much other people appreciate me.

Wild Things In A Store Near YOU

"The only come out at night". That...is baloney. Tonight they came out to Belk's Department Store, overtaking the kiddie klothing area.

Eight wonderful darlings, pumped up, and full of excitement. I was really proud of my younger son, actually asking me to help him with being fitted, unlike the expected...

That's SO GAY...MAN, cut it OUT!

Twelve going on twenty five, dontyaknow.

I picked out a pair of charcoal pants to go with my shirt and coat, with some help from a guy who knows how to color coordinate. The only 'snippet' to the outing was my younger daughter seeing a 'Hanna Montana' wig, but she was tired and accepted me asking her how to spell it while I put it in my PDA.

Tonight marks one week until I stand in front over 1000 people and speak to them about my family's experience into, through, and out of homelessness. I've been working on my speech, and have a teleconference with the CEO on Friday to go over it for editting. Pretty nervous, but trying to stay focused on things that need to be attended to prior...

...but I'm excited as all get out, more than nervous.

Much to do, so many things, so little time, yada yada yada.

Maybe that check for a million bucks'll come in before I leave the stage.

I'm 401...with bubbles!

Hey now...hey now now!
Sing this corrosion TO ME!

Sorry for the lack of posting. It's been a wild couple of days. With the heavy rains, I tried experimenting with dish detergent in heavily trafficked roads in Jacksonville.

Must...create...MOSH PITS!

UK Homeowners: Anglian Home Improvements

Anglian Home Improvements has everything a home owner in the United Kingdom could ask for in increasing the value of their property. Not only do they have windows and doors covered, the whole property seems to be blanketed...including the kitchen sink!

Not only that, but if you can find deals equal in what they offer in value and service in their uPVC windows, they'll install your windows for free they say on their site.

That's marketing power, in my opinion!

They've been in business since 1966...hey, that's as long as I've been breathing, guys...and they offer a 10 year guarantee to back up their craftsmanship after installation in your home!

And windows are just the start of what Anglian Home Improvements can improve for you! If your property's fine and your still looking for something great for your spouse, check out their conservatories. Versatile isn't the word, from greenhouse to year round entertainment room you'll enjoy extending your home outside.

Take it to the next level, and get the most out of your home's equity to enjoy. Get Anglian Home Improvements.

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When my world is taken over by wannabees

While visiting http://lordmatt.co.uk/item/700/, Firefox launched the following in another tab. It came up bad, but since I've been infected; yet again; with another malware I thought I'd post it.

Note: No, it has nothing to do with Lord Matt. My system simply read the page I was at, and pumped the string into a URL pitcher. FYI for the newbs that they've got something on the computer they need to get off.

The quoted section was an entire string, but I broke it down so it could be seen on this page entirely.

http://systemdoctor.com/download/2006/
index.php?mtrt=vm_fixer_firefox&aid=f
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Remember...if your computer can see the page your on and do things accordingly to make you think your physically being hijacked, then it's a sure thing your keystrokes on bank account sites are compromised as well.

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

Site Review: Adelaide Gumtree

Another one of my frequents asked me to check into a community portal they use down under running off Gumtree.com for Adelaide. I've got many readers coming out of the Aussie homeless scene from the International Board I frequent, so I thought it'd be a good pick.

Jobs in Adelaide is a typical local oriented thread for both employers and job seekers. Adelaide classifieds is pretty much self explanatory, along with Dating in Adelaide.

The importance of sites like this is promoting instantly what years ago was only available in print format. While okay for locals in the vicinity, ex-pats, migrants, and students contemplating doing the Uni scene there can get a better heads up of what they're going to become acclimated to next, as well as finding needs ealier before landing their feet in the dust.

If you're one of my regular readers from down under, give them a shot.

The truth about wild things

When your on top of the heap with
worshipers looking up to you,
there's always some wannabee
looking at your backside drooling.

Breaking The Law In Jacksonville Florida By Handing Out Lunch Bags

9:30am: Preparing to deploy with a team of like minded criminals, with the specific intent of breaking the law in Jacksonville, Florida. No regard to the Sheriff, the Mayor, or anyone not loving puppy dogs.

10:00am: Meeting at an undisclosed clandestine location. Transfer of contraband and items so illegal to use in the intended manner.

You'll be branded. People will call you names. If you're arrested, you'll be seperated from your Furby until your released...can your Furby accept this?

10:12am: Deployment. Vehicles driving through metropolitan Jacksonville in a preplanned manner to avoid detection from authorities. Everyone looks nervous. Someone spills their drink. A woman wonders if the fly on the back of her pants will hold or not.

10:30am: Transports arrive at predisgnated location. Intended targets are present, everyone scans the horizon, treelines, someone spots a woman with a chihuahua on a leash. She looks like a plant.

10:32:12am: The crime activity starts. A hand goes out with a bag, another one takes it. Nobody knows what's in the bags. As long as nobody sees the contents of the bag, everyone can be in the clear.

10:32:58am: Someone opens a bag. It contains sandwiches, chips, and the bain of Jacksonville politicians and law enforcement.

A cookie.

10:38am Most of the bags are dealt out. A girl gets to talk to two people she knows who are unsheltered and have known our family for years. She's happy to see them, and doesn't give any signs of sorrow for their conditions or lifestyle.

10:50am: Everyone eats for free. With bags left, the team heads to another undisclosed location known for being a gathering point. They manage to do likewise without incident or being confronted by police.

Plan. Get In. Get It Done. Get Out. Sorry Sheriff, it's not that I don't respect your job. America was founded based on the reason of a handful of men...simply not being reasonable.

• Regardless of what they tell you is true...
• regardless of what you think is real...
• regardless of what people tell you is right or wrong...

  ...it is wrong to be told you CANNOT hand someone food when they are hungry in America.

My take on why 'they' don't want you handing food to people experiencing homelessness? Their jealous it'll be their box ticket seats next, or maybe people will start setting up outdoor projection televisions on extension cords for the homeless to watch blacked out games on satellite dishes.

My daughter...I'm really proud of her...not that she had anything to do with whatever might be illegal.

Judas Priest: Breakin' The Law. Crank it up.

Drunk/Stoned driver playing Carom Board Games in my parking lot

Police are looking for a white enclosed truck type SUV that went on a rampage spree in my apartments at 11:00pm, just 45 minutes ago.

The vehicle slammed into two parked vehicles that came to rest at 45 degree angels of where they were parked. The driver backed up, drove forward at a high rate of speed and hit three more vehicles in the next parking area of the same building.

The last three are in front of my apartment.

I was able to see and hear a white
female passenger screaming incoherently from the front seat and the driver screaming angrily, while my son returning from work on the other side of the lot noted the driver was a white female as well.

The white SUV drove through and around the apartment complex for 4 minutes somewhere in the rear of the property, then left and headed South on University Boulevard. Police arrived later and were provided the vehicle tag from a resident who gave chase after the white SUV sped off the property.

Luckily nobody was injured and I was only watching Flash Gordon on the SciFi channel.

The vehicle in the last picture was actually driven on top of by the white truck. All three of the vehicles in the second picture were impacted due to the force of the vehicle hitting the car on the right in the picture shoving the other two over physically three feet.

My reaction: After everything was ok and the cops were there, I told my son to grab my camera...

OMG!
11:51: Police have her HERE! She's only 15!

Parents on scene as well.

Running back down with camera!

11:58: The Driver is a 15 year old minor and was apprehended at her home. Police refused to provide further information as well. While in the police vehicle she was questioned by a male who knew her, asking her if she was in the complex meeting a named male...it's unknown if he is an adult or minor.

Looking at her in the back of the police car wouldn't impress me as her being the mouth and loose nut behind the wheel that could have killed or injured my neighbor's kids if she'd decided to visit earlier.

...and no, I'm not saying what her name is. Rather than try to social engineer the parents, I'm letting my wife hang out. Our maintenance man's axle on his vehicle is busted! He can't get to the other side of the car, since it's part of the three layered sandwich in front of my apartment.

12:29am: My wife just came up. Turns out our young lady stole daddy's car, and this hasn't been the first time.

I confirmed with my wife..."the man saying he's 'dad' said it himself?"

A total of 7 vehicles were hit in this spree.

12:38am: Having to call police again. Turns out my son was three feet from the white SUV as it cornered after passing my apartment. He was on the driver's side of the vehicle and saw the interior cabin light on when it 'turned the corner with a good little bit of speed', the passenger holding her hands over her face and the driver laughing with her head going back.

...and you're telling me this NOW when you could have gotten hit???

1:06am: Officer called back, actually the officer has the girls in the back of the patrol car and he's off to jail with them. They've got what they need. Took the liberty of asking him if they were going to get a spanking. He kept his composure and said it was up to the judge from here.

In the morning our newest neighbor will see her PT Cruiser in the light of day. So far one wrecker's come out and picked up one of the vehicles. Daylight'll mean better pictures...kinda sounds morbid in a way.

I wonder if reporters quit worrying if what they do is morbid?

For casemanagers needing to get clients working

If you're a case manager trying to get appropriate work for your client in a retail job, either part-time or full-time, hourly or salaried, you may want to check out RetailFit, an online job board that focuses exclusively on retail jobs.

RetailFit has thousands of management, hourly and part time positions from national retailers and local businesses all over the country. The job opportunities on RetailFit range from corporate positions to store management jobs to part-time and seasonal opportunities.

RetailFit also offers advice on how to handle the retail job interview and how to determine which retail job is right for your client!

It's That Time Of The Season For Box Cutters!

With a safety utility knife in your kids' hands, you'll feel assured of not having to take those heathens to the ER with gore and glands gushing from garish green holes in their sides. They'll be able to do everything from preparing their own robot costume out of boxes, to more complicated exercises like slicing screens silently.

Make this a holiday not to be bothered. Make it with a utility knife.

Friday's Blog Review: Brown Thoughts

I just put up my weekly review at Fuelmyblog. Spent time retyping the minutes for last week's Medical Home for Homeless Children's Project held on Thursday, sent it out and waiting for it to be released to the Council.

I also had the chance of meeting Diane Gilbert, the Executive Director of Jacksonville's Emergency Services Homeless Coalition.

She's feisty! Watch out spin doctors!

Last but not least, perseverence pays off...at least I've told myself that for years and have gotten old enough to see the results. I just landed a deal for the blog that pays for the majority of the business capital for my current project I'm working at Homeless In Jax. No time to rest on my laurels though.

I want Kyle's book, Kevin!

"I want the signed oneredpaperclip book given away on fuelmyblog"

Please?

Stranger!

"Indeed we often stick linguistically to old things, although they have been long superannuated." ~ Hans Gross

"He's a Spammer and A Troll" ~ Father warns.

"He's a very nice blog, Father!" ~ Daughter rebels.

Don't take candy from strangers. The stranger they are, the stranger you'll come.

This has been a Public Service Announcement. The views expressed don't mean crap unless your in on the game. Play hard!

This Explains What Happened...you know where

我不想要您的哀怜。

我想要您的头脑。

我们不会停止。

我们总将来。

我们知道何处您去。

我们是所有在您附近。

Homeless Stories and Opportunities In Jacksonville

Meals served with a side of hope

Young people lend hand to Daytona's poor By KELLY CUCULIANSKY

Volunteermatch.org currently has 22 Homeless & Housing related community based organizations in Jacksonville, FL looking for Volunteers just like you.

This Katrina evacuee is flourishing By KAREN BRUNE MATHIS, The Times-Union

Nice story. Interesting URL though. Pay attention to the file name on their server:
http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/082807/bum_195151418.shtml
This is the second time this site has picked up Jacksonville.com online content labeled in the 'bum' format...or maybe I'm just personalizing.

Audrey Moran's announcement of her taking the lead at Jacksonville's largest homeless service provider.

Diane Gilbert; replacement to the head of Jacksonville's Emergency Services Homeless Coalition; gets reviewed by Tonyaa Weathersbee.

I had the chance to meet Diane this last Thursday and speak one on one with her. Thing's will come later. If you do a mouseover on the last link, you'll see it's file name starts 'new' rather than 'bum'.

Translation: you figure it out.

Click

Most viral avatar sure to pull viewers in this week.

Girl at bus stop

9/10/07 6:09 am
I spotted her sitting on the ground with back against a concrete support, feet away from open seatbenches in front of a busbay. She looked like the typical skinny pre college girl next door. Beside her in a pile touching her right thigh were three bags: a carry on bag, a backpack, and a white drawstring trashbag that hadn't seen much use yet.

She looked tired, but not the sleep deprived appearance one has from nights trying to sleep outside. Leaning back she gave the impression she'd spent the last evening; shorter than prefered; sheltered. Whether using floorspace, hotel room she used making money to survive, or mission cot she was still in the 'waiting stage look' of the homeless cycle.

Everyone has it during the first few days on the street. You can't keep it hidden because no matter how hard you try keeping your mind focused on what you can do next, your faces gives you up...when your mind loses focus and falls into that pit you've tried not to fall in.

Friday's Blog Review: Diversity Programs In The Workplace

My pick and weekly review's up a couple days late due to the PC crash at Fuelmyblog. Go check it out.

You Make Me Smile Award Received From Two Readers

Another award, from two people who loves me...Oger and Sug. Both received it from someone, and both pegged me with it.

They make claims I'm wonderful and all, and since I've really nickered some troublemakers in MyBlogLog...who am I to question?

...they never delete entries I make, don't gossip about me, and don't play games online.

Sug and Oger; and yes, I KNOW their names peeps, so bite a cookie; are two of many of my regular reads. Their real, she's a cake eater, he's a bronto eater...

...no, their not a gay...I believe.

...and they get to see the next day's sunrise. Go see what they wrote about me and the other people they gave this award to.

Thanks, guys.

Here, are my choices for spreading this out. I'm not telling them about it, and some of them I don't expect to do 'meme' things. This award image made me smile, because I like sunny bright pictures that are happy.

Suck it up guys...chicks dig 40ish Emodweebs!

The Roll

1. Liz Strauss: Liz has a nice blog. Don't get her going about the possibilities of turning spam hackers from the dark side though.

2. Troy Worman: Troy doesn't like fuzzy pink underwear. I know his soft spot, but I'm keeping it for when I need to call in a favor. Go get your own marker, kids.

3. Santa: Santa doesn't wear pink underwear. It's red, so red even a colorblind person can see it. He honestly puts up with more stupidity than he deserves.

4. Eric: The guy did good. He's considered the Cinderella story of the decade.

5. Shinade: For being the special someone you are. Mr. Rogers would be so proud of you, look how well you've grown up and treat people so good. You...are special...to me.

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Yes, I know I may have missed YOUR meme. For that, I'm genuinely sorry. Please contact me and I'll make it up to you.

Site Review: CardroomSupply, and a chance to improve your rep, kids!

Last time, you got the reality of what you need ta be real.

It's not easy, I love you and believe you can be all you can be.

Now that you've taken the plunge and gotten a gander of some really good choices in Tabletops for playing your game, now you've got to replace those cynder blocks and beer kegs you've been using for poker chairs.

Shoot your browser back over to Cardroomsupply.com and follow along. My money's on this item here. Leather, black, good looking hardware and tacking...looks good in any lighting, and sure to impress the guys at work...

...or those lovely ladies wanting to throw in the towel on the table after a couple of hands.

Now in terms of trust, I've said it in my prior post...this site looks pretty good, and solid in my opinion. Lee; the CEO of this place in particular; has got a good brand URL; CardroomSupply; he's got a great Logo; graphic of an Ace of Spades card corner; and the best thing!

Lee's got the brass 'kadakas' to put his WATS line for placing a call to a live person at the top of this page!

That's one thing I don't see much of anymore. It's like businesses are afraid it'll scare off potential customers. For those feeling that way, may they leave those sites and come visit CardroomSupply for both their needs, and a sense of trust!

The only thing I could see that could improve CardroomSupply would be for the site coder to take a look at their Favicon. The only thing that detracts from CardroomSupply is nothing their doing...it's what Yahoo's doing to them!

Yahoo is forcing it's Favicon in browsers when CardroomSupply's visitors come to THEIR site. This isn't Yahoo, even if Yahoo may be hosting it. Lee...love the site, man...honestly...but get the Yahoo logo from off that URL box, replace it with your Ace of Spades logo, and you'll keep people from wondering...

...is it CardroomSupply, or a Yahoo game?

Get A Poker Table Instead Of Using Cinder Blocks, Guys

You've hacked all day, hacked all night. No time for women, you've got a date with the guys comin' over. Cognac, cigars, pictures of dogs playing cards on the wall in the basement...but you're still missing one thing...

...you chose a door supported by cinder blocks, rather than check out what your geekbucks coulda gotten by checkin' out Poker Table Tops, to protect your rep.

It's sad the things great geeks go through, planning every detail but coming up short on the full punch. While you can stack the deck in your favor, you can't get away from the feel of genuine soft professional felt underneath your palm...the feel of real hardwood against your oversized brew filled gut.

You need help. You need it now, before the guy from Opsec laughs at you in front of your friends. Go to http://www.cardroomsupply.com, and get the help you need.

I'll be here, playin' with these extra Jacks you'll never notice later.

Oh, almost forgot. Order anything over $100.00, and the shipping's free! Anything under...just $8.00! As for trust, Lee Weber's the CEO, and claims to have been doing business for a handful of years. Looking up their info on Whois.sc, they're stable doing business with Yahoo.com for the last three, so it's a sure bet they're reputable.

Just remember...you get a table, I'll get the nachos the next hand! Word!

Clean Under Your CPU Fan, PLEASE!

I never saw it coming. Turns out the problems involving my system crash had NOTHING to do whatsoever with drivers, OS, memory sticks, hard drives, outside fan vents, burnt out CPU, or even Daddy Papersurfer.

Although he did cause a bit of a stink with references to whifferball droppings.

The culprit lay deeper inside the case. I've had this box since 2003, and it's served me well.

I ended up having to dig underneath some cabinet hardware to get some needlenose pliers to do it safely, but it ended up being lint and dust buildup underneath the CPU fan I never thought of checking. Once I pulled the fan; after carefully unscrewing the retaining screwes that actually 'dig in' between the heat sink fins; I flipped the puppy over in my hand and thought I was looking at a dust cover.

It was a third of an inch thick felt mat, blocking air from circulating.

While my BIOS relates RPM of the fan over the CPU chip and gives a temperature reading that never went much over 52C, the computer was shutting down when the processes caused it to quickly heat. I'm not sure if it 'halts' the system if it reads too quick of a jump, because the CPU never got to a point of actually heating anywhere to the point it'd be damaging...luckily.

Anyways, I'm back up, all my applications are up except my PDA being synced, and I'm happy again with my two monitors.

I hate working with one monitor...can't read and type with horizontally stacking applications on one screen.

Just remember...if you end up having MAJOR restarts on a computer that's 3 years or older, keep this in mind before having to go through the mess I did over the last two weeks. If you don't feel comfortable cleaning under your PC's parts and taking them apart, DON'T! Get someone who you trust with your life to do it.

Something of a tip for the MWWWTW!

Long live the Men Who Work Within The Web!

Reverse discrimination by WOHW claiming lingerie advertisements are sexist needs to stop, especially when it comes from the blogs of women trying to put out the image that they're all in to spanking other women, in search of the Big "O", and get caught in the online mental masterbation game.

Pissed? Ask yourself why you're personalizing right now...reading those words...thinking it's 'all about you'.

I'm sorry, but dicktease is dicktease. Even if you can't admit freely you'd love to wear open tip bras at your computer while blogging, just know you can come here and see what you're missing.

Cry if you like. We enjoy watching drama here.

I don't understand people

There is a way to do things. Things are not meant to be made into other things.

Birdman was never meant to be a lawyer, made fun of, blah blah blah!

This is what happens when you're homeless for years, or livin' in a van...down by the river!

BTW, my PC has crashed twice in the last hour.

NOOOOOOOOO!!!

Excuse me, I have to throw my television out the balcony side before it transgresses my memories further.


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When My PC is sick, I'm sick

I've felt really down this week. I'm sitting here looking at five memory sticks next to my monitor, panel off the side of the tower, and my graphics card to my right...taunting me. I hate proprietary computers.

Yes, all mail will be answered. Yes, you can remind me to do your meme back and I won't be offended. Yes, I love you more than the rest of the readers reading this, but don't tell them because it might hurt their feelings.

...but if you feel really supportive, you could always try to pick up my spirits. Little microphone...little spunk...building up to screaming my name in a crescendo would do nicely.

...it's the little things that matter. Shout 'em out

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Playin' Wit Yo Momma...and likin' it!

A while ago I mentioned about people makin' fun of yo momma, but only a couple of readers checked up. Let me be a little more specific for the thinking impaired.

It's not that I enjoy making fun of yo momma, when I share wit yoo yo momma jokes. It's about quality time spent between friends. That's different than quantity...like yo momma.

Hey, ya know I love ya, and yo momma too!

You should, cause yo momma bought that line when her and I made you behind the BeLo market uptown!

Reasons for Absence

Normally I'm not this much 'offline'. A combination of problems resulted in reverse engineering an OS; oh, my bad....Windows isn't an OS...it's something little round things can break; to the point of

1. Removing hard drives, two actually, testing each and not having another case to test in.
2. Removing memory sticks, ditto.
3. Removing video cards, two again...seeing a pattern here?
4. Removing WinXP Home...which really didn't...don't ask...
5. Removing WinXP Pro...which couldn't, because of hardware causing Blue Screens of Death (BSOD)...yes, they still live.
6. Losing all data, save what I managed to have on USB sticks. Made the mistake of OS install...the recovery partition chose to install to the WRONG DISK, killing my data on THAT ONE!
7. Overall times both OSes installed and totally new BSOD error code screens given...with multiple scenarios: 7!

I FINALLY solved the problem however, by using a WinXP pro SP2 CD to fully...FULLY...format the drive, shut down and was going to install WinXP Home...after being disgusted after days let it get past me and said 'The Heck With It!', and settled for Pro.

Maybe I need to quit worrying about the PC and eat better through the garden of life.

Why Bother Going Through Apple?

Sure you love your iPod, but after a while the earbuds that came with it just aren't enough.

When you're ready for something new, instead of going to Apple for some replacements check out Quiet Headphones for a great selection of iPod headphones that are sure to have you bobbing your head to the music in not time.

Not only are the iPod earphones from Quiet Headphones designed with the iPod in mind, but these noise isolating Etymotic ER6 headphones will ensure that you hear only what's coming through your iPod, not what's going on around you.

Check out Quiet Headphones and their great selection of iPod earphones and I'm sure you'll be happy that you went with them instead of going through Apple.

Keeping Track Of Pay/Blog Business

When I first started doing the 'sponsored post' gig, I made a decision to start keeping track of things after the 10th entry. My first choice was to use Outlook, and assign Tasks so I would be able to meet deadlines. This proved useless, and if I stayed with it I'd have lost opportunities.

The best method I've found is to use a spreadsheet. I 'built' it as needed, the basics at first being the Company, Date Received, Date Due, Date Done, and Payment Amount. I keep it as a chronological log so I can keep 'on task' and make sure things are done 'First In, First Out' (FIFO).

After over sixty (60) leads, I'm able to sort on Companies to see who's my most active, the ones paying best, average posts a day, and other information to help me make choices of who's should be prioritized if I need to choose one lead or another due to time restrictions.

How do you keep on task when do your Pay/Blog 'thang'?

College Football Photos: Want Some?

My wife's big on Tennessee football. I don't get it myself, since I root for the Gators. I sent her to the link and it was like a moth to a flame.

I started roaming through Replayphotos.com's sidebar thinking it'd be cool to get a new picture of some Florida action going on. Seems none of the Florida schools are represented, so no luck for me. I'll have to just lean back and look at Smokey's picture...he's the mascot for Tennessee.

Recently FAQed By Readers

Q: Are you Santa Claus?

A: No, but I do know who he is.

Q: Who is Santa Claus?

A: I'm not telling.

Q: Are you the Blog Fairy?

A: No, and I'm not any of the other Urban Legends recently taking up home on MyBlogLog.

Santa 'coming out' was kosher, from a gentile point of view. The Blog Fairy; both generations; likewise. I've dealt with the first, and the newer one was validated and chosen by the first.

Now we've got elves, magic cats, and who knows what else that's slipped underneath my radar. The fact is I've only been able to trace Santa's entry into MyBlogLog as genuine as one of our Legends.

It's only a matter of time before we see the entrance of 'The ONE Genital' to shower us with blog love.

I take that back, Zubli's already blogged about his penis's power to heal with God's help.

Site Review: Blogging Ads

Daily I get questions from bloggers asking me if this service or that application can be trusted. If I don't know from experience, I'm honest. Same goes with anything that's working for me.

Many new bloggers get overwhelmed needlessly when entering 'The Advert Zone'. More so when each company requires a number of specific requirements that some folks simply don't understand.

It's easy to get discouraged, unsure, and can lose focus trying to learn new skills.

At the moment I'm currently involved with over ten (10) different affiliate companies. Each one of them I'm really grateful for, but each one is unique and offers different advantages and performance from it's peers I do business with.

If I were to refer a blogger to their first ever business venture into
blog advertising, it would be with Bloggingads.com. This in no way means they're better than the rest, but for someone not having Black Belt Ninja Skills online; like I have; they're perfect for cutting your teeth.

After getting an opportunity, a blogger can either copy and paste a premade advertisement or write one of their own. That's IT!

It may sound wimpy, but if you want to go from 'hobby pocket change' to doing the 'work at home' thing, then you'll have to learn how to build the inside of your business.

Bloggingads is a good starting point. Just remember, this is a starter. You'll need to follow through with setting things in order in your 'office' for the best payout over the long haul.