tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37037812011-04-21T17:46:49.783-04:00Life, The Universe and a really good MartiniRants and Raves of me and my shadowsRoo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.comBlogger2341100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1118722211209505282005-06-14T00:09:00.000-04:002005-06-14T00:10:11.213-04:00See the nice boys - dancing in pairsGolden earring golden tanBlow-wave in the hairSure they're all straight - straight as a lineAll the gays are machoCan't you see their leather shine. Joe JacksonAnd so it goes - go round againbut now and then we wonder how does America acquit a pedophile especially such a high profile one?absolutely ridiculous!Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1115786113325767572005-05-11T00:27:00.000-04:002005-05-11T00:35:25.156-04:00"The European style of basketball is a lot more ball movement, a lot of player movement like in soccer," Mike D'AntoniWhen I was growing up in Milan, I used to go see plenty of Basketball games... My home team was one of the best in Europe and I saw players like Daryl Dawkins, Benoit Benjamin, Vinny Del Negro and Bob Macadoo. Danny Ferry also created controversy by forgoing the NBA for more moneyRoo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1115098372904318452005-05-03T01:30:00.000-04:002005-05-03T01:32:52.906-04:00Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye.Miss PiggyI might forget to post tomorrow since I've been a little erratic lately ... so Happy birthday my Muse... remember it's only half way to 70 and which means you have your whole life ahead of you and then maybe one day who knows we will catch that train acrossRoo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1115095986301203372005-05-03T00:43:00.000-04:002005-05-03T00:53:06.303-04:00There is no such man as Anakin Skywalker!(And yet, there is such a man as his son.) Darth Vader (The Darth Side: Memoirs of a Monster)I just found this interesting Blog ... It is not very well written but extremely imaginative... It is Called The Darth Side: Memoirs of a Monster and you are more than welcome to click on it....My Birthday came and went with a huge headache... all I could really Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1114489398626525422005-04-26T00:18:00.000-04:002005-04-26T00:23:18.626-04:00I am prepared to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter.Sir Winston ChurchillSo here it is another birthday... another day to remember or forget. Quite frankly my last few birthdays have been a little depressing not because I don't have any people to spend them with but because I always have high expectations of what might happen... Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1113977125519420362005-04-20T02:01:00.000-04:002005-04-20T02:05:36.200-04:00Rock journalism is people who can't write interviewing people who can't talk for people who can't read. Frank ZappaI Used this quote a while back in 2003 and I needed to lift it again to say how much I am glad a got back in touche with an old friend from my Rock and Roll days... He indeed used to be a Rock Journalist but one of the good guys in a world full of people who wanted the free stuff so Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1113545535347279832005-04-15T02:11:00.000-04:002005-04-15T02:12:15.346-04:00AddendumSomeone just broke into my Bartender's car and stole her stereo this guy kept coming in and out of the restaurant asking for money and such... fortunately we got his license plate and the cops will be here soonRoo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1113544900667280572005-04-15T01:54:00.000-04:002005-04-15T02:01:40.670-04:00In the fight between you and the world, back the world.Frank ZappaNever a dull moment..... it all started out with 2 drunken patrons trying to get in their car and us taking their keys away... after the cab decided not to show up we called the cops and they took them home... the girl even tried to kiss me a couple of times after asking me for mosharella stiks.... Then I get a knock on the office Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1112763488711346712005-04-06T00:45:00.000-04:002005-04-06T00:58:08.713-04:00Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song. Pope John Paul IIAs I write again today it is with immense sadness about the passing of Pope John Paul the II.He was the one I grew up with and as much as I might have disagreed with soem of his ideas, he was truly the Pope of the 21st Century. So a moment of silence for him and let's hope the next one willRoo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1111561914060190682005-03-23T01:36:00.000-05:002005-03-23T02:11:54.060-05:00Cogito Ergo Scribo (I Think Therefore I Write)The first Casualty from the Drug Wars has come. Little Frankie Two Times has been ejected from the club and will never return.... I for one am stuck picking up his shift at the local eatery and who knows when I wil return to a normal life... So long Frankie and keep your chin up.I recently met an interesting individual in the land of beers chicks and Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1111040368973486392005-03-17T01:09:00.000-05:002005-03-17T01:19:28.976-05:00Tales from the other side of the tracks (the good side)We always hear about the bad side of the tracks so now it's time to hear from the boring good side!I can't believe it's been almost 3 months since my last posting.... Either North Carolina has softened my cynical attitude or I just haven't had anything to say.The Year so far....Started a new job at the Carolina Ale House it's going.... JamieRoo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1105198162016505292005-01-08T10:21:00.000-05:002005-01-08T10:29:22.016-05:00New in '05 Brad and Jennifer Split oh my!
While I really don't care about the latest Brannifer scandal well maybe a little you know that Jennifer Aniston is quite fetching. I do care about what my dear readers write, all 2 of them.
So thank you for letting me know what you guys Did Last year. It's in the past it's gone faster than a speeding bullet. I, However, was asking what you guys had doneRoo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1104862524200975922005-01-04T13:11:00.000-05:002005-01-04T13:15:24.200-05:00Upload Shmupload
Since Blogger will not allow me to insert an Excel file in my blog... If you want the list you have to ask for it in the comments
and Yes It does have Drops of Jupiter ... 2 different versions too
Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1104862206728340112005-01-04T13:00:00.000-05:002005-01-04T13:11:40.130-05:00New Year, No Resolution, More Martini Pleas (not please)
For those who didn't soar in '04 I say thrive in '05 and here are some of the things I gave up for the year of the Roo.
1) Camel Lights....... I smoke Reds
2) White Zinfandel..... Yeeech!
3) Being a Republican........ Blue is the new Black in the Red States
4) Dave Matthews............Never Liked him...Never will
5) Maker's Mark........Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1103770630304420962004-12-22T21:49:00.000-05:002004-12-22T21:57:10.303-05:00Merry Christmas and to all a good night
I admit it I've been a little busy searching for a job and all.. by the way for those of you who don't know I lost mine around thanksgiving and it was total BS.
So here I am waiting for a poker tournament to start and deciding to wish you all a very merry Christmas and a Happy 2005.
Did I mention poker?
well there is a website Freefiftydollars.com that Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1100636748448395002004-11-16T15:21:00.000-05:002004-11-16T15:25:48.446-05:00You will never understand
how it feels to live your life
with no meaning or control
and with nowhere left to go. (William Shatner)
There was going to be this whole interesting philosophical post about common people and their choices and why sometimes that spawns boredom . I decioded instead to have you all go buy the new Bill Shatner CD produced by Ben Folds. it's called Has Been and it's Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1100395441050499652004-11-13T20:21:00.000-05:002004-11-13T20:24:01.050-05:00Any pitcher who throws at a batter and deliberately tries to hit him is a communist.
Alvin Dark
It's been a while since I commented on current events . Last time I did so Bloomberg was Mayor, Bush was president and the Yankees didn't win the World series. Little has changed since then Unfortunaley Bush is still President, Bloomberg is still Mayor but on a better note the Yankees didn't even makeRoo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1100394955560354242004-11-13T20:01:00.000-05:002004-11-13T20:26:22.100-05:00A person has three choices in life. You can swim against the tide and get exhausted, or you can tread water and let the tide sweep you away, or you can swim with the tide, and let it take you where it wants you to go.
Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider,Northern Exposure, Northern Lights, 1993
Is it the path one chooses that makes him who he really is? Or is it ones ability to go with the flow Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1100032418992626142004-11-09T15:32:00.000-05:002004-11-09T15:33:38.993-05:00"Job wanted"
I'll do anything within reason .. I just need to get out of the situation I'm in now... anything help ....
more to come
Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1097085500354507432004-10-06T13:51:00.000-04:002004-10-06T13:58:20.353-04:00" I get NO Respect!!!" Rodney Dangerfield
May his soul rest in peace together with Dick Avedon (a family friend) Janet Leigh and Russ Meyer.
Just as Rodney I too get no respect. Everything was fine and dandy down here in the South... I was being groomed to take over a position as soon as my supervisor departed... then I learn that the guy leaves and I'm npt getting the job... I do however Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1095777865110693782004-09-21T10:15:00.000-04:002004-09-21T10:44:25.110-04:00"So God had a lot of Emmy nominations this year, but then again his Son had that Hit movie this summer" (Garry Shandling)
Ok I admit it I've been a little lax about writing but as I was telling JD yesterday I really have nothing... well That's not true there's alwayas something right?
I love the South. Everyone is so nice and friendly, the weather is great, if you omit the hurricanes, and Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1093323023403556432004-08-24T00:49:00.000-04:002004-08-24T00:50:23.403-04:00I promise I'll be back very very soon
Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1086311140305162192004-06-03T21:00:00.000-04:002004-06-03T21:05:40.306-04:00We are here and it is now. Further than that all human knowledge is moonshine. H. L. Mencken
I often wonder.... If I could go back in time knowing what I know now.. would I make the same choices? would I make the same mistakes? Oh Lord if I got to go back to High School with all I've learned through the years I'd probably be in a very different spot right now but then comes the question... Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1086185394528638352004-06-02T09:59:00.000-04:002004-06-02T10:09:54.526-04:00I've been holding out so long
I've been sleeping all alone
Lord I miss you
I've been hanging on the phone
I've been sleeping all alone
I want to kiss you. Rolling Stones
Hey Every one! Long time no see! Could it be a whole month?
I have lot's to tell you all I don't know where to start.... hmmm let's see.... Agora a great Greek Taverna on Glenwood Avenue Pricey but authentic and then I learn Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1083879077135676852004-05-06T17:31:00.000-04:002004-05-06T17:35:36.840-04:00Seen in the NC
What is the fascination with personalized license plates? I mean since I've been here I've seen a JDIMASTER, ILVJSUS, HURLOSS ( which sounds more like Hair Loss) and many others including SUZIDIVR and SPELLS. I mean I understand the urge to personalize your vehicle especially if you are having a mid-life crisis and feel the need to advertise their new porsche but to put a Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1083686392003796032004-05-04T11:59:00.000-04:002004-05-04T12:03:39.013-04:00There's a new hero in town .. his name is Pie Man
Pie man will right the wrong and help the destitute all while eating delicious cherry pie D'oh!
Life is good and the music in my ears hasn't stopped it still feels like I'm on vacation and this is just a dream. Speaking of dreams I'd like to have a nice cleaning lady and not have to worry about the appartment so much .. maybe I'll hire one to Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1083027578125014432004-04-26T20:59:00.000-04:002004-04-26T21:03:44.466-04:00I'm 15 for a moment
Caught in between 10 and 20
And I'm just dreaming
Counting the ways to where you are
It came and went with a thunderstorm and nothing more a little Bobby Flay a little Mario Batali some spelling bee and John ondrasik.. all that's left now is the choice of dinner but I'll find something.. It's hard but It's ok... If only....Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1082946589293737292004-04-25T22:29:00.000-04:002004-04-25T22:33:54.890-04:00The program for this evening is not new
You've seen this entertainment through and through
You've seen your birth your life and death
you might recall all of the rest
Did you have a good world when you died?
Enough to base a movie on?. Jim Morrison
Working on a tan can be taxing, standing for more than eight hours a day can be taxing, figuring out what you are going to do on your birthday away Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1082403024540621962004-04-19T15:30:00.000-04:002004-04-19T15:34:24.076-04:00It's only Rock n'Roll .....But I like it, like it yes I do! Nanker/Phelge
Ok now a little Recap from the last few weeks. It all started in March when I ended up going to Manchester, England for my niece's christening. I stayed at some friends house, drove on the wrong side of the street tried to stop my father from getting into more than one car accident and drove this car That's probably the Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1081553124910041102004-04-09T19:25:00.000-04:002004-04-09T19:29:09.233-04:00"How do you get 40 Hummers in a row like that? " (JD's Brother)
"Thailand" (Me)
I thought I'd give people an update of what's happening.... On March 30th I left my job in NYC to pursue a career in Raleigh NC I start my new job on the 15th of April and have been driving back and forth between Raleigh and New York with carloads of stuff. The Apartment I rented is great and spacious and there's no Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1080678925698930122004-03-30T15:29:00.000-05:002004-03-30T15:38:56.373-05:00Do not sumo wrestle on a full belly of sake
I have a lot of things to tell you all but this is neither the time or place... soon my brethren... soon. suffice to say that yours truly is indeed moving from Gotham City home of Bruce Wayne to Capital City home of the Green Lantern. I will be driving back and forth for a few weeks until I get settled. When I do I promise to tell you all about the Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1078513790154148732004-03-05T14:09:00.000-05:002004-03-05T14:12:48.153-05:00
Aqui dentro, chorinho
Lá fora, chovendo
Chorinho daqui de dentro
Chove aqui no peito
Saudade
Saudade The Rain Song by the Mosquitos
One day I find myself in tower records on 66th street wasting time at the new music bins and I end up buying a CD based solely on the review. The end result is awesome. It's warm it's fuzzy it's sexy and it's funky it's got a cat named blue. Check it out it's the Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1078246070739591062004-03-02T11:43:00.001-05:002004-03-02T11:54:40.576-05:00People can have the Model T in any colour--so long as it's black. Henry Ford
So It goes:
"Honey we're not buying a car today are we?"
" noooo absolutely not we're just looking we'll buy it next week when we need it"
end result:
I love her already!Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1078245820199859042004-03-02T11:43:00.000-05:002004-03-02T11:46:33.856-05:00One ring to rool them all
and in the darkness bind them
And so it goes that the 9 hr plus long movie wins 11 academy awards entering film history and spawning a whole bunch of mediocre clones ( Just wait and see) In the meantime Peter Jackson was able to thank the whole of New Zealand and then some. 3 things about the Telecast 1) long and boring 2) Poor Bill Muwway did the bad man take your Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1077918085535688532004-02-27T16:41:00.000-05:002004-02-27T16:44:13.936-05:00"I told a girl that my prospects were good
And she said baby, it's understood
Working for peanuts is all very fine
But I can show you a better time" The Beatles
I'm being stalked by car sales men. It helps to know how to haggle but when you have limited resources it's hard very hard to work things out . We'll see what happens I know the car I want it's just a matter of finding it for the right Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1077647038796426942004-02-24T13:23:00.000-05:002004-02-24T13:26:44.216-05:00"do you expect me to talk?" James Bond
"No Mr. Bond I expect you to die" Auric Goldfinger
This being one of the greatest lines in Bondf history can also be found in the new installment of teh adventures of Serge A. Storms "Cadillac Beach" by Tim Dorsey. As usual excellent zany read. Tim writes his carachters in Florida but these people are among us and all over the world.
In other news
NC Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1077054215152395752004-02-17T16:43:00.000-05:002004-02-17T16:46:13.700-05:00It's not easy being green. Kermit the Frog
I am trying to think about a few things to say to you and the only words that come to mind are... tell me did you make to the milky way? did you sail across the light of day? Every time I play that song my mind races to my other life. The one with you. the one where I'm smacking myself screamin' "skiters skiters everywhere" and you would be sitting Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1076687792303842732004-02-13T10:56:00.000-05:002004-02-13T10:59:01.670-05:00My Baby Don't Mess Around
Because she loves me so
This I know fo sho. Outkast
But Ken's baby does... apparently Barbie and Ken are breaking up because on a recent promo trip to Australia she took up with a beach bum surfer called Blaine... go figure...Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1076595635139805052004-02-12T09:20:00.000-05:002004-02-12T09:23:03.576-05:00"But no one sees me fly - no-one feels my pain
No-one hears me cry - no-one knows my name
Is glamour and pain - glamour and pain " Joe Jackson
Glamour and Pain... how do these words go together? Is it just a New York thing of streetwalkers and transvestites? I think he who seeks the glamour of it all should be prepared for the pain that comes with it. We always want the greener grass, the Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1076075894011312992004-02-06T08:58:00.000-05:002004-02-06T09:01:15.450-05:00Who won the Superbowl again?
Nobody recalls the last four seconds of the superbowl this year and apparently nobody cares except in Boston. Everybody however has been talking about the infamous half time show with the nipple shield on Janet Jackson... Everybody now knows what a nipple shield is... Everybody is now going to run to their local piercing salon and get one because, let's face it, Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1076009342225629972004-02-05T14:29:00.000-05:002004-02-05T14:31:21.793-05:00
I know you'd like to thank your shit don't stank
But lean a little bit closer
See that roses really smell like boo-boo . Andre 3000
Jaded will finally be happy especially since I am blogging from his computer. Yes folks that's true! I have been spending the week in Raleigh NC looking for work and peace of mind. The week actually started with copious consumption of alcohol and a superbowl with Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1074002941983052752004-01-13T09:09:00.000-05:002004-01-13T09:10:50.903-05:00The great nations have always acted like gangsters, and the small nations like prostitutes. Stanley Kubrick
Now a little explanation about the new link...
sunday while doing laundry I was reading the New York Post and came across a blurb about a new blog on blogspot (the same server I use). It was about a young woman who writes about her experiences in London. The catch is that the young woman Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1073916532882157692004-01-12T09:08:00.000-05:002004-01-12T09:10:40.496-05:00E A OE'S
Happy new Year
I know I know .. no writing for almost a month but hey I'm busy trying to get my life together in a place where I don't have to worry about things anymore (NO I am NOT planning a heist)
Things are happening all around me and I have a lot of comments but whenever it is time to post them they are gone in that limbo that I attribute to too much drugging when I was younger.Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1072120248997039832003-12-22T14:10:00.000-05:002003-12-22T14:12:09.186-05:00Tis the season ..or is it?
Well I notice you have been discussing a few interesting things so now I have a new topic for you and it has to do with gift giving.
Shold we cave in and give a person what they ask for? or if we find that special thing we think might suit them better should we get that? or is that special thing something we really want for ourselves should we buy it for ourselves and Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1071593927944030922003-12-16T11:58:00.000-05:002003-12-16T11:59:59.403-05:00Vodka Vs Gin
In the matter of Vodka vs Gin I would like to open the discussion up to the readers (those few who still read this blog).
Mr. Middleton calls a vodka Martini an oxy moron like tofu burger.
I say it's all a matter of taste and mood but I am still adamant on the stirring and not shaking as well as the garnishes for each.
please feel free to give me your two cents and also feel freeRoo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1071590655214382402003-12-16T11:04:00.000-05:002003-12-16T11:05:27.390-05:00New Reader Alert
Mr. Middleton lives in New Jersey and enjoys long walks on the beach at dusk, petting his plush toys and chinese women... welcome Mr. Middleton to the fold
in other news Congratulations to my buddy Demetrio and his band "Le Vibrazioni" for winning best new artist and best group at the Italian Music AwardsRoo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1071525169943126142003-12-15T16:52:00.000-05:002003-12-15T16:54:00.450-05:00pla·gia·rize
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): -rized; -riz·ing
Etymology: plagiary
Date: 1716
transitive senses : to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
intransitive senses : to commit literary theft : present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source"
I stole this one form Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1070902091951730332003-12-08T11:48:00.000-05:002003-12-08T11:49:13.200-05:00Main Entry: snow·flake
Pronunciation: -"flAk
Function: noun
Date: 1734
1 : a flake or crystal of snow
2 : any of a genus (Leucojum) of bulbous plants of the amaryllis family; especially : one (L. vernum) resembling the snowdrop
And so it snowed and snowed and snowed and when the people woke up on the Sunday the snow was gone alll that was left was slush and dirt and ice and slippery streets.
Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1070649866121657912003-12-05T13:44:00.000-05:002003-12-05T13:45:23.590-05:00"THE MOST FUNCTIONAL WORD:
Thanks to Roger McD
Well, it's shit........
That's right, shit! Shit may just be the most
functional word in the
English language.
Consider this:
You can be shit faced,
Shit out of luck,
Or have shit for brains.
With a little effort, you can get your shit
together,
Find a place for your shit
Or decide to shit or get off the pot.
You can smoke shit,
Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1070552579683331412003-12-04T10:42:00.000-05:002003-12-04T10:43:55.513-05:00“All James Bond is getting is water with a splash of Gin and Vermouth” President Josiah Bartlett
Could this be true? Have I finally reached the end? If I have found the perfect Martini does that mean no more Blogging?
Well let’s see. Big glass cup, ice, gin or vodka, a glass chilling on the side. Pour gin or vodka in big glass with ice and stir with long spoon (so the ice doesn’t get chipped) Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1070488303642619172003-12-03T16:51:00.000-05:002003-12-03T16:52:39.186-05:00A client for JD
"Man steals snowplow to buy beer"
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) Sometimes it just pays to buy your supplies before a major winter storm hits.
A 34-year-old man is accused of stealing a $27,000 snowplow from a city of Hastings storage shed and driving it 20 miles to buy a case of beer from a convenience store in Grand Island.
Authorities said he paid for the beer, and gas for the Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1070487405705425242003-12-03T16:36:00.000-05:002003-12-03T16:37:40.810-05:00"Mouthwash - it just might get you drunk
This is the full article just so my Lawyer friends can cover their asses
DETROIT (AP) Be warned: 'Shin pads cannot protect any part of the body they do not cover.'
That label on a pair of shin guards beat out nearly 100 competitors Wednesday to win the Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch’s Wacky Warning Labels contest.
'I picked up the label and found it Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1070483036564945632003-12-03T15:23:00.000-05:002003-12-03T15:24:51.640-05:00"Be warned: 'Shin pads cannot protect any part of the body they do not cover.' "
NO CHIT!
Warning: Riders of personal watercraft may suffer injury due to forceful injection of water into body cavities either by falling into the water or while mounting the craft."
AND THEN
"Eating rocks may lead to broken teeth!"
ALL WARNINGS FROM DIFFERENT NEW PRODUCTS!
Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1070482145849432042003-12-03T15:09:00.000-05:002003-12-03T15:10:01.110-05:00"THE VACATION OF YOUR DREAMS AWAITS!!!!!"
Where? please someone tell me where it's waiting for me because I sure as hell need one.. And don't tell me I just had a few days off for turkey day or that the holidays are coming and I should spread some joy absolutely not I am not going to stand here spreading cheer and joy while I think I deserve a little recognition for my hard work. you might even Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1068761056114388482003-11-13T17:04:00.000-05:002003-11-13T17:04:44.246-05:00Sergio Caputo is alive and well.... and is now a San Francisco fan....
I used the title of a song in Joe Jackson's Jumpin Jive to mention one of my favourite singers of all time... I just found out a few years ago he moved to Northern California and now I expectantly wait for him to show up on the East Coast in concert hopefully soon huh?
Anyway Sergio's managaer was a friend of mine's step Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1068753034079521182003-11-13T14:50:00.000-05:002003-11-13T14:51:01.436-05:00"L'Italia piange i 19 morti in Iraq "
The death toll has risen to 19 Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1068647256002130882003-11-12T09:27:00.000-05:002003-11-12T09:28:02.090-05:00Corriere della Sera - Iraq, kamikaze contro la base dei carabinieri
When is this going to end????
At least 14 (maybe more) Italian military died this morning in an attack in Iraq.... Fuck! I have so many things I'd like to tell your president and the Biritsh Prime Minister and even the Italian one.. but none of it can be printedRoo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1068230668479258132003-11-07T13:44:00.000-05:002003-11-07T13:44:48.233-05:00Celebrity sighting of the week
Most of you know I live in NYC and living in the big rotten apple has it's share of perks such as 24 food or drink or drugs, the NY Mets and other things. There is however a lack of green spaces and low rising buildings as well as swimming pools and scantily clad Playboy Bunnies ( you can't have it all can you ?). Inniway one thing tha NY does not lack is the Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1068151450874755722003-11-06T15:44:00.000-05:002003-11-06T15:44:29.263-05:00More Praise for Gilli, Eric, Jennifer, John, Peter, Skip, Scott and Darren
I just received an E-mail from Eric thanking us again for the Tea Kettle and he didn't have to take time out of his busy day to do that because he already thanked us in his Journal. Anyway I've been listening to Gilli Moon 2nd CD a lot lately Temperamental Angel is really a great influx of Rock Pop and feelings and I Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1067866989229828802003-11-03T08:43:00.000-05:002003-11-03T10:13:41.576-05:00"Last night some friends of Gilli's kindly left me an expensive kettle as a present in the encore bucket so now I am assured of hot tea backstage and not those coffee warmer things that really don't do the job. Thank you, friends of Gilli, it is most kind of you. Normally all the Encore Bucket contributions go to charity, but I know this was meant for me. " Eric Idle
Well thank you Eric for Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1067610752850955352003-10-31T09:32:00.000-05:002003-10-31T09:32:43.186-05:00I like Chinese,
I like Chinese,
They're short and sweet,
And they're ready to please. Eric Idle
Well what I don't understand about the promised land is this: Why did God make the promised land the only piece of desert without oil?
He tells the people" Come over here look at this patch of land I got you." And teh people in Egypt go: "Well we're quite happy over here you know, there's this Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1067359119152657002003-10-28T11:33:00.000-05:002003-10-28T11:38:45.560-05:00Root, root, root for the home team....NOT!
So those up there are 2 tickets for Game 6 of the world series.... what a game that was... Most my friends know how much I hate the NY Yankees and couldn't believe I actually got a pair of tix to game six... I toyed with the idea of not going and giving them away to a Yankee fan friend.. but after more discussion and introspection I thought Hell it's Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1067001475079656622003-10-24T09:17:00.000-04:002003-10-24T09:17:56.356-04:00"I'm an instant star. Just add water and stir.
David Bowie "
Well a star was born last night when Howler Records had it's label launch concert and party. Despite the late hour I decided to go check it out and was extremely impressed with the two bands who performed there Nitromusk and the Bamboo Kids. Keep your eyes and ears open this label is here to stay Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1066936439495420952003-10-23T15:13:00.000-04:002003-10-23T15:13:59.443-04:00Tales from the Bizarro world
Who has never lost anything.. a set of keys, a wallet, a pair of gloves or even a trinket that is so dear to you you promised yourself you'd go to the lost and found department but never went... Now you know what happened to all of itRoo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1066767999427186312003-10-21T16:26:00.000-04:002003-10-21T16:26:39.323-04:00"One night in a club called `The Shaking Hand'
There was a ninety-two decibel rocking band
The music was good and the music was loud
And the singer turned and he said to the crowd -
'Let there be rock'"
So I received a free upgrade from Blogger (thank you) and I am now allowed to post pictures so brace yourselves and be prepared if you have any requests I will post those pics too (within Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1066747115207232332003-10-21T10:38:00.000-04:002003-10-21T10:41:17.730-04:00EUREKA!
Testing this Billy thing I was able to publish my first picture... more to come wohoo!!!!
meanwhile why don't you take the test.
Thanks to Lightspeedchick for the linkRoo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1066746938878116992003-10-21T10:35:00.000-04:002003-10-21T10:37:10.406-04:00Well! What a bit of luck you have found, and seemsto always follow you! You are just likeeveryone's favourite trouble causing hobbit,Pippin! You have to have your pint of ale and abit of adventure.
What Billy Boyd Are You? brought to you by Quizilla
Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1066746485356402942003-10-21T10:28:00.000-04:002003-10-21T10:28:05.180-04:00"And crawling on the planet's face
Some insects called the human race
Lost in time, and lost in space
And meaning "
Frank Miller is a genius! I just finished reading "The Dark Knight Strikes again" a followup to his seminal book "The Dark Knight Returns" where find a new Batman one who has fallen from grace left for dead in a world run by Lex Luthor and Brainiac where the old heroes like Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1065644026432735032003-10-08T15:48:00.000-04:002003-10-08T16:13:46.380-04:00We'll remember it for you wholesale or give me my money back you bitch. Philip K. Dick and Ben Folds.
I couldn't decide on the title the first being the short story on which Total Recall was based and the latter is part of a song called song for the dumped.
I feel dumped duped and taken for a ride now that an Austrian actor has become governor of what he calls the Great State of California. I Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1065560087958473482003-10-07T16:43:00.000-04:002003-10-07T16:55:59.836-04:00The following takes place between 4 pm and 5 pm on the day of the California Recall vote
Ok I stole it from 24 I guess I'm jonesing for that show to start again. Anyway there is something that has been bothering me for a little while. Politicians are expected to live a squeaky clean life right? no sex, drugs or Rock n' Roll... no groping drinking or intern fellatio.... When someone runs for Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1064844300064235812003-09-29T09:53:00.000-04:002003-09-29T10:05:00.190-04:00They're dropping like flies part II
Once again I find myself paying tribute to great people who passed away. This has been a tricky couple of weeks I would say with everybody passing. Now you may add George Plimpton, Robert Palmer, Althea Gibson and Elia Kazan to the list of celebrities who passed away this month......
Is Italy America's mirror?
It sounds weird but first a tragedy occurs on 9-Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1064002233640811192003-09-19T16:04:00.000-04:002003-09-19T16:10:33.696-04:00It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it. Vice President Dan Quayle
I wonder if Serge Storms ever got a hold of Dan Quayle what would've happened.... For those of you who read my blog and remember it (me) Serge Storms is a carachter in the Ted Dorsey books I keep urging everyone to read. I just started the latest one (alreadyRoo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1063914571810289942003-09-18T15:45:00.000-04:002003-09-18T15:49:31.270-04:00Let me tell you something. As we were walking around in the store, Marilyn and I were just really impressed by all the novelties and the different types of little things that you could get for Christmas. And all the people that would help you, they were dressed up in things that said `I believe in Santa Claus'. And the only thing that I could think is that I believe in George Bush.
-- Senator Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1063813000245507492003-09-17T11:26:00.000-04:002003-09-17T11:36:40.076-04:00One of you will leave "The Lap od Luxury" and make their return to their said lives working for the man. Ralph The smarmy host
Ok I know i'm not the only one hooked on reality TV. Who can honestly tell me they have never watched a single episode of Survivor or even The Real World. Well Ladies and Gents here is the answer to all our reality junkie prayers. "The Joe Schmo Show". It is a fake Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1063374871685281242003-09-12T09:50:00.000-04:002003-09-12T09:55:35.820-04:00They're dropping like flies
You'll see that life is a frolic and laughter is calling for you......
Down at our rendez-vous,
Three's company, too!!!!!!
As I still mourn the death of the Man in Black I find out that a television comedy icon is dead too... Young and funny John Ritter is now waiting to get on stage with the best of them up there. We loved his fake gay carachter and his movies Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1063372402080630212003-09-12T09:11:00.000-04:002003-09-12T09:13:22.086-04:00Yeah I went with nothing
Nothing but the thought of you
I went wandering. U2 as sung by Johnny Cash
And another legend leaves us with an empty feeling. He was the true american man. His Ring of Fire was covered over and over again and U2 had him sing some of the best lyrics they ever wrote. Well Johnny now you are wondering with the best of them!Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1063287894862893602003-09-11T09:27:00.000-04:002003-09-11T09:44:54.736-04:00It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes. Douglas Adams
First I would like to make a correction actually it's more of a I can't think of the word but it'll come to you or me... On August 29th I posted about a spoiled rich kid I worked with I am glad I do not work with her anymore but all the things I said in there were solely directed to my frustration about Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1063027873131356852003-09-08T09:31:00.000-04:002003-09-08T09:31:13.073-04:00I saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand
Walking through the streets of Soho in the rain
He was looking for the place called Lee Ho Fook's
Going to get a big dish of beef chow mein. Warren Zevon
I was going to write about a few different things but I think right now deserves a moment of reflection.... after a long battle with cancer Warren Zevon Died at 56 but not before releasing Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1062767900227068492003-09-05T09:18:00.000-04:002003-09-05T09:18:37.730-04:00Main Entry: 1lame
Pronunciation: 'lAm
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): lam·er; lam·est
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lama; akin to Old High German lam lame, Lithuanian limti to break down
Date: before 12th century
lacking needful or desirable substance : WEAK, INEFFECTUAL (a lame excuse)
alright so some of my posts might be dull and ineffective but I believe in the balance Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1062690796990418502003-09-04T11:53:00.000-04:002003-09-04T11:53:16.966-04:00Contest... more like a scavenger hunt but without prize
I decided to do something different and I want you guys to search the internet for this person.... Jaded you are excluded from the competition because you know who it might be .... if you live in NYC and are the first to guess you win a drink from yours truly... send your guesses to kingroo120@yahoo.com. so here goes and Good luck.
I was Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1062599667481191592003-09-03T10:34:00.000-04:002003-09-03T10:34:27.390-04:00It is of interest to note that while some dolphins are reported to have learned English -- up to fifty words used in correct context -- no human being has been reported to have learned dolphinese. Carl Sagan
I just wanted you guys to know that there are worse blogs out there to read like this one
You should give it a try
Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1062594162253291002003-09-03T09:02:00.000-04:002003-09-03T09:02:42.126-04:00The crystal ship is being filled
A thousand girls, a thousand thrills
A million ways to spend your time
When we get back, I’ll drop a line. The Doors
So here goes ... we were very impressed by our Labor day trip that we seriously decided to start the moving papers.... the people are great and they have lots to drink!!! also we saw Dave Attell and actually were able to hang out with him for like Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1062524651872204542003-09-02T13:44:00.000-04:002003-09-02T13:44:23.120-04:00Two potatoes walking the streets... how can you tell which one is the prostitute?
I had a great time in NC and I can't wait to move there ... maybe it can be sooner than later but as with all drastic changes it takes time and planning.
We saw a house we like but only form the outside .. I do wonder if we move there if I have to keep watching the sun come up every weekend with Jaded JD and go Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1062164657618694802003-08-29T09:44:00.000-04:002003-08-29T09:44:17.466-04:00Daddy's with you wherever you are
Daddy's a comfort
Daddy's your best friend
Daddy'll hold your hand right up to the end
A-ha sha-la, a-ha sha-la
Daddy's gonna pay for your crashed car. U2
No more having to listen how her dad gave her a Gas Card or how her boyfriend (I pity him) hung out with a celebrity last night... no more having to hear how New Jersey is da bomb and Europe sucks and Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1061998206402831222003-08-27T11:30:00.000-04:002003-08-27T11:31:14.066-04:00Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint. Mark Twain
This is more of a shout out to all you readers.. I am glad you picked up my humble diary again and I am thankful for your insight even though you could comment a little more... a particular shout out goes to SS(I'm still not over it but I'm dealing) Chewy(how's freedom?) and Redjacaranda(scrivimi a kingroo120@yahoo.comRoo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1061997300269371032003-08-27T11:15:00.000-04:002003-08-27T12:40:38.836-04:00Liberty without learning is always in peril; learning without liberty is always in vain. John F. Kennedy
Well my tenure with Project Liberty is almost over. I have three days left here and I can't wait for it to be done. Between disorganization on their part and less than willing co-workers I am very glad to leave this all behind. I believe that the programs intentions were great but most of itRoo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1061820915439308872003-08-25T10:15:00.000-04:002003-08-25T10:16:31.520-04:00I've gone into hundreds of [fortune-teller's parlors], and have been told thousands of things, but nobody ever told me I was a policewoman getting ready to arrest her. New York City detective
Nobody told me I was a woman either but according to the gender genie I am.
CLick on the link and check it out .. then let me know how you faredRoo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1061820100710022052003-08-25T10:01:00.000-04:002003-08-25T10:01:40.560-04:00September tries its best to have us forget summer. Bern Williams
It's almost here... the sweltering heat will probably make way for rainy days and colored leaves... and what will it bring us?
harvest time and new wines, Football, Soccer, Basketball, Hockey and the baseball playoffs for one....
get ready to say goodbye to summer skirts and tan lines.. and for me?
well I get to keep my job.. or Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1061213782997927422003-08-18T09:36:00.000-04:002003-08-18T09:36:23.006-04:00He said - "Let there be light", and there was light
"Let there be sound", and there was sound
"Let there be drums", and there was drums
"Let there be guitar", and there was guitar
"Let there be rock" And it came to pass
That rock 'n' roll was born. AC/DC
Ok so it starts with one of the greatest shows I've seen in a while on Tuesday August 12th a day after his 49th birthday Joe Jackson took the Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1060694644504117022003-08-12T09:24:00.000-04:002003-08-12T09:24:04.436-04:00'Tis better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt. Abraham Lincoln
today is a bad day ... maybe I'll elaborate laterRoo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1060612583054237942003-08-11T10:36:00.000-04:002003-08-11T10:37:41.350-04:00This generation
Rules the nation
With version
Music happen to be the food of love
Sounds to really make you rub and scrub. Musical Youth
me seh Pass de dutchi on de left hand side la la la
well where should I start .... some of you know I lived in Australia for a while ... some of you don't while there in my early early years I hooked up with my friend Gilli she was a year older than me and Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1060005075396021782003-08-04T09:51:00.000-04:002003-08-04T09:51:15.246-04:00I am just going outside and may be some time. Captain Lawrence Oates (1880 - 1912), last words
Ten years ago I was probably packing up some stuff picking out CDs getting ready for a move that would change my life so drastically I can't even look back and think of what it would be like if had stayed.... The next day with a one way ticket I was landing in NYC and the BMG building (my former Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1059403279099948612003-07-28T10:41:00.000-04:002003-07-28T10:41:18.983-04:00"One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man. Elbert Hubbard "
Some of you might know my contract with my current job is up at the end of August. I have been scrambling through every job site applying for everything in sight.
I did not, however, realize how difficult it is to apply on line ... everyone has a completely different process.Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1059165765163395572003-07-25T16:42:00.000-04:002003-07-25T16:42:45.030-04:00Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwards.
Robert Heinlein
I was just reading a couple of comments somebody told me they made on a post or two and I was extremely honored to find out the L. T. Fawkes actually decided to post a comment just because I mentioned his (I believe he's a guy although the book offers no info on the writerRoo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1058971260380347632003-07-23T10:41:00.000-04:002003-07-23T10:41:00.370-04:00Paul Roe is alive and well....
....and is a Tattoo artist in DC.
Every now and then I get nostalgic about the good old days when I first came to NYC. I had some great friends and had a lot of fun fooling around and waiting tables. One of the restaurants I used to work at was called Steak Frites and there was a clique of three people who would hang out in the back room during service swap war Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1058541839329307012003-07-18T11:23:00.000-04:002003-07-18T11:23:59.296-04:00If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts. Albert Einstein
So that is why I decided to change my template a little bit .. I now can post links which is great and the comments are back... the only drawback is that they are way below the post .... enjoyRoo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1058538638762435682003-07-18T10:30:00.000-04:002003-07-18T10:30:38.736-04:00When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained. Mark Twain
Fooling around with my Blog I lost the ability to receive comments... That might not be such a bad thing but I would really like to know what you think. since I do not want to give out my E-mail address I will try and get comments back up. In the meantime enjoy the new look and the links which I will Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1058462275885216992003-07-17T13:17:00.000-04:002003-07-17T13:17:55.846-04:00Things I hate
I hate it when people see you clearly press the button for the elevator and then nonchalantly proceed to press it themselves as if it's going to come faster or you didn't do a good effective press the first timeRoo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1058451006341605712003-07-17T10:10:00.000-04:002003-07-17T10:10:06.343-04:00Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you. Spanish Proverb
What is the fascination with it ... I'm sitting here at my desk listening to a bunch of people gossiping about things and people they don't know... I don't pretend to know more about the topics they are touching ... I just think it's ludicrous that they have to drag it on and on and on and on... Don't get me wrong I'm a sucker for Roo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703781.post-1058300315850050252003-07-15T16:18:00.000-04:002003-07-15T16:18:35.820-04:00Wisdom doesn't automatically come with old age. Nothing does - except wrinkles. It's true, some wines improve with age. But only if the grapes were good in the first place.
Ok here we go again I guess it's the summer months I don't know but I'm in the mood for some writing so here goes..... Firts of all I'm not going to apologize for not writing in three months just because I don't feel the needRoo120http://www.blogger.com/profile/00066825044379149144noreply@blogger.com0